Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/05/03



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Signed By The Governor

HB1415  Corrections; authorize Delta Correctional Facility        Perkins
        Authority, Leflore County and DOC to exchange real     
        property in Leflore County.                            
           03/05 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1625  Suffrage; restore to Earnestine Robinson of Noxubee       Dickson
        County.                                                
           03/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1626  City of Macon; authorize to construct, expand, operate    Dickson
        and maintain water distribution system.                
           03/05 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1627  City of Waveland; authorize to assess additional fine     Compretta
        to support local fire department.                      
           03/05 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1628  Marshall County; authorize to contribute funds to         Woods
        Institute of Community Services, Inc.                  
           03/05 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation



House: Floor Actions

HC  78  d'Iberville High School Football Team; commend.           Barnett (116th)
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  79  Commend West Point School District teachers and           Chism
        counselors upon receiving National Board Certification.
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  80  Commend members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi      Young
        Academic Team.                                         
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  82  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; commend for their       Coleman (65th)
        71st Southeastern Regional Conference.                 
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  83  Commend Gina Pambianchi for being selected to             Mayo
        participate in the international science expedition.   
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  84  Dr. Robert Ballard; commend on his outstanding            Mayo
        achievements.                                          
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  85  Commend Dr. A. Wallace Conerly upon his retirement.       Ford
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  86  Commend Debbie Lowery for being named Covington County    Warren
        District Teacher of the Year.                          
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  87  Dr. Rodney A. Pearson; commend for his service on the     Brown
        board for the Mississippi Department of Information    
        Technology Services.                                   
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  89  Commend Warren and Lorraine Norton upon celebration of    Ford
        60th wedding anniversary.                              
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  90  Commend Clarksdale High School for receiving 2001-2002    Mayo
        Tech Prep Exemplary Site winner.                       
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  92  Commend St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws Soccer Team for       Peranich
        winning State Championship.                            
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  94  Commend life of Medgar Evers and his surviving widow,     Clark
        Myrlie Evers-Williams.                                 
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  18  Commend Ed Heidorn of Charleston, Mississippi.            Reynolds
           03/05 (H) Adopted
HR  19  Ashley Meadows; commend for receiving a 2003 Prudential   Zuber
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           03/05 (H) Adopted
HR  22  Commend life of Bobby Ray Weldon.                         Ishee
           03/05 (H) Adopted
HR  23  Commend J.B. Carter, Jr., on his retirement and           Broomfield
        community service.                                     
           03/05 (H) Adopted
HR  24  Commend James W. Hill upon retirement.                    Hudson
           03/05 (H) Adopted
HR  25  Commend Christina Grace Juneau upon receiving a           Davis
        Prudential Spirit of Community award.                  
           03/05 (H) Adopted
SB2028  Appointments to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;    Little
        to be from 4 new congressional districts.              
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2030  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Dearing
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2049  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2066  MS Transportation Commission; authorize to purchase       Kirby
        certain insurance policies.                            
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2089  State Tax Commission; authorize the commission to enter   Smith
        into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement.      
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2102  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2149  Exemption from child-care facility licensure for          Huggins
        certain accredited programs; extend the repealer for   
        one year.                                              
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2236  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2250  Municipal sewer and gas; municipalities under 10,000      Browning
        shall not be required to bear cost of removal from     
        highway rights-of-way.                                 
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2261  Foreign insurance companies; require to file their        Kirby
        bylaws and articles of incorporation.                  
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2268  Insurance agents; eliminate requirement to exhibit        Kirby
        agent certificate on demand.                           
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2269  Unmarked vehicles; authorize use by Division of           Huggins
        Medicaid and State Fire Marshal's Office.              
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2270  Public water authorities; authorize creation.             Robertson
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2279  Mississippi Educational Television Authority; define      Chaney
        authority to enter into joint revenue generating       
        ventures.                                              
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2294  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; authorized to      Huggins
        establish preceptorship program, temporary and         
        emergency licenses.                                    
