Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/20/02



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Vetoes

HB 641  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Warren
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/20 Vetoed
HB 642  State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to    Warren
        serve on boards.                                       
           03/20 Vetoed



Signed By The Governor

HB  43  U.S. Highway 84; designate segment in Jones County as     Ellzey
        "Corporal James D. Slaton Memorial Highway".           
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 417  MS Business Investment Act; extend repealer on MDA        Ford
        authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for low to
        moderate income housing (RP).                          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 433  Highway Patrol; delete date of repeal for certain         Ford
        powers and duties.                                     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 478  Art Therapists Licensure Law; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 480  Yellow Creek Regional Project Board; extend repealer      Ford
        (RP).                                                  
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 484  Community development block grants; extend repealer on    Ford
        prohibition against grants for public water systems    
        unless viable (RP).                                    
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 562  Death certificates; medical amendments in court require   Holland
        Medical Examiner and county medical examiner as        
        defendants.                                            
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 682  State inmates housed in county jails; extend repealer     Ford
        on authority of Commissioner of Corrections (RP).      
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 703  Products of deer antlers; authorize sale, purchase,       Nettles
        transportation and possession.                         
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 764  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     McBride
        sales.                                                 
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 865  Beaver Control Program; increase county contribution;     Stringer
        revise advisory board membership.                      
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 905  Drug and alcohol testing laboratories; conform statutes   Moody
        to federal law.                                        
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 952  Scenic streams; designate Chunky Creek/Chunky River as    Nicholson
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1084  Oyster shell fee; require commercial harvester not        Ellington
        selling to Mississippi dealer to pay shell retention   
        fee.                                                   
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1111  Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; extend     Moody
        repealer and licensure law and revise certain          
        provisions.                                            
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1115  State designated highway system; renumber and combine     Compretta
        certain routes on.                                     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1127  Sales Tax; divert tax collected on airport parking to     Compretta
        special fund for support and development of airports.  
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1129  State Tax Commission; authorize to retain portion of      McCoy
        certain local and private taxes in order to defray     
        costs of collection (STC).                             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1206  Mississippi Youth Corrections Complex, Oakley Campus;     Peranich
        authorize exchange of land with Hinds County.          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1267  Mississippi Transportation Commission and City of         McBride
        Batesville; authorize to exchange certain real property
        in Panola County.                                      
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1289  Port Gibson Battlefield; authorize transfer of certain    Middleton
        property to Department of Archives and History.        
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1300  Central health data registry system; create to maintain   Holland
        certain medical information.                           
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1301  Community hospitals; hospital leased by another           Moody
        hospital remains subject to community hospital laws.   
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1319  Chiropractors; delete requirement for U.S. citizenship    Moody
        for licensure.                                         
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1372  Homestead exemption; remove county option to require      McCoy
        annual renewal of (STC).                               
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1418  Corporation franchise tax; authorize administrative       McCoy
        dissolution or revocation of certificate for failure to
        pay (STC).                                             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1435  Minority businesses, certification list; delete           Morris
        prohibition against considering size of business or    
        length of time in business (MDA).                      
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1446  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date by which settlement    Ford
        must be finalized to trigger creation of.              
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1540  Public property; provide requirements for certain         Peranich
        conveyances authorized by Legislature.                 
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1548  Election commissioners; certification of hours worked     Reeves
        not required to be notarized.                          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1594  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
        Safety; make certain technical corrections to law.     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1597  Rules of the road and accident reports; allow             Compretta
        Department of Public Safety to charge fee for          
        providing.                                             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1639  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        certain authority to counties in, provide tax          
        incentives to certain businesses in.                   
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1663  Water systems; cost of fire protection may be included    Ellis
        in rate structure.                                     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2209  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Harden
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students.        
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2321  Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of         Little
        Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.   
