Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/07/02



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Signed By The Governor

SB2903  Brewpubs; remove repeal provision in law that limits      Minor
        production by.                                         
           03/07 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1851  Suffrage; restore to James Chism of Union County.         Mitchell
           03/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1852  Newton County; authorize to contribute to Veterans        Shows
        Memorial Museum.                                       
           03/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC  91  Commend Mrs. Mary Ellen Davis for 50 years of service     Formby
        to Housing Authority.                                  
           03/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  92  Commend Reverend Bernard Farrell on service to St.        Guice
        Alphonsus Catholic Church and wish success in St.      
        Elizabeth Seton Parish.                                
           03/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  30  Commend Reverend Bernard Farrell on service to St.        Guice
        Alphonsus Catholic Church and wish success in St.      
        Elizabeth Seton Parish.                                
           03/07 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

SB2042  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           03/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2109  Insurance Producer Licensing Law; revise.                 Kirby
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2112  Surplus lines insurance agents; remove bond requirement   Kirby
        for licensing of.                                      
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2129  Mississippi Pharmacy Act; reenact and extend repealer.    Huggins
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2133  Mississippi Department of Transportation Equipment        Dearing
        Purchase Fund; create (MDOT).                          
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2168  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Harden
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/07 (H) Amendment Ruled Improper
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2175  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; may issue revenue bonds    Robertson
        with 60% of member municipalities consenting.          
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2182  Driver's license; revise fee for duplicate license, ID    Turner
        card, license issued to alien (MDPS).                  
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2183  Relocation of utilities located on rights-of-way of       Dearing
        state highways; certain water systems are not required 
        to bear the cost of.                                   
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2189  Mississippi Medicaid Law; make technical amendments to.   Huggins
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2198  Highway Patrol; revise maximum number troopers, license   Turner
        examiners (MDPS).                                      
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2224  Permanent Advisory Committee for the Student Vision       Harden
        Screening Program; delete requirement for.             
           03/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2225  Enrollment in Kindergarten or Grade 1; prescribe          Harden
        evidence of date of birth required for.                
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2279  Fraternal benefit societies; revise license fees and      Kirby
        date of annual renewal.                                
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2289  Vacancy in appellate judicial office; certain             Ross
        appointments for remainder of term.                    
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
        liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2308  Water courses and drainage; authorize counties to alter   Chamberlin
        and clean on public or private property.               
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2326  Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer and revise     Thames
        laws regulating barber profession.                     
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2328  State Auditor; file with Legislature report containing    Thames
        state agency emergency procedures.                     
           03/07 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2330  Corrections; agricultural leases of prison land; extend   Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2345  Catfish; revise labeling requirements and require         Huggins
        Public Health Department to regulate restaurants.      
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2356  Business Corporation Act; technical correction.           Ross
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2367  Meat labeling; require country of origin label on meat    Stogner
        sold in Mississippi.                                   
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2382  Elections; declare all candidates elected if only one     Bryan
        person qualifies as a candidate for each office.       
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
        plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2386  Highway Patrol; extend police powers.                     Turner
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2389  Oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's   Gordon
        share.                                                 
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2403  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
           03/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
        confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2410  Highway width restrictions; exempt farm equipment         Carlton
        dealers delivering farm equipment from.                
           03/07 (H) Passed
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2412  Health insurance; require plans to provide uniform        Canon
        prescription identification cards.                     
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2413  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Carlton
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2416  Bingo operations; prohibit during church hours if         Robertson
        located near church.                                   
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2417  Copyrighted musical composition; prohibit providing,      Smith
        publishing or selling without consent of the owner.    
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2418  Chiropractic or adjustments/manipulation to human         Huggins
        spine; illegal to perform without chiropractic license.
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2425  State Veterans Affairs Board; may operate and maintain    Furniss
        all state veterans homes.                              
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2444  Coal mining; conform state law on existing rights on      Nunnelee
        public land to federal law.                            
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2502  Public Purchasing Laws; exempt purchases made from        Gollott
        cooperative purchasing agreements.                     
           03/07 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2529  Assessment of property; copies of board of supervisors'   Minor
        orders reducing assessment need not be sent to the Tax 
        Commission (STC).                                      
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2530  Ad valorem tax on aircraft; require airlines to file      Minor
        with Tax Commission a schedule of aircraft operated in 
        this state (STC).                                      
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2532  Ad valorem taxation; clarify deadline for application     Minor
        for new enterprise exemption (STC).                    
