Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/04/03



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House: Introductions

HB1624  Suffrage; restore to Marilyn Black of Jackson County.     Read
           03/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HC  93  Commend life of Mrs. Fannie Louise McGee Jackson.         Ellington
           03/04 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  94  Commend life of Medgar Evers and his surviving widow,     Clark
        Myrlie Evers-Williams.                                 
           03/04 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

SB2236  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To FS
SB2270  Public water authorities; authorize creation.             Robertson
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: WM To PH
SB2274  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: CA To MU
SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
        provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To JA
SB2469  Unused personal leave for teachers; allow accumulation.   Harden
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To ED
SB2492  Scenic streams; designate portions of Chunky Creek and    Burton
        Chunky River as state scenic stream and include in     
        stewardship program.                                   
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: CR To GF
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JA To AP
SB2684  Wildlife personnel; clarify nonstate status of law        Posey
        enforcement trainees and special operations agents.    
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To FS
SB2789  State and district officials; revise salaries of.         Thames
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To FS
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
        salaries.                                              
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To FS
SB2798  County officials; increase salaries.                      Thames
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: FS To CA
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: CA To FS
SB2825  Wildlife Heritage Fund; authorize Wildlife Commission     Stogner
        to obtain land for outdoor recreation.                 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To GF



House: Committee Reports

HC  78  d'Iberville High School Football Team; commend.           Barnett (116th)
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  79  Commend West Point School District teachers and           Chism
        counselors upon receiving National Board Certification.
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  80  Commend members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi      Young
        Academic Team.                                         
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  82  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; commend for their       Coleman (65th)
        71st Southeastern Regional Conference.                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  83  Commend Gina Pambianchi for being selected to             Mayo
        participate in the international science expedition.   
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  84  Dr. Robert Ballard; commend on his outstanding            Mayo
        achievements.                                          
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  85  Commend Dr. A. Wallace Conerly upon his retirement.       Ford
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  86  Commend Debbie Lowery for being named Covington County    Warren
        District Teacher of the Year.                          
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  87  Dr. Rodney A. Pearson; commend for his service on the     Brown
        board for the Mississippi Department of Information    
        Technology Services.                                   
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  89  Commend Warren and Lorraine Norton upon celebration of    Ford
        60th wedding anniversary.                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  90  Commend Clarksdale High School for receiving 2001-2002    Mayo
        Tech Prep Exemplary Site winner.                       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  92  Commend St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws Soccer Team for       Peranich
        winning State Championship.                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  94  Commend life of Medgar Evers and his surviving widow,     Clark
        Myrlie Evers-Williams.                                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  18  Commend Ed Heidorn of Charleston, Mississippi.            Reynolds
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  19  Ashley Meadows; commend for receiving a 2003 Prudential   Zuber
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  22  Commend life of Bobby Ray Weldon.                         Ishee
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  23  Commend J.B. Carter, Jr., on his retirement and           Broomfield
        community service.                                     
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  24  Commend James W. Hill upon retirement.                    Hudson
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  25  Commend Christina Grace Juneau upon receiving a           Davis
        Prudential Spirit of Community award.                  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2049  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2066  MS Transportation Commission; authorize to purchase       Kirby
        certain insurance policies.                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2236  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2250  Municipal sewer and gas; municipalities under 10,000      Browning
        shall not be required to bear cost of removal from     
        highway rights-of-way.                                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2261  Foreign insurance companies; require to file their        Kirby
        bylaws and articles of incorporation.                  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2268  Insurance agents; eliminate requirement to exhibit        Kirby
        agent certificate on demand.                           
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2270  Public water authorities; authorize creation.             Robertson
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2274  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2294  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; authorized to      Huggins
        establish preceptorship program, temporary and         
        emergency licenses.                                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2322  MS Major Economic Impact Act; clarify that MS Major       Minor
        Economic Impact Authority may hold title to land,      
        revise note maturity date.                             
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2386  Child support cases administered by DHS; procedures for   Huggins
        health insurance enrollment in.                        
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2387  Withholding orders in delinquent child support cases;     Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2389  Child support enforcement; define services to be          Huggins
        provided by the Department of Human Services.          
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2394  Five-year olds enrolled in full-day public school         Harden
        kindergarten; require attendance.                      
