Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/07/02



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House: Introductions

HB1723  Lowndes County; authorize to make contributions to        Harrison
        Institute for Community Services, Inc.                 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1724  Sales tax; exempt all sales of tractors and farm          Rotenberry
        implements when sold by farmers.                       
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1725  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Ishee
        renovation of Beauvoir Visitors Center.                
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HR  16  Commend life and accomplishments of J. L. "Pete" Reid.    Reynolds
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB  57  Universities and colleges; establish tuition for          Ishee
        nonresidents.                                          
           02/07 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB  97  Crimes; increase penalty for bomb threats.                Flaggs
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 125  IHL construction contracts; require liquidated damages    Young
        for untimely performance and warranties.               
           02/07 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 201  Absentee ballots; count and keep at circuit clerk's       Fleming
        office.                                                
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 295  Sheriffs; felony conviction disqualifies from holding     Cameron
        office.                                                
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 368  Criminal procedure; clarify expunction when               Moak
        court-imposed conditions are completed or cases are    
        dismissed.                                             
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 369  Pretrial intervention program; revise to provide          Moak
        keeping of nonpublic records for subsequent            
        proceedings.                                           
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 400  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Moody
        director and office directors.                         
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 415  Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and extend repealer    Ford
        on (RP).                                               
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 478  Art Therapists Licensure Law; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 483  Agricultural Seed Law; extend repealer on the duties of   Ford
        the Commissioner of Agriculture (RP).                  
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 490  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Ford
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students (RP).   
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 493  Applicants for school employment; delete repealer on      Ford
        fingerprinting and background checks requirements (RP).
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 494  Extended school day/year programs and instructional       Ford
        home rule; delete repealer (RP).                       
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 500  Motorcycles; crash helmets required only for persons      Nicholson
        under age 18.                                          
           02/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 507  Home repair fraud; create offense.                        Broomfield
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 510  Youth Court; parents may be required to make payments     Compretta
        to state training school.                              
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 521  Offenders; authorize county inmates to be used for        Fleming
        skilled labor in other counties.                       
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 573  Surface Mining and Reclamation Law; revise provisions     Moody
        of.                                                    
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 642  State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to    Warren
        serve on boards.                                       
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 644  School guidance counselors; define comprehensive          Warren
        services to be provided in schools (version 2).        
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 778  Special Needs Prison Program; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 832  Commissioners of Election; report residual votes and      Reynolds
        revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 833  Elections; establish standards to be used when            Reynolds
        examining ballots that have been rejected by automatic 
        vote counting devices.                                 
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 841  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
        educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 890  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Holland
        products.                                              
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 905  Drug and alcohol testing laboratories; conform statutes   Moody
        to federal law.                                        
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 944  Mississippi Customer Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)     Ellis *
        Fund; create.                                          
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 950  Historic cemeteries; authorize sheriff to use prison      Ellis
        labor to maintain.                                     
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 992  Municipal liens on blighted real estate; allow            Denny
        municipality to grant amnesty for certain.             
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 998  Paid educational leave for state health care              Young
        professionals; revise various provisions.              
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1030  School enrollment; clarify that district may require      Weathersby
        parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.      
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1052  Environment; specify permits requiring a public hearing   Ellington
        before issuance by environmental quality permit board. 
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1064  Counties; authorize to contribute to certain              Rushing
        organizations.                                         
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1069  Classroom supply funds; require school district audits    Brown
        to test for compliance with legal requirements.        
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1125  Highway Patrol; lengthen training period for recruits.    Stringer
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1136  Out-of-state tuition, waive for nonresident military      Mayo
        veterans born in Mississippi.                          
           02/07 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1204  Mental health facility; director may transfer             Moody
        patient/resident to another facility.                  
