Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/04/04



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House: Introductions

HR  40  Helen W. Curtis; commend life of.                         Watson
           03/04 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 406  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on (RP).    Watson
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: CN To AP
HB 414  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; reenact and        Watson
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PP
HB 438  Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund;   Watson
        extend repealers on (RP).                              
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 495  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CN To IC
HB 632  Contractors; revise payment time.                         McBride
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To JB
HB 636  School counselors and speech pathologists; continue       Pierce
        receiving salary supplement without NBPTS              
        certification.                                         
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED
HB 641  Council on Obesity Prevention; allow to become            Whittington
        nonprofit entity, and allow agencies to contract with. 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 653  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase number of    Malone
        youth offenders that may be contracted for housing at  
        facility.                                              
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To CN
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
        repealer on.                                           
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To ED
HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To CN
HB 831  Joint legislative study committee; create to study        Holland
        health care CON program.                               
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB 850  Seniors and Indigents Rx Program; establish to help       Reynolds
        access drug manufacturers discount cards and assistance
        programs.                                              
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB 908  Board of Mental Health; authorize to purchase             Holland
        professional liability insurance for physicians,       
        dentists and nurse practitioners.                      
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
HB 910  Department of Mental Health; may execute certain leases   Holland
        and receive monies derived from.                       
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 964  Task Force on Recycling; create.                          Dedeaux
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CR To AP
HB1038  Abortions; require to be performed at ASF or hospital     Smith (39th)
        after first trimester.                                 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1046  Health; SDH prepare state Hepatitis C plan, and allow     Bondurant
        obesity council to become nonpropfit entity.           
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1048  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Holland
        authorize grants to be made until 7/1/09.              
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB1094  Heart attack and stroke acute care system; Health         Barnett
        Department shall develop and implement.                
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB1151  Hancock County; authorize salary for attorney hired to    Compretta
        appear and prosecute in case requiring a county        
        prosecuting attorney.                                  
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: FS To CA
HB1177  State Board of Education; authorize to compensate         Brown
        certain school bus drivers for expenses in getting     
        commercial license.                                    
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB1251  State Auditor; authorize to establish policies and        Brown
        procedures for accounting of student average daily     
        attendance.                                            
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB1308  Salaries; executive agency head appointed by Governor     Janus
        may waive all or part.                                 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
HB1320  Fire Safety Education Division; create within State       Formby
        Fire Marshal's Office.                                 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To IN
HB1345  CON; issue for MSU and health care provider to acquire    Holland
        and operate linear accelerator and MRI.                
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1355  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Parker
        to enter 16th section lease with George County School  
        Board.                                                 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: WI To WM
HB1366  Exceptional children; revise eligibility requirements     Pierce
        to receive state assistance to attend certain schools. 
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB1379  Public property; authorize state to execute               Weathersby
        lease-purchase agreements for construction of office   
        buildings.                                             
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PP
HB1397  Task force; create to study feasibility of                Pierce
        reconstituting methods of professional development for 
        school board members.                                  
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB1407  Mississippi Clearinghouse for People with Disabilities;   Holland
        create.                                                
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1429  Salaries; increase by county officials and provide        Green
        supplement for certain state officials.                
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: FS To AP
HB1434  Medicaid; make technical amendments to law.               Morris
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: ME To AP
HB1436  Rural Fire Truck Program; authorize Department of         Formby
        Insurance to accept applications for seventh round.    
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To IN
HB1448  Housing; create emergency temporary housing assistance    Rogers (61st)
        program.                                               
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: MA To AP
HB1450  State Disaster Trust Fund; authorize certain              Rogers (61st)
        expenditures during state of emergency.                
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDP: MA To AP
HB1493  CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospitals   Holland
        in certain counties.                                   
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1645  Home Detention for Juveniles Program; establish under     Scott
        Department of Human Services.                          
           03/04 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JJ To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB 193  Income tax; authorize State Tax Commission to allow       Fleming
        taxpayers owing additional tax to pay through          
        installment agreement.                                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 305  PEER Committee; increase membership of.                   Pierce
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 309  Voice stress analyzer; authorize law enforcement          McBride
        officer to use.                                        
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 414  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; reenact and        Watson
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 438  Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund;   Watson
        extend repealers on (RP).                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 495  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 521  School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance       Gadd
        cost for PERS retirees employed as.                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 610  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 632  Contractors; revise payment time.                         McBride
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 636  School counselors and speech pathologists; continue       Pierce
        receiving salary supplement without NBPTS              
        certification.                                         
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 641  Council on Obesity Prevention; allow to become            Whittington
        nonprofit entity, and allow agencies to contract with. 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 653  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase number of    Malone
        youth offenders that may be contracted for housing at  
        facility.                                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
        repealer on.                                           
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 725  Public purchasing laws; include state agency as entity    Brown
        that can designate purchasing agent.                   
