Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Finance Committee

As of 04/25/01 at 09:35

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HB 260  Mississippi Shelter Care Facilities Fund; create and      Compretta
        provide checkoff on individual income tax form to allow
        contributions to.                                      
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 371  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Mississippi       McCoy
 *$%    Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 439  Housing development revolving fund; extend repealer.      Ford
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 443  Yellow Creek Regional Project Board; extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 449  Community development block grants for water systems;     Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 488  Distinctive license tags; authorize for various           Janus
 * %    organizations and persons.                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 622  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Eads
  $%    of National Guard Armory in City of Oxford.            
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 627  Distinctive license tags for out-of-state public          Eads
 * %    universities; increase additional fee.                 
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 754  State Tax Commission; authorize use of certified or       McCoy
   %    registered mail to serve warrants used to levy on money
        due a delinquent taxpayer (STC).                       
           03/05 Approved by Governor
HB 755  Homestead exemption supplemental rolls; authorize State   McCoy
        Tax Commission to require that they be prepared and    
        maintained on electronic media (STC).                  
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 756  Sales tax; provide that industrial rate on fuel applies   McCoy
 *$%    to sales of fuel to producers of domesticated fish and 
        domesticated fish products (STC).                      
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 757  Motor carrier fuel tax; revise laws to conform to         McCoy
 * %    International Fuel Tax Agreement (STC).                
           03/05 Approved by Governor
HB 781  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; reenact         McCoy
 * %    authority to issue bonds for economic development and  
        make clarifications.                                   
           03/06 Approved by Governor
HB 841  Alcoholic beverages; create offense of certain            Reeves
 *      establishments licensed to sell alcohol allowing       
        persons under 21 on premises.                          
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 885  State universities and colleges; authorize to offer       Peranich
   %    limited gaming-related courses if located in county    
        where gaming is legal.                                 
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 897  Sales tax; exempt temporary storage of tangible           Jennings
  $%    personal property by public storage warehouses pending 
        shipping to another state.                             
           02/28 Approved by Governor
HB1007  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;         Brown
 * %    authorize to enter leases and other agreements         
        regarding property under its control.                  
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB1078  Law enforcement authority; grant to alcoholic beverage    Simpson
 *      control officers regarding light wine and beer.        
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1146  Magnolia Capital Corporation and Magnolia Venture         Morris
 *      Capital Corporation; provide for deposit of remaining  
        funds into State General Fund.                         
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB1182  Retired PERS employees; may work and receive benefits     Weathersby
 *      for up to 1/2 of normal working days or hours.         
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1260  Drainage districts; authorize transfer of authority       Eaton
 * %    from certain dissolved districts to the county soil and
        water conservation districts.                          
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1287  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Stringer
     V  interns and residents at UMMC and MSU Vet School.      
           03/14 (H) Do Sustain Veto
HB1291  Ad valorem tax; revise time that assessments of public    McCoy
 * %    utility property remain open and subject to objection. 
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1326  Bingo; allow administrative fine to be paid from game     Simpson
 *      proceeds.                                              
           03/22 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1338  Dams or low-water control structures; allow counties to   Capps
 * %    construct on lakes in county.                          
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1342  Workforce training; designate MDA as sole administrator   Morris
 *      of certain programs under Workforce Investment Act,    
        revise internal reference.                             
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB1344  State Tax Commission; clarify authority to provide        Moak
        information to other jurisdictions which enforce motor 
        fuel tax laws (STC).                                   
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB1352  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for and     Morris
 *$%    increase funds used for minority economic development  
        and surety bond program.                               
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1452  Freight Rail Service Project Revolving Loan  Fund;        Green
 *      authorize grants to counties.                          
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1456  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; delete requirement that         Cummings
        monies in the fund be appropriated in order to be      
        expended.                                              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1459  Retirement; conform certain provisions of PERS, Highway   Stringer
 *      Patrol and municipal statutes to federal law.          
           03/19 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1467  Growth and Prosperity Act; clarify census data used to    Morris
 *      determine certain criteria under.                      
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1482  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; authorize      Morris
        MDA to take over loan programs that are not active.    
