Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/13/02



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House: Introductions

HC  79  Commend Terrence Metcalf on being named to 2001           Eads
        All-American Team.                                     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  19  Commend Bologna Performing Arts Center on winning         Capps
        Cultural Leadership Award.                             
           02/13 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  20  Commend Mrs. Carolyn King Bramlett on induction to        Eads
        Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.                   
           02/13 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  21  Commend Ms. Beulah Bell Narmour Cooper on occasion of     Smith (35th)
        her 100th birthday.                                    
           02/13 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  77  Recognize February 6, 2002, as "Ronald Reagan Day".       Ellington
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  78  Commend Clarksdale High School Wildcats Football team     Mayo
        on winning State 4-A championship.                     
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  12  Commend Mr. L. G. Young on his retirement from Co-Lin     Moak
        Board of Trustees.                                     
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  13  Commend the 2001 Pine Grove High School FFA teams on      Ward
        winning state championship.                            
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  14  Commend Wanda McAlister on selection as 2001 BellSouth    Snowden
        State Games Female Sportsman of the Year.              
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  15  Commend Anthony Thomas on selection as 2001 BellSouth     Snowden
        State Games Sportsman of the Year.                     
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  16  Commend life and accomplishments of J. L. "Pete" Reid.    Reynolds
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  17  Commend Holmes County Youth Initiative Program,           Clark
        "Leadership for Life".                                 
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  21  Commend Ms. Beulah Bell Narmour Cooper on occasion of     Smith (35th)
        her 100th birthday.                                    
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 537  Dr. Ralph B. Vance; commend upon being named President    Dawkins
        of the American Cancer Society.                        
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 539  Darryl Grennell, "Man of the Year"; commend.              Dearing
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 540  Coach Henry "Doc" Woods, "Person of the Decade";          Dearing
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  Mrs. Shirley Wheatley; Woman of the Year.                 Dearing
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 552  Collins High School Football Team; commend as State 3A    Harvey
        Football Champions.                                    
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 553  Dr. Janet Henderson; 2001 Distinguished Educator.         Hamilton
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Dr. Larry Box, Superintendent of the Year 2002;           Hamilton
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Starkville High School Football Team; commend as State    Hamilton
        5A Football Champions.                                 
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Jack Schuessler, CEO of Wendy's International; commend.   King
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Magnolia Heights "Chiefs" Football Team; commend on       Mettetal
        State AA Championship.                                 
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 559  "Freedom's Wind" by musician Bill Murphy; designate as    Johnson (19th)
        official patriotic gift of Mississippi to America.     
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Ann Lambert Davis; commend the life of.                   White (29th)
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  "Voice of the Bulldogs" Jack Cristil; commend.            Little
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 562  Gerry Fountain Blessey; congratulate for Mississippi      Gollott
        Ageless Hero Award.                                    
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Stephen Ambrose; commend for Lifetime Achievement         Cuevas
        Award.                                                 
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 564  Andrew Cary Young, Governor's Artist Achievement Award    Frazier
        winner; commend.                                       
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 565  John Paul, Artist's Achievement Award, 2002 Governor's    Michel
        Excellence in the Arts; commend.                       
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 566  Taylor, Mississippi, Civic Leadership in the Arts         Tollison
        Award; commend.                                        
           02/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB  32  Law enforcement officers; clarify reciprocity regarding   Fleming
        weapon use.                                            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB  43  U.S. Highway 84; designate segment in Jones County as     Ellzey
        "Corporal James D. Slaton Memorial Highway".           
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 114  Child support; appointment of guardian ad litem to be     Reeves
        discretionary when abuse and neglect charges arise.    
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 343  Local governments; allow by general law to donate funds   Simpson
        to crime prevention programs.                          
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 345  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 400  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Moody
        director and office directors.                         
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 409  Property seizure; revise exemptions.                      Moak
           02/13 (H) Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           02/13 (H) Amended
           02/13 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 434  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Ford
        reenact and extend repealer on (RP).                   
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 446  Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan         Moak
        Judicial Election Act.                                 
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 481  Nonviable community public water systems; extend          Ford
        repealer on provision requiring Health Department to   
        identify and assist (RP).                              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 485  Appointment of counsel for indigents; extend repealer     Ford
        (RP).                                                  
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 486  Harvest permits; extend date of repeal for laws           Ford
        establishing.                                          
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 491  Venue for indictments by State Grand Jury; extend         Ford
        repealer for one year (RP).                            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 510  Youth Court; parents may be required to make payments     Compretta
        to state training school.                              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 567  Personal care homes; change references to "personal       Holland
        care home/assisted living facility".                   
