Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Tommy A. Gollott
Sponsored
Became law4
Coast Coliseum Commission; clarify power to lease or exchange surplus property.
Crossbow hunting; delete the repealer on requirement for physician to certify disability for person to use crossbow.
Paddlefish; authorize the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to regulate the taking of paddlefish.
Wildlife; authorize the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to set minimum mesh size for nets and seines.
Passed the Senate3
Wildlife; clarify purposes for expenditure of certain funds within the Fisheries and Wildlife Fund.
Name fish hatchery at Enid after former Senator Charles Ray Nix.
City of Biloxi; authorize the lease of certain city-owned property for terms not to exceed 99 years.
In committee12
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of certain wines to persons in this state.
Medicaid coverage for breast and cervical cancer screening services; provide reimbursement for.
Cell phone; prohibit use while driving without hands-free accessories.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain food products for PKU patients.
Random drug testing; require for TANF recipients.
Include certain annexed municipal territory in a municipal separate school district; provide referendum method to.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of MS Early Childhood Association.
Task force; create to study the laws regarding the sale of land fee taxes.
Mineral leasing on state-owned land; clarify authority of Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.
Forestry Commission; authorize to convey Baxterville Tree Nursery to Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks.
Appropriations; MS National Guard Youth Challenge Program at Camp McCain.
Appropriation FY09; MS Soil & Water Conservation Commission for Gulf Coast re-forestation.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Drug courts; encourage increase in number.
Memorial highways; designate portion of U.S. Highway 51 in Montgomery County as "Billy Lancaster Memorial Highway."
Highways; rename Highway 605 Scenic Byway as Highway 605 Tradition Parkway.
Memorial hwys; designate portions of US 90, Gulfport/Judith Toups Least Tern Hwy-Gautier/Major Michael Green Memorial Hwy.
Marine resources; make technical revisions to harvesting and replanting of oysters.
Marine resources; provide reduced fee for saltwater fishing license for nonresidents 65 and older.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.
Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered Professional Geologists.
Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.
Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.
Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.
Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and Grain Div.
Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.
Appropriation; Animal Health Board.
Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.
Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.
Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.
Passed the Senate · 9
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Mississippi Performance Review Act of 2008; enact.
Major medical leave; state law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty shall not be required to use.
Outside attorney fees; require review of certain contracts for.
Airport authorities; authorize to use of design-build and manager at risk construction methods.
Interlocal Cooperation Act; add county tourism commissions to list of local governmental units authorized to enter into.
Marine resources; require commercial license to catch and transport saltwater minnows for sale.
Marine Resources; clarify jurisdiction of the commission over certain violations in the EEZ pursuant to agreement with federal agencies.
Appropriation; Dept. of Insurance, Windstorm Reinsurance; Additional FY 2008.
Out of committee · 1
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
In committee · 15
Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
Bail agents; revise bail forfeiture.
Sales taxation; exempt sales to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.
Katie's Law; require DNA sample upon all felony arrests.
Retirement; law enforcement officers who served in coast counties during Hurricane Katrina shall receive PERS credit.
School bus transportation; certain nonpublic school students are entitled to.
Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for supporters of D'Iberville High School.
School term; cannot begin before the 4th full week in August.
Marine resources; clarify nonstate service of law enforcement trainees of the Department of Marine Resources.
Marine resources; require recreational fisherman to have license in his possession when fishing in marine waters of the state.
Income tax; authorize transfer, sale or assignment of credits received for rehabilitation of certain historic structures.
Domestic violence; revise to clarify constitutional supremacy of chancery jurisdiction of minors' business.
Animal cruelty; revise.
Workers' compensation; increase certain death benefits, give employer right to request an autopsy.
Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act; create.