Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/26/03



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Vetoes

SB2340  Critical access hospitals may relicense acute care beds   Huggins
        without CON; authorize.                                
           03/26 Vetoed



House: Introductions

HB1659  Suffrage; restore to Charles Porter of Lowndes County.    Harrison
           03/26 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1660  City of Gulfport; provide for additional annual benefit   Ishee
        and ad hoc benefit increase for fire/police retirees.  
           03/26 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1661  Suffrage; restore to Jerry Wayne Jones of Lefore          Whittington
        County.                                                
           03/26 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HC 131  Velma Tillman Champion; commend on retirement and for     Rogers
        career achievements.                                   
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 132  Suspend deadlines for introduction; appropriation for     Dedeaux
        Department of Health to control West Nile virus.       
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  62  Corinth High School Warriors; commend on excellent        Moss
        basketball season.                                     
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  63  Corinth High School Tennis Team; commend and              Moss
        congratulate for ninth state championship.             
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  64  House rules; amend to limit terms for Speaker and         Horne
        Speaker Pro Tempore.                                   
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  65  House Rules; Speaker Pro Tempore; abolish office.         Horne
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1560  City of Columbus; authorize to place military aircraft    Smith (39th)
        at certain location on U.S. Highway 45 right-of-way.   
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDPAA: TR To LP
HB1601  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contract with Issaquena   Masterson
        Board of Supervisors for inmate labor.                 
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDP: PE To LP
HB1602  Issaquena County Board of Supervisors; authorize to       Masterson
        contract with governing authorities of Vicksburg for   
        inmate labor.                                          
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDP: PE To LP
HB1609  Oktibbeha County; authorize to establish a county         Roberson
        court.                                                 
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To LP



House: Committee Reports

HB1601  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contract with Issaquena   Masterson
        Board of Supervisors for inmate labor.                 
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1602  Issaquena County Board of Supervisors; authorize to       Masterson
        contract with governing authorities of Vicksburg for   
        inmate labor.                                          
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1609  Oktibbeha County; authorize to establish a county         Roberson
        court.                                                 
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 689  Surplus lines insurance agents; revise qualifications     Stevens
        for licensing of.                                      
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Ketchings,Masterson
HB1113  Mississippi Residential Property Insurance Underwriting   Stevens
        Association; create.                                   
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Eads,Simpson
HB1227  Life insurance; provide that the proceeds become due as   Stevens
        of the date of the death of the insured.               
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Montgomery (74th),Robinson (63rd)
HB1305  Mississippi Workers' Compensation Self-Insurer Guaranty   Stevens
        Association Law; revise.                               
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Stevens,Moore (60th),Formby
HC  53  Commend New Hope Slow Pitch Softball Team.                Chism
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 108  Trinity Episcopal School Boys and Girls Cross County      Janus
        Teams; commend for their outstanding 2002 seasons.     
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 110  MS Gulf Coast Community College Men's Soccer Team;        Ishee
        commend for winning State/Region 23 Championship.      
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 111  Collins High School Tigers Football Team; commend for     Warren
        winning the Class 3A Championship.                     
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 113  Mary Sprayberry; commend on being named Nurse of the      Holland
        Year.                                                  
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 114  Ripley High School Lady Tigers Basketball Team; commend   Ward
        for winning first-ever State Championship.             
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 115  John Guyton; commend on being named Mississippi PLT's     Zuber
        2003 Educator of the Year.                             
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 120  Dr. Marion R. Wells; commend on outstanding career        Wells-Smith
        achievements.                                          
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 121  Copiah-Lincoln Community College; commend and             Barnett (92nd)
        congratulate for 75 years of service.                  
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 123  Coach Joe Bradshaw; commend on outstanding coaching       Reynolds
        career.                                                
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC 124  Provine High School Boys Basketball Team; commend for     Wallace
        winning Class 4A State Championship.                   
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  33  Dr. William G. Munn; commend for many years of            Rotenberry
        outstanding service.                                   
