Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Mark Baker
Sponsored
Became law1
Proposed Mississippi Highway 22 Alternate in Hinds and Madison Counties; designate as "Dudley R. Bozeman Memorial Highway."
Passed the House5
Runoff elections for candidates for school board; change from 2 to 3 weeks after election.
Tort claims cases; clarify notice requirements.
Real property; acquisition for public project; authorize owner to waive appraisal requirement.
Alcohol; allow certain direct sales, create new special permits.
Probable cause hearing; provide for payment of costs when probable cause not found.
Out of committee2
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
City of Ridgeland; authorize to impose local sales tax.
In committee29
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Salaries of judges and district attorneys; increase.
Dilapidated housing; authorize counties to assist municipalities in cleaning and removal.
Automobile insurance; prohibit insurer from raising rates of insured in an accident who is not at fault.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require before issuing or renewing driver's license or motor vehicle license tag.
Autopsies; increase fee for pathologist performing for Medical Examiner.
Gasoline retailers; require to have at least one pump for delivery of E-85 fuel.
Flex-fuel vehicles; require state agencies to purchase.
Radar; sheriff and deputy sheriffs may use in certain counties to enforce speed limits.
Unauthorized practice of law; create position in AG's office to prosecute.
Drivers license; require notice by Commissioner of Public Safety before expiration.
Witness immunity for testifying before Legislature; repeal.
Justice Court; no jury trials.
Court rules of practice and procedure; statutes to control in case of conflict.
Court filings; all are public records and cannot be stricken from public record.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Crimes; driver's license to reflect alcohol-related conviction for the purpose of prohibiting holder from purchasing alcohol.
Crimes; prohibit judges from restricting or attempting to restrict free speech.
Streets, roads and highways; establish grant program to assist municipalities in constructing and maintaining.
Budget Reform Act of 2008; enact.
Gaming; election to authorize in any county may not be held after certain date.
CON; reinstate provision authorizing non-Medicaid nursing facility without CON if part of continuing care retirement community.
Rankin County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads.
Contractors; require applicants for licensure to be tested for knowledge of energy reduction techniques.
Line of credit; mortgages shall close it upon payment of all sums owing unless requested to remain open.
Family protection specialists and workers; require training in legal duties to protect rights of persons being investigated.
Home school students; authorize participation in public school extracurricular activities.
Constables; authorize fees for contacting offenders.
Fire protection districts; prohibit boards of supervisors from taxing real properties annexed by municipalities.
Mississippi Alternative Fuel Incentives Act of 2008; create.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Law enforcement officers; allow Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Reservoir Patrol Officers to serve on part-time and reserve basis.
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.
City of Horn Lake; extend repealer on hotel and motel tax.
Rankin County; authorize contribution to nonprofit organizations that provide recreational/sports activities for county youth.
Passed the House · 2
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Mississippi Public Health Laboratory; establish in State Department of Health.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing during the last weekend in July.
Out of committee · 3
State Educational Assistance Program Funds; authorize Adjutant General to make payment to soldiers who complete commissioning and education requirements.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; authorize reservoir patrol officers to use unmarked vehicles.
Professional; activities that constitute authorized practice of law regulated by State Supreme Court.
In committee · 20
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
U.S. Highway 49; require MDOT to construct to six lanes for traffic segment in Rankin County.
Radar; authorize sheriff and deputy sheriffs to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; authorize to participate in wireless radio communications program.
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.
Radar; authorize sheriffs, deputies and constables to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
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.
Reservoir patrol officers; authorize to provide assistance to other governmental agencies in emergencies.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing and extending Erlich Road in Rankin County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Pelahatchie in making certain infrastructure improvements.
Sales tax; exempt sales of hybrid electric vehicles.