Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/22/04



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Signed By The Governor

SB2361  Counties; authorize to contract with professional land    Posey
        surveyors.                                             
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2437  State Department of Health report birth information on    Nunnelee
        illegitimate children to district attorneys; delete    
        requirement.                                           
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2502  Counties; authorize to use and compensate realtor for     Flowers
        disposal of surplus real estate.                       
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2669  Drainage districts; conform purchasing requirements to    Flowers
        state purchasing law.                                  
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2725  Scenic Streams; designate Black Creek in Lamar,           King
        Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a
        state scenic stream.                                   
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2781  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Albritton
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2851  Family Support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Nunnelee
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2989  Rails-to-Trails Recreational Districts; allow             King
        municipalities to enforce rules and regulations of the 
        district.                                              
           04/22 Approved by Governor
SB3028  Individual Assistance and Emergency Temporary Housing     Carmichael
        Act; create.                                           
           04/22 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1843  Suffrage; restore to Charlene Moore of Claiborne          Middleton
        County.                                                
           04/22 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1844  City of Houston; authorize to impose tourism tax.         Sullivan
           04/22 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HR  95  Lillian Zamora; commend on selection as Female            Snowden
        Sportsman of the Year.                                 
           04/22 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1831  City of Greenwood; revise membership of Greenwood         Perkins
        Tourist Commission and extend repealer.                
           04/22 (H) DR - TSDPCS: LP To WM
HB1832  City of Jackson; create convention center commission      Robinson (63rd)
        and levy taxes to construct, operate, promote and      
        maintain a convention center.                          
           04/22 (H) DR - TSDPCS: LP To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB1833  City of Starkville; extend repeal date on economic        Ellis
        development, tourism/convention tax and revise         
        distribution.                                          
           04/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HC 112  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Working               Brown
        Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund; delete requirement    
        that $4 million remain in.                             
           04/22 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  92  Andrew Lark; commend on selection as 2003-2004            Ellis
        Mississippi Teacher of the Year.                       
           04/22 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  93  Mike Bryant; commend upon retirement.                     Weathersby
           04/22 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  94  Mattie Brazile; commend life of.                          Watson
           04/22 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  95  Lillian Zamora; commend on selection as Female            Snowden
        Sportsman of the Year.                                 
           04/22 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2647  County officials; increase salaries.                      Little
           04/22 (H) Conference Report Filed



House: Floor Actions

HB  96  Vehicular manslaughter; require bail in DUI cases.        Fleming
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 280  Neshoba County, industrial development authority;         Watson
        extend repealer on authority to take certain action    
        without public bidding (RP).                           
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 352  Death of unborn quick child; include in wrongful death    Robinson (84th)
        statute.                                               
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 399  Interception of wire or oral communications; extend       Watson
        repealer on provisions authorizing (RP).               
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 402  Child Care Licensing Law; extend repealer on exemption    Watson
        for certain accredited programs (RP).                  
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 409  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2002; reenact      Watson
        and extend repealer (RP).                              
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 436  Standard state monetary assessments for certain           Watson
        violations; extend repealer (RP).                      
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 438  Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund;   Watson
        extend repealers on (RP).                              
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 441  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend repealer (RP).           Watson
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 445  First responders; provide for certification of medical    Moore
        first responders.                                      
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 550  Electronic terminals; privately operated terminals        Guice
        subject to same requirements as those operated by      
        banks.                                                 
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 588  Adoption laws; revise certain provisions of.              Holland
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 632  Contractors; revise payment time.                         McBride
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 669  First offender; clarify meaning to determine if           Malone
        offender is eligible for parole.                       
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 694  Motor fuel taxes; delay diversion of portion to Gaming    Miles
        Counties Bond Sinking Fund.                            
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 715  Physicians; Board of Medical Licensure may make renewal   Barnett
        applications available by electronic means.            
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 727  Human Cloning Prohibition Act; create.                    Smith (39th)
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 739  Civil commitment; revise venue for proceedings, and       Fillingane
        require commitment near patient's county of residence. 
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 741  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            Jennings
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 781  Private correctional facility; prohibit certain           Malone
        procurement of goods made by out-of-state inmate labor 
        if P.I.C. makes goods.                                 
