Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senator Ron Farris

District 45

As of 01/08/03 at 08:46

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SB2026  Special license tags; provide for the issuance of a       White (29th)
 * %    "Choose Life" tag.                                     
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2116  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Dickerson
 *      funds.                                                 
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2138  Parole Board; remove mandate that Parole Board review     Smith
 *      all cases denying parole; require central registry.    
           04/01 (S) Died In Conference
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
 *      Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2308  Water courses and drainage; authorize counties to alter   Chamberlin
 *      and clean on public or private property.               
           04/01 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
SB2327  District attorneys and assistants; revise compensation    Thames
        of.                                                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2371  Highways and bridges; may be memorialized to public       King
        officials who have been out of office for not less than
        10 years.                                              
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2372  Mississippi Highway 42; designate a segment in Forrest    King
        County as the "Evelyn Gandy Parkway."                  
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2387  "MHOPE" scholarship program; establish study committee    Michel
        on.                                                    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2394  Welfare; provide for a study of the effects of welfare    Farris
        reform on its recipients.                              
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2395  State income tax child care credit based on percentage    Farris
  $%    of federal credit; provide for.                        
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2397  Auto liability insurance; require insurers to furnish     Farris
        to the State Tax Commission certain information        
        regarding.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2414  Appropriation; scholarships for USM's Summer Program      Farris
        for Talented Youth, FY 2003.                           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2415  Appropriation; Human Services, expand Adolescent          Farris
        Offender Program, FY03.                                
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2417  Copyrighted musical composition; prohibit providing,      Smith
 *      publishing or selling without consent of the owner.    
           03/15 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2468  State travel agency contract; university may contact      Farris
        with separate agency without DFA approval.             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2578  Highway program; revise the manner in which certain       Dearing
 *      highway projects are prioritized.                      
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2605  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; provide for the   Farris
        issuance to active duty members of the United States   
        Armed Forces.                                          
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2607  Annexation; require bifurcated hearing.                   Farris
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2608  Ms Advantage Jobs Act; to qualify a business to pay an    Farris
        annual salary of 125% to any county in certain         
        metropolitan areas.                                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2616  Art for Public Facilities Act; create.                    Farris
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2618  Economic development; create Smart Growth Economic        Farris
        Development Infrastructure Act.                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2661  Law enforcement officers, fire fighters; revise death     Little
        benefits of when killed in line of duty.               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
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
SB2922  Forestry; create Forestry Inventory and Strategic         Little
 *      Planning Act of 2002.                                  
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2995  Voter Security Act of 2002; create.                       Smith
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3082  Bonds; issue to fund the Highway 98 Access Improvement    King
  $%    Program Fund.                                          
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3099  Reappropriation; State Dept. of Education for textbooks   Little
        & classroom supplies; FY2003.                          
           03/19 (H) Died In Committee
SB3109  Hattiesburg; may contribute a certain amount to the       Farris
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.                 
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3133  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
 *         04/09 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3134  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3135  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center;        Gordon
        FY2003.                                                
           03/22 Approved by Governor
SB3136  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
SB3137  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
 *         04/09 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3138  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
 *         04/09 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3139  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
 *         04/09 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3140  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3141  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3142  Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary Programs - Consol.        Gordon
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3143  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3144  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
 *         04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3145  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Gordon
 *      Maintenance.                                           
           04/10 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3168  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3169  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3170  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
 *      Professional Geologists.                               
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3171  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
SB3172  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
SB3173  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3174  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3175  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3176  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3177  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
 *         04/09 Approved by Governor
SB3178  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3179  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy; FY2003.          Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3180  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
 *         04/08 Approved by Governor
SB3181  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3182  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
 *         04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3183  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
 *         04/09 Law W/out Governor's Signature
SB3210  City of Hattiesburg; may donate $5,000.00 in FY2002 to    Farris
        USM's Mississippi Holiday Spectacular.                 
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SC 503  Former Senator Clyde Woodfield; commend life and          Gollott
        express sympathy of the Legislature.                   
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 506  Former State Senate President Pro Tempore Glen Deweese;   Little
        commend life and express sympathy of Legislature.      
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 507  Ethics Commission's Executive Director Ron Crowe;         Little
        commend career of public service.                      
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 514  Deputy State Commissioner Lester Herrington; commend      Minor
        career of public service.                              
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
 *      congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 538  Resolution; recognize February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day.    White (29th)
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 546  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Farris
        popular vote, abolish electoral votes.                 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 556  Jack Schuessler, CEO of Wendy's International; commend.   King
           02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 559  "Freedom's Wind" by musician Bill Murphy; designate as    Johnson (19th)
        official patriotic gift of Mississippi to America.     
           02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560  Ann Lambert Davis; commend the life of.                   White (29th)
           02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570  Dr. Frank Pollard, Pastor of First Baptist Church,        Kirby
        Jackson, Mississippi; commend ministry.                
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  George Sekul, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Gollott
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Ralph "Catfish" Smith, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;   Michel
        commend.                                               
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  T.B. Ellis, Jr., the "Father of Jackson State             Michel
        Athletics"; commend for posthumous induction into MS   
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Samye Johnson, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Mississippi's Ageless Heroes; commend.                    Dearing
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  SBCJC Executive Director, Dr. Olon Ray; commend career    Burton
        of public service.                                     
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Norman E. Pevey; commend life of.                         White (29th)
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  James Blackwood, founder of the Blackwood Brothers        Williamson
        Gospel Quartet; commend life.                          
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 587  Mark F. Smith; commend life and career.                   Harden
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 598  Former Mississippi Highway Commissioner and WWII combat   Little
        veteran Hershel Jumper; commend life and express       
        sympathy of Legislature.                               
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 609  Mississippi graduates from the various United States      Ross
        military academies; commend.                           
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
SC 614  Donna Dye; commend public service.                        Gordon
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
SR  28  William Carey College Theatre, Excellence in Theatre      Farris
        Arts Award; commend.                                   
           02/14 (S) Adopted
SR  29  Pamela Pridgen; 2002 Public Humanities Achievement        Farris
        Award, commend.                                        
           02/15 (S) Adopted
SR  41  Star Wallin; commend for Prudential Spirit of Community   Farris
        Award.                                                 
           03/22 (S) Adopted
SR  42  Bluz Boys; commend on 20th Anniversary.                   Little
           03/22 (S) Adopted
SR  52  Reverend Bob Jones; commend upon retirement.              King
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  62  Military graduates from the various United States         Ross
        military academies; commend.                           
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  68  Senator Johnnie "Teddy Bear" Walls; commend.              Jordan
           04/04 (S) Adopted
SR  76  Pearl Lower Elementary Principal Tara Kirby; school       Chaney
        district's Administrator of the Year.                  
           04/05 (S) Adopted
SR  77  Donna Dye; commend public service.                        Gordon
           04/12 (S) Adopted
SR  84  Dr. Art Southerland, Professor of Educational             Harden
        Administration at USM; commend.                        
           04/12 (S) Adopted

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