Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/20/04



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Signed By The Governor

HB 281  Mississippi Ratite Council; reenact and extend repealer   Watson
        on (RP).                                               
           04/20 Approved by Governor
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).                          
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 444  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Watson
        provisions.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 564  Regional economic development alliances; extend           Montgomery
        authority for member counties to exercise eminent      
        domain for certain projects.                           
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 581  Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; require compliance      Stevens
        for permits to construct private correctional          
        facilities.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 605  Fire detectors; require all hotels and lodging houses     Stevens
        to have Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved      
        detectors.                                             
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 644  Streams and water courses; extend date of repeal for      Turner
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 652  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
        repealer on.                                           
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 665  Code of student conduct; delete repealer on provision     Pierce
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority.            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 676  Fireworks; permits to sell must be in compliance with     Stevens
        certain fire codes.                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 721  Regional planning commissions; authorize to acquire and   Dedeaux
        dispose of property.                                   
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 788  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and make        Guice
        various changes to.                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 796  Mississippi Housing Institute; divert part of existing    Brown
        fee for funding.                                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 895  Commercial contractors; revise exemption on commercial    Guice
        projects and revise return of license fee when licenses
        are denied.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 924  Consumer loan broker act; amend certain provisions of.    McCoy
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1175  Department of Mental Health; allow executive director     Young
        to grant paid educational leave to medical residents.  
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1177  State Board of Education; authorize to compensate         Brown
        certain school bus drivers for expenses in getting     
        commercial license.                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1268  Port commissions; provide procedure for dissolution of    Janus
        certain municipal port commissions.                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1333  Income tax; eliminate consolidated return filings of      Watson
        corporate income tax returns.                          
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1370  MDOT and PERS buildings; DFA has jurisdiction to          Weathersby
        enforce laws on proprties of.                          
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1517  Corporate successor liability; establish in connection    Morris
        with mergers or consolidations.                        
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2082  Mississippi Blues Commission; establish.                  Jordan
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2100  Purchasing agents for state agencies; clarify             Burton
        definition.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2146  Bail agents; revise the amount of the qualification       Kirby
        bond required for agents who act as personal surety.   
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2282  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Robertson
        to furnish and equip new MEMA building and related     
        facilities.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2283  Bonds; authorize MEMA to utilize the proceeds of bonds    Robertson
        in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund for certain      
        additional purposes.                                   
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2312  Human corpse; create felony of desecration of.            Mettetal
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2417  Law enforcement/jailers; revise definition of             Huggins
        part-time.                                             
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2438  Murder; include special and senior judges as peace        Huggins
        officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser        
        included offense.                                      
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2466  Crime victims' rights; revise definition of criminal      Albritton
        offense.                                               
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2579  Firearms; enhancement of penalty for use in commission    Tollison
        of any felony.                                         
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2608  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish by        Hyde-Smith
        removing incorrect scientific nomenclature.            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2613  Fire Safety Education Division; create in State Fire      Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2631  Additional privilege tax on heavy vehicles; clarify       Burton
        distribution of by counties.                           
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2667  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise       Morgan
        definition of restaurant.                              
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2708  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made by     Thames
        the board of trustees.                                 
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2820  Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation     Little
        and Expenditure Review (PEER); revise membership.      
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2826  Chapter 486, General Laws of 1994; technical              Tollison
        correction.                                            
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2831  Kidnapping; revise element of intent to confine.          Chamberlin
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2911  Bad check; revise service charge.                         Michel
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2984  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Robertson
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2998  MDITS; must assist political subdivisions upon the        Burton
        request of the governing body of the political         
        subdivisions.                                          
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3094  Appropriation; Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics;           Gordon
        Additional FY 2004.                                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3183  Appropriation; Debt Service; Additional FY 2004.          Gordon
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3184  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3185  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/20 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1840  City of Philadelphia; authorize to create the             Bounds
        Philadelphia-Neshoba County Museum Council.            
