Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/06/02



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Signed By The Governor

HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           03/06 Approved by Governor
HB1814  Appropriation; The Governor's Office - Division of        Capps
        Medicaid; additional for FY2002.                       
           03/06 Approved by Governor



House: Committee Reports

SB2381  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Bd; Add'l       Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3070  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3071  Appropriation; Tax Commission; Additional, FY2002.        Gordon
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3072  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional,        Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3073  Appropriation; State Treasurer - MPACT Program;           Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3074  Appropriation; Bd. of Pharmacy; Additional, FY2002.       Gordon
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3075  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction;     Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3076  Appropriation; Secretary of State; Additional, FY2002 .   Gordon
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3078  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3079  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Contractors; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3080  Appropriation; Public Service Commission; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3081  Appropriation; MEMA - Tornado and Flooding Disasters in   Gordon
        November, 2001; Additional FY2002.                     
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3096  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2002.                               
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3097  Appropriation; Judicial Performance, Additional FY2002.   Gordon
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3098  Appropriation; State Treasurer - NAST Annual              Gordon
        Conference; Additional FY2002.                         
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3112  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission; Additional         Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3198  Appropriation; Department of Education for Minimum        Little
        Program, additional for FY2002.                        
           03/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           03/06 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2016  Juveniles; prohibit sale of cigarette rolling papers      Kirby
        to.                                                    
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2042  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2095  Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired         Hyde-Smith
        students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal 
        year.                                                  
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2098  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise structure height            Dearing
        restrictions; establish scenic byways program.         
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2138  Parole Board; remove mandate that Parole Board review     Smith
        all cases denying parole; require central registry.    
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2168  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Harden
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/06 (H) Point of Order Raised
           03/06 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
        Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           03/06 (H) 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.                                   
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2185  Electronic availability; Rules of Road and Accident       Turner
        Report forms, hard copies at cost (MDPS).              
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2191  Criminal record background check requirement for          Huggins
        licensed health facilities; revise definitions, make   
        technical amendments.                                  
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2204  Mississippi Dental Practice Act; delete repealer and      Huggins
        make technical amendments.                             
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2209  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Harden
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students.        
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2223  School employees criminal history record check            Harden
        requirement; delete repealer.                          
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
        intent.                                                
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2284  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in     Harden
        State Department of Education; extend repealer.        
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2289  Vacancy in appellate judicial office; certain             Ross
        appointments for remainder of term.                    
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2297  Telephone harassment; include Internet and cable.         Chamberlin
           03/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2321  Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of         Little
        Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.   
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2330  Corrections; agricultural leases of prison land; extend   Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2351  Corrections; state offenders serving sentence in county   Smith
        jails; extend repealer.                                
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2354  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer and         Smith
        authorize pilot program for alcohol and drug           
        facilities.                                            
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2356  Business Corporation Act; technical correction.           Ross
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2361  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer.        Smith
           03/06 (H) Passed
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2366  Statewide Centralized Voter System; establish to assist   Bryan
        commissioners of election in maintaining accurate voter
        rolls.                                                 
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2369  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2370  Nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure;         Harden
        provide for and qualify for scholarship incentive      
        programs.                                              
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2380  Commissioners of election; report residual votes and      Bryan
        revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2382  Elections; declare all candidates elected if only one     Bryan
        person qualifies as a candidate for each office.       
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2383  Elections; create the crime of multiple voting &          Bryan
        prohibit municipalities from imposing additional       
        requirements on elected officials.                     
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
        plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2389  Oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's   Gordon
        share.                                                 
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2413  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Carlton
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2419  Public funds; mandate minimum imprisonment for theft      Ross
        of.                                                    
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2425  State Veterans Affairs Board; may operate and maintain    Furniss
        all state veterans homes.                              
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2428  Local emergency management directors; require training    Furniss
        as a condition to retain position.                     
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2441  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2460  Domestic violence; revise arrest (MCADV).                 Carlton
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2481  Crime stoppers; authorize surcharge to fund, expand       Hamilton
        authority to form, revise confidentiality.             
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2493  Emancipation of a minor and recovery of child support     Huggins
        payments in arrears in such cases; provide for.        
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2497  Central registry of perpetrators of child abuse and       Huggins
        neglect; authorize DHS to release information to       
        certain persons.                                       
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2501  Motor vehicles; provide for various distinctive motor     Minor
        vehicle license tags.                                  
