Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/06/04



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Signed By The Governor

SB2142  Appropriation; Board of Chiropractic Examiners;           Little
        additional FY 2004.                                    
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB2857  Elections; comply with the Help America Vote Act of       Chamberlin
        2002.                                                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3044  Appropriation; Board of Public Accountancy; Additional    Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3045  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3046  Appropriation;  Board of Bar Admissions;  Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3047  Appropriation; Board of Pharmacy; Additional FY 2004.     Gordon
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Service; Additional       Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3050  Appropriation;  Physical Therapy Board;  Additional  FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3057  Appropriation; Joint Legislative Reapportionment          Gordon
        Committee; Additional FY 2004.                         
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3095  Appropriation;  Board of Optometry;  Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3098  Appropriation; Board of Dental Examiners; Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HC  91  Worker's Memorial Day; commemorate.                       Evans
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  92  Fiona Gispen; commend on making perfect score on ACT      Akins
        exam.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  93  Simmons High School; commend boys basketball team on      Hines
        winning state championship.                            
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  80  Lamar Foundation School; commend football team on         Horne
        winning state championship.                            
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  81  Ashland High School; commend Boys Basketball Team on      Buck
        outstanding season.                                    
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  82  Holly Springs High School Boys Basketball Team; commend   Buck
        and congratulate on winning the Class 3A Championship. 
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

SB2082  Mississippi Blues Commission; establish.                  Jordan
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To TO
SB2300  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Chaney
        extend repealer.                                       
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
SB2302  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors and     Chaney
        school speech-language pathologists and audiologists;  
        clarify.                                               
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
SB2386  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Carmichael
        extend the date of repeal (RP).                        
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To MA
SB2433  Exemption from child-care facility licensure for          Nunnelee
        accredited programs; extend repealer on.               
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To ME
SB2466  Crime victims' rights; revise definition of criminal      Albritton
        offense.                                               
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To JA
SB2521  Admission and discharge procedures for mentally ill       Nunnelee
        patients committed to treatment facilities; clarify.   
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JA To PH
SB2522  Illegal drug interdiction; create task force.             Tollison
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To JA
SB2532  Law enforcement officers; expand coverage for line of     Albritton
        duty death benefits.                                   
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To UC
SB2567  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: CA To MU
SB2613  Fire Safety Education Division; create in State Fire      Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To IN
SB2640  Purchase of supply of natural gas; authorize certain      Little
        municipalities to contract for purchase and exempt from
        bid requirements.                                      
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To MU
SB2676  Corrections; authorize Department of Corrections to       Huggins
        contract with private facility in Tallahatchie County  
        to house state inmates.                                
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To CN
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To UC
SB2859  Magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear accelerator    Jackson (15th)
        at MSU; authorize CON with conditions.                 
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
SB2876  Exceptional children receiving state financial            Chaney
        assistance; revise eligibility requirements.           
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To ED
SB2892  Drug courts; provide assessments on offenses to provide   Hyde-Smith
        funding.                                               
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To JA
SB2990  Disabled Physician Law; certain records shall be          King
        confidential.                                          
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To PH
SB3028  Individual Assistance and Emergency Temporary Housing     Carmichael
        Act; create.                                           
           04/06 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To MA



House: Committee Reports

HC  85  Mississippi Technology Transfer Center; recognize a       Formby
        Center of Excellence in Geospatial Technologies.       
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  86  Mildred D. Taylor; recognize April 2, 2004, as "Mildred   Dickson
        D. Taylor Day" in Mississippi.                         
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  87  Kim LaFontaine; commend on being named a Milken Family    Rogers (61st)
        Foundation National Educator Award recipient.          
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  92  Fiona Gispen; commend on making perfect score on ACT      Akins
        exam.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  93  Simmons High School; commend boys basketball team on      Hines
        winning state championship.                            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  52  Amy Burks; commend on receiving Presidential Award for    Moss
        Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.        
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  53  John D. Bakelaar; commend on receiving a Presidential     Moore
        Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science        
        Teaching.                                              
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  64  Clerk's Office staff; commend for many hours of           Hamilton (109th)
        dedication in honoring Mississippi veterans.           
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  65  Lt. Philip Hemphill; commend achievements as a National   Gunn
        Police Shooting Champion.                              
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  67  Northeast Jones High School Girls Basketball Team;        Staples
        commend on winning state championship.                 
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  68  Lonnie Charles Johnson; commend life and works and        Watson
        express deepest sympathy upon his passing.             