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1502  Secretary of State; may issue certificates of             McCoy
        dissolution or withdrawal without certain notices from 
        Tax Commission.                                        
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1526  Ad valorem taxation; restrict partial exemption for       McCoy
  $%    newly acquired railroad property to property acquired  
        before January 1, 2001 (STC).                          
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1548  DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau; allow to    Jennings
 * %    lease or sell naming rights to civic center.           
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB1565  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Moak
 *$%       03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1630  Bonds; issue general obligation and revenue bonds for     Simpson
 *$%    acquisition and upgrade of rail line between State Port
        at Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                           
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1632  City of Richland; extend repealer on authority to levy    Weathersby
 * %    additional sales tax.                                  
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1637  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Building Fund   Smith (39th)
 *$%    for Arts and Community Heritage Preservation Fund.     
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1640  Madison County; create wastewater authority.              Martinson
   %       04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1641  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL and community/junior college   Smith (39th)
 *$%    capital improvements and repair and renovation.        
           03/24 (H) Died In Conference
HB1642  Bonds; issue bonds for capital improvements and repair    Smith (39th)
 *$%    and renovation of state agency facilities.             
           03/24 (H) Died In Conference
HB1647  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Morris
  $%    that may be issued under, revise and provide funding   
        for certain programs.                                  
           03/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB1648  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount    Morris
 *$%    of bonds that may be issued for certain projects.      
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1658  Lowndes County; revise qualifications for Southgate       Smith (39th)
   %    Sewer District Board of Commissioners.                 
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1660  Yazoo County; authorize Port Commission and Board of      Barbour
        Supervisors to expend excess port funds for industrial 
        development.                                           
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1665  City of Greenwood; authorize to acquire property for      Whittington
 * %    industrial development purposes and to issue bonds for 
        such purposes.                                         
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1694  Tunica County; revise distribution of county gaming       Henderson
   %    revenues.                                              
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1695  Income taxation; revise recognition of income from        Reeves
 * %    casual sales of property by installment sales and      
        certain other revisions.                               
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2007  Bonds for Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds   Smith
  $%    that may be issued under.                              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2011  Homestead exemption; increase the amount of               Smith
        reimbursement for county tax losses.                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2013  Payment to retiring teachers for unused leave; to be      Ross
        based on last contracted salary.                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2018  Sales tax exemption; Ducks Unlimited fund-raising         Dearing
  $%    purchases.                                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2021  Ad valorem taxes for parks and recreation; cities may     Dearing
  $%    increase.                                              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2022  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide      Dearing
  $%    grants for livestock facilities.                       
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2023  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to improve Duncan   Dearing
  $%    Park Golf Course in Natchez.                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2026  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Ross
  $%    Reserve pay.                                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2027  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Furniss
  $%    Reserve pay.                                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2034  Bonds; issue to fund the Highway 98 Access Improvement    King
  $%    Program Fund.                                          
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2036  Sales tax exemption; Habitat for Humanity.                Nunnelee
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2037  Income tax; revise certain provisions regarding gains     Nunnelee
  $%    and losses and business deductions.                    
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2039  Sales tax; exempt sales to the American Family            Nunnelee
  $%    Association.                                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2046  Sales tax; phase out on retail sales of certain foods     Ross
  $%    for human consumption.                                 
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2049  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2052  Local government-CAP loans; include construction,         Nunnelee
 *      repair or renovation of recreation and athletic        
        complexes.                                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2063  Public officials; allow PERS retiree serving as a local   Furniss
        elected or appointed official to receive retirement    
        allowance.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2067  Retirement; include judges in legislative retirement      Furniss
        plan.                                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2068  Sales Tax; reduce the tax on admissions to all publicly   Carmichael
  $%    owned facilities.                                      
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2077  Public Employees' Retirement System; allow members        Furniss
        additional years of creditable service for combat      
        time/prisoners of war.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2093  Light wine or beer; authorize sale and possession at      Gordon
 *      any qualified resort area.                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2102  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Act; revise provisions;      Thames
  $%    exempt certain sales to fire departments from taxation.
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2104  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to build a golf     Burton
  $%    course at Roosevelt State Park.                        