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 575  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Rotenberry
        meetings.                                              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 635  Open Meetings Law; provide civil penalty for              McBride
        violations.                                            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 645  Aircraft registration fees; exempt aircraft based in      Warren
        counties without airports.                             
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 682  State inmates housed in county jails; extend repealer     Ford
        on authority of Commissioner of Corrections (RP).      
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 683  Health insurance policies; require provisions for the     Stevens
        prompt payment of clean claims.                        
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 703  Products of deer antlers; authorize sale, purchase,       Nettles
        transportation and possession.                         
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 717  Newborn infants; require screening for conditions         Holland
        specified by the State Board of Health.                
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 724  Bribery of state meat inspectors; increase criminal       Holland
        penalties for.                                         
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 761  Crime Victims' Compensation; revise awards.               Stevens
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 764  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     McBride
        sales.                                                 
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 780  Bail agents; require criminal background checks.          Rogers
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 781  Bond; revise qualification bond for bail agents.          Rogers
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 793  State highway system; add segments in certain counties.   Rotenberry
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 797  Residential builders; revise penalty imposed for late     McCoy
        payment of license fee.                                
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 803  Sixteenth section lands; revise re-leasing provisions     Frierson
        for agricultural lands that are to be reclassified.    
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 844  Gun permits; require for certain guards and other         McBride
        personnel authorized to carry concealed weapons.       
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 859  Massage therapy; extend time on grandfather exemption     Moody
        in law requiring registration.                         
           02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 865  Beaver Control Program; increase county contribution;     Stringer
        revise advisory board membership.                      
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 903  Solid waste; 2003 repealer on law imposing fee for        Ellington
        solid waste managed by commercial nonhazardous waste   
        management facility.                                   
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 908  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to Library Commission for construction of   
        new building.                                          
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 912  Traffic offense; first-time violation not entered on      Mitchell
        record upon attending safe-driver school.              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 940  State universities and community or junior colleges;      Bailey
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 944  Mississippi Customer Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)     Ellis *
        Fund; create.                                          
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 952  Scenic streams; designate Chunky Creek/Chunky River as    Nicholson
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 953  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek in Walthall       Rushing
        County as a state scenic stream.                       
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 968  Highway system; add segment of Mississippi 42 in          Hudson
        Jefferson Davis County.                                
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 971  Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility in Brookhaven;           Moody
        authorize administration by Dept. of Mental Health.    
           02/13 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 986  State Board of Registration for Foresters; authorize to   Warren
        investigate and review certain appeals.                
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1004  Wireless Radio Communications Program; require            Ellis
        surcharge on Highway Patrol citations to fund (DPS).   
           02/13 (H) Reconsidered
           02/13 (H) Passed
HB1005  State assessments; use for Capital Defense Counsel        Mayo
        Special Fund & Law Enforcement Officers  & Fire        
        Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund.                    
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1053  Retirement; provide cost-of-living increases for          Ellington
        retired firemen and policemen in certain               
        municipalities.                                        
           02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1073  Voting by an unqualified person; revise penalty.          Reynolds
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1089  EMS; first responders and EMTs may carry and administer   Moody
        epinephrine by auto-injectors for allergic reactions.  
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1115  State designated highway system; renumber and combine     Compretta
        certain routes on.                                     
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1135  Commercial shrimp licenses; revise fee schedule &         Ellington
        impose fee on shrimp gear (DMR).                       
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1144  CMRS Board; revise various provisions.                    Ellis
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1148  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Stringer
        governing the retirement system.                       
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           02/13 (H) Reconsidered
           02/13 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1165  Amusement machines; exclude from definition of gaming     McBride
        devices.                                               
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1170  Highway system; designate Highway 15/25 in Winston        Moody
        County as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                  
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1190  Highway system; designate portion of Mississippi 15 in    Eakes
        Philadelphia as "Veterans' Boulevard".                 
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1198  State highway system; local road must be brought up to    Compretta
        standards before MDOT takes over maintenance.          
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1222  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to DEQ for construction of new building and 
        facilities.                                            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1223  Title pledge lenders; require continuing education for.   Guice
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1230  Railroads; authorize railroad companies to merge with     Simpson
        other railroad companies.                              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1236  Cotton module vehicles; increase maximum width and        Capps
        length limitations.                                    
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1294  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Watson
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1337  School boards' investment of surplus funds; same as       Brown
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1362  Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally        Moody
        Disturbed; provide for administration by Dept. of      
        Mental Health.                                         
           02/13 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1395  Coal mining; conform state law to federal law re:         Ellington
        existing rights on public lands.                       
