Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Giles Ward
Sponsored
Became law2
Leake County; authorize a contribution to the Leake County Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club.
Sebastopol Natural Gas District; authorize Leake and Neshoba Counties to participate in and revise the district's boundaries.
In committee3
Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Philadelphia Public School District.
Marriage license; require nonpublic record HIV testing.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt a portion of the assessed value of egg houses, pullet houses and broiler houses.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Memorial highways; designate portion of U.S. Highway 51 in Montgomery County as "Billy Lancaster Memorial Highway."
Scenic streams; designate Noxubee River in Noxubee County as state scenic stream and include in Stewardship Program.
Justice courts; reform.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
Mississippi Tourism and Film Task Force; create.
MSU Old Extension Service Building; name building after former and current employees.
Ethics Commission; revise duties and other provisions.
Passed the Senate · 11
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Government contracts; require labor to be performed by U.S. citizens or legal aliens.
Tort immunity; include food donated to needy.
Mississippi Performance Review Act of 2008; enact.
Major medical leave; state law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty shall not be required to use.
Outside attorney fees; require review of certain contracts for.
Legal gaming; limit conduct to counties in which it is already being conducted.
Underground utility lines; require operators to be members of Mississippi One-Call System, Inc.
Local government; prohibit from placing certain restrictions on existing shooting ranges.
"Mississippi Child Protection Act of 2008"; enact.
Illegal aliens; create new offenses, require law enforcement coordination.
Out of committee · 1
"Hill Fire" folk life play in Montgomery County; MDA to promote and provide grants for financing of statewide advertising program.
In committee · 10
Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to voting.
Elections; enact open primary and abolish partisan primaries.
Elections; require electors to present certain types of identification before being allowed to vote.
Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.
Abortion; shall only be performed or induced by a physician with staff privileges at a licensed hospital in Mississippi.
Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship or lawful presence to qualify.
Abortions; prohibit abortion of a human being based upon a determination of the gender or race of the human being.
CON; issue for construction of PRTF and psychiatric acute care beds in Rankin, Winston and Lauderdale Counties.
Radar; allow MHP to operate without restriction.
Universities and colleges; aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States shall pay out-of-state tuition.