Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/31/04



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House: Introductions

HB1804  Appropriation; provide additional funds for Medical       Blackmon
        Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan.               
           03/31 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1805  City of Charleston; authorize to lease land to Robert     Reynolds
        Hill Youth Foundation, Inc.                            
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1806  Taxation; increase certain gaming tax and use revenue     Eaton
        for operation of crises centers.                       
           03/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1807  Suffrage; restore to Charles Bennett of Grenada County.   Bondurant
           03/31 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1808  Suffrage; restore to Maurice Harper Arrington of Jasper   Staples
        County.                                                
           03/31 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1809  Suffrage; restore to Bobby Lee Russell of Alcorn          Moss
        County.                                                
           03/31 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1810  Tishomingo County; authorize to transfer funds from       Cummings
        airport bond fund account to county airport fund       
        account.                                               
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1811  Local and Private; provide that certain counties may      Carlton
        contribute to Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.     
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1812  City of Amory; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1813  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1814  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Shrine Club.                                    
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1815  City of McComb; authorize creation of Commission on       Myers
        Youth for.                                             
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1816  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to Aaron     Mayo
        E. Henry Community Health Clinic, Inc., and to G.A.    
        Stover Health Clinic, P.A.                             
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1817  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Coleman (29th)
        compensate Attorney Willie Griffin for services        
        rendered.                                              
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1818  Suffrage; restore to John Paul Lumpkin of Pearl River     Dedeaux
        County.                                                
           03/31 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HC  86  Mildred D. Taylor; recognize April 2, 2004, as "Mildred   Dickson
        D. Taylor Day" in Mississippi.                         
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  64  Clerk's Office staff; commend for many hours of           Hamilton (109th)
        dedication in honoring Mississippi veterans.           
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  65  Lt. Philip Hemphill; commend achievements as a National   Gunn
        Police Shooting Champion.                              
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  66  Darris Plaxton O'Quinn; commend upon retirement.          Shows
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  67  Northeast Jones High School Girls Basketball Team;        Staples
        commend on winning state championship.                 
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

SB2052  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Burton
        receiving tag.                                         
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDPAA: IN To AP
SB2082  Mississippi Blues Commission; establish.                  Jordan
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDP: TO To AP
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ME To AP
SB2532  Law enforcement officers; expand coverage for line of     Albritton
        duty death benefits.                                   
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2892  Drug courts; provide assessments on offenses to provide   Hyde-Smith
        funding.                                               
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To AP
SC 540  Constitution Section 210; amend to remove prohibition     Chaney
        of sale of books by teachers.                          
           03/31 (H) DR - TSDBAA: CO To ED



House: Committee Reports

HB 999  Income tax; revise amount of certain military             Montgomery
        compensation for officers which is excluded from gross 
        income.                                                
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1640  Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program;         Scott
        create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.        
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2010  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2075  Disabled parking; date of expiration of windshield        Hewes
        placards must be visible.                              
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2355  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           King
        training requirements and funding for training.        
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2393  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     Kirby
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2394  Insurance rebate monies; request investigation if use     Kirby
        is inconsistent with state law.                        
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2450  Industrial fire insurance policies; allow coverage for    Kirby
        burglary and theft.                                    
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2560  Commercial driver's license; permit diabetics to obtain   Tollison
        under certain conditions.                              
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2589  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Gollott
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2599  Pre-need cemetery/funeral contracts; certain contracts    Kirby
        overrule wishes of next of kin.                        
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2624  Memorial Highway; designate portion of MS 149 in Town     Lee (35th)
        of D'Lo as D'Lo WWII Veterans Highway.                 
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2679  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Walls
        community and junior colleges; extend repealer on      
        employment procedures.                                 
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2684  Liquefied Compressed Gas Board; revise composition.       Kirby
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2754  Business advertising signs; prohibit governing            King
        authorities from imposing fees and privilege taxes.    
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2823  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Gollott
        present at relaying of oysters.                        
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2824  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Gollott
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2858  Campaign Finance Disclosure Law; clarify what             Chamberlin
        constitutes a contribution, require disclosure of      
        certain loans made to candidates.                      
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2921  Coastal wetlands; allow extension for processing          Gollott
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2991  Public Service Commission; shall not regulate rates of    King
        carriers transporting household goods.                 
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3010  Multi-modal transportation; revise multi-modal            Hewes
        transportation program and fund.                       
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 553  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Rogers (14th)
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 999  Income tax; revise amount of certain military             Montgomery
        compensation for officers which is excluded from gross 
        income.                                                
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1051  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Watson
        certain carriers of property (STC).                    
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1086  Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount of bonds       Smith (39th)
        authorized for certain projects.                       
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1459  Motor fuel tax; exclude racing fuel.                      Watson
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1491  Alcoholic beverages; revise privilege tax for             Holland
        manufacturer/distiller producing a product obtained    
        primarily from Mississippi ingredients.                