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1412  Juror qualifications; revise.                             Blackmon
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1419  Highway system; designate portions of MS 304 in Tunica    Henderson
        County as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial       
        Highway."                                              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1434  Law enforcement officers; require probable cause          Snowden
        hearing before arrest warrant may be issued against.   
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1442  Railroads; crossings not required for certain             Green
        plantation roads (MAS).                                
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1456  Physicians; provide income tax credit to move to and      Scott (80th)
        practice in critical needs areas.                      
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1480  Abortions; prohibit use of public funds for.              Wells-Smith
           02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1531  Compulsory School Attendance Law; include students in     Lott
        kindergarten and revise deadline for certificates of   
        enrollment.                                            
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1536  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with         Moody
        certain exceptions.                                    
           02/13 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1539  Community colleges; delete ACT score requirement for      Warren
        dual enrollment of high school students.               
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1552  Exploitation of children and credit card fraud; clarify   Franks
        Internet violations.                                   
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1555  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase maximum      Malone
        age of offenders.                                      
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1562  Construction contracts; revise retainage provisions and   McBride
        require reporting of payment to subcontractors.        
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1563  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
        Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1566  Crimes; clarify prohibition against introduction of       Compretta
        harmful biological substances.                         
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1569  State Supreme Court cases; officials designated to        Watson
        receive may decline receipt of.                        
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1570  Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.                Franks
           02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1578  Corrections; allow DOC to place certain offenders in      Malone
        intensive supervision program.                         
           02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Lost
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1579  Unemployment compensation; include certain Indian         Moss
        tribes as employing units.                             
           02/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1580  Public utility districts; authorize to provide health     Compretta
        and life insurance to employees.                       
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1581  Public utility districts; increase maximum number of      Compretta
        meetings for which commissioners may be compensated.   
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1594  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
        Safety; make certain technical corrections to law.     
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1597  Rules of the road and accident reports; allow             Compretta
        Department of Public Safety to charge fee for          
        providing.                                             
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1603  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Wallace
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1621  Crimes; revise penalty for conviction of embezzlement     Horne
        by public official.                                    
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1663  Water systems; cost of fire protection may be included    Ellis
        in rate structure.                                     
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1664  Medicaid; funds transferred by public entities may be     Moody
        used as matching funds for certain services under.     
           02/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  52  Amend Constitution; raise educational requirements for    Watson
        justice court judges and extend terms.                 
           02/13 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (H) Amended
           02/13 (H) Failed



House: Referred Other House

SB2035  Mississippi Report Card; prescribe categories for         Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2054  Home repair fraud; create offense, prescribe              Moffatt
        punishment.                                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2070  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2095  Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired         Hyde-Smith
        students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal 
        year.                                                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2097  Volunteer fire fighters; authorize to direct traffic      Carmichael
        while in the performance of their duties.              
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2098  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise structure height            Dearing
        restrictions; establish scenic byways program.         
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2109  Insurance Producer Licensing Law; revise.                 Kirby
           02/13 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2112  Surplus lines insurance agents; remove bond requirement   Kirby
        for licensing of.                                      
           02/13 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2116  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Dickerson
        funds.                                                 
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2133  Mississippi Department of Transportation Equipment        Dearing
        Purchase Fund; create (MDOT).                          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
SB2139  Mississippi Highway 993; designate as the Jerry St. Pe'   Moffatt
        Highway.                                               
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2162  Gaming fees; extend reverter to 2023 on certain           Hewes
        diversions of.                                         
           02/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2171  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff training.              
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2175  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; may issue revenue bonds    Robertson
        with 60% of member municipalities consenting.          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Utilities;Ways and Means
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
        Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2183  Relocation of utilities located on rights-of-way of       Dearing
        state highways; certain water systems are not required 
        to bear the cost of.                                   
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2202  Victim assistance coordinators; classify as state         Gordon
        employees.                                             
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2208  Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management         Carmichael
        Practices Review of the State Department of Education; 
        create.                                                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2209  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Harden
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students.        
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2223  School employees criminal history record check            Harden
        requirement; delete repealer.                          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2224  Permanent Advisory Committee for the Student Vision       Harden
        Screening Program; delete requirement for.             
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2225  Enrollment in Kindergarten or Grade 1; prescribe          Harden
        evidence of date of birth required for.                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
        intent.                                                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2279  Fraternal benefit societies; revise license fees and      Kirby
        date of annual renewal.                                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2295  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
        liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2313  Criminal information center; revise concerning            Carlton
        expunction order.                                      