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  34  Janice Davis; commend on outstanding track and field      West
        achievements.                                          
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  35  Attorney General Mike Moore; commend for 25 years of      Brown
        service and congratulate upon retirement.              
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  36  Richton High School Basketball Team; commend on winning   Pierce
        State Championship.                                    
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  37  Grenada County School District; commend retirees for      Perkins
        service.                                               
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  38  John Guyton; commend on being named Mississippi PLT's     Zuber
        2003 Educator of the Year.                             
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  39  Thomas R. "Papa" Shack, Sr.; commend on being named a     Weathersby
        2003 Mississippi Ageless Hero.                         
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  40  Joe F. Sanderson, Jr.; commend for being inducted into    Shows
        Mississippi Poultry Hall of Fame.                      
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  41  Brad and Luanne Brooks; commend for being John Deere      Reynolds
        Outstanding Young Farmer of 2002.                      
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  42  Reverend Guy Reedy; commend for outstanding service.      Reynolds
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  43  Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark, Jr.; commend     Ford
        upon retirement.                                       
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  44  All Saints' Episcopal School; commend for outstanding     Reynolds
        education.                                             
           03/26 (H) Adopted
HR  46  Speaker Tim Ford; commend upon his retirement.            Clark
           03/26 (H) Adopted
SB2306  Expunction; clarify for arrest record.                    Walls
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,McBride,Bailey
SB2344  Public purchasing laws; make various amendments           Burton
        (MAGPPA).                                              
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
SB2384  Minimum standards; revise board membership.               King
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,McBride,Bailey
SB2395  Statutes providing for administration of school           Harden
        districts; make technical amendments to.               
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Warren,Frierson,Peranich
SB2412  Automatic repealers on certain public education           Harden
        programs; delete.                                      
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Warren,Frierson,Scott (17th)
SB2446  Law enforcement; create offense of fleeing or eluding     Johnson (38th)
        and create study commission.                           
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,McBride,Moore (60th)
SB2528  Deer; authorize Commission on Wildlife to combat          Posey
        chronic wasting disease.                               
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Nettles,McBride,Hudson
SB2587  School bus driver; require to open service door and       Dickerson
        driver's window at railroad crossing.                  
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Warren,Reeves,Pierce
SB2597  Laser pointers; restrict possession and criminalize       Hamilton
        pointing of.                                           
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,McBride,Bailey
SB2682  Wildlife; impose moratorium on importation of any due     Posey
        susceptible to chronic wasting disease.                
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Nettles,McBride,Hudson
SB2684  Wildlife personnel; clarify nonstate status of law        Posey
        enforcement trainees and special operations agents.    
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Reeves,Hamilton,Nettles
SB2756  Crimes; revise provisions regarding computer crimes.      Johnson (38th)
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,McBride,Bailey
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
        salaries.                                              
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Reeves,Hamilton,Read
SB2983  Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund;   Minor
        issue general obligation bonds to provide additional   
        funds for.                                             
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named Smith (39th),Morris,Taylor
SB2990  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    Minor
        for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/26 (H) Conferees Named McCoy,Smith (39th),Morris
SC 588  Honoring life and dedicated service of World War II       Furniss
        Veteran Shelby E. Nassar.                              
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 601  Designate May 11-17, 2003, as "Women's Health Week in     Little
        Mississippi".                                          
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 603  Commend Prentiss High School Boys Basketball Team for     Harvey
        winning its first state title.                         
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 604  Commend Benoit-Ray Brooks "Tigers" Basketball Team for    Walls
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 605  Express support for U.S. Armed Forces participating in    Little
        military operations against Iraq.                      
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 606  Commend Jackson Prep Boys Soccer Team for second          Ross
        straight MPSA State Championship.                      
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 607  Commend Vicksburg High School "Gators" Boys Basketball    Chaney
        Team for winning Class 5A State Championship.          
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 608  Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team and Coach       Frazier
        Denise Taylor.                                         
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 609  Commend social service career of football legend Jim      Jordan
        Brown.                                                 
           03/26 (H) Adopted
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 442  Highway 18 in Jasper County; designate portion as "Tom    Stringer
        Royce Green Memorial Highway."                         