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1640  Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program;         Scott
        create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.        
           03/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1654  Major Economic Impact Act; authorize issuance of          Bentz
        additional bonds to address possible military base     
        closure and realignment.                               
           03/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1659  Growth and Prosperity Act; revise definition of "state    Howell
        tax" under to exempt certain leases of equipment from  
        sales and use taxes.                                   
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1676  George County Lake; increase bonds for project.           Robinson (84th)
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1762  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize DEQ to borrow     Smith (39th)
        from for loan programs, Department of Rehabilitation   
        Services to borrow from.                               
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1780  Taxation; provide certain tax incentives for the          Peranich
        production of motion pictures in Mississippi.          
           03/31 (H) Amended
           03/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1781  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Watson
        coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           03/31 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules
HB1785  Sales tax; exempt stripping and painting of commercial    Bailey
        aircraft engaged in foreign or interstate              
        transportation.                                        
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1788  Bonds; authorize issuance for certain economic            Howell
        development programs and projects.                     
           03/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1791  Bonds; increase amount authorized for certain             Howell
        Mississippi Development Authority programs.            
           03/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1792  Bonds; authorize for Building Fund for the Arts and the   Smith (39th)
        Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1793  Bonds; issue for IHL, community colleges and state        Smith (39th)
        agencies capital improvements.                         
           03/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (H) Passed
HB1796  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Janus
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           03/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (H) Amended
           03/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1798  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Howell
        definition of "project" and authorize issuance of bonds
        for certain projects.                                  
           03/31 (H) Passed
HC  78  Inverness, Mississippi; commend on celebration of its     Thomas
        100th anniversary.                                     
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  79  Citizens of Spain; express our sorrow and respect to      Zuber
        concerning the bombing in Madrid.                      
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  82  Walnut High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning       Ward
        Class 1A small state champions.                        
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  83  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning state    Compretta
        championship.                                          
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  84  St. Stanislaus Soccer Team; commend on winning Class 4A   Compretta
        State Championship.                                    
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  36  New Hope High School Trojans Baseball Team; commend on    Chism
        outstanding season for 2003.                           
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  47  Brookhaven High School Science Bowl Team; commend on      Barnett
        winning Mississippi Regional Science Bowl Competition. 
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  48  Biloxi High School Basketball Team; commend on winning    Patterson
        5A State Championship.                                 
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  49  Judge Mablean Ephriam; commend success and                Holloway
        accomplishments.                                       
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  50  Von Kyle Hersey; commend life of.                         Watson
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
SB2536  Appropriation; MDA-Baroque Dresden Exhibition;            Gordon
        Additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SC 587  Commend Marcus Ware for service to Petal School           King
        District.                                              
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 588  Commend Kelli Jackson, 2004 Miss Dixie National Queen     Jackson (15th)
        Competition.                                           
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 589  Commend New Hope High School Trojans Baseball Team        Brown
        championship season.                                   
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 590  Commend James W. Hill, Sr.                                Hyde-Smith
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 591  Commend life of Assistant Attorney General Alice Wise.    Ross
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 592  Commend 2004 Murrah High School Mock Trial Team.          Frazier
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 593  Commend Ray Brooks High School State Basketball           Walls
        Championship.                                          
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2122  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Nunnelee
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           03/31 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Ways and Means



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 140  Ad valorem tax; impose on nonproducing mineral estates    Robinson (84th)
        held separately from surface estate.                   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 188  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance for law       Martinson
        enforcement officers and fire fighters wounded in line 
        of duty.                                               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 189  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; exempt portion for          Zuber
        military personnel stationed out of state.             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 192  Sales tax; exempt clothing and school supplies one week   Fleming
        a year.                                                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 196  Sales tax; authorize special municipal sales tax to       Ishee
        fund certain capital projects.                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 197  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; authorize credit for        Ishee
        national guardsmen and reservists.                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 199  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers incurring      Fleming
        expenses for certain household and dependent care      
        services.                                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 200  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers allowed to     Fleming
        claim federal earned income tax credit.                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 201  Income tax; partially exclude active duty military        Zuber
        compensation received by a nonresident while stationed 
        in this state.                                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 202  Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of certain food and       Fleming
        revise certain diversions.                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 203  Income tax; exclude overtime compensation from gross      Fleming
        income.                                                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 204  Income tax; authorize deduction for medical expenses      Fleming
        regardless of amount.                                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 205  Sales tax; decrease on sales of all-terrain vehicles      Montgomery
        used for agricultural purposes.                        