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2328  State Auditor; file with Legislature report containing    Thames
        state agency emergency procedures.                     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2350  Donation of leave time; reenact.                          Thames
           02/13 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
        plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2386  Highway Patrol; extend police powers.                     Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2401  Contractors; clarify reciprocity on competency            Kirby
        examination.                                           
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
        confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2410  Highway width restrictions; exempt farm equipment         Carlton
        dealers delivering farm equipment from.                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2425  State Veterans Affairs Board; may operate and maintain    Furniss
        all state veterans homes.                              
           02/13 (H) Referred To Military Affairs
SB2428  Local emergency management directors; require training    Furniss
        as a condition to retain position.                     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Military Affairs
SB2431  Bank examinations; revise security requirements for       Mettetal
        overdrafts.                                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2441  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2443  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2444  Coal mining; conform state law on existing rights on      Nunnelee
        public land to federal law.                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2460  Domestic violence; revise arrest (MCADV).                 Carlton
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2495  Driver's license for foster teenage children; authorize   Huggins
        and provide tort claims coverage.                      
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2501  Motor vehicles; provide for various distinctive motor     Minor
        vehicle license tags.                                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2502  Public Purchasing Laws; exempt purchases made from        Gollott
        cooperative purchasing agreements.                     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2507  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Hewes
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2517  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2518  Bioterrorism; prohibit real or pretended.                 Hamilton
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2534  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    Carlton
        abuse (MCADV).                                         
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2541  Northeast MS Gas District; authorize certain              Nunnelee
        compensation for board members.                        
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2544  Weapons; clarify misdemeanor possession of silencer.      Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2550  U. S. Highway 51; designate a portion in Panola County    Mettetal
        as the "Robert L. 'Bob' Carter Memorial Highway".      
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2562  Victim compensation; revise award limits.                 Frazier
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
SB2574  Port Gibson Battlefield; authorize transfer of two        Posey
        additional tracts of land to Department of Archives and
        History.                                               
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB2578  Highway program; revise the manner in which certain       Dearing
        highway projects are prioritized.                      
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
SB2580  Law enforcement officer; restrict issuance of arrest      Tollison
        warrant for.                                           
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2615  Scenic streams:  designate Chunky Creek/Chunky River as   Burton
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Game and Fish;Conservation and Water Resources
SB2625  State employees; revise law regarding out-of-state        Burton
        travel.                                                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2631  Constables and circuit clerks; revise fees.               Williamson
           02/13 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2640  Tobacco; technical correction to repealed law.            Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2641  Indigents; extend appointment of counsel to represent.    Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2642  Tort Claims Act; revise governmental exemptions.          Turner
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2645  Fiduciaries; delete repealer on power to comply with      Turner
        environmental laws.                                    
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2657  Licensed chiropractor shall be a citizen of the United    Huggins
        States; delete requirement.                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2689  Transportation Commission; auth to purchase employment    Kirby
        practices liability ins and workers' compensation      
        excess coverage.                                       
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2700  Parole board; extend repealer and remove mandate that     Smith
        board review all cases denied parole.                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
SB2723  Counties and municipalities; report to State Auditor      Dawkins
        expenditures made when advertising resources of the    
        county/municipality.                                   
           02/13 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2756  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; clarify         Ross
        authority of board to renegotiate commercial leases    
        upon expiration.                                       
           02/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2785  Office of Purchasing and Travel; may adopt purchasing     Burton
        regulations governing use of credit cards.             
           02/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2786  Wildlife; make illegal to possess game taken              Posey
        unlawfully.                                            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2788  Wildlife hunting license; authorize voluntary all-game    Posey
        hunting and fishing licenses for youth and exempt      
        hunters.                                               
           02/13 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2791  Wildlife; revise use of commercial fishing gear and       Posey
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           02/13 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2804  School district authority to contract for training        Harden
        activities; clarify.                                   
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education
SB2823  Utility water systems; PSC may allow recovery in rates    Robertson
        for fire protection infrastructure.                    
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2825  State Auditor; correct and publish finding of             Ross
        substantial noncompliance at expense of agency or      
        political subdivision.                                 
           02/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2834  Public trust tidelands; require local entity to expend    Hewes
        own funds before receiving tidelands funds.            
           02/13 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Appropriations
SB2854  State agencies; entitled to judicial review of            Thames
        decisions by Employee Appeals Board.                   
