Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Jimmy Puckett
Sponsored
Became law5
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Local government; municipalities and counties may reimburse certain enterprises for costs related to certain projects.
Monroe County; authorize to contribute to Monroe County Chamber of Commerce.
Monroe County; authorize to contribute to Shrine Club for cost of transporting burn victims.
Monroe County; authorize to create and contribute to beautification commission.
Monroe County; authorize to impose additional court costs to fund Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program.
In committee2
Municipal law enforcement officers; require due process for disciplinary procedures.
Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; add President of Police Benevolent Association as member.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Program administered by Medicaid to provide nonemergency transportation for certain dialysis patients; extend repealer.
Appropriation; State Department of Education - General Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational Education.
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.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute funds to Lowndes County United Way.
Passed the House · 5
Appropriation; Governor's Office-Division of Medicaid; additional for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009.
Appropriation; Department of Mental Health; additional for FY08.
Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.
Mississippi Taxpayer Transparency Act; create.
Teach for America; authorize SDE to award grants to bring new teachers to Mississippi high need districts.
Out of committee · 1
Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid.
In committee · 9
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Smoking; prohibit in family restaurants except in separate enclosed bars.
REAL ID Act; prohibit compliance until certain assurances made.
Homeowners; remove any liability when contractor fails to pay subcontractor.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Housing of state offenders in county jails; revise reimbursement rate for medical attention and extend repealer (RP).
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Lowndes County; authorize to contribute to Golden Triangle Contact Teleministry, Inc.
City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.