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2400  State of emergencies; revise Governor's                   Nunnelee
        authority/clarify criteria for price restrictions.     
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2445  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
        notify PSC.                                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2469  Unused personal leave for teachers; allow accumulation.   Harden
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2475  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2492  Scenic streams; designate portions of Chunky Creek and    Burton
        Chunky River as state scenic stream and include in     
        stewardship program.                                   
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2501  Bail bondsman; revise impersonation of.                   Minor
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2514  Forestry commission; remove repealer on authority to      Harvey
        appoint law enforcement officers.                      
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2517  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; correct location           Furniss
        reference to main office.                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2528  Deer; authorize Commission on Wildlife to combat          Posey
        chronic wasting disease.                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2557  Wildlife; remove alternative surety bond condition for    Posey
        hunting license agents.                                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2568  Soil and Water Commission; conform membership to new      Stogner
        congressional districts.                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2629  Termination of parental rights; clarify.                  Carlton
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2676  Annual overweight load permits; may be issued by MDOT     Harvey
        for vehicles transporting heavy equipment with a GVW of
        140,000 pounds or less.                                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2680  Practice of chiropractic; authorize chiropractors to      Little *
        treat animals under certain conditions.                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2682  Wildlife; impose moratorium on importation of any due     Posey
        susceptible to chronic wasting disease.                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2684  Wildlife personnel; clarify nonstate status of law        Posey
        enforcement trainees and special operations agents.    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2709  Windshield placards for disabled; must be displayed by    Dickerson
        placing on the left side of vehicle dashboard or by    
        hanging from rearview mirror.                          
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2726  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Hyde-Smith
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2737  Highway weight limit; express legislative intent that     Burton
        Transportation Commission allow increased load under   
        certain circumstances.                                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2741  Court reporters; revise length of eligibility for         Kirby
        temporary certification.                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2768  Poultry; provide that state regulations on free-range     Williamson
        poultry be no more stringent than federal regulations. 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2789  State and district officials; revise salaries of.         Thames
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2793  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Stogner
        regulation of pests.                                   
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
        salaries.                                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2798  County officials; increase salaries.                      Thames
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2802  Wildlife; revise use of commercial fishing gear and       Posey
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2821  Elections; comply with the federal Help America Vote      Robertson
        Act of 2002.                                           
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2825  Wildlife Heritage Fund; authorize Wildlife Commission     Stogner
        to obtain land for outdoor recreation.                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2867  Reappraisal of property; revise qualifications of         Minor
        persons who perform under contract with counties.      
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 575  Commend Betty Sue O'Brian, Instructor of the Year at      Gollott
        the Jefferson Davis Campus of the MS Gulf Coast        
        Community College.                                     
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 576  Commend Dr. Marie Davis-Heim, Perkinston Teacher of the   Gollott
        Year.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 577  Commend Rex Moak, Instructor of the Year at the Jackson   Gollott
        County Campus of the MS Gulf Coast Community College.  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 579  Commend Elizabeth Anne Finch upon selection as 2003       White
        Mississippi's Junior Miss.                             
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 580  Commend Major General Buford "Buff" Blount, Commander     Harvey
        of 3rd Infantry Division in Kuwait.                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

SB2089  State Tax Commission; authorize the commission to enter   Smith
        into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.      
           03/04 (H) Passed
SB2322  MS Major Economic Impact Act; clarify that MS Major       Minor
        Economic Impact Authority may hold title to land,      
        revise note maturity date.                             
           03/04 (H) Amended
           03/04 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2363  Abused or neglected children in custody of the            Huggins
        Department of Human Services; require annual permanency
        hearing.                                               
           03/04 (H) Reconsidered
           03/04 (H) Amended
           03/04 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2377  Statewide collateral pool program; revise definition of   Mettetal
        "governmental entity."                                 
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2414  MS Nonprofit Debt Management Services Act; create.        King
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2482  Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program;     Harden
        limit to junior and senior level university students.  
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2542  Percentage limitation on appropriations from State        Gordon
        General Fund; revise for FY04 only.                    
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2560  Title pledge lender license; revise amount of surety      Mettetal
        bond/fee for examination of records.                   
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2561  Sale of checks law; revise certain provisions of.         Mettetal
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2574  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; extend repealer and        Mettetal
        revise certain provisions.                             
