2008 Regular Session Senator Robert L. Jackson Principal Author and Co-Author Senator Robert L. Jackson District 11 ../../../members/senate/jackson_(11th).xml ../senate_p_authors/jackson_(11th).xml Principal Author Only 06/10/2008 at 10:19 SB2028 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2028IN.pdf School employment procedures law; reduce probationary period for certified employees. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2028.xml SB2137 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2137IN.pdf Parole; provide that first offenders for selling drugs may be eligible for parole. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2137.xml SB2140 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2140IN.pdf Check casher license; applicants convicted of a felony not eligible. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2140.xml SB2143 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2143IN.pdf Local government records; increase fee for filing public documents. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2143.xml % SB2155 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2155IN.pdf Hospice licensure; delete moratorium on new applications. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2155.xml % SB2157 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2157IN.pdf Workers' compensation disability payments; extend time period for receiving. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2157.xml SB2160 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2160IN.pdf Cultural tourism in the Delta; create initiatives. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2160.xml SB2161 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2161IN.pdf Mississippi Department of Labor and Commissioner of Labor; establish. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2161.xml SB2176 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2176SG.pdf Teacher salary experience increments; authorize up to 35 years. Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 05/10 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2176.xml * SB2187 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2187PS.pdf Major medical leave; state law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty shall not be required to use. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 03/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2187.xml * SB2197 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2197IN.pdf Ad valorem taxes; remove the provision that prescribes the manner in which affordable rental housing must be appraised. Jackson (11th) 03/12 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2197.xml %$ SB2238 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2238IN.pdf Medicaid and S.C.H.I.P.; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail. Baria ../Senate_authors/Baria.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2238.xml SB2246 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2246SG.pdf Drug courts; encourage increase in number. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 03/31 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2246.xml * SB2286 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2286IN.pdf Ammunition; require serial coding. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2286.xml % SB2298 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2200-2299/SB2298IN.pdf Justice court; revise civil monetary jurisdiction. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2298.xml SB2302 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2302IN.pdf Delta Regional Housing Clearinghouse; create in regard to efforts to improve housing in Delta region. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2302.xml SB2384 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2384IN.pdf Minimum standards; revise time during which terminating officer must reimburse employing entity. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2384.xml % SB2431 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2431PS.pdf Underground utility lines; require operators to be members of Mississippi One-Call System, Inc. Mettetal ../Senate_authors/Mettetal.xml 04/10 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2431.xml * SB2436 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436IN.pdf Residential property foreclosures; prohibit unless 90-day written notice is given. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2436.xml % SB2437 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2437SG.pdf Levees; clarify prohibited activities. Jackson (11th) 03/31 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2437.xml SB2443 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2443IN.pdf Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of creditable service. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2443.xml SB2466 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2466PS.pdf Local government; prohibit from placing certain restrictions on existing shooting ranges. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2466.xml * SB2515 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2515IN.pdf Unspent TANF funds; DHS transfer to CCDF for expenditure for children. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2515.xml SB2518 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2518SG.pdf "Teach For America" grant program; establish to provide a national teacher corps program in the Mississippi Delta. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 04/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2518.xml * SB2528 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2528PS.pdf Bonds; increase the amount of bonds issued for the Emerging Crops Fund for minority economic development. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 04/01 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2528.xml %$ SB2530 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530PS.pdf Bonds; increase amount issued under the MS Business Investment Act for loans and grants to cities and counties for infrastructure. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 04/09 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2530.xml *%$ SB2540 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2540IN.pdf Task force to report on incentives for teachers and administrators in the Delta to serve at-risk students; create. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2540.xml SB2559 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2559IN.pdf Prekindergarten programs; require under-performing school districts in the Delta to implement. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2559.xml % SB2571 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2571SG.pdf Justice courts; reform. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/24 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2571.xml *% SB2578 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2578IN.pdf Physical therapy; extend repealers on certain sections in licensure law. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2578.xml SB2601 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2601SG.pdf Children adopted through state-supported adoption agency; provide for continuation of Medicaid benefits. Hyde-Smith ../Senate_authors/Hyde-Smith.xml 05/09 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2601.xml * SB2654 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2654IN.pdf Supervisors and municipal governing authorities; require course related to offices after elected. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2654.xml % SB2655 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2655IN.pdf Chronic diseases; Health Department shall establish WISEWOMAN & WISEMAN programs to reduce incidences of. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2655.xml SB2656 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2656IN.pdf Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2656.xml SB2657 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2657IN.pdf Adequate Education Program; increase adjustment to base student cost for at-risk students. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2657.xml SB2670 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2670IN.pdf Health insurance policies; increase maximum amount of required coverage for alcoholism. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2670.xml SB2796 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2796IN.pdf Insurance; prohibit use of credit information in underwriting and rating. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2796.xml SB2822 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2822PS.pdf Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use. Hyde-Smith ../Senate_authors/Hyde-Smith.xml 04/14 (S) Died In Conference ../history/SB/SB2822.xml * SB2852 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2852SG.pdf Distinctive license tags; authorize for various purposes. Browning ../Senate_authors/Browning.xml 05/08 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2852.xml *% SB2853 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2853IN.pdf Homeowner's Emergency Assistance Loan Program; establish under the Mississippi Home Corporation. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2853.xml SB2854 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2854IN.pdf TANF recipients; require Department of Human Services to track earnings to determine post assistance outcome. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2854.xml SB2855 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2855IN.pdf Compensation of local school board members; authorize school district levying authority to supplement. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2855.xml SB2856 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2856IN.pdf Home mortgages; prohibit certain mortgage lending practices. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2856.xml SB2857 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2857IN.pdf MS Affordable Housing Trust Fund; create to assist in the development, rehabilitation and preservation of affordable housing. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2857.xml SB2858 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2858IN.pdf Affordable and quality low-income housing; establish initiatives to improve. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2858.xml SB2859 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2859IN.pdf Tax incidence; require annual report by State Tax Commission and require tax equity note attached to bills. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2859.xml SB2897 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2897IN.pdf Open enrollment college preparatory school; establish pilot program in Clarksdale. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2897.xml SB2909 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.pdf Memorial highway; designate certain segment of U.S. Highway 84 in Adams County as "Richard Wright Memorial Highway." Dearing ../Senate_authors/Dearing.xml 03/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB2909.xml * SB2913 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2913SG.pdf "Troops to Teachers" Pilot Program; establish in the public schools. Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 04/14 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2913.xml * SB2971 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2971SG.pdf MS Alternative Housing Program units; authorize disposal in accordance with federal grant guidelines. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 03/31 Approved by Governor ../history/SB/SB2971.xml SB2981 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2981PS.pdf Employer-assisted housing program; authorize for public employers; payments under not considered gross income. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/10 (S) Died On Calendar ../history/SB/SB2981.xml *% SB3012 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3012IN.pdf Matching fund requirements for grants; place limits on amount cities and towns must provide when applying for grants. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3012.xml SB3026 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3026IN.pdf Real estate transactions; require disclosure if property used as methamphetamine lab. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3026.xml SB3027 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3027IN.pdf Nonprofit corporations; revise audit threshold amount. Jackson (11th) 02/19 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3027.xml SB3034 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3034PS.pdf Illegal immigrants; revise penalty for false I.D., transporting of, and aiding and abetting those offenses. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3034.xml * SB3065 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3065IN.pdf Taxation; increase various taxes. Simmons ../Senate_authors/Simmons.xml 03/12 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3065.xml %$ SB3071 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3071IN.pdf Cigarette tax; increase and earmark revenue from increase to Medicaid. Blount ../Senate_authors/Blount.xml 03/12 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3071.xml %$ SB3086 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3086PS.pdf Industrial Development Authority of Coahoma County; change name to the Economic Development Authority of Coahoma County. Jackson (11th) 04/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3086.xml % SB3090 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3090IN.pdf Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/12 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3090.xml %$ SB3091 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3091IN.pdf Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for the repair and renovation of the historic Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, MS. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 03/12 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3091.xml %$ SB3095 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095PS.pdf Tunica County; authorize contributions to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc. Jackson (11th) 04/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3095.xml SB3098 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3098PS.pdf Tunica County; may contribute to Institute of Community Services. Jackson (11th) 04/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3098.xml SB3100 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3100-3199/SB3100PS.pdf Tunica County; authorize contributions to Aaron E. Henry Community Health Clinic and G.A. Stover Health Clinic, P.A. Jackson (11th) 04/18 (H) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3100.xml * SB3216 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3216IN.pdf Alcoholic beverages and cigarettes; increase tax and deposit proceeds in special fund for trauma care/Medicaid. Baria ../Senate_authors/Baria.xml 04/18 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SB/SB3216.xml % SC 503 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0503SG.pdf Commend life and public service of former Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Gandy. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 01/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0503.xml SC 504 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0504SG.pdf Commend the life of Afghanistan casualty Major Michael L. Green. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 01/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0504.xml SC 511 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0511SG.pdf Commend life and public service of former Representative Charles M. (Charlie) Deaton. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 01/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0511.xml SC 512 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0512IN.pdf Suspend implementation of flood insurance rate map warning notices for property in levee district; urge FEMA to. Jackson (11th) 04/18 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0512.xml SC 517 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0517SG.pdf Commend life of Afghanistan casualty U.S. Army Sergeant Taurean T. Harris. Butler ../Senate_authors/Butler.xml 02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0517.xml SC 522 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0522SG.pdf Commend musical contributions of Ike Turner. Walls ../Senate_authors/Walls.xml 03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0522.xml * SC 527 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0527SG.pdf Memorialize Congress; urge passage of H.R. 3121, which provides multi-peril insurance coverage. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0527.xml * SC 529 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0529SG.pdf Commend the service of the Honorable Trent Lott, Senator from the State of Mississippi. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0529.xml SC 532 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0532SG.pdf Commend life of Jody O'Keefe IV, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0532.xml SC 534 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0534SG.pdf Commend Jackson State University "Tigers" Football Team for winning 16th SWAC Championship. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 02/13 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0534.xml SC 535 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0535SG.pdf Commend life of former Senator Tally D. Riddell, Sr., of Quitman, Mississippi. Carmichael ../Senate_authors/Carmichael.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0535.xml SC 538 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0538IN.pdf Martin Luther King birthday; Legislature not convene. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 04/18 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0538.xml SC 551 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0551IN.pdf Urge U.S. Congress to designate Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area in State of Mississippi. Jordan ../Senate_authors/Jordan.xml 04/18 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0551.xml SC 552 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0552SG.pdf Commend blues artist Bobby Rush and designate "Bobby Rush Day in Mississippi". Simmons ../Senate_authors/Simmons.xml 02/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0552.xml SC 553 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0553SG.pdf Commend Charley Pride for 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. Jackson (11th) 02/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0553.xml SC 555 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0555SG.pdf Commend Poet Natasha Trethewey upon receiving the 2008 Governor's Award for Literary Excellence. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 02/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0555.xml SC 557 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0557SG.pdf Commend George Dale, longest-serving Insurance Commissioner in the United States. Kirby ../Senate_authors/Kirby.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0557.xml SC 561 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0561SG.pdf Acknowledge 100th Anniversary of the birth of noted African-American operatic soprano Ruby Elzy of Pontotoc, Mississippi. Browning ../Senate_authors/Browning.