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2361  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer.        Smith
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2381  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Bd; Add'l       Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2389  Oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's   Gordon
        share.                                                 
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2666  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Huggins
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2695  School boards investment of surplus funds; same as        Tollison
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2820  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Robertson
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2983  Corrections; revise allocation of funds in the Inmate     Smith
        Welfare Fund.                                          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3060  Community mental health center transfer funds may be      Huggins
        used for Medicaid match for mental health or           
        home/community services; authorize.                    
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3070  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3071  Appropriation; Tax Commission; Additional, FY2002.        Gordon
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3073  Appropriation; State Treasurer - MPACT Program;           Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3074  Appropriation; Bd. of Pharmacy; Additional, FY2002.       Gordon
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3075  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction;     Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3076  Appropriation; Secretary of State; Additional, FY2002 .   Gordon
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3078  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3079  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Contractors; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3080  Appropriation; Public Service Commission; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3081  Appropriation; MEMA - Tornado and Flooding Disasters in   Gordon
        November, 2001; Additional FY2002.                     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3098  Appropriation; State Treasurer - NAST Annual              Gordon
        Conference; Additional FY2002.                         
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3112  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission; Additional         Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/20 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1859  Town of Leakesville; authorize expansion of water         Pierce
        distribution system outside corporate limits.          
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1860  Jackson County; decrease membership of Jackson County     Hamilton
        Emergency Communications District Board of             
        Commissioners.                                         
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1861  Tate County; authorize to expend county funds to          Baker
        support E911 service.                                  
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1862  Hinds County; may be self-insurer under Workers           Robinson (63rd)
        Compensation Law.                                      
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1863  City of Southaven; authorize to establish municipal tax   Jennings
        rebate program.                                        
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1864  City of Horn Lake; authorize to levy hotel and motel      Mayo
        tax for tourism.                                       
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1865  City of Columbia; may levy sales tax on hotels, motels    Moore (100th)
        and restaurants.                                       
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1866  City of Pontotoc; may levy sales tax on hotels, motels    Montgomery (15th)
        and restaurants for tourism.                           
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1867  Perry County; authorize contribution to Pearl River       Pierce
        Valley Opportunity, Inc.                               
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1868  Hancock County; authorize contribution to Mississippi     Dedeaux
        Contract Procurement Center.                           
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1869  Aberdeen-Monroe County Hospital; authorize board of       Markham
        trustees to approve management contract for personal   
        care facility.                                         
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1870  Hazlehurst; authorize to levy hotel and restaurant tax.   Holloway
           03/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HC 110  Commend Miss Alice Sanford on winning Miss Farm Bureau,   Ellzey
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 111  Commend Donald Bell upon his election to the Society of   Grist
        America Foresters National Council.                    
           03/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 112  Commend Collins High School Tigers Football team on       Warren
        winning State Class 3A Championship.                   
           03/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  39  Commend Mr. Jim Kelly.                                    Ford
           03/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  40  Commending Pontotoc High School Cross-Country Team on     Montgomery (15th)
        winning State Class 3A Championship.                   
           03/20 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 251  Social security numbers; state agencies take steps to     Mayo
        prevent inadvertent disclosure.                        
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Reeves,Hamilton,Zuber
HB 446  Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan         Moak
        Judicial Election Act.                                 
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Smith (27th),Blackmon
HB 590  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Ward,Moore (100th)
HB 591  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Ford
        entities; extend repealer.                             
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Huddleston,Coleman (29th)
HB 592  Payments by certain offenders to Department of            Ford
        Corrections for Community Service Revolving Fund;      
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Mitchell,Ishee
HB 636  Offenders; create the interstate compact for adult        McBride
        offender supervision.                                  
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Woods,Banks,Malone
HB 639  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Warren
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/20 (H) Veto Referred To Education
HB 641  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Warren
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/20 (H) Veto Referred To Education
HB 642  State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to    Warren
        serve on boards.                                       
           03/20 (H) Veto Referred To Education
HB 669  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        increase assessment on member insurers.                
