Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/12/04



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House: Introductions

HB1662  City of Hattiesburg; authorize food, beverage and hotel   Davis
        tax to fund capital improvements at USM.               
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1663  Marshall County; contribute to Institute of Community     Buck
        Services.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1664  Tunica County; authorize board of supervisors to          Mayo
        contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1665  Tunica County; authorize funding and support of Tunica    Mayo
        County Economic Development, Inc.                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1666  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds to       Masterson
        Vicksburg Main Street Program.                         
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1667  Attala County; may contribute to Boys & Girls Club of     Stevens
        Kosciusko.                                             
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1668  Attala County; may contribute funds for construction.     Stevens
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1669  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Lott
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1670  Sales tax; increase on certain rentals of vehicles and    Broomfield
        earmark revenue from increase for State and School     
        Employees Insurance Fund.                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1671  Perry County; authorize to contribute to We Care Day      Pierce
        Care, Inc., to fund certain human services programs.   
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1672  Noxubee County; authorize to contribute to Institute      Ellis
        for Community Services to purchase school bus.         
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC  71  Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls Basketball        Barnett
        Team; commend on winning state championship.           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 193  Income tax; authorize State Tax Commission to allow       Fleming
        taxpayers owing additional tax to pay through          
        installment agreement.                                 
           03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Immediate Release
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 242  Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on   Fleming
        sixteenth section land or lieu land.                   
           03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB 282  Regulation of professional art therapists; reenact and    Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 283  Barber Examiners, State Board of; reenact and extend      Watson
        repealer on sections of law that create.               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 284  Traffic law violations; delete repealer for provisions    Watson
        regulating penalties and records.                      
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 286  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Watson
        entities; extend repealer on DFA's duty to contract.   
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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).                          
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 292  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Watson
        community and junior colleges; extend repeal on        
        provision providing.                                   
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB 305  PEER Committee; increase membership of.                   Pierce
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 343  Larger fraternal benefit societies; include under         Stevens
        definition of "insurer."                               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 346  Insurance companies; revise procedures to revoke          Stevens
        license if commissioner finds their condition unsound. 
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 439  Additional surcharge for traffic violations; extend       Watson
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 441  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend repealer (RP).           Watson
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 442  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 443  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          Watson
        training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators (RP).                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 471  Public buildings; require Department of Finance and       Stevens
        Administration to prepare estimate of costs for certain
        bond-funded projects.                                  
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 521  School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance       Gadd
        cost for PERS retirees employed as.                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 522  Life insurance; provide that the proceeds become due as   Stevens
        of the date of the death of the insured.               
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 564  Regional economic development alliances; extend           Montgomery
        authority for member counties to exercise eminent      
        domain for certain projects.                           
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 581  Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; require compliance      Stevens
        for permits to construct private correctional          
        facilities.                                            
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 598  Drainage ditches and creeks of municipalities; remove     Holland
        minimum population requirement to clean.               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 605  Fire detectors; require all hotels and lodging houses     Stevens
        to have Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved      
        detectors.                                             
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 610  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 635  Teachers; revise contract day requirements for salary     Pierce
        experience increments.                                 
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB 654  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 656  Assistant teachers; clarify that minimum number of sick   Pierce
        leave days will be same as licensed teachers.          
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB 667  School districts; clarify authority for joint purchases   Pierce
        by.                                                    
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB 676  Fireworks; permits to sell must be in compliance with     Stevens
        certain fire codes.                                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 716  Municipal surplus property; authorize governing           Robinson (63rd)
        authorities to engage a realtor to sell property and   
        receive compensation.                                  
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 725  Public purchasing laws; include state agency as entity    Brown
        that can designate purchasing agent.                   
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 743  State agencies; authorize to donate to any nonprofit      Holland
        entity.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 767  Transportation Commission; revise allowable places of     Miles
        meetings.                                              
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 768  Highway work zone; revise penalties for speeding          Miles
        within.                                                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 781  Private correctional facility; prohibit certain           Malone
        procurement of goods made by out-of-state inmate labor 
        if P.I.C. makes goods.                                 
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 794  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Reeves
        divorce filings.                                       
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 817  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise maturity date for bonds issued by.              
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 835  Workers' Compensation Self-insurer Guaranty               Guice
        Association; revise requirements for groups.           
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 839  Supply of natural gas; authorize certain municipalities   Franks
        to contract for purchase of.                           
