2004 LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES
Conservative members of the Mississippi
House of Representatives, working through the nonpartisan Mississippi
Legislative Conservative Coalition, achieved many successes during the
2004 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. Listed below
are a few of the pieces of legislation that that the MLCC either
sponsored formally or for which its members helped fight for the
enactment of during 2004. Bills that were part of the MLCC's
formal agenda for the 2004 Regular Session are highlighted in
green:
HR 51 Appeals to US
Congress to enact a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting Judicial
Taxation
HC 56
Constitutional
Amendment to define marriage
HB 352
Includes
death of unborn under the murder statutes
HB 445 Corrected
First responder law
HB 473 Pretrial
diversion RID program
HB 669 Clarifies who
a first offender is in criminal cases and puts DUI under the 85% rule
HB 739 Transfers
billing for mental health patients to the county of residence
HB 973
Workforce Development Package Consolidation
HB 989 Firearm
Reciprocity Bill (NRA endorsed)
HB 999
Increases income Tax exemption for Military Personnel
HB 1038
Lower time
from 16 weeks to 13 weeks for abortion to be legal
HB 1107 Waives the
hunting and fishing license for 14 days for active duty military
HB 1194
Provides additional training for municipal police chiefs and police
officers
HB 1298 Creates
a felony for knowingly exposing someone to a sexually transmitted
disease
HB1340
Sex offender
requirements for "volunteers"
HB 1423 Freedom to
Farm Act
HB 1525
Abortion
Complications Reporting Act
HB 1612
Right of Life
to infant born as a result of a botched abortion
SB 2078
Prohibits the moving or alteration of certain historical monuments and
memorials
SB 2166 Creates an
offense for Fleeing a police officer and prescribes punishment. Also
requires policies and training in pursuit procedures.
SB 2619
Healthcare Rights of Conscience Act
SB 2853 Allows
sale of gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico
SB 3174 WAS Defeated.
The defeat of this bill in the House repeals the Estate Tax ("death
tax") in Mississippi
SB 3218
Restores the $20 per day for inmates housed in county jails
