Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/08/04



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House: Introductions

HB1823  Harrison County; authorize issuance of bonds and          Janus
        additional hotel/motel tax to renovate Mississippi     
        Coast Coliseum.                                        
           04/08 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1824  Suffrage; restore to Terry Lynn Lomax of Hinds County.    Banks
           04/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1825  Suffrage; restore to Sammy Edward Washington of           Fredericks
        Harrison County.                                       
           04/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1826  Harrison County; authorize to contribute to Boys and      Fredericks
        Girls Clubs.                                           
           04/08 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC 101  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1756;   Reeves
        insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain    
        investments of certified capital.                      
           04/08 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 102  Lowery A. Woodall; commend life of.                       Davis
           04/08 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  85  Byhalia High School; commend boys basketball team on      Woods
        being runner-up for State Championship.                
           04/08 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  86  Rusty C. David; commend on receiving 2003 Billy Creel     Guice
        Tourism Award.                                         
           04/08 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  87  Pascagoula High School Class of 1954 Day; declare June    Guice
        26, 2004, as.                                          
           04/08 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 861  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Mayo
        Institute of Community Services, Inc. for additional   
        Head Start class.                                      
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1002  Tunica County; revise distribution of gaming revenue      Mayo
        tax.                                                   
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1664  Tunica County; authorize board of supervisors to          Mayo
        contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.              
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1672  Noxubee County; authorize to contribute to Institute      Ellis
        for Community Services to purchase school bus.         
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1675  City of Jackson; may contract with Keep Jackson           Robinson (63rd)
        Beautiful, Inc.                                        
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1680  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and      Flaggs
        in-kind services to Beulah Cemetery.                   
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1681  City of Vicksburg; allow to house prisoners in            Flaggs
        Louisiana.                                             
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1683  Donations; authorize Noxubee County to contribute to      Ellis
        Prairie Opportunity.                                   
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1754  City of Baldwyn; authorize to contribute to Chamber of    Holland
        Commerce.                                              
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1776  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1802  City of Long Beach; authorize to convey certain real      Simpson
        property to Harrison County.                           
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1805  City of Charleston; authorize to lease land to Robert     Reynolds
        Hill Youth Foundation, Inc.                            
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1812  City of Amory; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1815  City of McComb; authorize creation of Commission on       Myers
        Youth for.                                             
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1817  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Coleman (29th)
        compensate Attorney Willie Griffin for services        
        rendered.                                              
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2063  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2082  Mississippi Blues Commission; establish.                  Jordan
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2100  Purchasing agents for state agencies; clarify             Burton
        definition.                                            
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2146  Bail agents; revise the amount of the qualification       Kirby
        bond required for agents who act as personal surety.   
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2282  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Robertson
        to furnish and equip new MEMA building and related     
        facilities.                                            
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2283  Bonds; authorize MEMA to utilize the proceeds of bonds    Robertson
        in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund for certain      
        additional purposes.                                   
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2312  Human corpse; create felony of desecration of.            Mettetal
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2396  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan;          Kirby
        authorize Tort Claims Board to borrow money to purchase
        reinsurance.                                           
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2410  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Hyde-Smith
        administrative procedure act by deleting mandatory     
        public hearing.                                        
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2417  Law enforcement/jailers; revise definition of             Huggins
        part-time.                                             
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2433  Exemption from child-care facility licensure for          Nunnelee
        accredited programs; extend repealer on.               
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2438  Murder; include special and senior judges as peace        Huggins
        officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser        
        included offense.                                      
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2466  Crime victims' rights; revise definition of criminal      Albritton
        offense.                                               
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2522  Illegal drug interdiction; create task force.             Tollison
           04/08 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2579  Firearms; enhancement of penalty for use in commission    Tollison
        of any felony.                                         
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2608  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish by        Hyde-Smith
        removing incorrect scientific nomenclature.            
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2613  Fire Safety Education Division; create in State Fire      Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2623  Distinctive license tag; authorize for various            Michel
        organizations and revise certain existing tags.        
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2631  Additional privilege tax on heavy vehicles; clarify       Burton
        distribution of by counties.                           
