Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee

As of 05/14/03 at 08:17

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HB  99  Salaries; exempt professional employees of Mental         Reeves
 *      Health Department from the Governor's salary cap.      
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 279  IHL; amend FY03 appropriation to delete Ayers             Flaggs
 *      contingency on reappropriation of certain funds.       
           01/20 Approved by Governor
HB 320  State park rangers; authorize retiring rangers to         Moak
 *      retain side arm.                                       
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 430  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 517  Adjutant General; authorize to designate certain state    Rogers
 *      employee security guard positions as law officers.     
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 645  Juvenile Justice Mandatory Communication Act; create      Fleming
 *      for school districts and state and provide tracking by 
        Youth Services.                                        
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 650  Internal auditors; require for certain agencies.          Brown
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 663  State classroom supply funds; clarify method of           Warren
 *      distribution and administration of.                    
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 742  School districts; revise certain sections relating to     Warren
 *      the administration of.                                 
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 743  Vocational student organizations; allow Department of     Warren
        Education to utilize staff for and expend vocational   
        funds for.                                             
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 746  Schools; exempt from 180-day minimum school calendar      Warren
 *      for time missed due to emergencies.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB 773  State Personnel Board; extend repealer establishing;      Ford
 *   V  require board to approve certain salaries.             
           04/23 Vetoed
HB 786  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Ford
        serve in county jails.                                 
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 800  Teen court program; authorize establishment in any        Flaggs
 * %    county.                                                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 825  Health Care Expendable Fund; Treasurer shall deposit      Moody
        2003 tobacco settlement installment payment into.      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 829  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 844  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer.   Ford
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 848  Public defenders; extend repealer on Mississippi Public   Ford
        Defender Task Force.                                   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 850  Appropriation; additional to Department of Human          Peranich
 *      Services to hire additional protective service social  
        workers for FY03.                                      
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
HB 859  Department of Education; conduct a cost-benefit           Frierson
        analysis of mandatory kindergarten, pre-kindergarten   
        and optional diplomas.                                 
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 895  Drug repository program; establish for donation and       Moody
 *      dispensing of unused drugs to eligible individuals.    
           03/12 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 897  Medicaid; make technical amendments to Medicaid laws.     Moody
 * %       04/21 Approved by Governor
HB 972  Filing fees; revise for chancery and circuit court        Blackmon
 * %    complaints and petitions.                              
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 992  Local Government Information Systems Task Force;          Stevens
 *      create.                                                
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1008  Department of Education; order textbooks, equipment and   Barnett (92nd)
 *      school supplies before beginning of fiscal year for    
        certain schools.                                       
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1033  Appropriation; K-12, college, university and other        Capps
 *      educational activities.                                
           02/05 Approved by Governor
HB1034  IHL; reduce and delete certain sums in FY03               Capps
        appropriation.                                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1035  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1036  Budget Contingent Fund; provide for transfer and          Capps
 * % V  deposit of certain funds into.                         
           04/04 (H) Veto Sustained
HB1048  Revenue maximization contracts; clarify reimbursement     Gadd
 *      of federal funds.                                      
           03/07 Approved by Governor
HB1085  Fire fighters; authorize to keep badge and helmet upon    Compretta
 *      retirement.                                            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1111  Mississippi Code; provide one additional set to           Ford
 *      Legislative Budget Office.                             
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB1138  Corrections; increase number of juvenile offenders        Malone
        Department of Corrections can contract for with Walnut 
        Grove Correctional Authority.                          
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1150  Electronic commercial services; prohibit government       Coleman (65th)
 *      from providing when private sector does so.            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1198  Master lease-purchase program; provide for mandatory      Brown
   %    hold back of portion of payments.                      
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1232  Medical Education Scholarship Program; revise             Moody
 *      commitment periods and loan amounts.                   
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1241  School resource officers; establish pilot program under   Scott (80th)
 *      Department of Education.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1290  Tax commission; transfer funds in FY03 appropriation      Capps
        from one category to another.                          
           02/26 Approved by Governor
HB1291  Veterans Affairs Board; transfer funds in FY03            Capps
        appropriation from one category to another.            
           02/13 Approved by Governor
HB1292  Public Employees' Retirement System; transfer funds in    Capps
        FY03 appropriation from one category to another.       