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 213  Gasoline excise tax; increase and deposit portion of      Fleming
        proceeds into Mississippi Highway-Railroad Grade       
        Crossing Safety Account.                               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 215  Income tax; provide a credit for nonpublic school         Fleming
        tuition payments and home school material costs.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 217  Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation     Zuber
        received by a resident while stationed out of state.   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 218  Ad valorem tax, homestead property; exempt portion of     Zuber
        increase in assessed value above assessed value for    
        preceding year.                                        
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 219  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Zuber
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 220  Income tax; increase rate of tax.                         Fleming
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 222  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers that are       Fleming
        required to conduct criminal background checks on      
        employees.                                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 225  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Ishee
        renovation of Beauvoir Visitors Center.                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 226  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Ishee
        for construction of Gulf Coast Botanical Gardens at    
        Beauvoir.                                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 227  Bonds; issue bonds for capital improvements for           Fleming
        historically black public universities.                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 228  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers incurring      Fleming
        expenses for tutorial services for dependents enrolled 
        in public schools.                                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 229  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to Level 1 and        Fleming
        Level 2 public high schools.                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 253  Appropriations; Mississippi National Guard Educational    Pierce
        Assistance Law; increase funding for.                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 254  Appropriation; Department of Corrections to provide       Moak
        funding for additional field officers.                 
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 255  Appropriation; Department of Education for reinstating    Fleming
        physical education programs.                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 256  Appropriation; Corrections Department for support of      Ishee
        Storybook program of Lutheran Social Ministries.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 257  Appropriation; Education Department for support of        Ishee
        Enrich Program of Lutheran Social Ministries.          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 259  Appropriation; DHS to fund reimbursement program to       Fleming
        child care facilities for background checks.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 260  Appropriation; DHS to fund grant program for certain      Fleming
        parents to provide for child care.                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 267  Appropriation; Jackson State University Continuing        Fleming
        Education Learning Center.                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 270  Appropriation; IHL for funding grant program for          Fleming
        persons taking academic courses on Internet.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 271  Appropriation; IHL Board for Mississippi Engineers of     Fleming
        the 21st Century Scholarship Fund.                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 272  Appropriation; Department of Transportation for           Fleming
        Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account.              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 298  Municipalities; authorize issuance of bonds for           Fleming
        downtown private real estate development projects.     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 299  Sales tax; authorize counties to levy.                    West
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 302  Ad valorem tax and income tax; exempt certain small       West
        businesses from.                                       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 304  Sales tax; provide for reduced rate admissions to all     McBride
        publicly owned facilities.                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 307  Ad valorem tax; agricultural land to retain               McBride
        agricultural use value after development until         
        transferred and used for developed purpose.            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 310  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Denny
        or services to Daughters of the American Revolution.   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 311  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayer paying home       Denny
        security expenses for primary residence.               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 341  Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance    Howell
        from gross income.                                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 344  Various taxes and fees on insurance companies; revise.    Stevens
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 348  Ad valorem taxation; exempt business inventories from.    Markham
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 349  Emerging Crops Fund; increase bonds available for         Flaggs
        minority business enterprises.                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 350  Bonds; issue bonds for construction of new stadium on     Fleming
        campus of Jackson State University.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 358  Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation     Robinson (84th)
        from gross income.                                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 367  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements at the state          Guice
        shipyard in Jackson County.                            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 382  Sales tax; exempt transfer of motor vehicle between       Moak
        siblings.                                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 479  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.                       Barnett
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 507  Tobacco products; increase excise tax on and earmark      Fleming
        revenues from increase for certain purposes.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 508  Tobacco products; increase excise tax on and earmark      Fleming
        revenues from increase for certain purposes.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  License tags; one distinctive tag for fire fighter        Chism
        exempt from fees and taxes.                            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 528  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Chism
        and services to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 536  Automated teller machines (ATM); impose tax on amount     Fleming
        of transaction fees charged to users of.               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 540  Appropriation; Department of Transportation for funding   Robinson (63rd)
        certain corridor project in Hinds County.              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 563  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain clothing and    Moak
        school supplies on third Saturday in July and first    
        Saturday in December.                                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 603  Annexed territory; prohibit municipality from levying     Horne
        ad valorem taxes until services are provided.          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 616  Sales tax; impose on certain rentals of real property.    Fleming
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 623  Sales tax; exempt all sales of tractors and farm          Rotenberry
        implements when sold by farmers.                       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 624  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain articles of     Rotenberry
        clothing during the first weekend in August.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 626  Sales tax; exempt sales made under court order or         Rotenberry
        supervision.                                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 627  Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of     Rotenberry
        age or older or totally disabled.                      