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1205  Mental health institutions; update statutory listings     Moody
        of.                                                    
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1216  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Watson
           02/07 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1319  Chiropractors; delete requirement for U.S. citizenship    Moody
        for licensure.                                         
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1379  Tax payments; require prepayment of June estimate of      Moody
        income withholding and sales/use taxes and revise      
        insurance premium tax payment.                         
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1381  Inmate Welfare Fund; revise allocations to purchase       Malone
        Inmate Information Technology System.                  
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1384  State Parole Board; extend repealer.                      Malone
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1397  Sewer system; authorize DEQ to petition for               Ellington
        receivership of abandoned systems.                     
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1399  Youth courts; delete language prohibiting orders from     Flaggs
        reciting facts on which adjudication is based.         
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1445  Elections; pilot project for student interns to assist    Reynolds
        at precincts during elections.                         
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1484  Environmental quality; revise publication requirements    Ellington
        for proposed regulation changes.                       
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1501  Public utilities; establish duty of care relating to      Ellis
        placement of facilities near roadways.                 
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1517  Parole; felony child abuse is not a nonviolent crime      Moore (60th)
        for purposes of parole eligibility.                    
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1543  Conviction records; allow expunction for misdemeanors     Bailey
        regardless of age of offender.                         
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1548  Election commissioners; certification of hours worked     Reeves
        not required to be notarized.                          
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1559  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Morris
        Program; revise interest rates for loans made under    
        (MDA).                                                 
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1578  Corrections; allow DOC to place certain offenders in      Malone
        intensive supervision program.                         
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1579  Unemployment compensation; include certain Indian         Moss
        tribes as employing units.                             
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           02/07 (H) Passed



House: Referred Other House

SB2965  Open meetings; revise enforcement provisions.             Bryan
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B



House: Measures That Have Died

HB  57  Universities and colleges; establish tuition for          Ishee
        nonresidents.                                          
           02/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 125  IHL construction contracts; require liquidated damages    Young
        for untimely performance and warranties.               
           02/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1052  Environment; specify permits requiring a public hearing   Ellington
        before issuance by environmental quality permit board. 
           02/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1216  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Watson
           02/07 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

SC 503  Former Senator Clyde Woodfield; commend life and          Gollott
        express sympathy of the Legislature.                   
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 506  Former State Senate President Pro Tempore Glen Deweese;   Little
        commend life and express sympathy of Legislature.      
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 507  Ethics Commission's Executive Director Ron Crowe;         Little
        commend career of public service.                      
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 508  Former State Senator Sam Wright; commend life and         White (29th)
        express sympathy of Legislature.                       
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 509  Dr. Ronald Brown, Director, Mississippi State             Hamilton
        University Extension Service; commend on retirement.   
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 510  David T. Wills; commend life of.                          White (29th)
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 511  Larry Miller, Executive Director, Mississippi ETV;        Chaney
        commend upon his retirement.                           
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 513  Former Mayor Fred L. Gaddis, Sr.; commend life and        Burton
        public service.                                        
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 514  Deputy State Commissioner Lester Herrington; commend      Minor
        career of public service.                              
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 524  Senatobia High School Lady Warriors Basketball Team;      Mettetal
        commend.                                               
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 525  Life of Charles W. Dowdy; commend.                        Dawkins
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 527  Mrs. Johnnie Pearl Griffin Randle; commend.               Turner
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 534  Rudy Dill for service to the Veterans' Home Purchase      Furniss
        Board; commend.                                        
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 535  Johnnie Sartor for service to Veterans' Home Purchase     Furniss
        Board; commend.                                        
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3108  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for capital         Frazier
        improvements on the campus of JSU.                     
           02/07 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3109  Hattiesburg; may contribute a certain amount to the       Farris
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.                 
           02/07 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SC 562  Gerry Fountain Blessey; congratulate for Mississippi      Gollott
        Ageless Hero Award.                                    
