Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/14/02



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Vetoes

SB2625  State employees; revise law regarding out-of-state        Burton
        travel.                                                
           03/14 Vetoed



Signed By The Governor

SB2016  Juveniles; prohibit sale of cigarette rolling papers      Kirby
        to.                                                    
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2419  Public funds; mandate minimum imprisonment for theft      Ross
        of.                                                    
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2481  Crime stoppers; authorize surcharge to fund, expand       Hamilton
        authority to form, revise confidentiality.             
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2518  Bioterrorism; prohibit real or pretended.                 Hamilton
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2551  Bad checks; revise law.                                   Michel
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2565  Bad check; revise method of delivery of notice.           Robertson
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2570  PERS; clarify definition of eligible plan.                Thames
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2640  Tobacco; technical correction to repealed law.            Turner
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2641  Indigents; extend appointment of counsel to represent.    Turner
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2785  Office of Purchasing and Travel; may adopt purchasing     Burton
        regulations governing use of credit cards.             
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2825  State Auditor; correct and publish finding of             Ross
        substantial noncompliance at expense of agency or      
        political subdivision.                                 
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2868  Highway Patrol Retirement System; revise cost of living   Thames
        benefit.                                               
           03/14 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1856  Perry County; authorize to contribute funds to We Care    Pierce
        Day Care, Inc.                                         
           03/14 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC 104  Commend the life of Officer Ronald Wayne Jones.           Warren
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 105  Commend Columbus School District's teachers receiving     Chism
        national board certification.                          
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  35  Commend Mrs. Annie M. Lynch on selection as statewide     Weathersby
        honoree for Mississippi Ageless Heroes.                
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  36  Commend Ms. Dora Jean Whatley on selection as statewide   Weathersby
        honoree for Mississippi Ageless Heroes.                
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  37  Commend accomplishments of Natchez High School Choir.     Ketchings
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

SB3113  Income tax; place 3% tax on gaming winnings paid by       Minor
        unlicensed gaming establishment to be collected by the 
        gaming establishment (STC).                            
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3114  Income taxation; revise net operating loss carryback      Minor
        and carry forward provisions (STC).                    
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3117  Estate tax; tie specific exclusion to amount              Minor
        established in federal law (STC).                      
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3196  Income taxation; tax the unrelated business income of     Minor
        certain tax exempt estates, trusts and organizations.  
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 615  Tunica County; may contribute to ICS for Head Start       Henderson
        class and vehicles.                                    
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1684  City of Vicksburg; increase minimum monthly benefits      Masterson
        for retired firemen/policemen.                         
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1685  City of Vicksburg; additional annual payment to retired   Masterson
        firemen and policemen equal to 2-1/2% for each year in 
        retirement.                                            
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1734  Attala County; authorize to contribute to Boys and        Stevens
        Girls Clubs of Kosciusko.                              
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1816  Tallahatchie County; authorize to pledge certain ad       Reynolds
        valorem tax revenue to retire certain debt.            
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1847  Adams County; create the Natchez-Adams County             Ketchings
        Development Authority.                                 
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  81  Commend life of Jimmy L. Dukes.                           Martinson
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  82  Commend life of Mrs. Norma Williams Sullivan.             Hudson
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  83  Commend U.S. Special Forces Agent, MSG John Bolduc.       Taylor
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  85  Commend Ted W. Hillman upon serving on East Timor,        Eaton
        Indonesia, peacekeeping mission.                       
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  86  Commend the service of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.        Coleman (65th)
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  87  Commend Ms. Kay Sims upon selection as Instructor of      Hamilton
        the Year.                                              
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  88  Commend Ms. Mary Ott Tremmel Davidson upon selection as   Hamilton
        Instructor of the Year.                                
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  89  Commend Ms. Gayle Greene-Aguirre upon selection as        Hamilton
        Instructor of the Year.                                
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  90  Commend life of World War II veteran William Andrew       McCoy
        Cannon.                                                
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  91  Commend Mrs. Mary Ellen Davis for 50 years of service     Formby
        to Housing Authority.                                  
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  92  Commend Reverend Bernard Farrell on service to St.        Guice
        Alphonsus Catholic Church and wish success in St.      
        Elizabeth Seton Parish.                                