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 631  Income tax; exclude certain amounts received by a         Rotenberry
        missionary living abroad from gross income.            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 660  Income tax; increase amount of national guard and         Pierce
        reserve compensation excluded from gross income.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 674  Liquefied compressed gas tax; increase tax and amount     Stevens
        distributors may retain when filing monthly reports and
        remitting tax.                                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 688  Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.         Fredericks
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 705  Income tax; provide a credit for employers that incur     Whittington
        costs to promote employee physical fitness.            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 706  Income tax; provide tax credit for contributions to       Whittington
        schools for use in providing physical fitness or other 
        health programs.                                       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 746  Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of        Snowden
        certain articles of clothing during the first weekend  
        in August.                                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 752  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark revenue    Whittington
        from increase for Medicaid.                            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 757  Taxation; create 1% professional service transaction      Fleming
        tax.                                                   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 765  Sales tax; provide for reduced tax on admissions to all   Snowden
        publicly owned facilities.                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 766  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Snowden
        and services to East Mississippi State Hospital        
        Friends.                                               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 795  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District;        Guice
        revise ad valorem tax that member counties may levy for
        capital outlay.                                        
           03/31 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 806  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; include              Franks
        motorcycles in vehicles eligible to receive.           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 821  Bonds; issue to fund certain improvements to U.S.         Fillingane
        Highway 98.                                            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 823  Income tax; allow credit for construction enterprises     Guice
        providing new jobs in certain counties.                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 846  Homestead exemption; provide for certain owners of        Brown
        manufactured homes or mobile homes.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 849  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Mississippi       Reynolds
        Library Commission grant program for public library    
        improvements.                                          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 855  Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food.            Snowden
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 856  Sales tax; authorize special municipal/county sales tax   Mayo
        to fund certain capital projects.                      
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 862  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority to       Calhoun
        fund minority disparity study.                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 875  Appropriations; IHL for salary adjustment for JSU         Clarke
        professors.                                            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 876  Bonds; issue for Americans with Disabilities Act          Clarke
        compliance and repair and renovation of facilities at  
        JSU.                                                   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 877  Appropriations; IHL for maintenance costs of E-Center     Clarke
        at Jackson State University.                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 878  Bonds; issue for facility renovation and acquisition of   Clarke
        digital equipment for JSU radio station at Mississippi 
        E-center/JSU.                                          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 947  Appropriations; IHL for GED adult continuing education    Clarke
        at JSU.                                                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 948  Bonds; issue for construction of stadium on campus of     Clarke
        Jackson State University.                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 963  Ad valorem taxation; create 10% cap on increase in        Eaton
        assessed value of agricultural property and commercial 
        poultry houses.                                        
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 969  Bonds; issue for land acquisition for Jackson State       Clarke
        University.                                            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 982  Ad valorem, income, corporation franchise and sales       West
        taxes; temporarily exempt certain small businesses     
        from.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 997  Bonds; issue for construction of NASCAR speedway and      Fleming
        related facilities.                                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1000  Property insurance; reduce percentage charged to          Buck
        insurance companies on premiums paid.                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1001  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Holloway
        and services to volunteer fire departments.            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1006  Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and         Rogers (61st)
        Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1011  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Holland
        Fund and for Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving
        Loan Fund.                                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1030  Ad valorem taxation; revise definition of "head of a      Denny
        family" and "home" or "homestead" under the homestead  
        exemption law.                                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1089  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark revenues   Warren
        from increase for mental health holding centers.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1110  Ad valorem taxation; provide partial exemption for        Compretta
        persons owning historical property.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1116  Distinctive license tag; National Guard and reserve;      Pierce
        first tag tax exempt.                                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1168  Sales tax; reduce rate on retail sales of motorcycles.    Moore
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1191  Variable rate debt; increase amount state may issue.      Howell
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1213  Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for   Formby
        portion of self-employment taxes paid by self-employed 
        individuals.                                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1221  Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for Juvenile   Hines
        Detention Facilities Monitoring Unit.                  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1225  Motor fuel excise taxes; provide partial exemption on     Formby
        sales of fuel to volunteer fire departments for use in 
        department vehicles.                                   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1302  Income tax; phase out for corporations.                   Moore
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1312  Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS          Hines
        education, prevention and treatment programs/services. 
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1317  Ad valorem tax; agricultural land to retain               Young
        agricultural use value after development until         
        transferred and used for developed purpose.            
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1318  Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.       Formby
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1341  Municipal annexation; property of newly annexed           Ellington
        territory is exempt from municipal ad valorem taxes    
        until services are provided.                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1480  Appropriation; IHL for scholarships to USM's Summer       Davis
        Program for Academically Talented Youth.               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1481  Sales tax and use tax; exempt delivery and freight        Davis
        charges from.                                          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1646  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Frierson
        providing skills training.                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1647  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Simpson
        providing skills training.                             