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Montgomery (74th),Robinson (63rd)
HB 683  Health insurance policies; require provisions for the     Stevens
        prompt payment of clean claims.                        
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Montgomery (74th),Robinson (63rd)
HB 778  Special Needs Prison Program; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Pierce,Ward
HB 793  State highway system; add segments in certain counties.   Rotenberry
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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). 
           03/20 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 912  Traffic offense; first-time violation not entered on      Mitchell
        record upon attending safe-driver school.              
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 944  Mississippi Customer Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)     Ellis *
        Fund; create.                                          
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Ellis,Myers,Shows
HB 968  Highway system; add segment of Mississippi 42 in          Hudson
        Jefferson Davis County.                                
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Flaggs,Jennings,Hines
HB 998  Paid educational leave for state health care              Young
        professionals; revise various provisions.              
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Young,Davis,West
HB1121  Corrections; rename the Division of Community Services    Malone
        of the Department of Corrections.                      
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Coleman (29th),Fredericks
HB1384  State Parole Board; extend repealer.                      Malone
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Malone,Ward,Moore (60th)
HB1419  Highway system; designate portions of MS 304 in Tunica    Henderson
        County as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial       
        Highway."                                              
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1480  Abortions; prohibit use of public funds for.              Wells-Smith
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Moody,Fredericks,Wells-Smith
HB1522  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and extend      Guice
        repealer on, and revise certain provisions.            
           03/20 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
           03/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1579  Unemployment compensation; include certain Indian         Moss
        tribes as employing units.                             
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           03/20 (H) Conferees Named Young,Davis,Creel
HB1667  1987 Four-lane Highway Program and Casino Roads           Compretta *
        Programs; revise construction priorities (MDOT).       
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1777  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1783  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1785  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1786  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1787  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1788  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1789  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1790  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1791  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1792  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1793  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1797  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1798  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1799  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1800  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1802  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1804  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1805  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1806  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Warren
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1807  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1808  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1809  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1810  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1811  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1812  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1813  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           03/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
JR   1  Joint Resolution; Reapportion Mississippi House of        Reynolds
        Representatives.                                       
           03/20 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/20 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/20 (H) Adopted
           03/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2273  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds to fund the acquisition of Deer   Gollott
        Island.                                                
           03/20 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3113  Income tax; place 3% tax on gaming winnings paid by       Minor
        unlicensed gaming establishment to be collected by the 
        gaming establishment (STC).                            
           03/20 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3187  Ad valorem tax exemption; allow for property totally      Browning
        destroyed by a tornado during the 2001 calendar year.  
           03/20 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB  35  Jackson County and cities within the county; authorize    Zuber
        to provide mutual governmental services.               
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 282  Ocean Springs; authorize to reconstitute the municipal    Zuber
        park commission.                                       
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 396  City of Columbus; provide for minimum monthly benefits    Chism
        for retired firemen and policemen.                     
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 431  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer (RP).               Ford
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 935  Public water; require systems providing corrosion         McBride
        control treatment to properly maintain them.           
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1213  Emergency Management Agency; transfer funds in FY02       Capps
        appropriation among various categories.                
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1682  DeSoto County; authorize to allow use of a county         Robertson
        building for a medical clinic.                         
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1686  Lafayette County; contribute to youth baseball            Eads
        association.                                           
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1711  Itawamba County; authorize to contribute to the           Miles
        Regional Rehabilitation Center.                        
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1712  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1746  Smithville; authorize extension of territorial police     Markham
        jurisdiction.                                          
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1747  Marshall County; authorize expenditure for matching       Woods
        funds for programs sponsored by the Institute of       
        Community Services, Inc.                               
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  35  Commend Mrs. Annie M. Lynch on selection as statewide     Weathersby
        honoree for Mississippi Ageless Heroes.                
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  36  Commend Ms. Dora Jean Whatley on selection as statewide   Weathersby
        honoree for Mississippi Ageless Heroes.                
