Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/12/02



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House: Introductions

HB1853  Suffrage; restore to Gail A. Warfield of Harrison         Fredericks
        County.                                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HC  94  Commend life of Eddie Russell.                            Moody
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  95  Commend Dr. Olon Ray on retirement from the State Board   Young
        for Community and Junior Colleges.                     
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  96  Commend Great Southern National Bank on the celebration   Robinson (84th)
        of 100 years of business.                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  97  Commend Will Overstreet for outstanding football play     Denny
        at University of Tennessee.                            
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  32  Commend Miss Katie Taylor as a Distinguished Finalist     Martinson
        for Mississippi in the 2002 Prudential Spirit of       
        Community Awards.                                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  33  Commend achievements of Andrew Albert Breland.            Lott
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

SB2138  Parole Board; remove mandate that Parole Board review     Smith
        all cases denying parole; require central registry.    
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2354  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer and         Smith
        authorize pilot program for alcohol and drug           
        facilities.                                            
           03/12 (H) Recommitted to Committee
SB2361  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer.        Smith
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2369  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/12 (H) Recommitted to Committee
SB2381  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Bd; Add'l       Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2507  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Hewes
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2715  Parole Board; require central registry of parolees.       Smith
           03/12 (H) Recommitted to Committee
SB2750  Adoption; clarify termination of parental rights.         Williamson
           03/12 (H) Reconsidered
           03/12 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2965  Open meetings; revise enforcement provisions.             Bryan
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2983  Corrections; revise allocation of funds in the Inmate     Smith
        Welfare Fund.                                          
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB3070  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3071  Appropriation; Tax Commission; Additional, FY2002.        Gordon
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3072  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional,        Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3073  Appropriation; State Treasurer - MPACT Program;           Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3074  Appropriation; Bd. of Pharmacy; Additional, FY2002.       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3075  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction;     Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3076  Appropriation; Secretary of State; Additional, FY2002 .   Gordon
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3078  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3079  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Contractors; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3080  Appropriation; Public Service Commission; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3081  Appropriation; MEMA - Tornado and Flooding Disasters in   Gordon
        November, 2001; Additional FY2002.                     
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3096  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2002.                               
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3097  Appropriation; Judicial Performance, Additional FY2002.   Gordon
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3098  Appropriation; State Treasurer - NAST Annual              Gordon
        Conference; Additional FY2002.                         
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3112  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission; Additional         Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3198  Appropriation; Department of Education for Minimum        Little
        Program, additional for FY2002.                        
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2354  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer and         Smith
        authorize pilot program for alcohol and drug           
        facilities.                                            
           03/12 (H) Died In Committee
SB2369  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/12 (H) Died In Committee
SB2715  Parole Board; require central registry of parolees.       Smith
           03/12 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB  97  Crimes; increase penalty for bomb threats.                Flaggs
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 267  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
        race of party.                                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 474  Income tax; extend repealer tax credit for certain        Ford
        employers sponsoring basic skills training and         
        retraining for employees (RP).                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 481  Nonviable community public water systems; extend          Ford
        repealer on provision requiring Health Department to   
        identify and assist (RP).                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 486  Harvest permits; extend date of repeal for laws           Ford
        establishing.                                          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 487  Forest acreage tax, additional; extend repealer (RP).     Ford
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 522  Driver's licenses and permits; require males 18 to 26     Barnett (92nd)
        years old to be automatically registered with Selective
        Service System.                                        
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 576  Highway system; designate segment of U.S. 49 in Simpson   Rotenberry
        county as "Sheriff E.C. Mullins Memorial Highway".     
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 639  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Warren
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 666  Uninsured motorist coverage; create single-limit,         Stevens
        nonstacking coverage for certain insureds.             
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 667  Annual statement of insurance company; revise method of   Stevens
        payment of fine for late filing.                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 676  Classification of insurance companies; revise and         Stevens
        include larger fraternal societies.                    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 686  Driver's license; allow family member of armed services   Rotenberry
        member stationed out of state to renew without         
        delinquent fee.                                        
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 724  Bribery of state meat inspectors; increase criminal       Holland
        penalties for.                                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 767  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 797  Residential builders; revise penalty imposed for late     McCoy
        payment of license fee.                                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 890  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Holland
        products.                                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 936  Water systems; expand local government and water          Ellington
        systems improvements revolving loan program to include 
        grant.                                                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 986  State Board of Registration for Foresters; authorize to   Warren
        investigate and review certain appeals.                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1030  School enrollment; clarify that district may require      Weathersby
        parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1069  Classroom supply funds; require school district audits    Brown
        to test for compliance with legal requirements.        