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 858  Highway; require MDOT to construct certain highway        Vince
        segment in Marion County.                              
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB 865  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Eaton
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 866  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish.          Eaton
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 868  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 889  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Eaton
        Administrative Procedures Act.                         
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 897  Youth court judges; authorize to order parenting          Carlton
        classes for parents of delinquent youth who are in     
        training schools.                                      
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 915  Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all    Holland
        new employees.                                         
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 917  Garnishment; payments in justice court may go directly    Holloway
        to plaintiff or attorney and require notice of         
        satisfaction of debt.                                  
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 924  Consumer loan broker act; amend certain provisions of.    McCoy
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 925  Public purchasing; authorize certified purchasing         Pierce
        offices to utilize RFP process to purchase commodities.
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 928  Marriage; revise conditions precedent to issuance of      Cummings
        license.                                               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 931  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on and      Evans
        delete authority for privatized child support          
        collection.                                            
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 940  Community hospitals; clarify that they can use other      Smith (39th)
        hospital assets as loan security.                      
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 972  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Pierce
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 990  Regional correctional officers; exempt from state board   Malone
        on jail officers certification if complete DOC training
        program.                                               
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1091  Youth court; make revisions for certain aspects of        Flaggs
        custody hearings and custody orders in.                
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1139  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Frierson
        present at relaying of.                                
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1141  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Frierson
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1149  PERS; make certain technical revisions to the laws        Brown
        governing the retirement system.                       
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1150  IHL; authorize to include an arbitration provision in     Brown
        any international contract.                            
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1173  Highway Patrol; allow officer to retain dog when dog is   McBride
        retired from service.                                  
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1174  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date for establishment      Young
        of.                                                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1179  PERS; allow deductions from benefits for group life or    Brown
        health insurance and certain dues.                     
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1181  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made of     Brown
        the board of trustees.                                 
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1217  Bonds; revise purposes for which allocations may be       Morris
        used by community and junior colleges.                 
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1245  Push polling; add as a prohibited call under              Reynolds
        Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1262  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Frierson
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1264  Coastal Wetlands; allow extension for processing          Frierson
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1265  Marine Resources; clarify hook and line license           Frierson
        requirements and provide penalty for finfish           
        violations.                                            
           03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1278  Historic cemeteries; allow Department of Archives and     West
        History to recognize certain cemeteries as.            
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1309  Ten Commandments; authorize display in public             Nicholson
        buildings.                                             
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1333  Income tax; eliminate consolidated return filings of      Watson
        corporate income tax returns.                          
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1334  Gaming; authorize State Tax Commission to determine       Watson
        revenue subject to fees and tax, provide access to all 
        licensee revenue areas during audit.                   
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1349  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Eaton
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1353  Motor Vehicle Commission; transfer funds in FY04          Stringer
        appropriation from one category to another.            
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1376  Disability; authorize payment of temporary benefit to     Stringer
        PERS members who have applied for.                     
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1387  Mississippi Collegiate Athletic Association Procedures    Snowden
        Act; create.                                           
           03/12 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1388  Saltwater sport and boat fishing licenses; allow          Janus
        Commission on Marine Resources to exempt certain       
        groups.                                                
           03/12 (H) Passed
HB1394  Motor vehicle identification cards; authorize county      Fleming
        tax collectors to sell.                                
           03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Immediate Release
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1401  Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term     Mayo
        and authorize auction for.                             
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1403  Oil and Gas Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation   Stringer
        among several categories.                              
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1431  Railroads; require removal of vegetation; clarify         Woods
        safety requirements.                                   
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1442  Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum; designate as      Snowden
        state historical industrial museum.                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1443  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Howell
        exemption for certain business enterprises operating   
        in.                                                    
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1458  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by owners    Watson
        of certain floating structures.                        
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1460  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Watson
        enter into tax refund offset program with the federal  
        government.                                            
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1461  Department of Archives and History; reduce amount of      Stringer
        special funds appropriated to for FY04.                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1462  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1463  Secretary of State; provide general laws and session      Stringer
        journals to Legislative Budget Office.                 
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1464  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1465  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY04       Stringer
        appropriation among various categories.                
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1466  Pharmacy Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation      Stringer
        from one category to another.                          
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1467  Workers' Compensation Commission; transfer funds in       Stringer
        FY04 appropriation from one category to another.       
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1494  State Medical Examiner; require to be board certified     Holland
        in forensic pathology.                                 
