MS HR8

Creates House Rule 104C requiring racial and ethnic impact statements be attached to any bill, resolution, or amendment that creates or changes public offenses, penalties, or sentencing/parole/probation procedures before floor debate

Designates the Department of Public Safety's Office of Public Safety Planning, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, to prepare impact statements; any state agency must provide requested information

Impact statements must estimate how proposed legislation would change the racial and ethnic composition of the criminal offender population and affected crime victims, including methodologies used

Defines "minority persons" to include women, individuals with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians or Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives

Requires all state agency grant applications to include racial and ethnic impact statements documenting disproportionate impacts on minority populations and evidence of consultation with minority representatives