Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/21/03



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House: Introductions

HC 113  Mary Sprayberry; commend on being named Nurse of the      Holland
        Year.                                                  
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 114  Ripley High School Lady Tigers Basketball Team; commend   Ward
        for winning first-ever State Championship.             
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  35  Attorney General Mike Moore; commend for 25 years of      Brown
        service and congratulate upon retirement.              
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  36  Richton High School Basketball Team; commend on winning   Pierce
        State Championship.                                    
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  37  Grenada County School District; commend retirees for      Perkins
        service.                                               
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB1576  Suffrage; restore to Judy A. Sykes of Covington County.   Warren
           03/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2154  Joseph Harvey; restore suffrage.                          Harvey
           03/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2158  Suffrage; restore to Jerry McDonald of Newton County.     Burton
           03/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 454  Open Meetings Law; provide civil penalty for              McBride
        violations.                                            
           03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 583  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Rotenberry
        meetings.                                              
           03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 642  Sexual abuse of children; delete statute of               Fredericks
        limitations.                                           
           03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 926  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            McBride
        Training; revise membership.                           
           03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1120  Crimes; create offense of killing or injuring a public    Robinson (84th)
        service animal.                                        
           03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1121  Crimes; increase threshold and revise penalties for       Blackmon
        larceny and related crimes (MPA).                      
           03/21 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1562  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Guice
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/21 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf



