Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/10/04



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House: Introductions

HB1654  Major Economic Impact Act; authorize issuance of          Bentz
        additional bonds to address possible military base     
        closure and realignment.                               
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1655  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Howell
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1656  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Howell
        Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for, limited grant   
        amount.                                                
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1657  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Howell
        the ACE Fund.                                          
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1658  Emerging Crops Fund; continue minority economic           Howell
        development program, increase amount of bonds          
        authorized to provide funds for.                       
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1659  Growth and Prosperity Act; revise definition of "state    Howell
        tax" under to exempt certain leases of equipment from  
        sales and use taxes.                                   
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1660  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase bonds for   Howell
        certain grants or loan to counties and municipalities. 
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1661  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   Howell
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HR  41  Lamar County; commend on 100th birthday celebration.      Carlton
           03/10 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB1648  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Dedeaux
        definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HR  41  Lamar County; commend on 100th birthday celebration.      Carlton
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Commend life and military service of Army Sergeant        Butler
        Shanta Bridges.                                        
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 559  Commend Carolina Panthers' starting tight end Kris        Hyde-Smith
        Mangum.                                                
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Commend Brittanie Elliott, 2004 Wendy's High School       Gordon
        Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award.                         
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Commend life and public service of Gloster Alderman and   Butler
        Fire Commissioner Elliot Davis, Jr.                    
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 562  Commend Karen Arnold, 2003 Hattiesburg American           King
        All-Area Slow-Pitch Softball Coach of the Year.        
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Commend Colonel L.M. Claiborne, Jr., first                Jackson (32nd)
        African-American Director of the Highway Safety Patrol.
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 565  Commend Fiona Gipsen for perfect score on ACT exam.       Tollison
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 567  Commend Eddie Khayat, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 568  Commend Coach Lindy Callahan, Mississippi Sports Hall     Michel
        of Fame.                                               
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Commend Johnny Brewer, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Commend Jack Carlisle, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 571  Commend Lee Baker, posthumous induction into the          Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 572  Commend Johnie Cooks, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  Commend Willie Totten, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 574  Commend posthumous induction of Don Owens into the        Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 575  Commend 2003 Jackson Prep Girls Fast Pitch Softball       Williamson
        Team for Overall Championship.                         
           03/10 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 282  Regulation of professional art therapists; reenact and    Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 283  Barber Examiners, State Board of; reenact and extend      Watson
        repealer on sections of law that create.               
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 284  Traffic law violations; delete repealer for provisions    Watson
        regulating penalties and records.                      
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 286  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Watson
        entities; extend repealer on DFA's duty to contract.   
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
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).                          
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 343  Larger fraternal benefit societies; include under         Stevens
        definition of "insurer."                               
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 346  Insurance companies; revise procedures to revoke          Stevens
        license if commissioner finds their condition unsound. 
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 439  Additional surcharge for traffic violations; extend       Watson
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 441  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend repealer (RP).           Watson
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 471  Public buildings; require Department of Finance and       Stevens
        Administration to prepare estimate of costs for certain
        bond-funded projects.                                  
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 564  Regional economic development alliances; extend           Montgomery
        authority for member counties to exercise eminent      
        domain for certain projects.                           
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 598  Drainage ditches and creeks of municipalities; remove     Holland
        minimum population requirement to clean.               
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 605  Fire detectors; require all hotels and lodging houses     Stevens
        to have Mississippi Fire Prevention Code-approved      
        detectors.                                             
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 652  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           03/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 654  Commissioner of Corrections; authorize supervision of     Malone
        terminally ill offenders by Community Corrections      
        Division.                                              
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 666  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Pierce
        school statutes.                                       
           03/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 676  Fireworks; permits to sell must be in compliance with     Stevens