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 804  Crossbow; revise number of physician certificates         McCoy
        required to certify disability for person to use when  
        hunting.                                               
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 816  Child protection specialists; may provide certain         Ishee
        services for DHS with oversight by social workers.     
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 829  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports.   
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 837  Forfeited vehicle; authorize sheriff or police chief to   Moak
        transfer to county or municipal department, official or
        employee.                                              
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 865  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Eaton
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 873  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
        Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 889  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Eaton
        Administrative Procedures Act.                         
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 897  Youth court judges; authorize to order parenting          Carlton
        classes for parents of delinquent youth who are in     
        training schools.                                      
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 910  Department of Mental Health; may execute certain leases   Holland
        and receive monies derived from.                       
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 915  Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all    Holland
        new employees.                                         
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 955  Judges; revise office maintenance provisions.             Coleman (29th)
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 966  Public property; authorize certain conveyances.           Weathersby
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 972  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Pierce
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 992  Title certificates on motor vehicles and manufactured     Turner
        homes; provide expedited procedure for processing;     
        increase fees.                                         
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 999  Income tax; revise amount of certain military             Montgomery
        compensation for officers which is excluded from gross 
        income.                                                
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1035  Fleeing law enforcement; create offense, provide          Smith (39th)
        penalties and require policy adoption.                 
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1038  Abortions; require to be performed at ASF or hospital     Smith (39th)
        after first trimester.                                 
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1046  Health; SDH prepare state Hepatitis C plan, and allow     Bondurant
        obesity council to become nonpropfit entity.           
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1051  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Watson
        certain carriers of property (STC).                    
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1062  Ad valorem tax; continue exclusion of carbon dioxide      Reeves
        from definition of gas and continue exemption for      
        carbon dioxide.                                        
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1107  Hunting and fishing licenses; nonresident active member   Compretta
        of United States Armed Forces may be issued resident   
        license.                                               
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1130  Correctional officers; clarify prohibition against        Malone
        carnal knowledge of any offender.                      
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1173  Highway Patrol; allow officer to retain dog when dog is   McBride
        retired from service.                                  
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1215  State highways; designate certain highways as memorial    Compretta
        highways.                                              
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1308  Salaries; executive agency head appointed by Governor     Janus
        may waive all or part.                                 
           04/22 (H) Conferees Named Green,Straughter,Read
HB1334  Gaming; authorize State Tax Commission to determine       Watson
        revenue subject to fees and tax, provide access to all 
        licensee revenue areas during audit.                   
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1340  Sex offenders; require disclosure to volunteer            Moore
        organizations.                                         
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1407  Mississippi Clearinghouse for People with Disabilities;   Holland
        create.                                                
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1450  State Disaster Trust Fund; authorize certain              Rogers (61st)
        expenditures during state of emergency.                
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1460  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Watson
        enter into tax refund offset program with the federal  
        government.                                            
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1525  Abortion Complication Reporting Act; create.              Wells-Smith
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1536  Spousal and child support; revise interest rate on        Holland
        obligation.                                            
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1537  Reasonable medical insurance paid by noncustodial         Holland
        parent; define for child support purposes.             
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1539  Family support; update uniform interstate family          Holland
        support act.                                           
           04/22 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1617  CAP loan fund; extend repealer on provision allowing      Howell
        use of interest on certain loans for support of MDA.   
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1640  Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program;         Scott
        create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.        
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1750  Jackson County; authorize credit card payments by         Hamilton (109th)
        consumers to Whispering Pines Golf Course and Ocean    
        Springs Harbor.                                        
           04/22 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1762  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize DEQ to borrow     Smith (39th)
        from for loan programs, Department of Rehabilitation   
        Services to borrow from.                               
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1777  Jackson County; certain utility districts may expand      Guice
        services not more than one mile beyond its boundaries. 
           04/22 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1780  Taxation; provide certain tax incentives for the          Peranich
        production of motion pictures in Mississippi.          
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1785  Sales tax; exempt stripping and painting of commercial    Bailey
        aircraft engaged in foreign or interstate              
        transportation.                                        
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1788  Bonds; authorize issuance for certain economic            Howell
        development programs and projects.                     
