Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Representative Percy W. Watson

District 103

As of 11/24/03 at 16:11

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HB 128  Suffrage; restore to Richard E. Smith of Forrest          Watson
        County.                                                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 405  Hospitality station in Coahoma County; designate as       Mayo
        "Delma Furniss Hospitality Station."                   
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 524  Divorce; authorize transfer of cases filed in chancery    Peranich
        court in wrong venue to proper venue.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 565  District Attorneys; provide two additional assistant      Watson
        DAs for the Twelfth Circuit Court District.            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 566  Judges; provide additional judge for Twelfth Circuit      Watson
        Court District.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 567  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 568  Eminent Scholars Program; decrease ACT score              Watson
        requirement for eligibility.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 569  Motor vehicle liability insurance; revise statutory       Watson
        minimum.                                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 570  Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject     Watson
        knowingly in writing to decline coverage.              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 571  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 572  Family Support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Watson
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 573  Retirement; expense allowances and  reimbursement of      Watson
        Supreme Court justices included compensation for PERS. 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 574  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 575  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for              Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 576  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 577  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is     Watson
        mandatory in every automobile policy.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 578  Judges; allow retiring judges to continue to receive      Watson
        state insurance coverage at their own expense.         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 579  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 591  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 592  Judges; continue insurance coverage of judge resigning    Watson
        due to disability for remainder of term.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 593  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 594  Workers' Compensation Commission; appeals to go           Watson
        directly to Court of Appeals.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 595  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 596  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 597  Court reporters; revise bond.                             Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 598  Estates; revise amount for payment of indebtedness.       Watson
 *         03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 599  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 600  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 601  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 602  Judges; increase office maintenance expense allowance.    Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 621  Real property; create task force to determine effects     Fleming
        of African-American loss of.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 629  Domestic violence; Uniform Interstate Enforcement of      Watson
        Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (NCCUSL).      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 630  Domestic violence; revise protective order provision.     Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 721  Pupil-teacher ratio; set maximum class sizes in           Evans
        kindergarten through Grade 3.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 722  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 723  Exemptions from seizure under execution of attachment;    Watson
        revise list of exempt property.                        
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 788  Court of Appeals; clarify beginning and ending of         Watson
        terms.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 809  Mississippi Housing Institute; include for distribution   Wallace
 * %    of residential builder fees.                           
           02/11 (H) Motion to Reconsider Lost
HB 825  Health Care Expendable Fund; Treasurer shall deposit      Moody
        2003 tobacco settlement installment payment into.      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 835  District attorneys and legal assistants; revise           Watson
        salaries.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 850  Appropriation; additional to Department of Human          Peranich
 *      Services to hire additional protective service social  
        workers for FY03.                                      
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
HB 862  Elected judiciary, district attorneys and assistant       Watson
        district attorneys; increase salaries.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 893  State Law Library; allow counties to contract with to     Watson
   %    provide law library services.                          
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 898  Judges; abolish herd method of electing and provide       Watson
        posts in certain Circuit and Chancery Court Districts. 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 973  County court; increase jurisdiction limit.                Watson
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 977  Domestic abuse; violation of a protective order           Whittington
        constitutes misdemeanor.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 978  Domestic abuse; require court to conduct hearing before   Whittington
        modification or termination of protective orders.      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 979  Domestic abuse; knowing violator of a protective order    Whittington
 *      guilty of misdemeanor and may be arrested without a    
        warrant.                                               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 980  Domestic violence; arrest that constitutes misdemeanors   Whittington
        must be reported to the Attorney General's office.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 981  Child custody; create presumption against awarding        Whittington
        custody to parent with history of family violence.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 982  Domestic violence; delete requirement of arrest under     Whittington
        certain circumstances for domestic violence.           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 983  Domestic violence; require convicted offenders to         Whittington
        participate in program endorsed by local domestic      
        violence program or shelter.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 984  Domestic Violence Fund; increase divorce fees to          Whittington
   %    generate revenue for funding.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 985  Domestic violence; clarify 24-hour period for court       Whittington
        appearances and limit bail settings to misdemeanors.   
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1023  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; create and       Watson
   %    provide filing fee to fund.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1024  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; create.          Watson
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1033  Appropriation; K-12, college, university and other        Capps
 *      educational activities.                                
           02/05 Approved by Governor
HB1058  Drug and alcohol offenders; first-time nonviolent         Watson
   %    offenders go to rehabilitation.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1142  Property purchased with stolen funds; provide for         Watson
 *      seizure, sale and distribution to victims.             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1269  Court of Appeals; clarify beginning and ending of terms   Watson
        of judges.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1311  Sponsor of events/alcoholic beverages permittees;         Watson
        provide liability protection.                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1312  Sponsor or advertiser of events; provide liability        Watson
 *      protection.                                            
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1315  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
 *      project.                                               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1335  Mississippi Rural Impact Act; create and authorize        Morris
 * %    issuance of bonds to fund grant/loan program under.    
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1342  Post-conviction relief; revise filing limitation for      Watson
        appointment of counsel and revise personnel of Office  
        of Post-Conviction Counsel.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1354  State Board of Education; study and implement program     West
        of instruction of felony laws to certain students.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1375  Legal Services; exempt from budget cuts special funds     Watson
        received by Attorney General under contracts with      
        agencies for.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1376  Tort Claims Act; revise exemptions.                       Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1377  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Watson
        retarded.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1378  Jury bailiff; establish per diem for overnight duties.    Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1393  Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.       Formby
  $%       02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1426  Public lands; Mississippi Fair Commission to lease        Holland
 *      certain land to Homer's Barbecue.                      
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB1447  Emergency powers; implement new policies and offenses     Watson
        related to domestic preparedness.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1463  City of Hattiesburg; authorize contribution to            Davis
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association.                      
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1464  City of Hattiesburg; authorize contribution to the        Davis
        South Mississippi Children's Center.                   
           03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1498  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new       Stevens
  $%    burn building at the State Fire Academy.               
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1532  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1533  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1534  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1535  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1536  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1537  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
HB1538  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1539  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
 *      Counsel.                                               
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1540  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1541  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1542  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
 *      expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1543  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1548  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1549  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1550  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
 *      Parks.                                                 
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HC  35  Amend Constitution; delete provisions providing for       Watson
        State Librarian to be chosen by Legislature.           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HC  61  Commend Dr. James H. Meredith as a living legend.         Banks
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
HC  94  Commend life of Medgar Evers and his surviving widow,     Clark
        Myrlie Evers-Williams.                                 
           03/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  95  Commend Dr. James Howard Meredith.                        Banks
           03/24 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 142  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Budget Contingency    Holland
        Fund; Governor shall transfer certain special funds    
        into.                                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HR  12  Commend Ms. Kay James.                                    Davis
           02/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  25  Commend Christina Grace Juneau upon receiving a           Davis
        Prudential Spirit of Community award.                  
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  29  Jason Kutack; commend on being elected as National        Fillingane
        President of Society of American Foresters.            
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  34  Janice Davis; commend on outstanding track and field      West
        achievements.                                          
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  35  Attorney General Mike Moore; commend for 25 years of      Brown
        service and congratulate upon retirement.              
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

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