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1650  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Upshaw
        and services to certain organizations providing food to
        needy persons.                                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1651  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Compretta
        and services to certain organizations providing food to
        needy persons.                                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1652  Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for   Howell
        portion of self-employment taxes paid by self-employed 
        individuals.                                           
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1653  Income tax; provide a tax credit for expenses incurred    Brown
        in rehabilitating certain historic structures.         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1655  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Howell
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1656  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Howell
        Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for, limited grant   
        amount.                                                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1657  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Howell
        the ACE Fund.                                          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1658  Emerging Crops Fund; continue minority economic           Howell
        development program, increase amount of bonds          
        authorized to provide funds for.                       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1660  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase bonds for   Howell
        certain grants or loan to counties and municipalities. 
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1661  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   Howell
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1669  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Lott
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1670  Sales tax; increase on certain rentals of vehicles and    Broomfield
        earmark revenue from increase for State and School     
        Employees Insurance Fund.                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1695  Bonds; issue bonds for dining facility capital            Clarke
        improvements at Alcorn State University.               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1756  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Reeves
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/31 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1757  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Guice
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1758  Income tax; increase and revise the tax credit for        Guice
        employers providing skills training.                   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1759  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Mayo
        of a National Guard Readiness Center in Clarksdale.    
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1761  Economic Development Highway Act; limit use of funds on   Howell
        retail projects and increase the amount of bonds that  
        may be issued under.                                   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1766  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Ishee
        for acquisition of certain military artifacts.         
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1768  Appropriation; IHL for funding Greenville Higher          Hines
        Education Center.                                      
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1769  Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS          Perkins
        education, prevention and treatment programs/services. 
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1770  Appropriations; provide certain matching funds for        Formby
        federal grants to purchase fire trucks.                
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1771  Appropriations; fully fund the Rural Fire Truck           Formby
        Acquisition Program for seven rounds of fire trucks.   
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1781  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Watson
        coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           03/31 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1782  Ad valorem and sales taxes; provide exemptions for        Watson
        property of and sales to Mississippi Technology        
        Alliance.                                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1783  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Dedeaux
        for expanding Hancock County Arena.                    
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1784  Income tax; increase amount of certain compensation for   Scott
        military officers that is excluded from gross income.  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1789  Privilege tax; provide for reciprocal assessment on       Stevens
        professionals from states where Mississippi residents  
        are assessed.                                          
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1790  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for           Frierson
        construction of Holocaust Museum at Camp Shelby.       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1795  Taxation; increase certain taxes and deposit revenue      Mayo
        from increase into Budget Contingency Fund for certain 
        purposes.                                              
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1797  Income tax; authorize deduction for gaming losses         Compretta
        incurred by Mississippi residents.                     
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1799  Taxation; increase certain taxes and use revenue for      Eaton
        the operation of crises centers.                       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1803  Veterans Memorial Stadium; issue bonds for                Clarke
        repair/renovation of, and abolish Stadium Commission.  
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1804  Appropriation; provide additional funds for Medical       Blackmon
        Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan.               
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1806  Taxation; increase certain gaming tax and use revenue     Eaton
        for operation of crises centers.                       
           03/31 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2142  Appropriation; Board of Chiropractic Examiners;           Little
        additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2536  Appropriation; MDA-Baroque Dresden Exhibition;            Gordon
        Additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2857  Elections; comply with the Help America Vote Act of       Chamberlin
        2002.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3043  Appropriation; Department of Banking and Consumer         Gordon
        Finance; Additional FY 2004.                           
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3044  Appropriation; Board of Public Accountancy; Additional    Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3045  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3046  Appropriation;  Board of Bar Admissions;  Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3047  Appropriation; Board of Pharmacy; Additional FY 2004.     Gordon
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Service; Additional       Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3050  Appropriation;  Physical Therapy Board;  Additional  FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3057  Appropriation; Joint Legislative Reapportionment          Gordon
        Committee; Additional FY 2004.                         
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3095  Appropriation;  Board of Optometry;  Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3096  Appropriation; Board of Animal Health; Additional FY      Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3098  Appropriation; Board of Dental Examiners; Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3189  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute to the          Tollison
        Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development           
        Foundation.                                            
           03/31 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3190  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute funds to        Tollison
        Youth Baseball Association.                            
           03/31 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3191  Bonds; authorize the issuance of additional general       Little
        obligation bonds for the Mississippi Civil War         
        Battlefield Acquisition Fund.                          
           03/31 (S) Referred To Finance
SN  68  Dr. Paul D. Jackson, Greenville, Mississippi, Medical     GOVERNOR
        Licensure, Board Of, for a six-year term ending on June
        30, 2010, representing First Supreme Court District.   
           03/31 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  69  Dr. A. Wallace Conerly, Jackson, Mississippi, Medical     GOVERNOR
        Licensure, Board Of, for a six-year term ending on July
        1, 2010, representing First Supreme Court District.    
           03/31 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  70  Dr. Dewitt G. Crawford, Louisville, Mississippi,          GOVERNOR
        Medical Licensure, Board Of, for a six-year term ending
        on July 2, 2010, representing the Third Supreme Court  
        District.                                              
           03/31 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  71  Joe Blount, Jackson, Mississippi, Tax Commission., as     GOVERNOR
        Chairman, for a six-year term ending June 30, 2010.    