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2536  International Fuel Tax Agreement; no license issued in    Minor
        this state if license is revoked in another            
        jurisdiction (STC).                                    
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2537  Boating; children under 16 cannot operate jet skis        Hewes
        without adult & authorize Marine Resources to offer    
        boating safety courses.                                
           03/07 (H) Recommitted to Committee
SB2540  Age of emancipation determination under URESA; repeal.    Huggins
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2541  Northeast MS Gas District; authorize certain              Nunnelee
        compensation for board members.                        
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2542  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise per diem      Thames
        paid to board members.                                 
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2562  Victim compensation; revise award limits.                 Frazier
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2566  Hunting; nonresident hunting without license to forfeit   Posey
        hunting privileges.                                    
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2603  Domestic violence; provide aggravating factor in          Williamson
        sentencing.                                            
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2622  Community/junior college dual enrollment program;         Burton
        delete certain minimum standardized test requirements. 
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2661  Law enforcement officers, fire fighters; revise death     Little
        benefits of when killed in line of duty.               
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2662  Criminal record background checks on prospective          Huggins
        employees and volunteers at the Department of Mental   
        Health; authorize.                                     
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2666  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Huggins
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2677  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek in Walthall       Stogner
        County as a state scenic stream.                       
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2694  Security guards at mental health facilities; authorize    Huggins
        promotion to campus police after proper training.      
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2695  School boards investment of surplus funds; same as        Tollison
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2735  Wildlife; prohibit canned hunts of native game animals.   Posey
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2762  Administrative appeals; revise to file certain in Court   Bryan
        of Appeals.                                            
           03/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2776  Wildlife conservation officers; remove examination        Posey
        qualification.                                         
           03/07 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/07 (H) Passed
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2777  Secretary of State; revise distribution of bound court    Turner
        decisions (SOS).                                       
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2781  Wildlife; authorize department to donate game to local    Posey
        law enforcement agencies for food for prisoners.       
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2784  Wildlife; require primitive weapon license for special    Posey
        hunts established by commission.                       
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2787  Hunting accidents; require medical personnel to report    Posey
        injuries to the Department of Wildlife.                
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2788  Wildlife hunting license; authorize voluntary all-game    Posey
        hunting and fishing licenses for youth and exempt      
        hunters.                                               
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2796  Charitable bingo; allow gross receipts from bingo games   Nunnelee
        to be used to pay administrative penalties.            
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2820  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Robertson
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2833  Dairy shows; authorize at Tylertown in Walthall County.   Stogner
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2835  Public waterways; provide penalty for riding a            Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2848  DUI; revise blood alcohol level.                          Turner
           03/07 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2865  Supplemental roll; delete requirement that each page be   Minor
        totaled (STC).                                         
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2873  Vet Lab; transfer management of Veterinary Lab to MSU     Stogner
        College of Veterinary Medicine.                        
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2880  Physicians license; authorize for former director of      Thames
        state hospital.                                        
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2882  Public property; DFA and Dept. of Mental Health may       Jackson
        sell certain property in City of Laurel.               
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2890  Light wine and beer laws; Alcoholic Beverage Control      Minor
        agents may enforce.                                    
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2891  Wildlife; conform penalties for violation of state        Posey
        endangered species law.                                
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2898  Wildlife; clarify duties of wildlife department and       Posey
        Department of Agriculture related to permits for       
        cultivated game fish.                                  
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2914  Public property; Dept. of Wildlife,Fisheries & Parks      Jackson
        may transfer real property to Dept. of Finance & Adm.  
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2921  Municipal liens for cleaning; may be waived for           Jordan
        blighted property.                                     
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2925  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Jordan
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2927  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Minor
        Program; revise interest rates for loans made under    
        (MDA).                                                 
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2930  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; revise indebtedness eligible    Minor
        for incentive payments.                                
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2940  New facilities administered by MS Department of Mental    Huggins
        Health; add to reimbursement statutes.                 
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2966  Marine Reserve officers; authorize Director of            Hewes
        Department of Marine Resources to supervise and allow  
        to keep side arm upon retirement.                      
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
        prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3003  Deer; prohibit importation and translocation of           Posey
        white-tailed deer into state.                          
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB3011  Public property; DFA and Department of Mental Health      Jackson
        may sell certain property at auction.                  
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB3035  Utility companies; make discretionary requirement to      Robertson
        furnish names/addresses of mobile home customers to    
        county tax collectors.                                 
