Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/05/03



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Signed By The Governor

HB1033  Appropriation; K-12, college, university and other        Capps
        educational activities.                                
           02/05 Approved by Governor
SB2678  Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges, and         Gordon
        Institutions of Higher Learning; FY 2003 and FY 2004.  
           02/05 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1485  Harrison County; authorize to establish office of         Ishee
        public guardian.                                       
           02/05 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Judiciary A
HB1486  Mississippi Home Corporation; increase the amount of      Morris
        bonds that it may issue.                               
           02/05 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1487  Alcoholic beverages; revise privilege tax for             Holland
        manufacturer/distiller producing a product obtained    
        primarily from Mississippi ingredients.                
           02/05 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1488  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Mayo
        of a National Guard Readiness Center in Clarksdale.    
           02/05 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HC  72  Commend Bill Finney Cossar upon his retirement.           Ford
           02/05 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC   2  Commend Ms. Sarah Newman upon her participation in the    Barnett (92nd)
        2002 USA International Ballet Competition.             
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC   4  Commend Joshua Clayton "Josh" Taylor on receiving Eagle   McBride
        Scout Award.                                           
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC   9  Commend Picayune High School Baseball Team for winning    Formby
        State 4A Championship.                                 
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  40  Commend Wayne County High School War Eagles for winning   Taylor
        state championship.                                    
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  44  HCR; commend Mr. Steve Azar.                              Cameron
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  45  Commend life of William Weems Gates.                      Reynolds
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  52  Commend Bryan Packers American Legion Baseball Team       Chism
        from West Point.                                       
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  54  Commend Starkville School District teachers and           Chism
        counselors receiving National Board Certification.     
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  55  Commend Cynthia Cooper; Time Magazine Person of the       Brown
        Year.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  60  Commend life of Mrs. Rose Ella Perkins Evans.             Roberson
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  62  Commend Coach Kent Kirkland and Picayune High School      Formby
        Baseball Team on winning Class 4A State Championship.  
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  70  Commend Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.              Harrison
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Commend New Hope Slow Pitch Softball Team.                Chism
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   2  Commend Carolyn McGehee.                                  Montgomery (15th)
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   6  Commend Coach Kent Kirkland and Picayune High School      Formby
        Baseball Team on winning Class 4A State Championship.  
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  10  Commend life of Reverend Lucius Brainard Marion, Jr.      Mayo
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  11  Commend life of Mrs. Alma Jean Woods.                     Mayo
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  12  Commend Ms. Kay James.                                    Davis
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  13  Commend New Hope Varsity Cheerleaders.                    Chism
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  15  Commend Winson Hudson for accomplishments during civil    Clark
        rights movement.                                       
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 506  Commend life and legacy of Stephen E. Ambrose, military   Cuevas
        historian and biographer.                              
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 508  Commend Football "Coach of the Year" Marcus Boyles.       Harvey
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 509  Commend Collins High School "Tigers" Football Team for    Harvey
        AAA State Championship.                                
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 514  Commend Magnolia Heights "Chiefs" Boys Baseball Team      Mettetal
        for State Championship.                                
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 515  Commend Magnolia Heights "Chiefs" Football Team for       Mettetal
        2002 season.                                           
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 516  Commend Senatobia High School "Warriors" Boys Baseball    Mettetal
        State Championship season.                             
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 518  Commend life of famous musician, writer, and              Dawkins
        businessman Kenneth Haxton.                            
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 520  Commend life of former State Senator Thomas Arnie         Huggins
        Watson.                                                
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 523  Commend D'Iberville High School "Warriors" Football       Gollott
        Team for first State Championship.                     
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 529  Commend life of Theo "Tibby" Delahousey.                  Gollott
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 530  Commend life of longtime Delta Council executive B.F.     Huggins
        Smith.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 533  Commend Corinth High School Tennis Team for State         Little
        Championship.                                          
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 539  Commend Debbie Lowery, Covington County School District   Harvey
        Teacher of the Year.                                   
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 540  Commend Mechelle Ramshur, Mississippi Outstanding         Harvey
        Elementary Science Teacher of the Year 2002.           
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 541  Commend Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team.    Harden
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 542  Commend Puckett "Wolves" Football Team for Class A        Kirby
        State Championship.                                    
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 543  Commend Mike Piazza upon selection as Mississippi's       Posey
        Wildlife Officer of the Year.                          
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB  46  Out-of-state tuition; waive for nonresident military      Mayo
        veterans born in Mississippi.                          