        certain fire codes.                                    
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 716  Municipal surplus property; authorize governing           Robinson (63rd)
        authorities to engage a realtor to sell property and   
        receive compensation.                                  
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 739  Civil commitment; revise venue for proceedings, and       Fillingane
        require commitment near patient's county of residence. 
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 767  Transportation Commission; revise allowable places of     Miles
        meetings.                                              
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 768  Highway work zone; revise penalties for speeding          Miles
        within.                                                
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 781  Private correctional facility; prohibit certain           Malone
        procurement of goods made by out-of-state inmate labor 
        if P.I.C. makes goods.                                 
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 794  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Reeves
        divorce filings.                                       
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 817  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise maturity date for bonds issued by.              
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 834  Workers' Compensation Self-insurer Guaranty               Guice
        Association; create separate associations for          
        individual and group.                                  
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
           03/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 835  Workers' Compensation Self-insurer Guaranty               Guice
        Association; revise requirements for groups.           
           03/10 (H) Passed
           03/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 865  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Eaton
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 866  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish.          Eaton
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 867  Military monuments and memorials; prohibit the            Snowden
        alteration of.                                         
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 868  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 889  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Eaton
        Administrative Procedures Act.                         
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 900  Commissioner of Corrections; require commissioner's       Malone
        designees to approve or disapprove classifications of  
        offenders.                                             
           03/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 915  Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all    Holland
        new employees.                                         
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 917  Garnishment; payments in justice court may go directly    Holloway
        to plaintiff or attorney and require notice of         
        satisfaction of debt.                                  
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 928  Marriage; revise conditions precedent to issuance of      Cummings
        license.                                               
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 931  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on and      Evans
        delete authority for privatized child support          
        collection.                                            
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 940  Community hospitals; clarify that they can use other      Smith (39th)
        hospital assets as loan security.                      
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB 972  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Pierce
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 990  Regional correctional officers; exempt from state board   Malone
        on jail officers certification if complete DOC training
        program.                                               
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1035  Fleeing law enforcement; create offense, provide          Smith (39th)
        penalties and require policy adoption.                 
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1217  Bonds; revise purposes for which allocations may be       Morris
        used by community and junior colleges.                 
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1278  Historic cemeteries; allow Department of Archives and     West
        History to recognize certain cemeteries as.            
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1309  Ten Commandments; authorize display in public             Nicholson
        buildings.                                             
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1333  Income tax; eliminate consolidated return filings of      Watson
        corporate income tax returns.                          
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1344  Board of Medical Licensure; expand membership to          Holland
        include consumers with no ties to physicians.          
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Failed
           03/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1349  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Eaton
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1401  Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term     Mayo
        and authorize auction for.                             
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1442  Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum; designate as      Snowden
        state historical industrial museum.                    
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1443  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Howell
        exemption for certain business enterprises operating   
        in.                                                    
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1458  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by owners    Watson
        of certain floating structures.                        
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1460  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Watson
        enter into tax refund offset program with the federal  
        government.                                            
           03/10 (H) Amended
           03/10 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1493  CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospitals   Holland
        in certain counties.                                   
           03/10 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1617  CAP loan fund; extend repealer on provision allowing      Howell
        use of interest on certain loans for support of MDA.   
           03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (H) Passed
HB1627  Insurance, surplus lines; State Tax Commission to         Peranich
        collect insurance premium tax.                         
           03/10 (H) Passed