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2638  New Home Warranty Act; revise.                            Flowers
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2640  Purchase of supply of natural gas; authorize certain      Little
        municipalities to contract for purchase and exempt from
        bid requirements.                                      
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2667  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise       Morgan
        definition of restaurant.                              
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2676  Corrections; authorize Department of Corrections to       Huggins
        contract with private facility in Tallahatchie County  
        to house state inmates.                                
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2708  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made by     Thames
        the board of trustees.                                 
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2771  Professional engineers and land surveyors; reenact and    Mettetal
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2820  Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation     Little
        and Expenditure Review (PEER); revise membership.      
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2826  Chapter 486, General Laws of 1994; technical              Tollison
        correction.                                            
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2831  Kidnapping; revise element of intent to confine.          Chamberlin
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2853  Mineral Lease Commission; transfer authority to           Dearing
        Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.           
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2859  Magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear accelerator    Jackson (15th)
        at MSU; authorize CON with conditions.                 
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2911  Bad check; revise service charge.                         Michel
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2984  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Robertson
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB2998  MDITS; must assist political subdivisions upon the        Burton
        request of the governing body of the political         
        subdivisions.                                          
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3182  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgments,              Gordon
        Settlements, Fees; Additional FY 2004.                 
           04/08 (H) Amended
           04/08 (H) Passed As Amended
           04/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3183  Appropriation; Debt Service; Additional FY 2004.          Gordon
           04/08 (H) Passed
           04/08 (H) Immediate Release
           04/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3184  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           04/08 (H) Passed
SB3185  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/08 (H) Passed



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 442  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1353  Motor Vehicle Commission; transfer funds in FY04          Stringer
        appropriation from one category to another.            
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1368  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Robinson (84th)
        fund.                                                  
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1403  Oil and Gas Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation   Stringer
        among several categories.                              
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1461  Department of Archives and History; reduce amount of      Stringer
        special funds appropriated to for FY04.                
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1465  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY04       Stringer
        appropriation among various categories.                
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1466  Pharmacy Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation      Stringer
        from one category to another.                          
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1467  Workers' Compensation Commission; transfer funds in       Stringer
        FY04 appropriation from one category to another.       
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  52  Amy Burks; commend on receiving Presidential Award for    Moss
        Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.        
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  53  John D. Bakelaar; commend on receiving a Presidential     Moore
        Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science        
        Teaching.                                              
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  64  Clerk's Office staff; commend for many hours of           Hamilton (109th)
        dedication in honoring Mississippi veterans.           
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  65  Lt. Philip Hemphill; commend achievements as a National   Gunn
        Police Shooting Champion.                              
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  67  Northeast Jones High School Girls Basketball Team;        Staples
        commend on winning state championship.                 
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  68  Lonnie Charles Johnson; commend life and works and        Watson
        express deepest sympathy upon his passing.             
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  69  Mike Bain; commend and congratulate for being named       Montgomery
        2003 National Coach of the Year.                       
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  70  Michael L. Newman; commend on achieving Eagle Scout       Shows
        honor.                                                 
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  71  Arthur M. Gill; commend life of.                          Patterson
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  72  John A Bull; commend on dedicated service to children     Hudson
        of Lawrence County.                                    
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  73  James W. Hill; commend upon retirement.                   Hudson
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  74  Mississippi Crime Victims' Week; proclaim April 18 to     Hines
        24, 2004, as and honor crime victims and those who     
        serve them.                                            
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  75  Fair Housing Month; designate the month of April 2004     Hines
        as and encourage all residents of Mississippi to       
        support.                                               
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  76  Biloxi City Council; commend for its unanimous approval   Patterson
        to recognize the yellow and red flag as a symbol for   
        Vietnamese Americans.                                  
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  77  Mr. and Mrs. James Leroy Nix; commend and congratulate    Stringer
        on the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.  
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  78  Edward Bradley Shearer; commend life of.                  Reynolds
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  79  Rae Miller Suess; commend life of.                        Denny
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  80  Lamar Foundation School; commend football team on         Horne
        winning state championship.                            