           03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2867  Reappraisal of property; revise qualifications of         Minor
        persons who perform under contract with counties.      
           03/04 (H) Amended
           03/04 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Referred Other House

SB2889  Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; extend date    Cuevas
        of repeal on provisions of law creating.               
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2898  City of Okolona; may levy additional assessments on       Gordon
        misdemeanor cases for D.A.R.E. program.                
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2900  DeSoto County; may allow the use of surplus property      Chamberlin
        rent free by a nonprofit organization that distributes 
        food to the needy.                                     
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2920  City of Vicksburg; to contribute funds to keep            Chaney
        Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Inc.                       
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2972  Warren County; may contribute to the United Way of West   Chaney
        Central Mississippi to assist the " Information Line"  
        service.                                               
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2973  City of Vicksburg; authorize certain action by the city   Chaney
        with regard to a project to widen the Yazoo Diversion  
        Canal.                                                 
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
SB2980  City of Vicksburg; authorize the performance of certain   Chaney
        activities with regard to federal programs.            
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2994  Forrest County; authorize contributions to certain        King
        organizations.                                         
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2995  Lafayette County; authorize an annual contribution to     Tollison
        the Lafayette County Youth Baseball Association.       
           03/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2006  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2054  Personal leave for state employees; eliminate first day   Gordon
        of illness requirement.                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2055  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
        revise.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2057  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2072  Light wine and beer laws; remove repeal date on ABC       Minor
        officer's enforcement authority.                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2084  Tobacco; driver's license suspension for youth offense.   Chaney
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2090  Insurance producer licenses; require biennial term.       Johnson (19th)
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2092  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Kirby
        various organizations.                                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2099  Insurance agents; exempt 65 or older from continuing      Dearing
        education requirements.                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2118  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries/Parks; enter into            Dearing
        interlocal agreements with any municipality to operate 
        a satellite golf facility.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2131  State travel agency contract; university may contract     Farris
        with separate agency without DFA approval.             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2151  Infant Mortality Task Force organization; extend          Huggins
        repealer.                                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2153  SDH report birth information on illegitimate children     Huggins
        to district attorneys; delete requirement.             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2173  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2186  Study Committee on Retired Teacher Reemployment Option;   Harden
        create and require report.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2189  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff.                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2214  Certificates of title; certificates for manufactured      Minor
        homes classified as real property may be cancelled.    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2218  Auto liability insurance; require proof at legal          Burton
        roadblocks.                                            
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2223  Purple Heart distinctive license tag; surviving spouse    King
        entitled to one tax exempt tag.                        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2238  Fees charged by State Dept of Health for food service     Huggins
        establishments, wastewater disposal systems and        
        pressure vessels; revise.                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2249  Coroners to perform a death scene investigation for       Huggins
        unexplained infant deaths; require.                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2251  Tax Collectors Education and Certification Program;       Thames
        create.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2257  Board of supervisors; revise salary scale in counties     Thames
        with certain acreage owned by federal government.      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2260  Home repair fraud; create offense, prescribe              Moffatt
        punishment.                                            
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2272  Child-care licensure requirements; delete certain         Huggins
        reports.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2295  Certain licensure standards for personal care homes;      Huggins
        delete repealer.                                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2305  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Huggins
        clarify.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2307  Voice stress analysis; authorize law enforcement to       Hamilton
        operate with limitations.                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2310  Allow all-terrain vehicles to be voluntarily titled in    Little
        this state and allow nonresidents to title them in this
        state.                                                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2350  Child support guidelines; clarify application of.         Huggins
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2352  Special fuels; repeal provision that allows nonhighway    Minor
        use of undyed diesel fuel (STC).                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2373  Paid educational leave for hospital employees;            Huggins
        establish program for.                                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2382  State Personnel Board to fully recognize qualifications   Chaney
        of individuals holding a Mississippi Occupational      
        Diploma.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2383  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     White
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2393  Rural Hospital Essential Service Provider Assistance      Huggins
        Program; establish under Hospital Equipment/Facilities 
        Authority.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2403  Mississippi Transportation Commission; authorize to       Dearing
        acquire, own and operate railroads.                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2405  Superintendent of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind   Harden
        and Deaf; salary to be determined by State Board of    
        Education.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2407  Hearing officer's decision regarding special education    Harden
        students; change appeal time.                          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2411  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; portion of fee     Minor
