Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Mac Huddleston
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Pontotoc; authorize the expansion of the city's gas distribution system into Union County.
Passed the House1
City of Pontotoc; authorize general sales tax to fund purchase of fire fighting equipment/construction of fire station.
In committee2
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Pontotoc & Union Counties; authorize to adopt zoning ordinances applying to Greater Wellspring Project Area.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Catfish Marketing Law; require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported catfish.
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 · 2
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act; create.
In committee · 15
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed for passengers.
Driver's license; require passage of vision screening exam upon renewal.
Headlights; require use during precipitation.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Public purchases; require internet publication of state agency purchases required to be advertised.
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.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
Smoking at public venues for youth sports event; prohibit.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.