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  81  Ashland High School; commend Boys Basketball Team on      Buck
        outstanding season.                                    
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  82  Holly Springs High School Boys Basketball Team; commend   Buck
        and congratulate on winning the Class 3A Championship. 
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 595  Designate National Boys and Girls Club Week.              Dawkins
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 596  Commend Northeast Jones "Lady Tiger" Basketball Team,     Pickering
        State 4A Champions.                                    
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 597  Commend the life of professional fisherman Wayne Monk.    Gollott
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 598  Commend Mississippi State University Basketball Team      Little
        for winning SEC regular season title.                  
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 599  Commend Hollandale-Simmons High School Basketball Team    Clarke
        for championship.                                      
           04/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3201  City of Jackson; create a convention center commission    Harden
        and levy taxes to construct, operate, promote and      
        maintain a convention center.                          
           04/08 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3202  City of Columbus and Lowndes County; extend repeal date   Brown
        on restaurant tax.                                     
           04/08 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SC 604  Commend Senator Billy Hewes, 2004 ALEC National           Michel
        Chairman.                                              
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 605  Commend dental school and association for "Give Kids a    Hyde-Smith
        Smile" program.                                        
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 606  Commend career of EMCC Football Coach Tom Goode.          Brown
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 607  Commend Radio Station WJZD (JZ 94.5) on its 10th          Horhn
        Anniversary.                                           
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 608  Commend Choctaw Central "Lady Warriors" Girls             Williamson
        Basketball Team for first-ever state championship.     
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  23  Commend Radio Station WJZD (JZ 94.5) on its 10th          Horhn
        Anniversary.                                           
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  24  Commend career of Dr. Dennis Tosh, Chair of University    Michel
        of Mississippi Department of Real Estate.              
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  25  Commend Mendenhall Principal and Coach James Crain on     Lee (35th)
        retirement.                                            
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HC  85  Mississippi Technology Transfer Center; recognize a       Formby
        Center of Excellence in Geospatial Technologies.       
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  86  Mildred D. Taylor; recognize April 2, 2004, as "Mildred   Dickson
        D. Taylor Day" in Mississippi.                         
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  87  Kim LaFontaine; commend on being named a Milken Family    Rogers (61st)
        Foundation National Educator Award recipient.          
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  92  Fiona Gispen; commend on making perfect score on ACT      Akins
        exam.                                                  
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  93  Simmons High School; commend boys basketball team on      Hines
        winning state championship.                            
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  98  Suspend deadlines for introduction; elections; to         Warren
        require identification before an elector votes.        
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 603  Commend Mendenhall Principal and Coach James Crain on     Lee (35th)
        retirement.                                            
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 604  Commend Senator Billy Hewes, 2004 ALEC National           Michel
        Chairman.                                              
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 605  Commend dental school and association for "Give Kids a    Hyde-Smith
        Smile" program.                                        
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 606  Commend career of EMCC Football Coach Tom Goode.          Brown
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  21  Commend the life of Arthur Michael Gill.                  Gollott
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  22  Commend Northeast Jones "Lady Tiger" Basketball Team,     Pickering
        State 4A Champions.                                    
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  24  Commend career of Dr. Dennis Tosh, Chair of University    Michel
        of Mississippi Department of Real Estate.              
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  25  Commend Mendenhall Principal and Coach James Crain on     Lee (35th)
        retirement.                                            
           04/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  96  Vehicular manslaughter; require bail in DUI cases.        Fleming
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 281  Mississippi Ratite Council; reenact and extend repealer   Watson
        on (RP).                                               
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 283  Barber Examiners, State Board of; reenact and extend      Watson
        repealer on sections of law that create.               
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 288  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend repealer on   Watson
        MDA authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for   
        low or moderate housing (RP).                          
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 293  Foresters Registration Law; reenact and repeal            Watson
        repealer.                                              
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 294  Mississippi Pulpwood Scaling and Practices Act; reenact   Watson
        and repeal the repealer.                               
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 343  Larger fraternal benefit societies; include under         Stevens
        definition of "insurer."                               
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 407  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on      Watson
        (RP).                                                  
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 442  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 443  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          Watson
        training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators (RP).                                