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  93  Commend Eva Roithmayr for community service.              Hamilton
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  94  Commend life of Eddie Russell.                            Moody
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  95  Commend Dr. Olon Ray on retirement from the State Board   Young
        for Community and Junior Colleges.                     
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  96  Commend Great Southern National Bank on the celebration   Robinson (84th)
        of 100 years of business.                              
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  97  Commend Will Overstreet for outstanding football play     Denny
        at University of Tennessee.                            
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  18  Delegation from the Republic of South Africa; extend      Evans
        greetings of Mississippi House of Representatives.     
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  19  Commend Bologna Performing Arts Center on winning         Capps
        Cultural Leadership Award.                             
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  20  Commend Mrs. Carolyn King Bramlett on induction to        Eads
        Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.                   
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  22  Commend Sally W. Carmichael on winning Arts Patron        Brown
        Award for Excellence in the Arts.                      
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  23  Commend Mrs. Annie Mae Wilson on being named a            Stevens
        Mississippi Ageless Hero.                              
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  24  Commend Trinity Episcopal Saint Football Team upon        Ketchings
        winning MPSA State A Championship.                     
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  25  Commend Cathedral High School Golf Team upon winning      Ketchings
        State Class 2A Championship.                           
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  26  Commend William Carey College Theatre on winning          Watson
        Excellence in Arts Award for 2002.                     
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  27  Commend achievements of Cassandra F. Wilson.              Coleman (65th)
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  28  Commend Judge Joe Brown for his many achievements.        Coleman (65th)
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  29  Commend Terrell Buckley and recognize March 16, 2002,     Broomfield
        as "Terrell Buckley Day" in City of Pascagoula.        
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  30  Commend Reverend Bernard Farrell on service to St.        Guice
        Alphonsus Catholic Church and wish success in St.      
        Elizabeth Seton Parish.                                
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  31  Commend JSU academicians who have provided 30 or more     Clarke
        years of service.                                      
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  32  Commend Miss Katie Taylor as a Distinguished Finalist     Martinson
        for Mississippi in the 2002 Prudential Spirit of       
        Community Awards.                                      
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  33  Commend achievements of Andrew Albert Breland.            Lott
           03/14 (H) Adopted
HR  34  Commend Mrs. Beatrice "Bebe" Richardson upon retirement   Stevens
        from UMC after 50 years of service in field of nursing.
           03/14 (H) Adopted
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2098  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise structure height            Dearing
        restrictions; establish scenic byways program.         
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
        Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2403  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2410  Highway width restrictions; exempt farm equipment         Carlton
        dealers delivering farm equipment from.                
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2858  Emerging Crops Fund; make funds available to certain      Minor
        businesses, extend repealer on certain provisions.     
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
        prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3087  Lafayette County; may contribute to the Lafayette         Tollison
        County Youth Baseball Association.                     
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3120  Sales tax; clarify taxation of mobile                     Minor
        telecommunications services.                           
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3121  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   Minor
        bonds that may be issued for.                          
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3126  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3127  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3128  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3129  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3130  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3131  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3132  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3133  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3134  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3135  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center;        Gordon
        FY2003.                                                
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB3136  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3137  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3138  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3139  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3140  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3141  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3142  Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary Programs - Consol.        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3143  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3144  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3145  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Gordon
        Maintenance.                                           
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3146  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3147  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3148  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3149  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3150  Appropriation; Plant Industry Div.                        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3151  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3152  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Bd.             Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3153  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3154  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3155  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3156  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3157  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3158  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3159  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3160  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3161  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3162  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3163  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3164  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3165  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3166  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3167  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3168  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3169  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3170  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3171  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3172  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3173  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3174  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3175  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3176  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3177  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3178  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3179  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy; FY2003.          Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3180  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3181  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3182  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3183  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3197  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              Minor
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SC 567  Delta Sigma Theta Public Service Sorority; commend.       Harden
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 568  Sister Fannie L. McGee Jackson; commend for dedicated     White (29th)
        service and contributions.                             
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 569  Baseball star Jay Powell; commend civic/charitable        Burton
        dedication.                                            
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 570  Dr. Frank Pollard, Pastor of First Baptist Church,        Kirby
        Jackson, Mississippi; commend ministry.                
