Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Representative Percy W. Watson

District 103

As of 01/22/07 at 11:13

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HB  16  Public buildings; rename 301 Lamar Street Building to     Robinson (63rd)
 *      Robert G. Clark, Jr., Building.                        
           02/20 Approved by Governor
HB 280  Neshoba County, industrial development authority;         Watson
   %    extend repealer on authority to take certain action    
        without public bidding (RP).                           
           05/12 Approved by Governor
HB 281  Mississippi Ratite Council; reenact and extend repealer   Watson
   %    on (RP).                                               
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 282  Regulation of professional art therapists; reenact and    Watson
   %    extend repealer on (RP).                               
           04/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB 283  Barber Examiners, State Board of; reenact and extend      Watson
 * %    repealer on sections of law that create.               
           04/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB 284  Traffic law violations; delete repealer for provisions    Watson
 * %    regulating penalties and records.                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 285  Requirements to maintain records of purchases and sales   Watson
        of fish; extend repealer (RP).                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 286  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Watson
 *      entities; extend repealer on DFA's duty to contract.   
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 287  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; to reenact      Watson
 *      and extend the date of repeal (RP).                    
           04/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB 288  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend repealer on   Watson
        MDA authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for   
        low or moderate housing (RP).                          
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 289  Medicaid; extend repealer on provision that specifies     Watson
        care and service paid by.                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 290  Personal care homes; extend date of repeal on certain     Watson
   %    provisions of law regarding (RP).                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 291  Streams and water courses; extend date of repeal for      Watson
   %    authority of board of supervisors to alter channels    
        (RP).                                                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 292  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Watson
        community and junior colleges; extend repeal on        
        provision providing.                                   
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 293  Foresters Registration Law; reenact and repeal            Watson
 * %    repealer.                                              
           04/27 Approved by Governor
HB 294  Mississippi Pulpwood Scaling and Practices Act; reenact   Watson
 * %    and repeal the repealer.                               
           04/27 Approved by Governor
HB 399  Interception of wire or oral communications; extend       Watson
 *      repealer on provisions authorizing (RP).               
           05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB 400  Human Services, Department of; extend repealer on (RP).   Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 401  Medicaid; extend repealer on Division of Medicaid and     Watson
 *      its various committees (RP).                           
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 402  Child Care Licensing Law; extend repealer on exemption    Watson
 *      for certain accredited programs (RP).                  
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 403  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Watson
 *      repealer (RP).                                         
           04/29 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 404  State Parole Board; extend repealer on (RP).              Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 405  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Watson
        serve in county jails (RP).                            
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 406  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on (RP).    Watson
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 407  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on      Watson
 * %    (RP).                                                  
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 408  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain     Watson
   %    employers sponsoring basic skills training/retraining  
        for employees (RP).                                    
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 409  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2002; reenact      Watson
 * %    and extend repealer (RP).                              
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 410  Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer on (RP).             Watson
   %       03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 411  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers    Watson
   %    and Land Surveyors; reenact and extend repealer (RP).  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 412  Charter schools; extend repealer on establishment and     Watson
        operation of (RP).                                     
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 413  Code of student conduct; extend repealer on provision     Watson
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority (RP).       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 414  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; reenact and        Watson
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 415  Commission on Police Pursuit Standards and Procedures;    Watson
        extend repealer; extend reverter on fleeing from       
        officer in automobile (RP).                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 416  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Watson
   %    reenact and extend repealer on (RP).                   
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 417  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Watson
        extend repealer on establishment of (RP).              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 418  Yellow Creek Project Area Fund; extend repealer (RP).     Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 435  Prescription Drug Fair Pricing Act; enact.                Evans
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 436  Standard state monetary assessments for certain           Watson
 * %    violations; extend repealer (RP).                      
           05/12 Approved by Governor
HB 438  Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund;   Watson
 *      extend repealers on (RP).                              
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 439  Additional surcharge for traffic violations; extend       Watson
 * %    repealer (RP).                                         
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 440  Adequate Education Program; extend repealer on            Watson
        high-growth school district formula (RP).              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 441  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend repealer (RP).           Watson
 *         05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 442  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           04/19 Approved by Governor
HB 443  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          Watson
   %    training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators (RP).                                