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 444  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Watson
        provisions.                                            
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 522  Life insurance; provide that the proceeds become due as   Stevens
        of the date of the death of the insured.               
           04/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 546  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District require audit; allow    Stevens
        credit card use; require relocation costs for certain  
        pipes.                                                 
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 564  Regional economic development alliances; extend           Montgomery
        authority for member counties to exercise eminent      
        domain for certain projects.                           
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 581  Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; require compliance      Stevens
        for permits to construct private correctional          
        facilities.                                            
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 598  Drainage ditches and creeks of municipalities; remove     Holland
        minimum population requirement to clean.               
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 605  Fire detectors; require all hotels and lodging houses     Stevens
        to have Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved      
        detectors.                                             
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 611  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
        dealers.                                               
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 635  Teachers; revise contract day requirements for salary     Pierce
        experience increments.                                 
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 644  Streams and water courses; extend date of repeal for      Turner
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 652  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 654  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 657  School districts; authorize to provide training and       Pierce
        incentive pay to comply with No Child Left Behind Act. 
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
        repealer on.                                           
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
           04/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 665  Code of student conduct; delete repealer on provision     Pierce
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority.            
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 668  Parole; clarify "first offender"; require timely review   Malone
        of application for; require DUI convictions to serve   
        85% before eligible for.                               
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 669  First offender; clarify meaning to determine if           Malone
        offender is eligible for parole.                       
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 676  Fireworks; permits to sell must be in compliance with     Stevens
        certain fire codes.                                    
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 721  Regional planning commissions; authorize to acquire and   Dedeaux
        dispose of property.                                   
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB 743  State agencies; authorize to donate to any nonprofit      Holland
        entity.                                                
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 767  Transportation Commission; revise allowable places of     Miles
        meetings.                                              
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 788  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and make        Guice
        various changes to.                                    
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 796  Mississippi Housing Institute; divert part of existing    Brown
        fee for funding.                                       
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 817  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise maturity date for bonds issued by.              
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 835  Workers' Compensation Self-insurer Guaranty               Guice
        Association; revise requirements for groups.           
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 889  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Eaton
        Administrative Procedures Act.                         
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 895  Commercial contractors; revise exemption on commercial    Guice
        projects and revise return of license fee when licenses
        are denied.                                            
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 900  Commissioner of Corrections; require commissioner's       Malone
        designees to approve or disapprove classifications of  
        offenders.                                             
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 924  Consumer loan broker act; amend certain provisions of.    McCoy
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 928  Marriage; revise conditions precedent to issuance of      Cummings
        license.                                               
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 940  Community hospitals; clarify that they can use other      Smith (39th)
        hospital assets as loan security.                      
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 973  "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and         Frierson
        Education Consolidation Act of 2004"; enact.           
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 983  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; extend          Wells-Smith
        reporting date from November 1, 2003, to December 1,   
        2004.                                                  
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 990  Regional correctional officers; exempt from state board   Malone
        on jail officers certification if complete DOC training
        program.                                               
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1048  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Holland
        authorize grants to be made until 7/1/09.              
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1065  Court reporters; increase fee authorized for preparing    Blackmon
        transcripts and other papers for appeal.               
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1091  Youth court; make revisions for certain aspects of        Flaggs
        custody hearings and custody orders in.                
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1148  Agricultural Theft Bureau; expand duties to include       Moody
        enforcement of timber theft laws.                      
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1151  Hancock County; authorize salary for attorney hired to    Compretta
        appear and prosecute in case requiring a county        
        prosecuting attorney.                                  
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1175  Department of Mental Health; allow executive director     Young
        to grant paid educational leave to medical residents.  
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB1177  State Board of Education; authorize to compensate         Brown
        certain school bus drivers for expenses in getting     
        commercial license.                                    
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1178  Council of Education Technology; revise membership of.    Brown
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1188  Substitute teachers; authorize certain private firms to   Jennings
        perform background checks on.                          
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1193  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Compretta
        commission.                                            
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1194  Municipal police chiefs and officers; revise continuing   Snowden
        education requirements.                                