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2120  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     King
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2122  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Nunnelee
   %    tuition organizations or public schools.               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2125  Responsible Alcohol Vendor Program; establish.            Minor
 * %       02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2126  Bonds; provide for issuance of general obligation bonds   Minor
 *$%    to fund the Small Municipalities and Limited Population
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2127  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Burton
  $%    Reserve pay.                                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2129  Contracts to a single entity for design and               Burton
   %    construction of public works on university campus; IHL 
        authorized to enter into.                              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2134  Taxation; increase the sales tax on the provision of      Bryan
  $%    interstate telecommunications services.                
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2138  Sales taxation; reduce the rate on sales of certain       Carmichael
  $%    food for human consumption.                            
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2139  Income taxation; provide deduction in gross income for    Carmichael
  $%    volunteer firefighters and volunteer law enforcement   
        officers.                                              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2143  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2144  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include additional   Chamberlin
 *      public employees.                                      
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2148  Gaming fees; remove 2012 reverter on certain diversions   Minor
 *      of.                                                    
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2165  Sales tax; phase in a reduction to 6%.                    Smith
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2166  Sales tax; authorize local governments to impose.         Smith
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2174  Retired PERS members; may be employed as public school    King
        bus drivers and receive retirement allowance.          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2176  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2177  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2178  Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP); create.        Harden
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Retirement; retirees with 30 years creditable service     Harden
        may be temporarily reemployed for 185 days.            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2180  Retirement; certain employees of the Department of        Harden
        Corrections may retire after 20 years of service.      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2184  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain foods for       Harden
  $%    human consumption.                                     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2192  Bonds; issue to purchase equipment for Jackson Fire       Harden
  $%    Department.                                            
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2194  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a stadium on    Harden
  $%    the campus of JSU.                                     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2195  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to the Margaret       Harden
  $%    Walker Alexander National Research Center at Jackson   
        State University.                                      
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2199  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Harden
  $%    renovation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.   
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2231  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
   %    issues.                                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2247  Income taxation; provide a credit for certain entities    Furniss
  $%    for contributions made to public utilities for         
        transmission system upgrades.                          
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2263  State income tax child care credit based on percentage    Farris
  $%    of federal credit; provide for.                        
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2264  Military motor vehicle license tags; create the           Smith
   %    Mississippi Military License Tag Design Approval       
        Committee to approve design of.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2273  Homestead exemption; increase exemption for persons 65    Gollott
  $%    years of age or older.                                 
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2274  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Burton
  $%    to transport children for medical treatment.           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2278  Sales taxation; sales tax system for the Twenty-first     Smith
        Century Act.                                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2282  Retirement; establish the Correctional Officers'          Simmons
        Retirement System of Mississippi.                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2306  GO bonds for mental health crisis center in Jackson       Robertson
  $%    County; authorize.                                     
           02/21 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2338  Sales taxation; exempt the sale of property and           King
  $%    services used in the improvement of realty for churches
        or religious institutions.                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2339  Homestead exemption; increase exemption for persons 65    Browning
  $%    years of age or older or who are totally disabled.     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2345  Bonds; establish Rural Hospital Capital Improvements      Burton
  $%    Revolving Loan Program.                                
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2347  Retirement; certified law enforcement officers may        Tollison *
        retire after 20 years of service.                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2369  Income tax credit; provide for certain soil and water     Thames
  $%    conservation practices.                                
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2371  Law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement   Posey
        system for.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2374  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to assist in        Farris
  $%    construction of Hattiesburg - South Mississippi Visitor
        Center.                                                
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2396  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2408  Homestead exemption; increase for persons over 65 or      Canon
  $%    100% disabled.                                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2412  MS Development Authority; authorize certain programs      Simmons
   %    and tax credits to encourage development in less       
        developed counties.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2419  Gasoline excise tax; eliminate evaporation deduction      Dearing *
        allowed distributors of gasoline (MDOT).               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2427  Special license tags; provide for the issuance of a       White (29th)
   %    "Choose Life" tag.                                     
           02/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2441  Ad valorem taxation; authorize supplemental rolls to be   Minor
 *      kept on electronic media.                              
