Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Edward Blackmon, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
Obstruction of justice; expand scope to include bribing a judge (AG).
Passed the House5
Open Meetings Act; Ethics Commission to enforce.
Blind trust; provide standards.
Law suits; provide notice to agency heads and revise authority of Attorney General to hire outside counsel (AG).
Attorneys; exempt from certain CLE requirement for those who serve in Legislature.
Ethics; revise administration provisions of the commission.
Out of committee1
Judges and DAs; provide additional judges, legal assistants and criminal investigators in certain circuit court districts.
In committee22
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Salaries of judges and district attorneys; increase.
Eminent domain; restrict use of.
Public Records Act; clarify law enforcement exemptions.
Public Records Act; Ethics Commission to enforce.
Ethics; revise prohibited conduct and enforcement provisions.
Ethics Commission; revise certain provisions, address blind trusts and enforce Public Records and Open Meetings Acts.
Uniform laws; enact Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act (ULC).
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; enact.
Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeal Judges; increase salaries of and law clerks for.
Chancery and circuit judge; increase salaries of, office allowances and law clerk salaries.
Uniform laws; enact Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (ULC).
Uniform laws; enact Uniform Emergency Volunteer Healthcare Practitioners Act (ULC).
Wiretapping; revise (AG).
Highway business services signs; require MDOT to develop criteria and standards for awarding contracts.
Nepotism; revise definition of relative and repeal certain statutes.
Ethics; revise complaint proceedings before the commission.
Ethics; revise disclosure requirements.
Elections; revise prohibited conduct by state, state-district, county, county-district and municipal employees.
Election contest; authorize Supreme Court to.
Political parties; provide civil cause of action against candidates who switch.
Appropriation; Administrative Office of the Courts for comprehensive case management and electronic filing system.
Appropriation; Supreme Court for judges' salaries; support and other expenses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., 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 · 2
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 8
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
Child support; require forgiveness or arrears obligation when DNA disproves paternity.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.