Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Mark Formby
Sponsored
In committee25
School year; prohibit schools from opening before Labor Day.
Uninsured motorist coverage; revise number of vehicles necessary to purchase nonstacking coverage.
Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for portion of self-employment taxes paid by self-employed individuals.
Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.
Sales tax, prepayment; credit sales not included in estimated June liability if payment not received before June 20.
Ad valorem tax; exempt business inventories from.
U.S. Highway 11; designate portion in Pearl River County as "Willie Ray Penton Memorial HIghway."
U.S. Highway 11; MDOT to construct to four lanes segment in Pearl River County.
Mississippi Highway 43; Transportation Department to construct four-lane segment in Pearl River County.
Workers' compensation; provide employer the right to require autopsy in death cases.
Workers' Compensation Law; define purpose to be impartially construed.
Controlled substances; felony to bring into state, county or municipal facility.
Habitual offender; no plea bargaining for violent offenders.
Municipal annexation; require election in territory to be annexed if petition signed.
Pistol or revolver; authorize to carry unless specifically prohibited by law.
Workers' compensation; revise criteria for drug and alcohol testing, increase benefits for disfigurement, vocational rehab and death.
Voting; require ID to be shown before voting.
Domestication of native wildlife; allow persons relocating to Mississippi to keep upon showing documentation of lawful ownership by former state of residence.
Highway median crossing safety project; require transportation department to develop.
Licensed concealed weapons; allow to carry in places of worship.
Sales tax, liability; limit liability if previous State Tax Commission audits determined taxpayer in compliance with law.
Workers' compensation; increase benefits for disfigurement, vocational rehab and death, allow employer to request autopsy.
Workers' compensation law; define purpose to be impartially construed.
Workers' compensation; results of drug and alcohol tests, employer-administered or otherwise, are admissible for certain purposes.
Workers' compensation; eliminate certain benefits paid directly to an illegal alien.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Homestead exemption; extend time dwelling houses destroyed in certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered homes.
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.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
Passed the House · 2
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing during the last weekend in July.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
In committee · 40
Vote fraud; revise penalty.
Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of electors in municipality and in territory to be annexed.
Crimes; use of taser in commission of a crime or resisting arrest to be a felony.
Vote fraud; revise penalty.
English language; require all state documents to be produced in.
Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; repeal.
Income tax; phase out for corporations.
Crimes; include certain firemen in impersonation prohibition.
Immigration; enact certain state measures.
Rape; death penalty for conviction if victim is age 13 or under.
Capital murder; provide death penalty for murder of two or more persons.
Agency rules and regulations; require legislative approval.
Capital murder; apply to multiple murders.
Schools; establish opening and closing dates of scholastic year.
Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.
Gaming; distances from U.S. Highway 90 applying to legal gaming in Harrison County limited to location of highway on August 28, 2005.
Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.
State Superintendent of Public Education; elect at general state election.
Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food and increase diversion to municipalities.
Sales tax; no diversion to municipality of revenue derived from sale of tobacco if municipality prohibits or restricts smoking.
Auto theft; revise penalties.
Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to increase without referendum approval.
County school boards; members shall be elected by a majority vote.
Public purchases; require internet publication of state agency purchases required to be advertised.
State law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement system for.
Tax levy to support schools; authorize levying authority to veto school board request for increase up to seven percent.
Gun permits; revise application process to allow obtaining permit through mail.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance from gross income.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel and provide requirements.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.