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2507  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Hewes
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2518  Bioterrorism; prohibit real or pretended.                 Hamilton
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2529  Assessment of property; copies of board of supervisors'   Minor
        orders reducing assessment need not be sent to the Tax 
        Commission (STC).                                      
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2530  Ad valorem tax on aircraft; require airlines to file      Minor
        with Tax Commission a schedule of aircraft operated in 
        this state (STC).                                      
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2532  Ad valorem taxation; clarify deadline for application     Minor
        for new enterprise exemption (STC).                    
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2535  Derelict marine vessels; authorize immediate removal if   Hewes
        hazard to navigation or environmental hazard.          
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2536  International Fuel Tax Agreement; no license issued in    Minor
        this state if license is revoked in another            
        jurisdiction (STC).                                    
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2540  Age of emancipation determination under URESA; repeal.    Huggins
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2541  Northeast MS Gas District; authorize certain              Nunnelee
        compensation for board members.                        
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2551  Bad checks; revise law.                                   Michel
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2553  Female crabs; revise regulation governing possession of   Hewes
        and regulate abandoned crab traps.                     
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2556  Commission on Marine Resources; remove requirement of     Hewes
        public hearing in every coast county on live bait regs.
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2557  Seizure and attachment; revise exemptions from            Blackmon
        execution.                                             
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2562  Victim compensation; revise award limits.                 Frazier
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2565  Bad check; revise method of delivery of notice.           Robertson
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2570  PERS; clarify definition of eligible plan.                Thames
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2603  Domestic violence; provide aggravating factor in          Williamson
        sentencing.                                            
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2621  Junior college boards; may designate person to            Burton
        recommend teachers for employment.                     
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2622  Community/junior college dual enrollment program;         Burton
        delete certain minimum standardized test requirements. 
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2625  State employees; revise law regarding out-of-state        Burton
        travel.                                                
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2626  General Educational Development (GED) Testing program;    Burton
        clarify authority of State Board for Community and     
        Junior Colleges.                                       
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2640  Tobacco; technical correction to repealed law.            Turner
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2641  Indigents; extend appointment of counsel to represent.    Turner
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2661  Law enforcement officers, fire fighters; revise death     Little
        benefits of when killed in line of duty.               
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2662  Criminal record background checks on prospective          Huggins
        employees and volunteers at the Department of Mental   
        Health; authorize.                                     
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2663  Juvenile Rehab Center in Brookhaven, Ms; authorize        Huggins
        administration by State Dept of Mental Health.         
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2664  Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally        Huggins
        Disturbed; provide for administration by Ms Dept. of   
        Mental Health.                                         
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2666  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Huggins
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2667  Central hospital health data registry system; authorize   Huggins
        under direction of State Dept. of Health.              
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2671  Baby drop-off bill; correct a technical error.            Turner
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2676  Agricultural seed; remove repealer on duties of           Stogner
        Department of Agriculture under ag seed law.           
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2685  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Furniss
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2691  Health Care Professions Paid Educational Leave Program;   Burton
        revise provisions for defaulting participants.         
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2694  Security guards at mental health facilities; authorize    Huggins
        promotion to campus police after proper training.      
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2700  Parole board; extend repealer and remove mandate that     Smith
        board review all cases denied parole.                  
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2715  Parole Board; require central registry of parolees.       Smith
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2750  Adoption; clarify termination of parental rights.         Williamson
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2785  Office of Purchasing and Travel; may adopt purchasing     Burton
        regulations governing use of credit cards.             
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2787  Hunting accidents; require medical personnel to report    Posey
        injuries to the Department of Wildlife.                
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2796  Charitable bingo; allow gross receipts from bingo games   Nunnelee
        to be used to pay administrative penalties.            
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2797  Water and sewer services; authorize submetering to        Nunnelee
        certain residents.                                     
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2819  MS Customer Energy Assistance Program; create at          Williamson
        discretion of utility.                                 
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2820  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Robertson
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2825  State Auditor; correct and publish finding of             Ross
        substantial noncompliance at expense of agency or      
        political subdivision.                                 
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2835  Public waterways; provide penalty for riding a            Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2854  State agencies; entitled to judicial review of            Thames
        decisions by Employee Appeals Board.                   