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2452  Mississippi Business Corporation Act; revise.             Ross
 *         03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2479  Local government-CAP loans; include construction,         Frazier
        repair or renovation of recreation and athletic        
        facilities.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2482  Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions     Jackson
  $%    to certain student aid program.                        
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2484  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Jackson
  $%    renovation of state-owned buildings and facilities.    
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2486  Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Fund;       Jackson
        include improvements to Hwy 16 within DeKalb.          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2487  Retirement system; authorize creditable service for       Jackson
        certain part-time employment as a school bus driver.   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2488  Sales tax; exempt certain amount of retail sales to       Jackson
  $%    churches.                                              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2489  Retirement system; social security finding of total       Jackson
        disability shall be accepted for disability retirement.
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2491  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food for        Smith
  $%    human consumption.                                     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2493  Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; may assist in the    Minor
        enforcement of light wine and beer laws.               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2500  Income tax; exempt insurance companies in order to        Minor
  $%    simplify calculation of insurance premium tax          
        liability.                                             
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2505  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain articles   Michel
  $%    of clothing during the first weekend in August.        
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2509  Compressed gas privilege tax; lower on certain            Tollison
  $%    vehicles.                                              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2510  Sales taxation; reduce rate on motorcycles, all-terrain   Tollison
  $%    cycles and motor homes.                                
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2512  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Minor
        interns and residents at UMC or MSU College of         
        Veterinary Medicine.                                   
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2520  Secretary of State; may issue certificates of             Minor
        dissolution or withdrawal of a corporation without     
        certain notices from the Tax Commission.               
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2536  Gaming; require the Gaming Commission to compile a map    Hewes
        of water on which gaming may be conducted on Gulf      
        Coast.                                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2538  Sales taxation; exempt sales to the Lynn Meadows          Hewes
  $%    Discovery Center.                                      
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2541  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of TANF checks at casinos.   Hewes
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2542  Bonds; issue for the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.       Hewes
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2543  Gaming; clarify the water upon which gaming aboard a      Hewes
        cruise vessel is allowed.                              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2544  Income tax; authorize a deduction for certain             Hewes
  $%    self-employment taxes paid by self-employed            
        individuals.                                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2558  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; provide for the   Williamson
   %    issuance to constables.                                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2560  Sales tax; exempt temporary storage of tangible           Chamberlin
  $%    personal property by public storage warehouse, pending 
        shipment to another state.                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2607  Counties; may pay office expense allowance to certain     Furniss
        board members receiving PERS benefits.                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2609  Income taxation; revise recognition of income from        Minor
   %    casual sales of property by installment sale and       
        certain other revisions.                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2610  Sales & use tax; credit for such taxes paid in other      Minor
  $%    states doesn't apply to trailers, boats, motorcycles & 
        all-terrain cycles.                                    
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2611  Sales tax; industrial rate on fuel applies to sales to    Minor
 *$%    producers of domesticated fish.                        
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2615  Benefits upon reemployment of retired persons; may        Harden
        receive up to 1/2 salary for 1/2 equivalent hours      
        without limitation.                                    
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2619  Special fuel; tax special fuel at the time of             Minor
   %    withdrawal from the terminal.                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2621  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for recreational facility in      Johnson (19th)
  $%    Attala County.                                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2622  Gaming; require Gaming Commission to require training     Johnson (19th)
        of casino security personnel.                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2627  Gaming fees; remove 2012 reverter on certain diversions   Hewes
        of.                                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2630  Homestead exemption; phase in a 25% increase.             Hewes
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2634  Auto liability insurance; require insurers to furnish     Farris
        to the State Tax Commission certain information        
        regarding.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2637  MS Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority; revise    Minor
        authority to invest surplus funds.                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2643  Motor fuel taxes; clarify authority of State Tax          Minor
        Commission to provide information to certain agencies  
        or departments in other jurisdictions.                 
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2647  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of TANF checks at casinos.   Johnson (19th)
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2650  State Tax Commission; warrants used to levy on money      Minor
        due delinquent taxpayers may be served by certified or 
        registered mail.                                       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2656  Public officials; allow PERS retiree serving as elected   Furniss
        official to receive retirement allowance plus 2/3.     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2662  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; MDA may take   Minor
 *      over loan programs that are not active.                