        for MADD tag shall be disbursed to MADD.               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2423  Natchez Trace Parkway; grandfather in certain buildings   Michel
        not conforming to height restrictions.                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2424  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase certain        Michel
        property located on North President Street in the City 
        of Jackson.                                            
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2430  Memorial highways; dedicate portion/MS 9W to Dr. Dewitt   Tollison
        French, portion/MS 1 to "Buddie" Newman & portion/MS 25
        to Martha Segars.                                      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2444  Criminal background checks for health care workers;       Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2447  Motorcycle crash helmets; technical correction to         Carlton
        entity setting minimum standards for.                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2453  Motor Vehicle Commission; revise qualifications of        Gordon
        members.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2454  Aircraft; revise definitions of operations.               White
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2458  Service contracts; exempt from provisions of Insurance    Kirby
        Code.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2462  Partnerships; enact uniform act (BLAG).                   Ross
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2470  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Ross
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2481  Child abuse and neglect; revise.                          Scoper
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2508  Sports Official; punish assault of.                       Williamson
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2510  Organic certification law; revise to conform with         Stogner
        national organic program.                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2512  Meat Inspection Law; provide administrative procedures    Stogner
        concerning penalties for violations.                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2520  Individual on-site wastewater disposal systems; revise    Ross
        criteria for determining feasibility and availability. 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2524  Deer management; allow taking of bucks with less than 4   Posey
        points if necessary to manage deer herd under DMAP.    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2525  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Posey
        retirement incentive program for conservation officers.
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2540  Child custody; revise child's right to choose at age      Dearing
        12.                                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2554  Seat belt law; make primary offense, revise aggregate     Frazier
        fine.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2555  Public lands; authorize Department of Finance and         Stogner
        Administration to convey certain land to State Fair    
        Commission.                                            
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2579  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise matching      Minor
        funds requirement for certain enterprises.             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2588  Constables and circuit clerks; revise fees.               Williamson
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2607  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2616  Liquefied petroleum gas; allow only owner to  fill        Cuevas
        container.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2619  Assignment of ad valorem taxes by taxpayers; repeal.      Carlton
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2627  School districts provide an annual report of teacher      Harden
        vacancies to the State Superintendent of Education and 
        the Legislature; require.                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2648  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with         Dawkins
        certain exceptions.                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2651  Marine waters; conform channel marker description to      Hewes
        redesignate numbers by U.S. Coast Guard.               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2656  Municipalities; garbage fee exemption for certain         Jordan
        indigent or disabled persons.                          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2660  Marine violations; allow the Commission on Marine         Hewes
        Resources to suspend license for certain violations.   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2679  CON for psychiatric residential and child/acute care      Chaney
        beds in Warren County; rescind old CON and issue new   
        CON.                                                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2686  Liquefied compressed gas permits; require permittee to    Kirby
        obtain annual renewal and certain insurance.           
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2722  Amateur radio; restrict local zoning regulations of       Dearing
        antennae.                                              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2736  Task force on local governmental information systems;     Canon
        create.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2746  Uniform Traffic Ticket Law; revise.                       Carlton
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2749  State agencies may donate to any nonprofit entity;        Huggins
        authorize.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2753  Vaccination programs for first responders subject to      Huggins
        bioterrorism or natural disasters; provide for.        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2757  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; remove      Minor
        specific withdrawal provisions.                        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2778  Damages; provide limitations in connection with           Mettetal
        consumer credit loans and in civil actions for injury. 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2780  Hunting enclosures; require certain records and testing   Posey
        of deer.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2781  License tags; provide preference for competitive bid by   Smith
        prison industries for manufacture.                     
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2804  County law libraries; revise authority of boards of       Turner
        supervisors to contract for (S.Ct.).                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2827  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Dickerson
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2830  Mississippi Credit Insurance Consumer Protection Act;     Kirby
        create.                                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2836  Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; increase        Minor
        maximum loan under.                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2848  County prosecuting attorneys; increase salary of.         Thames
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2855  Beaver Control Advisory Board; revise composition of.     Posey
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SC 501  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Fund.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SC 536  Constitution; conform initiative and referendum           Tollison
        signature requirements to new congressional districts. 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 302  Bar dues; exempt federal administrative law judges from   Reynolds
        paying.                                                
           03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2354  Income taxation; remove reverter on method of             Minor
        determining "arms length" transactions (STC).          
