Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Joey Fillingane
Sponsored
Became law10
Overweight loads; permit issued for certain nondivisable are transferable.
Deeds of trust; require indexing instructions.
Appeals; not allowed where defendant enters guilty plea.
Practice of law; clarify does not constitute debt management.
Drug courts; encourage increase in number.
Food stamp fraud; include misuse of EBT card.
Execution and attachment; authorize negotiation of checks seized under.
Child custody and visitation; provide procedure during military deployment.
Payable on death bank accounts; allow revocable trusts to be beneficiaries.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize a contribution to the Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.
Vetoed1
District attorneys; revise number of assistants and investigators authorized.
Passed the Senate13
Child custody; active military duty not a change in circumstance.
Justice courts; conform expunction of record to municipal courts.
Covenant marriage; enact as form of marriage.
Implied consent; revise various testing provisions.
Rape or sexual battery of a child; authorize death penalty for.
Lamar County; revise payment by the board of supervisors to the circuit clerk.
Uniform Premarital Agreement Act; enact (NCCUSL).
Charter schools; authorize five new start-up charter schools in the state under certain conditions.
Capital cases; revise impaneling of sentencing jury.
Executors and administrators; remove repealer on provisions relating to environmental laws.
Certain circuit court districts; bring forward sections.
Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act; create.
City of Hattiesburg; extend the repeal date on the Hattiesburg Tourism Commission until September 30, 2011.
Out of committee5
Wrongful death; when a will exists damages shall be distributed according to the will.
Real estate recordings; establish document formatting standards.
Suffrage; revise restoration of.
Eminent domain; authorize certain cities, counties and redevelopment authorities to utilize to acquire certain private property.
Capital City Security and Economic Development Zone; create.
In committee38
Contractor's tax; do not levy on amounts in contracts for payment of the tax.
Student Tuition Assistance Program; delete certain financial need provisions.
Purchases for public school districts; DFA makes all purchases.
"Mississippi Welfare Restructuring Program Act of 2008"; enact.
Alcoholic beverages and beer; require separate election to allow sale of when a wet city annexes a portion of a dry county.
DNA; require biological sample from all felons.
Bad checks; bond shall include total amount plus costs and restitution.
Abortions; physicians performing in clinics must be board certified in OB/GYN.
Income tax; allow adjustment to gross income for certain unreimbursed travel expenses of National Guard/Reserves.
Certificate of need program; abolish.
Alcoholic beverages; require on-premises retailer's permit holders to have liability insurance.
Life-support system; state's official position for courts to follow is to sustain life if conflict between family members.
Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Certified athletic trainers; allow to receive salary supplement if have completed NATA certification process.
Auto insurance; require proof of insurance to be provided to party not at fault in accident.
Oil and gas; revise notice requirements before drilling.
Oil and gas wells; drilling company is responsible for reasonable damages to surface owner.
Driver's license; increase fee for reinstatement upon DUI conviction or drug violation.
Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to voting.
Open container; prohibit in motor vehicle.
Medicaid; provide reimbursement for full body casts for certain adults with spina bifida.
Royalty owners; require payment of proceeds within 6 months of first sale.
Board of supervisors; authorize to pay for income loss protection for volunteer fire fighters.
Board of supervisors; authorize to pay cost of immunizing volunteer fire fighters against infectious diseases.
Retirement; earned compensation of member of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all remuneration except mileage.
False reports of child abuse or neglect; provide criminal and civil penalties.
First lien; hospitals have against damages.
Drug prescriptions; require official prescription form issued by the State Board of Pharmacy.
Immunization against influenza for children in child care facilities; State Dept. of Health to increase awareness and participation.
Speedy trial; clarify.
Practice of law; clarify what constitutes.
Interlocutory appeals; authorize in county court under Tort Claims Act.
Miss Breland's Law; enhance penalty for certain crimes of theft and forgery.
Insurance policies; provide procedure for giving notice to creditor loss payees of change in coverage.
Health insurance; prohibit issuance of policy restricting insurer from assigning benefits to provider.
Income tax; tax amounts paid gaming patrons that are not subject to reporting requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize the imposition of a local sales tax.
Lamar County; authorize the sheriff to utilize radar speed detection equipment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Memorial highways; designate portion of U.S. Highway 51 in Montgomery County as "Billy Lancaster Memorial Highway."
Schools of nursing in Mississippi; IHL conduct study for utilization of clinical simulation laboratories for schools.
DNA evidence; create task force to study proper preservation of.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Mississippi Tourism and Film Task Force; create.
Dept. of Finance & Administration; authorize to sell certain property fronting Hwy. 49 in City of Hattiesburg.
Forrest County; authorize contributions to various agencies.
Passed the Senate · 10
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Government contracts; require labor to be performed by U.S. citizens or legal aliens.
Tort immunity; include food donated to needy.
Mississippi Performance Review Act of 2008; enact.
Major medical leave; state law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty shall not be required to use.
Outside attorney fees; require review of certain contracts for.
Legal gaming; limit conduct to counties in which it is already being conducted.
Local government; prohibit from placing certain restrictions on existing shooting ranges.
"Mississippi Child Protection Act of 2008"; enact.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Out of committee · 2
State Department of Education personnel; remove from certain State Personnel Board procedures.
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
In committee · 15
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to voting.
Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.
Abortion; shall only be performed or induced by a physician with staff privileges at a licensed hospital in Mississippi.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship or lawful presence to qualify.
Sales taxation; exempt nonprofit food pantries that are members of the Mississippi Food Network.
Radar; allow MHP to operate without restriction.
State law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement system for.
Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children and spouse of deceased and disabled veterans.
Universities and colleges; aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States shall pay out-of-state tuition.
MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and transfer duties to the Mississippi Development Authority.
Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act; create.
12th Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2008; create.