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2313  Minimum sick leave allowance for assistant teachers;      Harden
        provide.                                               
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2317  Donation of leave time; reenact.                          Thames
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2322  MS Major Economic Impact Act; clarify that MS Major       Minor
        Economic Impact Authority may hold title to land,      
        revise note maturity date.                             
           03/05 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2340  Critical access hospitals may relicense acute care beds   Huggins
        without CON; authorize.                                
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2346  Medicaid; make technical amendments and place certain     Huggins
        limits on services.                                    
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2349  Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers;   Huggins
        may be paid by parents involved.                       
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2363  Abused or neglected children in custody of the            Huggins
        Department of Human Services; require annual permanency
        hearing.                                               
           03/05 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2386  Child support cases administered by DHS; procedures for   Huggins
        health insurance enrollment in.                        
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2387  Withholding orders in delinquent child support cases;     Huggins
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2394  Five-year olds enrolled in full-day public school         Harden
        kindergarten; require attendance.                      
           03/05 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2395  Statutes providing for administration of school           Harden
        districts; make technical amendments to.               
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2397  Vocational student organizations; authorize State         Harden
        Department of Education to perform services and expend 
        funds therefor.                                        
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2400  State of emergencies; revise Governor's                   Nunnelee
        authority/clarify criteria for price restrictions.     
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
        emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2410  Weapons; forfeited to be auctioned, proceeds to buy       Michel
        bulletproof vests.                                     
           03/05 (H) Passed
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2412  Automatic repealers on certain public education           Harden
        programs; delete.                                      
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2427  Vulnerable Adults Act; revise definition of               Tollison
        exploitation and the penalty for exploitation of a     
        vulnerable adult.                                      
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2446  Law enforcement; create offense of fleeing or eluding     Johnson (38th)
        and create study commission.                           
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2463  Students may self-administer asthma medication;           Huggins
        authorize.                                             
           03/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2475  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2492  Scenic streams; designate portions of Chunky Creek and    Burton
        Chunky River as state scenic stream and include in     
        stewardship program.                                   
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2499  Bail bondsmen; revise qualification bond.                 Minor
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2501  Bail bondsman; revise impersonation of.                   Minor
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2514  Forestry commission; remove repealer on authority to      Harvey
        appoint law enforcement officers.                      
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2517  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; correct location           Furniss
        reference to main office.                              
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2531  Highways; increase the maximum allowable length of        Dearing
        trailers.                                              
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2533  Transportation Commission; authorize expenditures for     Dearing
        certain promotional materials.                         
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2543  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Williamson
        representation to the indigent.                        
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2557  Wildlife; remove alternative surety bond condition for    Posey
        hunting license agents.                                
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2568  Soil and Water Commission; conform membership to new      Stogner
        congressional districts.                               
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2578  Animal seizure law; clarify notice due owner.             Farris
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2587  School bus driver; require to open service door and       Dickerson
        driver's window at railroad crossing.                  
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2593  Water Resources Advisory Council; extend repealer.        Scoper
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2605  Drug courts; establish statewide standards (S.Ct.).       Hyde-Smith
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2629  Termination of parental rights; clarify.                  Carlton
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2640  Board of Bar Admissions; eliminate repealer.              Turner
           03/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2666  Coastal wetlands; clarify definition of coastal           Hewes
        preserve system.                                       
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2673  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    White
        abuse (MCADV).                                         
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
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.                                
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2680  Practice of chiropractic; authorize chiropractors to      Little *
        treat animals under certain conditions.                
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2684  Wildlife personnel; clarify nonstate status of law        Posey
        enforcement trainees and special operations agents.    
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed 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.                          
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2726  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Hyde-Smith
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           03/05 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2735  Airbags; make it unlawful to install an object in lieu    Dearing
        of an airbag in a motor vehicle.                       
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2737  Highway weight limit; express legislative intent that     Burton
        Transportation Commission allow increased load under   
        certain circumstances.                                 
