Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Tommy L. Woods
Sponsored
Became law3
Mississippi Highway 737; delete from state highway system.
City of Olive Branch; donate certain real property to DeSoto County.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to New Hope Village.
Passed the House1
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to Headstart.
In committee6
Hospitals; remove all except specialty hospitals from application of CON law.
State Health Plan; certain counties shall be included in same General Hospital Service Area.
CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospital in the City of Olive Branch.
Psychiatric residential treatment facility; allow all beds in DeSoto County facility to participate in Medicaid.
Driver's licenses; require additional documentation of legal status of applicants.
DeSoto County; authorize contributions to Hernando Civic Center and Hernando Youth Sports.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
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.
City of Horn Lake; extend repealer on hotel and motel tax.
In committee · 10
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal and services to nonprofit museums of history.
Medicaid; division must follow methodology in Provider Policy Manual for reimbursing outpatient hospital services.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Chancery court; create new district comprised of DeSoto County.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services for hiring of youth services counselors in DeSoto County.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Hernando Civic Center Association, Inc., and Hernando Youth Sports, Inc.
DeSoto County; authorize to repair, improve or expand certain surplus real property used by nonprofit groups.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.