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 563  Stephen Ambrose; commend for Lifetime Achievement         Cuevas
        Award.                                                 
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 564  Andrew Cary Young, Governor's Artist Achievement Award    Frazier
        winner; commend.                                       
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 565  John Paul, Artist's Achievement Award, 2002 Governor's    Michel
        Excellence in the Arts; commend.                       
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 566  Taylor, Mississippi, Civic Leadership in the Arts         Tollison
        Award; commend.                                        
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  13  Dr. Russell Thomas, Jr.; commend for receiving  Music     Johnson (19th)
        Educator Award - 2002 Governor's Awards for Excellence 
        in the Arts.                                           
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  14  Marvin Hogan, Executive Director of Friends of Children   Jackson
        of Mississippi; commend.                               
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  15  James E. Milam; commend.                                  Little
           02/07 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 559  "Freedom's Wind" by musician Bill Murphy; designate as    Johnson (19th)
        official patriotic gift of Mississippi to America.     
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Ann Lambert Davis; commend the life of.                   White (29th)
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  "Voice of the Bulldogs" Jack Cristil; commend.            Little
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 562  Gerry Fountain Blessey; congratulate for Mississippi      Gollott
        Ageless Hero Award.                                    
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Stephen Ambrose; commend for Lifetime Achievement         Cuevas
        Award.                                                 
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 564  Andrew Cary Young, Governor's Artist Achievement Award    Frazier
        winner; commend.                                       
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 565  John Paul, Artist's Achievement Award, 2002 Governor's    Michel
        Excellence in the Arts; commend.                       
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 566  Taylor, Mississippi, Civic Leadership in the Arts         Tollison
        Award; commend.                                        
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  13  Dr. Russell Thomas, Jr.; commend for receiving  Music     Johnson (19th)
        Educator Award - 2002 Governor's Awards for Excellence 
        in the Arts.                                           
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  14  Marvin Hogan, Executive Director of Friends of Children   Jackson
        of Mississippi; commend.                               
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  15  James E. Milam; commend.                                  Little
           02/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2035  Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for         Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2054  Home repair fraud; create offense, prescribe              Moffatt
        punishment.                                            
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2060  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2070  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2097  Volunteer fire fighters; authorize to direct traffic      Carmichael
        while in the performance of their duties.              
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2098  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise structure height            Dearing
        restrictions; establish scenic byways program.         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2109  Insurance Producer Licensing Law; revise.                 Kirby
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2112  Surplus lines insurance agents; remove bond requirement   Kirby
        for licensing of.                                      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2116  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Dickerson
        funds.                                                 
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2128  Adult foster care family homes and group homes; provide   Burton
        for licensure and regulation of.                       
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2133  Mississippi Department of Transportation Equipment        Dearing
        Purchase Fund; create (MDOT).                          
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2139  Mississippi Highway 993; designate as the Jerry St. Pe'   Moffatt
        Highway.                                               
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2170  Five-year-olds enrolled in full day public school         Harden
        kindergarten; require attendance.                      
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2171  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff training.              
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
        Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2183  Relocation of utilities located on rights-of-way of       Dearing
        state highways; certain water systems are not required 
        to bear the cost of.                                   
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2202  Victim assistance coordinators; classify as state         Gordon
        employees.                                             
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2209  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Harden
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students.        
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2223  School employees criminal history record check            Harden
        requirement; delete repealer.                          
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2224  Permanent Advisory Committee for the Student Vision       Harden
        Screening Program; delete requirement for.             
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2225  Enrollment in Kindergarten or Grade 1; prescribe          Harden
        evidence of date of birth required for.                
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2279  Fraternal benefit societies; revise license fees and      Kirby
        date of annual renewal.                                
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2289  Vacancy in appellate judicial office; certain             Ross
        appointments for remainder of term.                    
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2295  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
        liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2313  Criminal information center; revise concerning            Carlton
        expunction order.                                      
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2324  Plantation roads; railroads do not have to provide        Dearing
        crossings under certain circumstances.                 