Senate: Introductions

SB3089  Tunica County; authorize payments to Mid-State            Jackson (11th)
        Opportunity, Inc., in connection with the operation of 
        programs.                                              
           03/10 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3090  Jackson County; certain utility districts may expand      Moffatt
        services not more than 1 mile beyond its boundaries.   
           03/10 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3091  Major Economic Impact Act; provide additional bonding     Michel
        authority to address base closure and realignment.     
           03/10 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 580  Commend life, career and service of Jackson businessman   Chaney
        Warren A. Hood.                                        
           03/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 581  Commend Dr. Karen Howell, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.   Moffatt
           03/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 582  Commend Ms. Marsha Cummings, MGCCC Instructor of the      Moffatt
        Year.                                                  
           03/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 583  Commend Ms. Gaye Winter, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Moffatt
           03/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 584  Commend life and service of Alline Jones Cockrell.        Frazier
           03/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  62  William D. Sones, Brookhaven, Mississippi, Miss.          SECRETARY OF STATE
        Business Finance Corp., for a six-year term commencing 
        July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2009.                 
           03/10 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2122  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Nunnelee
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           03/10 (S) DR - TSDPCS: EP To FI



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2003  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2008, with exception.                        
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2010  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2028  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2030  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           03/10 (S) Passed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2031  Licensed school employees; revise date for notice of      Simmons
        reemployment or nonreemployment.                       
           03/10 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2051  Allow all-terrain vehicles to be voluntarily titled in    Little
        this state and allow nonresidents to title them in this
        state.                                                 
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2075  Disabled parking; date of expiration of windshield        Hewes
        placards must be visible.                              
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2085  Payment of small invoices by school superintendents;      Kirby
        authorize with school board approval at next meeting.  
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2096  Motor vehicles; grant free parking to Pearl Harbor        King
        survivor or Purple Heart recipient license plates.     
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2100  Purchasing agents for state agencies; clarify             Burton
        definition.                                            
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2105  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2137  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2156  Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend             Gordon
        repealers.                                             
           03/10 (S) Passed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2171  Municipalities; may pay real estate brokerage fee upon    Carmichael
        sale or lease of real property.                        
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2206  DUI; certain convicts to serve prison term in county      Jackson (32nd)
        jail.                                                  
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2214  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Nunnelee
        lobbying activities.                                   
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2221  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2222  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2233  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2236  Public official bonds; provide civil penalty upon         Kirby
        sureties which fail to give reasons for nonpayment.    
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2265  Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations when       Tollison
        committed against a child.                             
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2284  Driver's license number; require to be different than     Ross
        social security number.                                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2297  Assistant teachers receive same minimum sick leave days   Chaney
        as licensed teachers; clarify.                         
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2301  Joint purchases by school districts; clarify authority.   Chaney
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2307  MS Employer-Assisted Housing Program for public school    Chaney
        teachers in critical need areas; extend repealer on.   
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2316  Teacher's authority in the classroom; delete automatic    Chaney
        repealer.                                              
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2346  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2355  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           King
        training requirements and funding for training.        
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2370  Notaries public; protect immigrants from false or         Tollison
        misleading advertising.                                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2371  Supreme Court; revise timing of election of certain       Ross
        justices.                                              
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2396  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan;          Kirby
        authorize Tort Claims Board to borrow money to purchase
        reinsurance.                                           
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2400  Driver's license; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful for litter prevention.                       
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2406  Department of Mental Health; define authority to lease.   Nunnelee
           03/10 (S) Passed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2407  Department of Mental Health; define authority to          Nunnelee
        purchase physician and dentist liability insurance.    
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Failed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2410  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Hyde-Smith
        administrative procedure act by deleting mandatory     
        public hearing.                                        
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2417  Law enforcement/jailers; revise definition of             Huggins
        part-time.                                             
           03/10 (S) Amended
           03/10 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2434  Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend       Nunnelee
        repealer on.                                           
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2438  Murder; include special and senior judges as peace        Huggins
        officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser        
        included offense.                                      
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2446  Honorary high school diplomas to Vietnam War veterans;    Little
        authorize.                                             
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2450  Industrial fire insurance policies; allow coverage for    Kirby
        burglary and theft.                                    
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2455  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Chaney
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2461  Highways; designate Lower Historic Byway as an official   Dearing
        scenic byway.                                          
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2463  Real Estate Commission licensees; increase maximum        Hewes
        premium for E&O insurance.                             
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2484  Residential builders; distribute portion of licensing     Flowers
        fees to MS Housing Institute.                          
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2495  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2508  Highways; designate I-20 and Highway 15 interchange in    Burton
        Newton County as "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange."  
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2520  Mississippi qualified health center grant program;        Nunnelee
        extend authority to issue grants under.                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2522  Illegal drug interdiction; create task force.             Tollison