           03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2549  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; authorize temporary        Robertson
        borrowings through revenue anticipation notes.         
           03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2584  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; give         Minor
        authority certain discretionary power with regard to   
        certain projects.                                      
           03/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SR  37  Commend Tupelo High School "Lady Wave" Soccer Team for    Nunnelee
        winning their first Class 5A State Championship.       
           03/04 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  38  Commend Jennifer Adcock, Miss Mississippi 2002.           King
           03/04 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  81  Public waterway; certain lakes and bodies of water        Green
        shall be.                                              
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 416  Livestock shows; provide civil liability exemptions for   Montgomery (15th)
        certain sponsors.                                      
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 454  Open Meetings Law; provide civil penalty for              McBride
        violations.                                            
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 514  Abuse/neglect central registry; criminal conviction not   Fleming
        required for inclusion in.                             
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 583  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Rotenberry
        meetings.                                              
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 619  Bail agents; revise definition of soliciting bail agent   Rogers
        and define surety.                                     
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 637  Bomb threat, weapons and explosives; include chemical,    Denny
        biological or other weapons of mass destruction.       
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 643  Deer; allow taking of antlered deer with less than four   McBride
        points if necessary for deer management of DMAP lands. 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 650  Internal auditors; require for certain agencies.          Brown
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 742  School districts; revise certain sections relating to     Warren
        the administration of.                                 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 778  Mississippi Water Resources Council; extend repealer.     Ford
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 786  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Ford
        serve in county jails.                                 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 861  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Brown
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 890  Certificate of title; certificates for manufactured       Smith (39th)
        homes classified as real property may be cancelled.    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 919  Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; increase        Morris
        maximum loan under.                                    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 926  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            McBride
        Training; revise membership.                           
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 940  Distinctive license tags; authorize for various           Moak
        organizations.                                         
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 971  Death reports; notify Bureau of Narcotics of drug         Eads
        overdoses.                                             
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1038  Sales tax; divert portion of revenue to Special Funds     McCoy
        Transfer Fund.                                         
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1056  Crop Duster loading vehicles; exempt from motor vehicle   Woods
        tags, taxes and load restrictions.                     
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1084  Remediated property; provide immunity to purchaser or     Moody
        owner of property associated with EPA National         
        Priorities List.                                       
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1095  Traffic tickets; authorize to be issued electronically    Compretta
        (DPS).                                                 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1105  Crimes; revise malicious mischief (MPA).                  Blackmon
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1120  Crimes; create offense of killing or injuring a public    Robinson (84th)
        service animal.                                        
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1121  Crimes; increase threshold and revise penalties for       Blackmon
        larceny and related crimes (MPA).                      
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1178  County election commissioner; allow to become a           Young
        candidate in a special election, provided he resigns.  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1186  Beaver Control Advisory Board; add members and            Green
        authorize reimbursement for travel expenses.           
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1285  Major Economic Impact Act; exempt certain purchases of    McCoy
        land from certain title requirements.                  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1286  Light wine and beer laws; extend repeal date on           McCoy
        authority of alcoholic beverage control officers to    
        enforce.                                               
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1301  Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants,    Scott (80th)
        pharmacists; give income tax credit if move to and     
        practice in critical needs area.                       
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1306  Child care facilities; DHS may disclose to Health         Moody
        Department any employment applicant whose name is on   
        child abuse registry.                                  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1312  Sponsor or advertiser of events; provide liability        Watson
        protection.                                            
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1335  Mississippi Rural Impact Act; create and authorize        Morris
        issuance of bonds to fund grant/loan program under.    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1338  Public improvement districts; authorize to convey real    Morris
        or personal property to certain entities.              
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1493  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds that may    McCoy
        be issued for and extend repealer on certain           
        provisions.                                            
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1502  Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of project   Smith (39th)
        and authorize issuance of bonds for certain projects.  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2919  City of Houston; authorize the levy of a hotel and        Gordon *
        motel tax and a food and beverage tax to fund tourism  
        promotion.                                             
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2925  Scott County; authorize the levy of a tourist tax on      Burton
        hotel and motel rooms.                                 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2989  Claiborne County; create the Pattison Sewer District.     Posey
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  99  Salaries; exempt professional employees of Mental         Reeves
        Health Department from the Governor's salary cap.      