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  37  Commend accomplishments of Natchez High School Choir.     Ketchings
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 590  Suspend rules requesting the drafting, introduction,      Little
        consideration and passage of a bill; DHS; extend       
        repealer.                                              
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 591  DSU Coach Lloyd Clark; commend career.                    Carlton
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 592  "Komen Week in Mississippi" proclaim in honor of          Little
        Central Mississippi Chapter of Komen Breast Cancer     
        Foundation.                                            
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 596  Charles Edward Weems, Sr.; commend for contributions as   Gollott
        a pioneer in the seafood industry and service to state 
        and community.                                         
           03/20 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 597  Eugene C. Tullos; commend for documenting history of      Thames
        Smith County.                                          
           03/20 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 598  Former Mississippi Highway Commissioner and WWII combat   Little
        veteran Hershel Jumper; commend life and express       
        sympathy of Legislature.                               
           03/20 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 599  Willie "Joe" Yung; commend and memorialize the life of.   Furniss
           03/20 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  41  Star Wallin; commend for Prudential Spirit of Community   Farris
        Award.                                                 
           03/20 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

JR 201  Mississippi State Senate; redistrict.                     Bryan
           03/20 (S) Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
SB3206  Hazlehurst; levy a hotel/motel and restaurant tax.        Posey
           03/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SN  58  A. J. Pitts, Mooreville, Mississippi, MS Gaming           GOVERNOR
        Commission, for a four-year term of office commencing  
        on October 1, 2001 and ending September 30, 2005.      
           03/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  71  Larry Keith Gregory, Jackson, Mississippi, as Executive   MS GAMING COMMISSION
        Director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission,         
        effective December 11, 2001.                           
           03/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 581  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    McCoy
        for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1266  Ad valorem tax; provide that certain exemptions under     Reynolds
        Mississippi Business Financing Act require approval by 
        local taxing authority before becoming effective.      
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1716  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY02.                                        
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1739  Ad valorem taxation; revise manner of determining true    Moak
        value of aquaculture.                                  
           03/20 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1745  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued to     Smith (39th)
        provide funds for the Building Fund for the Arts.      
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1756  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1757  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1758  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1759  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1760  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1761  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1762  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1763  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1764  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1765  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1766  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1767  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1768  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1769  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1770  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1771  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1772  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1773  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1774  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1775  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1776  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1778  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1779  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1780  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1781  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1782  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1784  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1794  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/20 (S) Reconsidered
           03/20 (S) Amended
           03/20 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1796  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1830  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Water         McCoy
        Pollution Control Revolving Fund.                      
           03/20 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1834  MS Business Investment Act, Major Economic Impact Act     Morris
        and Emerging Crops Funds; increase amount of bonds     
        authorized for.                                        
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1835  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              Smith (39th)
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1836  Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund;        McCoy
        issue bonds to provide funds for, revise powers and    
        duties of board.                                       
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1837  Bonds; issue bonds to provide additional funds for the    Smith (39th)
        Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.
           03/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
JR 201  Mississippi State Senate; redistrict.                     Bryan
           03/20 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/20 (S) Amended
           03/20 (S) Adopted As Amended
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2095  Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired         Hyde-Smith
        students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal 
        year.                                                  
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2138  Parole Board; remove mandate that Parole Board review     Smith
        all cases denying parole; require central registry.    
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
        Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2182  Driver's license; revise fee for duplicate license, ID    Turner
        card, license issued to alien (MDPS).                  
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2223  School employees criminal history record check            Harden
        requirement; delete repealer.                          
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2225  Enrollment in Kindergarten or Grade 1; prescribe          Harden
        evidence of date of birth required for.                
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
        intent.                                                
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2284  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in     Harden
        State Department of Education; extend repealer.        
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2328  State Auditor; file with Legislature report containing    Thames
        state agency emergency procedures.                     
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2351  Corrections; state offenders serving sentence in county   Smith
        jails; extend repealer.                                
