Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Mary H. Coleman
Sponsored
Became law3
DFA; grant jurisdiction over any property acquired for conducting state business.
101 Capitol Centre Building; authorize DFA to sell.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House5
Telecommunications Center Commission; transfer powers and duties to Capital City Convention Center Commission.
DFA; may enforce laws on streets and sidewalks adjoining certain state buildings.
Mississippi Alternative Housing units; authorize disposal in accordance with federal grant guidelines.
Seat of government lands; provide for return of status when reacquired.
State construction projects; authorize DFA to approve demolitions/acquire rights-of-way.
In committee5
Credit Enhancement Loan Act of 2008; enact.
Small loan lenders; provide for alternate charges for certain loans.
Mental health; construct new chemical dependency beds at Whitfield and East Mississippi hospitals.
Mental health; department shall establish four outpatient drug rehabilitation sites in the state.
DFA; revise disbursement of profits to Jackson State University for university sponsored events.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 15
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.
Appropriation; Department of Transportation.
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; Department of Environmental Quality.
Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.
Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services-Consolidated.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.
Passed the House · 1
Old Farmer's Market; Department of Finance and Administration to convey to University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Out of committee · 1
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 7
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
Compensation for the Wrongfully Incarcerated Act; create.
Legislative qualifying petitions; file all with State Board of Election Commissioners.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state government.