Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
David Blount
Sponsored
Became law2
Home invasion; increase penalty for.
Miss Breland's Law; enhance penalty for certain crimes of theft and forgery.
Passed the Senate2
Capital murder; killing of multiple victims in a single incident.
Constables; increase fee in criminal cases, revise reimbursement for travel expenses.
Out of committee1
Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process rights for municipal.
In committee22
Mississippi Crime Laboratory; full funding FY2009.
Radar; authorize sheriffs in counties with a certain population to use.
Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain foods and revise certain diversion.
Task Force to Study and Report on the Funding and Implementation of Universal Pre-K Programs in Mississippi; establish.
Local school superintendents; to be appointed beginning January 1, 2012.
High school redesign program; provide for next phase.
Teacher salary scale; increase and extend experience increments.
Task force on underperforming schools and school districts; create.
Mississippi Quality Education Act of 2008; enact.
Local school board members; increase training requirements in low-performing school districts.
Professional association dues deduction by teachers; authorize.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Domestic violence; revise.
Prekindergarten programs; commit funding for.
Bad check; revise fee for deferral of prosecution.
DUI reinstatement fee; revise with increase to benefit MHP retirement system.
DUI; authorize constables to administer test.
White collar crimes; remove statute of limitations.
Constables; repeal duty to attend justice court and execute criminal judgments.
Metal recyclers; revise regulation of.
Crime lab; eliminate fees charged to local governments.
Cigarette tax; increase and earmark revenue from increase to Medicaid.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Teacher salary experience increments; authorize up to 35 years.
DNA evidence; create task force to study proper preservation of.
MS Telecommunication Conference and Training Center; transfer to the Capital City Convention Center Commission.
Child pornography; restrict reproduction in discovery.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
"Troops to Teachers" Pilot Program; establish in the public schools.
Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act; increase percentage of fines deposited with municipalities.
Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Reimb. Local Confinement.
Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.
Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.
Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.
Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.
Passed the Senate · 11
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Offenses against law enforcement and public officials; require lifetime registration for those convicted of certain.
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.
Radar; authorize use by sheriffs and Highway Safety Patrol.
Local government; prohibit from placing certain restrictions on existing shooting ranges.
Methamphetamine; clarify possession of precursors.
City of Jackson; authorize continuation of payments to Keep Jackson Beautiful, Inc.
City of Jackson; extend the repeal date on the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Drug houses; revise municipality authority over.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Out of committee · 1
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Alcoholic beverages; revise restriction on sale or storage within certain distance of schools or churches.
In committee · 10
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Crimes; revise offense regarding metal theft.
Teacher salary experience increments; authorize up to 30 years.
Radar; allow MHP to operate without restriction.
State law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement system for.
Taxation; authorize an income tax credit for installation of energy-efficient products in homes.
City of Jackson; require state provide funds to defray ad valorem tax loss & increased costs incurred as seat of state government.
City of Jackson; require payments in lieu of taxes on state-owned property located in the city.
Sales tax; provide diversion to Jackson to defray ad valorem tax loss and increased costs incurred as the seat of state government.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.