Bills in the 2008 Regular Session, House.
Michael W. Janus
Sponsored
Became law4
U.S. Highway 90; designate portion in City of Biloxi as "Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr., Memorial Highway."
Municipal special assessments, certain; authorize counties to collect for municipalities.
Musical performances; provide certain requirements regarding advertising, performing and producing.
City of Biloxi; authorize to lease certain property for economic and commercial development.
Passed the House1
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
In committee7
2008 First Extraordinary Session · Metal theft; revise offense.
State tuition assistance; add coast campus of Tulane to list of eligible institutions.
Nonpublic school students; require school districts to provide transportation services.
Public Records Act; revise certain provisions to allow free and open examination of public records.
Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids.
Emergency management plans; revise requirements with which state agencies must comply.
Income tax; authorize deduction in gross income for tuition paid to private and parochial schools.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
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 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.
Employer-assisted housing program; payments received under not considered gross income, authorize public employers to create.
State Port at Gulfport; authorize use of design-build method of contracting for certain purposes.
In committee · 26
PERS; convicted felon not to receive retirement benefits.
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.
Homeowners and commercial property insurance; provide additional penalty for false claims; provide for standard forms in policies.
Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of Institute for Marine Mammal studies.
Mississippi Insurance Policyholder Bill of Rights; create.
Indecent exposure; revise penalties.
Health insurance; require health insurance policies and State Health Plan to cover autism spectrum disorders.
Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; clarify revocation authority and duties.
Pawnshop and recycling businesses; revise record keeping.
Public purchases; require internet publication of state agency purchases required to be advertised.
Gun permits; revise application process to allow obtaining permit through mail.
Elections; make various revisions to the state election law.
Budget; state budget requests, recommendations and appropriations shall be based on zero-based budgeting principles.
Defibrillators; revise immunity under Good Samaritan Law.
MS Windstorm Underwriting Association; increase diversion of insurance premium tax revenue used to assist with reinsurance.
Income tax; partially exclude active duty military compensation received by nonresident while stationed in this state.
Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation received by a resident while stationed out of state.
Income tax; authorize credit for taxpayer who purchases a new hybrid electric vehicle.
Sales tax; exempt retail sales of electrical generating equipment, weather radios and similar items during month of June.
Income tax; authorize a credit for health insurance premiums paid by an employer for employees.
Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for a space, science and education center in Hancock County.
Income tax; authorize credit for portion of costs of college textbooks.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for reconstruction and repair of Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum in Biloxi.