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB  61  Campaign contributions; prohibit acceptance or            Horne
        solicitation during regular and special sessions.      
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB  63  State universities and community/junior colleges;         Bailey
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB  99  Salaries; exempt professional employees of Mental         Reeves
        Health Department from the Governor's salary cap.      
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 109  Boards of supervisors; provide for annual elections to    Martinson
        determine president and vice president.                
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 260  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 283  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
        dealers.                                               
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 302  Bar dues; exempt federal administrative law judges from   Reynolds
        paying.                                                
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 341  Highways 315 and 1; name portions after Dr. Dewitt        Reynolds
        Clinton French and C.B. "Buddie" Newman.               
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 347  Community Service Revolving Fund; place stipulations on   Fleming
        payments made by offenders.                            
           02/05 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 403  Corrections; remove limit on number of days an            Malone
        offender's sentence may be reduced for meritorious     
        earned time.                                           
           02/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 405  Hospitality station in Coahoma County; designate as       Mayo
        "Delma Furniss Hospitality Station."                   
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 416  Livestock shows; provide civil liability exemptions for   Montgomery (15th)
        certain sponsors.                                      
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 442  Highway 18 in Jasper County; designate portion as "Tom    Stringer
        Royce Green Memorial Highway."                         
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 482  State employees; shall receive all overtime pay even if   Reeves
        compensation exceeds that of agency head.              
           02/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 487  Corrections; increase trusty time allowance from 10       Malone
        days to 30 days for each 30 days of program            
        participation.                                         
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 585  Water wells; delete public notice requirement for         Rotenberry
        reissuance of permit.                                  
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 642  Sexual abuse of children; delete statute of               Fredericks
        limitations.                                           
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 663  State classroom supply funds; clarify method of           Warren
        distribution and administration of.                    
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 670  Electronic terminals; privately operated terminals        Guice
        subject to same requirements as those operated by      
        banks.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 675  Mississippi Department of Corrections; increase fee       Malone
        paid by offenders on parole, probation or under other  
        supervision by Community Services Division.            
           02/05 (H) Passed
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 688  Investment of certain funds by domestic insurance         Stevens
        companies; clarify percentage allowed.                 
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 689  Surplus lines insurance agents; revise qualifications     Stevens
        for licensing of.                                      
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 692  New domestic insurance company financial statements;      Stevens
        revise filing requirements.                            
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 744  Schools; extend repealers on certain sections.            Warren
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 774  Pregnancy; extend repealer on Mississippi Reducing        Ford
        Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund.       
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 775  Disabled persons; extend repealer on law for              Ford
        development of comprehensive plan for providing        
        services to.                                           
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 778  Mississippi Water Resources Council; extend repealer.     Ford
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 790  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; revise definition of      Morris
        "new direct job" under.                                
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 809  Mississippi Housing Institute; include for distribution   Wallace
        of residential builder fees.                           
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Failed
HB 837  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise maturity    McCoy
        date for notes issued under.                           
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 840  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise matching      McCoy
        funds requirement for certain enterprises.             
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 841  MS Small Business Assistance Act; delete requirement      McCoy
        that planning and development districts file certain   
        reports with legislative committees.                   
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 843  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           Ford
        training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators.                                     
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 844  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer.   Ford
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 849  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Ford
        programs funded under and use portion of funds for MS  
        Farmers Central Market purposes.                       
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 857  Teachers; certain may be licensed if college work         Scott (17th)
        accredited by NCATE.                                   
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 860  Primary health care clinics; allow counties and cities    Robertson
        to provide assistance.                                 
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 861  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Brown
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 874  Inmate Canteen Fund; allow sheriff to spend for           Green
        educational related items.                             
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 880  Charter boat; require captains to have proof of           Ellington
        participation in DOT random drug testing and liability 
        insurance.                                             