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2370  Nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure;         Harden
        provide for and qualify for scholarship incentive      
        programs.                                              
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2412  Health insurance; require plans to provide uniform        Canon
        prescription identification cards.                     
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2428  Local emergency management directors; require training    Furniss
        as a condition to retain position.                     
           03/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2441  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2501  Motor vehicles; provide for various distinctive motor     Minor
        vehicle license tags.                                  
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2502  Public Purchasing Laws; exempt purchases made from        Gollott
        cooperative purchasing agreements.                     
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2542  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise per diem      Thames
        paid to board members.                                 
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2557  Seizure and attachment; revise exemptions from            Blackmon
        execution.                                             
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2626  General Educational Development (GED) Testing program;    Burton
        clarify authority of State Board for Community and     
        Junior Colleges.                                       
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2671  Baby drop-off bill; correct a technical error.            Turner
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2676  Agricultural seed; remove repealer on duties of           Stogner
        Department of Agriculture under ag seed law.           
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2700  Parole board; extend repealer and remove mandate that     Smith
        board review all cases denied parole.                  
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2833  Dairy shows; authorize at Tylertown in Walthall County.   Stogner
           03/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2854  State agencies; entitled to judicial review of            Thames
        decisions by Employee Appeals Board.                   
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2858  Emerging Crops Fund; make funds available to certain      Minor
        businesses, extend repealer on certain provisions.     
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2890  Light wine and beer laws; Alcoholic Beverage Control      Minor
        agents may enforce.                                    
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2922  Forestry; create Forestry Inventory and Strategic         Little
        Planning Act of 2002.                                  
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2927  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Minor
        Program; revise interest rates for loans made under    
        (MDA).                                                 
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2930  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; revise indebtedness eligible    Minor
        for incentive payments.                                
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2942  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
        prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           03/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2970  Election contests; clarify the manner of selecting        Bryan
        judges to hear.                                        
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3055  Board of Bar Commissioners; extend repealer.              Turner
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3087  Lafayette County; may contribute to the Lafayette         Tollison
        County Youth Baseball Association.                     
           03/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB3096  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2002.                               
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3121  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   Minor
        bonds that may be issued for.                          
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3126  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3127  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3128  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3129  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3130  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3131  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3132  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3133  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3134  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3136  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3137  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3138  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3139  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3140  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3141  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           03/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3142  Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary Programs - Consol.        Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3143  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3144  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3145  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Gordon
        Maintenance.                                           
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3146  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3147  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3148  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3149  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3150  Appropriation; Plant Industry Div.                        Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3151  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3152  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Bd.             Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3153  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3154  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3155  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3156  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3157  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3158  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3159  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3160  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3161  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3162  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3163  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           03/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3164  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3165  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3166  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3167  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3168  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3169  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3170  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3171  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3172  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3173  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3174  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3175  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3176  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3177  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3178  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3179  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy; FY2003.          Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3180  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3181  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3182  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3183  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3197  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              Minor
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3198  Appropriation; Department of Education for Minimum        Little
        Program, additional for FY2002.                        
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SC 543  Constitution 153; increase circuit and chancery judge     Tollison
        terms.                                                 
           03/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf



Senate: Signed By The President

SB3087  Lafayette County; may contribute to the Lafayette         Tollison
        County Youth Baseball Association.                     
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3114  Income taxation; revise net operating loss carryback      Minor
        and carry forward provisions (STC).                    
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3196  Income taxation; tax the unrelated business income of     Minor
        certain tax exempt estates, trusts and organizations.  
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 590  Suspend rules requesting the drafting, introduction,      Little
        consideration and passage of a bill; DHS; extend       
        repealer.                                              
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 591  DSU Coach Lloyd Clark; commend career.                    Carlton
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 592  "Komen Week in Mississippi" proclaim in honor of          Little
        Central Mississippi Chapter of Komen Breast Cancer     
        Foundation.                                            
           03/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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