           04/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1841  Oktibbeha County; authorize contribution to Institute     Ellis
        of Community Services, Inc., for purchase of school    
        bus.                                                   
           04/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1842  Wilkinson County; authorize sheriff and deputies to use   Green
        radar on county roads.                                 
           04/20 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HC 111  Dr. Jack White; commend on exceptional service as         Shows
        Director of Mississippi State University's Honors      
        Program.                                               
           04/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 112  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Working               Brown
        Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; delete requirement    
        that $4 million remain in.                             
           04/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 113  Congress; memorialize to initiate action affecting U.S.   Ellington
        trade policy toward China.                             
           04/20 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  91  Mrs. Wynell Parish; commend outstanding contributions     Malone
        as an educator.                                        
           04/20 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  95  Cervical cancer; establish task force to study impact     Martinson
        in women.                                              
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 103  Roger Walters, Jr.; commend for inventive plan for the    Formby
        protection of our soldiers in Iraq.                    
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 105  Mississippi National Guard; encourage citizens to         Capps
        support and contact Mississippi servicemen currently   
        deployed.                                              
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 106  Eric Shows; commend upon receiving a Barry M. Goldwater   Read
        Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Award. 
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 107  Clinton High School Attache' Show Choir; commend.         Gunn
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 108  Gamma Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,      Perkins
        Inc., and declare April 23, 2004, as A.K.A. Day.       
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 109  Ernest White; commend.                                    Straughter
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 110  Taiwan; support bid to obtain observer status in World    Warren
        Health Organization.                                   
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 111  Dr. Jack White; commend on exceptional service as         Shows
        Director of Mississippi State University's Honors      
        Program.                                               
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  88  Ernest White; commend.                                    Straughter
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  89  Mississippi Department of Education; request to develop   Guice
        school menus to foster healthy eating habits.          
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  90  Hinds Community College; recognize Golden Anniversary     McCoy
        of participation in 1954 Junior Rose Bowl.             
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  91  Mrs. Wynell Parish; commend outstanding contributions     Malone
        as an educator.                                        
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 608  Commend Choctaw Central "Lady Warriors" Girls             Williamson
        Basketball Team for first-ever state championship.     
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 609  Suspend rules for drafting, etc. of bill to extend        Huggins
        repealer on housing state inmates in county jails.     
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 610  Commend Rusty David for 2003 "Billy Creel" Tourism        Hewes
        Award.                                                 
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 611  Commend 2003 Ole Miss Rebel Football Team and Coach       Tollison
        David Cutcliffe.                                       
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 612  Commend Mike Bain, 2003 National Coach of the Year.       Browning
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 614  Commend Jackson "Senators" Baseball Team for winning      Michel
        2003 CBL Championship.                                 
           04/20 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 306  Suffrage; restore to Jarvis Dow Watkins of Rankin         Rogers (61st)
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 337  Suffrage; restore to Judy A. Sykes of Covington County.   Warren
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1120  Suffrage; restore to Jerry Wayne Jones of Leflore         Whittington
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1649  Suffrage; restore to Richard E. Smith of Forrest          Watson
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1684  Suffrage; restore to Thomas James Fairley of Harrison     Ishee
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1685  Suffrage; restore to Rufus L. Harris of Lincoln County.   Barnett
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1686  Suffrage; restore to Byron Weeks of Lowndes County.       Smith (39th)
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1687  Suffrage; restore to Jimmie D. Foreman of Amite County.   Green
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1688  Suffrage; restore to Buford Edward Mitchell of Amite      Green
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1689  Suffrage; restore to Sammye Sanders of Holmes County.     Clark
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1691  Suffrage; restore to Gene Coleman of Lauderdale County.   Young
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1692  Suffrage; restore to Earnestine Robinson of Noxubee       Dickson
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1693  Suffrage; restore to Angela Carol Boyd Saik of Hinds      Fleming
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1696  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Pierce
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1697  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1698  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1699  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1700  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1701  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1702  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1703  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1704  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1705  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1706  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1707  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1708  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1709  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1710  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1711  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1712  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1713  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1714  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1715  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1716  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1717  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1718  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1719  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1720  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1721  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1722  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1723  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1724  Appropriation; Mississippi State Board of Physical        Read
