Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/06/03



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House: Floor Actions

HB  46  Out-of-state tuition; waive for nonresident military      Mayo
        veterans born in Mississippi.                          
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB  81  Public waterway; certain lakes and bodies of water        Green
        shall be.                                              
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 320  State park rangers; authorize retiring rangers to         Moak
        retain side arm.                                       
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 363  Municipal governing authorities; salary increase or       Chism
        decrease not effective until next term of office.      
           02/06 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 405  Hospitality station in Coahoma County; designate as       Mayo
        "Delma Furniss Hospitality Station."                   
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 441  Boards of supervisors; may bury livestock which have      Stringer
        died as a result of an emergency situation.            
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 446  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer.    Ishee
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 517  Adjutant General; authorize to designate certain state    Rogers
        employee security guard positions as law officers.     
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 527  Counties; authorize to donate money to Salvation Army     Pierce
        and Boys and Girls Club.                               
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 598  Estates; revise amount for payment of indebtedness.       Watson
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 643  Deer; allow taking of antlered deer with less than four   McBride
        points if necessary for deer management of DMAP lands. 
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 645  Juvenile Justice Mandatory Communication Act; create      Fleming
        for school districts and state and provide tracking by 
        Youth Services.                                        
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 677  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Holland
        regulation of pests.                                   
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 678  Meat Inspection Law; provide administrative procedures    Holland
        concerning penalties for violations.                   
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 684  Organic certification law; revise to conform with         Holland
        national organic program.                              
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 685  Public lands; authorize DFA to transfer certain           Holland
        property to Department of Agriculture and Commerce.    
           02/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 688  Investment of certain funds by domestic insurance         Stevens
        companies; clarify percentage allowed.                 
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 689  Surplus lines insurance agents; revise qualifications     Stevens
        for licensing of.                                      
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 692  New domestic insurance company financial statements;      Stevens
        revise filing requirements.                            
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 738  Community Mental Health Centers; authorize to             Moody
        fingerprint and perform background checks on employees 
        and volunteers.                                        
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 739  Board of Mental Health; clarify authority to use          Moody
        fingerprinting for employee background checks.         
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 740  Board of Mental Health; authorize to enter leases with    Moody
        state and federal agencies.                            
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 742  School districts; revise certain sections relating to     Warren
        the administration of.                                 
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 743  Vocational student organizations; allow Department of     Warren
        Education to utilize staff for and expend vocational   
        funds for.                                             
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 746  Schools; exempt from 180-day minimum school calendar      Warren
        for time missed due to emergencies.                    
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 766  Nonviable community public water systems; extend          Ford
        repealer on provision requiring Health Department to   
        identify and assist.                                   
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 771  Oil and gas; extend repealer on exemptions to levy of     Ford
        privilege tax on certain production.                   
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 774  Pregnancy; extend repealer on Mississippi Reducing        Ford
        Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund.       
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 775  Disabled persons; extend repealer on law for              Ford
        development of comprehensive plan for providing        
        services to.                                           
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 779  Forests; extend repealer on provisions of Forestry        Ford
        Commission and forest acreage tax.                     
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 783  Board of Animal Health; extend repealer.                  Ford
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 790  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; revise definition of      Morris
        "new direct job" under.                                
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 807  Marriage license; reduce waiting period and delete        Cummings
        blood test requirements.                               
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 809  Mississippi Housing Institute; include for distribution   Wallace
        of residential builder fees.                           
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 829  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 837  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise maturity    McCoy
        date for notes issued under.                           
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 840  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise matching      McCoy
        funds requirement for certain enterprises.             
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 841  MS Small Business Assistance Act; delete requirement      McCoy
        that planning and development districts file certain   
        reports with legislative committees.                   
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 842  Division of Community Services; extend repealer for       Ford
        division within Department of Youth Services.          
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 844  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer.   Ford
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 845  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Ford
        extend repealer and revise certain provisions.         