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 571  Carolyn Henry, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 572  Earl Leggett, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Michel
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 573  George Sekul, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; commend.   Gollott
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 574  Glynn Griffing, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;          Michel
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 575  Ralph "Catfish" Smith, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;   Michel
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 576  T.B. Ellis, Jr., the "Father of Jackson State             Michel
        Athletics"; commend for posthumous induction into MS   
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 577  Vernon Biggs; commend upon posthumous induction into      Michel
        the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                   
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 578  Samye Johnson, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 580  Mississippi's Ageless Heroes; commend.                    Dearing
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 581  SBCJC Executive Director, Dr. Olon Ray; commend career    Burton
        of public service.                                     
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 582  Norman E. Pevey; commend life of.                         White (29th)
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 584  James Blackwood, founder of the Blackwood Brothers        Williamson
        Gospel Quartet; commend life.                          
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 585  Pelahatchie High School Football Team; commend.           Ross
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 586  Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team; commend.   Burton
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 587  Mark F. Smith; commend life and career.                   Harden
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SC 590  Suspend rules requesting the drafting, introduction,      Little
        consideration and passage of a bill; DHS; extend       
        repealer.                                              
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1084  Oyster shell fee; require commercial harvester not        Ellington
        selling to Mississippi dealer to pay shell retention   
        fee.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1206  Mississippi Youth Corrections Complex, Oakley Campus;     Peranich
        authorize exchange of land with Hinds County.          
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1267  Mississippi Transportation Commission and City of         McBride
        Batesville; authorize to exchange certain real property
        in Panola County.                                      
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1289  Port Gibson Battlefield; authorize transfer of certain    Middleton
        property to Department of Archives and History.        
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1663  Water systems; cost of fire protection may be included    Ellis
        in rate structure.                                     
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  18  Delegation from the Republic of South Africa; extend      Evans
        greetings of Mississippi House of Representatives.     
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2361  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer.        Smith
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2381  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Bd; Add'l       Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2389  Oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's   Gordon
        share.                                                 
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2666  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Huggins
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2695  School boards investment of surplus funds; same as        Tollison
        investment of 16th section principal funds.            
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2820  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Robertson
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3060  Community mental health center transfer funds may be      Huggins
        used for Medicaid match for mental health or           
        home/community services; authorize.                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3070  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3071  Appropriation; Tax Commission; Additional, FY2002.        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3073  Appropriation; State Treasurer - MPACT Program;           Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3074  Appropriation; Bd. of Pharmacy; Additional, FY2002.       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3075  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction;     Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3076  Appropriation; Secretary of State; Additional, FY2002 .   Gordon
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3078  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3079  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Contractors; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3080  Appropriation; Public Service Commission; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3081  Appropriation; MEMA - Tornado and Flooding Disasters in   Gordon
        November, 2001; Additional FY2002.                     
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3098  Appropriation; State Treasurer - NAST Annual              Gordon
        Conference; Additional FY2002.                         
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3112  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission; Additional         Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3205  Joseph Harvey; restore suffrage.                          Harvey
           03/14 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SC 592  "Komen Week in Mississippi" proclaim in honor of          Little
        Central Mississippi Chapter of Komen Breast Cancer     
        Foundation.                                            
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  36  Ruby Morton, Goodwill Industries Achiever of the Year;    Hewes
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 581  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    McCoy
        for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1266  Ad valorem tax; provide that certain exemptions under     Reynolds
        Mississippi Business Financing Act require approval by 
        local taxing authority before becoming effective.      
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1739  Ad valorem taxation; revise manner of determining true    Moak
        value of aquaculture.                                  
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1745  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued to     Smith (39th)
        provide funds for the Building Fund for the Arts.      
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1830  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Water         McCoy
        Pollution Control Revolving Fund.                      
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1834  MS Business Investment Act, Major Economic Impact Act     Morris
        and Emerging Crops Funds; increase amount of bonds     
        authorized for.                                        
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1835  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              Smith (39th)
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1836  Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund;        McCoy
        issue bonds to provide funds for, revise powers and    
        duties of board.                                       
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1837  Bonds; issue bonds to provide additional funds for the    Smith (39th)
        Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3202  Scott County; authorize the levy of a tourist tax on      Burton
        hotel and motel rooms.                                 