        Therapy.                                               
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1725  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Miles
        Transportation.                                        
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1726  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1728  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1729  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1730  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1731  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1732  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1733  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Frierson
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1734  Appropriation; Governor's Office - Division of            Holland
        Medicaid.                                              
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1735  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1736  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1737  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1738  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1739  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1740  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1741  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1742  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1743  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Green
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1744  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Green
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1745  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Capps
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1746  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Capps
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1747  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Brown
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1748  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Brown
           04/20 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1751  Suffrage; restore to Howard Jones of Marshall County.     Buck
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1753  Suffrage; restore to Hilton Trest of Scott County.        Arinder
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1763  Suffrage; restore to Hugh King of Claiborne County.       Middleton
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1765  Suffrage; restore to Tiffany S. Dean of Harrison          Fredericks
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1773  Suffrage; restore to Chad Loup of Walthall County.        Vince
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1774  Suffrage; restore to Edison Lee Holder of Jasper          Stringer
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1786  Suffrage; restore to Teresa Carol Tucker Wijesinghe of    Holland
        Lee County.                                            
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1807  Suffrage; restore to Charles Bennett of Grenada County.   Bondurant
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1808  Suffrage; restore to Maurice Harper Arrington of Jasper   Staples
        County.                                                
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1824  Suffrage; restore to Terry Lynn Lomax of Hinds County.    Banks
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1825  Suffrage; restore to Sammy Edward Washington of           Fredericks
        Harrison County.                                       
           04/20 (H) Passed
           04/20 (H) Immediate Release
           04/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2390  Major Economic Impact Act; increase bonds authorized      Brown
        for certain projects under.                            
           04/20 (H) Passed
SB2710  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Robertson
        providing skills training and extend repealer on       
        credit.                                                
           04/20 (H) Amended
           04/20 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2742  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Nunnelee
        Fund, Local Governments & Rural Water Systems          
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           04/20 (H) Passed
SB2804  Bonds; provide for the issuing of state general           Robertson
        obligation bonds for the ACE Fund.                     
           04/20 (H) Amended
           04/20 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2809  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           04/20 (H) Amended
           04/20 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2999  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Robertson
        exemption for business enterprises operating under.    
           04/20 (H) Passed
SB3051  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
        Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           04/20 (H) Amended
           04/20 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3088  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase bond for    Robertson
        certain grants or loans to counties and municipalities.
           04/20 (H) Amended
           04/20 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3174  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Robertson
        coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           04/20 (H) Failed
           04/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2093  Motor fuel excise taxes; provide partial exemption on     Carmichael
        sales of fuel to volunteer fire departments for use in 
        department vehicles.                                   
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB2122  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Nunnelee
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB2135  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Hyde-Smith
        of National Guard Readiness Center in City of          
        Monticello.                                            
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB2172  Bonds; issue to fund the Highway 98 Access Improvement    King
        Program Fund.                                          
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB2431  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District;        Robertson
        revise ad valorem tax that member counties may levy for
        operation of.                                          
           04/20 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2729  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements at the state          Moffatt
        shipyard in Jackson County.                            
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB2887  Motor fuel tax; exclude racing fuel.                      Robertson
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB2960  Appropriation; General and Budget Contingency Funds       Little
        deposited to State & School Employees Insurance Fund;  
        FY2005.                                                
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3042  Motor vehicle privilege; treat private commercial and     Robertson
        noncommercial carriers of property the same.           
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3063  Severance tax; tax certain occluded natural gas           Dearing
        recovered from coal seams at a reduced rate.           
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3072  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Hewes
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3076  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Hewes
        for construction of Gulf Coast Botanical Gardens at    
        Beauvoir.                                              
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3077  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3085  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3093  Growth and Prosperity Act; exempt certain equipment       Huggins
        from sales and use taxes.                              