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  69  Mike Bain; commend and congratulate for being named       Montgomery
        2003 National Coach of the Year.                       
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  70  Michael L. Newman; commend on achieving Eagle Scout       Shows
        honor.                                                 
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  71  Arthur M. Gill; commend life of.                          Patterson
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  72  John A Bull; commend on dedicated service to children     Hudson
        of Lawrence County.                                    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  73  James W. Hill; commend upon retirement.                   Hudson
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  74  Mississippi Crime Victims' Week; proclaim April 18 to     Hines
        24, 2004, as and honor crime victims and those who     
        serve them.                                            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  75  Fair Housing Month; designate the month of April 2004     Hines
        as and encourage all residents of Mississippi to       
        support.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  76  Biloxi City Council; commend for its unanimous approval   Patterson
        to recognize the yellow and red flag as a symbol for   
        Vietnamese Americans.                                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  77  Mr. and Mrs. James Leroy Nix; commend and congratulate    Stringer
        on the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary.  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  78  Edward Bradley Shearer; commend life of.                  Reynolds
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  79  Rae Miller Suess; commend life of.                        Denny
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  80  Lamar Foundation School; commend football team on         Horne
        winning state championship.                            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  81  Ashland High School; commend Boys Basketball Team on      Buck
        outstanding season.                                    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  82  Holly Springs High School Boys Basketball Team; commend   Buck
        and congratulate on winning the Class 3A Championship. 
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2063  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2082  Mississippi Blues Commission; establish.                  Jordan
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2100  Purchasing agents for state agencies; clarify             Burton
        definition.                                            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2201  DUI; allow multiple counts for vehicular homicide.        Burton
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2236  Public official bonds; provide civil penalty upon         Kirby
        sureties which fail to give reasons for nonpayment.    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2282  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Robertson
        to furnish and equip new MEMA building and related     
        facilities.                                            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2283  Bonds; authorize MEMA to utilize the proceeds of bonds    Robertson
        in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund for certain      
        additional purposes.                                   
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2300  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Chaney
        extend repealer.                                       
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2302  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors and     Chaney
        school speech-language pathologists and audiologists;  
        clarify.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2309  Contract day requirements for teacher salary experience   Chaney
        increments; revise.                                    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2361  Counties; authorize to contract with professional land    Posey
        surveyors.                                             
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2370  Notaries public; protect immigrants from false or         Tollison
        misleading advertising.                                
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2386  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Carmichael
        extend the date of repeal (RP).                        
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2410  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Hyde-Smith
        administrative procedure act by deleting mandatory     
        public hearing.                                        
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
        employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2433  Exemption from child-care facility licensure for          Nunnelee
        accredited programs; extend repealer on.               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2437  State Department of Health report birth information on    Nunnelee
        illegitimate children to district attorneys; delete    
        requirement.                                           
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2438  Murder; include special and senior judges as peace        Huggins
        officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser        
        included offense.                                      
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2441  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Nunnelee
        clarify.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2446  Honorary high school diplomas to Vietnam War veterans;    Little
        authorize.                                             
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2466  Crime victims' rights; revise definition of criminal      Albritton
        offense.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2502  Counties; authorize to use and compensate realtor for     Flowers
        disposal of surplus real estate.                       
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2504  Partnerships; enact uniform act (BLAG).                   Ross
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2521  Admission and discharge procedures for mentally ill       Nunnelee
        patients committed to treatment facilities; clarify.   
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2522  Illegal drug interdiction; create task force.             Tollison
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2532  Law enforcement officers; expand coverage for line of     Albritton
        duty death benefits.                                   
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2553  Business Corporation Act; technical revisions (BLAG).     Ross
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2567  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2608  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish by        Hyde-Smith
        removing incorrect scientific nomenclature.            
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2613  Fire Safety Education Division; create in State Fire      Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2617  Percentage limitation on appropriations from State        Gordon
        General Fund; revise for FY05.                         
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2623  Distinctive license tag; authorize for various            Michel
        organizations and revise certain existing tags.        
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2631  Additional privilege tax on heavy vehicles; clarify       Burton
        distribution of by counties.                           
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2640  Purchase of supply of natural gas; authorize certain      Little
        municipalities to contract for purchase and exempt from
        bid requirements.                                      
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2659  PERS; make certain technical revisions to the laws        Thames
        governing the retirement system.                       
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2661  Budget Contingency Fund; provide for transfer and         Gordon
        deposit of certain funds into.                         
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2669  Drainage districts; conform purchasing requirements to    Flowers
        state purchasing law.                                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2673  PERS; allow deductions from benefits for group life or    Thames
        health insurance and certain dues.                     
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2676  Corrections; authorize Department of Corrections to       Huggins
        contract with private facility in Tallahatchie County  
        to house state inmates.                                
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2678  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Gordon
        appropriated until FY2006.                             
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2708  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made by     Thames
        the board of trustees.                                 
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2725  Scenic Streams; designate Black Creek in Lamar,           King
        Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a
        state scenic stream.                                   
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2727  Scenic streams; designate Pascagoula River and Bear       Dawkins
        Creek as eligible for nomination to scenic streams     
        program.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2745  Solid waste; person partially within county service       Doxey
        area may elect not to use service.                     
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2763  Tort reform; revise.                                      Ross
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2781  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Albritton
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2785  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by           Robertson
        casinos.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2800  State agencies; require to purchase printing services     Thames
        from domestic companies.                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2820  Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation     Little
        and Expenditure Review (PEER); revise membership.      
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2851  Family Support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Nunnelee
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2853  Mineral Lease Commission; transfer authority to           Dearing
        Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.           
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2859  Magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear accelerator    Jackson (15th)
        at MSU; authorize CON with conditions.                 
