Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/03/04



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House: Introductions

HC  70  Proclamation on the family; lend support.                 Denny
           03/03 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  38  F/A-22 Raptor program; memorialize U.S. Congress to       Snowden
        fund.                                                  
           03/03 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  39  House Rules; amend certain rules of 2004-2008             Warren
        legislative term.                                      
           03/03 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 663  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Pierce
        extend repealer on.                                    
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 795  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District;        Guice
        revise ad valorem tax that member counties may levy for
        capital outlay.                                        
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To UC
HB 985  Scholarships; establish program at state colleges and     Espy
        university for orphans.                                
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDPCS: UC To AP
HB1175  Department of Mental Health; allow executive director     Young
        to grant paid educational leave to medical residents.  
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
HB1245  Push polling; add as a prohibited call under              Reynolds
        Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.                
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PU To AE
HB1322  Toll roads; authorize local governments and               Ward
        Transportation Commission to contract with private     
        entities to construct (MDOT).                          
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDPCS: TR To WM
HB1343  Critical Needs Nursing Facility Incentive Program;        Holland
        establish.                                             
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
HB1372  Nursing schools and programs; eligible for funding to     Smith (59th)
        increase faculty if also increase enrollment           
        proportionately.                                       
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
HB1634  Mineral lease commission; revise composition of.          Reeves
           03/03 (H) DR - TSDPCS: JA To OG



House: Committee Reports

HB 242  Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on   Fleming
        sixteenth section land or lieu land.                   
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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).                          
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 292  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Watson
        community and junior colleges; extend repeal on        
        provision providing.                                   
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 293  Foresters Registration Law; reenact and repeal            Watson
        repealer.                                              
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 294  Mississippi Pulpwood Scaling and Practices Act; reenact   Watson
        and repeal the repealer.                               
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 443  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          Watson
        training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators (RP).                                
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 444  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Watson
        provisions.                                            
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 522  Life insurance; provide that the proceeds become due as   Stevens
        of the date of the death of the insured.               
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 581  Mississippi Fire Prevention Code; require compliance      Stevens
        for permits to construct private correctional          
        facilities.                                            
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 635  Teachers; revise contract day requirements for salary     Pierce
        experience increments.                                 
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 656  Assistant teachers; clarify that minimum number of sick   Pierce
        leave days will be same as licensed teachers.          
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 667  School districts; clarify authority for joint purchases   Pierce
        by.                                                    
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 795  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District;        Guice
        revise ad valorem tax that member counties may levy for
        capital outlay.                                        
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 817  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise maturity date for bonds issued by.              
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 858  Highway; require MDOT to construct certain highway        Vince
        segment in Marion County.                              
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1139  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Frierson
        present at relaying of.                                
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1141  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Frierson
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1148  Agricultural Theft Bureau; expand duties to include       Moody
        enforcement of timber theft laws.                      
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1150  IHL; authorize to include an arbitration provision in     Brown
        any international contract.                            
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1173  Highway Patrol; allow officer to retain dog when dog is   McBride
        retired from service.                                  
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1245  Push polling; add as a prohibited call under              Reynolds
        Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.                
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1262  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Frierson
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1264  Coastal Wetlands; allow extension for processing          Frierson
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1265  Marine Resources; clarify hook and line license           Frierson
        requirements and provide penalty for finfish           
        violations.                                            
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1387  Mississippi Collegiate Athletic Association Procedures    Snowden
        Act; create.                                           
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1388  Saltwater sport and boat fishing licenses; allow          Janus
        Commission on Marine Resources to exempt certain       
        groups.                                                
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1443  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Howell
        exemption for certain business enterprises operating   
        in.                                                    
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1501  Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; revise   Young
        authority.                                             
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1516  Department of Transportation; allow law enforcement       Moss
        employees to retain weapon upon retirement.            
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1569  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan; expand   Blackmon
        coverage.                                              
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1595  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Middleton
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1617  CAP loan fund; extend repealer on provision allowing      Howell
        use of interest on certain loans for support of MDA.   
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1634  Mineral lease commission; revise composition of.          Reeves
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HC  45  Tuskegee Airmen Day; recognize its observance on March    Smith (39th)
        5, 2004, in Columbus, Mississippi.                     
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  39  House Rules; amend certain rules of 2004-2008             Warren
        legislative term.                                      
           03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB  96  Vehicular manslaughter; require bail in DUI cases.        Fleming
           03/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (H) Passed
HB 281  Mississippi Ratite Council; reenact and extend repealer   Watson
        on (RP).                                               
           03/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 352  Death of unborn quick child; include in wrongful death    Robinson (84th)
        statute.                                               
           03/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (H) Passed
HB 409  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2002; reenact      Watson
        and extend repealer (RP).                              
           03/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 570  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Reeves
        custodial parent.                                      
           03/03 (H) Passed
HB 588  Adoption laws; revise certain provisions of.              Holland
           03/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (H) Passed
HB 727  Human Cloning Prohibition Act; create.                    Smith (39th)
           03/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (H) Passed
HC  45  Tuskegee Airmen Day; recognize its observance on March    Smith (39th)
        5, 2004, in Columbus, Mississippi.                     
           03/03 (H) Adopted
HR  39  House Rules; amend certain rules of 2004-2008             Warren
        legislative term.                                      
           03/03 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/03 (H) Adopted
SC 546  Remembering service and commending life of Helicopter     Butler
        Crew Chief Specialist Jeremiah DiGiovanni.             
           03/03 (H) Amended
           03/03 (H) Adopted As Amended