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2741  Court reporters; revise length of eligibility for         Kirby
        temporary certification.                               
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2744  Transportation Commission; authorize the appointment of   Dearing
        an additional deputy executive director for            
        administration.                                        
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2756  Crimes; revise provisions regarding computer crimes.      Johnson (38th)
           03/05 (H) Point of Order Raised
           03/05 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
SB2768  Poultry; provide that state regulations on free-range     Williamson
        poultry be no more stringent than federal regulations. 
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2793  Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within       Stogner
        regulation of pests.                                   
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2802  Wildlife; revise use of commercial fishing gear and       Posey
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2805  Crabs; increase penalty for theft of crab traps.          Hewes
           03/05 (H) Passed
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2814  Highways; contracts for construction and maintenance to   Gollott
        be awarded to a responsible bidder with the lowest and 
        best bid.                                              
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2825  Wildlife Heritage Fund; authorize Wildlife Commission     Stogner
        to obtain land for outdoor recreation.                 
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2861  Property; authorize state to acquire WorldCom airport     Jackson
        hangar and lease certain real estate.                  
           03/05 (H) Passed
SB2867  Reappraisal of property; revise qualifications of         Minor
        persons who perform under contract with counties.      
           03/05 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SC 575  Commend Betty Sue O'Brian, Instructor of the Year at      Gollott
        the Jefferson Davis Campus of the MS Gulf Coast        
        Community College.                                     
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 576  Commend Dr. Marie Davis-Heim, Perkinston Teacher of the   Gollott
        Year.                                                  
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 577  Commend Rex Moak, Instructor of the Year at the Jackson   Gollott
        County Campus of the MS Gulf Coast Community College.  
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 579  Commend Elizabeth Anne Finch upon selection as 2003       White
        Mississippi's Junior Miss.                             
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 580  Commend Major General Buford "Buff" Blount, Commander     Harvey
        of 3rd Infantry Division in Kuwait.                    
           03/05 (H) Adopted
           03/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1048  Revenue maximization contracts; clarify reimbursement     Gadd
        of federal funds.                                      
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  18  Commend Ed Heidorn of Charleston, Mississippi.            Reynolds
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  19  Ashley Meadows; commend for receiving a 2003 Prudential   Zuber
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  22  Commend life of Bobby Ray Weldon.                         Ishee
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  23  Commend J.B. Carter, Jr., on his retirement and           Broomfield
        community service.                                     
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  24  Commend James W. Hill upon retirement.                    Hudson
           03/05 (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
SB2377  Statewide collateral pool program; revise definition of   Mettetal
        "governmental entity."                                 
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2482  Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program;     Harden
        limit to junior and senior level university students.  
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2560  Title pledge lender license; revise amount of surety      Mettetal
        bond/fee for examination of records.                   
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2561  Sale of checks law; revise certain provisions of.         Mettetal
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2574  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; extend repealer and        Mettetal
        revise certain provisions.                             
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SR  39  Recognize "Bishop Larry E. Crump Day" in Amory,           Blackmon
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/05 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  46  Out-of-state tuition; waive for nonresident military      Mayo
        veterans born in Mississippi.                          
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB  99  Salaries; exempt professional employees of Mental         Reeves
        Health Department from the Governor's salary cap.      
           03/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 332  Mississippi School of the Arts; name "Y Hut" for Helen    Barnett (92nd)
        Furlow Scruggs.                                        
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 341  Highways 315 and 1; name portions after Dr. Dewitt        Reynolds
        Clinton French and C.B. "Buddie" Newman.               
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 405  Hospitality station in Coahoma County; designate as       Mayo
        "Delma Furniss Hospitality Station."                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 446  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer.    Ishee
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 517  Adjutant General; authorize to designate certain state    Rogers
        employee security guard positions as law officers.     
