Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Toby Barker
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and hotel/motel.
Passed the House2
Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act; create.
DFA; authorize to sell certain property fronting Highway 49 in City of Hattiesburg.
In committee10
Driver's license; authorize Department of Public Safety to advertise availability of the Internet to renew.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance with certificate from physician.
Judges; provide additional judge for 12th Circuit Court District and create subdistricts.
Smoking at public venues for youth sports event; prohibit.
Start-up charter schools; authorize establishment of one per congressional district.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize contribution to Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Incorporated.
Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers allowed to claim federal earned income tax credit.
Income tax and corporation franchise tax; authorize a credit for investments in certain new business ventures.
City of Hattiesburg; authorize to impose local sales tax.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Highway 25; designate additional portion in Winston and Oktibbeha Counties as "Military Order of the Purple Heart Drive".
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.
Out of committee · 2
Task force to study and report on the funding and implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs; create.
Pre-kindergarten programs; require Delta school districts with Level 1 or 2 elementary schools to provide.
In committee · 8
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Handicap parking; prohibit governmental entity from charging fee for allowing access to disabled persons.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.
Lamar County; authorize sheriff to utilize radar speed detection equipment.