Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/18/03



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House: Introductions

HB1562  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Guice
        investments of certified capital.                      
           02/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1563  Local government freight rail service projects;           Green
        increase bonds to fund.                                
           02/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1564  Bonds; issue bonds for construction of new baseball       Clarke
        stadium on campus of Jackson State University.         
           02/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1565  Bonds; issue bonds for repair and renovation at JSU       Clarke
        necessary for compliance with the Americans with       
        Disabilities Act.                                      
           02/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1566  Bonds; issue bonds for renovation of Dansby Hall at       Clarke
        Jackson State University.                              
           02/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1567  Suffrage; restore to Thomas James Fairley of Harrison     Barnett (116th)
        County.                                                
           02/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HR  16  Commend Bertie Johnson on being selected as top teacher   Hamilton
        in Jackson County.                                     
           02/18 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  17  Commend Idrees Kenyatta Walker for outstanding            Young
        accomplishments.                                       
           02/18 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB1504  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1505  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1506  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1507  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1508  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1509  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1510  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1511  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1512  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1513  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1514  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1515  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1516  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1517  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1518  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1519  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1520  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1521  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1522  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1523  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1524  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1525  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1526  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1527  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1528  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1529  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1530  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1531  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1532  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1533  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1534  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1535  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1536  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1537  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1538  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1539  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1540  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1541  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1542  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1543  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1544  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1545  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1546  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1547  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1548  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1549  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1550  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1552  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1553  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1554  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1555  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  72  Commend Bill Finney Cossar upon his retirement.           Ford
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  73  Commend Taylorsville High School on winning 2A State      Eaton
        Football Championship.                                 
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  75  Commend Mrs. Jane Roberts upon celebrating her 100th      Pierce
        birthday.                                              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  76  Commend Bishop William R. Houck upon his retirement.      Holland
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  77  Commend Puckett "Wolves" Football Team for Class A        Moore (60th)
        State Championship.                                    
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  16  Commend Bertie Johnson on being selected as top teacher   Hamilton
        in Jackson County.                                     
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  17  Commend Idrees Kenyatta Walker for outstanding            Young
        accomplishments.                                       
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2377  Statewide collateral pool program; revise definition of   Mettetal
        "governmental entity."                                 
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2414  MS Nonprofit Debt Management Services Act; create.        King
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2560  Title pledge lender license; revise amount of surety      Mettetal
        bond/fee for examination of records.                   
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2561  Sale of checks law; revise certain provisions of.         Mettetal
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2574  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; extend repealer and        Mettetal
        revise certain provisions.                             
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 521  Commend Mississippi's "Father of Waters Pipes & Drums."   Carmichael
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 544  Commend life of "Rusty" Dawkins, Fire Fighter with        Johnson (19th)
        Starkville Fire Department.                            
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 545  Commend Ocean '02 Conference for Advancing South          Cuevas
        Mississippi's growing oceanography and ocean           
        engineering community.                                 
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 547  Recognize the Posthumous Induction of Bill Foster into    Michel
        the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                   
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Commend Samuel Scales, Civilian Aide to the Secretary     Hamilton
        of the Army for the State of Mississippi.              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Commend former Governor William Winter on his 80th        Little
        birthday.                                              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 559  Commend Hal Phillips, Mississippi writer from Kossuth,    Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Commend all Mississippi National Guard troops serving     Hyde-Smith
        the United States both domestically and in foreign     
        countries.                                             
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Commend Wayne County High School "War Eagles" Football    Dickerson
        Team for winning 5A State Championship.                
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  MS Department of Environmental Quality, Emergency         White
        Services Branch; commend.                              
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Commend Dr. David Blackburn, Opera and Music Education    Little
        Award, 2003 Governor's Excellence in the Arts.         
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Commend William Eggleston, Achievement in Photography,    Little
        2003 Governor's Excellence in the Arts Award.          
           02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Referred Other House

SB2588  Constables and circuit clerks; revise fees.               Williamson
           02/18 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2592  Public utility; revise notice requirements when           Robertson
        petitioning PSC to serve uncertificated area.          
           02/18 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2749  State agencies may donate to any nonprofit entity;        Huggins
        authorize.                                             
           02/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2821  Elections; comply with the federal Help America Vote      Robertson
        Act of 2002.                                           
           02/18 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2830  Mississippi Credit Insurance Consumer Protection Act;     Kirby
        create.                                                
           02/18 (H) Referred To Insurance;Judiciary A
SB2867  Reappraisal of property; revise qualifications of         Minor
        persons who perform under contract with counties.      
           02/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means