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2154  Joseph Harvey; restore suffrage.                          Harvey
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2158  Suffrage; restore to Jerry McDonald of Newton County.     Burton
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2460  Appropriations; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional        Gordon
        FY2003.                                                
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2903  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY2003.   Gordon
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2914  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2003.                               
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3026  Washington County; authorize an additional tax on         Walls
        hotels, motels and restaurants.                        
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SC 617  Suspend deadlines for introduction; clarify release of    Horhn
        bond and return of defendant when held on charges in   
        another state.                                         
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 618  Designate May as Osteoporosis Month in Mississippi.       Hyde-Smith
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 619  Commend LaToya Thomas for her stellar basketball          Walls
        career.                                                
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SN 132  Franklin Johnson, Mississippi State, Mississippi, MS      LT. GOVERNOR
        Industries For The Blind, filling the position         
        designated for an individual who is legally blind,     
        effective July 1, 2003 and expires June 30, 2007.      
           03/26 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN 133  Michael J. Olivier, Gulfport, Mississippi, Miss.          LT. GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corp., effective April 2, 2003 and    
        expires April 1, 2009.                                 
           03/26 (S) Referred To Finance
SR  74  Congratulate South McComb Baptist Church on 100th         Hyde-Smith
        Anniversary.                                           
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  75  Commend Okolona High School "Chieftains" Boys             Gordon
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  76  Commend The Reverend William V. Martin, Rector and        Chaney
        Headmaster of All Saints' Episcopal School.            
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  77  Commend Pontotoc County Superintendent of Education       Browning
        Jerry L. Horton on retirement.                         
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  78  Commend LaToya Thomas for her stellar basketball          Walls
        career.                                                
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  79  Commend ASU Basketball Coach Dave Whitney.                Posey
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  80  Commend career of Millsaps College Basketball Coach       Browning
        John Stroud.                                           
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HC  91  Commend life of Stuart Irby, Jr.                          Denny
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  99  Marshall Bennett; commend on strong financial             Brown
        leadership and exceptional service to Mississippi.     
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 100  Thomas King Swayze; commend the life and                  Capps
        accomplishments of.                                    
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 101  Coach James Washington; commend on 29 years of            Mayo
        coaching.                                              
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 104  Nikki Quarles; commend life and works and expressing      Denny
        sympathy upon her passing.                             
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 105  Suspend deadlines for introduction; education,            Capps
        community colleges and IHLs; increase funding and      
        delete prohibition re health insurance charges.        
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 106  Champions for Life; commend on dedication and success     Woods
        of conducting prison ministries.                       
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB3020  The City of Hattiesburg and Forrest County cooperate      King
        with regard to certain economic development projects;  
        authorize.                                             
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3022  Marshall County; industrial authority may create the      Minor
        Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Area.             
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 610  Commend Northwest Rankin High School Boys Soccer Team     Ross
        for winning the Class 5A State Championship.           
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 611  Commend Broad Street High School "Lady Jags" Basketball   Walls
        Team for winning their first-ever State Championship.  
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 612  Commend James Worth Bagley for his contribution to the    Gordon
        MSU College of Engineering.                            
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 613  Commend life of Albert F. Hollingsworth.                  Burton
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 614  Commend Chief Phillip Martin for establishing             Williamson
        successful Choctaw Tribal businesses and enterprises.  
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 615  Commend Speaker Pro Tempore Robert George Clark for       Blackmon
        dedicated public service.                              
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 616  Commend legacy of service of Bishop A.C. "Chip" Marble.   Chaney
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 618  Designate May as Osteoporosis Month in Mississippi.       Hyde-Smith
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 619  Commend LaToya Thomas for her stellar basketball          Walls
        career.                                                
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  15  Ruth Greer, RN, Holly Springs, Mississippi, Health,       GOVERNOR
        Board of, representing the First Congressional         
        District, for a six-year term ending June 30, 2008.    