           04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 444  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Watson
 * %    provisions.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 640  Interstate 59; designate portion in Forrest and Jones     Staples
        Counties as "Lance Corporal Roy M. Wheat Memorial      
        Highway."                                              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 691  Health insurance; mandate coverage of keloid removal.     Clarke
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 718  Municipal employees; authorize governing authorities to   Evans
        deduct organization or association dues with employee  
        approval.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 794  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Reeves
 * %    divorce filings.                                       
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 850  Seniors and Indigents Rx Program; establish to help       Reynolds
 *      access drug manufacturers discount cards and assistance
        programs.                                              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 862  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority to       Calhoun
        fund minority disparity study.                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 872  Child support; update Uniform Interstate Family Support   Watson
        Act (NCCUSL).                                          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 873  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
 * %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 874  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 919  Prescription Drug Fair-Pricing Act; enact.                Evans
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 931  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on and      Evans
 *      delete authority for privatized child support          
        collection.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 932  State Department of Education; study and implement        West
        program of instruction of felony laws to certain       
        students.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 943  Tippah County; designate Highway 773 as "Joe Mitch        Ward
        McElwain Memorial Highway."                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 948  Bonds; issue for construction of stadium on campus of     Clarke
  $%    Jackson State University.                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 956  Intensive Supervision Program; extend repealer on (RP).   Watson
   %       04/14 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 961  Property; enact uniform fraudulent transfer act           Watson
        (NCCUSL).                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 970  Domestic violence; Uniform Interstate Enforcement of      Watson
        Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act.               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 974  Nonadjudication conditions; provide assessment to fund    Watson
   %    local community service program.                       
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 975  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide that chancery and    Watson
   %    circuit clerks shall charge additional filing fee for. 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 991  Property; uniform unclaimed property act (NCCUSL).        Watson
   %       03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 993  Agency rules and regulations; Secretary of State may      Watson
   %    contract to publish, not Code Committee.               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB 999  Income tax; revise amount of certain military             Montgomery
 *$%    compensation for officers which is excluded from gross 
        income.                                                
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1028  Chancery courts; additional chancellor for 10th           Fillingane
        Chancery Court District.                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1050  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1051  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Watson
 *$%    certain carriers of property (STC).                    
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1052  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1053  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is     Watson
        mandatory in every automobile policy.                  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1054  Drug and alcohol offenders; first-time nonviolent         Watson
   %    offenders go to rehabilitation.                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1055  Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject     Watson
        knowingly in writing to decline coverage.              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1056  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of         Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1057  District attorneys; provide two additional assistants     Watson
        for the Twelfth Circuit Court District.                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1058  Judges; provide additional judge for Twelfth Circuit      Watson
        Court District.                                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1059  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1068  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Watson
        retarded.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1069  Post-conviction relief; revise filing limitation for      Watson
        appointment of counsel and revise personnel of Office  
        of Post-Conviction Counsel.                            
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1070  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1071  Workers' Compensation Commission; appeals to go           Watson
        directly to Court of Appeals.                          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1097  Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create     Evans
        appointed position of Commissioner of Labor.           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1133  IHL; require to approve undergraduate degree program in   Clarke
        library science at JSU.                                
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1191  Variable rate debt; increase amount state may issue.      Howell
  $%       03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1248  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide additional circuit   Watson
   %    and chancery court fees to be deposited into.          
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1279  Budget; reduce state budget costs and increase state      Watson
 * %@   revenues.                                              
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1332  Mississippi Identity and Heritage Protection Act of       Watson
        2004; create.                                          
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1333  Income tax; eliminate consolidated return filings of      Watson
        corporate income tax returns.                          
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1334  Gaming; authorize State Tax Commission to determine       Watson
 *      revenue subject to fees and tax, provide access to all 
        licensee revenue areas during audit.                   
           05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB1335  Eminent Scholars Program; decrease ACT score              Watson
        requirement for eligibility.                           
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1336  City of Hattiesburg; authorize food, beverage and hotel   Watson
 * %    tax to fund capital improvements at USM.               
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
HB1456  Sales tax; allow telecommunications providers to sell     Watson
   %    taxable and nontaxable services at a single nonitemized
        price.                                                 
           04/12 Approved by Governor
HB1457  Sales tax and use tax; eliminate compensation or          Watson
        discount allowed to taxpayers for collecting taxes and 
        filing returns.                                        
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1458  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by owners    Watson
   %    of certain floating structures.                        
           04/16 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1459  Motor fuel tax; exclude racing fuel.                      Watson
  $%       05/01 Approved by Governor
HB1460  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Watson
 *      enter into tax refund offset program with the federal  
        government.                                            
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1552  School boards; authorize to implement a financial         Fleming
 * %    literacy program for students.                         
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1629  Court reporters; revise bond.                             Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1631  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for              Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1632  Court of Appeals; clarify beginning and ending of         Watson
        terms.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1633  Property right; create for individual's identity.         Watson
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1636  Lobbyist; prohibit from serving as campaign consultant    Pierce
        and prohibit a campaign consultant from serving as a   
        lobbyist.                                              
           03/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1637  Interest on Real Estate Brokers' Escrow Accounts Act;     Morris
        revise.                                                
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1649  Suffrage; restore to Richard E. Smith of Forrest          Watson
        County.                                                
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1654  Major Economic Impact Act; authorize issuance of          Bentz
 *$%    additional bonds to address possible military base     
        closure and realignment.                               