           02/13 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2861  State vehicles; require study of gas-electric hybrids     Dawkins
        or alternative fuel vehicles.                          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
SB2875  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Cuevas
        commissioners.                                         
           02/13 (H) Referred To County Affairs
SB2914  Public property; Dept. of Wildlife,Fisheries & Parks      Jackson
        may transfer real property to Dept. of Finance & Adm.  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB2921  Municipal liens for cleaning; may be waived for           Jordan
        blighted property.                                     
           02/13 (H) Referred To Municipalities
SB2958  Prison industries; require private prison with state      Smith
        inmates to purchase prison clothing from MS Prison     
        Industries Corporation.                                
           02/13 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
        prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           02/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB3003  Deer; prohibit importation and translocation of           Posey
        white-tailed deer into state.                          
           02/13 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB3004  MS Highway 304 Spur in Tunica County; designate as the    Furniss
        "Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway".           
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB3006  Hunting enclosures of native game; direct Commission on   Posey
        Wildlife to study and report to Legislature.           
           02/13 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB3011  Public property; DFA and Department of Mental Health      Jackson
        may sell certain property at auction.                  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB3026  Driver's license; prohibit issuance to certain minors     Chamberlin
        driving without a license who kill or injure another.  
           02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB3038  Municipally-owned utilities; cannot service area          Robertson
        certificated to another utility.                       
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB3040  Emergency communications districts; revise CMRS Board     Robertson
        composition/extend repealer.                           
           02/13 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB3045  License tags; rental company may purchase temporary tag   Kirby
        from dealer.                                           
           02/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3052  Tort Claims Act; revise savings clause.                   Walls
           02/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 971  Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility in Brookhaven;           Moody
        authorize administration by Dept. of Mental Health.    
           02/13 (H) Died In Committee
HB1362  Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally        Moody
        Disturbed; provide for administration by Dept. of      
        Mental Health.                                         
           02/13 (H) Died In Committee
HB1536  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with         Moody
        certain exceptions.                                    
           02/13 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Introductions

SB3113  Income tax; place 3% tax on gaming winnings paid by       Minor
        unlicensed gaming establishment to be collected by the 
        gaming establishment (STC).                            
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3114  Income taxation; revise net operating loss carryback      Minor
        and carry forward provisions (STC).                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3115  Appropriation;  Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center;       Furniss
        FY2003.                                                
           02/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3116  Appropriation; DOT Byram-Clinton/Norrell Road Corridor    Harden
        Project, FY2003.                                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3117  Estate tax; tie specific exclusion to amount              Minor
        established in federal law (STC).                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3118  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for expansion of the Department   Huggins
        of Health's public health laboratory.                  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 571  Carolyn Henry, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 572  Earl Leggett, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Michel
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 573  George Sekul, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Gollott
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 574  Glynn Griffing, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;          Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 575  Ralph "Catfish" Smith, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;   Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 576  T.B. Ellis, Jr., the "Father of Jackson State             Michel
        Athletics"; commend for posthumous induction into MS   
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 577  Vernon Biggs; commend upon posthumous induction into      Michel
        the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 578  Samye Johnson, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  21  Taylor, Mississippi, Civic Leadership in the Arts         Tollison
        Award; commend.                                        
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  22  Andrew Cary Young, Governor's Artist Achievement Award    Frazier
        winner; commend.                                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  23  Stephen Ambrose; commend for Lifetime Achievement         Cuevas
        Award.                                                 
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  24  Bologna Performing Arts Center, 2002 Cultural             Carlton
        Leadership Award; commend.                             
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  25  Sally Carmichael, 2002 Arts Patron Award; commend.        Michel
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  26  Delegation from the Republic of South Africa; extend      Harden
        greetings of Mississippi Senate to.                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  27  John Paul, Artist's Achievement Award, 2002 Governor's    Michel
        Excellence in the Arts; commend.                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  28  William Carey College Theatre, Excellence in Theatre      Farris
        Arts Award; commend.                                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1522  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and extend      Guice
        repealer on, and revise certain provisions.            
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1646  Loans; define "other charges" and provide remedy for      Guice
        contracting/receiving unlawful "other charges".        
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 567  Delta Sigma Theta Public Service Sorority; commend.       Harden
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 568  Sister Fannie L. McGee Jackson; commend for dedicated     White (29th)
        service and contributions.                             
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Baseball star Jay Powell; commend civic/charitable        Burton
        dedication.                                            
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Dr. Frank Pollard, Pastor of First Baptist Church,        Kirby
        Jackson, Mississippi; commend ministry.                