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1075  Free port warehouse law; transfer administration from     McCoy
        the State Tax Commission to local government           
        authorities (STC).                                     
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1077  Water and wastewater system; require certain systems to   Ellington
        receive certification from public utilities staff      
        before permit issued.                                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1080  Rail car tax; Tax Commission shall retain 3% of           McCoy
        collections to defray collection costs; revise time    
        assessment remains open (STC).                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1170  Highway system; designate Highway 15/25 in Winston        Moody
        County as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1183  Income tax and sales tax; authorize Tax Commission to     McCoy
        provide additional advertising for certain sales of    
        personal property nonpayment.                          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1190  Highway system; designate portion of Mississippi 15 in    Eakes
        Philadelphia as "Veterans' Boulevard".                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1198  State highway system; local road must be brought up to    Compretta
        standards before MDOT takes over maintenance.          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1230  Railroads; authorize railroad companies to merge with     Simpson
        other railroad companies.                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1232  License tags; rental company may purchase temporary tag   Ellington
        from dealer.                                           
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1236  Cotton module vehicles; increase maximum width and        Capps
        length limitations.                                    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1341  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; provide        McCoy
        funds to public/private entities through loans, grants,
        contracts and otherwise.                               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1389  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Brown
        establish for community colleges.                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1399  Youth courts; delete language prohibiting orders from     Flaggs
        reciting facts on which adjudication is based.         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1417  Income tax; provide for discretionary rather than         McCoy
        mandatory interest/penalty in case of underpayment or  
        failure to pay tax (STC).                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1501  Public utilities; establish duty of care relating to      Ellis
        placement of facilities near roadways.                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1517  Parole; felony child abuse is not a nonviolent crime      Moore (60th)
        for purposes of parole eligibility.                    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1539  Community colleges; delete ACT score requirement for      Warren
        dual enrollment of high school students.               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2042  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2109  Insurance Producer Licensing Law; revise.                 Kirby
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2112  Surplus lines insurance agents; remove bond requirement   Kirby
        for licensing of.                                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2168  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Harden
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2175  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; may issue revenue bonds    Robertson
        with 60% of member municipalities consenting.          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2183  Relocation of utilities located on rights-of-way of       Dearing
        state highways; certain water systems are not required 
        to bear the cost of.                                   
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2198  Highway Patrol; revise maximum number troopers, license   Turner
        examiners (MDPS).                                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2279  Fraternal benefit societies; revise license fees and      Kirby
        date of annual renewal.                                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
        liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2330  Corrections; agricultural leases of prison land; extend   Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2356  Business Corporation Act; technical correction.           Ross
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2382  Elections; declare all candidates elected if only one     Bryan
        person qualifies as a candidate for each office.       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
        plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
        confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2413  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Carlton
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2425  State Veterans Affairs Board; may operate and maintain    Furniss
        all state veterans homes.                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2444  Coal mining; conform state law on existing rights on      Nunnelee
        public land to federal law.                            
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2529  Assessment of property; copies of board of supervisors'   Minor
        orders reducing assessment need not be sent to the Tax 
        Commission (STC).                                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2530  Ad valorem tax on aircraft; require airlines to file      Minor
        with Tax Commission a schedule of aircraft operated in 
        this state (STC).                                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2532  Ad valorem taxation; clarify deadline for application     Minor
        for new enterprise exemption (STC).                    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2536  International Fuel Tax Agreement; no license issued in    Minor
        this state if license is revoked in another            
        jurisdiction (STC).                                    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2540  Age of emancipation determination under URESA; repeal.    Huggins
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2541  Northeast MS Gas District; authorize certain              Nunnelee
        compensation for board members.                        
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2562  Victim compensation; revise award limits.                 Frazier
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2603  Domestic violence; provide aggravating factor in          Williamson
        sentencing.                                            
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2622  Community/junior college dual enrollment program;         Burton
        delete certain minimum standardized test requirements. 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2661  Law enforcement officers, fire fighters; revise death     Little
        benefits of when killed in line of duty.               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2662  Criminal record background checks on prospective          Huggins
        employees and volunteers at the Department of Mental   
        Health; authorize.                                     
