Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Roger Ishee
Sponsored
Became law1
Airport authorities; give power to construct, improve and maintain means of ingress and egress to certain airport properties.
Passed the House2
Open Meetings Act; revise definition of "meeting" to exclude certain assemblages of certain airport authority commissioners from.
Blood donation; allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental permission.
In committee6
Ad valorem taxes; revise advertising requirements when school district proposes no millage increase.
Driver License Examining Bureau; authorize privatization of some or all functions.
Retirement; PERS members who served during Katrina shall receive extra credit in system.
County tourism commissions; include as a governmental unit under the Interlocal Cooperation Act.
Retirement; first responders who served in Coast counties during Hurricane Katrina shall receive extra PERS credit.
Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.
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."
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.
State Port at Gulfport; authorize use of design-build method of contracting for certain purposes.
In committee · 12
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Institute for Marine Mammal studies.
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; clarify revocation authority and duties.
Pawnshop and recycling businesses; revise record keeping.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Office of Public Guardian; authorize board of supervisors in each county to establish.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Ad valorem tax; exempt certain personal property from.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Lamar County; authorize sheriff to utilize radar speed detection equipment.