           03/04 (S) Passed
HB 992  Local Government Information Systems Task Force;          Stevens
        create.                                                
           03/04 (S) Amended
           03/04 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1048  Revenue maximization contracts; clarify reimbursement     Gadd
        of federal funds.                                      
           03/04 (S) Passed
HB1111  Mississippi Code; provide one additional set to           Ford
        Legislative Budget Office.                             
           03/04 (S) Amended
           03/04 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1294  Bureau of Narcotics; delete major objects of              Capps
        expenditure in FY03 appropriation.                     
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2889  Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; extend date    Cuevas
        of repeal on provisions of law creating.               
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2898  City of Okolona; may levy additional assessments on       Gordon
        misdemeanor cases for D.A.R.E. program.                
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2900  DeSoto County; may allow the use of surplus property      Chamberlin
        rent free by a nonprofit organization that distributes 
        food to the needy.                                     
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2920  City of Vicksburg; to contribute funds to keep            Chaney
        Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Inc.                       
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2972  Warren County; may contribute to the United Way of West   Chaney
        Central Mississippi to assist the " Information Line"  
        service.                                               
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2973  City of Vicksburg; authorize certain action by the city   Chaney
        with regard to a project to widen the Yazoo Diversion  
        Canal.                                                 
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2980  City of Vicksburg; authorize the performance of certain   Chaney
        activities with regard to federal programs.            
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2994  Forrest County; authorize contributions to certain        King
        organizations.                                         
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2995  Lafayette County; authorize an annual contribution to     Tollison
        the Lafayette County Youth Baseball Association.       
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SN  58  Frank E. Melton, Jackson, Mississippi, Director -         GOVERNOR
        Bureau of Narcotics, effective immediately and serving 
        a term that is at the will and pleasure of the         
        Governor.                                              
           03/04 (S) Notified of Approval



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB  61  Campaign contributions; prohibit acceptance or            Horne
        solicitation during regular and special sessions.      
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB  63  State universities and community/junior colleges;         Bailey
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 109  Boards of supervisors; provide for annual elections to    Martinson
        determine president and vice president.                
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 260  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 283  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
        dealers.                                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 295  Automatic dialing devices; restrict hours may be          Eads
        operated and time period for disconnection of.         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 320  State park rangers; authorize retiring rangers to         Moak
        retain side arm.                                       
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 430  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 441  Boards of supervisors; may bury livestock which have      Stringer
        died as a result of an emergency situation.            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 527  Counties; authorize to donate money to Salvation Army     Pierce
        and Boys and Girls Club.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 585  Water wells; delete public notice requirement for         Rotenberry
        reissuance of permit.                                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 605  Board of Medical Licensure; revise hearings and appeals   Eads
        provisions.                                            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 645  Juvenile Justice Mandatory Communication Act; create      Fleming
        for school districts and state and provide tracking by 
        Youth Services.                                        
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 646  Physicians; require license applicants to be              Barnett (92nd)
        fingerprinted.                                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 670  Electronic terminals; privately operated terminals        Guice
        subject to same requirements as those operated by      
        banks.                                                 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 677  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Holland
        regulation of pests.                                   
           03/04 (S) 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 749  Automated external defibrillator; prescribe conditions    Moody
        for use outside health care facility.                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 765  Child care facilities; extend repealer on certain         Ford
        provisions regarding accreditation and exemptions.     
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 766  Nonviable community public water systems; extend          Ford
        repealer on provision requiring Health Department to   
        identify and assist.                                   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 775  Disabled persons; extend repealer on law for              Ford
        development of comprehensive plan for providing        
        services to.                                           
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 783  Board of Animal Health; extend repealer.                  Ford
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 793  Public Service Commission; revise notice requirement      Pierce
        for when utilities petition for uncertificated areas.  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 807  Marriage license; reduce waiting period and delete        Cummings
        blood test requirements.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 813  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
        educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 829  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 840  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise matching      McCoy
        funds requirement for certain enterprises.             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 846  Marketing and cultivation permits for certain fish;       Ford
        extend repealer on issuance by Department of           
        Agriculture.                                           
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 848  Public defenders; extend repealer on Mississippi Public   Ford
        Defender Task Force.                                   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 853  Assignment of judges in civil actions; revise.            Eads
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 857  Teachers; certain may be licensed if college work         Scott (17th)
        accredited by NCATE.                                   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 873  Conviction records; allow expunction for misdemeanors     Bailey
        regardless of age of offender.                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 874  Inmate Canteen Fund; allow sheriff to spend for           Green
        educational related items.                             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 885  Mortgage lenders; require notice to mortgagers upon       Ward
        assignment of mortgage.                                
