Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senator Billy Hewes III

District 49

As of 01/08/03 at 08:46

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SB2020  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2026  Special license tags; provide for the issuance of a       White (29th)
 * %    "Choose Life" tag.                                     
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2057  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Dearing
  $%    for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
 *      federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2094  Tax amnesty; require Tax Commission to implement          Kirby
        program for taxes payable in any year prior to 2002.   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2127  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Hewes
        voting.                                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2141  University off-campus instructional programs; repeal      Hewes
        approval authority of State Board for Community and    
        Junior Colleges.                                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2150  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Dawkins
        commissions; to be made from new MS congressional      
        districts.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2162  Gaming fees; extend reverter to 2023 on certain           Hewes
 *      diversions of.                                         
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2163  Crabs; repeal duplicate section prohibiting taking of     Hewes
        egg-bearing crabs.                                     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2165  Appointments to Archives and History Board of Trustees;   Canon
        to be made by Governor from new congressional          
        districts.                                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2273  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds to fund the acquisition of Deer   Gollott
 *$%    Island.                                                
           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
SB2337  Liability; revise joint and several contributions.        Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2338  Tort reform; enact limitation of joinder.                 Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2339  Product liability; revise for innocent seller.            Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2340  Punitive damages; impose limitation.                      Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2341  Punitive damages; revise.                                 Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2342  Tort reform; enact.                                       Kirby
           02/14 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2343  Liability; limitation for premises owner.                 Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2344  Damages; enact Noneconomic Damages Awards Act.            Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2362  Real property; clarify ad valorem tax exemption           Dearing
 * %    whenever acquired by governmental entity (MDOT).       
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2387  "MHOPE" scholarship program; establish study committee    Michel
        on.                                                    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2412  Health insurance; require plans to provide uniform        Canon
 *      prescription identification cards.                     
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2480  Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2482  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Hewes
   %       02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2483  Crabs; authorize Marine Resources to close season on      Hewes
        crabs and remove abandoned crab traps.                 
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2485  Bonds; lower amount of g.o. bonds and raise amount of     Hewes
  $%    revenue bonds that may be issued for the rail line     
        between Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                      
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB2502  Public Purchasing Laws; exempt purchases made from        Gollott
 * %    cooperative purchasing agreements.                     
           04/01 (S) Died In Conference
SB2507  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Hewes
 * %       04/01 Approved by Governor
SB2511  Public swimming pools; Dept. of Health enforce            Hewes
        requirements for the abatement of suction hazards.     
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2513  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan;         Hewes
        active duty member of U.S. Armed Forces may continue to
        participate.                                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2516  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2519  Mississippi Railroad Authority; create to operate the     Hewes
        rail line from Gulfport to Hattiesburg.                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2520  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2521  Insurance producer license; require U.S. citizenship.     Hewes
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2528  Boat and water safety; require Wildlife Department to     Hewes
        share federal funds with Marine Resources Department.  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2535  Derelict marine vessels; authorize immediate removal if   Hewes
 *      hazard to navigation or environmental hazard.          
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2537  Boating; children under 16 cannot operate jet skis        Hewes
 *      without adult & authorize Marine Resources to offer    
        boating safety courses.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
SB2543  Marine Resource; clarify requirement for reciprocity of   Hewes
   %    commercial seafood licenses.                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2552  Marine Resources; authorize Department of Marine          Hewes
   %    Resources to sell licenses by electronic means.        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2553  Female crabs; revise regulation governing possession of   Hewes
 *      and regulate abandoned crab traps.                     
           04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2555  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to charge       Hewes
   %    nominal fee for marketing materials.                   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2556  Commission on Marine Resources; remove requirement of     Hewes
 *      public hearing in every coast county on live bait regs.
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2577  Medical professional liability; amend laws relating to.   Kirby
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2582  Oyster shell fee; require commercial harvester not        Hewes
   %    selling to MS dealer to pay shell retention fee.       
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2583  Marine Resources; require certain commercial fishermen    Hewes
   %    to obtain license to sell catch.                       
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2591  Marine Resources; increase penalty for commercial         Hewes
        harvesting of seafood in estuaries and bays.           
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2592  Commercial shrimp licenses; revise fee schedule and       Hewes
   %    impose fee on shrimp gear.                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2594  Department of Marine Resources; authorize director to     Hewes
        use nonstate funds for ancillary incentives for        
        employees.                                             
           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
SB2664  Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally        Huggins
 *      Disturbed; provide for administration by Ms Dept. of   
        Mental Health.                                         