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
        plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2386  Highway Patrol; extend police powers.                     Turner
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2403  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
        confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2410  Highway width restrictions; exempt farm equipment         Carlton
        dealers delivering farm equipment from.                
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2425  State Veterans Affairs Board; may operate and maintain    Furniss
        all state veterans homes.                              
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2428  Local emergency management directors; require training    Furniss
        as a condition to retain position.                     
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2431  Bank examinations; revise security requirements for       Mettetal
        overdrafts.                                            
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2439  Weapons; prohibit homemade weapons and components in      Carlton
        prisons.                                               
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2441  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2444  Coal mining; conform state law on existing rights on      Nunnelee
        public land to federal law.                            
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2460  Domestic violence; revise arrest (MCADV).                 Carlton
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2490  Child abuse and neglect cases in youth court; county      Huggins
        prosecuting attorney shall represent DHS.              
           02/07 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2495  Driver's license for foster teenage children; authorize   Huggins
        and provide tort claims coverage.                      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2507  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Hewes
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2517  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2518  Bioterrorism; prohibit real or pretended.                 Hamilton
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2534  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    Carlton
        abuse (MCADV).                                         
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2544  Weapons; clarify misdemeanor possession of silencer.      Turner
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2550  U. S. Highway 51; designate a portion in Panola County    Mettetal
        as the "Robert L. 'Bob' Carter Memorial Highway".      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2562  Victim compensation; revise award limits.                 Frazier
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2580  Law enforcement officer; restrict issuance of arrest      Tollison
        warrant for.                                           
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2586  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Thames
        governing the retirement system.                       
           02/07 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2640  Tobacco; technical correction to repealed law.            Turner
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2641  Indigents; extend appointment of counsel to represent.    Turner
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2642  Tort Claims Act; revise governmental exemptions.          Turner
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2645  Fiduciaries; delete repealer on power to comply with      Turner
        environmental laws.                                    
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2654  Nursing homes and long-term care providers; revise        Huggins
        statute of limitations and records confidentiality.    
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2659  Director of Mississippi Department of Mental Health       Huggins
        facilities may transfer patient/resident to another    
        facility; authorize.                                   
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2663  Juvenile Rehab Center in Brookhaven, Ms; authorize        Huggins
        administration by State Dept of Mental Health.         
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2671  Baby drop-off bill; correct a technical error.            Turner
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2672  Judges; revise number in 16th circuit district.           Turner
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2675  Mississippi railroad corporations; authorize to merge     Turner
        with other railroad corporations.                      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2684  Highway system; add segment of highway in Coahoma,        Furniss
        DeSoto, Carroll, Kemper and Panola Counties.           
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2685  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Furniss
        repealer (RP).                                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2695  School boards investment of surplus funds; same as        Tollison
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2700  Parole board; extend repealer and remove mandate that     Smith
        board review all cases denied parole.                  
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2715  Parole Board; require central registry of parolees.       Smith
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2723  Counties and municipalities; report to State Auditor      Dawkins
        expenditures made when advertising resources of the    
        county/municipality.                                   
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2750  Adoption; clarify termination of parental rights.         Williamson
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2777  Secretary of State; revise distribution of bound court    Turner
        decisions (SOS).                                       
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2784  Wildlife; require primitive weapon license for special    Posey
        hunts established by commission.                       
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2788  Wildlife hunting license; authorize voluntary all-game    Posey
        hunting and fishing licenses for youth and exempt      
        hunters.                                               
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2791  Wildlife; revise use of commercial fishing gear and       Posey
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2797  Water and sewer services; authorize submetering to        Nunnelee
        certain residents.                                     
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2802  Unemployment compensation; prohibit payment to person     Posey
        discharged for misconduct.                             