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0561.xml SC 565 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0565SG.pdf Urge Congress to extend Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005. Moffatt ../Senate_authors/Moffatt.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0565.xml SC 567 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0567SG.pdf Commend Brett Favre for establishing NFL touchdown pass record and for charitable service. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0567.xml SC 568 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0568SG.pdf Commend Kimberly Nicole Morgan, Miss Mississippi 2007. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 02/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0568.xml SC 570 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0570SG.pdf Commend "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live in Dallas" for 2008 Grammy Award. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0570.xml SC 571 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0571SG.pdf Commend former University of Mississippi Rebel Quarterback Eli Manning for winning Super Bowl XLII and MVP honors. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0571.xml SC 572 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0572SG.pdf Commend Dr. Wayne Stonecypher, Executive Director of the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0572.xml SC 573 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0573SG.pdf Commend Benoit-Ray Brooks High School Football Team for Class 1A Championship. Walls ../Senate_authors/Walls.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0573.xml SC 574 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0574SG.pdf Commend Marian Wright Edelman, founder of Children's Defense Fund. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0574.xml SC 575 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0575SG.pdf Commend Memphis music legend Willie Mitchell for receiving Grammy. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0575.xml SC 576 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0576SG.pdf Commend Tribal Miko Beasley Denson, 3rd elected Chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Ward ../Senate_authors/Ward.xml 02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0576.xml SC 577 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0577SG.pdf Commend New York Giants Defensive Back Kevin Dockery for the Super Bowl XLII victory. Davis (1st) ../Senate_authors/Davis_(1st).xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0577.xml SC 579 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0579SG.pdf Commend West Bolivar "Eagles" Football Team for Class 2A State Championship. Walls ../Senate_authors/Walls.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0579.xml SC 581 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0581SG.pdf Commend Deanna Favre and the charitable mission of the HOPE Foundation. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 02/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0581.xml SC 586 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0586IN.pdf Urge Congress to establish normal trade relations with Cuba. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 04/18 (S) Died In Committee ../history/SC/SC0586.xml SC 588 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0588SG.pdf Commend legendary Baseball Coach Harry Breland. King ../Senate_authors/King.xml 03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0588.xml SC 597 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0597SG.pdf Commend the life of legendary Ole Miss Quarterback "Eagle" Day. Michel ../Senate_authors/Michel.xml 03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0597.xml SC 604 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0604SG.pdf Commend former University of Mississippi All-American Patrick Willis for record-breaking NFL rookie season. Watson ../Senate_authors/Watson.xml 03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0604.xml SC 608 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0608SG.pdf Recognize "National Safe Kids Week" in Mississippi. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0608.xml SC 609 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0609SG.pdf Commend life and outstanding public service of former Mississippi First Lady Pat Fordice. Hopson ../Senate_authors/Hopson.xml 03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0609.xml SC 610 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0610SG.pdf Commend Mississippi Gulf Coast Health Educators for leadership award. Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0610.xml SC 612 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0612SG.pdf Commend Whitney Pickering, Mississippi Business Journal "Top 40 Under 40." Brown ../Senate_authors/Brown.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0612.xml SC 613 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0613SG.pdf Commend NFL career of three-time MVP Brett Favre. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0613.xml SC 615 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0615SG.pdf Commend public service of former State Senator Orene Farese of Ashland, Mississippi. Stone ../Senate_authors/Stone.xml 03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0615.xml SC 616 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0616SG.pdf Commend Coastal Family Health Center for Receiving 2008 Johnson & Johnson Community Leadership Award. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0616.xml SC 617 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0617SG.pdf Commend life of WWII Navy Veteran Claudia Lorraine Hurston Gazzo. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0617.xml SC 618 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0618SG.pdf Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority on 100th anniversary. Harden ../Senate_authors/Harden.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0618.xml SC 619 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0619SG.pdf Create a Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0619.xml SC 620 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0620SG.pdf Opening day of 2009 Regular Session; to be held in House and Senate Chambers of the Old Capitol. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0620.xml SC 621 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0621SG.pdf Commend former Governor William F. Winter for dedicated service to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0621.xml SC 622 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0622SG.pdf Recognize "Fibromyalgia Awareness Day in Mississippi." Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0622.xml SC 625 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0625SG.pdf Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team for 2nd perfect season and for State/Overall Championships. Simmons ../Senate_authors/Simmons.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0625.xml SC 626 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0626SG.pdf Commend award-winning actress and director Diane Ladd. Fillingane ../Senate_authors/Fillingane.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0626.xml SC 628 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0628SG.pdf Commend military service of sworn officers and employees of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. King ../Senate_authors/King.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0628.xml SC 629 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0629SG.pdf Commend life of Robert Lee Williams, Sr., longtime member of the Jefferson County Board of Education. Davis (36th) ../Senate_authors/Davis_(36th).xml 04/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0629.xml * SC 633 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0633SG.pdf Commend military career of Mississippi Adjutant General Harold Cross. King ../Senate_authors/King.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0633.xml SC 634 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0634SG.pdf Commend Newton High School "Tigers" Boys Basketball Team for winning their first state title. Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0634.xml SC 636 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0636SG.pdf Commend life of Mississippi Civil Rights Movement Pioneer Obie Clark of Meridian, Mississippi. Jackson (32nd) ../Senate_authors/Jackson_(32nd).xml 03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0636.xml SC 640 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0640SG.pdf Commend 75th Anniversary of C.F. Gollott & Son Seafood, Inc., in d'Iberville, Mississippi. Gollott ../Senate_authors/Gollott.xml 04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0640.xml SC 641 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0641SG.pdf Commend Provine High School "Rams" Boys Basketball Team for Class 5A State Championship and 2008 Grand Slam Championship. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 04/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0641.xml SC 642 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0642SG.pdf Commend Carrollton Baptist Church on its 175th Anniversary celebration. Chassaniol ../Senate_authors/Chassaniol.xml 04/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0642.xml SC 643 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0643SG.pdf Designate "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week in Mississippi." Burton ../Senate_authors/Burton.xml 04/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0643.xml SC 644 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0644SG.pdf Commend Coldwater High School "Lady Cougars" for winning second consecutive State Championship and unbeaten season. Mettetal ../Senate_authors/Mettetal.xml 04/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0644.xml SC 645 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0645SG.pdf Commend Tunica, Mississippi, for hosting the International 2008 Blues Music Awards in honor of the "Birthplace of the Blues." Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 04/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0645.xml SC 647 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0647SG.pdf Commend Ron Polk for outstanding baseball coaching career. Gordon ../Senate_authors/Gordon.xml 04/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0647.xml SC 652 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0652SG.pdf Designate April 4, 2008, as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - The Dreamer's Day in Mississippi." Simmons ../Senate_authors/Simmons.xml 04/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0652.xml * SC 656 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0656SG.pdf Commend DSU "Lady Statesmen" Basketball Team for first-ever perfect season and third consecutive conference championship. Dearing ../Senate_authors/Dearing.xml 04/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0656.xml SC 661 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0661SG.pdf Commend Most Reverend Thomas Rodi of Biloxi for his appointment as Archbishop of Mobile. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 04/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0661.xml * SC 665 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0665SG.pdf Commend life of University of Mississippi sports legend Ray Poole. Tollison ../Senate_authors/Tollison.xml 04/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0665.xml SC 666 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0666SG.pdf Commend life and public service of former Senator and President Pro Tempore Ollie Mohamed. Dearing ../Senate_authors/Dearing.xml 04/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0666.xml SC 668 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0668SG.pdf Remember and commend the life and service of Reverend Hillman Todd (H.T.) Frazier of Jackson, Mississippi. Horhn ../Senate_authors/Horhn.xml 04/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0668.xml SC 684 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SC/SC0684SG.pdf Designate April 22, 2008, as "Mississippi Earth Day: Call for Climate." Dawkins ../Senate_authors/Dawkins.xml 04/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed ../history/SC/SC0684.xml * SR 3 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SR/SR0003PS.pdf Commend Senator Thomas Arlin Gollott as longest-serving legislator. Hewes ../Senate_authors/Hewes.xml 01/08 (S) Adopted ../history/SR/SR0003.xml SR 19 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SR/SR0019PS.pdf Welcome Nigeria Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi to the State of Mississippi. Frazier ../Senate_authors/Frazier.xml 04/02 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0019.xml SR 29 ../../../documents/2008/pdf/SR/SR0029PS.pdf Commend life and public service of former Flora Police Chief Hubert Roberts. Jones ../Senate_authors/Jones.xml 04/17 (S) Immediate Release ../history/SR/SR0029.xml