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SC 591  DSU Coach Lloyd Clark; commend career.                    Carlton
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 592  "Komen Week in Mississippi" proclaim in honor of          Little
        Central Mississippi Chapter of Komen Breast Cancer     
        Foundation.                                            
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  19  Patricia Burton, Greenville, Mississippi, the MS Real     GOVERNOR
        Estate Commission, for the four-year term of office    
        commencing May 20, 2001 and ending May 20, 2005,       
        representing the Second Congressional District.        
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  20  Tom W. Elliott, Oxford, Mississippi, the State Board of   GOVERNOR
        Registration of Professional Engineers and Land        
        Surveyors, for the unexpired term of office ending     
        April 8, 2004, representing the At-Large position.     
           03/14 (S) Do Return to Governor
SN  27  Butch Williamson, Biloxi, Mississippi, MS Home            GOVERNOR
        Inspector Regulatory Board, for a term commencing on   
        October 15, 2001 and serving at the pleasure of the    
        Governor, representing the Fifth Congressional         
        District.                                              
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  28  Ray Millwood, Greenville, Mississippi, MS Home            GOVERNOR
        Inspector Regulatory Board, for a term commencing      
        October 15, 2001 and serving at the pleasure of the    
        Governor, representing the Second Congressional        
        District.                                              
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  29  Karen Holliday, Belden, Mississippi, Ms State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Banking Review, for a five-year term commencing August 
        24, 2001 and ending March 23, 2006, representing the   
        Third Supreme Court District position.                 
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  33  Robert J. Rohrlack, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Executive Director of the MS Development Authority, for
        the term commencing December 1, 2001, and serving at   
        the pleasure of the Governor.                          
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  35  Chris Rogers, Tupelo, Mississippi, MS Real Estate         GOVERNOR
        Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, for the   
        unexpired term ending January 1, 2005, representing the
        First Congressional District.                          
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  34  Vincent Castigliola, Jr.; commend upon receiving a        Moffatt
        Carnegie Hero Fund Medal.                              
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  35  Mayor Eric "Red" Holmes; commend life and public          Walls
        service.                                               
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  36  Ruby Morton, Goodwill Industries Achiever of the Year;    Hewes
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB   5  Public bid laws; prohibit addendum to bid                 Guice
        specifications within two working days of receipt of   
        bids.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 263  Crystal methamphetamine; provide enhanced penalties for   Eads
        manufacturer with children present.                    
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 378  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise authority regarding conveyance of industrial    
        sites.                                                 
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 833  Elections; establish standards to be used when            Reynolds
        examining ballots that have been rejected by automatic 
        vote counting devices.                                 
           03/14 (S) Reconsidered
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 903  Solid waste; 2003 repealer on law imposing fee for        Ellington
        solid waste managed by commercial nonhazardous waste   
        management facility.                                   
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 906  Mississippi Dietetics Practice Act; reenact and delete    Moody
        the repealer.                                          
           03/14 (S) Reconsidered
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 908  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to Library Commission for construction of   
        new building.                                          
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 951  State toy; designate Teddy Bear as state toy.             Holland
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1000  Crime laboratory; delete provisions requiring funding     Hamilton
        to be separate from Department of Public Safety.       
           03/14 (S) Reconsidered
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1004  Wireless Radio Communications Program; require            Ellis
        surcharge on Highway Patrol citations to fund (DPS).   
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1005  State assessments; use for Capital Defense Counsel        Mayo
        Special Fund & Law Enforcement Officers  & Fire        
        Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund.                    
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1139  Public property; authorize DFA on behalf of Forestry      Barnett (92nd)
        Commission, to convey certain property to Lincoln      
        County.                                                
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1148  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Stringer
        governing the retirement system.                       
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1379  Tax payments; require prepayment of June estimate of      Moody
        income withholding and sales/use taxes and revise      
        insurance premium tax payment.                         
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1488  State travel agency contract; allow municipal and         Denny
        county officers and employees to use.                  
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           03/14 (S) Reconsidered
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1551  Cell phones; prohibit local ordinances restricting use    Ellis
        while driving.                                         
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1562  Construction contracts; revise retainage provisions and   McBride
        require reporting of payment to subcontractors.        
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1580  Public utility districts; authorize to provide health     Compretta
        and life insurance to employees.                       
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
SB2209  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Harden
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students.        