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2667  Public Employees' Retirement System; provide for health   Minor
        insurance for all retirees.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2695  Retirement; retired teacher be reemployed as teacher      Blackmon
        draw PERS benefits; PERS retiree may serve as elected  
        official and draw retirement.                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2697  Ad valorem taxation; exempt business inventories from     Cuevas
  $%    ad valorem taxation.                                   
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2698  Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities from      Johnson (19th)
        18.5% to 20.5%.                                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2699  Motor Vehicle Tag Law; make revisions.                    Minor
 * %       04/12 Approved by Governor
SB2706  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
  $%    revise.                                                
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2712  License tags; create a Keep Mississippi Beautiful Tag.    Nunnelee
   %       02/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2713  Homestead exemption; increase for persons over 65 or      Nunnelee
  $%    100% disabled.                                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2714  Premium retaliatory tax; utilize highest local tax of     Nunnelee
   %    foreign jurisdictions in determining amount of.        
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2728  State agencies; create One-Stop Information Center for    Blackmon
        citizens.                                              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2729  Bonds; issue for entertainment and film center and        Blackmon
 *$%    museum and sound stage complex.                        
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2734  Mississippi Children's Museum; provide an alternate       Stogner
        site for.                                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2735  Retirement; law enforcement officers, firefighters or     Walls
        emergency service employees may retire after 20 years  
        service.                                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2746  Contract with private entities to provide instructional   Harden
   %    services to pupils; authorize school districts to.     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2755  Deferred Retirement Option Plan; create.                  Johnson (38th)
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2770  Alcoholic bev.; allow holder of package/on-premises       Hewes
   %    retailer's permits to purchase from distributor, if    
        unavailable from STC.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2776  Walthall School bond bill; revise.                        Farris
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2780  Alcoholic beverages; persons to purchase alcoholic        Cuevas
 * %    beverages and etch designs on the bottles and sell     
        them.                                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2812  Tobacco tax laws; revise definition of wholesaler and     Tollison
 *      revise permit requirements.                            
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2820  Real property; clarify ad valorem tax exemption           Dearing *
   %    whenever acquired by governmental entity (MDOT).       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2824  Workforce training; designate MDA as the administrator    Minor
 *      of programs under the federal Workforce Training Act.  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2830  Bank intangible property tax credit; may be carried       Michel
 *      forward for ten years.                                 
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2836  Retirement Systems; allow credit for certain service      Minor
 *      interrupted by qualified military service and certain  
        other revisions.                                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2837  Transportation Commission; may adopt and enforce a fuel   Minor
        tax compliance policy.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2852  Retirement; certain municipal or county employees who     Furniss
        receive retirement benefits may be provided health     
        insurance benefits.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2884  Ad valorem taxation; restrict partial exemption to        Minor
  $%    railroad property acquired prior to January 1, 2001.   
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2889  Agriculture; authorize Johnson grass eradication          Furniss
   %    program.                                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2890  Art for Public Facilities Act; create.                    Farris
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2898  Poultry processor; provide penalties on loans to          Williamson
   %    processors who hire illegal immigrants.                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2899  Poultry processors; provide penalties on loans to         Williamson
   %    processors who violate the federal Clean Water Act.    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2912  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; provide for the   Farris
 * %    issuance to active duty members of the United States   
        Armed Forces.                                          
           03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB2917  Economic development; create the Smart Growth Economic    Farris
        Development Infrastructure Act.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2920  Bingo; net proceeds from games may be used to pay         Nunnelee
        administrative penalties.                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2923  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; restrict     Johnson (19th)
        eminent domain power.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2927  School district bond debt; include in lieu payments as    Tollison
        part of general limitations.                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2932  Local governments; may sell naming rights.                Chaney
 *   V     03/22 (S) Veto Referred To Finance
SB2941  State construction projects; set aside a portion for      Horhn
   %    small contractors.                                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2944  Gaming licensees; prefer Mississippi residents in         Horhn
        purchasing and hiring.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2946  Regional cultural heritage tourism program; study         Horhn
        establishment of.                                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2961  Motor carrier fuel tax; revise laws to conform to         Minor
 * %    International Fuel Tax Agreement (STC).                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2981  Ad valorem taxation; exempt property of certain           Dickerson
  $%    not-for-profit legal foundations.                      