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2876  Exceptional children receiving state financial            Chaney
        assistance; revise eligibility requirements.           
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2892  Drug courts; provide assessments on offenses to provide   Hyde-Smith
        funding.                                               
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2984  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Robertson
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2990  Disabled Physician Law; certain records shall be          King
        confidential.                                          
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2992  Domestic violence; Uniform Interstate Enforcement of      Tollison
        Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (NCCUSL).      
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2998  MDITS; must assist political subdivisions upon the        Burton
        request of the governing body of the political         
        subdivisions.                                          
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3018  Hunting accidents; person causing injury or death with    Posey
        weapon in hunting accident deemed to give implied      
        consent for alcohol test.                              
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3027  Rubbish; require reciprocal requirements for rubbish      Moffatt
        operators and make unlawful to operate site with       
        uncertified operator.                                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3028  Individual Assistance and Emergency Temporary Housing     Carmichael
        Act; create.                                           
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3038  Family Support Registry Fund for undeliverable child      Huggins
        support payments and fees; establish for support of    
        Child Support Unit.                                    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 595  Designate National Boys and Girls Club Week.              Dawkins
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 596  Commend Northeast Jones "Lady Tiger" Basketball Team,     Pickering
        State 4A Champions.                                    
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 597  Commend the life of professional fisherman Wayne Monk.    Gollott
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 598  Commend Mississippi State University Basketball Team      Little
        for winning SEC regular season title.                  
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 599  Commend Hollandale-Simmons High School Basketball Team    Clarke
        for championship.                                      
           04/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

SB2009  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Huggins
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2010  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2078  Military monuments and memorials; prohibit the            Carmichael
        alteration of.                                         
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2101  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; increase       Thomas
        assistance that small businesses may receive.          
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           04/06 (H) Passed
           04/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2297  Assistant teachers receive same minimum sick leave days   Chaney
        as licensed teachers; clarify.                         
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2308  Procedure for reinstatement of a teacher's license;       Chaney
        revise.                                                
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2470  Consent to participate in research; provide for.          Tollison
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2498  Contract personnel with direct contact with students;     Chaney
        authorize procedure for criminal background checks.    
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2510  "Chiropractic Physician"; licensed chiropractors may      Little
        use title.                                             
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2552  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           04/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2639  "Mississippi Living Organ Donor Leave Act" for state      Bryan
        employees; enact.                                      
           04/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2647  County officials; increase salaries.                      Little
           04/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2667  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise       Morgan
        definition of restaurant.                              
           04/06 (H) Failed
           04/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2771  Professional engineers and land surveyors; reenact and    Mettetal
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2785  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by           Robertson
        casinos.                                               
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2841  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on.         Nunnelee
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2847  Turkey hunting; require permit to hunt during special     Posey
        fall turkey season.                                    
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2850  "Rural Health Availability Act"; enact.                   Burton
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2858  Campaign Finance Disclosure Law; clarify what             Chamberlin
        constitutes a contribution, require disclosure of      
        certain loans made to candidates.                      
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2862  Child in custody of DHS; transferred to regional mental   Nunnelee
        health center for evaluation if believed to be in need 
        of certain treatment.                                  
           04/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2871  Airports; revise definition to include buffer areas.      Hewes
           04/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2886  Wildlife; correct reference to snapping turtles.          Posey
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2893  Turkey hunting season; authorize the commission to open   Posey
        regular season between March 1 and May 15.             
           04/06 (H) Amendment Failed
           04/06 (H) Passed
SB2896  Wildlife; authorize seizure of wild hogs imported into    Posey
        the state.                                             
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
        by school districts.                                   
           04/06 (H) Amended
           04/06 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3030  Wildlife; revise possession of paddlefish prohibitions    Posey
        and make exception for lawfully taken.                 
           04/06 (H) Passed



House: Referred Other House

SC 600  Commend service of 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense       Burton
        Artillery.                                             
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 601  Commend career of award-winning actress Tonea Stewart     Jordan
        of Greenwood, Mississippi.                             
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 602  Commend career and civic contributions of Fred Carl,      Jordan
        Jr.                                                    
           04/06 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2003  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2008, with exception.                        
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2013  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2028  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2030  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2031  Licensed school employees; revise date for notice of      Simmons
        reemployment or nonreemployment.                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2051  Allow all-terrain vehicles to be voluntarily titled in    Little
        this state and allow nonresidents to title them in this
        state.                                                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2052  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Burton
        receiving tag.                                         
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2085  Payment of small invoices by school superintendents;      Kirby
        authorize with school board approval at next meeting.  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2088  Consumer Loan Broker Act; exclude CPA's from              Huggins
        registration under.                                    
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2096  Motor vehicles; grant free parking to Pearl Harbor        King
        survivor or Purple Heart recipient license plates.     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2137  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2148  Disciplinary action against chiropractors; authorize      Dearing
        consent decrees and advisory opinions.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2156  Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend             Gordon
        repealers.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2171  Municipalities; may pay real estate brokerage fee upon    Carmichael
        sale or lease of real property.                        