           02/26 Approved by Governor
HB1293  Department of Corrections; transfer funds in FY03         Capps
 *      appropriation among various categories.                
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1294  Bureau of Narcotics; delete major objects of              Capps
 *      expenditure in FY03 appropriation.                     
           03/07 Approved by Governor
HB1295  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1366  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; reestablish,    Davis
 *      expand and provide for additional duties of.           
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1429  Hospitals; allow critical access hospitals to bank        Moody
        licensed hospital acute care beds.                     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1440  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Peranich
 *      hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1455  Not-for-profit corporations that receive dues from        Stevens
        state agencies or local governments; require certain   
        financial reports.                                     
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1489  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
 *      Building; FY04.                                        
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1504  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1505  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1506  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
 *      District.                                              
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1507  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
 *      District.                                              
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1508  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
 *      Authority.                                             
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1509  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1510  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1511  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1512  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1513  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1514  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
 *      and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1515  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1516  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1517  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
 *      Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1518  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
 *      Gulfport.                                              
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1519  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1520  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
 *      Administrators.                                        
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1521  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1522  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1523  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1524  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
 *      System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1525  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1526  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1527  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1528  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
 *      Certification Board.                                   
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1529  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1530  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
 *      Transportation.                                        
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1531  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
 *         03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1532  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1533  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1534  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1535  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1536  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1537  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1538  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1539  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
 *      Counsel.                                               
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1540  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1541  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1542  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
 *      expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1543  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1544  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1545  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1546  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1547  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1548  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1549  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1550  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
 *      Parks.                                                 
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
 *      Services-Consolidated.                                 
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1552  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1553  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
HB1554  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1555  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1664  Education, community colleges and IHLs; amend FY04        Capps
    @   appropriations to increase funding & delete prohibition
        re health insurance charges.                           
           04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1667  Budget; Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall           Capps
 *  @   transfer certain special funds into.                   
           04/23 Approved by Governor
SB2003  Alternative school programs; increase allotment of        Jackson
        funds for.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2004  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT)    Burton
 * %    Program; authorize payment for graduate school courses,
        etc.                                                   
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2020  Approp.; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs of       Jackson
        America from tobacco funds; FY2004.                    
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2024  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2026  Approp.; tobacco litigation funds - supplemental health   Jackson
        ins. for law enforcement; FY 2004.                     
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2027  Capitol Complex Real Estate Board; create.                Jackson
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2037  Transfer of Industrial Training and Postsecondary Adult   Burton
        Training Programs to SBCJC; delete repealer.           
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2046  M.T.A.G. Scholarship Program; increase tuition            Nunnelee
        assistance for freshman and sophomore students.        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2050  Chancery court; create 21st district.                     Chamberlin
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2051  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include emergency    Chamberlin
        medical technicians.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2052  Teacher salary annual increment; authorize for up to 30   Chamberlin
        years of teaching experience.                          
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2059  Contracts to a single entity for design and               Tollison
   %    construction of dormitories on university campus; IHL  
        authorized to enter into.                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2065  Psychiatric treatment facility and acute child            Minor
        psychiatric beds in Desoto County; may participate in  
        Medicaid.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2069  Fire fighters of MS Military Department; allow to         Carmichael
        accrue additional leave benefits under certain         
        circumstances.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2070  Appropriation; scholarships for USM's Summer Program      Farris
        for Talented Youth, FY 2004.                           
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2071  State Employees Health Insurance; pay for certain exams   Tollison
        from Tobacco Trust Fund.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2074  Medicaid reimbursable; EPSDT services provided by         Dearing
        licensed professional counselor.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2088  Circuit court; create Twenty-third District.              Chamberlin
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2098  Mississippi Code; provide set to office of school         Dearing
        superintendent and school board attorney.              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2103  Medicaid reimbursable; mental health services provided    Dearing
        by licensed professional counselor.                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2106  Performance targets for state agencies; optional in       Gordon
        appropriation bills beginning FY 2004.                 
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2113  Appropriation; Human Services, expand Adolescent          Farris
        Offender Program, FY04.                                
