Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Briggs Hopson
Sponsored
Became law4
Real property; allow governmental entities to pay less than appraised value.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and in-kind services to Beulah Cemetery.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds to Keep Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Inc.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to provide in-kind services to The Initiative, Inc.
Passed the Senate4
County prosecuting attorney; authorize Warren County to employ full-time.
Alcoholic beverage; resort area status revoked if no on-premises permit issued.
Age of majority; eighteen.
Warren County; authorize contributions to certain programs.
In committee8
Teacher salary experience increments; authorize up to 30 years.
Invasion of privacy; revise penalties.
Voyeurism; revise penalty for.
Local school superintendents; to be appointed beginning January 1, 2012.
Prekindergarten programs; commit funding for.
Sales taxation; reduce rate on sales of unprepared food for human consumption.
Civil service; prescribe allowable political activity by officers or employees of certain municipalities.
Arrest warrant; require probable cause hearing before issuance.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Teacher salary experience increments; authorize up to 35 years.
"Teach For America" grant program; establish to provide a national teacher corps program in the Mississippi Delta.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Mississippi Tourism and Film Task Force; create.
Appropriation; Ethics Comm.
Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.
Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.
Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.
Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.
Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.
Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.
Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.
Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.
Passed the Senate · 4
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Major medical leave; state law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty shall not be required to use.
Mississippi trauma system; require participation by hospitals and bring forward certain fees.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 84 in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway."
In committee · 2
Levees; clarify prohibited activities.
Levees; clarify prohibited hunting activities.