Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Representative Percy W. Watson

District 103

As of 12/20/01 at 08:54

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HB 295  Public bid laws; prohibit addendum to bid                 Guice
 * %    specifications within two business days of receipt of  
        bids.                                                  
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 735  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 736  Judges; allow retiring judges to continue to receive      Watson
        state insurance coverage at their own expense.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 737  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Watson
        Safety; revise age requirement.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 738  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is     Watson
        mandatory in every automobile policy.                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 739  Motor vehicle liability insurance; raise statutory        Watson
        minimum.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 740  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 741  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 742  Property, partition; require appraisal before a court     Watson
   %    orders sale of land in suit.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 743  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize to hire more than one      Watson
        attorney and revise agent age qualifications.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 744  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 745  Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject     Watson
        knowingly in writing to decline coverage.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 746  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 747  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 748  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for              Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 749  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 750  Athletes; Uniform Athlete Agents Act (NCCUSL).            Watson
   %       02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 751  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 752  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 803  Public contract bonds; exemption for Department of        Taylor
 *      Rehabilitation Services from liability insurance       
        requirement.                                           
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 809  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 810  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 811  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 812  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 813  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 814  Workers' Compensation Commission; appeals to go           Watson
        directly to Court of Appeals.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 815  Eminent Scholars Program; decrease ACT score              Watson
        requirement for eligibility.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 816  Judges; revise rent allowance for chancellors and         Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 817  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 848  Home inspectors; provide for licensure and regulation     Wallace
 * %    of.                                                    
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 849  Ad valorem taxes, exempt property; reimburse City of      Wallace
        Jackson for tax loss resulting from state ownership of 
        property.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 853  Children; provide for drop-off centers as alternative     Clarke
        to abandonment.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 855  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 857  State Commission on Human Rights; create.                 Evans
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 858  State holiday; make July 4 Medgar Wiley Evers' Day.       Evans
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 866  Judges; repeal election day dispute resolution            Watson
        provision.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 867  Victims of violence; require employers to grant leave     Watson
        to.                                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 868  Warrantless arrest; revise domestic violence              Watson
        provisions.                                            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 869  Domestic abuse; allow waiver of filing fees for the       Watson
 *      abused.                                                
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 870  Protection from Domestic Abuse Law; revise definition.    Watson
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 871  Crimes; revise domestic violence provision of assault     Watson
 *      statute.                                               
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 872  Domestic abuse; revise length of protective orders.       Watson
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 873  Domestic abuse; revise orders of protection.              Watson
 *         03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 874  Jury bailiff; establish per diem for overnight duties.    Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 875  Clerk of Supreme Court and State Law Librarian; delete    Watson
        from omnibus pay section.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 886  Mississippi Highway 25; designate portion as "Military    Eakes
 *      Order of the Purple Heart Drive".                      
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 887  Witnesses; increase fee and travel allowance to amount    Evans
        provided in federal law.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 888  Employer and labor organizations; may agree to a          Evans
        "fair-share fee" in collective bargaining agreements.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 973  Judges; revise terms of chancellors and circuit court     Watson
        judges.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 974  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1030  Jury bailiff; establish per diem for overnight duties.    Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1031  Trail; defendant may be tried in absentia with proper     Watson
        notice.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1071  Elections; revise limitations on campaign                 Watson
        contributions.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1073  Judges; revise time for filing to be a candidate.         Watson
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1106  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise                Watson
 *      appointments.                                          
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1130  Municipal expenditures; allow governing authorities to    Watson
   %    enter into certain contracts during last year of its   
        term.                                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1174  Teachers' salaries; delete 5% revenue estimate growth     Rushing
        requirement for implementing annual raises.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1178  Senior olympics; authorize counties to contribute to.     Rushing
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1195  Water and wastewater; Department of Environmental         Broomfield
   %    Quality to regulate rather than Department of Health.  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1204  Judges; revise senior status designation.                 Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1205  Forfeiture; revise disposition of property in drug        Watson
     V  cases.                                                 
           03/15 (H) Do Sustain Veto
HB1206  Court reporters; revise bond.                             Watson
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1207  Appeals; clarify time to appeal from county court to      Watson
        circuit court.                                         
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1264  Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Capital Defense       Watson
        Counsel; revise laws regarding and provide vehicles.   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1279  Electronic transactions; enact Uniform Electronic         Watson
 *      Transactions Act (NCCUSL).                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1311  Secured transactions; revise UCC Article 9 (NCCUSL).      Watson
   %       02/12 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1322  Domestic violence; Uniform Interstate Enforcement of      Watson
        Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (NCCUSL).      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1368  Credit cards; authorize supervisors and county            Mayo
   %    employees to use for official business.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1384  Implied Consent; authorize private companies to offer     Creel
   %    driver improvement programs.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1389  Meritorious earned time; allow sentence to be reduced     Banks
        by up to one-third of period of confinement.           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1425  Commitment; revise certain provisions.                    Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1448  Junior ROTC; provide state support for public high        Brown
 *      school programs.                                       
           04/12 Approved by Governor
HB1466  Ad valorem tax; clarify required age of rehabilitated     Watson
   %    or renovated structures on real property municipalities
        may partially exempt.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1474  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; revise repealer.       Watson
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1558  Authorize City of Hattiesburg to donate to Hattiesburg    Watson
        Education Literacy Project (H.E.L.P.).                 
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1559  Authorize City of Hattiesburg to donate to Office of      Watson
        Community Service Learning at USM.                     
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1560  Authorize City of Hattiesburg to donate to South          Watson
        Mississippi Children's Center.                         
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1561  Authorize City of Hattiesburg to donate to Hattiesburg    Watson
        Civic Chorus and Concert Association.                  
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1565  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Moak
 *$%       03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1569  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1598  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1599  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1600  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
 *         03/30 Approved by Governor
HB1601  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
 *         03/30 Approved by Governor
HB1602  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1603  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1604  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
 *   V  Counsel.                                               
           03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1605  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1606  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1607  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
 *      expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1608  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
 *      former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1622  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1623  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
 *   V     03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1624  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
 *   V  Parks.                                                 
           03/30 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1630  Bonds; issue general obligation and revenue bonds for     Simpson
 *$%    acquisition and upgrade of rail line between State Port
        at Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                           
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HC  43  Amend Constitution; restore suffrage to convicted         Harrison
        persons who have completed sentence and payment of full
        restitution.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  44  Amend Constitution; delete provisions providing for       Watson
        State Librarian to be chosen by Legislature.           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  45  Commemorating Workers Memorial Day.                       Evans
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  46  Amend Constitution; revise terms of chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  58  Commend Romeo Sullivan on his outstanding career in       Davis
        country radio and music industry.                      
           02/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Commend Coach M.K. Turk of The University of Southern     Davis
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Commend Mr. Obra L. Quave.                                Davis
           02/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Commend Martha Layton Richardson Tatum on receiving       Watson
        2001 Arts Patron Award.                                
           02/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  97  Joint rules; amend to allow observers at conference       Horne
        committee meetings.                                    
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
HC 111  Joint rules; amend to make conference committees open.    Horne
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC 124  Commend Habitat for Humanity.                             Evans
           03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 139  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of SB 2987;   Watson
        adoption; delete automatic repealer on determination of
        parental rights.                                       
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee

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