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  19  Virginia H. Adolph, Gulfport, Mississippi, Bd Examiners   GOVERNOR
        Soc Wkrs & Marriage/Fam Therapists, as a licensed      
        master social worker, for a four-year term of office   
        commencing July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2006.      
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  23  Roland E. ("Eddie") Mullins, Jr., Biloxi, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Pharmacy Board, representing the Fifth Congressional   
        District, for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2002 
        and ending June, 2007.                                 
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  55  Stephen L. Clay, Meridian, Mississippi, Bd Examiners      LT. GOVERNOR
        Soc Wkrs & Marriage/Fam Therapists, in the capacity of 
        a licensed social worker appointee, your appointment   
        will be for a four-year term.                          
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  77  Quoinsetta W. Franklin, Jackson, Mississippi, Physical    GOVERNOR
        Therapy, St. Bd. of, representing physical therapists  
        for a three-year term ending June 30, 2005.            
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  80  Randolph T. Milliard, Brandon, Mississippi, MS            GOVERNOR
        Industries for the Blind, a representative in          
        manufacturing or a related field, for a four-year term 
        commencing November 9, 2003 and ending November 9,     
        2007.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  84  Dr. Watts Davis, Laurel, Mississippi, Optometry, St.      GOVERNOR
        Bd. of, representing the Fifth Congressional District  
        for a five-year term ending June 30, 2007.             
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  87  Josie Dorman, Ridgeland, Mississippi, MS State Board of   GOVERNOR
        Massage Therapy, as a consumer at large who is not     
        associated with or financially interested in the       
        practice of massage therapy, for the unexpired term    
        ending June 30, 2006, vice Sherri Bailey.              
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  90  Dr. Gene Mumbower, Jackson, Mississippi, Bd Examiners     GOVERNOR
        Soc Wkrs & Marriage/Fam Therapists, as a licensed      
        marriage and family therapist, for a four-year term    
        commencing July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2006.      
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  92  Susan B. Pearson, Gulfport, Mississippi, Physical         GOVERNOR
        Therapy, St. Bd. of, representing physical therapists  
        for a four-year term ending June 30, 2006.             
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  97  Pshon Barrett, Jackson, Mississippi, MS Industries for    GOVERNOR
        the Blind, as a legally blind individual, for a        
        four-year term commencing July 1, 2003 and ending June 
        30, 2007.                                              
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  99  Neva F. Greenwald, Jackson, Mississippi, Physical         GOVERNOR
        Therapy, St. Bd. of, for a two- year term ending June  
        30, 2004.                                              
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 101  Elizabeth Spencer Leflore, Greenwood, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Pharmacy Board, representing the Second Congressional  
        District, commencing July 1, 2003, for a five-year term
        of office ending June 30, 2008.                        
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 105  Joe Tufts, Cleveland, Mississippi, Physical Therapy,      GOVERNOR
        St. Bd. of, representing a physical therapist assistant
        for a one-year term ending June 30, 2003.              
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  60  Request that the Mississippi congressional delegation     White
        work to protect America's savings permanently.         
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  64  Commend Northwest Rankin High School Boys Soccer Team     Ross
        for winning the Class 5A State Championship.           
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  65  Commend Broad Street High School "Lady Jags" Basketball   Walls
        Team for winning their first-ever State Championship.  
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  66  Commend James Worth Bagley for his contribution to the    Gordon
        MSU College of Engineering.                            
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  67  Commend life of Albert F. Hollingsworth.                  Burton
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  68  Commend Murrah "Lady Mustangs" Basketball Team for        Frazier
        State Championship.                                    
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  69  Commend Provine High School Rams for State Basketball     Frazier
        Championship.                                          
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  70  Remembering service and commending life of 2nd Lt.        Dawkins
        Therrel Shane Childers.                                
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  71  Commend Chief Phillip Martin for establishing             Williamson
        successful Choctaw Tribal businesses and enterprises.  
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  72  Commend Brad and Luanne Brooks, John Deere Outstanding    Tollison
        Young Farmer Award.                                    