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 804  Crossbow; revise number of physician certificates         McCoy
        required to certify disability for person to use when  
        hunting.                                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 827  Judges; redistrict chancery and circuit court             Blackmon
        districts.                                             
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 831  Joint legislative study committee; create to study        Holland
        health care CON program.                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 850  Seniors and Indigents Rx Program; establish to help       Reynolds
        access drug manufacturers discount cards and assistance
        programs.                                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 897  Youth court judges; authorize to order parenting          Carlton
        classes for parents of delinquent youth who are in     
        training schools.                                      
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 908  Board of Mental Health; authorize to purchase             Holland
        professional liability insurance for physicians,       
        dentists and nurse practitioners.                      
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 910  Department of Mental Health; may execute certain leases   Holland
        and receive monies derived from.                       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 911  State Department of Health; revise fees charged for       Holland
        certain permits, evaluations and certifications.       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 925  Public purchasing; authorize certified purchasing         Pierce
        offices to utilize RFP process to purchase commodities.
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 998  Honorary high school diplomas; authorize school boards    Montgomery
        to award to Vietnam War veterans.                      
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1048  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Holland
        authorize grants to be made until 7/1/09.              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1091  Youth court; make revisions for certain aspects of        Flaggs
        custody hearings and custody orders in.                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1094  Heart attack and stroke acute care system; Health         Barnett
        Department shall develop and implement.                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1149  PERS; make certain technical revisions to the laws        Brown
        governing the retirement system.                       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1174  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date for establishment      Young
        of.                                                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1178  Council of Education Technology; revise membership of.    Brown
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1179  PERS; allow deductions from benefits for group life or    Brown
        health insurance and certain dues.                     
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1180  Deferred compensation plan; state and political           Brown
        subdivision may make contributions on behalf of        
        members.                                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1181  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made of     Brown
        the board of trustees.                                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1193  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Compretta
        commission.                                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1194  Municipal police chiefs and officers; revise continuing   Snowden
        education requirements.                                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1253  MS Real Estate Appraiser Licensing & Certification        Morris
        Board; limit number of members from same appraisal     
        organization.                                          
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1254  Real estate brokers and salespersons; may own lawful      Morris
        business organization for receiving commissions.       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1255  Real estate licensees; revise premium for errors and      Morris
        omissions insurance.                                   
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1268  Port commissions; provide procedure for dissolution of    Janus
        certain municipal port commissions.                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1289  Killing unborn child; revise.                             Wells-Smith
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1298  Crimes; create offense of knowingly exposing another      Moore
        person to HIV.                                         
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1306  Hunt and fish; establish right of all citizens.           Ellington
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1320  Fire Safety Education Division; create within State       Formby
        Fire Marshal's Office.                                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1368  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Robinson (84th)
        fund.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1376  Disability; authorize payment of temporary benefit to     Stringer
        PERS members who have applied for.                     
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1379  Public property; authorize state to execute               Weathersby
        lease-purchase agreements for construction of office   
        buildings.                                             
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1403  Oil and Gas Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation   Stringer
        among several categories.                              
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1435  Change of residency for voting; allow affidavit ballot    Gunn
        to serve as written request.                           
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1436  Rural Fire Truck Program; authorize Department of         Formby
        Insurance to accept applications for seventh round.    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1461  Department of Archives and History; reduce amount of      Stringer
        special funds appropriated to for FY04.                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1462  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1463  Secretary of State; provide general laws and session      Stringer
        journals to Legislative Budget Office.                 
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1464  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1465  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY04       Stringer
        appropriation among various categories.                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1466  Pharmacy Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation      Stringer
        from one category to another.                          
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1467  Workers' Compensation Commission; transfer funds in       Stringer
        FY04 appropriation from one category to another.       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1500  Delinquent child; youth court must consider additional    Carlton
        factors before entering a disposition order.           
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1520  Crimes; enhanced penalty for using firearm during         Smith (39th)
        commission of felony.                                  
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1525  Abortion Complication Reporting Act; create.              Wells-Smith
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1542  Youth court order; authorize child to be held in          Upshaw
        certain detention center when found in contempt of.    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1549  Teen court program; expand subject matter that may be     Scott
        brought before.                                        
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1552  School boards; authorize to implement a financial         Fleming
        literacy program for students.                         
