Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Judiciary A Committee

As of 04/30/02 at 14:36

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HB  15  Guardian ad litem; appointment is discretionary in        Reeves
        certain cases.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  16  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Reeves
 * %       04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB  19  Drug courts; create statewide system.                     Barnett (92nd)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  44  Health Care False Claims Act; create.                     Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  45  Medicaid False Claims Act; create.                        Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  46  Divorce; require counseling of parents and minor          Whittington
        children.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  50  Rental property; authorize disabled persons to break      Moak
        certain leases if public housing becomes available.    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  61  Drug court; establish in all circuit court districts.     Clarke
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  63  Pharmacies; provide immunity to those operated by         Zuber
        churches for charitable purposes.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  75  Garnishment; require writ to include social security      Formby
        number.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  76  Child custody; provide notice and procedure for           Formby
        relocating a child's residence.                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  78  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        Formby
        county or municipal facility.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  88  Products liability; limit when product has not been       Formby
        used in manner for which it has been designed.         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 106  Child support; interest on federal incentive funds to     Reeves
        be deposited in General Fund.                          
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 114  Child support; appointment of guardian ad litem to be     Reeves
        discretionary when abuse and neglect charges arise.    
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 116  Child support; revise guidelines and use certain gaming   Reeves
        proceeds for support.                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 118  Drunk driving; clarify sentencing for felony offense      Reeves
   %    when death or mutilation occurs.                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 119  Alcoholic beverages; clarify sentencing for death and     Reeves
   %    mutilation and create offense for persons under 21 on  
        premises.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 121  Cases under advisement; revise time for ruling.           Reeves
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 122  Recusal; judge may recuse himself only for statutory or   Reeves
        rule provisions.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 123  Implied consent; revise forfeiture provisions.            Reeves
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 139  Marriage licenses; shall be accompanied by a family       Clark
        life guide.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 180  Genetic information; define as personal property and      Fleming
        require informed consent to obtain.                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 181  Juries; require to be informed of real party in           Fleming
        interest.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 221  Drugs; prohibit use of Ritalin as a prescription drug.    Fleming
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 235  Administrative Procedures Act; create.                    Brown
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 245  Adopted children; establish right to know identity of     Clark
   %    biological parents.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 249  Public employees; prohibit from recommending or           Taylor
        endorsing purchases.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 253  Marriage; revise conditions for minors.                   Chism
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 260  Courts; appointment procedure when entire Supreme Court   Reeves
        recuses itself.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 263  Crystal methamphetamine; provide enhanced penalties for   Eads
 *      manufacturer with children present.                    
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 267  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
 * %    race of party.                                         
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 292  Frivolous lawsuits; require plaintiff to pay              Cameron
        defendant's cost of defending.                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 293  Marriage; provide for covenant marriage.                  Cameron
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 304  Irreconcilable differences; thirteenth ground for         Taylor
        divorce.                                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 317  Wills; require probate within five years or               Taylor
        ineffective.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 318  Child support; allow evidence of extra support in         Taylor
        modification proceedings.                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 324  Garnishment; revise compensation of garnishee.            Taylor
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 335  Garnishment; authorize payments in justice court to go    Holloway
        directly to plaintiff or his attorney.                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 340  Fifteenth Circuit Court District; provide additional      Simpson
        judge.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 342  Administrative law; clarify appeals process.              Simpson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 380  Venue; prohibit adding lawsuits from other venues for     Howell
        consolidation purposes.                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 384  Individual Retirement Account; prohibit attachment to     Howell
        satisfy civil judgement.                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 385  Controlled substances; suspend certain state-issued       Howell
   %    licenses for possession of.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 397  Massage  parlors; extend regulatory authority to all      Chism
        counties.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 403  Agencies and other entities; prohibit from lobbying if    Bowles
        receiving appropriated funds.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 404  Public funds; prohibit using for lobbying.                Bowles
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 409  Property seizure; revise exemptions.                      Moak
 *         03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 421  Whistleblower Law; provide for damages.                   Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 426  Model Appeal Bond Waiver Act; create.                     Howell
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 431  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer (RP).               Ford
 *         03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 433  Highway Patrol; delete date of repeal for certain         Ford
 *      powers and duties.                                     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 439  Gun manufacturers; prohibit litigation against.           Denny
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 440  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Ellington
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 443  Court of Appeals; provide office operating allowance      Moak
        for certain judges.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 457  Agency rules; create joint legislative committee to       Bowles
        review.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 460  DUI; distinctive license tag for third offense.           Davis
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 495  Executors and administrators rights and duties and        Ford
 *      grant of administration; extend repealer(RP).          
