Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Tyrone Ellis
Sponsored
Became law2
Underground utility lines; require operators to be members of Mississippi One-Call System, Inc.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute to Golden Triangle Contact Teleministry, Inc.
Passed the House3
Temporary license tags; authorize issuance to applicants for personalized license tags.
County or municipality construction codes; require cements used in certain concrete to adhere to national specifications.
Starkville; authorize hotel, motel and restaurant tax for public facilities.
Out of committee1
Public Service Commission; authorize to utilize an alternate method of cost recovery of certain base load generation.
In committee10
Trial; require within 270 days of arraignment of accused.
County Registrar; increase compensation.
Circuit clerk fees; increase post judgment.
Circuit clerk; increase filing fee charged for petitions.
First-time nonviolent offenders who are eligible for parole; remove "first-time" requirement to be eligible for parole.
Title pledge loan service charge; reduce monthly rate of.
Check casher licenses; require normal reporting to Commissioner of Banking.
Mississippi Drug Courts; establish statewide.
Miss Breland's Law; enhance penalty for certain crimes of theft and forgery.
Tobacco products; revise excise tax on certain.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
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.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute funds to Lowndes County United Way.
Passed the House · 3
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.
Clay County; authorize contributions to the 4-H Foundation for the construction of a roadbed.
City of West Point; authorize levy of tax on hotels, motels, restaurants.
Out of committee · 3
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 9
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Compensation for the Wrongfully Incarcerated Act; create.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute to Golden Triangle Contact Teleministry, Inc.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.