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1597  Real Estate; revise certain laws.                         Morris
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1625  Mississippi Health Care Rights of Conscience Act;         Fillingane
        create.                                                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1637  Interest on Real Estate Brokers' Escrow Accounts Act;     Morris
        revise.                                                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1644  Contagious disease; require Health Department to          Scott
        conduct workshops in area of high instances of         
        occurrence.                                            
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  62  John David McElhaney, Sr.; commend life of.               Davis
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  67  Raphael S. Davis; commend life of.                        Reynolds
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  68  Oxford High School Chargers Football Team; commend on     Akins
        outstanding 2003 season.                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  69  Callestyne Hall-Crawford; commend life of.                Perkins
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  32  Simpson County Academy Football Team; commend an          Rotenberry
        outstanding season.                                    
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  33  Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic Team;          Young
        commend.                                               
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  34  Lewis James Slay; commend upon retirement.                Hines
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  35  Percy L. Brewer, Sr.; commend life of.                    Huddleston
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  37  Social security benefits; urge Congress to protect.       Reynolds
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
HR  40  Helen W. Curtis; commend life of.                         Watson
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 550  Commend David Robertson and Tony Busby for heroic         Jackson (15th)
        action.                                                
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Commend Brian Tanner, for 2004 Prudential Spirit of       Robertson
        Community Award.                                       
           03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 550  Electronic terminals; privately operated terminals        Guice
        subject to same requirements as those operated by      
        banks.                                                 
           03/04 (H) Amended
           03/04 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 570  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Reeves
        custodial parent.                                      
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 786  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Guice
        applicable to.                                         
           03/04 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (H) Passed
HB 787  Small loan licenses; revise certain provisions            Guice
        applicable to.                                         
           03/04 (H) Amended
           03/04 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 827  Judges; redistrict chancery and circuit court             Blackmon
        districts.                                             
           03/04 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (H) Amended
           03/04 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 904  Unauthorized electronic message devices; prohibit         Malone
        furnishing to offenders.                               
           03/04 (H) Passed
HB1569  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan; expand   Blackmon
        coverage.                                              
           03/04 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/04 (H) Passed
HC  45  Tuskegee Airmen Day; recognize its observance on March    Smith (39th)
        5, 2004, in Columbus, Mississippi.                     
           03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 546  Remembering service and commending life of Helicopter     Butler
        Crew Chief Specialist Jeremiah DiGiovanni.             
           03/04 (H) Returned For Concurrence



Senate: Introductions

SB3073  Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for a         Harden
        school of engineering building at J.S.U.               
           03/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3074  Bonds; issue state g.o. bonds to match federal funds      Hewes
        for improvements to the access channel for the State   
        Port at Gulfport.                                      
           03/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3075  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Hewes
        renovation of Beauvoir Visitors Center.                
           03/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3076  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Hewes
        for construction of Gulf Coast Botanical Gardens at    
        Beauvoir.                                              
           03/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 575  Commend 2003 Jackson Prep Girls Fast Pitch Softball       Williamson
        Team for Overall Championship.                         
           03/04 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2033  Mississippi Science, Technology, Engineering and          Nunnelee
        Mathematics (STEM) Education Competitiveness Act;      
        establish.                                             
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2112  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase or             Jackson (32nd)
        lease-purchase property to centrally locate state      
        agencies.                                              
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To AP
SB2286  Local natural gas districts; require annual audit by      Dearing
        State Auditor (PEER).                                  
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDP: PU To HI
SB2300  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Chaney
        extend repealer.                                       
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2302  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors and     Chaney
        school speech-language pathologists and audiologists;  
        clarify.                                               
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2356  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; reenact and        Jackson (32nd)
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PP To AP
SB2588  State/school employees health insurance; authorize        Kirby
        levels of coverage (Governor's proposal).              
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDP: IN To AP
SB2979  Sixteenth Section Principal Funds; clarify authorized     Harden
        investments and refinancing of loans from.             
           03/04 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2003  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2008, with exception.                        
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2028  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2156  Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend             Gordon
        repealers.                                             
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2201  DUI; allow multiple counts for vehicular homicide.        Burton
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2335  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Browning
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2355  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           King
        training requirements and funding for training.        
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2386  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Carmichael
        extend the date of repeal (RP).                        
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2393  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     Kirby
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2405  Manufactured homes; establish continuing education        Kirby
        requirements for license of dealers and transporters.  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2406  Department of Mental Health; define authority to lease.   Nunnelee
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2407  Department of Mental Health; define authority to          Nunnelee
        purchase physician and dentist liability insurance.    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
        employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2693  Contract with private entities to provide                 Burton
        noninstuctional services to pupils; authorize school   
        districts to.                                          
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2725  Scenic Streams; designate Black Creek in Lamar,           King
        Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a
        state scenic stream.                                   
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2727  Scenic streams; designate Pascagoula River and Bear       Dawkins
        Creek as eligible for nomination to scenic streams     
        program.                                               
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2788  Uninsured motorist coverage; revise number of vehicles    Hewes
        necessary to purchase nonstacking coverage.            
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2794  Wildlife; give officer discretion in seizure of           Posey
        endangered wildlife.                                   