           04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 496  Guardian of ward appointed by chancery court; extend      Ford
 *      repealer on duties (RP).                               
           04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 498  Adoption; require background check of parents for child   Montgomery (15th)
        support delinquency.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 506  Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act;       Howell
        create.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Martinson
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 540  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 565  Divorce; require counseling before granting when          Holland
        children are involved.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 570  Powers of fiduciaries to promote compliance with          Ford
 *      environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 571  Powers of a trustee related to compliance with            Ford
 *      environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 583  DUI; include death of unborn fetus in manslaughter        Robinson (84th)
   %    provision.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 601  Child support; nonjudicial method for enforcement.        Ketchings
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 605  County court; authorize additional judge in Rankin        Rogers
 *      County.                                                
           04/01 Approved by Governor
HB 606  Adoption; clarify father of child born out of wedlock     Mayo
 *      rights.                                                
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 612  Domestic violence; Uniform Interstate Enforcement of      Watson
        Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (NCCUSL).      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 620  Wrongful death; when a will exists damages shall be       Fillingane
        distributed according to the will.                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 632  Lawsuits; revise venue.                                   Mayo
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 652  Deeds of Trust; require indexing instructions.            Fillingane
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 660  Supreme Court; provide for appointed judges.              McBride
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 661  Alternate jurors; revise method of selecting.             McBride
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 684  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 690  Child support; require recipients to submit itemized      Montgomery (15th) *
        statement of expenditures to chancery court.           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 698  Land surveyor; exempt from exam requirement county        Cummings
        surveyor with 20 years experience.                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 704  Drug testing; require for all elected officials.          Nettles
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 707  Nursing homes; limit time to bring tort claim against.    Nettles
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 708  Circuit Courts; provide for posts in certain districts.   Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 709  Chancery courts; provide for posts in certain             Moak
        districts.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 715  Post-conviction relief; revise filing limitation for      Watson
        appointment of counsel and revise personnel of Office  
        of Post-conviction Counsel.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 718  Courts; provide for interpreters and transliterators in   Holland
        all state courts.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 719  Garnishment; remove limit on which judgment is based.     Holland
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 727  Medicaid; nonemergency transportation providers           Holland
        considered employees for purposes of Tort Claims Act.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 729  Freedom To Farm Act; revise definitions.                  Holland
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 730  Chancery court; provide posts in First Chancery Court     Holland
        District.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 731  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 732  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 746  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 751  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 753  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 754  Tort Claims Act; revise exemptions.                       Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 757  Judges; revise rent allowance for chancellors and         Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 758  Judges; revise terms of chancellors and circuit court     Watson
        judges.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 759  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 760  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 763  Tort Claims Board; authorize designees of certain         Watson
 *      agencies to attend meetings with full voting authority.
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 766  Marriage license; delete waiting period and blood test    Cummings
   %    requirement, revise distribution of fee.               
           02/15 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 767  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 771  Mississippi Marketable Record Title Act; create.          Snowden
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 772  Power of attorney; authorize in conveyance of             Snowden
        homestead.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 785  Secured party; revise the release of collateral.          McBride
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 786  Death of fetus; include in wrongful death statute.        Robinson (84th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 828  Marriage license; delete waiting period and blood test    Cummings
        requirement.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 835  Lawsuits; prohibit out-of-state actions when no           Mayo
        Mississippi contacts exist.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 852  Crimes; enhanced penalty for drug offenses when           Rogers
        children or elderly present.                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 853  Family masters; restrict appointment and jurisdiction.    Reeves
 *         03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 854  Separation of Powers Act; create.                         Howell
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 855  Fairness in Litigation Act; create.                       Howell
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 856  Class Action Improvements Act; create.                    Howell
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 857  Punitive damages; authorize use of portion to defray      Howell
        costs.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 881  Judges; appointed judges will serve remainder of          Watson
        predecessor's term.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 883  Estates; revise amount for payment of indebtedness.       Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 884  Court reporters; revise bond.                             Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 885  Mississippi Bar; extend repealer.                         Watson
 * %       04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 886  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level and revise    Watson
   %    sentence for third offense.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 889  Child custody; revise age at which child may select       Watson
        parent to live with.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 893  Open Agreements Act; create.                              Eads
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 901  Covenant marriage; create as a form of marriage.          Smith (35th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 902  Attorneys; authorize graduates of any law school to       Smith (35th)
   %    take bar examination.                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 904  Nursing homes; specify venue, add to statute of           Holland
   %    limitations and revise various statutes relating to.   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 907  New home warranties; clarify application of New Home      Wallace
        Warranty Act.                                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 910  Medical malpractice; apportion liability based on         Simpson
        percentage of fault.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 918  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; create.          Coleman (29th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 919  Fifteenth Circuit Court District; additional judge,       Frierson
        assistant district attorneys and criminal investigator.
