Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/24/04



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House: Introductions

HB1756  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Reeves
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1757  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Guice
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1758  Income tax; increase and revise the tax credit for        Guice
        employers providing skills training.                   
           03/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1759  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Mayo
        of a National Guard Readiness Center in Clarksdale.    
           03/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1760  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute to County       Akins
        Economic Development Foundation.                       
           03/24 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1761  Economic Development Highway Act; limit use of funds on   Howell
        retail projects and increase the amount of bonds that  
        may be issued under.                                   
           03/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1762  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize DEQ to borrow     Smith (39th)
        from for loan programs, Department of Rehabilitation   
        Services to borrow from.                               
           03/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1763  Suffrage; restore to Hugh King of Claiborne County.       Middleton
           03/24 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1764  Suffrage; restore to David Lavelle Hart of Harrison       Fredericks
        County.                                                
           03/24 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1765  Suffrage; restore to Tiffany S. Dean of Harrison          Fredericks
        County.                                                
           03/24 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HR  49  Judge Mablean Ephriam; commend success and                Holloway
        accomplishments.                                       
           03/24 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 615  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Capps
        compensate Freddie Moore for inmate property lost.     
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 851  Clay County; authorize to contribute funds to local       Gibbs
        Boys and Girls Club.                                   
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1667  Attala County; may contribute to Boys & Girls Club of     Stevens
        Kosciusko.                                             
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1679  City of Vicksburg; authorize to provide in-kind           Flaggs
        services to The Initiative, Inc.                       
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1682  Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Flaggs
        United Way of West Central Mississippi Information     
        Line.                                                  
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1697  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1698  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1699  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1700  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1701  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1702  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1703  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1704  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1705  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1706  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1707  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1708  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1709  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1710  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1711  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1712  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1713  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1714  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1715  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1716  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1717  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1718  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1719  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1720  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1721  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1722  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1723  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1724  Appropriation; Mississippi State Board of Physical        Read
        Therapy.                                               
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1725  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Miles
        Transportation.                                        
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1726  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1727  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1728  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1729  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1730  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1731  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1732  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1733  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Frierson
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1734  Appropriation; Governor's Office - Division of            Holland
        Medicaid.                                              
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1735  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1736  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1737  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1738  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1739  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1740  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1741  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1742  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1743  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Green
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1744  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Green
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1745  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Capps
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1746  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Capps
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1747  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Brown
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1748  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Brown
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1755  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        Building; FY05.                                        
           03/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB1696  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Pierce
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2013  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           03/24 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
SB2031  Licensed school employees; revise date for notice of      Simmons
        reemployment or nonreemployment.                       
           03/24 (H) Referred To Education
SB2146  Bail agents; revise the amount of the qualification       Kirby
        bond required for agents who act as personal surety.   
           03/24 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2583  County board of education is levying authority for all    Albritton
        school districts in county school system; provide.     
           03/24 (H) Referred To Education;Ways and Means
SB2659  PERS; make certain technical revisions to the laws        Thames
        governing the retirement system.                       
           03/24 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2846  Veterans' homes; require Department of Health to          Lee (47th)
        inspect twice a year.                                  
           03/24 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2850  "Rural Health Availability Act"; enact.                   Burton
           03/24 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2853  Mineral Lease Commission; transfer authority to           Dearing
        Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.           
           03/24 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB2986  Waste tire fee; impose on tires sold at wholesale.        Robertson
           03/24 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Ways and Means
SB3023  Child support; require certain agencies to charge fee     Huggins
        for reinstatement of suspended licenses and fees to go 
        to Child Support Unit.                                 
           03/24 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SC 540  Constitution Section 210; amend to remove prohibition     Chaney
        of sale of books by teachers.                          
           03/24 (H) Referred To Constitution;Education
SC 554  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for           Bryan
        Governor.                                              
           03/24 (H) Referred To Constitution;Apportionment and Elections