Senate: Introductions

SB3069  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for two community group homes     Mettetal
        for the Department of Mental Health.                   
           03/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3070  Income taxation; exclude all income of persons 65 or      Hewes
        older from gross income.                               
           03/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3071  Long-Term Care Tax Credit Model Act; enact.               Dawkins
           03/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3072  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Hewes
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           03/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 567  Commend Eddie Khayat, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 568  Commend Coach Lindy Callahan, Mississippi Sports Hall     Michel
        of Fame.                                               
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 569  Commend Johnny Brewer, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 570  Commend Jack Carlisle, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 571  Commend Lee Baker, posthumous induction into the          Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 572  Commend Johnie Cooks, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 573  Commend Willie Totten, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 574  Commend posthumous induction of Don Owens into the        Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/03 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2028  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2058  Public Employees Life Insurance Plan; increase            Dearing
        insurance limits for retirees.                         
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
SB2156  Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend             Gordon
        repealers.                                             
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
SB2383  Educational leave program for medical residents;          Harden
        authorize Department of Mental Health to implement.    
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
SB2386  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Carmichael
        extend the date of repeal (RP).                        
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: VM To AP
SB2406  Department of Mental Health; define authority to lease.   Nunnelee
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
SB2407  Department of Mental Health; define authority to          Nunnelee
        purchase physician and dentist liability insurance.    
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
        employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2533  Veterans Affairs Board; authorize to establish            King
        Mississippi veterans cemetery.                         
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: VM To AP
SB2547  School nurses; allow those who complete NBCSN             Harden
        certification to receive a salary supplement.          
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2743  Appointive state officials; repeal law providing for      Thames
        education benchmark awards.                            
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
SB2841  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on.         Nunnelee
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2859  Magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear accelerator    Jackson (15th)
        at MSU; authorize CON with conditions.                 
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2944  Judges; Supreme Court required to appoint special         White
        judges to help reduce caseloads in overburdened        
        districts.                                             
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: JA To AP
SB2948  Lengthy Trial Fund; create.                               Ross
           03/03 (S) DR - TSDPCS: JA To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2030  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2031  Licensed school employees; revise date for notice of      Simmons
        reemployment or nonreemployment.                       
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2100  Purchasing agents for state agencies; clarify             Burton
        definition.                                            
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2105  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2137  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2307  MS Employer-Assisted Housing Program for public school    Chaney
        teachers in critical need areas; extend repealer on.   
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2400  Driver's license; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful for litter prevention.                       
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2441  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Nunnelee
        clarify.                                               
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2455  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Chaney
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2461  Highways; designate Lower Historic Byway as an official   Dearing
        scenic byway.                                          
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2495  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2504  Partnerships; enact uniform act (BLAG).                   Ross
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2508  Highways; designate I-20 and Highway 15 interchange in    Burton
        Newton County as "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange."  
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2531  Transportation Commission; authorize to hold meetings     Hewes
        other than commission office in Jackson.               
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2537  Water courses in municipalities; remove repealer and      Nunnelee
        population restriction for the improving of.           
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2538  Streams and water courses; delete date of repeal for      Nunnelee
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2552  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2566  Foresters; repeal the repealer on "Foresters              Harvey
        Registration Law of 1977."                             
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2604  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Hewes
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2615  Memorial highway; designate portion of MS Highway 35 as   Williamson
        "Clarence Albert Pierce Highway."                      
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2622  Natchez Trace Parkway; grandfather in certain buildings   Michel
        not conforming to height restrictions.                 
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2624  Memorial Highway; designate portion of MS 149 in Town     Lee (35th)
        of D'Lo as D'Lo WWII Veterans Highway.                 