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 921  Ethics; damages to be no more than price of contract.     Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 922  Implied consent; revise penalty for third offense.        Banks
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 928  Medical malpractice; create mediation process.            Reynolds
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 939  Public housing authority; authorize appointment of        Smith (39th)
 *      person directly assisted by authority.                 
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 954  Judges; disqualify from acting as judge while under       Reeves
        indictment for felony.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 955  Birth certificate; delete requirement that Dept of        Moody
        Health notify dist attys of all persons listed on      
        illegitimate child's birth certif.                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 959  Professions; license and regulate private and legal       Banks
   %    investigators.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 966  Eminent domain; property taken by governmental entity     Chism
        will never vest in a private entity.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 967  Punitive damages; pay to the state rather than to the     Martinson
        plaintiff.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 977  Liens; provide on damage awards to pay hospital costs.    Smith (59th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 978  Courts; provide additional county court judge for         Reeves
        Rankin County and abolish Pearl, MS youth court.       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1010  Lawsuits; specify venue for certain actions against       Holland
        nursing homes.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1017  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Smith (35th)
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1020  Lemon law; require car dealers to notify buyer of law.    Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1022  Legislators; authorize to take oaths.                     Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1023  Drugs; enhanced penalty for selling near a school bus     Banks
        stop.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1027  Divorce; revise grounds.                                  Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1044  Child support; revise emancipation of a child for         Bailey
        support termination purposes.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1051  Annuities established for retirement purposes; exempt     Montgomery (74th)
        from seizure under execution.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1065  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Rushing
        custodial parent.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1071  Controlled substance analogue; include in Uniform         Moody
        Controlled Substance Act and other criminal penalty    
        statutes.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1094  Methods for posting land; clarify.                        Cameron
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1097  Child custody; clarify use of expert witnesses and        Denny *
        abuse allegations.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1102  Implied consent; require offenders to be held 24 hours    Fleming
   %    before bail.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1106  Child custody; clarify that neither parent shall be       Reeves
        given preference based on gender.                      
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1117  Crimes; create offense of lookout for drug sales.         Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1119  Marriage licenses; application to advise to have          Banks
        HIV/AIDS test.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1122  Drug offenders; must appear before judge for bail         Banks
        hearing.                                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1142  DUI offenders; commit to Whitfield.                       Mitchell
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1149  Criminal investigators; authorize additional in Sixth     Green
        Circuit Court District.                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1152  Tort claims; certain physicians considered "employees"    Eads
        for purposes of.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1184  Mediation; require for medical malpractice and nursing    Franks
        home cases.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1197  Children; require counseling when parents divorcing.      Scott (80th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1201  Medicaid; technical amendments to, and revise various     Holland
   %    statutes relating to nursing homes.                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1202  Nursing homes; revise various statutes relating to.       Holland
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1211  Medical malpractice; limit damages, clarify privileged    Flaggs
        communications and declare legislative intent.         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1219  Bureau of Narcotics; clarify that it is created within    Myers
        and under supervision of Department of Public Safety.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1224  Medical malpractice; limit venue to county in which       Simpson
        negligent act occurred.                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1247  Partition sale; right of first refusal for family         Banks
        members and co-owners.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1250  Eminent domain; legal only for certain purposes.          Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1251  Eminent domain; provide former owner lease option if      Banks
        property is leased.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1256  Judges; shall not preside over trial if parties or        Banks
        attorneys made certain campaign contributions.         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1257  Judicial appointments; revise procedure and               Banks
 *      requirements.                                          
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1258  Implied consent; refusal of breath test for second or     Franks
   %    subsequent offense under zero tolerance constitutes    
        adult offense.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1260  Implied consent; authorize private companies to offer     Creel
   %    driver improvement programs.                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1262  Statute of limitations; revise for foreign judgments.     Creel
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1268  Family support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Watson
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1269  Petition for determination in adoption cases; clarify.    Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1277  Regulations; regulations affecting general public must    Moore (60th)