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 846  Marketing and cultivation permits for certain fish;       Ford
        extend repealer on issuance by Department of           
        Agriculture.                                           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 853  Assignment of judges in civil actions; revise.            Eads
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 857  Teachers; certain may be licensed if college work         Scott (17th)
        accredited by NCATE.                                   
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 861  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Brown
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 880  Charter boat; require captains to have proof of           Ellington
        participation in DOT random drug testing and liability 
        insurance.                                             
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 890  Certificate of title; certificates for manufactured       Smith (39th)
        homes classified as real property may be cancelled.    
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 908  Mississippi Highway 828; delete segment in Yazoo County   Barbour
        from state highway system.                             
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 917  State park lakes; authorize counties to assist in         Montgomery (15th)
        reestablishing and improving.                          
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 919  Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; increase        Morris
        maximum loan under.                                    
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 928  Ethanol; provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture     Whittington
        may make certain payments to producers of.             
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 937  Marine waters; conform channel marker description to      Ellington
        redesignated numbers by U.S. Coast Guard.              
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 938  Marine violations; allow the commission on marine         Ellington
        resources to suspend license for certain violations.   
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 945  Medical license; create limited faculty medical           Barnett (92nd)
        license.                                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 962  Mississippi Highway 25; designate segment in Monroe       Markham
        County as "Walton Greene Gray Memorial Highway."       
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 972  Filing fees; revise for chancery and circuit court        Blackmon
        complaints and petitions.                              
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 973  County court; increase jurisdiction limit.                Watson
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 985  Domestic violence; clarify 24-hour period for court       Whittington
        appearances and limit bail settings to misdemeanors.   
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1004  Controlled substances; revise precursor law.              Pierce
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1011  Hepatitis C; require health care provider licensing       Flaggs
        boards to establish guidelines to protect public from. 
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1040  Facilities in a public utility's rate base; give native   Ellis *
        load customers priority in use of.                     
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1048  Revenue maximization contracts; clarify reimbursement     Gadd
        of federal funds.                                      
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1055  Board of Dental Examiners; revise certain licensure       Moody
        requirements.                                          
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1056  Crop Duster loading vehicles; exempt from motor vehicle   Woods
        tags, taxes and load restrictions.                     
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1073  Service contracts; make subject to the Mississippi        Stevens
        Consumer Protection Act.                               
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1095  Traffic tickets; authorize to be issued electronically    Compretta
        (DPS).                                                 
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1097  State Board of Health; revise composition of.             Moody
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1098  Business advertising signs; prohibit governing            Miles *
        authorities from imposing fees and privilege taxes.    
           02/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1138  Corrections; increase number of juvenile offenders        Malone
        Department of Corrections can contract for with Walnut 
        Grove Correctional Authority.                          
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1143  Homestead exemption; allow tax assessor to amend          Green
        application to correct certain errors.                 
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1145  Soil and Water Commission; conform membership to new      Holland
        congressional districts.                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1164  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1171  Marine license; authorize commission to establish         Ellington
        program to provide electronically.                     
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1178  County election commissioner; allow to become a           Young
        candidate in a special election, provided he resigns.  
           02/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1184  Traffic accident reports; delete certain reporting        Compretta
        requirements (DPS).                                    
           02/06 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/06 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB1186  Beaver Control Advisory Board; add members and            Green
        authorize reimbursement for travel expenses.           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1195  Abandoned property; authorize municipality to deduct      Coleman (65th)
        wrecker and storage fees from amount returned to owner 
        after sale of.                                         
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1232  Medical Education Scholarship Program; revise             Moody
        commitment periods and loan amounts.                   
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1241  School resource officers; establish pilot program under   Scott (80th)
        Department of Education.                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1268  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; exempt       Morris
        from certain public procurement laws.                  
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1273  Soil; declare Natchez silt loam as the official state     Dickson
        soil of Mississippi.                                   
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1301  Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants,    Scott (80th)
        pharmacists; give income tax credit if move to and     
        practice in critical needs area.                       
