Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Jack Gadd
Sponsored
In committee5
Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Account; appropriate money to; railroads install warning signs.
Mississippi Fair Employment Act; create to provide that hiring illegal aliens shall be unlawful.
Building permit fees; exempt school districts, community colleges and IHLs from paying.
Radar; authorize sheriff in any county to use to enforce speed limits on certain roads.
Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of Corrections to contract with Benton County for.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Mississippi Highway 737; delete from state highway system.
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.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to New Hope Village.
Benton County; extend repealer on authority to contribute funds to United Community Action Agency, Inc.
Lafayette County; authorize imposition of additional court costs in justice courts to fund DARE program in schools.
Passed the House · 4
Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing during the last weekend in July.
Early Voting Pilot Program; create for Lafayette and Bolivar Counties.
Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for children of veterans killed in the line of duty.
Marshall County; authorize to contribute to Headstart.
Out of committee · 1
Drug courts; establish in all circuit court districts.
In committee · 9
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Distinctive license tag; Silver Star recipient exempt from payment of additional fee, privilege taxes and ad valorem taxes.
Houses; require sellers to disclose if methamphetamine lab was located there.
Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of wellness, learning and fitness center at Alcorn State University.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Vaccinations; exempt certain children with autism from vaccination requirement to attend school.
Driver's and hunting licenses; require payment of any outstanding justice court fines before issuance.
Rainy Day Fund; authorize counties to create.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.