        be approved by Legislature.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1278  Lawsuits; plaintiff liable for defendant's cost if        Chism
        defendant prevails.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1279  Venue; clarify where action may be brought and restrict   Chism
        joinder.                                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1280  Joint and several liability; abolish.                     Chism
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1283  Engineers; clarify certain requirements regarding         Chism
        corporations and licensed engineers.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1284  Venue; revise in civil actions.                           Formby
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1288  Appellate judges; remove from Nonpartisan Judicial        Snowden
   %    Elections Act.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1291  Eminent domain; authorize trials without jury under       Compretta *
        certain circumstances (MDOT).                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1294  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Watson
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1315  Eminent domain; revise procedure for.                     Chism
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1323  Supreme Court; withhold justices' per diem for untimely   Reeves
        rendering of decisions.                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1333  Judicial office allowance; clarify how funds may be       Banks
        used.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1334  Judges; provide for appointment of appellate judges.      Smith (35th)
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1335  Judges; appointed judges of Supreme Court and Court of    Banks
        Appeals to serve remainder of term.                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1347  Deeds; require all city and county taxes to be paid       Hudson
        before recording.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1348  Emergency powers; implement new policies and offenses     Watson
        related to domestic preparedness.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1353  Drug dealers; death of person during drug violation       Stringer
        constitutes felony murder.                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1354  Residential lease; aged or disabled person may cancel     Scott (80th)
        without liability under certain circumstances.         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1360  Medical malpractice; enact certain tort reform            Flaggs
        measures.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1383  Department of Corrections; my participate in forfeiture   Malone
        under Controlled Substances Law.                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1393  Pregnant; provide testing, treatment and offense if       Dedeaux
        arrested on drug charges.                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1394  Marriage; provide for covenant marriage.                  Guice
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1402  Court of Appeals; appoint judges.                         Snowden
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1405  Gun manufacturers; prohibit political subdivisions from   Cameron
        suing.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1407  Chancellors and Circuit Court Judges; appointees to       Moak
        serve remainder of term.                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1408  Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; appointees to serve   Moak
        remainder of term.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1410  District attorneys; revise office operating allowance.    Reynolds
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1415  Judges; remove appellate judges from Nonpartisan          Snowden
   %    Judicial Election Act.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1416  District Attorneys; increase office operating             Pierce
        allowance.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1421  Divorce; require marriage counseling before granting.     Clarke
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1461  Drugs; establish drug courts.                             Scott (80th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1481  Child custody; provide transitional joint custody         Wells-Smith
        period before one parent is awarded custody.           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1482  Child custody; revise age for child to declare            Wells-Smith
 *      preference of parent with whom he may live.            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1491  Punitive damages; impose limitation.                      Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1492  Punitive damage; revise.                                  Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1493  Damages; enact Noneconomic Damages Awards Act.            Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1494  Liability; revise joint and several contributions.        Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1495  Liability; limitation for premises owner.                 Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1496  Product liability; revise for innocent seller.            Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1497  Tort reform; enact limitation of joinder.                 Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1498  Tort reform; enact.                                       Smith (39th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1499  Punitive damages; economic net worth to be determined     Blackmon
        by judge.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1503  Supreme and Court of Appeals judges; revise procedure     Reynolds
        for filling vacancies.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1515  DUI; require designation on driver's license for          Moore (60th)
   %    conviction.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1520  Interest on judgments; tie to the prime lending rate.     Rotenberry
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1524  Punitive damages; to be awarded for victim                Formby
        compensation.                                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1525  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Formby
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1526  Real property owners; revise standard of care owed to     Formby
        guests and invitees.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1528  Contracts of minors; parents not liable unless they       Lott
        agree in writing.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1545  Constables; place complaint procedure under Attorney      Reeves
        General.                                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1556  Medicaid physician immunity; limit damages to             Masterson
        $250,000.00.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1563  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1569  State Supreme Court cases; officials designated to        Watson
        receive may decline receipt of.                        
