Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Ray Rogers
Sponsored
Out of committee3
Mississippi Military Department; exempt state-owned vehicles and wireless devices from compliance with Fleet Management and Wireless Regulation.
Tuition assistance programs; create for active members of Mississippi National Guard and spouses.
State Educational Assistance Program Funds; authorize Adjutant General to make payment to soldiers who complete commissioning and education requirements.
In committee2
Retirement; provide for creditable service in PERS for service in National Guard or Armed Forces reserve.
Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of nonprofit foundation, organization or association supporting public school.
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.
Tishomingo County; authorize to contribute to Boys and Girls Clubs.
Rankin County; authorize contribution to nonprofit organizations that provide recreational/sports activities for county youth.
Passed the House · 1
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing during the last weekend in July.
In committee · 21
Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; create and transfer certain facilities to (PEER).
Institute of Juvenile Justice Research in Department of Public Safety; create (PEER).
Psychologists Licensure Law; revise certain licensure requirements (PEER).
Social workers and marriage and family therapists; revise licensure law (PEER).
Office of dropout prevention; require annual report to Legislature to include certain information (PEER).
Public roadways; allow governing authorities to enter private property to remove threat of injury or damage.
Radar; sheriff and deputy sheriffs may use in certain counties to enforce speed limits.
Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled homeowners.
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.
Rankin County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads.
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.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
Radar; authorize sheriffs, deputies and constables to use on county roads to enforce speed limits.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
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.