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  73  Commend legacy of service of Bishop A.C. "Chip" Marble.   Chaney
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  74  Congratulate South McComb Baptist Church on 100th         Hyde-Smith
        Anniversary.                                           
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  76  Commend The Reverend William V. Martin, Rector and        Chaney
        Headmaster of All Saints' Episcopal School.            
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  77  Commend Pontotoc County Superintendent of Education       Browning
        Jerry L. Horton on retirement.                         
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  78  Commend LaToya Thomas for her stellar basketball          Walls
        career.                                                
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  79  Commend ASU Basketball Coach Dave Whitney.                Posey
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  80  Commend career of Millsaps College Basketball Coach       Browning
        John Stroud.                                           
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 306  Lowndes County; may contribute to ICS for purchase of     Smith (39th)
        bus for Head Start.                                    
           03/26 (S) Passed
HB 487  Corrections; increase trusty time allowance from 10       Malone
        days to 30 days for each 30 days of program            
        participation.                                         
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Smith,Simmons,Dickerson
HB 779  Forests; extend repealer on provisions of Forestry        Ford
        Commission and forest acreage tax.                     
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Harvey,Jordan,Dickerson
HB 836  County prosecutor; allow Rankin County to employ full     Rogers
        time.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Thames,Williamson,Michel
HB 845  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Ford
        extend repealer and revise certain provisions.         
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Mettetal,Nunnelee
HB 897  Medicaid; make technical amendments to Medicaid laws.     Moody
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Little
HB 946  Medical license; allow renewal by electronic means.       Barnett (92nd)
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Mettetal
HB1036  Budget Contingent Fund; provide for transfer and          Capps
        deposit of certain funds into.                         
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Gordon,Harden,Little
HB1077  Criminal background checks for health care workers;       Smith (59th)
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Harvey
HB1087  Vaccinations; Health Department shall offer to first      Moody
        responders going to disaster locations.                
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Mettetal
HB1095  Traffic tickets; authorize to be issued electronically    Compretta
        (DPS).                                                 
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Johnson (38th),Robertson
HB1189  Restitution centers; establish eligibility standards      Malone
        for offenders.                                         
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Smith,Canon,Stogner
HB1306  Child care facilities; DHS may disclose to Health         Moody
        Department any employment applicant whose name is on   
        child abuse registry.                                  
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Harvey
HB1452  Cellular telephones; prohibit personal calls or           Stringer
        reimbursement for personal phones.                     
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Thames,Gordon,Minor
HB1462  Washington County; extend repealer on convention and      Bailey
        visitors committee.                                    
           03/26 (S) Passed
HB1490  Hancock County; authorize to contribute to "Save Our      Compretta
        Children" organization.                                
           03/26 (S) Passed
HB1533  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Gordon,Kirby,Little
HB1620  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Shrine Club.                                    
           03/26 (S) Passed
HB1626  City of Macon; authorize to construct, expand, operate    Dickson
        and maintain water distribution system.                
           03/26 (S) Passed
HB1632  Holmes County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Clark
        Mississippi Food Network.                              
           03/26 (S) Passed
HB1637  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Henderson
        Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.                            
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB2270  Public water authorities; authorize creation.             Robertson
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Mettetal,Nunnelee
SB2346  Medicaid; make technical amendments and place certain     Huggins
        limits on services.                                    
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Little
SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
        provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Harvey,Burton
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
        emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Harden,Jordan,Tollison
SB2427  Vulnerable Adults Act; revise definition of               Tollison
        exploitation and the penalty for exploitation of a     
        vulnerable adult.                                      
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Little
SB2542  Percentage limitation on appropriations from State        Gordon
        General Fund; revise for FY04 only.                    
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Gordon,Huggins,Little
SB2636  Early Childhood Education programs assessment;            Harden
        authorize.                                             
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Harden,Tollison,Chaney
SB2899  Harrison County; create the Harrison County Storm Water   Gollott
        Management District Act.                               
           03/26 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Gordon,Scoper,Burton
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/26 (S) Conferees Named Gordon,Cuevas,Lee
SB2999  Oktibbeha County; establish a county court.               Hamilton
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB3007  City of Indianola; create Tourism Commission.             Simmons
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB3010  City of Pontotoc; authorize a tax on hotels, motels and   Browning
        restaurants to provide funds to promote tourism.       
