Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Deryk R. Parker
Sponsored
Vetoed1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House1
George County; authorize to issue bonds and levy tax for county sports and recreation complex.
Out of committee1
Suffrage; restore to Steven D. Moorman of George County.
In committee10
Feeding of wildlife; prohibit placement of grain under lighting device for purpose of hunting.
Truck weights; increase maximum gross vehicle weight on highways to 88,000 pounds.
MDOT; construct overpasses or underpasses along U.S. 98 in George County.
Rape; authorize castration as part of sentence.
Illegal aliens; create felony offense for hiring.
Smoking; violation of posted nonsmoking policy of business establishment is a misdemeanor.
Insurance Department; authorize commissioner to establish bonding or insurance requirements for manufacturers and others for factory-built homes.
Smoking by inmates; prohibit.
License tag; tax collector not to issue to person illegally in the United States.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of electrical generating equipment, weather radios and similar items during month of June.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Homestead exemption; extend time dwelling houses destroyed in certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered homes.
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Pass Christian as "James C. Simpson, Sr., Memorial Highway."
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.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
Passed the House · 1
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
In committee · 7
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Justice court judges; authorize to carry firearms.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.