House: Referred Other House

SC 603  Commend Prentiss High School Boys Basketball Team for     Harvey
        winning its first state title.                         
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 604  Commend Benoit-Ray Brooks "Tigers" Basketball Team for    Walls
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 606  Commend Jackson Prep Boys Soccer Team for second          Ross
        straight MPSA State Championship.                      
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 607  Commend Vicksburg High School "Gators" Boys Basketball    Chaney
        Team for winning Class 5A State Championship.          
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 608  Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team and Coach       Frazier
        Denise Taylor.                                         
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 609  Commend social service career of football legend Jim      Jordan
        Brown.                                                 
           03/21 (H) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 837  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise maturity    McCoy
        date for notes issued under.                           
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Hewes,Robertson
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   McCoy
        bonds authorized for and revise use of bond proceeds.  
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Tollison
HB 839  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        McCoy
        under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,King
HB 854  Public property; clarify certain property to be           Eads
        transferred by MDOT to University of Mississippi.      
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Jackson,Mettetal,Michel
HB 861  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Brown
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Nunnelee,Thames,Horhn
HB 940  Distinctive license tags; authorize for various           Moak
        organizations.                                         
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Furniss,King
HB1038  Sales tax; divert portion of revenue to Special Funds     McCoy
        Transfer Fund.                                         
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Jordan
HB1287  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; give         McCoy
        authority certain discretionary power with regard to   
        certain projects.                                      
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Canon
HB1337  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Morris
        for which assistance may be provided.                  
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Chamberlin,Robertson
HB1426  Public lands; Mississippi Fair Commission to lease        Holland
        certain land to Homer's Barbecue.                      
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Jackson,Mettetal,Michel
HB1493  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds that may    McCoy
        be issued for and extend repealer on certain           
        provisions.                                            
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Furniss
HB1502  Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of project   Smith (39th)
        and authorize issuance of bonds for certain projects.  
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Canon
HB1562  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Guice
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Robertson,Tollison
HB1592  Bonds; issue bonds for Water Pollution Control            McCoy
        Revolving Fund, increase bonds for Local Governments   
        and Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan    
        Fund.                                                  
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Mettetal
HB1594  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              McCoy
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Hyde-Smith
HB1596  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   McCoy
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Harvey
HB1603  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements at the state          McCoy
        shipyard in Jackson County.                            
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Moffatt,Robertson
HB1604  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued to     McCoy
        provide funds for the Building Fund for the Arts.      
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Carmichael,Hewes
HB1621  Tunica County; authorize to providing funding for         Henderson
        golf/tennis complex, arena and river park and to lease 
        such facilities.                                       
           03/21 (S) Passed
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  88  Commend Reverend John E. Cameron for 33 years of          Flaggs
        service as pastor.                                     
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  93  Commend life of Mrs. Fannie Louise McGee Jackson.         Ellington
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  95  Commend Dr. James Howard Meredith.                        Banks
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  97  South McComb Baptist Church; congratulate on 100 year     Nettles
        anniversary.                                           
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  98  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning State    Compretta
        Championship.                                          
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2206  Free port warehouse; authorize partial exemptions for     Nunnelee
        property in.                                           
           03/21 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Jordan
SB2306  Expunction; clarify for arrest record.                    Walls
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Johnson (38th),Walls
SB2322  MS Major Economic Impact Act; clarify that MS Major       Minor
        Economic Impact Authority may hold title to land,      
        revise note maturity date.                             
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Canon
SB2384  Minimum standards; revise board membership.               King
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Bryan,Ross
SB2445  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
        notify PSC.                                            
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Robertson,Minor,Burton
SB2446  Law enforcement; create offense of fleeing or eluding     Johnson (38th)
        and create study commission.                           
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Johnson (38th),Robertson
SB2460  Appropriations; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional        Gordon
        FY2003.                                                
           03/21 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2597  Laser pointers; restrict possession and criminalize       Hamilton
        pointing of.                                           
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Hamilton,Johnson (38th)
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Williamson,Farris
SB2709  Windshield placards for disabled; must be displayed by    Dickerson
        placing on the left side of vehicle dashboard or by    
        hanging from rearview mirror.                          
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Farris,Browning
SB2741  Court reporters; revise length of eligibility for         Kirby
        temporary certification.                               
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Kirby,Walls
SB2756  Crimes; revise provisions regarding computer crimes.      Johnson (38th)
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Tollison,Chamberlin
SB2772  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Blackmon
        meetings.                                              
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Bryan,Blackmon
SB2814  Highways; contracts for construction and maintenance to   Gollott
        be awarded to a responsible bidder with the lowest and 
        best bid.                                              
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Hewes,Minor
SB2876  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        Minor
        under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,King
SB2886  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvement     Moffatt
        at the state shipyard in Jackson County.               
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Moffatt,Robertson
SB2890  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   Minor
        bonds authorized for and revise use of bond proceeds.  
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Tollison
SB2903  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY2003.   Gordon
           03/21 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2906  Appropriation; Department of Corrections; Additional FY   Gordon
        2003.                                                  
           03/21 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2914  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2003.                               
           03/21 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2971  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for           Gollott
        construction of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art.         
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Carmichael,Hewes
SB2979  Taxation; provide various tax credits and exemptions      Minor
        for companies that provide broadband technologies.     
           03/21 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Robertson,Browning
SB2984  Bonds; issue for the Water Pollution Control Revolving    Minor
        Fund.                                                  
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Mettetal
SB2986  Local government freight rail service projects;           Minor
        increase bonds to fund.                                
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Furniss
SB2988  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for IHL,      Minor
        community colleges and state agencies.                 
           03/21 (S) Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Hyde-Smith
SB3014  City of Vicksburg; authorize a contribution to the        Chaney
        United Way of West Central Mississippi.                
           03/21 (S) Passed
SB3017  Hancock County; authorize contribution to Mississippi     Cuevas
        Contract Procurement Center.                           
           03/21 (S) Passed
SC 601  Designate May 11-17, 2003, as "Women's Health Week in     Little
        Mississippi".                                          
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SC 603  Commend Prentiss High School Boys Basketball Team for     Harvey
        winning its first state title.                         
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 604  Commend Benoit-Ray Brooks "Tigers" Basketball Team for    Walls
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 606  Commend Jackson Prep Boys Soccer Team for second          Ross
        straight MPSA State Championship.                      
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 607  Commend Vicksburg High School "Gators" Boys Basketball    Chaney
        Team for winning Class 5A State Championship.          
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 608  Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team and Coach       Frazier
        Denise Taylor.                                         
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 609  Commend social service career of football legend Jim      Jordan
        Brown.                                                 
           03/21 (S) Adopted
           03/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SR  48  Honoring life and dedicated service of World War II       Furniss
        Veteran Shelby E. Nassar.                              
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  49  Commend Paula Whitlock, Teacher of the Year at Pontotoc   Browning
        Career and Technical Center.                           
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  50  Commend Benoit-Ray Brooks "Tigers" Basketball Team for    Walls
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  51  Commend Vicksburg High School "Gators" Boys Basketball    Chaney
        Team for winning Class 5A State Championship.          
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  52  Commend Jackson Prep Boys Soccer Team for second          Ross
        straight MPSA State Championship.                      
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  61  Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team and Coach       Frazier
        Denise Taylor.                                         
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  62  Commend social service career of football legend Jim      Jordan
        Brown.                                                 
           03/21 (S) Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1474  Hancock County; extend the date of repeal on the          Dedeaux
        Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau.             
           03/21 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1579  City of Vicksburg; increase benefits under the            Flaggs
        Disability & Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen.    
           03/21 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1581  Claiborne County Board of Supervisors; authorize          Middleton
        establishment of Pattison Sewage District.             
           03/21 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1626  City of Macon; authorize to construct, expand, operate    Dickson
        and maintain water distribution system.                
           03/21 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1636  City of Vicksburg; may authorize continuation of          Masterson
        surviving spouse benefits after remarriage under       
        fire/police retirement system.                         
           03/21 (S) Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2400  State of emergencies; revise Governor's                   Nunnelee
        authority/clarify criteria for price restrictions.     
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2543  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Williamson
        representation to the indigent.                        
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2673  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    White
        abuse (MCADV).                                         
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2735  Airbags; make it unlawful to install an object in lieu    Dearing
        of an airbag in a motor vehicle.                       
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 510  Commend Speaker Tim Ford for dedicated public service.    Little
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 557  Commend Dr. Thomas L. Davis, Jr., President of EMCC.      Jackson
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  Commend Attorney General Mike Moore for dedicated         Little
        public service.                                        
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend State Treasurer Marshall Bennett for dedicated    Little
        public service.                                        
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 585  Commend Co-Lin Community College on 75th Anniversary.     Hyde-Smith
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586  Commend life of Felix Black.                              Gordon
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 587  Commend Delma and Edith Furniss on 50th Anniversary.      Furniss
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 590  Commend Ingomar High School "Lady Falcons" Softball       Browning
        Team.                                                  
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 591  Honor memory of two World War II Heroes:  Machinist       Furniss
        Mate Chadwick and Paratrooper Pfc. Rozelle.            
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 593  Commend Ripley High School "Lady Tigers" Basketball       Little
        Team for first state championship.                     
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 595  Recognize history of Sunflower Consolidated High          Furniss
        School.                                                
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 596  Commend public service and career of television           Little
        personality Kay Bain of Tupelo, Mississippi.           
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 597  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 599  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi" and recognize honorees.                   
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 600  Commend Hillcrest Christian School Cougars Varsity Boys   White
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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