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3103  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for the Mississippi Land, Water   Robertson
        and Timber Resources Fund.                             
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3173  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee
SB3186  Sales taxation; reduce and exempt certain sales to high   Robertson
        technology businesses.                                 
           04/20 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 606  Employer-assisted housing program; establish for          Morris
        municipal employees.                                   
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 654  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 667  School districts; clarify authority for joint purchases   Pierce
        by.                                                    
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 785  Marinas; add new classification to definition.            Guice
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 786  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Guice
        applicable to.                                         
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 787  Small loan licenses; revise certain provisions            Guice
        applicable to.                                         
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 904  Unauthorized electronic message devices; prohibit         Malone
        furnishing to offenders.                               
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1251  State Auditor; authorize to establish policies and        Brown
        procedures for accounting of student average daily     
        attendance.                                            
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1376  Disability; authorize payment of temporary benefit to     Stringer
        PERS members who have applied for.                     
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1388  Saltwater sport and boat fishing licenses; allow          Janus
        Commission on Marine Resources to exempt certain       
        groups.                                                
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1581  Performance and payment bonds; clarify rights of          Brown
        claimants.                                             
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1727  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1755  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        Building; FY05.                                        
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  94  Bay Springs High School; commend Lady Bulldog             Stringer
        Basketball Team on winning State Championship.         
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  96  Sammy H. Clark; commend on retirement.                    Mims
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  97  C.E. Craft; commend on retirement.                        Mims
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  99  Ridgeland High School Lady Titans Soccer Team; commend    Martinson
        on winning the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 Class 4A State  
        Championships.                                         
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 100  St. Joseph High School Boys Bruins Soccer Team on         Martinson
        winning third consecutive Class 1A/2A/3A State         
        Championship.                                          
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 102  Lowery A. Woodall; commend life of.                       Davis
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2532  Law enforcement officers; expand coverage for line of     Albritton
        duty death benefits.                                   
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
        by school districts.                                   
           04/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Committee Reports

SN  40  Colonel Donald R. Taylor, Crystal Springs, Mississippi,   GOVERNOR
        Executive Director - Dept. Of Human Services, effective
        January 13, 2004, who shall serve a term of office     
        concurrent with that of the Governor or until his      
        successor is appointed and qualified.                  
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  43  Warren A. Jones, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Executive        GOVERNOR
        Director - Division Of Medicaid, effective January 26, 
        2004, who shall serve a term of office concurrent with 
        that of the Governor or until his successor is         
        appointed and qualified.                               
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  51  Mrs. Rebecca Harris, Booneville, Mississippi,             SPEAKER
        Education, St. Board Of, beginning July 1, 2004 and    
        ending June 30, 2013.                                  
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  61  Ms. Maretta Martin McLeod Walley, Oxford, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Pharmacy Board, for a five-year term expiring July 1,  
        2009, representing First Congressional District.       
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  63  Dr. Philip T. Meredith, Jackson, Mississippi, Medical     GOVERNOR
        Licensure, Board of, for the unexpired term beginning  
        July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2008, representing    
        First Supreme Court District, vice Dr. Robert R. Smith.
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  64  Dr. Larry B. Aycock, McComb, Mississippi, Medical         GOVERNOR
        Licensure, Board of, for the unexpired term beginning  
        July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2008, representing    
        Second Supreme Court District, vice Dr. Henry J.       
        Sanders.                                               
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
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.    
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent
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.                                              
           04/20 (S) Do Advise and Consent



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 829  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports.   
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 999  Income tax; revise amount of certain military             Montgomery
        compensation for officers which is excluded from gross 
        income.                                                
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1051  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Watson
        certain carriers of property (STC).                    
