Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
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Sponsored
Became law4
U.S. Highway 84; designate portion in Wayne County as "Hilton 'Ike' Shoemake Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highway 84; designate portion in Wayne county as "Dr. W. W. Walley Memorial Highway."
Bonds; revise amount of investment required before bonds may be issued for railroad line improvements in certain counties.
Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; authorize to offer customers certain incentives and discounts.
Vetoed1
Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state and counties.
Passed the House3
False information; revise offense.
Fire department vehicles; authorize to be marked with white and amber lights.
Unemployment compensation; increase benefits to include cost of living adjustment.
In committee12
Habitual offender law; revise to include only violent offenses for life and one violent offense for the maximum term.
Termite control contracts; require to contain damage repair obligation or language excluding such obligation.
Medicaid; provide reimbursement for assisted living services and personal care services.
Accessories after the fact; revise offense.
Public Employees' Retirement System; revise provisions relating to disability determinations.
Hospices; patient must be informed before admission that Medicare coverage for hospice services is subject to maximum lifetime limits.
Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2008; create.
Crimes; clarify and revise crime of cruelty to a dog or cat.
Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; revise membership.
School district employees; authorize voluntary dues deductions for membership in professional organizations.
Pharmaceutical companies; require to report all gifts and other economic benefits provided to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Workers' compensation; increase amount of lump sum death benefit and benefit for funeral expenses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
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.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
Perry County; authorize to contribute to Community Development, Inc.
Jefferson Davis County; may utilize portion of oil and gas severance tax revenue for garbage collection and disposal.
Vetoed · 1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 1
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Out of committee · 3
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab.
Mortgage loans; illegal to close without a law license.
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 14
Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.
Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain food.
Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
REAL ID Act; prohibit compliance until certain assurances made.
Deeds of trust; substitute trustee in foreclosure proceeding on must be Mississippi resident.
DNA; require sample for any adult convicted of a felony.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Judges; provide additional judge for 12th Circuit Court District and create subdistricts.
Matching funds requirements for grants; place limits on amount cities and towns must provide when applying for grants.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by a small business for employees.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of Tallahatchie County Courthouse.