Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/14/03



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Signed By The Governor

HB1040  Facilities in a public utility's rate base; give native   Ellis *
        load customers priority in use of.                     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1055  Board of Dental Examiners; revise certain licensure       Moody
        requirements.                                          
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1073  Service contracts; make subject to the Mississippi        Stevens
        Consumer Protection Act.                               
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1096  Community hospitals; revise types of investments for.     Howell
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1171  Marine license; authorize commission to establish         Ellington
        program to provide electronically.                     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1186  Beaver Control Advisory Board; add members and            Green
        authorize reimbursement for travel expenses.           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1232  Medical Education Scholarship Program; revise             Moody
        commitment periods and loan amounts.                   
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1286  Light wine and beer laws; extend repeal date on           McCoy
        authority of alcoholic beverage control officers to    
        enforce.                                               
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1429  Hospitals; allow critical access hospitals to bank        Moody
        licensed hospital acute care beds.                     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1433  Savings associations and savings banks; funds payable     Eads
        to survivors without administration may be from any    
        type account.                                          
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2279  Mississippi Educational Television Authority; define      Chaney
        authority to enter into joint revenue generating       
        ventures.                                              
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2387  Withholding orders in delinquent child support cases;     Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2394  Five-year olds enrolled in full-day public school         Harden
        kindergarten; require attendance.                      
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2666  Coastal wetlands; clarify definition of coastal           Hewes
        preserve system.                                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2675  Municipalities; authorize cities to obtain credit cards   Jordan
        for official travel.                                   
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2680  Practice of chiropractic; authorize chiropractors to      Little *
        treat animals under certain conditions.                
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2793  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Stogner
        regulation of pests.                                   
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2802  Wildlife; revise use of commercial fishing gear and       Posey
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2805  Crabs; increase penalty for theft of crab traps.          Hewes
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2825  Wildlife Heritage Fund; authorize Wildlife Commission     Stogner
        to obtain land for outdoor recreation.                 
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2861  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Jackson
        hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor



House: Floor Actions

SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
        provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
        salaries.                                              
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2798  County officials; increase salaries.                      Thames
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2821  Elections; comply with the federal Help America Vote      Robertson
        Act of 2002.                                           
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2876  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        Minor
        under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2886  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvement     Moffatt
        at the state shipyard in Jackson County.               
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2890  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   Minor
        bonds authorized for and revise use of bond proceeds.  
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2927  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2928  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2929  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2930  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2931  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2932  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2933  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2934  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2935  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2937  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2939  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2941  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2943  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2944  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2946  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2947  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2949  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2950  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2951  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2952  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2953  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2954  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2955  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2956  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2958  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2959  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2960  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2961  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2963  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2964  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2966  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2967  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2968  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2970  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2971  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for           Gollott
        construction of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art.         
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2983  Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund;   Minor
        issue general obligation bonds to provide additional   
        funds for.                                             
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2984  Bonds; issue for the Water Pollution Control Revolving    Minor
        Fund.                                                  
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2985  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Minor
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2986  Local government freight rail service projects;           Minor
        increase bonds to fund.                                
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2990  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    Minor
        for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2030  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Dearing
           03/14 (H) Died On Calendar