           04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2740  Electronic Government Services Act; create.               Hewes
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2741  Efficiency in Government Act; create.                     Hewes
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2749  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2773  Workers' compensation; require impartial construction     Hewes
        of the act.                                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2780  Workers' compensation; worker must give notice of         Hewes
        injury before termination.                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2790  Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Program;    Hewes
        add certain projects.                                  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2803  State Board for Community and Junior Colleges; abolish    Hewes
   %    and place under IHL Board.                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2834  Public trust tidelands; require local entity to expend    Hewes
 *      own funds before receiving tidelands funds.            
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2966  Marine Reserve officers; authorize Director of            Hewes
 *      Department of Marine Resources to supervise and allow  
        to keep side arm upon retirement.                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2972  Marine patrol officer; allow to keep side arm upon        Hewes
        retirement.                                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2973  Arrest; provide for warrantless arrest by marine          Hewes
        officers.                                              
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2977  Department of Information Technology Services;            Canon
        promulgate policies regarding state-owned cellular     
        telephones.                                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2980  Emergency communications districts; revise CMRS Board     Canon
   %    composition/extend repealer.                           
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2999  Workers' compensation; make certain medical information   Hewes
        available to employers.                                
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3027  Public utility facilities; provide duty of care with      Robertson
        respect to placement on or adjacent to highways,       
        roads/bridges.                                         
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB3035  Utility companies; make discretionary requirement to      Robertson
   %    furnish names/addresses of mobile home customers to    
        county tax collectors.                                 
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3038  Municipally-owned utilities; cannot service area          Robertson
        certificated to another utility.                       
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB3039  High voltage power lines; amend notice procedures when    Robertson
        performing work in close proximity.                    
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3058  Alcoholic bev.; allow holder of package/on-premises       Hewes
   %    retailer's permits to purchase from dist., if          
        unavailable from STC.                                  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3059  Tidelands; clarify the manner in which tidelands and      Hewes *
   %    submerged lands are taxed.                             
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3095  Income tax credit; allow for certain charges paid by      Hewes
  $%    taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports and
        airports.                                              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3099  Reappropriation; State Dept. of Education for textbooks   Little
        & classroom supplies; FY2003.                          
           03/19 (H) Died In Committee
SB3107  Appropriation; DFA - Coast Transit Authority, FY2003.     Dawkins
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
SB3200  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvement     Moffatt
  $%    at the state shipyard in Jackson County.               
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
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 514  Deputy State Commissioner Lester Herrington; commend      Minor
        career of public service.                              
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 520  Const. Section 213-A; appointments to IHL; from new       Hewes
        Mississippi congressional districts and revise terms.  
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 521  Const. Section 213-A; appointments to IHL; one member     King
        from each congressional district and each state        
        university.                                            
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
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 523  Joint Rules; require code amendments to show deleted      Hewes
        language.                                              
           04/12 (S) Died In Committee
SC 525  Life of Charles W. Dowdy; commend.                        Dawkins
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 538  Resolution; recognize February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day.    White (29th)
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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 562  Gerry Fountain Blessey; congratulate for Mississippi      Gollott
        Ageless Hero Award.                                    
           02/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  George Sekul, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Gollott
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Mississippi's Ageless Heroes; commend.                    Dearing
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 587  Mark F. Smith; commend life and career.                   Harden
           03/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 593  Suspend rules for drafting of a bill; create Long-Range   Smith
        Capitol Complex Planning Commission.                   
           04/12 (S) Died In Committee
SC 596  Charles Edward Weems, Sr.; commend for contributions as   Gollott
        a pioneer in the seafood industry and service to state 
        and community.                                         
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 604  Gulfport High School Boys Basketball Team; commend for    Hewes
        winning the 2002 Class 5A State Championship.          
           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 613  Rev. Bishop William Houck; commend.                       Michel
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
SR   3  Resolution; express support for private scholarship tax   Michel
        credits.                                               
           03/26 (S) Adopted
SR  23  Stephen Ambrose; commend for Lifetime Achievement         Cuevas
        Award.                                                 
           02/14 (S) Adopted
SR  36  Ruby Morton, Goodwill Industries Achiever of the Year;    Hewes
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SR  42  Bluz Boys; commend on 20th Anniversary.                   Little
           03/22 (S) Adopted
SR  45  Mike Compton; commend upon receiving Grammy Award.        Carmichael
           03/22 (S) Adopted
SR  46  Death tax; urge the Mississippi congressional             White (29th)
        delegation to permanently repeal.                      
           03/26 (S) Adopted
SR  62  Military graduates from the various United States         Ross
        military academies; commend.                           
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  75  St. James-Westminster "Trojans" Minor Football League     Hewes
        Champions; commend.                                    
           04/05 (S) Adopted
SR  82  Rev. Bishop William Houck; commend.                       Michel
           04/12 (S) Adopted

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