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1570  Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.                Franks
           03/13 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1571  Divorce; require counseling of parents of children        Franks
        under 15.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1572  Law enforcement officers; authorize to transport drunk    Grist
        citizens.                                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1574  Criminal investigator; additional for Sixth Circuit       West
        Court District.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1590  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Compretta *
   %    contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1607  Mississippi Consumer Choice in Motor Vehicle Insurance    Chism
        Act; create.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1611  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
 *      dealers.                                               
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1614  Administrative Procedures Act; create.                    Brown
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1622  Child support payments; must be deposited into account    Formby
        that is accessible by the obligee only by debit card.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1625  Child support; payment to begin immediately upon          Grist
        custody award.                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1626  Rental units; require indoor plumbing.                    Grist
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1648  First Chancery Court District; establish Places One,      Mitchell
        Two and Three for election purposes only.              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1657  Private Attorney Retention Sunshine Act; create.          Howell
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1662  UCC Revised Article 9; conform transition dates.          Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2006  SDH report birth information on illegitimate children     Huggins
        to district attorneys; delete requirement.             
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2060  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
   %    contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2100  Personal injury; immunity for fan celebrations.           Michel
 *         03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2202  Victim assistance coordinators; classify as state         Gordon
        employees.                                             
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2205  Controlled substance analogue; include in Uniform         Huggins
 *      Controlled Substance Act and other criminal penalty    
        statutes.                                              
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2289  Vacancy in appellate judicial office; certain             Ross
 *      appointments for remainder of term.                    
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
 *         04/01 (S) Died In Conference
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
 *      liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2314  Personal property; exemption from seizure or execution.   Carlton
 *         03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2348  MS Administrative Procedures Law; create.                 Ross
 * %       03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2356  Business Corporation Act; technical correction.           Ross
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2386  Highway Patrol; extend police powers.                     Turner
 *         03/15 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
 *      confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2417  Copyrighted musical composition; prohibit providing,      Smith
 *      publishing or selling without consent of the owner.    
           03/15 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2477  Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers;   Huggins
   %    shall be paid by parents involved.                     
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2493  Emancipation of a minor and recovery of child support     Huggins
 *      payments in arrears in such cases; provide for.        
           04/04 (S) Died In Conference
SB2495  Driver's license for foster teenage children; authorize   Huggins
        and provide tort claims coverage.                      
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2534  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    Carlton
 *      abuse (MCADV).                                         
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2540  Age of emancipation determination under URESA; repeal.    Huggins
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2557  Seizure and attachment; revise exemptions from            Blackmon
 *      execution.                                             
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2642  Tort Claims Act; revise governmental exemptions.          Turner
 *         03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2644  Divorce; require counseling before granting when          Blackmon
 *      children are involved.                                 
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2645  Fiduciaries; delete repealer on power to comply with      Turner
        environmental laws.                                    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2654  Nursing homes and long-term care providers; revise        Huggins
 *      statute of limitations and records confidentiality.    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2672  Judges; revise number in 16th circuit district.           Turner
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2736  Health care provider lien; create upon claims/actions     Farris
 *      of an injured person with an unpaid health care        
        provider bill.                                         
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2737  Terrorism; domestic preparedness (Governor's Task         Furniss
 * %    Force).                                                
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2750  Adoption; clarify termination of parental rights.         Williamson
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB2762  Administrative appeals; revise to file certain in Court   Bryan
 *      of Appeals.                                            
           03/13 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2777  Secretary of State; revise distribution of bound court    Turner
     V  decisions (SOS).                                       
           03/30 (S) Veto Referred To Judiciary
SB2811  Anhydrous ammonia tank; create offense of breaking lock   Hamilton
        on.                                                    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2824  DUI; clarify chemical testing methods.                    Posey
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2848  DUI; revise blood alcohol level.                          Turner
   %       03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2912  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Turner
 *         04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2944  Environmental self-audit privilege; remove availability   Nunnelee
 *      in criminal cases and conform to meet EPA requirements.
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2979  New Home Warranty Act; repeal provision which provides    Mettetal
        for common law remedies.                               
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
 *      dates, technical corrections.                          
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB3052  Tort Claims Act; revise savings clause.                   Walls
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3055  Board of Bar Commissioners; extend repealer.              Turner
 *         04/11 Approved by Governor

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