Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Philip Gunn
Sponsored
Became law6
MS Highway 16; designate portion in Yazoo County as "James 'Diddio' McDaniel and Stayce Wilkinson Memorial Highway."
Conservators; revise provisions regarding notice of time and place of hearing for appointment and those in need.
Illegitimate children; revise conditions under which they may inherit from natural father.
Divorce; clarify property and assets of a spouse.
Seizure and attachment; exempt payments to and from tuition savings programs.
County prosecuting attorney; authorize certain counties to employ full time.
In committee22
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of the Arthritis Foundation, Mississippi Chapter.
Estates or trusts; revise notice and representation procedures.
Land surveyors; consolidate offenses for persons who commit fraud as.
Uniform Power of Attorney Act; enact.
Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act; revise certain provisions.
Physical education; increase minimum requirements for public high school students.
Abandonment of trial and appeals; provide for dismissal.
Criminal information; provide immediate access from Mississippi Justice Information Center.
Income tax; increase credit allowed for child adoption expenses.
Driver's license; birth certificate of foreign born applicant may be translated by any university or four-year college in state.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel and provide requirements.
Crimes; prohibit consumption of alcohol by minors.
Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act; create.
Covenant marriage; enact as form of marriage.
Inmates; prohibit payment for cosmetic medical procedures by county or state.
School districts; create additional exemptions from certain duties in districts accredited at Level 4 or 5.
Judges; Supreme Court required to appoint special judges to help reduce case loads in overburdened districts.
Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.
Workers' Compensation; provide for payment to parents and siblings in case of death and no surviving dependents.
Adoption; clarify certain provisions.
Appropriation; Town of Flora for purchasing motor vehicles for police department.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Highway 25; designate additional portion in Winston and Oktibbeha Counties as "Military Order of the Purple Heart Drive".
Mississippi Highway 393, Winston County; designate as "Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
Passed the House · 1
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Out of committee · 1
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
In committee · 23
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Salaries of judges and district attorneys; increase.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Voter identification; require for all except certain older electors.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of certain articles of clothing during the first weekend in August.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
Retirement; prohibit PERS from holding equity investments in companies with business ties in certain countries.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance from gross income.
Driving while texting; prohibit.
Amplified sound; prohibit excessive noise in motor vehicles.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Propane gas sales contracts; require prominent notice of possible market fluctuations in price.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds, in-kind services and use inmate labor for maintenance of Beulah Cemetery.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute in-kind services to The Initiative, Inc.
City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute to Keep Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Inc.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.