Senate: Introductions

SC 572  Commend public service of Dr. Wallace Conerly, longtime   Little
        Chief Executive Officer of UMC.                        
           02/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 573  Commend Taryn Foshee upon being named Miss Clinton        White
        2003.                                                  
           02/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  26  Commend long-time Senate employee, Janice Ammann.         Little
           02/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  27  Commend Dr. Val Husley, Curator of the Maritime and       Gollott
        Seafood Industry Museum.                               
           02/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  28  Commend Robin Krohn-David, Executive Director, Maritime   Gollott
        and Seafood Industry Museum.                           
           02/18 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1036  Budget Contingent Fund; provide for transfer and          Capps
        deposit of certain funds into.                         
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1293  Department of Corrections; transfer funds in FY03         Capps
        appropriation among various categories.                
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2924  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
        Inventory; FY 2003 & 2004.                             
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2927  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2928  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2929  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2930  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2931  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2932  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2933  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2934  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2935  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2936  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center; FY     Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2937  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2938  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2939  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2941  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2942  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2943  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2944  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2945  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2946  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2947  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2949  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2950  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2951  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2952  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2953  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2954  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2955  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2956  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2957  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2958  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2959  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2960  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2961  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2962  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2963  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2964  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2965  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2966  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2967  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2968  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2969  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2970  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 572  Commend public service of Dr. Wallace Conerly, longtime   Little
        Chief Executive Officer of UMC.                        
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  Commend Taryn Foshee upon being named Miss Clinton        White
        2003.                                                  
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  24  Commend Ms. Clementine Williams for her contributions     Cuevas
        to education.                                          
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  25  Commend Mrs. Sincell Platts for her work with the         Gollott
        handicapped.                                           
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  26  Commend long-time Senate employee, Janice Ammann.         Little
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  27  Commend Dr. Val Husley, Curator of the Maritime and       Gollott
        Seafood Industry Museum.                               
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  28  Commend Robin Krohn-David, Executive Director, Maritime   Gollott
        and Seafood Industry Museum.                           
           02/18 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2592  Public utility; revise notice requirements when           Robertson
        petitioning PSC to serve uncertificated area.          
           02/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2749  State agencies may donate to any nonprofit entity;        Huggins
        authorize.                                             
           02/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2821  Elections; comply with the federal Help America Vote      Robertson
        Act of 2002.                                           
           02/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2867  Reappraisal of property; revise qualifications of         Minor
        persons who perform under contract with counties.      
           02/18 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 514  Abuse/neglect central registry; criminal conviction not   Fleming
        required for inclusion in.                             
           02/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 675  Mississippi Department of Corrections; increase fee       Malone
        paid by offenders on parole, probation or under other  
        supervision by Community Services Division.            
           02/18 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 773  State Personnel Board; extend repealer establishing;      Ford
        require board to approve certain salaries.             
           02/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB 859  Department of Education; conduct a cost-benefit           Frierson
        analysis of mandatory kindergarten, pre-kindergarten   
        and optional diplomas.                                 
           02/18 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 971  Death reports; notify Bureau of Narcotics of drug         Eads
        overdoses.                                             
           02/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
HB1084  Remediated property; provide immunity to purchaser or     Moody
        owner of property associated with EPA National         
        Priorities List.                                       
           02/18 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1189  Restitution centers; establish eligibility standards      Malone
        for offenders.                                         
           02/18 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1190  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           02/18 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1230  State Board of Education; allow to invest surplus         Warren
        sixteenth section land funds like other political      
        subdivisions of the state.                             
           02/18 (S) Referred To Education
HB1446  Elections; municipalities with charter city, code         Flaggs
        charter or special charter shall not add requirements  
        to elective offices.                                   
           02/18 (S) Referred To Elections



Senate: Signed By The President

HC   2  Commend Ms. Sarah Newman upon her participation in the    Barnett (92nd)
        2002 USA International Ballet Competition.             
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC   4  Commend Joshua Clayton "Josh" Taylor on receiving Eagle   McBride
        Scout Award.                                           
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC   9  Commend Picayune High School Baseball Team for winning    Formby
        State 4A Championship.                                 
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  40  Commend Wayne County High School War Eagles for winning   Taylor
        state championship.                                    
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  44  HCR; commend Mr. Steve Azar.                              Cameron
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  45  Commend life of William Weems Gates.                      Reynolds
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  52  Commend Bryan Packers American Legion Baseball Team       Chism
        from West Point.                                       
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  54  Commend Starkville School District teachers and           Chism
        counselors receiving National Board Certification.     
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  55  Commend Cynthia Cooper; Time Magazine Person of the       Brown
        Year.                                                  
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Commend life of Mrs. Rose Ella Perkins Evans.             Roberson
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  62  Commend Coach Kent Kirkland and Picayune High School      Formby
        Baseball Team on winning Class 4A State Championship.  
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  70  Commend Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers.              Harrison
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  71  Commend New Hope Slow Pitch Softball Team.                Chism
           02/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/09/03 at 09:42.



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