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 560  Licensed professional counselors; revise board make up    Whittington
        and require continuing education before license may be 
        renewed.                                               
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 643  Deer; allow taking of antlered deer with less than four   McBride
        points if necessary for deer management of DMAP lands. 
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 675  Mississippi Department of Corrections; increase fee       Malone
        paid by offenders on parole, probation or under other  
        supervision by Community Services Division.            
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 678  Meat Inspection Law; provide administrative procedures    Holland
        concerning penalties for violations.                   
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 679  Weighmaster's bonds; require surety approval by           Holland
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 684  Organic certification law; revise to conform with         Holland
        national organic program.                              
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 686  Audits of insurance companies; clarify qualifications     Stevens
        required of the accountants who perform audits.        
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 687  Legal process served on Commissioner of Insurance;        Stevens
        charge insurance company fee at time of service.       
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 689  Surplus lines insurance agents; revise qualifications     Stevens
        for licensing of.                                      
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 692  New domestic insurance company financial statements;      Stevens
        revise filing requirements.                            
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 738  Community Mental Health Centers; authorize to             Moody
        fingerprint and perform background checks on employees 
        and volunteers.                                        
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 740  Board of Mental Health; authorize to enter leases with    Moody
        state and federal agencies.                            
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 774  Pregnancy; extend repealer on Mississippi Reducing        Ford
        Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund.       
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 777  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on certain   Ford
        provisions applicable to.                              
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 779  Forests; extend repealer on provisions of Forestry        Ford
        Commission and forest acreage tax.                     
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 780  Intensive Supervision Program; extend repealer.           Ford
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 785  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on.         Ford
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 786  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Ford
        serve in county jails.                                 
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 787  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; reenact and       Ford
        remove repealer.                                       
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 790  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; revise definition of      Morris
        "new direct job" under.                                
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 800  Teen court program; authorize establishment in any        Flaggs
        county.                                                
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 841  MS Small Business Assistance Act; delete requirement      McCoy
        that planning and development districts file certain   
        reports with legislative committees.                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 842  Division of Community Services; extend repealer for       Ford
        division within Department of Youth Services.          
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 843  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           Ford
        training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators.                                     
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 844  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer.   Ford
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 845  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Ford
        extend repealer and revise certain provisions.         
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 854  Public property; clarify certain property to be           Eads
        transferred by MDOT to University of Mississippi.      
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 860  Primary health care clinics; allow counties and cities    Robertson
        to provide assistance.                                 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 880  Charter boat; require captains to have proof of           Ellington
        participation in DOT random drug testing and liability 
        insurance.                                             
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 890  Certificate of title; certificates for manufactured       Smith (39th)
        homes classified as real property may be cancelled.    
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 893  State Law Library; allow counties to contract with to     Watson
        provide law library services.                          
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 908  Mississippi Highway 828; delete segment in Yazoo County   Barbour
        from state highway system.                             
           03/05 (S) Amendment Failed
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 919  Small Enterprise Development Finance Act; increase        Morris
        maximum loan under.                                    
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 928  Ethanol; provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture     Whittington
        may make certain payments to producers of.             
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 937  Marine waters; conform channel marker description to      Ellington
        redesignated numbers by U.S. Coast Guard.              
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 938  Marine violations; allow the commission on marine         Ellington
        resources to suspend license for certain violations.   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 940  Distinctive license tags; authorize for various           Moak
        organizations.                                         
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 941  Liens; repeal law authorizing assignment of ad valorem    Moak
        tax liens.                                             
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 946  Medical license; allow renewal by electronic means.       Barnett (92nd)
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 962  Mississippi Highway 25; designate segment in Monroe       Markham
        County as "Walton Greene Gray Memorial Highway."       
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 989  Council on Obesity Prevention and Management; extend      Whittington
        existence until 2006.                                  
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 992  Local Government Information Systems Task Force;          Stevens
        create.                                                
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 998  Medical examiners; must perform death scene               Moody
        investigation for all unexplained infant deaths.       
