Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, Senate.
Terry W. Brown
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.
Passed the Senate9
Lowndes County; authorize contribution to Golden Triangle Contact Teleministry, Inc., D/B/A Contact Helpline.
Mississippi Performance Review Act of 2008; enact.
Outside attorney fees; require review of certain contracts for.
State employees; authorize administrative leave for American Red Cross within any state.
State-issued wireless communication devices; exempt UMC from regulation of.
Highway; provide weight exemption for commodities transported from ports on Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
Employees of certain state agencies; exempt from State Personnel Board procedures for one year.
Bureau of Fleet Management; authorize to create pilot program to track location of state vehicles.
State Auditor; revise various powers and duties of.
Out of committee1
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Salaries of judges and district attorneys; increase.
In committee18
Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; authorize issuance of bonds for facilities related to certain projects.
Salaries of elective state officials; extend repealer on.
Salaries of elected judiciary, district attorneys and legal assistants; increase.
Delinquent child; custody order when lives within 500 feet of victim.
Sheriffs; increase salaries of.
District attorneys and legal assistants; increase salaries of/extend repealer.
Tax assessors/collectors; increase salaries of, and revise salary scale of supervisors in certain counties with federal land.
County supervisors; increase salaries of, and revise salary scale for supervisors in certain counties with federal land.
Unemployment compensation; increase the maximum weekly benefit.
County medical examiners and deputies; increase salaries and fees paid to.
Memorial highway; designate a portion of MS Highway 786 in Lowndes County as "George 'Happy' Irby Memorial Parkway."
Alcoholic beverages; authorize patron of on-premises permittees to leave with an open bottle of wine partially consumed with a meal.
Employees of certain elected state and district officials; revise ceiling established for salaries of.
State Auditor; delete provision requiring annual report on state agency emergency purchases.
Public officers; provide criminal penalty for failing to timely deposit public funds.
Public officers; shall be liable personally and on official bond when entering into unauthorized contracts.
Salaries of elected state/district officials and the judiciary; increase.
Salaries of county officials; increase.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Building codes; specifications for certain cements shall be superseded when no provision exists to maintain amendments.
Memorial highways; designate portion of U.S. Highway 51 in Montgomery County as "Billy Lancaster Memorial Highway."
Conspiracy and assistance program fraud; revise statute of limitation.
Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes.
MSU Old Extension Service Building; name building after former and current employees.
Passed the Senate · 6
Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration to study state tax system.
Tort immunity; include food donated to needy.
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.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Tort Claims Act; revise definition of employee.
Out of committee · 1
State Department of Education personnel; remove from certain State Personnel Board procedures.
In committee · 3
Embezzlement; clarify penalties when committed by public official or certain others.
Statute of limitations; revise for debt to public entities.
MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and transfer duties to the Mississippi Development Authority.