Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Linda Whittington
Sponsored
Became law1
Catfish Marketing Law; require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported catfish.
In committee1
Crimes; remove repealer on crime of conducting fight between canine and hog.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
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.
Passed the House · 4
U.S. Highway 51; designate portion in Montgomery County as "Billy Lancaster Memorial Highway."
Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies during current fiscal year.
Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act; create.
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Out of committee · 2
Pre-kindergarten programs; require Delta school districts with Level 1 or 2 elementary schools to provide.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 12
Distinctive license tag; Authorize issuance to supporters of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
Four-lane highway program; add segments of Highways 7 and 8 to high priority list.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State University.
REAL ID Act; prohibit compliance until certain assurances made.
Eminent domain; provide that certain costs be paid by governmental entity seeking to exercise.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Department of Juvenile Justice; create.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Appropriation; Archives and History for preplanning new museum of Mississippi's Native American heritage.