Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Steven Palazzo
Sponsored
In committee5
Public purchases; require Web site posting of agency expenditures each six months.
Public purchases; require internet publication of state agency purchases required to be advertised.
Commissioner of Insurance; revise office to be appointed by the Governor.
English language; require state agencies and political subdivisions to all services and material only in.
Performance Review Commission; establish to review efficiency of state services delivered to citizens.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
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 Biloxi as "Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Nonprofit corporations; revise audit threshold amount.
Municipal special assessments, certain; authorize counties to collect for municipalities.
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.
Divorce; clarify property and assets of a spouse.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
City of Biloxi; authorize to lease certain property for economic and commercial development.
State Port at Gulfport; authorize use of design-build method of contracting for certain purposes.
Vetoed · 1
Deer hunting; extend deer season if baiting not allowed.
Passed the House · 4
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
CPA law; authorize permits to practice as CPA firm and provide for substantial equivalency for nonresidents.
Restricted parking for emergency vehicles; increase fine for violators and allow proceeds to go to cities where violation occurred.
Blood donation; allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental permission.
Out of committee · 1
State Educational Assistance Program Funds; authorize Adjutant General to make payment to soldiers who complete commissioning and education requirements.
In committee · 32
School curriculum; require all public school students to study home economics in 7th and 8th grades.
Fishing privileges; authorize reciprocity with adjacent states for persons 65 and older.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Coastal Conservation Association of Mississippi.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Ocean Springs Athletic Foundation.
Indecent exposure; revise penalties.
Child custody and visitation; provide procedure during military deployment.
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.
Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of certain articles of clothing during the first weekend in August.
Budget; state budget requests, recommendations and appropriations shall be based on zero-based budgeting principles.
Sex offenders; increase quarterly registration fee.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Mississippi Taxpayer and Employment Act of 2008; establish.
Income tax; increase credit allowed for child adoption expenses.
Crimes; felony for illegal alien to possess firearm and enhanced penalty for illegal alien to commit crime with firearm.
Metal theft; clarify offense.
Retirement; prohibit PERS from holding equity investments in companies with business ties in certain countries.
Government-issued photo identification for which proof of citizenship is required; provide before voting in person or by absentee.
DNA; require sampling upon all felony arrests (Katie's Law).
Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance from gross income.
School districts' bonded indebtedness; increase limitation in districts having moderate enrollment increases.
Motor vehicle liability insurance; require insurers to notify Department of Public Safety in event of lapse.
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create with INS curriculum for Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Inmates; prohibit payment for cosmetic medical procedures by county or state.
Motor vehicle insurance; driver with liability insurance not liable for property damage to uninsured or unlicensed driver.
Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of electrical generating equipment, weather radios and similar items during month of June.
Income tax; authorize deduction in gross income for tuition paid to private and parochial schools.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.