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2205  Circuit judges; repeal running in the herd for 10th       Carmichael
        District.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2206  DUI; certain convicts to serve prison term in county      Jackson (32nd)
        jail.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2207  Litter law; revise penalties for violation (MDOT).        Dearing
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2214  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Nunnelee
        lobbying activities.                                   
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2221  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2222  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2233  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2235  Courts; eliminate running in the herd for First Circuit   Little
        and Chancery Districts.                                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2239  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  Kirby
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2250  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Little
        voting.                                                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2284  Driver's license number; require to be different than     Ross
        social security number.                                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2301  Joint purchases by school districts; clarify authority.   Chaney
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2307  MS Employer-Assisted Housing Program for public school    Chaney
        teachers in critical need areas; extend repealer on.   
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2316  Teacher's authority in the classroom; delete automatic    Chaney
        repealer.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2317  MS Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; make various         Mettetal
        changes.                                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2335  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Browning
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2346  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2371  Supreme Court; revise timing of election of certain       Ross
        justices.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2395  Courts, trial; eliminate running in herd for certain      Tollison
        districts.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2400  Driver's license; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful for litter prevention.                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2404  Vulnerable adults; revise sexual battery and fondling.    Burton
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2406  Department of Mental Health; define authority to lease.   Nunnelee
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2444  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Tollison
        school districts; change content.                      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2460  AED; require registration of with Health Department and   Nunnelee
        provide civil immunity for certain users of.           
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2463  Real Estate Commission licensees; increase maximum        Hewes
        premium for E&O insurance.                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2467  Seat belt law; make primary offense, revise aggregate     Tollison
        fine.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2475  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipality.                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2481  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Mettetal
        applicable to.                                         
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2484  Residential builders; distribute portion of licensing     Flowers
        fees to MS Housing Institute.                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2491  Organic farm certification; conform state program to      Hyde-Smith
        requirements of USDA National Organic Program.         
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2495  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2514  Traffic; repeal archaic requirement of decrease of        Tollison
        speed under various conditions, prohibit pornographic  
        videos.                                                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2517  Coastal wetlands; revise fee schedule for permits of      Dawkins
        coastal wetland construction projects.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2520  Mississippi qualified health center grant program;        Nunnelee
        extend authority to issue grants under.                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2535  Appropriation Department of Archives & History FY03;      Gordon
        reduce amount from Budget Contingency Fund.            
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2537  Water courses in municipalities; remove repealer and      Nunnelee
        population restriction for the improving of.           
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2538  Streams and water courses; delete date of repeal for      Nunnelee
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2539  "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and         Little
        Education Consolidation Act of 2004"; enact (Governor's
        proposal).                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2544  Community hospital authority to pledge hospital assets    Robertson
        for debt; clarify.                                     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2554  Sex offenders; prohibit from owning, working for, or      Ross
        volunteering for a child care service.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2559  Medical expenses of Medicaid beneficiaries in             Nunnelee
        third-party actions; define.                           
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2568  State-owned property; extend date for purchase by         Ross
        Belhaven College.                                      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2569  Health care employee criminal background check            Nunnelee
        procedures; may be used by professional staffing       
        agencies.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2572  Weapons; restrict sale upon forfeiture to licensed        Little
        dealers.                                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2582  Bonds; authorize additional use of bonds issued for the   Moffatt
        Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi.                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2583  County board of education is levying authority for all    Albritton
        school districts in county school system; provide.     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2585  Sales tax; allow telecommunications providers to sell     Robertson
        taxable and nontaxable services at a single nonitemized
        price.                                                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2587  State Tax Commission; chairman cannot be reappointed as   Gordon
        chairman.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2588  State/school employees health insurance; authorize        Kirby
        levels of coverage (Governor's proposal).              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2603  Executive agency head to decline a state salary;          Little
        authorize (Governor's proposal).                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2604  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Hewes
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2611  Real estate brokers/salespersons; may own lawful          Hewes
        business organization for receiving commissions.       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2615  Memorial highway; designate portion of MS Highway 35 as   Williamson
        "Clarence Albert Pierce Highway."                      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2622  Natchez Trace Parkway; grandfather in certain buildings   Michel
        not conforming to height restrictions.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2628  Certain efficiencies in the administration of state       Little
        government; require (Governor's proposals).            
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2629  Tax sale of land; prorate portion of excess to            Jordan
        municipalities in certain situations.                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2641  Municipalities; establish Employer-Assisted Housing       Tollison
        Program for assistance to employee purchasing a home.  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2642  Mississippi Children's Museum; expand the locations at    Michel
        which it may be constructed.                           
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2651  MS Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification      Browning
        Board; limit number of members from same appraisal     
        organization.                                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2660  State employees; delete repealer on law authorizing       Thames
        donation of leave.                                     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2671  Reporting School Ad Valorem Reduction Funds; clarify      Chaney
        and redirect certain Education Enhancement funds.      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2677  Deferred compensation plan; state and political           Thames
        subdivision may make contributions on behalf of        
        members.                                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2685  Repayment of certain special funds transferred to the     Gordon
        Budget Contingency Fund; delay date of.                
