Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
W. T. Mayhall, Jr.
Sponsored
Became law1
City of Horn Lake; extend repealer on hotel and motel tax.
In committee11
Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.
Food establishments; prohibit from serving food to any person who is obese.
Public assistance benefits; deny to any person not lawfully present in the United States.
Driver education; require public high schools to teach and students to complete for graduation.
Blood tests; authorize EMTs to administer under Implied Consent Law.
Medicaid; division must follow methodology in Provider Policy Manual for reimbursing outpatient hospital services.
Precursors; require record keeping of certain methamphetamine precursor.
Driver's license; require driver's education course as condition for issuance.
Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of Corrections to contract with DeSoto County for.
DeSoto County; authorize contribution to Hernando Civic Center Association, Inc., and Hernando Youth Sports, Inc.
DeSoto County; authorize to repair, improve or expand certain surplus real property used by nonprofit groups.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
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.
City of Olive Branch; donate certain real property to DeSoto County.
Out of committee · 1
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 15
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Medicaid; provide for annual assessment on hospitals based upon non-Medicare inpatient days.
Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal and services to nonprofit museums of history.
Juror; revise personal exemption for service due to age.
Justice Courts; increase civil jurisdiction to $3,500.00.
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Municipal annexations; prohibit use of municipal funds to obtain annexations.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
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.
Chancery court; create new district comprised of DeSoto County.
Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of electors in territory to be annexed.
Appropriation; Department of Human Services for hiring of youth services counselors in DeSoto County.
Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy efficient products in homes.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.
DeSoto County; authorize contributions to Hernando Civic Center and Hernando Youth Sports.