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2115  Court-ordered payments to any state agency; shall be      Chaney
        subject to budgeting and appropriation.                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2119  Community college districts; may waive out-of-state       Dearing
   %    tuition for students living within 50 miles of campus. 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2126  All special fund agencies shall be funded through the     Burton
   %    State General Fund; require.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2129  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan          Browning
        premium cost increases; to be funded from Tobacco      
        Litigation Expendable Fund.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2152  Youth courts; state-funded support staff.                 Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2155  Statewide Public Defender System; revise.                 Gordon
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2156  Organ donation; establish and empower a Mississippi       Walls
        Organ Donor and Education Board.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2160  Teacher Retention Grant Program; scholarships available   Chamberlin
        to teachers working for a Master's or Doctorate of     
        Education degree.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2163  Adult foster care family homes and group homes; provide   Burton
   %    for licensure and regulation of.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2165  Law enforcement officers, fire fighters; revise death     Johnson (38th)
        benefits of when killed in line of duty.               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2166  Youth court; state-funded county courts.                  Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2167  Investigators; license and regulate private and legal.    Walls
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2178  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Commission on Human Rights; create.                       Harden
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2180  Human Relations Commission; establish.                    Harden
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2183  Child-care facility educational standards and staff       Harden
   %    development program; DHS & SDE establish.              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2184  Mississippi Department of Labor and Commissioner of       Harden
        Labor; establish.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2186  Study Committee on Retired Teacher Reemployment Option;   Harden
 *      create and require report.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2188  Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; shall not charge    Harden
        JSU for use of stadium.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2190  Flexible office hours for certain state agencies;         Harden
        authorize.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2191  Study selection and governance structures of local        Harden
        school boards; create task force.                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197  "Education Independence and Accountability Act of         Harden
   %    2003"; enact and repeal supervision of State Dept of Ed
        over school districts.                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2199  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and       Harden
        while student teaching; authorize.                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2215  Health insurance; require coverage for cognitive          Carmichael
        rehabilitation therapy.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2227  Statewide strategic plan and Administrative Services      Gordon
        Bureau to assist agencies; authorize DFA to establish. 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2236  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
 *         03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2240  Access to patient's medical records; provide for.         Burton
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2241  Legal state holiday; designate December 10th (date        Furniss
        Mississippi was admitted into the United States of     
        America).                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2247  Ceiling established for salaries of public employees;     Gordon
        State Personnel Board may exempt professional engineers
        from.                                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2276  Public Employees Life Insurance Plan; increase            Dearing
        insurance limits for retirees.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2279  Mississippi Educational Television Authority; define      Chaney
 *      authority to enter into joint revenue generating       
        ventures.                                              
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2290  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase or             Jackson
        lease-purchase property to centrally locate state      
        agencies.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2291  Medical malpractice insurance for physicians providing    Johnson (38th)
        services for Medicaid/Medicare patients; establish     
        program.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2296  State Treasurer transfer certain funds into Budget        Gordon
        Contingency Fund for FY 2003; direct.                  
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2298  Mississippi Nursing Shortage Reduction Act of 2003;       Dawkins
        enact.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2299  Department of Transportation; require placement of        Dearing
        markers on rights-of-way memorializing vehicle accident
        deaths.                                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2300  State Employees Health Insurance Plan; require coverage   Carmichael
        for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cerebral palsy       
        children.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2302  Judges; create additional circuit judgeship in First      Nunnelee
        District.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2309  State Treasurer transfer certain funds into Budget        Farris
        Contingency Fund for FY 2003; direct.                  
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2311  Public school speech-language pathologists and            King
        audiologists; define year of experience for salary     
        purposes.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2313  Minimum sick leave allowance for assistant teachers;      Harden
 *      provide.                                               
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2326  Medicaid prior authorization of drugs for                 Burton
        reimbursement; exempt antipsychotic drugs.             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2327  Appropriation; Department of Human Services, social       Little
 *      workers; additional FY2003.                            
           02/17 Approved by Governor
SB2331  Legal holidays; include "Good Friday".                    Hyde-Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2337  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan;         Harden
        remove deductible amounts and allow certain copayments 
        under.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2340  Critical access hospitals may relicense acute care beds   Huggins
 *   V  without CON; authorize.                                
           03/31 (S) Veto Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2341  District attorneys; increase office operating allowance   Thames
        for.                                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2343  Medicaid reimbursement for case management services and   Burton
        home-delivered meals; delete certain requirements.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2345  Transportation Department appropriation; delete           Dearing *
        requirement for separation into program areas (MDOT).  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2346  Medicaid; make technical amendments and place certain     Huggins
 * %    limits on services.                                    
