Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
America Chuck Middleton
Sponsored
Became law1
Suffrage; restore to Nachema Stamps of Claiborne County.
Passed the House1
Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr., of Claiborne County.
In committee4
Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes of Claiborne County.
Election commissioner; provide that office shall be nonpartisan.
85% rule; exclude certain first-time nonviolent offenders from.
Appropriation; provide additional funding to Agricultural Unit of Alcorn State University.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
U.S. Highway 84; designate portion in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway."
Local System Bridge Program; utility adjustments and right-of-way acquisition costs paid out of special fund.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
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; Legislative Expense, Regular.
Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; State Board of Registration for Foresters.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.
Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.
Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.
Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.
Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.
Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services-Consolidated.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.
Jefferson Davis County; may utilize portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue for garbage collection and disposal.
Passed the House · 2
City of Natchez; authorize to execute/modify certain riverfront property leases.
City of Natchez; authorize a tax on occupied hotel and motel rooms.
Out of committee · 2
Low income housing; remove certain provision relating to the manner of appraisal.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 25
School bus safety belts; create study committee to determine the feasibility of requiring.
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of stadium on campus of Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State University.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to contract with service provider for long-term residential substance abuse treatment.
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for certain projects at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for portion of costs of biotechnology/ecology research center at Alcorn State University.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Housing of state offenders in county jails; revise reimbursement rate for medical attention and extend repealer (RP).
State law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement system for.
Judges; provide an additional judge for Twenty-second Circuit Court District.
CON; issue for PRTF beds and child/adolescent psychiatric beds in Washington County.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for constructing a new spillway at Lake Mary in Wilkinson County.
Appropriation; IHL for preplanning a Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL for establishing a Center For Wellness, Learning and Fitness at Alcorn State.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.
Appropriation; IHL to support Saturday Science Academy at Alcorn State.
Appropriation; IHL to establish the Southwest Rural Agricultural Incubator at Alcorn State University.
Appropriation; IHL to establish a Robotics and Automation Institute at Alcorn State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for completion of the Natchez Trails Project.
Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Transportation fund certain gaming road projects in Natchez.