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2677  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek in Walthall       Stogner
        County as a state scenic stream.                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2694  Security guards at mental health facilities; authorize    Huggins
        promotion to campus police after proper training.      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2735  Wildlife; prohibit canned hunts of native game animals.   Posey
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2776  Wildlife conservation officers; remove examination        Posey
        qualification.                                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2777  Secretary of State; revise distribution of bound court    Turner
        decisions (SOS).                                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2781  Wildlife; authorize department to donate game to local    Posey
        law enforcement agencies for food for prisoners.       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2784  Wildlife; require primitive weapon license for special    Posey
        hunts established by commission.                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2787  Hunting accidents; require medical personnel to report    Posey
        injuries to the Department of Wildlife.                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2796  Charitable bingo; allow gross receipts from bingo games   Nunnelee
        to be used to pay administrative penalties.            
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2835  Public waterways; provide penalty for riding a            Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2848  DUI; revise blood alcohol level.                          Turner
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2865  Supplemental roll; delete requirement that each page be   Minor
        totaled (STC).                                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2880  Physicians license; authorize for former director of      Thames
        state hospital.                                        
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2882  Public property; DFA and Dept. of Mental Health may       Jackson
        sell certain property in City of Laurel.               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2898  Wildlife; clarify duties of wildlife department and       Posey
        Department of Agriculture related to permits for       
        cultivated game fish.                                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2914  Public property; Dept. of Wildlife,Fisheries & Parks      Jackson
        may transfer real property to Dept. of Finance & Adm.  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2921  Municipal liens for cleaning; may be waived for           Jordan
        blighted property.                                     
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2925  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Jordan
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2940  New facilities administered by MS Department of Mental    Huggins
        Health; add to reimbursement statutes.                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2966  Marine Reserve officers; authorize Director of            Hewes
        Department of Marine Resources to supervise and allow  
        to keep side arm upon retirement.                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3003  Deer; prohibit importation and translocation of           Posey
        white-tailed deer into state.                          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3011  Public property; DFA and Department of Mental Health      Jackson
        may sell certain property at auction.                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3035  Utility companies; make discretionary requirement to      Robertson
        furnish names/addresses of mobile home customers to    
        county tax collectors.                                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3052  Tort Claims Act; revise savings clause.                   Walls
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB3202  Scott County; authorize the levy of a tourist tax on      Burton
        hotel and motel rooms.                                 
           03/12 (S) DR - TSDPCS: LP To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  35  Jackson County and cities within the county; authorize    Zuber
        to provide mutual governmental services.               
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 282  Ocean Springs; authorize to reconstitute the municipal    Zuber
        park commission.                                       
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 396  City of Columbus; provide for minimum monthly benefits    Chism
        for retired firemen and policemen.                     
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1682  DeSoto County; authorize to allow use of a county         Robertson
        building for a medical clinic.                         
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1686  Lafayette County; contribute to youth baseball            Eads
        association.                                           
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1711  Itawamba County; authorize to contribute to the           Miles
        Regional Rehabilitation Center.                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1712  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1716  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY02.                                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1746  Smithville; authorize extension of territorial police     Markham
        jurisdiction.                                          
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1747  Marshall County; authorize expenditure for matching       Woods
        funds for programs sponsored by the Institute of       
        Community Services, Inc.                               
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1756  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1757  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1758  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1759  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1760  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1761  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1762  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1763  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1764  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1765  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1766  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1767  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1768  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1769  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1770  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1771  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1772  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1773  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1774  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1775  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1776  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1777  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1778  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1779  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1780  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1781  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1782  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1783  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1784  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1785  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1786  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1787  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1788  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1789  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1790  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1791  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1792  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1793  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1794  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1795  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1796  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1797  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1798  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1799  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1800  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1801  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1802  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1803  Appropriation; Department of Education for the Adequate   Warren
        Education Program for FY2003.                          
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1804  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1805  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1806  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Warren
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1807  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1808  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1809  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1810  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1811  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1812  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1813  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



Senate: Floor Actions

HB   5  Public bid laws; prohibit addendum to bid                 Guice
        specifications within two working days of receipt of   
        bids.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB  43  U.S. Highway 84; designate segment in Jones County as     Ellzey
        "Corporal James D. Slaton Memorial Highway".           