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1791  Bonds; increase amount authorized for certain             Howell
        Mississippi Development Authority programs.            
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1792  Bonds; authorize for Building Fund for the Arts and the   Smith (39th)
        Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1793  Bonds; issue for IHL, community colleges and state        Smith (39th)
        agencies capital improvements.                         
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1798  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Howell
        definition of "project" and authorize issuance of bonds
        for certain projects.                                  
           04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1800  Grenada County; authorize to contribute to local Boys     Bondurant
        and Girls Club.                                        
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1801  Town of Beaumont; authorize to operate natural gas        Pierce
        system within certain areas outside corporate limits.  
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1828  Harrison County; authorize to contribute funds to Gulf    Fredericks
        Coast Search and Rescue.                               
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1829  City of Greenwood; authorize negotiations for contracts   Perkins
        to construct certain rail properties or facilities.    
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1836  Memorial Hospital at Gulfport; authorize Gulfport and     Simpson
        Harrison County to increase number of trustees of.     
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1838  Covington County; authorize to contribute to local Boys   Warren
        and Girls Club.                                        
           04/22 (H) Passed
           04/22 (H) Immediate Release
           04/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2647  County officials; increase salaries.                      Little
           04/22 (H) Conferees Named Green,Hamilton (109th),Taylor
SB3177  Taxation; exempt certain technology incubators &          Robertson
        tenants from ad valorem taxation & exempt MS Technology
        Alliance from sales tax.                               
           04/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2999  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Robertson
        exemption for business enterprises operating under.    
           04/22 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3174  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Robertson
        coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           04/22 (H) Died On Calendar



Senate: Introductions

SB3213  City of Oxford; may contribute to the Economic            Tollison
        Development Authority.                                 
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3214  Memorial Hospital at Gulfport; authorize Gulfport and     Hewes
        Harrison County to increase number of trustees.        
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SN  77  Bob Owens, Jackson, Mississippi, Institutions Of Higher   GOVERNOR
        Learning, as a trustee of the State Institutions of    
        Higher Learning for an eleven-year term ending May 8,  
        2015, representing the First Supreme Court District.   
           04/22 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SR  34  Commend Specialist Roger "Bubba" Walters for protecting   Lee (47th)
        fellow soldiers in Iraq.                               
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  35  Commend Mike Bryant upon retirement.                      Little
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB3175  Harrison County; authorize use of certain tax revenue     Gollott
        to fund additional bonds for Coast Coliseum.           
           04/22 (S) DR - TSDPCS: LP To FI
SB3200  City of Starkville; may issue bonds with a 30-year term   Jackson (15th)
        for municipal buildings.                               
           04/22 (S) DR - TSDP: LP To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1002  Tunica County; revise distribution of gaming revenue      Mayo
        tax.                                                   
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1663  Marshall County; contribute to Institute of Community     Buck
        Services.                                              
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1674  Perry County; authorize to contribute to Pearl River      Pierce
        Valley Opportunity.                                    
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1805  City of Charleston; authorize to lease land to Robert     Reynolds
        Hill Youth Foundation, Inc.                            
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1810  Tishomingo County; authorize to transfer funds from       Cummings
        airport bond fund account to county airport fund       
        account.                                               
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1814  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Shrine Club.                                    
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1827  Elections; require identification before an elector       Reynolds
        casts a vote in any election.                          
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HC 103  Roger Walters, Jr.; commend for inventive plan for the    Formby
        protection of our soldiers in Iraq.                    
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 105  Mississippi National Guard; encourage citizens to         Capps
        support and contact Mississippi servicemen currently   
        deployed.                                              
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 106  Eric Shows; commend upon receiving a Barry M. Goldwater   Read
        Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Award. 
           04/22 (S) 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.       
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 110  Taiwan; support bid to obtain observer status in World    Warren
        Health Organization.                                   
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 111  Dr. Jack White; commend on exceptional service as         Shows
        Director of Mississippi State University's Honors      
        Program.                                               
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2647  County officials; increase salaries.                      Little
           04/22 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB3090  Jackson County; certain utility districts may expand      Moffatt
        services not more than 1 mile beyond its boundaries.   