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 910  Sixteenth section land; certain cemeteries have           Fillingane
        priority in leasing of for expansion.                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 917  State park lakes; authorize counties to assist in         Montgomery (15th)
        reestablishing and improving.                          
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 945  Medical license; create limited faculty medical           Barnett (92nd)
        license.                                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 972  Filing fees; revise for chancery and circuit court        Blackmon
        complaints and petitions.                              
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 988  State-owned or leased motor vehicles; authorize State     Stevens
        Fire Marshal's office to have certain unmarked cars.   
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 995  Medicaid and Rehabilitation Services; allow one vehicle   Moody
        to be unmarked.                                        
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1004  Controlled substances; revise precursor law.              Pierce
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1008  Department of Education; order textbooks, equipment and   Barnett (92nd)
        school supplies before beginning of fiscal year for    
        certain schools.                                       
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1011  Hepatitis C; require health care provider licensing       Flaggs
        boards to establish guidelines to protect public from. 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1034  IHL; reduce and delete certain sums in FY03               Capps
        appropriation.                                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1035  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1085  Fire fighters; authorize to keep badge and helmet upon    Compretta
        retirement.                                            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1097  State Board of Health; revise composition of.             Moody
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1098  Business advertising signs; prohibit governing            Miles *
        authorities from imposing fees and privilege taxes.    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1138  Corrections; increase number of juvenile offenders        Malone
        Department of Corrections can contract for with Walnut 
        Grove Correctional Authority.                          
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1142  Property purchased with stolen funds; provide for         Watson
        seizure, sale and distribution to victims.             
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1143  Homestead exemption; allow tax assessor to amend          Green
        application to correct certain errors.                 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1145  Soil and Water Commission; conform membership to new      Holland
        congressional districts.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1150  Electronic commercial services; prohibit government       Coleman (65th)
        from providing when private sector does so.            
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1164  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1190  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1198  Master lease-purchase program; provide for mandatory      Brown
        hold back of portion of payments.                      
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1216  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Barnett (116th)
        notify Public Service Commission.                      
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1241  School resource officers; establish pilot program under   Scott (80th)
        Department of Education.                               
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1268  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; exempt       Morris
        from certain public procurement laws.                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1295  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1334  Mississippi Development Bank; revise authority to make    Morris
        loans and issue bonds.                                 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1400  County or city real property; allow to be sold at         Davis
        auction if unneeded for governmental purposes.         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1414  Nonprofit Debt Management Services Act; create.           Davis
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1440  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Peranich
        hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1455  Not-for-profit corporations that receive dues from        Stevens
        state agencies or local governments; require certain   
        financial reports.                                     
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 302  Bar dues; exempt federal administrative law judges from   Reynolds
        paying.                                                
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 849  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Ford
        programs funded under and use portion of funds for MS  
        Farmers Central Market purposes.                       
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1054  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; repeal      Woods
        laws authorizing State of Mississippi to enter.        
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  72  Commend Bill Finney Cossar upon his retirement.           Ford
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  73  Commend Taylorsville High School on winning 2A State      Eaton
        Football Championship.                                 
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  75  Commend Mrs. Jane Roberts upon celebrating her 100th      Pierce
        birthday.                                              
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Commend Bishop William R. Houck upon his retirement.      Holland
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  77  Commend Puckett "Wolves" Football Team for Class A        Moore (60th)
        State Championship.                                    
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2354  Income taxation; remove reverter on method of             Minor
        determining "arms length" transactions (STC).          
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2549  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; authorize temporary        Robertson
        borrowings through revenue anticipation notes.         
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2584  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; give         Minor
        authority certain discretionary power with regard to   
        certain projects.                                      
           03/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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