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1304  Trust property; title to acquired property to vest in     Snowden
        trustee and conveyance deemed by trustee.              
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1312  Sponsor or advertiser of events; provide liability        Watson
        protection.                                            
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1315  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        project.                                               
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1334  Mississippi Development Bank; revise authority to make    Morris
        loans and issue bonds.                                 
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1337  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Morris
        for which assistance may be provided.                  
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1338  Public improvement districts; authorize to convey real    Morris
        or personal property to certain entities.              
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1366  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; reestablish,    Davis
        expand and provide for additional duties of.           
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1400  County or city real property; allow to be sold at         Davis
        auction if unneeded for governmental purposes.         
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1414  Nonprofit Debt Management Services Act; create.           Davis
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1418  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        alternative method for creating.                       
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1426  Public lands; Mississippi Fair Commission to lease        Holland
        certain land to Homer's Barbecue.                      
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1429  Hospitals; allow critical access hospitals to bank        Moody
        licensed hospital acute care beds.                     
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1434  Health care professionals; clarify disciplinary           Young
        measures concerned with paid educational leave.        
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1446  Elections; municipalities with charter city, code         Flaggs
        charter or special charter shall not add requirements  
        to elective offices.                                   
           02/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1458  Mississippi Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; revise      Guice
        exemptions, examination fee, definition of "loan       
        originator."                                           
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HC   2  Commend Ms. Sarah Newman upon her participation in the    Barnett (92nd)
        2002 USA International Ballet Competition.             
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC   4  Commend Joshua Clayton "Josh" Taylor on receiving Eagle   McBride
        Scout Award.                                           
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC   9  Commend Picayune High School Baseball Team for winning    Formby
        State 4A Championship.                                 
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  40  Commend Wayne County High School War Eagles for winning   Taylor
        state championship.                                    
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  44  HCR; commend Mr. Steve Azar.                              Cameron
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  45  Commend life of William Weems Gates.                      Reynolds
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  52  Commend Bryan Packers American Legion Baseball Team       Chism
        from West Point.                                       
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  54  Commend Starkville School District teachers and           Chism
        counselors receiving National Board Certification.     
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  55  Commend Cynthia Cooper; Time Magazine Person of the       Brown
        Year.                                                  
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  60  Commend life of Mrs. Rose Ella Perkins Evans.             Roberson
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  62  Commend Coach Kent Kirkland and Picayune High School      Formby
        Baseball Team on winning Class 4A State Championship.  
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  70  Commend Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.              Harrison
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  71  Commend New Hope Slow Pitch Softball Team.                Chism
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR   2  Commend Carolyn McGehee.                                  Montgomery (15th)
           02/06 (H) Adopted
HR   6  Commend Coach Kent Kirkland and Picayune High School      Formby
        Baseball Team on winning Class 4A State Championship.  
           02/06 (H) Adopted
HR  10  Commend life of Reverend Lucius Brainard Marion, Jr.      Mayo
           02/06 (H) Adopted
HR  11  Commend life of Mrs. Alma Jean Woods.                     Mayo
           02/06 (H) Adopted
HR  12  Commend Ms. Kay James.                                    Davis
           02/06 (H) Adopted
HR  13  Commend New Hope Varsity Cheerleaders.                    Chism
           02/06 (H) Adopted
HR  15  Commend Winson Hudson for accomplishments during civil    Clark
        rights movement.                                       
           02/06 (H) Adopted
SC 506  Commend life and legacy of Stephen E. Ambrose, military   Cuevas
        historian and biographer.                              
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 508  Commend Football "Coach of the Year" Marcus Boyles.       Harvey
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 509  Commend Collins High School "Tigers" Football Team for    Harvey
        AAA State Championship.                                
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 514  Commend Magnolia Heights "Chiefs" Boys Baseball Team      Mettetal
        for State Championship.                                
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 515  Commend Magnolia Heights "Chiefs" Football Team for       Mettetal
        2002 season.                                           
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 516  Commend Senatobia High School "Warriors" Boys Baseball    Mettetal
        State Championship season.                             
