Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Gary Chism
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Human remains; provide procedure for moving to other places of interment.
In committee22
Auto liability insurance; require Department of Public Safety to implement database program on uninsured motorists.
Insurance agents; revise certain provisions regarding prelicensing and continuing education courses.
Contractors; revise certificate of responsibility threshold for public contracts.
Union workers; create certain rights concerning use of union dues.
Homestead exemption; increase.
Sales tax; exempt sales of hearing aids and prescription eyeglasses/contact lenses.
Lawsuits; plaintiff liable for defendant's costs if defendant prevails.
Suspended sentences; auto insurance fines not to be suspended.
Controlled substances; add Salvia Divinorum to Schedule I.
Mississippi Auto Liability Insurance No Pay - No Play Act; create.
District attorneys; provide additional assistant for 16th Circuit Court District.
Eminent domain; restrict use of.
Health care providers; provide for a lien on certain third-party payment for services to patient or policyholder.
Illegal aliens; deny public benefits to.
School districts; provide for elected municipal trustees and appointed county superintendents.
Tax levy to support schools; authorize levying authority to veto school board request for increase up to seven percent.
Lien; allow for hospitals against damages recovered by patient.
License to carry concealed weapon; authorize holders to carry weapon on college campuses.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Health insurance; prohibit issuance of policy restricting insurer from assigning benefits to provider.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute to Golden Triangle Contact Teleministry, Inc.
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
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.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute funds to Lowndes County United Way.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute to Golden Triangle Contact Teleministry, Inc.
Vetoed · 1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 5
Restricted parking for emergency vehicles; increase fine for violators and allow proceeds to go to cities where violation occurred.
Blood donation; allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental permission.
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.
Clay County; authorize contributions to the 4-H Foundation for the construction of a roadbed.
City of West Point; authorize levy of tax on hotels, motels, restaurants.
In committee · 20
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Professional licenses; suspend for default on educational loans or service scholarships.
Regional correctional facility; authorize Department of Corrections to contract with Tishomingo County for.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
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.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel and provide requirements.
Crimes; prohibit consumption of alcohol by minors.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Open Lawyer Fees 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.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.