Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Gary Jackson
Sponsored
Became law2
MS Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; clarify provisions/authorize Commissioner of Banking to issue subpoenas.
Real estate broker license; delete provision requiring sworn statement by sponsoring broker to accompany application.
Passed the Senate3
Small loan licensees; extend repealer on authority to offer auto club memberships.
Lenders; prohibit trade name, trademark or loan information of lenders without specific consent.
Sale of Checks Law; rename law and revise net worth/surety bond requirements for licensees.
In committee2
Abortion; shall only be performed or induced by a physician with staff privileges at a licensed hospital in Mississippi.
Small loan lenders; provide for alternate charges on certain loans.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 20
Child pornography; restrict reproduction in discovery.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Mississippi Tourism and Film Task Force; create.
MSU Old Extension Service Building; name building after former and current employees.
Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.
Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp. Station.
Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension Service.
Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.
Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.
Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.
Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Subsidiary Programs -Consol.
Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.
Appropriation; IHL - General Support.
Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.
Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.
Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.
Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Appropriation; Tax Commission.
Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.
Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.
Passed the Senate · 8
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Government contracts; require labor to be performed by U.S. citizens or legal aliens.
Mississippi Performance Review Act of 2008; enact.
Outside attorney fees; require review of certain contracts for.
Legal gaming; limit conduct to counties in which it is already being conducted.
Local government; prohibit from placing certain restrictions on existing shooting ranges.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Illegal aliens; create new offenses, require law enforcement coordination.
Out of committee · 1
"Hill Fire" folk life play in Montgomery County; MDA to promote and provide grants for financing of statewide advertising program.
In committee · 7
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to voting.
Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship or lawful presence to qualify.
Abortions; prohibit abortion of a human being based upon a determination of the gender or race of the human being.
IHL and Community College Boards; adopt joint policy requiring verification of students' citizenship/immigration.
MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and transfer duties to the Mississippi Development Authority.