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3055  Board of Bar Commissioners; extend repealer.              Turner
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3060  Community mental health center transfer funds may be      Huggins
        used for Medicaid match for mental health or           
        home/community services; authorize.                    
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 543  Constitution 153; increase circuit and chancery judge     Tollison
        terms.                                                 
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Measures That Have Died

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



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2866  State Tax Commission; authorize seal to be of a raised    Minor
        or engraved design or printed (STC).                   
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 588  Suspend rules for further consideration of SB 2139; MS    Robertson
        Hwy 993; designate as the Jerry St. Pe' Highway.       
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 589  Suspend rules for further consideration of Senate Bill    Posey
        2588; County patrol officers; increase salary in       
        certain counties.                                      
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  33  Delta Sigma Theta Public Service Sorority; commend.       Harden
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 587  Mark F. Smith; commend life and career.                   Harden
           03/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  33  Delta Sigma Theta Public Service Sorority; commend.       Harden
           03/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  97  Crimes; increase penalty for bomb threats.                Flaggs
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 267  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
        race of party.                                         
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 284  Compulsory school law; include students who turn 17       Warren
        during school year.                                    
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 337  Eminent Scholars Program; authorize initial               Brown
        applications for up to three years after graduation.   
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 431  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer (RP).               Ford
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 433  Highway Patrol; delete date of repeal for certain         Ford
        powers and duties.                                     
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 465  Driver education and training program; require to         Miles
        include instruction in organ donation.                 
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 474  Income tax; extend repealer tax credit for certain        Ford
        employers sponsoring basic skills training and         
        retraining for employees (RP).                         
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 481  Nonviable community public water systems; extend          Ford
        repealer on provision requiring Health Department to   
        identify and assist (RP).                              
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB 485  Appointment of counsel for indigents; extend repealer     Ford
        (RP).                                                  
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 486  Harvest permits; extend date of repeal for laws           Ford
        establishing.                                          
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 487  Forest acreage tax, additional; extend repealer (RP).     Ford
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 492  School attendance officers; delete repealer/Best          Ford
        Financial Practices Review Task Force; create.         
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 495  Executors and administrators rights and duties and        Ford
        grant of administration; extend repealer(RP).          
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 496  Guardian of ward appointed by chancery court; extend      Ford
        repealer on duties (RP).                               
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 522  Driver's licenses and permits; require males 18 to 26     Barnett (92nd)
        years old to be automatically registered with Selective
        Service System.                                        
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 570  Powers of fiduciaries to promote compliance with          Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 571  Powers of a trustee related to compliance with            Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 590  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 605  County court; authorize additional judge in Rankin        Rogers
        County.                                                
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 606  Adoption; clarify father of child born out of wedlock     Mayo
        rights.                                                
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 636  Offenders; create the interstate compact for adult        McBride
        offender supervision.                                  
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 639  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Warren
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB 641  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Warren
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB 642  State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to    Warren
        serve on boards.                                       
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB 644  School guidance counselors; define comprehensive          Warren
        services to be provided in schools (version 2).        
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 666  Uninsured motorist coverage; create single-limit,         Stevens
        nonstacking coverage for certain insureds.             
           03/07 (S) Amendment Failed
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB 667  Annual statement of insurance company; revise method of   Stevens
        payment of fine for late filing.                       
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 676  Classification of insurance companies; revise and         Stevens
        include larger fraternal societies.                    
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 686  Driver's license; allow family member of armed services   Rotenberry
        member stationed out of state to renew without         
        delinquent fee.                                        
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 724  Bribery of state meat inspectors; increase criminal       Holland
        penalties for.                                         
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 764  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     McBride
        sales.                                                 
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB 767  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 778  Special Needs Prison Program; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 793  State highway system; add segments in certain counties.   Rotenberry
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 797  Residential builders; revise penalty imposed for late     McCoy
        payment of license fee.                                
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 803  Sixteenth section lands; revise re-leasing provisions     Frierson
        for agricultural lands that are to be reclassified.    
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 890  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Holland
        products.                                              
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 936  Water systems; expand local government and water          Ellington
        systems improvements revolving loan program to include 
        grant.                                                 
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 939  Public housing authority; authorize appointment of        Smith (39th)
        person directly assisted by authority.                 
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 960  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; prescribe       Smith (59th)
        terms and conditions for renewal of certain leases.    
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 968  Highway system; add segment of Mississippi 42 in          Hudson
        Jefferson Davis County.                                
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Failed
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 986  State Board of Registration for Foresters; authorize to   Warren
        investigate and review certain appeals.                
