Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Gary V. Staples
Sponsored
In committee4
U.S. Highway 184; designate portion in Jones County as "James Arnold Flowers Memorial Highway."
Elections; statewide nonbinding referendum on limiting term of Speaker of House of Representatives.
County elected officials; revise as nonpartisan.
Jefferson Davis Bicentennial Commission; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
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.
Divorce; clarify property and assets of a spouse.
Seizure and attachment; exempt payments to and from tuition savings programs.
Perry County; authorize to contribute to Community Development, Inc.
Vetoed · 2
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 3
Honey; exempt infrequent casual sellers of from food establishment permit and fee requirements.
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.
In committee · 34
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Election commissioner; provide that office is nonpartisan.
Distinctive license tag; Silver Star recipient exempt from payment of additional fee, privilege taxes and ad valorem taxes.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Elections; enact open primary and abolish partisan primaries.
Driver's licenses; require additional documentation of legal status of applicants.
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.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
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.
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.
DNA; require sampling upon all felony arrests (Katie's Law).
Driver's license; birth certificate of foreign born applicant may be translated by any university or four-year college in state.
Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance from gross income.
Driving while texting; prohibit.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel and provide requirements.
Crimes; prohibit consumption of alcohol by minors.
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.
Inmates; prohibit payment for cosmetic medical procedures by county or state.
Judges; Supreme Court required to appoint special judges to help reduce case loads in overburdened districts.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.
Adoption; clarify certain provisions.
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.