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2347  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Harden
        employees; repeal.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2349  Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers;   Huggins
 * %    may be paid by parents involved.                       
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2351  School psychologists; define authorized program           Burton
        activities.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2356  Labor; establish a MS Department of Labor-Management      Johnson (38th)
        Relations.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2368  Rural hospital in financial distress assistance           Huggins
   %    program; establish under Hospital Equipment/Facilities 
        Authority.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2369  Executive Director, Employment Security Commission;       Thames
        annual salary to be established by the commission.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2370  Executive Director, Department of Transportation;         Thames
        authorize commission to set salary of.                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2371  District attorneys and assistants; revise compensation    Thames
        of.                                                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2372  Parks; waive auto entrance fee for elderly or disabled.   King
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2374  Medicaid; make technical amendments to (DOM).             Huggins
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2375  Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Services; define   Huggins
        for CON purposes.                                      
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2381  Department of Military; certain civilian guards shall     Furniss
        attend the MS Law Enforcement Officers Training        
        Program.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
 * %    provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2390  Alcoholic Beverage Control; allow agents to retain one    Minor
        side arm issued to them when they retire.              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2393  Rural Hospital Essential Service Provider Assistance      Huggins
   %    Program; establish under Hospital Equipment/Facilities 
        Authority.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2395  Statutes providing for administration of school           Harden
 * %    districts; make technical amendments to.               
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2397  Vocational student organizations; authorize State         Harden
     V  Department of Education to perform services and expend 
        funds therefor.                                        
           03/31 (S) Veto Referred To Education
SB2398  Computer and electronic waste; require management plan    Dawkins
        for recycling and disposal.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
 *      emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2405  Superintendent of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind   Harden
        and Deaf; salary to be determined by State Board of    
        Education.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2406  Beverage containers; bottle bill requiring certain        Dawkins
        reusable containers and refundable deposits.           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2418  Classroom supply funds; clarify distribution and          Harden
        administration of.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2419  State employee personal leave; base accrual rate on       Dawkins
        actual service.                                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2421  Public Defender; extend repealer on task force.           Turner
 *         03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2424  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase certain        Michel
        property located on North President Street in the City 
        of Jackson.                                            
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2428  Hospital; authorize CON for construction in City of       Minor
        Olive Branch in DeSoto County.                         
           02/12 (S) Died In Committee
SB2435  Gang behavior; continue existence of joint committee to   Jordan
        study.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2441  Criminal investigators; revise number allowed.            Johnson (38th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2448  Judges; create new circuit judgeship in Subdistrict       Chamberlin
        17-1.                                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2449  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Hewes
        director and office directors.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2451  Legal holiday; provide that Juneteenth National Freedom   Jordan
        Day be declared a legal holiday.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2460  Appropriations; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional        Gordon
 *      FY2003.                                                
           04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2465  Medicaid reimbursement for ambulance transportation       Huggins
        services; provide for.                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2468  Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize           Harden
        one-time payment by school district.                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2474  Appropriations FY2004; to Department of Agriculture to    Smith
        create master plan for Farmers' Market.                
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2479  Budget; require to Joint Legislative Budget Committee     Smith
        to make its final revenue estimate by   the first      
        Monday in March.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2482  Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program;     Harden
 *      limit to junior and senior level university students.  
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2484  MS Rx Senior Patient Assistance Program; authorize DOM    Smith
   %    to establish using drug rebate payments.               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2485  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2003; enact.       Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2486  Discount prescription rates for veterans; require for     Smith
        pharmacists participating in Medicaid program.         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2487  Freight rail and high-speed rail service; create a        Smith
        study committee to examine.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2488  Approp. FY2004; SDE for additional teacher assistants     Smith
        in school districts with 60% participation in free     
        lunch program.                                         
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2490  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Smith
        director and office directors.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2533  Transportation Commission; authorize expenditures for     Dearing
        certain promotional materials.                         
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2537  Divorce; require counseling of parents and minor          Williamson
        children before granted.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2541  State Treasurer transfer certain funds into Budget        Gordon
        Contingency Fund for FY 2003; direct.                  
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2542  Percentage limitation on appropriations from State        Gordon
 *      General Fund; revise for FY04 only.                    