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3162  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds and      Chaney
        in-kind services to Beulah Cemetery.                   
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3163  City of Vicksburg; authorize to provide in-kind           Chaney
        services to The Initiative, Inc.                       
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3165  Tunica County; authorize funding by the county for the    Jackson (11th)
        Tunica County Economic Development Foundations, Inc.   
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3175  Harrison County; authorize use of certain tax revenue     Gollott
        to fund additional bonds for Coast Coliseum.           
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3189  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute to the          Tollison
        Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development           
        Foundation.                                            
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3197  City of Starkville; extend repeal date on economic        Jackson (15th)
        development, tourism/convention tax & revise           
        distribution of proceeds.                              
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3203  Harrison County; authorize to establish office of         Hewes
        public guardian.                                       
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 615  Commend Tom Kynerd upon the occasion of his retirement.   Little
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 616  Commend the life of Mrs. Allen Hobbs Capps and express    Little
        the sympathy of the Legislature.                       
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  44  Leland R. Speed, Jackson, Mississippi, Executive          GOVERNOR
        Director Ms Development Authority, 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.                               
           04/22 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  45  Colonel J. K. ("Hoopy") Stringer, Jr., Brandon,           GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Executive Director - Dept. Of Finance &   
        Admin, effective January 13, 2004, and will serve at   
        the will and pleasure of the Governor.                 
           04/22 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  32  Commend Lillian Zamora, BellSouth Female Sportsman of     Carmichael
        the Year.                                              
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  33  Commend David Carr, BellSouth Male Sportsman of the       Carmichael
        Year for 2003.                                         
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  34  Commend Specialist Roger "Bubba" Walters for protecting   Lee (47th)
        fellow soldiers in Iraq.                               
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  35  Commend Mike Bryant upon retirement.                      Little
           04/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 615  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Capps
        compensate Freddie Moore for inmate property lost.     
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB 851  Clay County; authorize to contribute funds to local       Gibbs
        Boys and Girls Club.                                   
           04/22 (S) Amended
           04/22 (S) Passed As Amended
           04/22 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 861  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Mayo
        Institute of Community Services, Inc. for additional   
        Head Start class.                                      
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1189  Monroe County; authorize board of supervisors to          Markham
        establish beautification commission.                   
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1664  Tunica County; authorize board of supervisors to          Mayo
        contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.              
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1667  Attala County; may contribute to Boys & Girls Club of     Stevens
        Kosciusko.                                             
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1672  Noxubee County; authorize to contribute to Institute      Ellis
        for Community Services to purchase school bus.         
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1675  City of Jackson; may contract with Keep Jackson           Robinson (63rd)
        Beautiful, Inc.                                        
           04/22 (S) Amended
           04/22 (S) Passed As Amended
           04/22 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1683  Donations; authorize Noxubee County to contribute to      Ellis
        Prairie Opportunity.                                   
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1754  City of Baldwyn; authorize to contribute to Chamber of    Holland
        Commerce.                                              
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1776  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1796  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Janus
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           04/22 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/22 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1802  City of Long Beach; authorize to convey certain real      Simpson
        property to Harrison County.                           
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1812  City of Amory; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1813  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1815  City of McComb; authorize creation of Commission on       Myers
        Youth for.                                             
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1816  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to Aaron     Mayo
        E. Henry Community Health Clinic, Inc., and to G.A.    
        Stover Health Clinic, P.A.                             
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1817  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Coleman (29th)
        compensate Attorney Willie Griffin for services        
        rendered.                                              
           04/22 (S) Passed
HB1821  City of Collins; authorize contribution to Boys and       Warren
        Girls Club.                                            
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB2010  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2103  Attala County; authorize to contribute funds for          Huggins
        construction of a monument to Thadeusz Kosciuszko.     
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
        employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2433  Exemption from child-care facility licensure for          Nunnelee
        accredited programs; extend repealer on.               
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2441  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Nunnelee
        clarify.                                               
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2468  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Pickering
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2507  City of Hattiesburg; authorize donation to the            Morgan
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association.                      
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB2521  Admission and discharge procedures for mentally ill       Nunnelee
        patients committed to treatment facilities; clarify.   