House: Signed By The Speaker

SC 558  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend public service of Dr. Wallace Conerly, longtime   Little
        Chief Executive Officer of UMC.                        
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  Commend Taryn Foshee upon being named Miss Clinton        White
        2003.                                                  
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SN 122  Steven Brown, Charleston, Mississippi, Mississippi        GOVERNOR
        State Board of Agricultural Aviation, as a licensed    
        applicator, for a one-year term commencing May 9, 2002 
        and ending on May 9, 2003.                             
           03/14 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SN 123  Steven Brown, Charleston, Mississippi, Mississippi        GOVERNOR
        State Board of Agricultural Aviation, as a licensed    
        applicator, for a four-year term commencing May 9, 2003
        and ending on May 9, 2007.                             
           03/14 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SN 124  John Garner, Hernando, Mississippi, Commercial Mobile     GOVERNOR
        Radio Service, as a wireless provider representative,  
        for a two-year term ending June 30, 2004.              
           03/14 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SN 125  Teresa Rankin, Biloxi, Mississippi, MS Real Estate        GOVERNOR
        Appraisal Licensing & Certif. Board, representing the  
        Fifth Congressional District, for the unexpired term   
        ending January 1, 2006.                                
           03/14 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN 126  Robin Robinson, Laurel, Mississippi, Gaming Commission,   GOVERNOR
        for a four-year term commencing October 1, 2003 and    
        ending September 30, 2007.                             
           03/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SN 127  L. Kent Robbins, Poplarville, Mississippi, Foresters,     GOVERNOR
        St. Bd. of Reg. for, representing the South East       
        Forestry District, for the unexpired term ending June  
        30, 2006, vice Johns.                                  
           03/14 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN 128  Howard R. Sanders, Hollandale, Mississippi, Gaming        GOVERNOR
        Commission, for the unexpired term ending September 30,
        2005, vice Pitts.                                      
           03/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SN 129  Joel Sandifer, Greenville, Mississippi, Commercial        GOVERNOR
        Mobile Radio Service, representing the Mississippi     
        Chapter of the Association of Public Safety            
        Communication Officers for a four-year term ending June
        30, 2007.                                              
           03/14 (S) Referred To Public Utilities



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  81  Public waterway; certain lakes and bodies of water        Green
        shall be.                                              
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 514  Abuse/neglect central registry; criminal conviction not   Fleming
        required for inclusion in.                             
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   McCoy
        bonds authorized for and revise use of bond proceeds.  
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 839  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        McCoy
        under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1287  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; give         McCoy
        authority certain discretionary power with regard to   
        certain projects.                                      
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1493  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds that may    McCoy
        be issued for and extend repealer on certain           
        provisions.                                            
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1513  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1523  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1543  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1547  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1592  Bonds; issue bonds for Water Pollution Control            McCoy
        Revolving Fund, increase bonds for Local Governments   
        and Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan    
        Fund.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1594  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              McCoy
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1595  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Small             McCoy
        Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.   
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1596  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   McCoy
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1597  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   McCoy
        Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.            
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1603  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements at the state          McCoy
        shipyard in Jackson County.                            
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1604  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued to     McCoy
        provide funds for the Building Fund for the Arts.      
           03/14 (S) Returned For Concurrence
SC 588  Honoring life and dedicated service of World War II       Furniss
        Veteran Shelby E. Nassar.                              
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 589  Suspend rules for drafting, etc, a bill entitled the      Blackmon
        Mississippi Armed Forces Tax Fairness and Relief Act of
        2003.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 590  Commend Ingomar High School "Lady Falcons" Softball       Browning
        Team.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 591  Honor memory of two World War II Heroes:  Machinist       Furniss
        Mate Chadwick and Paratrooper Pfc. Rozelle.            
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 593  Commend Ripley High School "Lady Tigers" Basketball       Little
        Team for first state championship.                     
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 595  Recognize history of Sunflower Consolidated High          Furniss
        School.                                                
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 596  Commend public service and career of television           Little
        personality Kay Bain of Tupelo, Mississippi.           
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 597  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 598  Suspend rules; further consideration and passage of       Hamilton
        House Bill No. 1004, revise precursor law.             
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 599  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi" and recognize honorees.                   
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SC 600  Commend Hillcrest Christian School Cougars Varsity Boys   White
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SR  43  Commend Sister Elizabeth Brown for Volunteer Excellence   Gordon
        Lifetime Achievement Award.                            
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SR  44  Commend Olivia Burton upon receiving Jackson Public       White
        Schools' Teacher of the Year Award.                    
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SR  45  Commend Elizabeth Gwin, Ageless Hero Award for 2003.      Hamilton
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SR  46  Commend Missouri Montgomery for 2003 Ageless Hero         Hamilton
        Award.                                                 
           03/14 (S) Adopted
SR  47  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/14 (S) Adopted



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2936  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center; FY     Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2942  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2945  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2957  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2962  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2965  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2969  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 558  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend public service of Dr. Wallace Conerly, longtime   Little
        Chief Executive Officer of UMC.                        
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  Commend Taryn Foshee upon being named Miss Clinton        White
        2003.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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