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 571  Carolyn Henry, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 572  Earl Leggett, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Michel
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  George Sekul, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Gollott
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 574  Glynn Griffing, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;          Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 575  Ralph "Catfish" Smith, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;   Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 576  T.B. Ellis, Jr., the "Father of Jackson State             Michel
        Athletics"; commend for posthumous induction into MS   
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 577  Vernon Biggs; commend upon posthumous induction into      Michel
        the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                   
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 578  Samye Johnson, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  16  Mrs. Jane Gregory; commend upon being named "NFL          Browning
        Teacher of the Year".                                  
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  17  Coach Jerry Boatner, Mississippi Association of Coaches   Carmichael
        Hall of Fame; commend.                                 
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  18  Willie Ross Walker; commend life.                         Gordon
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  20  Clarkdale Girls Softball Team; commend.                   Carmichael
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  21  Taylor, Mississippi, Civic Leadership in the Arts         Tollison
        Award; commend.                                        
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  22  Andrew Cary Young, Governor's Artist Achievement Award    Frazier
        winner; commend.                                       
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  23  Stephen Ambrose; commend for Lifetime Achievement         Cuevas
        Award.                                                 
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  24  Bologna Performing Arts Center, 2002 Cultural             Carlton
        Leadership Award; commend.                             
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  25  Sally Carmichael, 2002 Arts Patron Award; commend.        Michel
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  26  Delegation from the Republic of South Africa; extend      Harden
        greetings of Mississippi Senate to.                    
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  27  John Paul, Artist's Achievement Award, 2002 Governor's    Michel
        Excellence in the Arts; commend.                       
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  28  William Carey College Theatre, Excellence in Theatre      Farris
        Arts Award; commend.                                   
           02/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           02/13 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           02/13 (S) Recalled From House
           02/13 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2022  School boards; may use available funds to pay for field   Furniss
        trips.                                                 
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2095  Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired         Hyde-Smith
        students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal 
        year.                                                  
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2105  Insurers; may appoint director with relationship to its   Kirby
        managing general agent.                                
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2168  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Harden
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2198  Highway Patrol; revise maximum number troopers, license   Turner
        examiners (MDPS).                                      
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
        intent.                                                
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2262  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Thames
        commissions; to be made from new MS congressional      
        districts.                                             
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2314  Personal property; exemption from seizure or execution.   Carlton
           02/13 (S) Amended
           02/13 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2322  Expunction; motion filed in court of conviction.          Frazier
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Amended
           02/13 (S) Failed
           02/13 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2350  Donation of leave time; reenact.                          Thames
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2361  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer.        Smith
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2380  Commissioners of election; report residual votes and      Bryan
        revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2382  Elections; declare all candidates elected if only one     Bryan
        person qualifies as a candidate for each office.       
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2383  Elections; create the crime of multiple voting &          Bryan
        prohibit municipalities from imposing additional       
        requirements on elected officials.                     
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2417  Copyrighted musical composition; prohibit providing,      Smith
        publishing or selling without consent of the owner.    
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2419  Public funds; mandate minimum imprisonment for theft      Ross
        of.                                                    
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2430  Life insurance; require insurers to pay interest on       Ross
        proceeds from date of death.                           
           02/13 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2443  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2493  Emancipation of a minor and recovery of child support     Huggins
        payments in arrears in such cases; provide for.        
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2523  Weapons; selling or giving to minor is a felony.          Johnson (38th)
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Amended
           02/13 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2537  Boating; children under 16 cannot operate jet skis        Hewes
        without adult & authorize Marine Resources to offer    
        boating safety courses.                                
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
           02/13 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2540  Age of emancipation determination under URESA; repeal.    Huggins
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2551  Bad checks; revise law.                                   Michel
           02/13 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2557  Seizure and attachment; revise exemptions from            Blackmon
        execution.                                             
           02/13 (S) Reconsidered
           02/13 (S) Amended
           02/13 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2566  Hunting; nonresident hunting without license to forfeit   Posey
        hunting privileges.                                    
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2578  Highway program; revise the manner in which certain       Dearing
        highway projects are prioritized.                      
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2631  Constables and circuit clerks; revise fees.               Williamson
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2651  Child abuse and neglect; revise.                          Scoper
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2712  Public property; provide requirements for certain         Canon
        conveyances authorized by Legislature.                 
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2735  Wildlife; prohibit canned hunts of native game animals.   Posey
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2736  Health care provider lien; create upon claims/actions     Farris
        of an injured person with an unpaid health care        
        provider bill.                                         
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2737  Terrorism; domestic preparedness (Governor's Task         Furniss
        Force).                                                
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2744  Ad valorem tax assessment equalization appeals; revise    Carlton
        time within which appeals must be made.                