           03/26 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB3018  City of Richland; may impose an additional court cost     Kirby
        on DUI violations file in municipal court to fund      
        D.A.R.E. Program.                                      
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB3019  City of Biloxi; authorize a contribution to Back Bay      Gollott
        Mission.                                               
           03/26 (S) Passed
SB3024  City of Jackson; may exempt certain households from       Frazier
        solid waste collection and disposal fees.              
           03/26 (S) Passed
SN   1  Richard C. Robertson, Jackson, Mississippi, Miss.         LT. GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corp., six-year term.                 
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN   5  William L. Freeman, Newton, Mississippi, Miss. Business   LT. GOVERNOR
        Finance Corp., six-year term.                          
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN   7  Dana Mason, Madison, Mississippi, Miss. Business          LT. GOVERNOR
        Finance Corp., six-year term.                          
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN   8  Nancy King, Jackson, Mississippi, Miss. Business          GOVERNOR
        Finance Corp., unexpired term ending March 30, 2007.   
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN   9  Joe Usry, Brandon, Mississippi, Miss. Business Finance    GOVERNOR
        Corp., unexpired term ending March 30, 2008.           
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  25  Rosetta L. Richard, Gulfport, Mississippi, Education,     GOVERNOR
        St. Board of, representing the Second Supreme Court    
        District, for a nine-year term ending June 30, 2011.   
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  31  Dr. Lavon Fluker-Reed, Aberdeen, Mississippi,             GOVERNOR
        Education, St. Board of, representing an active and    
        full-time school administrator for the unexpired term  
        ending June 30, 2005, vice Jayne A. Burrows Sargent.   
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  32  Claude Hartley, Belden, Mississippi, Education, St.       GOVERNOR
        Board of, representing the Third Supreme Court District
        for a nine-year term commencing July 1, 2003 and ending
        June 30, 2012.                                         
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  38  S. Edward Kossman, Cleveland, Mississippi, Motor          GOVERNOR
        Vehicle Comm., representing the Second Congressional   
        District, for a seven-year term commencing July 1, 2002
        and ending June 30, 2009.                              
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  39  Luther Lee Millsaps, Tupelo, Mississippi, Mississippi     LT. GOVERNOR
        Home Corporation Board, your appointment begins        
        immediately and will be for a six-year term.           
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  43  Fred Carlisle, Holly Springs, Mississippi, Miss.          GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corp., for the unexpired term ending  
        March 30, 2008.                                        
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  44  Aldolf Hilliard, Cleveland, Mississippi, Miss. Business   GOVERNOR
        Finance Corp., for the unexpired term ending March 30, 
        2008.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  45  Billy F. Thornton, Jr., Gulfport, Mississippi, Miss.      GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corp., for the unexpired term ending  
        March 30, 2006.                                        
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  74  Henry L. Johnson, Jackson, Mississippi, Education, St.    BOARD OF EDUCATION
        Superintendent of, beginning August 1, 2002,  and      
        serving at the will and pleasure of the Board.         
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  88  Lynn Houston, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Educational       GOVERNOR
        Television, Miss. Auth. for, representing the teacher  
        or principal in a secondary school system, for the     
        unexpired term  ending July 1, 2005, vice Albert       
        Vaughn.                                                
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  95  Dr. Larry S. Anderson, Tupelo, Mississippi, Council for   GOVERNOR
        Educational Technology, for the  unexpired term ending 
        June 30, 2006.                                         
           03/26 (S) Notified of Approval



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 442  Highway 18 in Jasper County; designate portion as "Tom    Stringer
        Royce Green Memorial Highway."                         
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2154  Joseph Harvey; restore suffrage.                          Harvey
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2158  Suffrage; restore to Jerry McDonald of Newton County.     Burton
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2460  Appropriations; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional        Gordon
        FY2003.                                                
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2903  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY2003.   Gordon
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2914  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2003.                               
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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