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1030  School enrollment; clarify that district may require      Weathersby
        parent, guardian or custodian to accompany child.      
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1069  Classroom supply funds; require school district audits    Brown
        to test for compliance with legal requirements.        
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1074  Income tax; reduce income tax credit for suppliers of     Morris
        certain projects under Major Economic Impact Act.      
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1075  Free port warehouse law; transfer administration from     McCoy
        the State Tax Commission to local government           
        authorities (STC).                                     
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1077  Water and wastewater system; require certain systems to   Ellington
        receive certification from public utilities staff      
        before permit issued.                                  
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1080  Rail car tax; Tax Commission shall retain 3% of           McCoy
        collections to defray collection costs; revise time    
        assessment remains open (STC).                         
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1115  State designated highway system; renumber and combine     Compretta
        certain routes on.                                     
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1170  Highway system; designate Highway 15/25 in Winston        Moody
        County as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                  
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1183  Income tax and sales tax; authorize Tax Commission to     McCoy
        provide additional advertising for certain sales of    
        personal property nonpayment.                          
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1190  Highway system; designate portion of Mississippi 15 in    Eakes
        Philadelphia as "Veterans' Boulevard".                 
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1198  State highway system; local road must be brought up to    Compretta
        standards before MDOT takes over maintenance.          
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1223  Title pledge lenders; require continuing education for.   Guice
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Failed
HB1230  Railroads; authorize railroad companies to merge with     Simpson
        other railroad companies.                              
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1232  License tags; rental company may purchase temporary tag   Ellington
        from dealer.                                           
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1236  Cotton module vehicles; increase maximum width and        Capps
        length limitations.                                    
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1257  Judicial appointments; revise procedure and               Banks
        requirements.                                          
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           03/07 (S) Passed
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1337  School boards' investment of surplus funds; same as       Brown
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1341  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; provide        McCoy
        funds to public/private entities through loans, grants,
        contracts and otherwise.                               
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1372  Homestead exemption; remove county option to require      McCoy
        annual renewal of (STC).                               
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1389  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Brown
        establish for community colleges.                      
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1397  Sewer system; authorize DEQ to petition for               Ellington
        receivership of abandoned systems.                     
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1399  Youth courts; delete language prohibiting orders from     Flaggs
        reciting facts on which adjudication is based.         
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1417  Income tax; provide for discretionary rather than         McCoy
        mandatory interest/penalty in case of underpayment or  
        failure to pay tax (STC).                              
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1434  Law enforcement officers; require probable cause          Snowden
        hearing before arrest warrant may be issued against.   
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1442  Railroads; crossings not required for certain             Green
        plantation roads (MAS).                                
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1446  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date by which settlement    Ford
        must be finalized to trigger creation of.              
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1501  Public utilities; establish duty of care relating to      Ellis
        placement of facilities near roadways.                 
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1517  Parole; felony child abuse is not a nonviolent crime      Moore (60th)
        for purposes of parole eligibility.                    
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1522  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and extend      Guice
        repealer on, and revise certain provisions.            
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1539  Community colleges; delete ACT score requirement for      Warren
        dual enrollment of high school students.               
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1540  Public property; provide requirements for certain         Peranich
        conveyances authorized by Legislature.                 
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1551  Cell phones; prohibit local ordinances restricting use    Ellis
        while driving.                                         
           03/07 (S) Passed
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1558  Public improvement districts; authorize counties and      Morris
        municipalities to create.                              
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1559  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Morris
        Program; revise interest rates for loans made under    
        (MDA).                                                 
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1562  Construction contracts; revise retainage provisions and   McBride
        require reporting of payment to subcontractors.        
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1569  State Supreme Court cases; officials designated to        Watson
        receive may decline receipt of.                        
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1579  Unemployment compensation; include certain Indian         Moss
        tribes as employing units.                             
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1594  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
        Safety; make certain technical corrections to law.     
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1597  Rules of the road and accident reports; allow             Compretta
        Department of Public Safety to charge fee for          
        providing.                                             
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1605  Physical activity coordinator; require SDE to employ      Lott
        and conduct study on physical activity.                
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1639  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        certain authority to counties in, provide tax          
        incentives to certain businesses in.                   
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1663  Water systems; cost of fire protection may be included    Ellis
        in rate structure.                                     
           03/07 (S) Passed
HB1667  1987 Four-lane Highway Program and Casino Roads           Compretta *
        Programs; revise construction priorities (MDOT).       
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended

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