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2619  Abortion Procedure Rights of Conscience Act; providers,   Little
        institutions and payers not required to participate in 
        abortion procedures.                                   
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2710  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Robertson
        providing skills training and extend repealer on       
        credit.                                                
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2804  Bonds; provide for the issuing of state general           Robertson
        obligation bonds for the ACE Fund.                     
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2809  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2862  Child in custody of DHS; transferred to regional mental   Nunnelee
        health center for evaluation if believed to be in need 
        of certain treatment.                                  
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2880  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Cuevas
        definition of the term "project and authorize issuance 
        of bonds."                                             
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2991  Public Service Commission; shall not regulate rates of    King
        carriers transporting household goods.                 
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB3051  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
        Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3065  Warren County; authorize a contribution to the            Chaney
        Vicksburg Main Street Program.                         
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3066  Forrest County; authorize a contribution to Pearl River   King
        Valley Opportunity, Inc.                               
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3078  Economic Development Highway Act; prohibit use of funds   Robertson
        on retail project and increase the amount of bonds that
        may be issued under.                                   
           04/22 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB3082  Jackson County; authorize payments by consumers to        Robertson
        Whispering Pines Golf Course & Ocean Springs Harbor to 
        be made by credit card.                                
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3087  Emerging Crops Fund; continue minority loan program and   Robertson
        increase amounts that may be utilized in the program.  
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3088  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase bond for    Robertson
        certain grants or loans to counties and municipalities.
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3089  Tunica County; authorize payments to Mid-State            Jackson (11th)
        Opportunity, Inc., in connection with the operation of 
        programs.                                              
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3091  Major Economic Impact Act; provide additional bonding     Michel
        authority to address base closure and realignment.     
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3100  City of Vicksburg; contribute funds to Keep               Chaney
        Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Inc.                       
           04/22 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3101  Warren County; may contribute to the United Way of West   Chaney
        Central Mississippi to assist the "Information Line"   
        service.                                               
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3161  Harrison County; authorize a contribution to the de       Dawkins
        L'Epee Deaf Center.                                    
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3178  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for state     Robertson
        agencies, IHL and community colleges.                  
           04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3190  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute funds to        Tollison
        Youth Baseball Association.                            
           04/22 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3192  DeSoto County; authorize work on portions of Stateline    Flowers
        Road located in Tennessee.                             
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3195  City of Greenwood; authorize negotiations for contracts   Jordan
        to construct certain rail properties or facilities.    
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3196  DeSoto County; authorize a contribution to the            Chamberlin
        Institute for Community Services, Inc., for a bus for  
        the Headstart program.                                 
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3198  Harrison County; authorize a contribution to Gulf Coast   Gollott
        Search and Rescue.                                     
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3199  Harrison County; authorize a contribution to the Boys     Gollott
        and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, Inc., for           
        improvements to a facility.                            
           04/22 (S) Passed
SB3204  City of Hattiesburg and Forrest County; expand areas      King
        within which land for industrial purposes may be       
        acquired.                                              
           04/22 (S) Passed
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.    
           04/22 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 280  Neshoba County, industrial development authority;         Watson
        extend repealer on authority to take certain action    
        without public bidding (RP).                           
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB 306  Suffrage; restore to Jarvis Dow Watkins of Rankin         Rogers (61st)
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 337  Suffrage; restore to Judy A. Sykes of Covington County.   Warren
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1120  Suffrage; restore to Jerry Wayne Jones of Leflore         Whittington
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1649  Suffrage; restore to Richard E. Smith of Forrest          Watson
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1684  Suffrage; restore to Thomas James Fairley of Harrison     Ishee
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1685  Suffrage; restore to Rufus L. Harris of Lincoln County.   Barnett
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1686  Suffrage; restore to Byron Weeks of Lowndes County.       Smith (39th)
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1687  Suffrage; restore to Jimmie D. Foreman of Amite County.   Green
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1688  Suffrage; restore to Buford Edward Mitchell of Amite      Green
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1689  Suffrage; restore to Sammye Sanders of Holmes County.     Clark
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1691  Suffrage; restore to Gene Coleman of Lauderdale County.   Young
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1692  Suffrage; restore to Earnestine Robinson of Noxubee       Dickson
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1693  Suffrage; restore to Angela Carol Boyd Saik of Hinds      Fleming
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1750  Jackson County; authorize credit card payments by         Hamilton (109th)
        consumers to Whispering Pines Golf Course and Ocean    
        Springs Harbor.                                        
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1751  Suffrage; restore to Howard Jones of Marshall County.     Buck
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1753  Suffrage; restore to Hilton Trest of Scott County.        Arinder
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1763  Suffrage; restore to Hugh King of Claiborne County.       Middleton
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1765  Suffrage; restore to Tiffany S. Dean of Harrison          Fredericks
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1773  Suffrage; restore to Chad Loup of Walthall County.        Vince
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1774  Suffrage; restore to Edison Lee Holder of Jasper          Stringer
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1777  Jackson County; certain utility districts may expand      Guice
        services not more than one mile beyond its boundaries. 