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2865  Supplemental roll; delete requirement that each page be   Minor
        totaled (STC).                                         
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2868  Highway Patrol Retirement System; revise cost of living   Thames
        benefit.                                               
           03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2880  Physicians license; authorize for former director of      Thames
        state hospital.                                        
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2886  Public service animals; prohibit injury to or killing     Hamilton
        of.                                                    
           03/06 (H) Recommitted to Committee
SB2912  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Turner
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2922  Forestry; create Forestry Inventory and Strategic         Little
        Planning Act of 2002.                                  
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2925  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Jordan
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2940  New facilities administered by MS Department of Mental    Huggins
        Health; add to reimbursement statutes.                 
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2942  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2953  Pat Harrison Waterway District; authorize to designate    Gollott
        employees and contract with certain persons to serve a 
        peace officers.                                        
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2965  Open meetings; revise enforcement provisions.             Bryan
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2966  Marine Reserve officers; authorize Director of            Hewes
        Department of Marine Resources to supervise and allow  
        to keep side arm upon retirement.                      
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB2970  Election contests; clarify the manner of selecting        Bryan
        judges to hear.                                        
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2983  Corrections; revise allocation of funds in the Inmate     Smith
        Welfare Fund.                                          
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB3035  Utility companies; make discretionary requirement to      Robertson
        furnish names/addresses of mobile home customers to    
        county tax collectors.                                 
           03/06 (H) Passed
SB3040  Emergency communications districts; revise CMRS Board     Robertson
        composition/extend repealer.                           
           03/06 (H) Amended
           03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3052  Tort Claims Act; revise savings clause.                   Walls
           03/06 (H) Passed
           03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3060  Community mental health center transfer funds may be      Huggins
        used for Medicaid match for mental health or           
        home/community services; authorize.                    
           03/06 (H) Passed
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SC 543  Constitution 153; increase circuit and chancery judge     Tollison
        terms.                                                 
           03/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2886  Public service animals; prohibit injury to or killing     Hamilton
        of.                                                    
           03/06 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1814  Appropriation; The Governor's Office - Division of        Capps
        Medicaid; additional for FY2002.                       
           03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 587  Mark F. Smith; commend life and career.                   Harden
           03/06 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  16  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Reeves
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB  43  U.S. Highway 84; designate segment in Jones County as     Ellzey
        "Corporal James D. Slaton Memorial Highway".           
           03/06 (S) Passed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB  97  Crimes; increase penalty for bomb threats.                Flaggs
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 263  Crystal methamphetamine; provide enhanced penalties for   Eads
        manufacturer with children present.                    
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 267  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
        race of party.                                         
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 368  Criminal procedure; clarify expunction when               Moak
        court-imposed conditions are completed or cases are    
        dismissed.                                             
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Failed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 433  Highway Patrol; delete date of repeal for certain         Ford
        powers and duties.                                     
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 434  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Ford
        reenact and extend repealer on (RP).                   
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 436  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 474  Income tax; extend repealer tax credit for certain        Ford
        employers sponsoring basic skills training and         
        retraining for employees (RP).                         
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 486  Harvest permits; extend date of repeal for laws           Ford
        establishing.                                          
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 487  Forest acreage tax, additional; extend repealer (RP).     Ford
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 488  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Ford
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 494  Extended school day/year programs and instructional       Ford
        home rule; delete repealer (RP).                       
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 522  Driver's licenses and permits; require males 18 to 26     Barnett (92nd)
        years old to be automatically registered with Selective
        Service System.                                        
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 576  Highway system; designate segment of U.S. 49 in Simpson   Rotenberry
        county as "Sheriff E.C. Mullins Memorial Highway".     
           03/06 (S) Passed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           03/06 (S) Passed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 589  Income tax; extend repealer on income tax credit for      Ford
        certain port charges for using certain port facilities 
        (RP).                                                  
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 591  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Ford
        entities; extend repealer.                             
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 592  Payments by certain offenders to Department of            Ford
        Corrections for Community Service Revolving Fund;      
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 643  School attendance officers; require fingerprinting and    Warren
        background checks for new hires.                       
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 667  Annual statement of insurance company; revise method of   Stevens
        payment of fine for late filing.                       
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 669  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        increase assessment on member insurers.                
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 676  Classification of insurance companies; revise and         Stevens
        include larger fraternal societies.                    