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2982  Motor Vehicle Dealer Tag Law; revise definition of        Minor
        motor vehicle dealer.                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2989  Benefits upon reemployment of retired persons; may        Chaney
        receive up to 1/2 salary for 1/2 equivalent hours      
        without limitation.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2994  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide      Tollison
  $%    grants for livestock facilities.                       
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB2997  Charitable Bingo Law; exempt certain veterans             Posey
   %    organizations from.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2998  Retirement; retirees with 30 years creditable service     Jordan
        may be temporarily reemployed for 185 days per fiscal  
        year.                                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3007  MDOT; require certain planning activities for             Canon
   %    preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition or   
        construction project activities.                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3012  Mississippi Development Authority; conduct a              Hewes
 *      feasibility study regarding the purchase of a rail line
        between Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                      
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB3014  Retirement system; chancery clerks, circuit clerks and    Minor
        constables may withdraw from system.                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3019  Local governments railroad grade crossing project grant   Dearing
        program; create.                                       
           02/12 (S) Died On Calendar
SB3021  Municipalities; may impose development impact fee (City   Johnson (19th)
   %    of Madison).                                           
           02/08 (S) Died In Committee
SB3023  Growth and Prosperity Act; census data used for           Minor
        eligibility shall be date compiled as of August 30,    
        2000.                                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3027  MS Advantage Jobs Act; to qualify a business to pay an    Farris
        annual salary of 125% to any court in certain          
        metropolitan statistical areas.                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3031  Motor vehicle license tags; provide for issuance of       Carmichael *
   %    distinctive tag for members of the Mississippi State   
        Guard.                                                 
           02/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3032  Scenic rivers; income tax credit for qualified            Posey
  $%    easements along.                                       
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3033  Income taxation; no gain recognized for the sale of       Horhn
  $%    real property to the state for certain MS Major        
        Economic Impact Act projects.                          
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3034  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for preplanning     Horhn
  $%    of a national civil rights museum.                     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3035  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a park at       Horhn
  $%    Lake Hico.                                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3036  Bonds; issue to fund additional grants under the MS       Horhn
  $%    Small Business Assistance Act.                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3037  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    Horhn
  $%    for grants to community development corporations.      
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3038  Sales tax; exempt finance charges from.                   Blackmon
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3039  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers expending        Blackmon
  $%    funds for repair, restoration or preservation of       
        certain historic structures.                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3040  Income taxation; provide deduction in gross income for    White (29th)
  $%    volunteer fire fighters and volunteer law enforcement  
        officers.                                              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3044  Sales tax; remove the sales tax on aircraft repairing     Carlton
  $%    and servicing.                                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3046  Sales tax; authorize special municipal sales tax to       Harden
  $%    fund certain capital projects.                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3047  Free port warehouse; authorize partial exemptions for     Nunnelee
  $%    property in.                                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3048  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Tollison
  $%    to transport children for medical treatment.           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3053  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Tollison
  $%    of National Guard Armory in Oxford.                    
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3054  Bonds; create the Building Fund for the Arts and          Nunnelee
  $%    provide for the issuance of $12,000,000.00 in general  
        obligation bonds to fund it.                           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3061  Ad valorem taxation; exempt a portion of the assessed     Williamson
  $%    value of egg houses, pullet houses and broiler houses. 
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3078  Ad valorem taxation; exempt homesteads located within     Cuevas
  $%    one mile of a sanitary landfill.                       
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3081  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Nunnelee
  $%    activities at brownfield sites.                        
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3084  Walthall School bond bill; reduce bond authorization.     Farris
 *$%       03/24 Approved by Governor
SB3085  Sales taxation; remove aluminum and plastic siding from   Harvey
  $%    the definition of "installation charges."              
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3086  Bonds; issue for improvements to community surrounding    Harden
  $%    JSU.                                                   
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3143  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Chaney
 *$%    investment of certified capital.                       