           02/07 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2811  Anhydrous ammonia tank; create offense of breaking lock   Hamilton
        on.                                                    
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2820  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Robertson
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2824  DUI; clarify chemical testing methods.                    Posey
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2832  Circuit Court; revise number of judges, ADA's and         Stogner
        investigators for Fifteenth.                           
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2851  Alcohol; require applicant for license to submit          Minor
        fingerprints to State Tax Commission for criminal      
        record check by Dept of Public Safety.                 
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2880  Physicians license; authorize for former director of      Thames
        state hospital.                                        
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2886  Public service animals; prohibit injury to or killing     Hamilton
        of.                                                    
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2912  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Turner
           02/07 (S) Failed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2919  Motor Vehicle Dealer Tag Law; revise definition of        Carmichael
        motor vehicle dealer.                                  
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2921  Municipal liens for cleaning; may be waived for           Jordan
        blighted property.                                     
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2925  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Jordan
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2958  Prison industries; require private prison with state      Smith
        inmates to purchase prison clothing from MS Prison     
        Industries Corporation.                                
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2965  Open meetings; revise enforcement provisions.             Bryan
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2970  Election contests; clarify the manner of selecting        Bryan
        judges to hear.                                        
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2971  Ambulance services licensee; not required to conform      Robertson
        with certain local laws or regulations.                
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3004  MS Highway 304 Spur in Tunica County; designate as the    Furniss
        "Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway".           
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3026  Driver's license; prohibit issuance to certain minors     Chamberlin
        driving without a license who kill or injure another.  
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3027  Public utility facilities; provide duty of care with      Robertson
        respect to placement on or adjacent to highways,       
        roads/bridges.                                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3035  Utility companies; make discretionary requirement to      Robertson
        furnish names/addresses of mobile home customers to    
        county tax collectors.                                 
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3040  Emergency communications districts; revise CMRS Board     Robertson
        composition/extend repealer.                           
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3046  Cheerleaders in middle school and high school; shall      Smith
        receive 1/2 credit toward graduation.                  
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB3052  Tort Claims Act; revise savings clause.                   Walls
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3055  Board of Bar Commissioners; extend repealer.              Turner
           02/07 (S) Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1435  Minority businesses, certification list; delete           Morris
        prohibition against considering size of business or    
        length of time in business (MDA).                      
           02/07 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1604  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; revise indebtedness eligible    Morris
        for incentive payments.                                
           02/07 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2586  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Thames
        governing the retirement system.                       
           02/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2802  Unemployment compensation; prohibit payment to person     Posey
        discharged for misconduct.                             
           02/07 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 503  Former Senator Clyde Woodfield; commend life and          Gollott
        express sympathy of the Legislature.                   
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 506  Former State Senate President Pro Tempore Glen Deweese;   Little
        commend life and express sympathy of Legislature.      
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 507  Ethics Commission's Executive Director Ron Crowe;         Little
        commend career of public service.                      
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 508  Former State Senator Sam Wright; commend life and         White (29th)
        express sympathy of Legislature.                       
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 509  Dr. Ronald Brown, Director, Mississippi State             Hamilton
        University Extension Service; commend on retirement.   
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 510  David T. Wills; commend life of.                          White (29th)
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 511  Larry Miller, Executive Director, Mississippi ETV;        Chaney
        commend upon his retirement.                           
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 513  Former Mayor Fred L. Gaddis, Sr.; commend life and        Burton
        public service.                                        
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 514  Deputy State Commissioner Lester Herrington; commend      Minor
        career of public service.                              
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 524  Senatobia High School Lady Warriors Basketball Team;      Mettetal
        commend.                                               
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 525  Life of Charles W. Dowdy; commend.                        Dawkins
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 527  Mrs. Johnnie Pearl Griffin Randle; commend.               Turner
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 534  Rudy Dill for service to the Veterans' Home Purchase      Furniss
        Board; commend.                                        
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 535  Johnnie Sartor for service to Veterans' Home Purchase     Furniss
        Board; commend.                                        
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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