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2693  Contract with private entities to provide                 Burton
        noninstuctional services to pupils; authorize school   
        districts to.                                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2700  Fourteenth and Twentieth Circuit Court Districts; allow   Butler
        judges to run by post.                                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2702  Extortion; revise definitions, offense and penalties.     Tollison
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2703  Animal cruelty; revise.                                   Tollison
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2705  Weapons permit; revise reciprocity provision.             Michel
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2724  Real estate brokers; provide for reinstatement of         White
        temporary license.                                     
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2746  Corrections; revise parole and early release              Doxey
        requirements for persons convicted of certain          
        homicides.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2762  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Williamson
        school districts; change content.                      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2765  Administrative fine for food service  establishments      Nunnelee
        operating without a permit; authorize.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2779  Port commissions; provide procedure for the dissolution   Hewes
        of certain municipal port commissions.                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2786  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Robertson
        enter into a income tax refund offset program with the 
        federal government.                                    
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2787  Income tax; remove the option of filing consolidated      Robertson
        returns by certain affiliated groups of corporations.  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2788  Uninsured motorist coverage; revise number of vehicles    Hewes
        necessary to purchase nonstacking coverage.            
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2789  Controlled Substances Act; revise director's authority,   Robertson
        qualifications, update precursor law/definitions.      
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2806  Native son nonresident hunting license; revise            Posey
        requirements for person to receive.                    
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2845  Hunting; revise number of physicians required to          Posey
        certify disability for person to use crossbow.         
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2846  Veterans' homes; require Department of Health to          Lee (47th)
        inspect twice a year.                                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2860  Direct recording electronic voting equipment; authorize   Chamberlin
        use at elections conducted in this state.              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2867  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Posey
        retirement incentive program for conservation officers.
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2904  Disposal of old business records of school districts;     Harden
        clarify process.                                       
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2924  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend repealer on   Robertson
        MDA authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for   
        low or moderate housing (RP).                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2954  Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.             Tollison
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2979  Sixteenth Section Principal Funds; clarify authorized     Harden
        investments and refinancing of loans from.             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2986  Waste tire fee; impose on tires sold at wholesale.        Robertson
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3001  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Posey
        fund.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3007  Ambulances; revise rules of the road.                     Tollison
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3009  Certain Municipal/Special Municipal Separate School       Tollison
        Districts Board of Trustee Elections; electors may vote
        by absentee ballot.                                    
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3023  Child support; require certain agencies to charge fee     Huggins
        for reinstatement of suspended licenses and fees to go 
        to Child Support Unit.                                 
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3031  Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; revise purposes of use.   Carmichael
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3037  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Robertson
        provision.                                             
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB3040  Metropolitan Area Water Supply Act; make technical        Ross
        amendments to.                                         
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 514  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Nunnelee
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 540  Constitution Section 210; amend to remove prohibition     Chaney
        of sale of books by teachers.                          
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 554  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for           Bryan
        Governor.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 555  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for           Bryan
        Governor.                                              
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  71  Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls Basketball        Barnett
        Team; commend on winning state championship.           
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  72  Seminary High School Bulldogs Football Team; commend on   Warren
        winning Class 2A State Championship.                   
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  73  Grace Ortte; commend on 105th birthday.                   Compretta
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  74  Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies; commend on   Davis
        25th anniversary.                                      
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  75  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2003 Class 1A Small State Cochampions.  
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2002 Class 1A Small State Champions.    
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Inverness, Mississippi; commend on celebration of its     Thomas
        100th anniversary.                                     
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Citizens of Spain; express our sorrow and respect to      Zuber
        concerning the bombing in Madrid.                      
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  82  Walnut High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning       Ward
        Class 1A small state champions.                        
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  83  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning state    Compretta
        championship.                                          
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  84  St. Stanislaus Soccer Team; commend on winning Class 4A   Compretta
        State Championship.                                    
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2075  Disabled parking; date of expiration of windshield        Hewes
        placards must be visible.                              
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2102  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Thames
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2105  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2314  Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention;        Mettetal
        revise membership.                                     
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2368  Traffic violations; repeal sunset provisions for adult    Dearing
        safety course.                                         
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2434  Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend       Nunnelee
        repealer on.                                           
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2449  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; authorize to     Hewes
        lease property for MDOT offices.                       
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2455  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Chaney
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2508  Highways; designate I-20 and Highway 15 interchange in    Burton
        Newton County as "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange."  
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2519  Critical access hospitals; revise definition to conform   Nunnelee
        to federal law.                                        
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2545  Municipalities; revise method of notice of special        Burton
        meetings.                                              
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2560  Commercial driver's license; permit diabetics to obtain   Tollison
        under certain conditions.                              
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2589  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Gollott
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2679  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Walls
        community and junior colleges; extend repealer on      
        employment procedures.                                 
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2684  Liquefied Compressed Gas Board; revise composition.       Kirby
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2754  Business advertising signs; prohibit governing            King
        authorities from imposing fees and privilege taxes.    
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2777  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Hewes
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2783  Public property; DFA may sell certain property to St.     Frazier
        Peters Missionary Baptist Church.                      
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2823  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Gollott
        present at relaying of oysters.                        