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1217  Bonds; revise purposes for which allocations may be       Morris
        used by community and junior colleges.                 
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1268  Port commissions; provide procedure for dissolution of    Janus
        certain municipal port commissions.                    
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1279  Budget; reduce state budget costs and increase state      Watson
        revenues.                                              
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1308  Salaries; executive agency head appointed by Governor     Janus
        may waive all or part.                                 
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1333  Income tax; eliminate consolidated return filings of      Watson
        corporate income tax returns.                          
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB1349  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Eaton
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1353  Motor Vehicle Commission; transfer funds in FY04          Stringer
        appropriation from one category to another.            
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1368  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Robinson (84th)
        fund.                                                  
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1370  MDOT and PERS buildings; DFA has jurisdiction to          Weathersby
        enforce laws on proprties of.                          
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB1376  Disability; authorize payment of temporary benefit to     Stringer
        PERS members who have applied for.                     
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB1403  Oil and Gas Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation   Stringer
        among several categories.                              
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1431  Railroads; require removal of vegetation; clarify         Woods
        safety requirements.                                   
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1436  Rural Fire Truck Program; authorize Department of         Formby
        Insurance to accept applications for seventh round.    
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1442  Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum; designate as      Snowden
        state historical industrial museum.                    
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1450  State Disaster Trust Fund; authorize certain              Rogers (61st)
        expenditures during state of emergency.                
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB1453  Public property; authorize exchange of real property      Miles
        between State Transportation Commission and Itawamba   
        Community College District.                            
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1458  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by owners    Watson
        of certain floating structures.                        
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1460  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Watson
        enter into tax refund offset program with the federal  
        government.                                            
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1461  Department of Archives and History; reduce amount of      Stringer
        special funds appropriated to for FY04.                
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1463  Secretary of State; provide general laws and session      Stringer
        journals to Legislative Budget Office.                 
           04/08 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1464  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1465  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY04       Stringer
        appropriation among various categories.                
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1466  Pharmacy Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation      Stringer
        from one category to another.                          
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1467  Workers' Compensation Commission; transfer funds in       Stringer
        FY04 appropriation from one category to another.       
           04/08 (S) Passed
           04/08 (S) Immediate Release
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1517  Corporate successor liability; establish in connection    Morris
        with mergers or consolidations.                        
           04/08 (S) Passed
HB1523  Contractors; repeal certain privilege tax provision.      Guice
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1594  Mississippi Scenic Byway Program; designate certain       Middleton
        highway segments as part of.                           
           04/08 (S) Amended
           04/08 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1597  Real Estate; revise certain laws.                         Morris
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1616  Agriculture Association; reduce number of procedures      Eaton
        required to form.                                      
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1626  Ambulances and emergency vehicles; revise certain         Howell
        provisions regarding operation of.                     
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  56  Amend Constitution; prohibit same gender marriages.       Barnett
           04/08 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HC  85  Mississippi Technology Transfer Center; recognize a       Formby
        Center of Excellence in Geospatial Technologies.       
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  86  Mildred D. Taylor; recognize April 2, 2004, as "Mildred   Dickson
        D. Taylor Day" in Mississippi.                         
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  87  Kim LaFontaine; commend on being named a Milken Family    Rogers (61st)
        Foundation National Educator Award recipient.          
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  92  Fiona Gispen; commend on making perfect score on ACT      Akins
        exam.                                                  
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  93  Simmons High School; commend boys basketball team on      Hines
        winning state championship.                            
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  98  Suspend deadlines for introduction; elections; to         Warren
        require identification before an elector votes.        
           04/08 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 595  Designate National Boys and Girls Club Week.              Dawkins
           04/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 596  Commend Northeast Jones "Lady Tiger" Basketball Team,     Pickering
        State 4A Champions.                                    
           04/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 597  Commend the life of professional fisherman Wayne Monk.    Gollott
           04/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 598  Commend Mississippi State University Basketball Team      Little
        for winning SEC regular season title.                  
           04/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 599  Commend Hollandale-Simmons High School Basketball Team    Clarke
        for championship.                                      
           04/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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