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1500  Delinquent child; youth court must consider additional    Carlton
        factors before entering a disposition order.           
           03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1501  Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; revise   Young
        authority.                                             
           03/12 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1516  Department of Transportation; allow law enforcement       Moss
        employees to retain weapon upon retirement.            
           03/12 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1542  Youth court order; authorize child to be held in          Upshaw
        certain detention center when found in contempt of.    
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1549  Teen court program; expand subject matter that may be     Scott
        brought before.                                        
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1581  Performance and payment bonds; clarify rights of          Brown
        claimants.                                             
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1617  CAP loan fund; extend repealer on provision allowing      Howell
        use of interest on certain loans for support of MDA.   
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1627  Insurance, surplus lines; State Tax Commission to         Peranich
        collect insurance premium tax.                         
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1648  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Dedeaux
        definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Immediate Release
           03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2010  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           03/12 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2030  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
SB2051  Allow all-terrain vehicles to be voluntarily titled in    Little
        this state and allow nonresidents to title them in this
        state.                                                 
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2075  Disabled parking; date of expiration of windshield        Hewes
        placards must be visible.                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2105  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2137  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To County Affairs
SB2171  Municipalities; may pay real estate brokerage fee upon    Carmichael
        sale or lease of real property.                        
           03/12 (H) Referred To Municipalities
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2214  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Nunnelee
        lobbying activities.                                   
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2221  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2222  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2233  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2265  Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations when       Tollison
        committed against a child.                             
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2284  Driver's license number; require to be different than     Ross
        social security number.                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education
SB2297  Assistant teachers receive same minimum sick leave days   Chaney
        as licensed teachers; clarify.                         
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           03/12 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2301  Joint purchases by school districts; clarify authority.   Chaney
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education
SB2316  Teacher's authority in the classroom; delete automatic    Chaney
        repealer.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education
SB2346  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2355  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           King
        training requirements and funding for training.        
           03/12 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2370  Notaries public; protect immigrants from false or         Tollison
        misleading advertising.                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2371  Supreme Court; revise timing of election of certain       Ross
        justices.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
SB2434  Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend       Nunnelee
        repealer on.                                           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2446  Honorary high school diplomas to Vietnam War veterans;    Little
        authorize.                                             
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education
SB2450  Industrial fire insurance policies; allow coverage for    Kirby
        burglary and theft.                                    
           03/12 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2455  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Chaney
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2484  Residential builders; distribute portion of licensing     Flowers
        fees to MS Housing Institute.                          
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
SB2508  Highways; designate I-20 and Highway 15 interchange in    Burton
        Newton County as "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange."  
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2520  Mississippi qualified health center grant program;        Nunnelee
        extend authority to issue grants under.                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
SB2522  Illegal drug interdiction; create task force.             Tollison
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2537  Water courses in municipalities; remove repealer and      Nunnelee
        population restriction for the improving of.           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Municipalities
SB2538  Streams and water courses; delete date of repeal for      Nunnelee
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           03/12 (H) Referred To County Affairs
SB2544  Community hospital authority to pledge hospital assets    Robertson
        for debt; clarify.                                     
           03/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2545  Municipalities; revise method of notice of special        Burton
        meetings.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Municipalities
SB2552  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           03/12 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
SB2567  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           03/12 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
SB2572  Weapons; restrict sale upon forfeiture to licensed        Little
        dealers.                                               
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2599  Pre-need cemetery/funeral contracts; certain contracts    Kirby
        overrule wishes of next of kin.                        
           03/12 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2601  Arrest warrants; include jail officers and certain        Carmichael
        counselors as entitled to probable cause hearing prior 
        to issuance of.                                        
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2604  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Hewes
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2611  Real estate brokers/salespersons; may own lawful          Hewes
        business organization for receiving commissions.       
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2615  Memorial highway; designate portion of MS Highway 35 as   Williamson
        "Clarence Albert Pierce Highway."                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2624  Memorial Highway; designate portion of MS 149 in Town     Lee (35th)
        of D'Lo as D'Lo WWII Veterans Highway.                 
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2631  Additional privilege tax on heavy vehicles; clarify       Burton
        distribution of by counties.                           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2640  Purchase of supply of natural gas; authorize certain      Little
        municipalities to contract for purchase and exempt from
        bid requirements.                                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Municipalities;Appropriations
SB2651  MS Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification      Browning
        Board; limit number of members from same appraisal     
        organization.                                          
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2660  State employees; delete repealer on law authorizing       Thames
        donation of leave.                                     