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2824  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Gollott
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2907  State Board of Education grant surface easement on        Chaney
        campus of MS School for the Blind and Deaf; authorize. 
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2921  Coastal wetlands; allow extension for processing          Gollott
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2982  IHL to submit international contract disputes to          Tollison
        binding arbitration; authorize.                        
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3010  Multi-modal transportation; revise multi-modal            Hewes
        transportation program and fund.                       
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3019  Municipalities; reduce period of existence of liens on    Harden
        certain real property from five years to two years for 
        lien amnesty purposes.                                 
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SR  22  Commend Northeast Jones "Lady Tiger" Basketball Team,     Pickering
        State 4A Champions.                                    
           04/06 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           04/06 (S) DR - TSDP: CR To AP
HB 966  Public property; authorize certain conveyances.           Weathersby
           04/06 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PP To AP
HB1151  Hancock County; authorize salary for attorney hired to    Compretta
        appear and prosecute in case requiring a county        
        prosecuting attorney.                                  
           04/06 (S) DR - TSDPAA: FS To CA
HB1323  Loans; provide remedy for contracting for or receiving    Guice
        unlawful "other charges."                              
           04/06 (S) DR - TSDPAA: JA To BF



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  36  State park rangers; authorize retiring rangers to         Moak
        retain side arm.                                       
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 282  Regulation of professional art therapists; reenact and    Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 352  Death of unborn quick child; include in wrongful death    Robinson (84th)
        statute.                                               
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 399  Interception of wire or oral communications; extend       Watson
        repealer on provisions authorizing (RP).               
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 402  Child Care Licensing Law; extend repealer on exemption    Watson
        for certain accredited programs (RP).                  
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 436  Standard state monetary assessments for certain           Watson
        violations; extend repealer (RP).                      
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 439  Additional surcharge for traffic violations; extend       Watson
        repealer (RP).                                         
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 445  First responders; provide for certification of medical    Moore
        first responders.                                      
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 588  Adoption laws; revise certain provisions of.              Holland
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 632  Contractors; revise payment time.                         McBride
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 657  School districts; authorize to provide training and       Pierce
        incentive pay to comply with No Child Left Behind Act. 
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 717  Infant Mortality Task Force; change Governor's            Moody
        appointments of voting members of.                     
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 727  Human Cloning Prohibition Act; create.                    Smith (39th)
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 739  Civil commitment; revise venue for proceedings, and       Fillingane
        require commitment near patient's county of residence. 
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 804  Crossbow; revise number of physician certificates         McCoy
        required to certify disability for person to use when  
        hunting.                                               
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 816  Child protection specialists; may provide certain         Ishee
        services for DHS with oversight by social workers.     
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 818  Waste; revise tire fees and create recycling task         Fillingane
        force.                                                 
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 837  Forfeited vehicle; authorize sheriff or police chief to   Moak
        transfer to county or municipal department, official or
        employee.                                              
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 897  Youth court judges; authorize to order parenting          Carlton
        classes for parents of delinquent youth who are in     
        training schools.                                      
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 912  Illegitimate children; delete requirement for Health      Holland
        Department to report birth information to district     
        attorney.                                              
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 916  Drug and alcohol testing statutes; clarify.               Holland
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 917  Garnishment; payments in justice court may go directly    Holloway
        to plaintiff or attorney and require notice of         
        satisfaction of debt.                                  
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 966  Public property; authorize certain conveyances.           Weathersby
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 989  Weapons permit; revise reciprocity provision.             McBride
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1035  Fleeing law enforcement; create offense, provide          Smith (39th)
        penalties and require policy adoption.                 
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1065  Court reporters; increase fee authorized for preparing    Blackmon
        transcripts and other papers for appeal.               
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1107  Hunting and fishing licenses; nonresident active member   Compretta
        of United States Armed Forces may be issued resident   
        license.                                               
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1130  Correctional officers; clarify prohibition against        Malone
        carnal knowledge of any offender.                      
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1138  Controlled substances; conform measurements.              Bailey
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1151  Hancock County; authorize salary for attorney hired to    Compretta
        appear and prosecute in case requiring a county        
        prosecuting attorney.                                  
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1175  Department of Mental Health; allow executive director     Young
        to grant paid educational leave to medical residents.  
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1178  Council of Education Technology; revise membership of.    Brown
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1193  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Compretta
        commission.                                            
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1244  Campaign Finance Disclosure Law; clarify "contribution"   Reynolds
        and require disclosure of certain loans made to        
        candidates.                                            
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1279  Budget; reduce state budget costs and increase state      Watson
        revenues.                                              
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1298  Crimes; create offense of knowingly exposing another      Moore
        person to HIV.                                         
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1323  Loans; provide remedy for contracting for or receiving    Guice
        unlawful "other charges."                              
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1334  Gaming; authorize State Tax Commission to determine       Watson
        revenue subject to fees and tax, provide access to all 
        licensee revenue areas during audit.                   
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1340  Sex offenders; require disclosure to volunteer            Moore
        organizations.                                         
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1376  Disability; authorize payment of temporary benefit to     Stringer
        PERS members who have applied for.                     
