Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
James Evans
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.
Out of committee1
Collective Bargaining Agreement; authorize fair share provision.
In committee13
State Board of Health; authorize to establish Office of Occupational Safety and Health in Department of Health.
Driver's license; revise requirements, create Certificate for Driving.
Association or organization dues; authorize municipalities and counties to deduct from employee's salary at employee's request.
Medicaid; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail.
Retirement; revise calculation of average compensation under PERS that is based on last 48 months of compensation.
HIV/AIDS testing; require for offenders in state custody upon release.
Occupational health and safety program; require State Board of Health to establish.
Eminent domain; provide that certain costs be paid by governmental entity seeking to exercise.
Mississippi Department of Labor; create.
Workers' Compensation; require workplace medical attention to be available.
Driver's licenses; require additional documentation of legal status; authorize certificates for driving.
Motorized chairs; include in Lemon Law.
Workers' compensation; increase maximum total recovery.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
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."
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.
Jefferson Davis County; may utilize portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue for garbage collection and disposal.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House · 2
Unemployment compensation; increase benefits to include cost of living adjustment.
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Out of committee · 2
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 18
Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without using hands-free accessories.
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; increase taxes on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes to provide additional funds for.
Sex education pilot program; State Boards of Education and Health to jointly establish for public schools.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of stadium on campus of Jackson State University.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of Vicksburg Higher Education Center for Alcorn State University.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Medicaid; art therapy services shall be reimbursable under.
Department of Mental Health; authorize to contract with service provider for long-term residential substance abuse treatment.
City of Jackson; require state to provide funds to defray ad valorem tax loss due to city being seat of state government.
Sales tax; provide diversion to Jackson to defray ad valorem tax loss and increased costs incurred as seat of state government.
REAL ID Act; prohibit compliance until certain assurances made.
DNA; require sample for any adult convicted of a felony.
Tinted motor vehicle windows; exempt legislators from law restricting.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program; create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.
City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.