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1032  Therapeutic riding instructors; establish state program   Ford
        of certification for.                                  
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1038  Sales tax; divert portion of revenue to Special Funds     McCoy
        Transfer Fund.                                         
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1040  Facilities in a public utility's rate base; give native   Ellis *
        load customers priority in use of.                     
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1048  Revenue maximization contracts; clarify reimbursement     Gadd
        of federal funds.                                      
           03/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1055  Board of Dental Examiners; revise certain licensure       Moody
        requirements.                                          
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1056  Crop Duster loading vehicles; exempt from motor vehicle   Woods
        tags, taxes and load restrictions.                     
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1077  Criminal background checks for health care workers;       Smith (59th)
        clarify procedures.                                    
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1080  County inmates; sheriff may use to preserve historic      Ellis
        cemeteries and serve food for nonprofit organizations. 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1087  Vaccinations; Health Department shall offer to first      Moody
        responders going to disaster locations.                
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1096  Community hospitals; revise types of investments for.     Howell
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1111  Mississippi Code; provide one additional set to           Ford
        Legislative Budget Office.                             
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1171  Marine license; authorize commission to establish         Ellington
        program to provide electronically.                     
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1186  Beaver Control Advisory Board; add members and            Green
        authorize reimbursement for travel expenses.           
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1189  Restitution centers; establish eligibility standards      Malone
        for offenders.                                         
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1195  Abandoned property; authorize municipality to deduct      Coleman (65th)
        wrecker and storage fees from amount returned to owner 
        after sale of.                                         
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1220  Hospital employees; establish program of paid             Moody
        educational leave for.                                 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1232  Medical Education Scholarship Program; revise             Moody
        commitment periods and loan amounts.                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1273  Soil; declare Natchez silt loam as the official state     Dickson
        soil of Mississippi.                                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1285  Major Economic Impact Act; exempt certain purchases of    McCoy
        land from certain title requirements.                  
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1286  Light wine and beer laws; extend repeal date on           McCoy
        authority of alcoholic beverage control officers to    
        enforce.                                               
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1294  Bureau of Narcotics; delete major objects of              Capps
        expenditure in FY03 appropriation.                     
           03/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1305  Mississippi Workers' Compensation Self-Insurer Guaranty   Stevens
        Association Law; revise.                               
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1315  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        project.                                               
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1335  Mississippi Rural Impact Act; create and authorize        Morris
        issuance of bonds to fund grant/loan program under.    
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1338  Public improvement districts; authorize to convey real    Morris
        or personal property to certain entities.              
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1366  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; reestablish,    Davis
        expand and provide for additional duties of.           
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1418  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        alternative method for creating.                       
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1426  Public lands; Mississippi Fair Commission to lease        Holland
        certain land to Homer's Barbecue.                      
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1433  Savings associations and savings banks; funds payable     Eads
        to survivors without administration may be from any    
        type account.                                          
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1434  Health care professionals; clarify disciplinary           Young
        measures concerned with paid educational leave.        
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1458  Mississippi Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; revise      Guice
        exemptions, examination fee, definition of "loan       
        originator."                                           
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1493  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds that may    McCoy
        be issued for and extend repealer on certain           
        provisions.                                            
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1502  Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of project   Smith (39th)
        and authorize issuance of bonds for certain projects.  
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2516  Board of Animal Health; reenact and extend repealer.      Stogner
           03/05 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2675  Municipalities; authorize cities to obtain credit cards   Jordan
        for official travel.                                   
           03/05 (S) Concurred in Amend From House



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2377  Statewide collateral pool program; revise definition of   Mettetal
        "governmental entity."                                 
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2482  Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship Incentive Program;     Harden
        limit to junior and senior level university students.  
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2560  Title pledge lender license; revise amount of surety      Mettetal
        bond/fee for examination of records.                   
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2561  Sale of checks law; revise certain provisions of.         Mettetal
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2574  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; extend repealer and        Mettetal
        revise certain provisions.                             
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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