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1423  Freedom to Farm Act; revise definitions.                  Moore
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1434  Medicaid; make technical amendments to law.               Morris
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1517  Corporate successor liability; establish in connection    Morris
        with mergers or consolidations.                        
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1525  Abortion Complication Reporting Act; create.              Wells-Smith
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1536  Spousal and child support; revise interest rate on        Holland
        obligation.                                            
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1537  Reasonable medical insurance paid by noncustodial         Holland
        parent; define for child support purposes.             
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1569  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan; expand   Blackmon
        coverage.                                              
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1612  Abortion; if abortion fails child may not be              Fillingane
        intentionally allowed to die.                          
           04/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SC 600  Commend service of 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense       Burton
        Artillery.                                             
           04/06 (S) Adopted
           04/06 (S) Immediate Release
           04/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 601  Commend career of award-winning actress Tonea Stewart     Jordan
        of Greenwood, Mississippi.                             
           04/06 (S) Adopted
           04/06 (S) Immediate Release
           04/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 602  Commend career and civic contributions of Fred Carl,      Jordan
        Jr.                                                    
           04/06 (S) Adopted
           04/06 (S) Immediate Release
           04/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SR  20  Commend career of gospel artist and MSB graduate Ginny    Michel
        Owens.                                                 
           04/06 (S) Adopted



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB  13  Counties; authorize to provide services and equipment     Montgomery
        to improve state parks, wildlife and fish habitat.     
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 105  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 122  Human body; felony to desecrate a body or casket.         Morris
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 193  Income tax; authorize State Tax Commission to allow       Fleming
        taxpayers owing additional tax to pay through          
        installment agreement.                                 
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 242  Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on   Fleming
        sixteenth section land or lieu land.                   
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 279  Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and   Guice
        prescribe certain drugs and perform certain eye care   
        procedures.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 284  Traffic law violations; delete repealer for provisions    Watson
        regulating penalties and records.                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 292  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Watson
        community and junior colleges; extend repeal on        
        provision providing.                                   
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 301  Mississippi Highway 25; designate portion in Tishomingo   Franks
        County as "David Bonds Memorial Highway."              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 305  PEER Committee; increase membership of.                   Pierce
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 346  Insurance companies; revise procedures to revoke          Stevens
        license if commissioner finds their condition unsound. 
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 401  Medicaid; extend repealer on Division of Medicaid and     Watson
        its various committees (RP).                           
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 411  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers    Watson
        and Land Surveyors; reenact and extend repealer (RP).  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 471  Public buildings; require Department of Finance and       Stevens
        Administration to prepare estimate of costs for certain
        bond-funded projects.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 521  School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance       Gadd
        cost for PERS retirees employed as.                    
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 570  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Reeves
        custodial parent.                                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 610  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 640  Interstate 59; designate portion in Forrest and Jones     Staples
        Counties as "Lance Corporal Roy M. Wheat Memorial      
        Highway."                                              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 641  Council on Obesity Prevention; allow to become            Whittington
        nonprofit entity, and allow agencies to contract with. 
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 653  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase number of    Malone
        youth offenders that may be contracted for housing at  
        facility.                                              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 661  Teacher license; revise procedure for reinstatement of.   Pierce
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 670  Parole officers; authorize to retain firearm upon         Montgomery
        retirement.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 716  Municipal surplus property; authorize governing           Robinson (63rd)
        authorities to engage a realtor to sell property and   
        receive compensation.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 768  Highway work zone; revise penalties for speeding          Miles
        within.                                                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 782  Dairy shows; hold one each fall at Pontotoc in Pontotoc   Montgomery
        County when funds become available.                    
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 789  Mississippi Juvenile Justice Task Force; create to        Flaggs
        study and make recommendations on juvenile justice     
        system.                                                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 794  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Reeves
        divorce filings.                                       
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 805  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 827  Judges; redistrict chancery and circuit court             Blackmon
        districts.                                             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 831  Joint legislative study committee; create to study        Holland
        health care CON program.                               
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 839  Supply of natural gas; authorize certain municipalities   Franks
        to contract for purchase of.                           
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 850  Seniors and Indigents Rx Program; establish to help       Reynolds
        access drug manufacturers discount cards and assistance
        programs.                                              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 866  Catfish marketing; revise definition of catfish.          Eaton
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 867  Military monuments and memorials; prohibit the            Snowden
        alteration of.                                         
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 868  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 906  DHS; create monitoring board to monitor policies and      Holland
        activities of.                                         
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 908  Board of Mental Health; authorize to purchase             Holland
        professional liability insurance for physicians,       
        dentists and nurse practitioners.                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 911  State Department of Health; revise fees charged for       Holland
        certain permits, evaluations and certifications.       
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 931  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on and      Evans
        delete authority for privatized child support          
        collection.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 943  Tippah County; designate Highway 773 as "Joe Mitch        Ward
        McElwain Memorial Highway."                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 964  Task Force on Recycling; create.                          Dedeaux
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 998  Honorary high school diplomas; authorize school boards    Montgomery
        to award to Vietnam War veterans.                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1013  Health care professional students; require criminal       Holland
        background checks and fingerprinting for.              