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2532  Law enforcement officers; expand coverage for line of     Albritton
        duty death benefits.                                   
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2537  Water courses in municipalities; remove repealer and      Nunnelee
        population restriction for the improving of.           
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2538  Streams and water courses; delete date of repeal for      Nunnelee
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2544  Community hospital authority to pledge hospital assets    Robertson
        for debt; clarify.                                     
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2545  Municipalities; revise method of notice of special        Burton
        meetings.                                              
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2552  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2553  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Ross
           03/10 (S) Amended
           03/10 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2567  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2572  Weapons; restrict sale upon forfeiture to licensed        Little
        dealers.                                               
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2599  Pre-need cemetery/funeral contracts; certain contracts    Kirby
        overrule wishes of next of kin.                        
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2601  Arrest warrants; include jail officers and certain        Carmichael
        counselors as entitled to probable cause hearing prior 
        to issuance of.                                        
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2604  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Hewes
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2611  Real estate brokers/salespersons; may own lawful          Hewes
        business organization for receiving commissions.       
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2615  Memorial highway; designate portion of MS Highway 35 as   Williamson
        "Clarence Albert Pierce Highway."                      
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2622  Natchez Trace Parkway; grandfather in certain buildings   Michel
        not conforming to height restrictions.                 
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2624  Memorial Highway; designate portion of MS 149 in Town     Lee (35th)
        of D'Lo as D'Lo WWII Veterans Highway.                 
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2631  Additional privilege tax on heavy vehicles; clarify       Burton
        distribution of by counties.                           
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2638  New Home Warranty Act; revise.                            Flowers
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Amended
           03/10 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/10 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2640  Purchase of supply of natural gas; authorize certain      Little
        municipalities to contract for purchase and exempt from
        bid requirements.                                      
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2651  MS Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification      Browning
        Board; limit number of members from same appraisal     
        organization.                                          
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2660  State employees; delete repealer on law authorizing       Thames
        donation of leave.                                     
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2669  Drainage districts; conform purchasing requirements to    Flowers
        state purchasing law.                                  
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2673  PERS; allow deductions from benefits for group life or    Thames
        health insurance and certain dues.                     
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2677  Deferred compensation plan; state and political           Thames
        subdivision may make contributions on behalf of        
        members.                                               
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2693  Contract with private entities to provide                 Burton
        noninstuctional services to pupils; authorize school   
        districts to.                                          
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2710  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Robertson
        providing skills training and extend repealer on       
        credit.                                                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2725  Scenic Streams; designate Black Creek in Lamar,           King
        Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a
        state scenic stream.                                   
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2727  Scenic streams; designate Pascagoula River and Bear       Dawkins
        Creek as eligible for nomination to scenic streams     
        program.                                               
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2745  Solid waste; person partially within county service       Doxey
        area may elect not to use service.                     
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2762  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Williamson
        school districts; change content.                      
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2771  Professional engineers and land surveyors; reenact and    Mettetal
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2777  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Hewes
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2781  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Albritton
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2785  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by           Robertson
        casinos.                                               
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2786  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Robertson
        enter into a income tax refund offset program with the 
        federal government.                                    
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2800  State agencies; require to purchase printing services     Thames
        from domestic companies.                               
           03/10 (S) Amended
           03/10 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2831  Kidnapping; revise element of intent to confine.          Chamberlin
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2845  Hunting; revise number of physicians required to          Posey
        certify disability for person to use crossbow.         
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2871  Airports; revise definition to include buffer areas.      Hewes
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2886  Wildlife; correct reference to snapping turtles.          Posey
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2904  Disposal of old business records of school districts;     Harden
        clarify process.                                       
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2911  Bad check; revise service charge.                         Michel
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2950  Criminal information; provide immediate access from       White
        Mississippi Justice Information Center.                
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2969  School districts may develop and implement voluntary      Harden
        prekindergarten program; authorize.                    
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2982  IHL to submit international contract disputes to          Tollison
        binding arbitration; authorize.                        
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2989  Rails-to-Trails Recreational Districts; allow             King
        municipalities to enforce rules and regulations of the 
        district.                                              
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB2991  Public Service Commission; shall not regulate rates of    King
        carriers transporting household goods.                 
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB3010  Multi-modal transportation; revise multi-modal            Hewes
        transportation program and fund.                       
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
        by school districts.                                   
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB3027  Rubbish; require reciprocal requirements for rubbish      Moffatt
        operators and make unlawful to operate site with       
        uncertified operator.                                  
           03/10 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/10 (S) Passed
SB3030  Wildlife; revise possession of paddlefish prohibitions    Posey
        and make exception for lawfully taken.                 
           03/10 (S) Passed
SC 546  Remembering service and commending life of Helicopter     Butler
        Crew Chief Specialist Jeremiah DiGiovanni.             
           03/10 (S) Concurred in Amend From House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 727  Human Cloning Prohibition Act; create.                    Smith (39th)
           03/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HC  56  Amend Constitution; prohibit same gender marriages.       Barnett
           03/10 (S) Referred To Constitution

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 05/10/04 at 08:59.



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