William Shirley

Passed the House1

• House Bill 144

  Department of Revenue; will be liable for costs incurred by taxpayer due to department error in filing lien against taxpayer.

Out of committee2

• House Bill 145

  Ad valorem taxes; allow local contribution to follow students who transfer to another school district.

• House Bill 203

  Ad valorem taxes; delete school board's authority to increase more than 2% without referendum approval.

In committee12

• House Bill 66

  Conjugal visits; prohibit for offenders committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections.

• House Bill 202

  Student transfers between school districts; require approved transfer to remain in effect unless student's address changes.

• House Bill 205

  "Pledge of Allegiance" fine schools that fail to recite daily within the first hour of class.

• House Bill 302

  Open primaries elections; authorize for state, county and municipal offices.

• House Bill 630

  Utility worker; killing of shall be capital murder.

• House Bill 636

  Scrap metal purchasers; require receipt and documentation of motor vehicles.

• House Bill 718

  Mississippi Highway Patrol; authorize to do private contract work when off-duty.

• House Bill 1012

  Official state poem; designate "I Am Mississippi" as.

• House Bill 1286

  State flag; require public colleges and universities to display on each campus or lose state funds.

• House Bill 1287

  State flag; require state agencies, local governments and public colleges and universities to display on or at public buildings.

• House Bill 1627

  Ad valorem tax; exempt certain business personal property from.

• House Bill 1628

  Ad valorem tax; provide partial exemption for certain business personal property.