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1023  Highways 33 and 24; designate certain portions.           Green
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1094  Heart attack and stroke acute care system; Health         Barnett
        Department shall develop and implement.                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1139  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Frierson
        present at relaying of.                                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1141  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Frierson
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1202  Commission on Judicial Performance Fund; create and       Reeves
        impose additional fees on civil and criminal fees.     
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1229  Industrial fire insurance policies; expand scope to       Formby
        cover losses from burglary and theft.                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1243  Highway contracts; authorize Mississippi Transportation   Miles
        Commission to use design/build in awarding.            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1245  Push polling; add as a prohibited call under              Reynolds
        Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1262  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Frierson
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1264  Coastal Wetlands; allow extension for processing          Frierson
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1265  Marine Resources; clarify hook and line license           Frierson
        requirements and provide penalty for finfish           
        violations.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1289  Killing unborn child; revise.                             Wells-Smith
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1306  Hunt and fish; establish right of all citizens.           Ellington
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1309  Ten Commandments; authorize display in public             Nicholson
        buildings.                                             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1320  Fire Safety Education Division; create within State       Formby
        Fire Marshal's Office.                                 
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1332  Mississippi Identity and Heritage Protection Act of       Watson
        2004; create.                                          
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1344  Board of Medical Licensure; expand membership to          Holland
        include consumers with no ties to physicians.          
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1355  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Parker
        to enter 16th section lease with George County School  
        Board.                                                 
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1367  Medical care information; Health Department may assess    Reed
        penalties on persons/entities for not providing        
        required information.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1377  Charter vessels; require proof of United States Coast     Janus
        Guard certification for those with six or more         
        passengers.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1379  Public property; authorize state to execute               Weathersby
        lease-purchase agreements for construction of office   
        buildings.                                             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1394  Motor vehicle identification cards; authorize county      Fleming
        tax collectors to sell.                                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1397  Task force; create to study feasibility of                Pierce
        reconstituting methods of professional development for 
        school board members.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1401  Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term     Mayo
        and authorize auction for.                             
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1412  Administrative Procedures Act; extend period for          Smith (39th)
        exemption of IHL.                                      
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1425  Artificial fishing reefs; allow materials remaining       Ishee
        from public and private projects to be used for.       
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1429  Salaries; increase by county officials and provide        Green
        supplement for certain state officials.                
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1430  Delta Great River Road Scenic Byway; designate.           Mayo
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1454  Rural Health Availability Act; create.                    Moody
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1493  CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospitals   Holland
        in certain counties.                                   
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1494  State Medical Examiner; require to be board certified     Holland
        in forensic pathology.                                 
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1516  Department of Transportation; allow law enforcement       Moss
        employees to retain weapon upon retirement.            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1520  Crimes; enhanced penalty for using firearm during         Smith (39th)
        commission of felony.                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1535  Bid laws; revise for state agencies and governing         Dedeaux
        authorities.                                           
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1542  Youth court order; authorize child to be held in          Upshaw
        certain detention center when found in contempt of.    
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1549  Teen court program; expand subject matter that may be     Scott
        brought before.                                        
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1552  School boards; authorize to implement a financial         Fleming
        literacy program for students.                         
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1555  Counties; authorize to donate money to local Boys and     Holloway
        Girls Club.                                            
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1563  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Bounds
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1565  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide filing   Blackmon
        fees to fund.                                          
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1595  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Middleton
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1628  Common carriers and contract carriers by motor vehicle;   Ellis *
        Public Service Commission not to regulate              
        transportation of household goods.                     
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  71  Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls Basketball        Barnett
        Team; commend on winning state championship.           
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  72  Seminary High School Bulldogs Football Team; commend on   Warren
        winning Class 2A State Championship.                   
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  73  Grace Ortte; commend on 105th birthday.                   Compretta
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  74  Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies; commend on   Davis
        25th anniversary.                                      
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  75  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2003 Class 1A Small State Cochampions.  
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2002 Class 1A Small State Champions.    
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Inverness, Mississippi; commend on celebration of its     Thomas
        100th anniversary.                                     
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Citizens of Spain; express our sorrow and respect to      Zuber
        concerning the bombing in Madrid.                      
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  82  Walnut High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning       Ward
        Class 1A small state champions.                        
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  83  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning state    Compretta
        championship.                                          
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  84  St. Stanislaus Soccer Team; commend on winning Class 4A   Compretta
        State Championship.                                    
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2105  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2314  Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention;        Mettetal
        revise membership.                                     
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2368  Traffic violations; repeal sunset provisions for adult    Dearing
        safety course.                                         
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2434  Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend       Nunnelee
        repealer on.                                           
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2449  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; authorize to     Hewes
        lease property for MDOT offices.                       
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2455  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Chaney
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2508  Highways; designate I-20 and Highway 15 interchange in    Burton
        Newton County as "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange."  
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2519  Critical access hospitals; revise definition to conform   Nunnelee
        to federal law.                                        
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2679  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Walls
        community and junior colleges; extend repealer on      
        employment procedures.                                 
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2684  Liquefied Compressed Gas Board; revise composition.       Kirby
           04/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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