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee
HB1662  City of Hattiesburg; authorize food, beverage and hotel   Davis
   %    tax to fund capital improvements at USM.               
           05/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1670  Sales tax; increase on certain rentals of vehicles and    Broomfield
  $%    earmark revenue from increase for State and School     
        Employees Insurance Fund.                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1776  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1780  Taxation; provide certain tax incentives for the          Peranich
 *$%    production of motion pictures in Mississippi.          
           05/12 Approved by Governor
HB1781  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Watson
  $%    coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           03/31 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1782  Ad valorem and sales taxes; provide exemptions for        Watson
  $%    property of and sales to Mississippi Technology        
        Alliance.                                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1784  Income tax; increase amount of certain compensation for   Scott
  $%    military officers that is excluded from gross income.  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1785  Sales tax; exempt stripping and painting of commercial    Bailey
 *$%    aircraft engaged in foreign or interstate              
        transportation.                                        
           05/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1788  Bonds; authorize issuance for certain economic            Howell
 *$%    development programs and projects.                     
           05/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1790  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for           Frierson
  $%    construction of Holocaust Museum at Camp Shelby.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1791  Bonds; increase amount authorized for certain             Howell
 *$%@   Mississippi Development Authority programs.            
           05/09 (H) Died In Conference
HB1804  Appropriation; provide additional funds for Medical       Blackmon
        Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan.               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1839  Forrest County; extend repealer on Hattiesburg Tourism    Davis
 * %@   Commission.                                            
           05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1845  City of Hattiesburg; authorize to increase minimum        Davis
   %    monthly benefits for retired firemen/policemen.        
           05/12 Approved by Governor
HB1859  City of Hattiesburg; authorize to contribute funds to     Davis
        the Center for Gifted Studies.                         
           05/14 Approved by Governor
HC  44  Mississippi Hall of Master Teachers; commend.             Harrison
           02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  74  Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies; commend on   Davis
        25th anniversary.                                      
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Citizens of Spain; express our sorrow and respect to      Zuber
        concerning the bombing in Madrid.                      
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  91  Worker's Memorial Day; commemorate.                       Evans
           05/09 (S) Died In Committee
HC  98  Suspend deadlines for introduction; elections; to         Warren
        require identification before an elector votes.        
           04/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 101  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1756;   Reeves
        insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain    
        investments of certified capital.                      
           05/09 (H) Died In Committee
HC 102  Lowery A. Woodall; commend life of.                       Davis
           04/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 105  Mississippi National Guard; encourage citizens to         Capps
        support and contact Mississippi servicemen currently   
        deployed.                                              
           04/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 106  Eric Shows; commend upon receiving a Barry M. Goldwater   Read
        Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Award. 
           04/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 114  Suspend deadlines for introduction; tort reform;          Blackmon
 *      revise.                                                
           05/09 (H) Died In Conference
HC 116  Suspend deadlines for introduction; cigarettes;           McCoy
        increase excise tax on to fully fund mental health     
        crisis centers.                                        
           04/30 (H) Failed
HC 120  Mrs. Allen Hobbs Capps; commend life of.                  McCoy
           05/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 128  Thomas Hamill; commend bravery and steadfastness of.      Dickson
           05/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  37  Social security benefits; urge Congress to protect.       Reynolds
 *         03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  40  Helen W. Curtis; commend life of.                         Watson
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  50  Von Kyle Hersey; commend life of.                         Watson
           04/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  68  Lonnie Charles Johnson; commend life and works and        Watson
        express deepest sympathy upon his passing.             
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  92  Andrew Lark; commend on selection as 2003-2004            Ellis
        Mississippi Teacher of the Year.                       
           04/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  94  Mattie Brazile; commend life of.                          Watson
           04/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  99  Leslie Ellington; commend upon retirement as Capitol      Bondurant
        Nurse.                                                 
           04/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 101  Christopher Dale Mabry; commend life of.                  Robinson (84th)
           04/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 102  Edward H. Buelow, Jr.; commend upon retirement.           Flaggs
           04/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 103  Judge Joe Lee; commend on being named Lawyer of the       Brown
        Year for 2004.                                         
           05/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 107  Mrs. Winson Hudson; commend life of.                      Smith (27th)
           05/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 110  Reverend Dr. Horace L. Buckley; commend on 35th           Coleman (65th)
        anniversary as pastor of Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist
        Church.                                                
           05/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 115  Linda Bounds; commend upon retirement.                    Weathersby
           05/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 116  Hattiesburg Police Department; commend on being awarded   Davis
        Accredited/Reaccredited Status.                        
           05/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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