Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Kenneth Wayne Jones
Sponsored
Out of committee1
Identity theft; establish procedure for victim to have debt forgiven and credit reports purged.
In committee8
Supervisors and municipal governing authorities; require course related to offices after elected.
Chronic diseases; Health Department shall establish WISEWOMAN & WISEMAN programs to reduce incidences of.
Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.
Adequate Education Program; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students.
State employees with certain licenses; require to be paid same as other state employees with license if certain skills used.
Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab.
Criminal convictions; judge to explain to convict whether he remains a qualified elector.
Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program; create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Parole; provide that certain nonviolent offenders may be eligible for parole.
"Teach For America" grant program; establish to provide a national teacher corps program in the Mississippi Delta.
Memorial highways; designate a portion of MS Highway 12 in Holmes County as "Mallory-Davis Memorial Highway."
Children adopted through state-supported adoption agency; provide for continuation of Medicaid benefits.
Passed the Senate · 5
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise the definition of the term "project" and authorize bonds for such project.
Major medical leave; state law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty shall not be required to use.
Assault; enhance penalty against certain classes of victims.
Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 84 in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway."
Constables; increase fee in criminal cases, revise reimbursement for travel expenses.
Out of committee · 1
Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.
In committee · 12
Corrections; authorize MDOC to contract with Tishomingo County for regional prison.
Highways; Transportation Department construct Highway 72 bypass for City of Corinth.
Task force to report on incentives for teachers and administrators in the Delta to serve at-risk students; create.
Prekindergarten programs; require under-performing school districts in the Delta to implement.
Local privilege tax; raise minimum amount imposed.
School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to read a minimum of four books per school year.
Credit Enhancement Loan Act; enact.
Exoneration; provide for compensation.
Nonprofit corporations; revise audit threshold amount.
Taxation; increase various taxes.
Cigarette tax; increase and earmark revenue from increase to Medicaid.
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.