           03/14 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2321  Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of         Little
        Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.   
           03/14 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SC 590  Suspend rules requesting the drafting, introduction,      Little
        consideration and passage of a bill; DHS; extend       
        repealer.                                              
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
SR  36  Ruby Morton, Goodwill Industries Achiever of the Year;    Hewes
        commend.                                               
           03/14 (S) Adopted



Senate: Signed By The President

HB  43  U.S. Highway 84; designate segment in Jones County as     Ellzey
        "Corporal James D. Slaton Memorial Highway".           
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 417  MS Business Investment Act; extend repealer on MDA        Ford
        authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for low to
        moderate income housing (RP).                          
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 433  Highway Patrol; delete date of repeal for certain         Ford
        powers and duties.                                     
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 478  Art Therapists Licensure Law; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 480  Yellow Creek Regional Project Board; extend repealer      Ford
        (RP).                                                  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 484  Community development block grants; extend repealer on    Ford
        prohibition against grants for public water systems    
        unless viable (RP).                                    
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 562  Death certificates; medical amendments in court require   Holland
        Medical Examiner and county medical examiner as        
        defendants.                                            
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 641  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Warren
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 642  State Superintendent; authority to appoint designee to    Warren
        serve on boards.                                       
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 682  State inmates housed in county jails; extend repealer     Ford
        on authority of Commissioner of Corrections (RP).      
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 703  Products of deer antlers; authorize sale, purchase,       Nettles
        transportation and possession.                         
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 764  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     McBride
        sales.                                                 
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 865  Beaver Control Program; increase county contribution;     Stringer
        revise advisory board membership.                      
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 905  Drug and alcohol testing laboratories; conform statutes   Moody
        to federal law.                                        
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 952  Scenic streams; designate Chunky Creek/Chunky River as    Nicholson
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1084  Oyster shell fee; require commercial harvester not        Ellington
        selling to Mississippi dealer to pay shell retention   
        fee.                                                   
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1111  Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; extend     Moody
        repealer and licensure law and revise certain          
        provisions.                                            
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1115  State designated highway system; renumber and combine     Compretta
        certain routes on.                                     
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1127  Sales Tax; divert tax collected on airport parking to     Compretta
        special fund for support and development of airports.  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1129  State Tax Commission; authorize to retain portion of      McCoy
        certain local and private taxes in order to defray     
        costs of collection (STC).                             
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1205  Mental health institutions; update statutory listings     Moody
        of.                                                    
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1206  Mississippi Youth Corrections Complex, Oakley Campus;     Peranich
        authorize exchange of land with Hinds County.          
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1267  Mississippi Transportation Commission and City of         McBride
        Batesville; authorize to exchange certain real property
        in Panola County.                                      
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1289  Port Gibson Battlefield; authorize transfer of certain    Middleton
        property to Department of Archives and History.        
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1300  Central health data registry system; create to maintain   Holland
        certain medical information.                           
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1301  Community hospitals; hospital leased by another           Moody
        hospital remains subject to community hospital laws.   
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1319  Chiropractors; delete requirement for U.S. citizenship    Moody
        for licensure.                                         
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1372  Homestead exemption; remove county option to require      McCoy
        annual renewal of (STC).                               
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1418  Corporation franchise tax; authorize administrative       McCoy
        dissolution or revocation of certificate for failure to
        pay (STC).                                             
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1435  Minority businesses, certification list; delete           Morris
        prohibition against considering size of business or    
        length of time in business (MDA).                      
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1446  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date by which settlement    Ford
        must be finalized to trigger creation of.              
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1540  Public property; provide requirements for certain         Peranich
        conveyances authorized by Legislature.                 
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1548  Election commissioners; certification of hours worked     Reeves
        not required to be notarized.                          
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1569  State Supreme Court cases; officials designated to        Watson
        receive may decline receipt of.                        
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1594  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
        Safety; make certain technical corrections to law.     
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1597  Rules of the road and accident reports; allow             Compretta
        Department of Public Safety to charge fee for          
        providing.                                             
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1639  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        certain authority to counties in, provide tax          
        incentives to certain businesses in.                   
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2209  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Harden
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students.        
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2321  Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of         Little
        Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.   
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2983  Corrections; revise allocation of funds in the Inmate     Smith
        Welfare Fund.                                          
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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