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1062  Ad valorem tax; continue exclusion of carbon dioxide      Reeves
        from definition of gas and continue exemption for      
        carbon dioxide.                                        
           04/20 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1443  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Howell
        exemption for certain business enterprises operating   
        in.                                                    
           04/20 (S) Passed
HB1459  Motor fuel tax; exclude racing fuel.                      Watson
           04/20 (S) Passed
HB1491  Alcoholic beverages; revise privilege tax for             Holland
        manufacturer/distiller producing a product obtained    
        primarily from Mississippi ingredients.                
           04/20 (S) Passed
HB1640  Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program;         Scott
        create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.        
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1659  Growth and Prosperity Act; revise definition of "state    Howell
        tax" under to exempt certain leases of equipment from  
        sales and use taxes.                                   
           04/20 (S) Passed
HB1762  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize DEQ to borrow     Smith (39th)
        from for loan programs, Department of Rehabilitation   
        Services to borrow from.                               
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1780  Taxation; provide certain tax incentives for the          Peranich
        production of motion pictures in Mississippi.          
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1785  Sales tax; exempt stripping and painting of commercial    Bailey
        aircraft engaged in foreign or interstate              
        transportation.                                        
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1788  Bonds; authorize issuance for certain economic            Howell
        development programs and projects.                     
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1791  Bonds; increase amount authorized for certain             Howell
        Mississippi Development Authority programs.            
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1792  Bonds; authorize for Building Fund for the Arts and the   Smith (39th)
        Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1793  Bonds; issue for IHL, community colleges and state        Smith (39th)
        agencies capital improvements.                         
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1796  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Janus
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1798  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Howell
        definition of "project" and authorize issuance of bonds
        for certain projects.                                  
           04/20 (S) Amended
           04/20 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2297  Assistant teachers receive same minimum sick leave days   Chaney
        as licensed teachers; clarify.                         
           04/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2308  Procedure for reinstatement of a teacher's license;       Chaney
        revise.                                                
           04/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2393  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     Kirby
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2567  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2721  Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend      Nunnelee
        repealer and make technical amendments.                
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2771  Professional engineers and land surveyors; reenact and    Mettetal
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           04/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2969  School districts may develop and implement voluntary      Harden
        prekindergarten program; authorize.                    
           04/20 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3038  Family Support Registry Fund for undeliverable child      Huggins
        support payments and fees; establish for support of    
        Child Support Unit.                                    
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3104  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3105  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3106  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3107  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3108  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3109  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3110  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3111  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3112  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3113  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3114  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3115  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3116  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3117  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3118  Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary Programs - Consol.        Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3119  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3120  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3121  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3122  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3123  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3124  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3126  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3127  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3128  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3129  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3130  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3131  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3132  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3133  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3134  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3135  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
        Inventory.                                             
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3136  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3137  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3138  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3139  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3140  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3141  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3142  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3143  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3144  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3145  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3146  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3147  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3148  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3149  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3150  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3151  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3152  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3153  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3154  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3155  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3156  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3157  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3158  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3159  Appropriation; MS Workers' Compensation Comm.             Gordon
           04/20 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           04/20 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SR  31  Commend public service of Johnny Conwill.                 Chaney
           04/20 (S) Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1663  Marshall County; contribute to Institute of Community     Buck
        Services.                                              
           04/20 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1778  City of Jackson; extend repeal date of the Jackson        Robinson (63rd)
        Convention and Visitors Bureau.                        
           04/20 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1814  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Shrine Club.                                    
           04/20 (S) Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 553  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Rogers (14th)
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee
HB1086  Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount of bonds       Smith (39th)
        authorized for certain projects.                       
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee
HB1201  Natural gas; revise tax rate on certain occluded          Reeves
        natural gas produced from coal seams.                  
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee
HB1648  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Dedeaux
        definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee
HB1654  Major Economic Impact Act; authorize issuance of          Bentz
        additional bonds to address possible military base     
        closure and realignment.                               
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee
HB1676  George County Lake; increase bonds for project.           Robinson (84th)
           04/20 (S) Died In Committee

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