Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Joseph L. Warren
Sponsored
Became law19
Public Service Commission; extend repealer on (RP).
Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Arts Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain project costs(RP).
Intensive supervision program; extend repealer (RP).
DFA; delete repealer on authority to assist agencies in debt collection from other agencies.
Mississippi Rice Promotion Fund; extend repealer on assessments on rice grown in state and special fund in Treasury.
Mississippi Veterinary Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Center of Excellence at UMC Children's Hospital; extend repealer on authority to create (RP).
Textbooks; extend repealer on duty of school boards to loan surplus books to parents in district (RP).
Auto club memberships; extend repealer on authority of small loan licensees to sell to borrowers.
State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
Personal care homes; extend repealer on certain provisions regarding.
Hospice law; provide exception to moratorium on new licenses and provide repealer on moratorium.
Executors and administrators; extend repealer on provisions relating to environmental laws.
Real estate recordings; establish document formatting standards.
Contractors; revise definition to exempt oil and gas contractors permitted by the State Oil and Gas Board.
Crimes; extend repealer on crime of conducting fight between canine and hog.
Covington County; authorize to contribute to Boys and Girls Club.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services-Consolidated.
Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.
Passed the House17
Crossbow hunting; delete the repealer on requirement for physician to certify disability for person to use crossbow.
Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain employers sponsoring skills training for employees.
Agricultural leases of prison lands to private entities; extend repealer (RP).
Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend repealer (RP).
State offenders serving sentences in county jails; extend repealer (RP).
Community Service Revolving Fund; increase fees paid by those under field supervision and extend repealer (RP) extend repealer (RP).
Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law; extend repealer on.
Bureau of Plant Industry; extend repealer on authority to assess civil penalties for violation of rules and regulations.
Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer on.
Public purchases; extend repealer on authority of purchasing entity to designate bid receiving methods.
Flood and drainage control districts; extend repealer on (RP).
Mississippi Development Bank; extend repealer on DEQ's authority to borrow from.
Mississippi Forestry Commission Law Enforcement Officers; extend repealer on authority to appoint.
Levy of forest acreage tax; extend repealer.
Physical therapists; allow patient referral by physician assistants and extend repealer on certain sections in licensure law.
Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal System Law; extend repealer on.
State agencies; extend repealer on Department of Employment Security and related laws of other agencies, impose certain requirements.
In committee13
Salaries of elected judges and district attorneys; extend repealer.
Dialysis patients; extend repealer on program that provides nonemergency transportation services for certain.
Hair braiding; extend repealer on exception from Cosmetology Board licensing requirements.
MS Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer on (RP).
MS Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004; extend repealer on (RP).
Salaries of elected judges and district attorneys; extend repealer.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Mississippi Dental Hygienists Association.
School athletic trainers; require annual salary supplement for acquiring national certification.
Retirement; earned compensation of member of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all remuneration except mileage.
Taxpayer and Employment Protection Act of 2008; create to regulate illegal aliens.
Integration of oil and gas interest; reduce payment percentage required by pooling agreements to nonconsenting owners.
Bonds; authorize issuance for Department of Mental Health capital improvements at Mississippi State Hospital.
Maximum vehicle weight limit; increase for vehicles for which harvest permit issued.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
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; Legislative Expense, Regular.
Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.
Appropriation; State Board of Registration for Foresters.
Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Simpson County; economic development district may sell land in its industrial park for certain office facilities.
Vetoed · 1
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Passed the House · 1
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
Out of committee · 2
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 7
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
Elections; enact open primary and abolish partisan primaries.
Judges; provide additional judge for 12th Circuit Court District and create subdistricts.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Bonds; authorize issuance of state general obligation bonds for constructing a new spillway at Lake Mary in Wilkinson County.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.