           03/31 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 287  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; to reenact      Watson
        and extend the date of repeal (RP).                    
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: VM To AP
HB 438  Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund;   Watson
        extend repealers on (RP).                              
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB 611  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
        dealers.                                               
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: JB To AP
HB 636  School counselors and speech pathologists; continue       Pierce
        receiving salary supplement without NBPTS              
        certification.                                         
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 656  Assistant teachers; clarify that minimum number of sick   Pierce
        leave days will be same as licensed teachers.          
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 657  School districts; authorize to provide training and       Pierce
        incentive pay to comply with No Child Left Behind Act. 
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
        repealer on.                                           
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 663  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Pierce
        extend repealer on.                                    
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 741  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            Jennings
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 789  Mississippi Juvenile Justice Task Force; create to        Flaggs
        study and make recommendations on juvenile justice     
        system.                                                
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: JB To AP
HB 915  Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all    Holland
        new employees.                                         
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB 983  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; extend          Wells-Smith
        reporting date from November 1, 2003, to December 1,   
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: JB To AP
HB1038  Abortions; require to be performed at ASF or hospital     Smith (39th)
        after first trimester.                                 
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB1046  Health; SDH prepare state Hepatitis C plan, and allow     Bondurant
        obesity council to become nonpropfit entity.           
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB1177  State Board of Education; authorize to compensate         Brown
        certain school bus drivers for expenses in getting     
        commercial license.                                    
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB1251  State Auditor; authorize to establish policies and        Brown
        procedures for accounting of student average daily     
        attendance.                                            
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB1269  Mississippi Holocaust Commission; create.                 Frierson
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB1345  CON; issue for MSU and health care provider to acquire    Holland
        and operate linear accelerator and MRI.                
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB1407  Mississippi Clearinghouse for People with Disabilities;   Holland
        create.                                                
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB1434  Medicaid; make technical amendments to law.               Morris
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB1448  Housing; create emergency temporary housing assistance    Rogers (61st)
        program.                                               
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: VM To AP
HB1450  State Disaster Trust Fund; authorize certain              Rogers (61st)
        expenditures during state of emergency.                
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: VM To AP
HB1626  Ambulances and emergency vehicles; revise certain         Howell
        provisions regarding operation of.                     
           03/31 (S) DR - TSDP: PH To HI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 281  Mississippi Ratite Council; reenact and extend repealer   Watson
        on (RP).                                               
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 293  Foresters Registration Law; reenact and repeal            Watson
        repealer.                                              
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 294  Mississippi Pulpwood Scaling and Practices Act; reenact   Watson
        and repeal the repealer.                               
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 409  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2002; reenact      Watson
        and extend repealer (RP).                              
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 473  Pretrial diversion; include RID program.                  Baker (74th)
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 644  Streams and water courses; extend date of repeal for      Turner
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 665  Code of student conduct; delete repealer on provision     Pierce
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority.            
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 666  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Pierce
        school statutes.                                       
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 721  Regional planning commissions; authorize to acquire and   Dedeaux
        dispose of property.                                   
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 865  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Eaton
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1091  Youth court; make revisions for certain aspects of        Flaggs
        custody hearings and custody orders in.                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1148  Agricultural Theft Bureau; expand duties to include       Moody
        enforcement of timber theft laws.                      
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1188  Substitute teachers; authorize certain private firms to   Jennings
        perform background checks on.                          
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1194  Municipal police chiefs and officers; revise continuing   Snowden
        education requirements.                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1500  Delinquent child; youth court must consider additional    Carlton
        factors before entering a disposition order.           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1616  Agriculture Association; reduce number of procedures      Eaton
        required to form.                                      
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  56  Amend Constitution; prohibit same gender marriages.       Barnett
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1456  Sales tax; allow telecommunications providers to sell     Watson
        taxable and nontaxable services at a single nonitemized
        price.                                                 
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB2135  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Hyde-Smith
        of National Guard Readiness Center in City of          
        Monticello.                                            
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB2390  Major Economic Impact Act; increase bonds authorized      Brown
        for certain projects under.                            
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB2729  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements at the state          Moffatt
        shipyard in Jackson County.                            
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB2742  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Nunnelee
        Fund, Local Governments & Rural Water Systems          
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB2804  Bonds; provide for the issuing of state general           Robertson
        obligation bonds for the ACE Fund.                     
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB2809  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3042  Motor vehicle privilege; treat private commercial and     Robertson
        noncommercial carriers of property the same.           
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3051  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
        Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3076  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Hewes
        for construction of Gulf Coast Botanical Gardens at    
        Beauvoir.                                              
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3078  Economic Development Highway Act; prohibit use of funds   Robertson
        on retail project and increase the amount of bonds that
        may be issued under.                                   