           03/12 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2669  Drainage districts; conform purchasing requirements to    Flowers
        state purchasing law.                                  
           03/12 (H) Referred To County Affairs
SB2677  Deferred compensation plan; state and political           Thames
        subdivision may make contributions on behalf of        
        members.                                               
           03/12 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2710  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Robertson
        providing skills training and extend repealer on       
        credit.                                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2725  Scenic Streams; designate Black Creek in Lamar,           King
        Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a
        state scenic stream.                                   
           03/12 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2745  Solid waste; person partially within county service       Doxey
        area may elect not to use service.                     
           03/12 (H) Referred To County Affairs
SB2762  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Williamson
        school districts; change content.                      
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2777  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Hewes
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2781  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Albritton
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           03/12 (H) Referred To County Affairs
SB2785  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by           Robertson
        casinos.                                               
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2786  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Robertson
        enter into a income tax refund offset program with the 
        federal government.                                    
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2831  Kidnapping; revise element of intent to confine.          Chamberlin
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2845  Hunting; revise number of physicians required to          Posey
        certify disability for person to use crossbow.         
           03/12 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2871  Airports; revise definition to include buffer areas.      Hewes
           03/12 (H) Referred To Ports, Harbors and Airports
SB2886  Wildlife; correct reference to snapping turtles.          Posey
           03/12 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2911  Bad check; revise service charge.                         Michel
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2950  Criminal information; provide immediate access from       White
        Mississippi Justice Information Center.                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2982  IHL to submit international contract disputes to          Tollison
        binding arbitration; authorize.                        
           03/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2989  Rails-to-Trails Recreational Districts; allow             King
        municipalities to enforce rules and regulations of the 
        district.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2991  Public Service Commission; shall not regulate rates of    King
        carriers transporting household goods.                 
           03/12 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
        by school districts.                                   
           03/12 (H) Referred To Education
SB3030  Wildlife; revise possession of paddlefish prohibitions    Posey
        and make exception for lawfully taken.                 
           03/12 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SC 576  Commend 2003 Oktibbeha County Hospital "Catch Me          Jackson (15th)
        Caring" volunteers.                                    
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 577  Commend Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls           Hyde-Smith
        Basketball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 578  Commend career of music heritage pioneer Rev. Arnold      Thomas
        Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore.                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 579  Commend distinguished career of "Divorce Court" Judge     Harden
        Mablean Ephraim.                                       
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 580  Commend life, career and service of Jackson businessman   Chaney
        Warren A. Hood.                                        
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 581  Commend Dr. Karen Howell, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.   Moffatt
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 582  Commend Ms. Marsha Cummings, MGCCC Instructor of the      Moffatt
        Year.                                                  
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 583  Commend Ms. Gaye Winter, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Moffatt
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 584  Commend life and service of Alline Jones Cockrell.        Frazier
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SB3092  Income and franchise tax; provide a credit for            Robertson
        contributions to nonprofit educational assistance      
        organizations.                                         
           03/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3093  Growth and Prosperity Act; exempt certain equipment       Huggins
        from sales and use taxes.                              
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Floor Actions

HC  62  John David McElhaney, Sr.; commend life of.               Davis
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  67  Raphael S. Davis; commend life of.                        Reynolds
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  69  Callestyne Hall-Crawford; commend life of.                Perkins
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2003  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2008, with exception.                        
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2028  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2085  Payment of small invoices by school superintendents;      Kirby
        authorize with school board approval at next meeting.  
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2088  Consumer Loan Broker Act; exclude CPA's from              Huggins
        registration under.                                    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2096  Motor vehicles; grant free parking to Pearl Harbor        King
        survivor or Purple Heart recipient license plates.     
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2100  Purchasing agents for state agencies; clarify             Burton
        definition.                                            
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2101  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; increase       Thomas
        assistance that small businesses may receive.          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2201  DUI; allow multiple counts for vehicular homicide.        Burton
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2206  DUI; certain convicts to serve prison term in county      Jackson (32nd)
        jail.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2236  Public official bonds; provide civil penalty upon         Kirby
        sureties which fail to give reasons for nonpayment.    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2300  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Chaney
        extend repealer.                                       
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2302  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors and     Chaney
        school speech-language pathologists and audiologists;  
        clarify.                                               
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2307  MS Employer-Assisted Housing Program for public school    Chaney
        teachers in critical need areas; extend repealer on.   
