Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/09/04



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House: Introductions

HB 856  Sales tax; authorize special municipal/county sales tax   Mayo
        to fund certain capital projects.                      
           02/09 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 857  Nonviolent offenders; allow certain offenders who have    Taylor
        completed sentences to petition court to have record   
        expunged.                                              
           02/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 858  Highway; require MDOT to construct certain highway        Vince
        segment in Marion County.                              
           02/09 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 859  Medicaid; mental health services provided by licensed     Whittington
        professional counselors are reimbursable under.        
           02/09 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
HB 860  Medicaid; art therapy services shall be reimbursable      Whittington
        under.                                                 
           02/09 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
HB 861  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Mayo
        Institute of Community Services, Inc. for additional   
        Head Start class.                                      
           02/09 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 862  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority to       Calhoun
        fund minority disparity study.                         
           02/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 863  Radar; authorize municipal law enforcement officers in    Woods
        any size municipality to use.                          
           02/09 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 864  Psychiatric residential treatment facility; allow all     Woods
        beds in facility in DeSoto County to participate in    
        Medicaid.                                              
           02/09 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
HB 865  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Eaton
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           02/09 (H) Referred To Agriculture
HB 866  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish.          Eaton
           02/09 (H) Referred To Agriculture
HB 867  Military monuments and memorials; prohibit the            Snowden
        alteration of.                                         
           02/09 (H) Referred To Public Property
HB 868  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           02/09 (H) Referred To Tourism
HB 869  Bonds; revise qualification bond for bail agents.         Rogers (61st)
           02/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 870  Bail bond; revise provisions on taking insufficient       Rogers (61st)
        bond or neglecting to take bond.                       
           02/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 871  Community public water systems; repeal section            Eaton
        requiring management training by board members of.     
           02/09 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HR  23  John H. Moody; commend life and accomplishments of.       Eaton
           02/09 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 665  Code of student conduct; delete repealer on provision     Pierce
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority.            
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 805  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           02/09 (H) Reconsidered
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/09 (H) Immediate Release



Senate: Introductions

SB2479  Discount rates and indices; revise announcement by        Mettetal
        Commissioner of Banking/amend usury statute.           
           02/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2480  Small loan licenses; revise certain provisions            Mettetal
        applicable to.                                         
           02/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2481  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Mettetal
        applicable to.                                         
           02/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           02/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2483  Economic development; MDA and MS Prison Industries to     Jackson (32nd)
        develop program on feasibility of  prison labor to     
        prevent plant closings under NAFTA.                    
           02/09 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2484  Residential builders; distribute portion of licensing     Flowers
        fees to MS Housing Institute.                          
           02/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2485  Corrections; prohibit employees of the DOC from being a   Gollott
        candidate for public office while employed by the DOC. 
           02/09 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2486  Vaccinations; allow exemption for school attendance       King
        with certificate from physician.                       
           02/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2487  Workers' compensation; fire fighters and law              Tollison
        enforcement officers receive extra benefits for injury.
           02/09 (S) Referred To Municipalities
SB2488  Acute care hospitals and ambulatory surgical              Ross
        facilities; are exempt from certificate of need        
        requirements.                                          
           02/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2489  Environmental Quality; remove authority of DEQ to hire    Dawkins
        attorneys and require Attorney General to provide legal
        counsel to department.                                 
           02/09 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2490  Coastal wetlands; increase fee for sand and gravel        Dawkins
        removed from wetlands.                                 
           02/09 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2491  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Hyde-Smith
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           02/09 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SB2492  Ethics law; prohibit pecuniary benefits to county port    Dawkins
        authority officials.                                   
           02/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2493  Transportation Commission; require feasibility study on   Hyde-Smith
        selling advertisements to be placed on the pavement of 
        highways.                                              
           02/09 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2494  Parole; allow all first time offenders convicted of a     Jackson (32nd)
        nonviolent crime to be eligible for parole.            
           02/09 (S) Referred To Corrections;Judiciary, Division B
SC 538  Urge Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution; to          Little
        protect the Pledge of Allegiance and our National      
        Motto.                                                 
           02/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 539  Commend South Panola High School "Tigers" Football        Mettetal
        Team, 2003 State Champions.                            
           02/09 (S) Referred To Rules

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