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2806  Native son nonresident hunting license; revise            Posey
        requirements for person to receive.                    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2807  Nonresident freshwater fishing licenses; increase fee     Posey
        and prohibit certain special license or hunts.         
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2845  Hunting; revise number of physicians required to          Posey
        certify disability for person to use crossbow.         
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2857  Elections; comply with the Help America Vote Act of       Chamberlin
        2002.                                                  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2886  Wildlife; correct reference to snapping turtles.          Posey
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2907  State Board of Education grant surface easement on        Chaney
        campus of MS School for the Blind and Deaf; authorize. 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2969  School districts may develop and implement voluntary      Harden
        prekindergarten program; authorize.                    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2991  Public Service Commission; shall not regulate rates of    King
        carriers transporting household goods.                 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3001  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Posey
        fund.                                                  
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
        by school districts.                                   
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3030  Wildlife; revise possession of paddlefish prohibitions    Posey
        and make exception for lawfully taken.                 
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 557  Commend life and military service of Army Sergeant        Butler
        Shanta Bridges.                                        
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 559  Commend Carolina Panthers' starting tight end Kris        Hyde-Smith
        Mangum.                                                
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Commend Brittanie Elliott, 2004 Wendy's High School       Gordon
        Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award.                         
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Commend life and public service of Gloster Alderman and   Butler
        Fire Commissioner Elliot Davis, Jr.                    
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 562  Commend Karen Arnold, 2003 Hattiesburg American           King
        All-Area Slow-Pitch Softball Coach of the Year.        
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Commend Colonel L.M. Claiborne, Jr., first                Jackson (32nd)
        African-American Director of the Highway Safety Patrol.
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 565  Commend Fiona Gipsen for perfect score on ACT exam.       Tollison
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 567  Commend Eddie Khayat, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 568  Commend Coach Lindy Callahan, Mississippi Sports Hall     Michel
        of Fame.                                               
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Commend Johnny Brewer, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Commend Jack Carlisle, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 571  Commend Lee Baker, posthumous induction into the          Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 572  Commend Johnie Cooks, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  Commend Willie Totten, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 574  Commend posthumous induction of Don Owens into the        Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 575  Commend 2003 Jackson Prep Girls Fast Pitch Softball       Williamson
        Team for Overall Championship.                         
           03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2142  Appropriation; Board of Chiropractic Examiners;           Little
        additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2205  Circuit judges; repeal running in the herd for 10th       Carmichael
        District.                                              
           03/04 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2235  Courts; eliminate running in the herd for First Circuit   Little
        and Chancery Districts.                                
           03/04 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2395  Courts, trial; eliminate running in herd for certain      Tollison
        districts.                                             
           03/04 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2491  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Hyde-Smith
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2608  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish by        Hyde-Smith
        removing incorrect scientific nomenclature.            
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2617  Percentage limitation on appropriations from State        Gordon
        General Fund; revise for FY05.                         
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2628  Certain efficiencies in the administration of state       Little
        government; require (Governor's proposals).            
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2661  Budget Contingency Fund; provide for transfer and         Gordon
        deposit of certain funds into.                         
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2678  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Gordon
        appropriated until FY2006.                             
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2685  Repayment of certain special funds transferred to the     Gordon
        Budget Contingency Fund; delay date of.                
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2700  Fourteenth and Twentieth Circuit Court Districts; allow   Butler
        judges to run by post.                                 
           03/04 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB2734  Highways; authorize MS Transportation Commission to use   Hewes
        design-build method of contracting for certain pilot   
        projects.                                              
           03/04 (S) Passed
SB3043  Appropriation; Department of Banking and Consumer         Gordon
        Finance; Additional FY 2004.                           
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3044  Appropriation; Board of Public Accountancy; Additional    Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3045  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3046  Appropriation;  Board of Bar Admissions;  Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3047  Appropriation; Board of Pharmacy; Additional FY 2004.     Gordon
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Service; Additional       Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3050  Appropriation;  Physical Therapy Board;  Additional  FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3057  Appropriation; Joint Legislative Reapportionment          Gordon
        Committee; Additional FY 2004.                         
           03/04 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 281  Mississippi Ratite Council; reenact and extend repealer   Watson
        on (RP).                                               
           03/04 (S) Referred To Agriculture
HB 409  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2002; reenact      Watson
        and extend repealer (RP).                              
           03/04 (S) Referred To Agriculture
HB 473  Pretrial diversion; include RID program.                  Baker (74th)
           03/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 668  Parole; clarify "first offender"; require timely review   Malone
        of application for; require DUI convictions to serve   
        85% before eligible for.                               
           03/04 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1517  Corporate successor liability; establish in connection    Morris
        with mergers or consolidations.                        
           03/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A

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