           04/18 Approved by Governor
SB2543  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Williamson
 *      representation to the indigent.                        
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2558  School social workers; allot adequate program funds       Simmons
        for.                                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2565  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans to applicants agreeing to teach in     
        public schools or universities.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2569  Mississippi Department of Children's Affairs;             Smith
   %    establish.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2573  State Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and      Farris
        Training; authorize to employ director and             
        administrative staff.                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2582  Alcoholic Beverage Control; allow agents to retain one    Minor
        sidearm issued to them when they retire.               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2589  State health insurance plan; school district food         Cuevas
        service employees' benefits paid from state funds.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2591  "MHOPE" scholarship program; establish study committee    Michel
        on.                                                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2598  Student school opportunity scholarship program;           Johnson (19th)
        authorize.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2604  Reductions in Minimum Education or EEF allotments;        Harden
   %    school district revenue shortfall borrowing authority  
        applies to.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
 * %       04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2612  Tobacco litigation 2002 installment payment; authorize    Cuevas
        partial transfer to fund Alzheimer's patient care.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2614  Inspection of migrant labor housing conditions; direct    Harden
        MS Employment Security Comm. to contract for, &        
        establish advisory council.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2615  State Department of Education Administration Budget;      Cuevas
        require phased-in reduction to average of the          
        contiguous states.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2626  Appropriation; DOT Byram-Clinton/Norrell Road Corridor    Harden
        Project, FY2004.                                       
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2628  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; create.   Kirby
 * %       04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2631  Charter schools; create new process for establishing      Nunnelee
   %    which is not limited to public schools.                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2633  Fire fighters; authorize to keep badge and helmet upon    White
        retirement.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2636  Early Childhood Education programs assessment;            Harden
 *      authorize.                                             
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2637  Electronic Government Services Act; create.               Hewes
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2639  Personal care homes; create program of Medicaid           Harden
        assistance payments for.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2658  Efficiency in Government Act; create.                     Hewes
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2669  Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program; limit to junior    Chaney
        and senior level university students.                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2678  Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges, and         Gordon
 *      Institutions of Higher Learning; FY 2003 and FY 2004.  
           02/05 Approved by Governor
SB2679  CON for psychiatric residential and child/acute care      Chaney
 *      beds in Warren County; rescind old CON and issue new   
        CON.                                                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2683  Emmitt Lewis Till Victims' Compensation Fund; create.     Walls
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2685  Retiree health insurance; plan designed by PERS shall     Cuevas
        take effect July 1, 2003.                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2687  Marine resource; authorize DMR to place certain special   Hewes
        funds in interest bearing account.                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2690  State Library Fund; establish, authorize transfer of      Turner
   %    fees (S.Ct.).                                          
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2693  Health insurance policies; require coverage for           Blackmon
        colorectal cancer examinations.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2694  MS Training and Education Marketing Board and Special     Horhn
        Task Force for Economic Development Planning; create.  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2705  Teachers with 25 or more years of teaching experience;    Cuevas
   %    provide salary increases, state income tax benefits,   
        health ins. benefits for.                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2711  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2718  Tidelands Trust Fund; interest earned on fund to be       Hewes
        retained in the fund.                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2726  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Hyde-Smith
 *      Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2730  Woolfolk State Office Building; authorize sale to         Michel
        PERS/lease back to State of Mississippi.               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2736  Task force on local governmental information systems;     Canon
 *      create.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2743  Probation and parole; create Department of Probation      Smith
   %    and Parole.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2744  Transportation Commission; authorize the appointment of   Dearing
 *      an additional deputy executive director for            
        administration.                                        
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2749  State agencies may donate to any nonprofit entity;        Huggins
 *      authorize.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2753  Vaccination programs for first responders subject to      Huggins
 *      bioterrorism or natural disasters; provide for.        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2754  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date for establishment.     Burton
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2755  Circuit judges; create new judgeships for 22nd Circuit    Johnson (38th)
        Court District.                                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2758  Drug repository program; establish for donation and       Dawkins
        dispensing of unused drugs to eligible individuals.    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2764  Court reporters; revise annual salary for circuit and     Thames
        chancery courts.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2765  Poultry Growers; create grievance board and process.      Williamson
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2770  Department of Procurement and Travel; create.             Burton
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2775  Disease management services; require for pharmacists      Huggins
        receiving Medicaid reimbursement.                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2782  Veterans; pay bonuses to certain servicemen and           Horhn
        surviving spouses.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2784  Department of Youth Services; create new agency and       Stogner
   %    transfer functions from DHS to.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2789  State and district officials; revise salaries of.         Thames
 *         03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
 *      salaries.                                              
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2795  Criminal investigators; DA's may supplement salary        Chamberlin
        under limited circumstances.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2800  Textbook and equipment orders for state school            Hyde-Smith
        students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal 
        year.                                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2807  "Families First" Family Resource Center program; define   Huggins
        scope of services.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2808  Psychiatric treatment facility and acute child            Minor
        psychiatric beds in DeSoto County; may participate in  
        Medicaid.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2812  Mississippi Science, Technology, Engineering and          Nunnelee
        Mathematics (STEM) Education Competitiveness Act;      
        establish.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2817  Alternative schools programs; require separate space      Blackmon
        for students in Grades 5 and lower.                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2818  Witnesses; revise court appearance fee.                   Mettetal
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2825  Wildlife Heritage Fund; authorize Wildlife Commission     Stogner
        to obtain land for outdoor recreation.                 
