Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Adrienne Wooten
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Drug courts; revise participation requirements.
In committee11
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Graduate degree teacher incentive loans; establish for teachers agreeing to teach in public schools or IHLs.
Judge; require felony conviction orders to inform as to status as a qualified elector.
School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.
Gun shows; prohibit attendance by certain minors without a parent or legal guardian.
Parole; provide that first offenders selling small quantity of drugs may be eligible for.
Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize one-time payment by school district.
Eminent domain; public entities may proceed only under state law.
Workplace medical services and transportation under Workers' Compensation Law; require.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Alcoholic beverages; revise restrictions on sale or storage within certain distance of schools and churches.
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.
Mississippi trauma system; require participation by hospitals and increase fees earmarked for trauma care fund.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House · 5
Cervical Cancer Elimination Task Force; create.
Unemployment compensation; increase benefits to include cost of living adjustment.
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
Suffrage; provide for immediate restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Sickle Cell Disease; create task force to study growing incidence and available treatment options.
Out of committee · 2
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 17
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Salaries of judges and district attorneys; increase.
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.
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.
City of Jackson; require state to provide funds to defray ad valorem tax loss due to city being seat of state government.
Sales tax; provide diversion to Jackson to defray ad valorem tax loss and increased costs incurred as seat of state government.
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.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Appropriation; provide additional funding to Agricultural Unit of Alcorn State University.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.
Appropriation; IHL to support Saturday Science Academy at Alcorn State.