Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Bill Denny
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of veterans killed in the line of duty.
In committee16
Fax solicitations, certain; prohibit under Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.
Cellular phone use in automobiles; preemption of local ordinances by state law for.
Municipal employees; prohibit governing authorities from requiring to reside inside municipal boundaries.
Elected officials; indictment results in suspension without pay and conviction results in removal.
Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; repeal.
Appellate judges; provide for appointed Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Attempted murder; create criminal offense.
School districts; require administrative consolidation into one district per county.
Statutes of limitations; revise limitation on actions founded on domestic judgments or decrees.
Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
Income tax; provide credit for taxpayer paying home security expenses for primary residence.
Ad valorem taxation; revise definition of "head of a family" and "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 35
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.
Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System-administrative expenses; maintenance and operation of building.
Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Appropriation; Public Service Commission.
Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.
Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.
Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.
Appropriation; Athletic Commission.
Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.
Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.
Appropriation; Board of Psychology.
Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.
Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home Administrators.
Appropriation; Board of Nursing.
Appropriation; State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.
Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists.
Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.
Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.
Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.
Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.
Appropriation; Board of Optometry.
Appropriation; Attorney General - support.
Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.
Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.
Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel.
Appropriation; Office of Indigent Appeals.
Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.
Appropriation; Insurance Department.
Appropriation; State Fire Academy.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In committee · 9
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.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
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.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.