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1786  Suffrage; restore to Teresa Carol Tucker Wijesinghe of    Holland
        Lee County.                                            
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1800  Grenada County; authorize to contribute to local Boys     Bondurant
        and Girls Club.                                        
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1801  Town of Beaumont; authorize to operate natural gas        Pierce
        system within certain areas outside corporate limits.  
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1807  Suffrage; restore to Charles Bennett of Grenada County.   Bondurant
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1808  Suffrage; restore to Maurice Harper Arrington of Jasper   Staples
        County.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1824  Suffrage; restore to Terry Lynn Lomax of Hinds County.    Banks
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1825  Suffrage; restore to Sammy Edward Washington of           Fredericks
        Harrison County.                                       
           04/22 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1828  Harrison County; authorize to contribute funds to Gulf    Fredericks
        Coast Search and Rescue.                               
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1829  City of Greenwood; authorize negotiations for contracts   Perkins
        to construct certain rail properties or facilities.    
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1836  Memorial Hospital at Gulfport; authorize Gulfport and     Simpson
        Harrison County to increase number of trustees of.     
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1838  Covington County; authorize to contribute to local Boys   Warren
        and Girls Club.                                        
           04/22 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HC  95  Cervical cancer; establish task force to study impact     Martinson
        in women.                                              
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 103  Roger Walters, Jr.; commend for inventive plan for the    Formby
        protection of our soldiers in Iraq.                    
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 105  Mississippi National Guard; encourage citizens to         Capps
        support and contact Mississippi servicemen currently   
        deployed.                                              
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 106  Eric Shows; commend upon receiving a Barry M. Goldwater   Read
        Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program Award. 
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 107  Clinton High School Attache' Show Choir; commend.         Gunn
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 108  Gamma Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,      Perkins
        Inc., and declare April 23, 2004, as A.K.A. Day.       
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 109  Ernest White; commend.                                    Straughter
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 110  Taiwan; support bid to obtain observer status in World    Warren
        Health Organization.                                   
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 111  Dr. Jack White; commend on exceptional service as         Shows
        Director of Mississippi State University's Honors      
        Program.                                               
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules
HC 114  Suspend deadlines for introduction; tort reform;          Blackmon
        revise.                                                
           04/22 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 407  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on      Watson
        (RP).                                                  
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 439  Additional surcharge for traffic violations; extend       Watson
        repealer (RP).                                         
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 473  Pretrial diversion; include RID program.                  Baker (74th)
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 495  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 686  Trusty time allowance; increase allowance from 10 days    Malone
        to 30 days and exclude certain trusties from reduction 
        of sentence.                                           
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 983  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; extend          Wells-Smith
        reporting date from November 1, 2003, to December 1,   
        2004.                                                  
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1065  Court reporters; increase fee authorized for preparing    Blackmon
        transcripts and other papers for appeal.               
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1151  Hancock County; authorize salary for attorney hired to    Compretta
        appear and prosecute in case requiring a county        
        prosecuting attorney.                                  
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1174  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date for establishment      Young
        of.                                                    
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1431  Railroads; require removal of vegetation; clarify         Woods
        safety requirements.                                   
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1442  Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum; designate as      Snowden
        state historical industrial museum.                    
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1500  Delinquent child; youth court must consider additional    Carlton
        factors before entering a disposition order.           
           04/22 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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