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2762  Administrative appeals; revise to file certain in Court   Bryan
        of Appeals.                                            
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2782  Boating; remove exemption for safety certificate if       Posey
        rent boats from business.                              
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Amended
           02/13 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2786  Wildlife; make illegal to possess game taken              Posey
        unlawfully.                                            
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2787  Hunting accidents; require medical personnel to report    Posey
        injuries to the Department of Wildlife.                
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2789  Deer management; allow taking of bucks with less than 4   Posey
        points if necessary to manage deer herd under DMAP.    
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2792  Hunting accident reports; not public record except as     Posey
        provided.                                              
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2819  MS Customer Energy Assistance Program; create at          Williamson
        discretion of utility.                                 
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2835  Public waterways; provide penalty for riding a            Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2861  State vehicles; require study of gas-electric hybrids     Dawkins
        or alternative fuel vehicles.                          
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2882  Public property; DFA and Dept. of Mental Health may       Jackson
        sell certain property in City of Laurel.               
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2891  Wildlife; conform penalties for violation of state        Posey
        endangered species law.                                
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2912  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Turner
           02/13 (S) Reconsidered
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2942  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           02/13 (S) Amended
           02/13 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2959  State Tax Commission; authorize the commission to enter   Smith
        into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.      
           02/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/13 (S) Passed
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
        prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3006  Hunting enclosures of native game; direct Commission on   Posey
        Wildlife to study and report to Legislature.           
           02/13 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 106  Child support; interest on federal incentive funds to     Reeves
        be deposited in General Fund.                          
           02/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 113  Public schools; require all instruction to be delivered   Reeves
        in English language.                                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 263  Crystal methamphetamine; provide enhanced penalties for   Eads
        manufacturer with children present.                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 267  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
        race of party.                                         
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 284  Compulsory school law; include students who turn 17       Warren
        during school year.                                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 295  Sheriffs; felony conviction disqualifies from holding     Cameron
        office.                                                
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 337  Eminent Scholars Program; authorize initial               Brown
        applications for up to three years after graduation.   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 346  U.S. flag; require public schools to fly at half-staff    Brown
        pursuant to federal order or law.                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 364  Health insurance; require plans to provide uniform        Chism
        prescription identification.                           
           02/13 (S) Referred To Insurance
HB 368  Criminal procedure; clarify expunction when               Moak
        court-imposed conditions are completed or cases are    
        dismissed.                                             
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 369  Pretrial intervention program; revise to provide          Moak
        keeping of nonpublic records for subsequent            
        proceedings.                                           
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 378  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise authority regarding conveyance of industrial    
        sites.                                                 
           02/13 (S) Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
HB 415  Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and extend repealer    Ford
        on (RP).                                               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 430  Emerging Crops Fund; make funds available to certain      Ford
        businesses, extend repealer on certain provisions (RP).
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 431  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer (RP).               Ford
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 465  Driver education and training program; require to         Miles
        include instruction in organ donation.                 
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 478  Art Therapists Licensure Law; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 482  Minimum education program; extend repealer (RP).          Ford
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 490  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Ford
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students (RP).   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 492  School attendance officers; delete repealer/Best          Ford
        Financial Practices Review Task Force; create.         
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 493  Applicants for school employment; delete repealer on      Ford
        fingerprinting and background checks requirements (RP).
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 494  Extended school day/year programs and instructional       Ford
        home rule; delete repealer (RP).                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 495  Executors and administrators rights and duties and        Ford
        grant of administration; extend repealer(RP).          
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 496  Guardian of ward appointed by chancery court; extend      Ford
        repealer on duties (RP).                               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 521  Offenders; authorize county inmates to be used for        Fleming
        skilled labor in other counties.                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 562  Death certificates; medical amendments in court require   Holland
        Medical Examiner and county medical examiner as        
        defendants.                                            
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 570  Powers of fiduciaries to promote compliance with          Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 571  Powers of a trustee related to compliance with            Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 576  Highway system; designate segment of U.S. 49 in Simpson   Rotenberry
        county as "Sheriff E.C. Mullins Memorial Highway".     
           02/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 605  County court; authorize additional judge in Rankin        Rogers
        County.                                                
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB 636  Offenders; create the interstate compact for adult        McBride
        offender supervision.                                  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Interstate and Federal Cooperation;Appropriations
HB 641  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Warren
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 642  State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to    Warren
        serve on boards.                                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 643  School attendance officers; require fingerprinting and    Warren
        background checks for new hires.                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 644  School guidance counselors; define comprehensive          Warren
        services to be provided in schools (version 2).        