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2837  Determination of average daily attendance under           Chamberlin
        adequate education program funding formula; clarify.   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2839  Scholarships for children of deceased or disabled         Horhn
        officers or firemen; include emergency medical         
        technicians.                                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2841  Truth Commission; establish.                              Horhn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2844  IHL; amend FY03 appropriation to delete certain funds     Gordon
        appropriated and reappropriated contingent on Ayers    
        settlement.                                            
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2845  Abused children; counties in which shortage of DHS        Gollott
        social workers may provide protective services for     
        abused and neglected children.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2854  Mississippi Commission on Disability, establish.          Burton
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2857  Medicaid reimbursement rate for emergency                 Huggins
        transportation services; prescribe.                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2859  Appointments to Archives and History Board of Trustees;   Canon
        to be made by Governor from new congressional          
        districts.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2861  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Jackson
 *      hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2868  Electronics Government Services Act; create.              Horhn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2871  Education enhancement funds allocated for certain         Gordon
        purposes; divert for general education programs.       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2893  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center; FY     Furniss
        2004.                                                  
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2895  Appropriation; Department of Health - Trauma Care         Furniss
        System; FY 2004.                                       
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2902  Appropriation; State Treasurer; Additional FY 2003.       Gordon
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2903  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY2003.   Gordon
 *         04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2904  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional FY 2003.              Gordon
 *         03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2905  Appropriation; Department of Human Services; Additional   Gordon
        FY 2003.                                               
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2906  Appropriation; Department of Corrections; Additional FY   Gordon
 *      2003.                                                  
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2907  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics; Additional FY 2003.   Gordon
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2908  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission;   Gordon
        Additional FY 2003.                                    
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2909  Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges;             Gordon
        Additional FY 2003.                                    
           03/18 (H) Died In Committee
SB2910  Appropriation; Board of Architecture; Additional FY       Gordon
        2003.                                                  
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2911  Appropriation; Board of Optometry; Additional FY 2003.    Gordon
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2912  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Services; Additional FY   Gordon
        2003.                                                  
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2913  Appropriation; District Attorneys & Staff; Additional     Gordon
        FY 2003.                                               
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2914  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
 *      Fees; Additional FY2003.                               
           04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2917  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Gordon
        Additional FY 2003.                                    
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2918  Appropriation; MS Institute for Forest Inventory; FY      Gordon
        2003 & 2004.                                           
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2924  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
 *      Inventory; FY 2003 & 2004.                             
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2926  Appropriation; Department of Health - Trauma Care         Furniss
        System; FY 2004.                                       
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2927  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2928  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2929  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2930  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2931  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2932  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2933  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2934  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2935  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2936  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center; FY     Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2937  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2938  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2939  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2941  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
 *      Grain Div.                                             
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2942  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2943  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2944  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2945  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2946  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2947  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2949  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2950  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
 *      Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2951  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2952  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2953  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2954  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2955  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2956  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2957  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2958  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2959  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2960  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2961  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
 *      Professional Geologists.                               
           04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2962  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2963  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2964  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2965  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2966  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2967  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2968  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2969  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2970  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
 *         04/16 Approved by Governor

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