Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Dannie Reed
Sponsored
Became law1
Health data registry; expand coverage of and revise provisions pertaining to.
In committee2
Witness fees; revise amount.
State institutions of higher learning; require reports to Legislature on steps to ensure intellectual diversity.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Catfish Marketing Law; require consumer notice and labeling of country of origin on all foreign and imported catfish.
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.
Passed the House · 1
Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of veterans killed in the line of duty.
In committee · 6
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Gun permits; revise application process to allow obtaining permit through mail.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.