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 518  Commend life of famous musician, writer, and              Dawkins
        businessman Kenneth Haxton.                            
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 520  Commend life of former State Senator Thomas Arnie         Huggins
        Watson.                                                
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 523  Commend D'Iberville High School "Warriors" Football       Gollott
        Team for first State Championship.                     
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 529  Commend life of Theo "Tibby" Delahousey.                  Gollott
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 530  Commend life of longtime Delta Council executive B.F.     Huggins
        Smith.                                                 
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 533  Commend Corinth High School Tennis Team for State         Little
        Championship.                                          
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 539  Commend Debbie Lowery, Covington County School District   Harvey
        Teacher of the Year.                                   
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 540  Commend Mechelle Ramshur, Mississippi Outstanding         Harvey
        Elementary Science Teacher of the Year 2002.           
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 541  Commend Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Academic Team.    Harden
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 542  Commend Puckett "Wolves" Football Team for Class A        Kirby
        State Championship.                                    
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 543  Commend Mike Piazza upon selection as Mississippi's       Posey
        Wildlife Officer of the Year.                          
           02/06 (H) Adopted
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 363  Municipal governing authorities; salary increase or       Chism
        decrease not effective until next term of office.      
           02/06 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Introductions

SC 556  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.                       Harden
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 557  Commend Dr. Thomas L. Davis, Jr., President of EMCC.      Jackson
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 558  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 559  Commend Hal Phillips, Mississippi writer from Kossuth,    Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 560  Commend all Mississippi National Guard troops serving     Hyde-Smith
        the United States both domestically and in foreign     
        countries.                                             
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  11  Commend Ms. Sarah Newman upon her participation in the    Hyde-Smith
        2002 USA International Ballet Competition.             
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  12  Commend Dr. Thomas Davis, Jr., President of EMCC.         Jackson
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  13  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  14  Commend Mid-Delta Home Health CEO, Mrs. Clara Reed, for   Jordan
        25th Anniversary.                                      
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  15  Commend Cellular South on 15th Anniversary.               Michel
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  16  Commend Poplarville Upper Elementary School for           Lee
        Presidential Physical Fitness Award.                   
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  17  Commend military and public service of Colonel Richard    Michel
        Wilkinson.                                             
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  18  Commend the life of Melvin Phillips.                      Walls
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 545  Commend Ocean '02 Conference for Advancing South          Cuevas
        Mississippi's growing oceanography and ocean           
        engineering community.                                 
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.                       Harden
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Commend Dr. Thomas L. Davis, Jr., President of EMCC.      Jackson
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 558  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 559  Commend Hal Phillips, Mississippi writer from Kossuth,    Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Commend all Mississippi National Guard troops serving     Hyde-Smith
        the United States both domestically and in foreign     
        countries.                                             
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  11  Commend Ms. Sarah Newman upon her participation in the    Hyde-Smith
        2002 USA International Ballet Competition.             
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  12  Commend Dr. Thomas Davis, Jr., President of EMCC.         Jackson
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  13  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  14  Commend Mid-Delta Home Health CEO, Mrs. Clara Reed, for   Jordan
        25th Anniversary.                                      
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  15  Commend Cellular South on 15th Anniversary.               Michel
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  16  Commend Poplarville Upper Elementary School for           Lee
        Presidential Physical Fitness Award.                   
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  17  Commend military and public service of Colonel Richard    Michel
        Wilkinson.                                             
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  18  Commend the life of Melvin Phillips.                      Walls
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 651  Administrative Procedures Act; create.                    Brown
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2028  Appointments to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;    Little
        to be from 4 new congressional districts.              
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2030  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Dearing
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2037  Transfer of Industrial Training and Postsecondary Adult   Burton
        Training Programs to SBCJC; delete repealer.           
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Failed
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2054  Personal leave for state employees; eliminate first day   Gordon
        of illness requirement.                                
