Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/25/04



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House: Introductions

HB1766  Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds     Ishee
        for acquisition of certain military artifacts.         
           03/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1767  West Rankin Metropolitan Sewer Authority; rename as       Rogers (61st)
        West Rankin Utility Authority and revise authority.    
           03/25 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1768  Appropriation; IHL for funding Greenville Higher          Hines
        Education Center.                                      
           03/25 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HR  50  Von Kyle Hersey; commend life of.                         Watson
           03/25 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 829  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports.   
           03/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: WM To PO



House: Committee Reports

HB1756  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Reeves
        investments of certified capital.                      
           03/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2857  Elections; comply with the Help America Vote Act of       Chamberlin
        2002.                                                  
           03/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 615  Bolivar County; authorize board of supervisors to         Capps
        compensate Freddie Moore for inmate property lost.     
           03/25 (H) Passed
           03/25 (H) Immediate Release
           03/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 851  Clay County; authorize to contribute funds to local       Gibbs
        Boys and Girls Club.                                   
           03/25 (H) Amended
           03/25 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/25 (H) Immediate Release
           03/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1667  Attala County; may contribute to Boys & Girls Club of     Stevens
        Kosciusko.                                             
           03/25 (H) Passed
           03/25 (H) Immediate Release
           03/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1679  City of Vicksburg; authorize to provide in-kind           Flaggs
        services to The Initiative, Inc.                       
           03/25 (H) Passed
           03/25 (H) Immediate Release
           03/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1682  Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Flaggs
        United Way of West Central Mississippi Information     
        Line.                                                  
           03/25 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/25 (H) Passed
           03/25 (H) Immediate Release
           03/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1697  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1698  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1699  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1700  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1701  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1702  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1703  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1704  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1705  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1706  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1707  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1708  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1709  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1710  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1711  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1712  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1713  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1714  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1715  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1716  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1717  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1718  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1719  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1720  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1721  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1722  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1723  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1724  Appropriation; Mississippi State Board of Physical        Read
        Therapy.                                               
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1725  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Miles
        Transportation.                                        
           03/25 (H) Amended
           03/25 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1726  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1727  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1728  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1729  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1730  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1731  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1732  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1733  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Frierson
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1734  Appropriation; Governor's Office - Division of            Holland
        Medicaid.                                              
           03/25 (H) Amended
           03/25 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1735  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1736  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1737  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1738  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1739  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1740  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1741  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1742  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1743  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Green
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1744  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Green
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1745  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Capps
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1746  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Capps
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1747  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Brown
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1748  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Brown
           03/25 (H) Passed
HB1755  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        Building; FY05.                                        
           03/25 (H) Passed
SB2255  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize donation of motor          Little
        vehicle to Frank Melton.                               
           03/25 (H) Passed
           03/25 (H) Immediate Release
           03/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