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 251  Social security numbers; state agencies take steps to     Mayo
        prevent inadvertent disclosure.                        
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 337  Eminent Scholars Program; authorize initial               Brown
        applications for up to three years after graduation.   
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 378  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise authority regarding conveyance of industrial    
        sites.                                                 
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 415  Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and extend repealer    Ford
        on (RP).                                               
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 573  Surface Mining and Reclamation Law; revise provisions     Moody
        of.                                                    
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 682  State inmates housed in county jails; extend repealer     Ford
        on authority of Commissioner of Corrections (RP).      
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 717  Newborn infants; require screening for conditions         Holland
        specified by the State Board of Health.                
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 798  Alcohol; require applicant for license to submit          McCoy
        fingerprints to State Tax Commission for criminal      
        record check by Department of Public Safety/FBI (STC). 
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 803  Sixteenth section lands; revise re-leasing provisions     Frierson
        for agricultural lands that are to be reclassified.    
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 859  Massage therapy; extend time on grandfather exemption     Moody
        in law requiring registration.                         
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 903  Solid waste; 2003 repealer on law imposing fee for        Ellington
        solid waste managed by commercial nonhazardous waste   
        management facility.                                   
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 908  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to Library Commission for construction of   
        new building.                                          
           03/12 (S) Passed
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 944  Mississippi Customer Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)     Ellis *
        Fund; create.                                          
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 957  Funeral Service Board; reenact and make various changes   Holland
        to law.                                                
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 998  Paid educational leave for state health care              Young
        professionals; revise various provisions.              
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1005  State assessments; use for Capital Defense Counsel        Mayo
        Special Fund & Law Enforcement Officers  & Fire        
        Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund.                    
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1053  Retirement; provide cost-of-living increases for          Ellington
        retired firemen and policemen in certain               
        municipalities.                                        
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1089  EMS; first responders and EMTs may carry and administer   Moody
        epinephrine by auto-injectors for allergic reactions.  
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1098  Public waterway; certain lakes and bodies of water        Warren
        shall be.                                              
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1121  Corrections; rename the Division of Community Services    Malone
        of the Department of Corrections.                      
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1171  Brewpubs; allow to provide complimentary beverages to     Simpson
        certain persons, increase percent of alcohol allowed in
        beer/wine from 4% to 5%.                               
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1204  Mental health facility; director may transfer             Moody
        patient/resident to another facility.                  
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1205  Mental health institutions; update statutory listings     Moody
        of.                                                    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1206  Mississippi Youth Corrections Complex, Oakley Campus;     Peranich
        authorize exchange of land with Hinds County.          
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB1222  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to DEQ for construction of new building and 
        facilities.                                            
           03/12 (S) Recommitted to Committee
HB1267  Mississippi Transportation Commission and City of         McBride
        Batesville; authorize to exchange certain real property
        in Panola County.                                      
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB1289  Port Gibson Battlefield; authorize transfer of certain    Middleton
        property to Department of Archives and History.        
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB1300  Central health data registry system; create to maintain   Holland
        certain medical information.                           
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1301  Community hospitals; hospital leased by another           Moody
        hospital remains subject to community hospital laws.   
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1419  Highway system; designate portions of MS 304 in Tunica    Henderson
        County as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial       
        Highway."                                              
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1445  Elections; pilot project for student interns to assist    Reynolds
        at precincts during elections.                         
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1480  Abortions; prohibit use of public funds for.              Wells-Smith
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1488  State travel agency contract; allow municipal and         Denny
        county officers and employees to use.                  
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1548  Election commissioners; certification of hours worked     Reeves
        not required to be notarized.                          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1555  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase maximum      Malone
        age of offenders.                                      
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1668  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Compretta
        commission.                                            
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
SN   8  Patricia A. Phillips, Clinton, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the MS State Board of Registered Professional       
        Geologists, for a four-year term commencing August 22, 
        2001 and ending June 30, 2005, representing the        
        governmental sector position.                          
           03/12 (S) Appointment Returned To Gov



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB1222  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to DEQ for construction of new building and 
        facilities.                                            
           03/12 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2389  Oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's   Gordon
        share.                                                 
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2666  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Huggins
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2695  School boards investment of surplus funds; same as        Tollison
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2820  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Robertson
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3060  Community mental health center transfer funds may be      Huggins
        used for Medicaid match for mental health or           
        home/community services; authorize.                    
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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