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2055  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
        revise.                                                
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2057  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2072  Light wine and beer laws; remove repeal date on ABC       Minor
        officer's enforcement authority.                       
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2084  Tobacco; driver's license suspension for youth offense.   Chaney
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2089  State Tax Commission; authorize the commission to enter   Smith
        into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.      
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2099  Insurance agents; exempt 65 or older from continuing      Dearing
        education requirements.                                
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2102  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           02/06 (S) Passed
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2131  State travel agency contract; university may contract     Farris
        with separate agency without DFA approval.             
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2173  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2189  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff.                       
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2214  Certificates of title; certificates for manufactured      Minor
        homes classified as real property may be cancelled.    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2250  Municipal sewer and gas; municipalities under 10,000      Browning
        shall not be required to bear cost of removal from     
        highway rights-of-way.                                 
           02/06 (S) Passed
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2251  Tax Collectors Education and Certification Program;       Thames
        create.                                                
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2253  Larger fraternal benefit societies; revise regulatory     Kirby
        laws.                                                  
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2257  Board of supervisors; revise salary scale in counties     Thames
        with certain acreage owned by federal government.      
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2260  Home repair fraud; create offense, prescribe              Moffatt
        punishment.                                            
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2268  Insurance agents; eliminate requirement to exhibit        Kirby
        agent certificate on demand.                           
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2269  Unmarked vehicles; authorize use by Division of           Huggins
        Medicaid and State Fire Marshal's Office.              
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2274  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2279  Mississippi Educational Television Authority; define      Chaney
        authority to enter into joint revenue generating       
        ventures.                                              
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2288  Department of Audit; revise enforcement authority of      Ross
        investigative officers.                                
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2304  State-owned vehicles; revise deadline for annual report   Thames
        prepared by State Auditor.                             
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2305  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Huggins
        clarify.                                               
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2306  Expunction; clarify for arrest record.                    Walls
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2328  Sheriffs; authorize to use Inmate Canteen Fund for        Dickerson
        educational related expenses.                          
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2339  Local school district health/physical education           Harden
        advisory councils; establish.                          
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2344  Public purchasing laws; make various amendments           Burton
        (MAGPPA).                                              
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2350  Child support guidelines; clarify application of.         Huggins
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2363  Abused or neglected children in custody of the            Huggins
        Department of Human Services; require annual permanency
        hearing.                                               
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2373  Paid educational leave for hospital employees;            Huggins
        establish program for.                                 
           02/06 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2383  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     White
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2385  Constables; authorized to serve process issued by         Huggins
        county, chancery or circuit courts.                    
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2386  Child support cases administered by DHS; procedures for   Huggins
        health insurance enrollment in.                        
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2387  Withholding orders in delinquent child support cases;     Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2394  Five-year olds enrolled in full-day public school         Harden
        kindergarten; require attendance.                      
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2395  Statutes providing for administration of school           Harden
        districts; make technical amendments to.               
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2400  State of emergencies; revise Governor's                   Nunnelee
        authority/clarify criteria for price restrictions.     
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2403  Mississippi Transportation Commission; authorize to       Dearing
        acquire, own and operate railroads.                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2407  Hearing officer's decision regarding special education    Harden
        students; change appeal time.                          
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2427  Vulnerable Adults Act; revise definition of               Tollison
        exploitation and the penalty for exploitation of a     
        vulnerable adult.                                      
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2444  Criminal background checks for health care workers;       Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2446  Law enforcement; create offense of fleeing or eluding     Johnson (38th)
        and create study commission.                           
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2453  Motor Vehicle Commission; revise qualifications of        Gordon
        members.                                               
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2458  Service contracts; exempt from provisions of Insurance    Kirby
        Code.                                                  
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2470  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Ross
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2475  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2481  Child abuse and neglect; revise.                          Scoper
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2492  Scenic streams; designate portions of Chunky Creek and    Burton
        Chunky River as state scenic stream and include in     
        stewardship program.                                   