           03/31 (S) Amended
           03/31 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3085  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3087  Emerging Crops Fund; continue minority loan program and   Robertson
        increase amounts that may be utilized in the program.  
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3088  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase bond for    Robertson
        certain grants or loans to counties and municipalities.
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3091  Major Economic Impact Act; provide additional bonding     Michel
        authority to address base closure and realignment.     
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3093  Growth and Prosperity Act; exempt certain equipment       Huggins
        from sales and use taxes.                              
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3103  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for the Mississippi Land, Water   Robertson
        and Timber Resources Fund.                             
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3173  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3174  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Robertson
        coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3177  Taxation; exempt certain technology incubators &          Robertson
        tenants from ad valorem taxation & exempt MS Technology
        Alliance from sales tax.                               
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3178  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for state     Robertson
        agencies, IHL and community colleges.                  
           03/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3182  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgments,              Gordon
        Settlements, Fees; Additional FY 2004.                 
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3183  Appropriation; Debt Service; Additional FY 2004.          Gordon
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3184  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3185  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/31 (S) Passed
SB3186  Sales taxation; reduce and exempt certain sales to high   Robertson
        technology businesses.                                 
           03/31 (S) Passed
SR  19  Commend Graduate School Deans from JSU with 50 years of   Frazier
        service.                                               
           03/31 (S) Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 829  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports.   
           03/31 (S) Referred To Finance
HC  78  Inverness, Mississippi; commend on celebration of its     Thomas
        100th anniversary.                                     
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  79  Citizens of Spain; express our sorrow and respect to      Zuber
        concerning the bombing in Madrid.                      
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  82  Walnut High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning       Ward
        Class 1A small state champions.                        
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  83  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning state    Compretta
        championship.                                          
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  84  St. Stanislaus Soccer Team; commend on winning Class 4A   Compretta
        State Championship.                                    
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2001  Sales tax; exempt sales to the American Family            Nunnelee
        Association.                                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2006  Income tax credit; allow for certain charges paid by      Hewes
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports and
        airports.                                              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2007  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Dearing
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2015  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain articles   Michel
        of clothing during the first weekend in August.        
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2016  Sales tax exemption; Habitat for Humanity.                Nunnelee
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2032  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide      Dearing
        grants for livestock facilities.                       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2044  Income tax; revise certain provisions regarding gains     Nunnelee
        and losses and business deductions.                    
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2045  Sales taxation; exempt certain sales to 501(c)(3)         Dearing
        organizations for conservation projects.               
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2057  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to improve Duncan   Dearing
        Park Golf Course in Natchez.                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2062  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Ross
        Reserve pay.                                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2070  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Burton
        Reserve pay.                                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2081  Ad valorem taxation; reduce amount of variation from a    Huggins
        previous year that true value of agricultural land may 
        not exceed.                                            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2092  Sales taxation; exempt sales to nonprofit food            Cuevas
        pantries.                                              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2095  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Browning
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2097  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Dearing
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2114  Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions     Jackson (32nd)
        to certain student aid programs.                       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2126  Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds - supplemental   Jackson (32nd)
        health insurance for law enforcement; FY2005.          
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2131  Income tax; all payments by self-employed persons for     King
        health insurance are deductible as gross income.       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2147  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Thomas
        renovation of the Oakes African-American Cultural      
        Center.                                                
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2161  Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs    Jackson (32nd)
        of America from tobacco funds; FY2005.                 
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a stadium on    Harden
        the campus of JSU.                                     
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2187  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain foods for       Harden
        human consumption.                                     
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2195  State income tax credit for out-of-pocket classroom       Harden
        supply expenditures made by public schoolteachers;     
        provide for.                                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197  Sales taxation; exempt the sale of property and           King
        services used in the improvement of realty for churches
        or religious institutions.                             
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2260  MDA; create the Local Law Enforcement Assistance          Walls
        Program.                                               
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2272  Motor vehicles; 10% disabled veterans may be issued a     Tollison
        disabled veteran tag.                                  
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2275  Tidelands appropriation FY04; redesignate certain         Cuevas
        projects.                                              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2279  Taxation; exempt one motor vehicle of active duty U.S.    Doxey
        Armed Forces members from ad valorem taxation.         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2289  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide      Tollison
        grants for livestock facilities.                       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2326  Ad valorem taxation; exempt business inventories from     Cuevas
        ad valorem taxation.                                   
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2351  Bonds; issue to establish a community development         Horhn
        corporation grant program.                             
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2353  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for preplanning     Horhn
        of a national civil rights museum.                     
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2354  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to assist in        Horhn
        construction of a park at Lake Hico.                   