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 683  Health insurance policies; require provisions for the     Stevens
        prompt payment of clean claims.                        
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 686  Driver's license; allow family member of armed services   Rotenberry
        member stationed out of state to renew without         
        delinquent fee.                                        
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 724  Bribery of state meat inspectors; increase criminal       Holland
        penalties for.                                         
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 767  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 797  Residential builders; revise penalty imposed for late     McCoy
        payment of license fee.                                
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 844  Gun permits; require for certain guards and other         McBride
        personnel authorized to carry concealed weapons.       
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 885  Mississippi Bar; extend repealer.                         Watson
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 890  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Holland
        products.                                              
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 906  Mississippi Dietetics Practice Act; reenact and delete    Moody
        the repealer.                                          
           03/06 (S) Passed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 912  Traffic offense; first-time violation not entered on      Mitchell
        record upon attending safe-driver school.              
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 935  Public water; require systems providing corrosion         McBride
        control treatment to properly maintain them.           
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 936  Water systems; expand local government and water          Ellington
        systems improvements revolving loan program to include 
        grant.                                                 
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB 986  State Board of Registration for Foresters; authorize to   Warren
        investigate and review certain appeals.                
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1000  Crime laboratory; delete provisions requiring funding     Hamilton
        to be separate from Department of Public Safety.       
           03/06 (S) Passed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1075  Free port warehouse law; transfer administration from     McCoy
        the State Tax Commission to local government           
        authorities (STC).                                     
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1080  Rail car tax; Tax Commission shall retain 3% of           McCoy
        collections to defray collection costs; revise time    
        assessment remains open (STC).                         
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1115  State designated highway system; renumber and combine     Compretta
        certain routes on.                                     
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1130  Ethanol; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to make    Whittington
        cash payments to producers of.                         
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1144  CMRS Board; revise various provisions.                    Ellis
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1183  Income tax and sales tax; authorize Tax Commission to     McCoy
        provide additional advertising for certain sales of    
        personal property nonpayment.                          
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           03/06 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1213  Emergency Management Agency; transfer funds in FY02       Capps
        appropriation among various categories.                
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1230  Railroads; authorize railroad companies to merge with     Simpson
        other railroad companies.                              
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1232  License tags; rental company may purchase temporary tag   Ellington
        from dealer.                                           
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1236  Cotton module vehicles; increase maximum width and        Capps
        length limitations.                                    
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1317  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1341  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; provide        McCoy
        funds to public/private entities through loans, grants,
        contracts and otherwise.                               
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1372  Homestead exemption; remove county option to require      McCoy
        annual renewal of (STC).                               
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1384  State Parole Board; extend repealer.                      Malone
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1389  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Brown
        establish for community colleges.                      
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1417  Income tax; provide for discretionary rather than         McCoy
        mandatory interest/penalty in case of underpayment or  
        failure to pay tax (STC).                              
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1419  Highway system; designate portions of MS 304 in Tunica    Henderson
        County as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial       
        Highway."                                              
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1446  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date by which settlement    Ford
        must be finalized to trigger creation of.              
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1517  Parole; felony child abuse is not a nonviolent crime      Moore (60th)
        for purposes of parole eligibility.                    
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           03/06 (S) Failed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1539  Community colleges; delete ACT score requirement for      Warren
        dual enrollment of high school students.               
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1543  Conviction records; allow expunction for misdemeanors     Bailey
        regardless of age of offender.                         
           03/06 (S) Failed
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1559  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Morris
        Program; revise interest rates for loans made under    
        (MDA).                                                 
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1594  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
        Safety; make certain technical corrections to law.     
           03/06 (S) Amendment Failed
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1597  Rules of the road and accident reports; allow             Compretta
        Department of Public Safety to charge fee for          
        providing.                                             
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           03/06 (S) Amended
           03/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1639  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        certain authority to counties in, provide tax          
        incentives to certain businesses in.                   
           03/06 (S) Passed
HB1814  Appropriation; The Governor's Office - Division of        Capps
        Medicaid; additional for FY2002.                       
           03/06 (S) Passed
           03/06 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           03/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1814  Appropriation; The Governor's Office - Division of        Capps
        Medicaid; additional for FY2002.                       
           03/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2866  State Tax Commission; authorize seal to be of a raised    Minor
        or engraved design or printed (STC).                   
           03/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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