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3144  Bonds; issue for the Water Pollution Control Revolving    Nunnelee
  $%    Fund & the Local Governments & Rural Water Systems     
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3145  Bonds; issue general obligation and revenue bonds for     Hewes
 *$%    acquisition and upgrade of rail line between State Port
        at Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                           
           03/13 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3146  Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds; authorize certain    Tollison
  $%    school districts to issue.                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3148  Motor vehicle license tags; exempt certain military       Hewes
  $%    tags from ad valorem taxation.                         
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3149  Emerging Crops Fund; authorize additional funding for     Minor
  $%    the minority loan program.                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3150  Income tax; impose a 3% tax on gaming winnings to be      Minor
 *$%    collected by casinos & exclude gaming winnings from    
        gross income.                                          
           03/21 Approved by Governor
SB3154  Sales taxation; include commercial production of a        Horhn
  $%    motion picture in the definition of manufacturing.     
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3156  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for         Horhn
  $%    minority economic development, extend repealer on such 
        assistance.                                            
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3157  MS Business Incubator Assistance Act; create and          Horhn
  $%    establish.                                             
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3158  Bonds; issue for state agencies and community colleges    Minor
 *$%    capital improvements.                                  
           04/16 Approved by Governor
SB3159  Bonds; issue for matching requirements for Federal        Ross
  $%    Highway Administration grant for North Shore Causeway  
        safety improvements.                                   
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3164  Storm water management districts; authorize funding by    Nunnelee *
  $%    bonds, user fees or ad valorem taxes.                  
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3165  Homestead exemption; increase in certain counties.        Cuevas
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3166  Sales taxation; enact sales tax holiday and raise the     Michel
  $%    sales tax on casual sales of motor vehicles.           
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3167  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Frazier
  $%    for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3168  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     King
  $%    income of certain manufacturers.                       
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3198  Hinds County; authorize establishment of special          White (29th)
 * %    assessment areas to encourage economic development.    
           03/27 (H) Died In Committee
SN  12  Ms. Lynda Austin, Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, as a       
        member of the Mississippi Home Corporation, for a six  
        (6) year term of office, representing the Third Supreme
        Court District.                                        
           03/28 (S) Appointment Returned To Gov
SN  13  Ms. Sharion Aycock, Fulton, Mississippi, as a member of   
        the Mississippi Home Corporation, for a two (2) year   
        term of office, representing the Third Supreme Court   
        District.                                              
           03/28 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  14  H. Gordon Myrick, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member of   
        the Mississippi Home Corporation, for a six (6) year   
        term of office, representing the Second Supreme Court  
        District.                                              
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  47  Toni Cooley, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of the     
        Mississippi Home Corporation, for a two (2) year term  
        of office, representing the First Supreme Court        
        District.                                              
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  48  John Thomas, McComb, Mississippi, as a member of the      
        Mississippi Home Corporation, for a four (4) year term 
        of office, representing the Second Supreme Court       
        District.                                              
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  53  Leonard A. ("Len") Blackwell, II, Gulfport,               
        Mississippi, to the Mississippi Gaming Commission, for 
        a four-year term of office ending September 30, 2004.  
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  65  Mr. Charles McClelland, Jackson, Mississippi, as a        LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Home Corporation, your       
        appointment begins immediately and will be for a four  
        year term.                                             
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  66  Ms. Elizabeth Joachim, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a member   LT. GOVERNOR
        of the Mississippi Home Corporation, the appointment   
        begins immediately and will be for a six year term.    
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  67  Mr. Luther Millsaps, Tupelo, Mississippi, as a member     LT. GOVERNOR
        of the Mississippi Home Corporation, the appointment   
        begins immediately and will be for a two year term.    
           03/16 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  86  Terry Leland Jordan, Philadelphia, Mississippi, State     GOVERNOR
        Tax Commission, six-year term of office ending June 30,
        2006.                                                  
           03/28 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 100  Karen Ann/Lewis Kennedy, Coahoma, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Home Corporation, for a six (6) year term  
        of office, representing The Third Supreme Court        
        District.                                              
           03/28 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 110  Wade Childress Jones, Meridian, Mississippi,              GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Home Corporation, for a four (4) term of   
        office, representing the First Supreme Court District. 
           03/28 (S) Appointment Confirmed

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