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  42  GFWC-Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs,             Brown
        Incorporated, commend for outstanding service.         
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  43  Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition; recognize for      Whittington
        dedicated service.                                     
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  44  Gwen K. Hitt; commend on being selected 2003 School       Warren
        Counselor of the Year.                                 
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  45  Lt. Philip Hemphill; commend for service to MHP and       Gunn
        accomplishments at National Police Shooting Champion.  
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  46  Brittanie N. Elliott; commend on selection as Wendy's     Sullivan
        High School Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award recipient.   
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3162  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and      Chaney
        in-kind services to Beulah Cemetery.                   
           03/24 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3163  City of Vicksburg; authorize to provide in-kind           Chaney
        services to The Initiative, Inc.                       
           03/24 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3164  Harrison County; create the Harrison County Stormwater    Gollott
        Management District Act.                               
           03/24 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3165  Tunica County; authorize funding by the county for the    Jackson (11th)
        Tunica County Economic Development Foundations, Inc.   
           03/24 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3166  Suffrage; restore to Charles Johnson of Claiborne,        Posey
        County.                                                
           03/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SC 590  Commend James W. Hill, Sr.                                Hyde-Smith
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 591  Commend life of Assistant Attorney General Alice Wise.    Ross
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 592  Commend 2004 Murrah High School Mock Trial Team.          Frazier
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  18  Commend the life and humanitarian service of Dr. John     Gollott
        B. O'Keefe.                                            
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 767  Transportation Commission; revise allowable places of     Miles
        meetings.                                              
           03/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 858  Highway; require MDOT to construct certain highway        Vince
        segment in Marion County.                              
           03/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1215  State highways; designate certain highways as memorial    Compretta
        highways.                                              
           03/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1594  Mississippi Scenic Byway Program; designate certain       Middleton
        highway segments as part of.                           
           03/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



Senate: Floor Actions

SB3104  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3105  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3106  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3107  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3108  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3109  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3110  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3111  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3112  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3113  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3114  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3115  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3116  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3117  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3118  Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary Programs - Consol.        Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3119  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3120  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3121  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3122  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3123  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3124  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3125  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center.        Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3126  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3127  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3128  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3129  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3130  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3131  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3132  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3133  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3134  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3135  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
        Inventory.                                             
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3136  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3137  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3138  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3139  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3140  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3141  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3142  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3143  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3144  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3145  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3146  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3147  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3148  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3149  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3150  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3151  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3152  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3153  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3154  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3155  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3156  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3157  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3158  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed
SB3159  Appropriation; MS Workers' Compensation Comm.             Gordon
           03/24 (S) Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  13  Counties; authorize to provide services and equipment     Montgomery
        to improve state parks, wildlife and fish habitat.     
           03/24 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 287  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; to reenact      Watson
        and extend the date of repeal (RP).                    
           03/24 (S) Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
HB 402  Child Care Licensing Law; extend repealer on exemption    Watson
        for certain accredited programs (RP).                  
           03/24 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 546  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District require audit; allow    Stevens
        credit card use; require relocation costs for certain  
        pipes.                                                 
           03/24 (S) Referred To Public Utilities;Highways and Transportation
HB 663  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Pierce
        extend repealer on.                                    
           03/24 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 788  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and make        Guice
        various changes to.                                    
           03/24 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 816  Child protection specialists; may provide certain         Ishee
        services for DHS with oversight by social workers.     
           03/24 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1013  Health care professional students; require criminal       Holland
        background checks and fingerprinting for.              
           03/24 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1035  Fleeing law enforcement; create offense, provide          Smith (39th)
        penalties and require policy adoption.                 
           03/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1306  Hunt and fish; establish right of all citizens.           Ellington
           03/24 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB1344  Board of Medical Licensure; expand membership to          Holland
        include consumers with no ties to physicians.          
           03/24 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1429  Salaries; increase by county officials and provide        Green
        supplement for certain state officials.                
           03/24 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1500  Delinquent child; youth court must consider additional    Carlton
        factors before entering a disposition order.           
           03/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1555  Counties; authorize to donate money to local Boys and     Holloway
        Girls Club.                                            
           03/24 (S) Referred To County Affairs
HB1625  Mississippi Health Care Rights of Conscience Act;         Fillingane
        create.                                                
           03/24 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1634  Mineral lease commission; revise composition of.          Reeves
           03/24 (S) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1696  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Pierce
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HC  71  Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls Basketball        Barnett
        Team; commend on winning state championship.           
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  72  Seminary High School Bulldogs Football Team; commend on   Warren
        winning Class 2A State Championship.                   
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  73  Grace Ortte; commend on 105th birthday.                   Compretta
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  74  Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies; commend on   Davis
        25th anniversary.                                      
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  75  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2003 Class 1A Small State Cochampions.  
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  76  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2002 Class 1A Small State Champions.    
           03/24 (S) Referred To Rules

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