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2308  Procedure for reinstatement of a teacher's license;       Chaney
        revise.                                                
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2309  Contract day requirements for teacher salary experience   Chaney
        increments; revise.                                    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2317  MS Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; make various         Mettetal
        changes.                                               
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2361  Counties; authorize to contract with professional land    Posey
        surveyors.                                             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2400  Driver's license; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful for litter prevention.                       
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2410  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Hyde-Smith
        administrative procedure act by deleting mandatory     
        public hearing.                                        
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2417  Law enforcement/jailers; revise definition of             Huggins
        part-time.                                             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2438  Murder; include special and senior judges as peace        Huggins
        officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser        
        included offense.                                      
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2444  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Tollison
        school districts; change content.                      
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2449  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; authorize to     Hewes
        lease property for MDOT offices.                       
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2461  Highways; designate Lower Historic Byway as an official   Dearing
        scenic byway.                                          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2463  Real Estate Commission licensees; increase maximum        Hewes
        premium for E&O insurance.                             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2481  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Mettetal
        applicable to.                                         
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2495  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2498  Contract personnel with direct contact with students;     Chaney
        authorize procedure for criminal background checks.    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2502  Counties; authorize to use and compensate realtor for     Flowers
        disposal of surplus real estate.                       
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2531  Transportation Commission; authorize to hold meetings     Hewes
        other than commission office in Jackson.               
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2532  Law enforcement officers; expand coverage for line of     Albritton
        duty death benefits.                                   
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2553  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Ross
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2559  Medical expenses of Medicaid beneficiaries in             Nunnelee
        third-party actions; define.                           
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2589  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Gollott
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2629  Tax sale of land; prorate portion of excess to            Jordan
        municipalities in certain situations.                  
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2638  New Home Warranty Act; revise.                            Flowers
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2641  Municipalities; establish Employer-Assisted Housing       Tollison
        Program for assistance to employee purchasing a home.  
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2673  PERS; allow deductions from benefits for group life or    Thames
        health insurance and certain dues.                     
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2679  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Walls
        community and junior colleges; extend repealer on      
        employment procedures.                                 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2693  Contract with private entities to provide                 Burton
        noninstuctional services to pupils; authorize school   
        districts to.                                          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2708  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made by     Thames
        the board of trustees.                                 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2718  Motor vehicle titles; require titles to be sent to        Wilemon
        owners and lienholders within 30 days after receipt of 
        applications.                                          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2724  Real estate brokers; provide for reinstatement of         White
        temporary license.                                     
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2727  Scenic streams; designate Pascagoula River and Bear       Dawkins
        Creek as eligible for nomination to scenic streams     
        program.                                               
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2754  Business advertising signs; prohibit governing            King
        authorities from imposing fees and privilege taxes.    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2765  Administrative fine for food service  establishments      Nunnelee
        operating without a permit; authorize.                 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2771  Professional engineers and land surveyors; reenact and    Mettetal
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2779  Port commissions; provide procedure for the dissolution   Hewes
        of certain municipal port commissions.                 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2789  Controlled Substances Act; revise director's authority,   Robertson
        qualifications, update precursor law/definitions.      
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2794  Wildlife; give officer discretion in seizure of           Posey
        endangered wildlife.                                   
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2800  State agencies; require to purchase printing services     Thames
        from domestic companies.                               
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2823  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Gollott
        present at relaying of oysters.                        
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2824  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Gollott
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2826  Chapter 486, General Laws of 1994; technical              Tollison
        correction.                                            
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2860  Direct recording electronic voting equipment; authorize   Chamberlin
        use at elections conducted in this state.              
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2864  MS Transportation Commission and Itawamba Community       Wilemon
        College Board of Trustees; authorize transfer of real  
        property.                                              
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2876  Exceptional children receiving state financial            Chaney
        assistance; revise eligibility requirements.           
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2904  Disposal of old business records of school districts;     Harden
        clarify process.                                       
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2907  State Board of Education grant surface easement on        Chaney
        campus of MS School for the Blind and Deaf; authorize. 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2921  Coastal wetlands; allow extension for processing          Gollott
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2924  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend repealer on   Robertson
        MDA authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for   
        low or moderate housing (RP).                          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2957  Identity theft; expand authority of Attorney General to   Tollison
        prosecute.                                             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2969  School districts may develop and implement voluntary      Harden
        prekindergarten program; authorize.                    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2979  Sixteenth Section Principal Funds; clarify authorized     Harden
        investments and refinancing of loans from.             
