Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Jim Ellington
Sponsored
In committee9
MDOT; revise term of office for executive director.
Rape or sexual battery of a child; authorize death penalty for.
State & School Employees Health Insurance Management Bd.; authorize to estab. irrevocable trust for funding retiree benefits.
State and School Employees Health Insurance Management Board; authorize to establish lifetime maximum benefit for retirees.
State agencies; develop standards regarding security of private information for payments received through electronic payment.
Firearms; prohibit discharge in a densely populated area; restrict certain firearm from regulation by counties and cities.
Department of Finance and Administration; authorize to rate certain facility projects with Green Globes Standard.
Children's Health Care Program; transfer from State/School Employees Health Insurance Management Board to Division of Medicaid. (DFA).
Crimes; create crime of possessing certain vicious animals unless requirements are met and revise animal cruelty crimes.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Recycled materials; require DFA to create a report of Mississippi-based companies who use.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Mississippi Highway 25; designate additional portion in Winston and Oktibbeha Counties as "Military Order of the Purple Heart Drive".
Mississippi Highway 393, Winston County; designate as "Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee Memorial Highway."
U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.
City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Passed the House · 2
Restricted parking for emergency vehicles; increase fine for violators and allow proceeds to go to cities where violation occurred.
Blood donation; allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental permission.
Out of committee · 1
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 23
Fishing privileges; authorize reciprocity with adjacent states for persons 65 and older.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of certain articles of clothing during the first weekend in August.
Defibrillators; revise immunity under Good Samaritan Law.
Tanning facilities; restrict use of by children under 18.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
Retirement; prohibit PERS from holding equity investments in companies with business ties in certain countries.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
Driver's license; birth certificate of foreign born applicant may be translated by any university or four-year college in state.
Driving while texting; prohibit.
Amplified sound; prohibit excessive noise in motor vehicles.
State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel and provide requirements.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Adoption; clarify certain provisions.
Propane gas sales contracts; require prominent notice of possible market fluctuations in price.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.