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2507  Beer; define for purposes of the law legalizing its       Minor
        sale.                                                  
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2510  Organic certification law; revise to conform with         Stogner
        national organic program.                              
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2512  Meat Inspection Law; provide administrative procedures    Stogner
        concerning penalties for violations.                   
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2514  Forestry commission; remove repealer on authority to      Harvey
        appoint law enforcement officers.                      
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2516  Board of Animal Health; reenact and extend repealer.      Stogner
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2517  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; correct location           Furniss
        reference to main office.                              
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2530  Duck stamp; authorize Wildlife to issue electronic        Posey
        form.                                                  
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2531  Highways; increase the maximum allowable length of        Dearing
        trailers.                                              
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2549  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; authorize temporary        Robertson
        borrowings through revenue anticipation notes.         
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2554  Seat belt law; make primary offense, revise aggregate     Frazier
        fine.                                                  
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2555  Public lands; authorize Department of Finance and         Stogner
        Administration to convey certain land to State Fair    
        Commission.                                            
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2557  Wildlife; remove alternative surety bond condition for    Posey
        hunting license agents.                                
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2568  Soil and Water Commission; conform membership to new      Stogner
        congressional districts.                               
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2578  Animal seizure law; clarify notice due owner.             Farris
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2583  Open meetings; revise enforcement provisions.             Bryan
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2587  School bus driver; require to open service door and       Dickerson
        driver's window at railroad crossing.                  
           02/06 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2597  Laser pointers; restrict possession and criminalize       Hamilton
        pointing of.                                           
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2607  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2616  Liquefied petroleum gas; allow only owner to  fill        Cuevas
        container.                                             
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2619  Assignment of ad valorem taxes by taxpayers; repeal.      Carlton
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2628  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; create.   Kirby
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           02/06 (S) Recalled From House
SB2640  Board of Bar Admissions; eliminate repealer.              Turner
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2651  Marine waters; conform channel marker description to      Hewes
        redesignate numbers by U.S. Coast Guard.               
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2660  Marine violations; allow the Commission on Marine         Hewes
        Resources to suspend license for certain violations.   
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2666  Coastal wetlands; clarify definition of coastal           Hewes
        preserve system.                                       
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2673  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    White
        abuse (MCADV).                                         
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2675  Municipalities; authorize cities to obtain credit cards   Jordan
        for official travel.                                   
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2684  Wildlife personnel; clarify nonstate status of law        Posey
        enforcement trainees and special operations agents.    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2722  Amateur radio; restrict local zoning regulations of       Dearing
        antennae.                                              
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2735  Airbags; make it unlawful to install an object in lieu    Dearing
        of an airbag in a motor vehicle.                       
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2756  Crimes; revise provisions regarding computer crimes.      Johnson (38th)
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2761  IHL, SBJCC & SBE enter into agreement on dual             Farris
        enrollment; direct.                                    
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2768  Poultry; provide that state regulations on free-range     Williamson
        poultry be no more stringent than federal regulations. 
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2781  License tags; provide preference for competitive bid by   Smith
        prison industries for manufacture.                     
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2802  Wildlife; revise use of commercial fishing gear and       Posey
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2805  Crabs; increase penalty for theft of crab traps.          Hewes
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2819  State forfeited tax land; application for purchase need   Nunnelee
        not be sworn and applications from gov't entities may  
        be acted upon when filed.                              
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2824  Municipalities; delegate parking violation enforcement    Horhn
        by contract.                                           
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Failed
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2836  Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; increase        Minor
        maximum loan under.                                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2848  County prosecuting attorneys; increase salary of.         Thames
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2855  Beaver Control Advisory Board; revise composition of.     Posey
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2861  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Jackson
        hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SC 501  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Fund.                                                  
           02/06 (S) Adopted
SC 536  Constitution; conform initiative and referendum           Tollison
        signature requirements to new congressional districts. 
           02/06 (S) Amendment Failed
           02/06 (S) Adopted

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