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2427  Tax credit for employer providing skills training or      Chaney
        retraining; increase and delete repealer.              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2429  Sales tax; reduce the sales tax on prepared foods to      Butler
        6%.                                                    
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2430  Ad valorem taxes; exempt motor vehicles owned by          Butler
        persons sixty-five or older.                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2435  Ad valorem taxation; exempt a portion of the assessed     Williamson
        value of egg houses, pullet houses and broiler houses. 
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2464  Homestead exemption; increase for persons 100% disabled   Hewes
        and 65 or older.                                       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2471  Appropriation; Co-Lin Community College NEH Humanities    Dearing
        Challenge Grant Match; FY2005.                         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2476  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Hewes
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2528  Appropriation; to Department of Mental Health to fund     Butler
        crisis intervention centers.                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2540  Appropriation; DHS-require maximization of federal        Tollison
        funds for Child Care and Development Fund, FY2005.     
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2574  Taxation; continue exclusion of carbon dioxide from the   Dearing
        definition of gas and continue ad valorem tax exemption
        for carbon dioxide.                                    
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2580  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; include              Dearing
        motorcycles in vehicles eligible to receive.           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2653  Appropriations; IHL for salary adjustment for JSU         Harden
        professors.                                            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2654  Appropriations; IHL for maintenance costs of E-Center     Harden
        at Jackson State University.                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2668  Foreign insurance companies; revise various taxes and     Kirby
        fees.                                                  
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2696  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Act: revise provision;       Thames
        exempt certain sales to fire departments from taxation.
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2698  Sales tax; authorize special municipal/county sales tax   Burton
        to fund certain capital projects.                      
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2717  Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for   Michel
        portion of self-employment taxes paid by self-employed 
        individuals.                                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2730  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Little
        providing skills training.                             
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2768  Homestead exemption; provide for certain owners of        Wilemon
        manufactured homes or mobile homes.                    
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2773  Sales taxation; "gross income" shall not include          Hewes
        property taxes on equipment purchased under            
        lease-purchase agreement.                              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2780  Income tax; create the Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Act.   Williamson
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2861  Provide for assessment upon packages of cigarettes to     Gordon
        be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund.          
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3052  Bonds; issue for construction of stadium on campus of     Harden
        Jackson State University.                              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3053  Bonds; issue for Americans with Disabilities Act          Harden
        compliance and repair and renovation of facilities at  
        JSU.                                                   
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3054  Bonds; issue for land acquisition for Jackson State       Harden
        University.                                            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3055  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds to enhance the neighborhood       Harden
        surrounding JSU.                                       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3056  Bonds; issue for facility renovation and acquisition of   Harden
        digital equipment for JSU radio station at Mississippi 
        E-center/JSU.                                          
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3058  Refunding bond provisions; all school districts may use   Harden
        provisions of.                                         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3059  Ad valorem taxation; exempt qualified hybrid vehicles.    Dawkins
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3060  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark revenue    Dawkins
        from increase for Medicaid.                            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3061  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Robertson
        Fund and for Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving
        Loan Fund.                                             
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3062  Major Economic Impact Act; provide additional bonding     Robertson
        authority to address base closure and realignment.     
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3068  Income taxation; provide a tax credit for expenses        Dawkins
        incurred in rehabilitating certain historic structures.
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3069  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for two community group homes     Mettetal
        for the Department of Mental Health.                   
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3070  Income taxation; exclude all income of persons 65 or      Hewes
        older from gross income.                               
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3071  Long-Term Care Tax Credit Model Act; enact.               Dawkins
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3073  Bonds; authorize the issuance of g.o. bonds for a         Harden
        school of engineering building at J.S.U.               
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3074  Bonds; issue state g.o. bonds to match federal funds      Hewes
        for improvements to the access channel for the State   
        Port at Gulfport.                                      
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3075  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Hewes
        renovation of Beauvoir Visitors Center.                
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3080  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for repair and renovation of      Thomas
        the Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City.            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3081  Taxation; impose a 2¢ per liter tax on retail sales of    Dawkins
        bottled water.                                         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3092  Income and franchise tax; provide a credit for            Robertson
        contributions to nonprofit educational assistance      
        organizations.                                         
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3099  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule and deductions      Dawkins
        shall not be coupled to federal law and provide for in 
        state law.                                             
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3102  Taxation; increase certain taxes and use revenue for      Thames
        the operation of crises centers.                       
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3176  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize state and its     Robertson
        agencies to borrow from to provide funds for loan      
        programs.                                              
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3179  Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing an access      Posey
        road to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant.            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3181  Bonds; issue state g.o. bonds for projects at state       Posey
        parks, lakes and wildlife management areas.            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3191  Bonds; authorize the issuance of additional general       Little
        obligation bonds for the Mississippi Civil War         
        Battlefield Acquisition Fund.                          
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2857  Elections; comply with the Help America Vote Act of       Chamberlin
        2002.                                                  
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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