SC 505  Designate May as Osteoporosis Month in Mississippi.       Hyde-Smith
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Commend 2003 Oktibbeha County Hospital "Catch Me          Jackson (15th)
        Caring" volunteers.                                    
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Commend Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls           Hyde-Smith
        Basketball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Commend career of music heritage pioneer Rev. Arnold      Thomas
        Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore.                              
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Commend distinguished career of "Divorce Court" Judge     Harden
        Mablean Ephraim.                                       
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Commend life, career and service of Jackson businessman   Chaney
        Warren A. Hood.                                        
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  Commend Dr. Karen Howell, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.   Moffatt
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Commend Ms. Marsha Cummings, MGCCC Instructor of the      Moffatt
        Year.                                                  
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend Ms. Gaye Winter, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Moffatt
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  Commend life and service of Alline Jones Cockrell.        Frazier
           03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3167  Bolivar County; authorize payment to Willie Griffin for   Walls
        his service as a hearing officer in an election        
        contest.                                               
           03/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3168  City of Jackson; remove the repeal date of the Jackson    Harden
        Convention and Visitors Bureau.                        
           03/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3169  Quitman County; authorize the issuance of refunding       Jackson (11th)
        bonds for certain indebtedness.                        
           03/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3170  City of Vicksburg; allow to house prisoners in            Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           03/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3171  City of Vicksburg; authorize to adopt and enforce         Chaney
        building and design standards.                         
           03/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3172  West Rankin Metropolitan Sewer Authority; rename as       Kirby
        West Rankin Utility Authority and revise authority.    
           03/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3173  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/25 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3174  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule shall not be        Robertson
        coupled to federal law and provide for in state law.   
           03/25 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 593  Commend Ray Brooks High School State Basketball           Walls
        Championship.                                          
           03/25 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 594  Commend Earnest White for longstanding civic and          Jackson (32nd)
        charitable leadership.                                 
           03/25 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  96  Vehicular manslaughter; require bail in DUI cases.        Fleming
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 564  Regional economic development alliances; extend           Montgomery
        authority for member counties to exercise eminent      
        domain for certain projects.                           
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 598  Drainage ditches and creeks of municipalities; remove     Holland
        minimum population requirement to clean.               
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 606  Employer-assisted housing program; establish for          Morris
        municipal employees.                                   
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 873  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
        Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 889  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Eaton
        Administrative Procedures Act.                         
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 972  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Pierce
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1150  IHL; authorize to include an arbitration provision in     Brown
        any international contract.                            
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1183  Municipalities; reduce period of existence of liens on    Robinson (63rd)
        certain real property from five years to one year for  
        lien amnesty purposes.                                 
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1539  Family support; update uniform interstate family          Holland
        support act.                                           
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2122  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Nunnelee
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SC 586  Suspend rules for further consideration/passage of SB     Moffatt
        2825; American Alligator designated as the MS State    
        Reptile.                                               
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 587  Commend Marcus Ware for service to Petal School           King
        District.                                              
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 588  Commend Kelli Jackson, 2004 Miss Dixie National Queen     Jackson (15th)
        Competition.                                           
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 589  Commend New Hope High School Trojans Baseball Team        Brown
        championship season.                                   
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 590  Commend James W. Hill, Sr.                                Hyde-Smith
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 591  Commend life of Assistant Attorney General Alice Wise.    Ross
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 592  Commend 2004 Murrah High School Mock Trial Team.          Frazier
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 593  Commend Ray Brooks High School State Basketball           Walls
        Championship.                                          
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  17  Commend Houston Vocational Center Solar Race Car Team.    Gordon
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  18  Commend the life and humanitarian service of Dr. John     Gollott
        B. O'Keefe.                                            
           03/25 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2093  Motor fuel excise taxes; provide partial exemption on     Carmichael
        sales of fuel to volunteer fire departments for use in 
        department vehicles.                                   
           03/25 (S) Passed
SB2468  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Pickering
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           03/25 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/25 (S) Passed
SB2887  Motor fuel tax; exclude racing fuel.                      Robertson
           03/25 (S) Passed
SB2999  Regional economic development alliances; repeal tax       Robertson
        exemption for business enterprises operating under.    
           03/25 (S) Passed
SB3063  Severance tax; tax certain occluded natural gas           Dearing
        recovered from coal seams at a reduced rate.           
           03/25 (S) Passed
SB3072  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Hewes
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           03/25 (S) Passed
SB3104  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3105  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3106  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3107  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3108  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3109  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3110  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3111  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3112  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3113  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3114  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3115  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3116  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3117  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3118  Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary Programs - Consol.        Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3119  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3120  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3121  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3122  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3123  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3124  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3125  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center.        Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3126  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3127  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3128  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3129  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3130  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3131  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3132  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3133  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3134  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3135  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
        Inventory.                                             
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3136  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3137  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3138  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3139  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3140  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3141  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3142  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3143  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3144  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3145  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3146  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3147  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3148  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3149  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3150  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3151  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3152  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3153  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3154  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3155  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3156  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3157  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3158  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3159  Appropriation; MS Workers' Compensation Comm.             Gordon
           03/25 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 789  Mississippi Juvenile Justice Task Force; create to        Flaggs
        study and make recommendations on juvenile justice     
        system.                                                
           03/25 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Appropriations
HB1323  Loans; provide remedy for contracting for or receiving    Guice
        unlawful "other charges."                              
           03/25 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Judiciary, Division A
HB1355  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Parker
        to enter 16th section lease with George County School  
        Board.                                                 
           03/25 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Appropriations
HB1535  Bid laws; revise for state agencies and governing         Dedeaux
        authorities.                                           
           03/25 (S) Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 505  Designate May as Osteoporosis Month in Mississippi.       Hyde-Smith
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Commend 2003 Oktibbeha County Hospital "Catch Me          Jackson (15th)
        Caring" volunteers.                                    
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Commend Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls           Hyde-Smith
        Basketball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Commend career of music heritage pioneer Rev. Arnold      Thomas
        Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore.                              
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Commend distinguished career of "Divorce Court" Judge     Harden
        Mablean Ephraim.                                       
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Commend life, career and service of Jackson businessman   Chaney
        Warren A. Hood.                                        
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  Commend Dr. Karen Howell, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.   Moffatt
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Commend Ms. Marsha Cummings, MGCCC Instructor of the      Moffatt
        Year.                                                  
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend Ms. Gaye Winter, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Moffatt
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  Commend life and service of Alline Jones Cockrell.        Frazier
           03/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 05/10/04 at 09:00.



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