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2984  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Robertson
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3009  Certain Municipal/Special Municipal Separate School       Tollison
        Districts Board of Trustee Elections; electors may vote
        by absentee ballot.                                    
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3010  Multi-modal transportation; revise multi-modal            Hewes
        transportation program and fund.                       
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3019  Municipalities; reduce period of existence of liens on    Harden
        certain real property from five years to two years for 
        lien amnesty purposes.                                 
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3027  Rubbish; require reciprocal requirements for rubbish      Moffatt
        operators and make unlawful to operate site with       
        uncertified operator.                                  
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3028  Individual Assistance and Emergency Temporary Housing     Carmichael
        Act; create.                                           
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3031  Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; revise purposes of use.   Carmichael
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3048  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd., Additional     Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 576  Commend 2003 Oktibbeha County Hospital "Catch Me          Jackson (15th)
        Caring" volunteers.                                    
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 577  Commend Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls           Hyde-Smith
        Basketball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 578  Commend career of music heritage pioneer Rev. Arnold      Thomas
        Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore.                              
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 579  Commend distinguished career of "Divorce Court" Judge     Harden
        Mablean Ephraim.                                       
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 580  Commend life, career and service of Jackson businessman   Chaney
        Warren A. Hood.                                        
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 581  Commend Dr. Karen Howell, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.   Moffatt
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 582  Commend Ms. Marsha Cummings, MGCCC Instructor of the      Moffatt
        Year.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 583  Commend Ms. Gaye Winter, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Moffatt
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 584  Commend life and service of Alline Jones Cockrell.        Frazier
           03/12 (S) Adopted
           03/12 (S) Immediate Release
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SR  13  Miss Christina Myers, commend on being named              Michel
        Mississippi Junior Miss 2004.                          
           03/12 (S) Adopted
SR  14  Commend Allison Kellogg on being named Miss Mississippi   Michel
        2003.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Adopted
SR  15  Russell A. Quave, commend life and service of.            Gollott
           03/12 (S) Adopted
SR  16  Horace B. Labat, Sr.; commend life.                       Dawkins
           03/12 (S) Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 282  Regulation of professional art therapists; reenact and    Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 283  Barber Examiners, State Board of; reenact and extend      Watson
        repealer on sections of law that create.               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
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).                          
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 343  Larger fraternal benefit societies; include under         Stevens
        definition of "insurer."                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
HB 346  Insurance companies; revise procedures to revoke          Stevens
        license if commissioner finds their condition unsound. 
           03/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
HB 441  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend repealer (RP).           Watson
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 471  Public buildings; require Department of Finance and       Stevens
        Administration to prepare estimate of costs for certain
        bond-funded projects.                                  
           03/12 (S) Referred To Public Property
HB 564  Regional economic development alliances; extend           Montgomery
        authority for member counties to exercise eminent      
        domain for certain projects.                           
           03/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 598  Drainage ditches and creeks of municipalities; remove     Holland
        minimum population requirement to clean.               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB 605  Fire detectors; require all hotels and lodging houses     Stevens
        to have Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved      
        detectors.                                             
           03/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
HB 654  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           03/12 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 781  Private correctional facility; prohibit certain           Malone
        procurement of goods made by out-of-state inmate labor 
        if P.I.C. makes goods.                                 
           03/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 817  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise maturity date for bonds issued by.              
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 866  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish.          Eaton
           03/12 (S) Referred To Agriculture
HB 868  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Economic Development and Tourism
HB 889  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Eaton
        Administrative Procedures Act.                         
           03/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 940  Community hospitals; clarify that they can use other      Smith (39th)
        hospital assets as loan security.                      
           03/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1217  Bonds; revise purposes for which allocations may be       Morris
        used by community and junior colleges.                 
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1333  Income tax; eliminate consolidated return filings of      Watson
        corporate income tax returns.                          
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1442  Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum; designate as      Snowden
        state historical industrial museum.                    
           03/12 (S) Referred To Public Property
HB1443  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Howell
        exemption for certain business enterprises operating   
        in.                                                    
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1458  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by owners    Watson
        of certain floating structures.                        
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1627  Insurance, surplus lines; State Tax Commission to         Peranich
        collect insurance premium tax.                         
           03/12 (S) Referred To Finance

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