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2639  "Mississippi Living Organ Donor Leave Act" for state      Bryan
        employees; enact.                                      
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2660  State employees; delete repealer on law authorizing       Thames
        donation of leave.                                     
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2669  Drainage districts; conform purchasing requirements to    Flowers
        state purchasing law.                                  
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2700  Fourteenth and Twentieth Circuit Court Districts; allow   Butler
        judges to run by post.                                 
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2734  Highways; authorize MS Transportation Commission to use   Hewes
        design-build method of contracting for certain pilot   
        projects.                                              
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2745  Solid waste; person partially within county service       Doxey
        area may elect not to use service.                     
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2762  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Williamson
        school districts; change content.                      
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2770  Railroad crossings; clarify allocation of costs of        Hewes
        pavement markings at railroad crossings.               
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2777  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Hewes
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2781  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Albritton
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2800  State agencies; require to purchase printing services     Thames
        from domestic companies.                               
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2851  Family Support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Nunnelee
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2871  Airports; revise definition to include buffer areas.      Hewes
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2904  Disposal of old business records of school districts;     Harden
        clarify process.                                       
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2911  Bad check; revise service charge.                         Michel
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2982  IHL to submit international contract disputes to          Tollison
        binding arbitration; authorize.                        
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3010  Multi-modal transportation; revise multi-modal            Hewes
        transportation program and fund.                       
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3018  Hunting accidents; person causing injury or death with    Posey
        weapon in hunting accident deemed to give implied      
        consent for alcohol test.                              
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3025  Forestry; revise timber theft investigation duties and    Harvey
        penalties.                                             
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3027  Rubbish; require reciprocal requirements for rubbish      Moffatt
        operators and make unlawful to operate site with       
        uncertified operator.                                  
           03/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2142  Appropriation; Board of Chiropractic Examiners;           Little
        additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB2172  Bonds; issue to fund the Highway 98 Access Improvement    King
        Program Fund.                                          
           03/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2585  Sales tax; allow telecommunications providers to sell     Robertson
        taxable and nontaxable services at a single nonitemized
        price.                                                 
           03/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2617  Percentage limitation on appropriations from State        Gordon
        General Fund; revise for FY05.                         
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB2628  Certain efficiencies in the administration of state       Little
        government; require (Governor's proposals).            
           03/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB2661  Budget Contingency Fund; provide for transfer and         Gordon
        deposit of certain funds into.                         
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB2678  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Gordon
        appropriated until FY2006.                             
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB2685  Repayment of certain special funds transferred to the     Gordon
        Budget Contingency Fund; delay date of.                
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB2820  Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation     Little
        and Expenditure Review (PEER); revise membership.      
           03/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (S) Passed
           03/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2880  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Cuevas
        definition of the term "project and authorize issuance 
        of bonds."                                             
           03/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2966  DPS to charge $2.00 fee per abstract for highway patrol   Gordon
        retirement fund; authorize.                            
           03/03 (S) Passed
           03/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2983  Transient vendors; require notification to county or      King
        municipality where conducting business.                
           03/03 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB3043  Appropriation; Department of Banking and Consumer         Gordon
        Finance; Additional FY 2004.                           
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3044  Appropriation; Board of Public Accountancy; Additional    Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3045  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3046  Appropriation;  Board of Bar Admissions;  Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3047  Appropriation; Board of Pharmacy; Additional FY 2004.     Gordon
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3048  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd., Additional     Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (S) Passed
           03/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Service; Additional       Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3050  Appropriation;  Physical Therapy Board;  Additional  FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/03 (S) Passed
SB3057  Appropriation; Joint Legislative Reapportionment          Gordon
        Committee; Additional FY 2004.                         
           03/03 (S) Passed

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