Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Robert E. Huddleston
Sponsored
In committee3
School curriculum; require high school to offer vocational courses and training.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
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."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
Appropriation; Department of Transportation.
Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.
Tallahatchie County; authorize to donate certain property to Town of Tutwiler.
Jefferson Davis County; may utilize portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue for garbage collection and disposal.
Passed the House · 4
County purchases; increase minimum purchase cost requiring purchase order.
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Bolivar County; authorize contribution to the Bolivar County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Out of committee · 3
Low income housing; remove certain provision relating to the manner of appraisal.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
Pre-kindergarten programs; require Delta school districts with Level 1 or 2 elementary schools to provide.
In committee · 25
Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without using hands-free accessories.
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of stadium on campus of Jackson State University.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
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.
DNA; require sample for any adult convicted of a felony.
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).
Gaming license fees; redistribute portion of state's share to local system road and bridge programs.
Judges; provide an additional judge for Twenty-second Circuit Court District.
85% rule; exclude certain first-time nonviolent offenders from.
CON; issue for PRTF beds and child/adolescent psychiatric beds in Washington County.
Matching funds requirements for grants; place limits on amount cities and towns must provide when applying for grants.
Election crimes; require to be prosecuted.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Appropriation; Archives and History for preplanning new museum of Mississippi's Native American heritage.
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.
City of Indianola; authorize to relinquish reversionary interest in certain property conveyed to B.B. King Museum.