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 893  State Law Library; allow counties to contract with to     Watson
        provide law library services.                          
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 895  Drug repository program; establish for donation and       Moody
        dispensing of unused drugs to eligible individuals.    
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 897  Medicaid; make technical amendments to Medicaid laws.     Moody
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 908  Mississippi Highway 828; delete segment in Yazoo County   Barbour
        from state highway system.                             
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 919  Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; increase        Morris
        maximum loan under.                                    
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 926  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            McBride
        Training; revise membership.                           
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 937  Marine waters; conform channel marker description to      Ellington
        redesignated numbers by U.S. Coast Guard.              
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 938  Marine violations; allow the commission on marine         Ellington
        resources to suspend license for certain violations.   
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 941  Liens; repeal law authorizing assignment of ad valorem    Moak
        tax liens.                                             
           02/05 (H) Passed
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 962  Mississippi Highway 25; designate segment in Monroe       Markham
        County as "Walton Greene Gray Memorial Highway."       
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 985  Domestic violence; clarify 24-hour period for court       Whittington
        appearances and limit bail settings to misdemeanors.   
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 992  Local Government Information Systems Task Force;          Stevens
        create.                                                
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 996  Cigarettes; revise requirements related to cigarettes     Moody
        in interstate commerce.                                
           02/05 (H) Passed
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1054  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; repeal      Woods
        laws authorizing State of Mississippi to enter.        
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1056  Crop Duster loading vehicles; exempt from motor vehicle   Woods
        tags, taxes and load restrictions.                     
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1077  Criminal background checks for health care workers;       Smith (59th)
        clarify procedures.                                    
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1080  County inmates; sheriff may use to preserve historic      Ellis
        cemeteries and serve food for nonprofit organizations. 
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1097  State Board of Health; revise composition of.             Moody
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1113  Mississippi Residential Property Insurance Underwriting   Stevens
        Association; create.                                   
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1120  Crimes; create offense of killing or injuring a public    Robinson (84th)
        service animal.                                        
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1138  Corrections; increase number of juvenile offenders        Malone
        Department of Corrections can contract for with Walnut 
        Grove Correctional Authority.                          
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1143  Homestead exemption; allow tax assessor to amend          Green
        application to correct certain errors.                 
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1146  Elections; conform state election laws to the federal     Reynolds
        Help America Vote Act of 2002.                         
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/05 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB1164  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1171  Marine license; authorize commission to establish         Ellington
        program to provide electronically.                     
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1204  Municipal parking regulations; authorize governing        Denny
        authorities to delegate authority to enforce.          
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1222  Rehabilitation services; amend CON law to specifically    Moody
        address distinct-part rehabilitation services.         
           02/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1227  Life insurance; provide that the proceeds become due as   Stevens
        of the date of the death of the insured.               
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1268  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; exempt       Morris
        from certain public procurement laws.                  
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1286  Light wine and beer laws; extend repeal date on           McCoy
        authority of alcoholic beverage control officers to    
        enforce.                                               
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1305  Mississippi Workers' Compensation Self-Insurer Guaranty   Stevens
        Association Law; revise.                               
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1306  Child care facilities; DHS may disclose to Health         Moody
        Department any employment applicant whose name is on   
        child abuse registry.                                  
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1335  Mississippi Rural Impact Act; create and authorize        Morris
        issuance of bonds to fund grant/loan program under.    
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1415  Corrections; authorize Delta Correctional Facility        Perkins
        Authority, Leflore County and DOC to exchange real     
        property in Leflore County.                            
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1418  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        alternative method for creating.                       
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1429  Hospitals; allow critical access hospitals to bank        Moody
        licensed hospital acute care beds.                     
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1433  Savings associations and savings banks; funds payable     Eads
        to survivors without administration may be from any    
        type account.                                          
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1434  Health care professionals; clarify disciplinary           Young
        measures concerned with paid educational leave.        
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1440  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Peranich
        hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1457  Court proceedings; private way of necessity; circuit      Reynolds
        court to determine necessity.                          
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered



House: Referred Other House

SB2628  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; create.   Kirby
           02/05 (H) Referred To Insurance



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 347  Community Service Revolving Fund; place stipulations on   Fleming
        payments made by offenders.                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1204  Municipal parking regulations; authorize governing        Denny
        authorities to delegate authority to enforce.          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Introductions

SC 555  Commend former Governor William Winter on his 80th        Little
        birthday.                                              
           02/05 (S) Referred To Rules
SR   9  Commend former Governor William Winter on his 80th        Little
        birthday.                                              
           02/05 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  10  Commend Winson Hudson for accomplishments during civil    Jackson
        rights movement.                                       
           02/05 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 521  Commend Mississippi's "Father of Waters Pipes & Drums."   Carmichael
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 546  Commend Warner Alford, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 547  Recognize the Posthumous Induction of Bill Foster into    Michel
        the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                   
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 548  Commend Sue Gunter, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 549  Commend "Midge" Netter Graves, Mississippi Sports Hall    Michel
        of Fame.                                               
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 550  Commend Kent Hull, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.       Michel
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  Commend Jackie Slater, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 552  Commend Bob Stevens, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.     Michel
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 553  Commend James Ray Carpenter, Mississippi Sports Hall of   Michel
        Fame.                                                  
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Commend Samuel Scales, Civilian Aide to the Secretary     Hamilton
        of the Army for the State of Mississippi.              
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Commend former Governor William Winter on his 80th        Little
        birthday.                                              
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR   9  Commend former Governor William Winter on his 80th        Little
        birthday.                                              
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  10  Commend Winson Hudson for accomplishments during civil    Jackson
        rights movement.                                       
           02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2004  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT)    Burton
        Program; authorize payment for graduate school courses,
        etc.                                                   
           02/05 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2076  Ad valorem taxation; exempt property of certain           Minor
        not-for-profit legal foundations.                      
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2090  Insurance producer licenses; require biennial term.       Johnson (19th)
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2206  Free port warehouse; authorize partial exemptions for     Nunnelee
        property in.                                           
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2223  Purple Heart distinctive license tag; surviving spouse    King
        entitled to one tax exempt tag.                        
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2238  Fees charged by State Dept of Health for food service     Huggins
        establishments, wastewater disposal systems and        
        pressure vessels; revise.                              
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2261  Foreign insurance companies; require to file their        Kirby
        bylaws and articles of incorporation.                  
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2287  Sales tax; provide that electricity used for certain      Canon
        purposes is a raw material for purposes of industrial  
        exemption.                                             
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2295  Certain licensure standards for personal care homes;      Huggins
        delete repealer.                                       
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2322  MS Major Economic Impact Act; clarify that MS Major       Minor
        Economic Impact Authority may hold title to land,      
        revise note maturity date.                             
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2346  Medicaid; make technical amendments and place certain     Huggins
        limits on services.                                    
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2349  Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers;   Huggins
        may be paid by parents involved.                       
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2352  Special fuels; repeal provision that allows nonhighway    Minor
        use of undyed diesel fuel (STC).                       
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2354  Income taxation; remove reverter on method of             Minor
        determining "arms length" transactions (STC).          
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2377  Statewide collateral pool program; revise definition of   Mettetal
        "governmental entity."                                 
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
        provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2393  Rural Hospital Essential Service Provider Assistance      Huggins
        Program; establish under Hospital Equipment/Facilities 
        Authority.                                             
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2411  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; portion of fee     Minor
        for MADD tag shall be disbursed to MADD.               
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2414  MS Nonprofit Debt Management Services Act; create.        King
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2462  Partnerships; enact uniform act (BLAG).                   Ross
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2560  Title pledge lender license; revise amount of surety      Mettetal
        bond/fee for examination of records.                   
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2561  Sale of checks law; revise certain provisions of.         Mettetal
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2570  Airport authorities; increase the amount they may         Hewes
        borrow on a short term basis to $10,000,000.00.        
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2574  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; extend repealer and        Mettetal
        revise certain provisions.                             
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2628  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; create.   Kirby
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/05 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2686  Liquefied compressed gas permits; require permittee to    Kirby
        obtain annual renewal and certain insurance.           
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2710  Mississippi Development Bank; revise authority to make    Minor
        loans and issue bonds.                                 
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2741  Court reporters; revise length of eligibility for         Kirby
        temporary certification.                               
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2778  Damages; provide limitations in connection with           Mettetal
        consumer credit loans and in civil actions for injury. 
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2793  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Stogner
        regulation of pests.                                   
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2804  County law libraries; revise authority of boards of       Turner
        supervisors to contract for (S.Ct.).                   
           02/05 (S) Passed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/09/03 at 09:41.



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