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 669  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        increase assessment on member insurers.                
           02/13 (S) Referred To Insurance
HB 767  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           02/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 778  Special Needs Prison Program; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           02/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 841  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
        educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB 890  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Holland
        products.                                              
           02/13 (S) Referred To Agriculture
HB 905  Drug and alcohol testing laboratories; conform statutes   Moody
        to federal law.                                        
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 951  State toy; designate Teddy Bear as state toy.             Holland
           02/13 (S) Referred To Rules
HB 960  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; prescribe       Smith (59th)
        terms and conditions for renewal of certain leases.    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 992  Municipal liens on blighted real estate; allow            Denny
        municipality to grant amnesty for certain.             
           02/13 (S) Referred To Municipalities
HB 998  Paid educational leave for state health care              Young
        professionals; revise various provisions.              
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1014  Department of Information Technology Services; require    Clarke
        to develop certain policies regarding cellular         
        telephones.                                            
           02/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB1030  School enrollment; clarify that district may require      Weathersby
        parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB1064  Counties; authorize to contribute to certain              Rushing
        organizations.                                         
           02/13 (S) Referred To County Affairs
HB1069  Classroom supply funds; require school district audits    Brown
        to test for compliance with legal requirements.        
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education
HB1077  Water and wastewater system; require certain systems to   Ellington
        receive certification from public utilities staff      
        before permit issued.                                  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1106  Child custody; clarify that neither parent shall be       Reeves
        given preference based on gender.                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB1109  Public purchasing; exempt from bidding certain leases     Moody
        of equipment/services by public hospitals and certain  
        insurance contracts.                                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1125  Highway Patrol; lengthen training period for recruits.    Stringer
           02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB1128  Marine resources; patrol officers may retain side arm     Ellington
        (DMR).                                                 
           02/13 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Appropriations
HB1130  Ethanol; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to make    Whittington
        cash payments to producers of.                         
           02/13 (S) Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
HB1136  Out-of-state tuition, waive for nonresident military      Mayo
        veterans born in Mississippi.                          
           02/13 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1139  Public property; authorize DFA on behalf of Forestry      Barnett (92nd)
        Commission, to convey certain property to Lincoln      
        County.                                                
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Property
HB1164  Water wells; delete public notice requirement for         Rotenberry
        reissuance of permit.                                  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1204  Mental health facility; director may transfer             Moody
        patient/resident to another facility.                  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1205  Mental health institutions; update statutory listings     Moody
        of.                                                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1267  Mississippi Transportation Commission and City of         McBride
        Batesville; authorize to exchange certain real property
        in Panola County.                                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Property
HB1301  Community hospitals; hospital leased by another           Moody
        hospital remains subject to community hospital laws.   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1319  Chiropractors; delete requirement for U.S. citizenship    Moody
        for licensure.                                         
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           02/13 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Appropriations
HB1359  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Holland
        authorize to transfer property and pay money to Dept.  
        of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1384  State Parole Board; extend repealer.                      Malone
           02/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1389  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Brown
        establish for community colleges.                      
           02/13 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1391  Internal auditors; require for certain agencies.          Brown
           02/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1392  State contract travel agency; use by state employees is   Brown
        discretionary, not mandatory.                          
           02/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1397  Sewer system; authorize DEQ to petition for               Ellington
        receivership of abandoned systems.                     
           02/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1399  Youth courts; delete language prohibiting orders from     Flaggs
        reciting facts on which adjudication is based.         
           02/13 (S) Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1446  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date by which settlement    Ford
        must be finalized to trigger creation of.              
           02/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1484  Environmental quality; revise publication requirements    Ellington
        for proposed regulation changes.                       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1488  State travel agency contract; allow municipal and         Denny
        county officers and employees to use.                  
           02/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB1501  Public utilities; establish duty of care relating to      Ellis
        placement of facilities near roadways.                 
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
HB1517  Parole; felony child abuse is not a nonviolent crime      Moore (60th)
        for purposes of parole eligibility.                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1605  Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ      Lott
        and conduct study on physical activity.                
           02/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           02/13 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1639  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        certain authority to counties in, provide tax          
        incentives to certain businesses in.                   
           02/13 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2430  Life insurance; require insurers to pay interest on       Ross
        proceeds from date of death.                           
           02/13 (S) Died In Committee

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/15/02 at 10:00.



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