Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Representative Rita Martinson

District 58

As of 01/08/03 at 08:45

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HB   6  Driver's license; require passage of vision screening     Martinson
   %    exam upon renewal.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  31  Crimes; create offense of endangering an unborn child.    Martinson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  38  Oil and gas; place a certain tax per acre on holders of   Martinson
  $%    nonproducing mineral interests owned apart from the    
        land.                                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB  80  Voting; require ID to be shown before voting.             Formby
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 361  Public funds; prohibit use for stem cell research,        Wells-Smith
        human cloning and abortions.                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 362  Distinctive license tag; authorize "Choose Life" tag.     Wells-Smith
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 366  Personal services contracts; require counties and         Martinson
        cities to adopt ordinances establishing procedures for 
        awarding.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 424  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 461  Research-based reading instruction; require Department    Martinson
        of Education to implement as pilot program.            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 462  Prisoners; prohibit convicted felons from voting.         Martinson
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 463  Capital improvements; allow local government revolving    Martinson
        fund to fund improvements to recreational and athletic 
        facilities.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 523  Ballots; allow copying by candidates after general or     Martinson
   %    primary elections.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 524  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Martinson
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 526  Boards of supervisors; permit offices of president and    Martinson
        vice president to be rotated annually.                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 527  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 528  Radar; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may       Martinson
        use.                                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 529  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 530  Elections; require voter ID.                              Martinson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 531  Liability insurance for boats and uninsured boat          Martinson
        coverage; require self-propelled boats to be covered.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 581  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    McCoy
 *$%    for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HB 595  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise certain exemptions from     Martinson
        restrictions on height of buildings and structures     
        located adjacent to.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 597  Sixteen section land; authorize purchase of lieu lands    Martinson
        of less than equivalent fair market value for certain  
        economic development projects.                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 598  Sales tax; increase rate of tax imposed on casual sales   Martinson
  $%    of certain motor vehicles.                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB 811  Litter law; litter blown from uncovered bed of a pickup   Martinson
        truck to constitute violation.                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 814  Garbage, liter, rubbish; identifying documents prima      Hamilton
        facie evidence of violation.                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 865  Beaver Control Program; increase county contribution;     Stringer
 *      revise advisory board membership.                      
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 967  Punitive damages; pay to the state rather than to the     Martinson
        plaintiff.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1028  Counties; certain contracts for mapping and surveys       Martinson
        subject to bid.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1278  Lawsuits; plaintiff liable for defendant's cost if        Chism
        defendant prevails.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1279  Venue; clarify where action may be brought and restrict   Chism
        joinder.                                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1280  Joint and several liability; abolish.                     Chism
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1281  Ten Commandments; authorize display in public             Nicholson
        buildings.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1282  Union workers; create certain rights concerning use of    Robinson (84th)
        union dues.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1332  Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase       Martinson
        death benefits paid from trust fund.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1343  Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management         Formby
        Practices Review of the State Department of Education; 
        create.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
    @   provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           04/30 Approved by Governor
HB1405  Gun manufacturers; prohibit political subdivisions from   Cameron
        suing.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1423  Appropriation; provide funding for drug courts by         Clarke
        circuit court districts.                               
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1434  Law enforcement officers; require probable cause          Snowden
 *      hearing before arrest warrant may be issued against.   
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1478  Teacher education programs; require instruction in the    Martinson
        teaching of phonics.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1479  Commercial fire suppression systems; require license      Martinson
   %    for sellers and installers.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1480  Abortions; prohibit use of public funds for.              Wells-Smith
 *         04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1481  Child custody; provide transitional joint custody         Wells-Smith
        period before one parent is awarded custody.           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1521  Workers' compensation; clarify the exclusiveness of       Guice
        liability and provide penalties for bad faith claims.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1530  Sentencing; provide for only life without parole or       Lott
        death for capital offenses.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1531  Compulsory School Attendance Law; include students in     Lott
 *      kindergarten and revise deadline for certificates of   
        enrollment.                                            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1534  Income tax; phase out for corporations.                   Moore (60th)
  $%       02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1557  Board of supervisors; unlawful alteration of official     Martinson
        board minutes to constitute felony.                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1605  Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ      Lott
 *      and conduct study on physical activity.                
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1607  Mississippi Consumer Choice in Motor Vehicle Insurance    Chism
        Act; create.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1609  Historical monuments and state flag; cannot be changed    Chism
        without 2/3 vote of the Legislature.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1619  County tax assessor; require approval of county           Martinson
        contracts for mapping and appraisal.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1620  Chancery clerks and circuit clerks; limit income to       Martinson
        Governor's salary.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1621  Crimes; revise penalty for conviction of embezzlement     Horne
 *      by public official.                                    
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1622  Child support payments; must be deposited into account    Formby
        that is accessible by the obligee only by debit card.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1631  Universities; phase out remedial courses in reading and   Martinson
   %    reading comprehension.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1634  Radar; sheriff and deputies may use in counties over      Robertson
        100,000 population.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1739  Ad valorem taxation; revise manner of determining true    Moak
  $%    value of aquaculture.                                  
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1751  Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of        Snowden
  $%    certain articles of clothing during the first weekend  
        in August.                                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
HB1757  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1758  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1759  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
 *      District.                                              
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1760  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
 *      District.                                              
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1761  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
 *      Authority.                                             
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1762  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1763  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1764  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1765  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1766  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1767  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
 *      and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1768  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1769  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1770  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
 *      Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1771  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
 *      Gulfport.                                              
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1772  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1773  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
 *      Administrators.                                        
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1774  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1775  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1776  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1777  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
 *      System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1778  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1779  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1780  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1781  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
 *      Certification Board.                                   
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1782  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1783  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
 *      Transportation.                                        
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1784  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
 *         04/10 Approved by Governor
HB1785  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
 *         04/11 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HB1786  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
 *      Foresters.                                             
           04/09 Approved by Governor
HB1788  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HB1789  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
 *         04/11 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HB1790  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
HC  26  Constitutional Convention; rescind previous resolutions   Martinson
        calling for.                                           
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
HC  29  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Martinson
        popular vote; require runoff if no majority; abolish   
        electoral votes.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  69  Amend Constitution; reconstitute State College Board      Lott
        based on Supreme Court districts with alumni from each 
        institution.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  77  Recognize February 6, 2002, as "Ronald Reagan Day".       Ellington
           04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  81  Commend life of Jimmy L. Dukes.                           Martinson
           04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 109  Commend Mr. Webb Bozeman on selection as a top 25         Eaton
        finalist for the National Outstanding Young Farmers    
        Awards.                                                
           04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 118  Commend Judge Michael P. Mills.                           McBride
           04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  31  Commend JSU academicians who have provided 30 or more     Clarke
        years of service.                                      
           03/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  32  Commend Miss Katie Taylor as a Distinguished Finalist     Martinson
        for Mississippi in the 2002 Prudential Spirit of       
        Community Awards.                                      
           03/15 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  52  Commend Mrs. Jessie Lee Bryant Clark on 100th birthday    Clarke
        celebration.                                           
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

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