Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Herb Frierson
Sponsored
Became law2
Mississippi Public Waterways Law; revise regulations relating to use of ATVs in public waters.
City of Poplarville; authorize governing authorities to allow Poplarville Chamber of Commerce to use certain rent free space.
In committee4
Photo voter identification; require when one appears to vote.
Criminal investigator; provide additional for 15th Circuit Court District.
Baxterville Tree Nursery; authorize Forestry Commission to transfer to Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Pearl River County Utility Authority; require the exercise of certain powers be approved by board of supervisors.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 18
Appropriation; State Department of Education - General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education.
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.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.
Appropriation; Attorney General - support.
Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.
Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.
Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.
Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel.
Appropriation; Office of Indigent Appeals.
Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.
Appropriation; Library Commission.
Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; State Board of Registration for Foresters.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Vetoed · 1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 2
Honey; exempt infrequent casual sellers of from food establishment permit and fee requirements.
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing during the last weekend in July.
Out of committee · 1
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 22
Distinctive license tag; Silver Star recipient exempt from payment of additional fee, privilege taxes and ad valorem taxes.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Institute for Marine Mammal studies.
Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.
Public roadways; allow governing authorities to enter private property to remove threat of injury or damage.
Professional licenses; suspend for default on educational loans or service scholarships.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of certain articles of clothing during the first weekend in August.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Retirement; prohibit PERS from holding equity investments in companies with business ties in certain countries.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
DNA; require sampling upon all felony arrests (Katie's Law).
Driver's license; birth certificate of foreign born applicant may be translated by any university or four-year college in state.
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.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Adoption; clarify certain provisions.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
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.