Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Bobby B. Howell
Sponsored
Passed the House2
U.S. Highway 51; designate portion in Montgomery County as "Billy Lancaster Memorial Highway."
Emancipation of minor child; provide for without necessity of court order in certain cases.
In committee10
Sales tax; require sales receipts to differentiate between food sales and other sales if tax is reduced on sales of certain food.
Felony drug offenders, certain; place restrictions where sentences may be served.
Elections; increase qualifying fees for candidates for public office.
Deadly weapons; prohibit possession by persons adjudged mentally ill.
Professional licenses; suspend for default on educational loans or service scholarships.
Insurance; impose certain limitations on health discount plans that are not regulated under insurance laws.
Department of Corrections; authorize to contract for a maximum security facility with priority given to Montgomery County.
Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance from gross income.
PERS; certain community hospitals may restrict retirement coverage to employees with 4 or more years of service as of June 30, 2008.
Income tax; a relative 65 or older, who resides with taxpayer and whose income is $12,000.00 or less, is a dependent.
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.
Divorce; clarify property and assets of a spouse.
Passed the House · 3
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Restricted parking for emergency vehicles; increase fine for violators and allow proceeds to go to cities where violation occurred.
Blood donation; allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental permission.
In committee · 26
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Election commissioner; provide that office is nonpartisan.
Controlled substances; add Salvia Divinorum to Schedule I.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
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.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
Department of Corrections; authorize to contract with Attala County to house state inmates in regional facility.
Physical education; increase minimum requirements for public high school students.
Criminal information; provide immediate access from Mississippi Justice Information Center.
Income tax; increase credit allowed for child adoption expenses.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
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.
Amplified sound; prohibit excessive noise in motor vehicles.
Crimes; prohibit consumption of alcohol by minors.
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
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.
Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.
Adoption; clarify certain provisions.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.