Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary, Division A Committee

As of 04/26/05 at 08:52

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HB  99  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old child to       Reeves
 *      select custodial parent.                               
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 203  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer.                    Warren
 *         04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 291  Statute of limitations; revise computation on debts       Denny
 *      where partial payment is made.                         
           03/21 Approved by Governor
HB 319  Withholding income for child support administrative       Warren
 * %    fee; extend repealer.                                  
           03/28 (H) Died In Conference
HB 371  Model Business Corporation Act; reenact issuance of       Pierce
 *      rights and foreign corporation withdrawal (BLAG).      
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 503  Court reporters; revise bond.                             Watson
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 585  Justice court; revise civil jurisdiction.                 Smith (39th)
 *         03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 653  Motor vehicle accident reports; authorize Department of   Miles
 * %    Public Safety to provide certain information.          
           03/10 Approved by Governor
HB 679  Driver's license; authorize military personnel and        Miles
   %    dependents out of state to renew by mail or on line    
        (DPS).                                                 
           03/09 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 772  Mississippi Bar; revise enrollment fees.                  Blackmon
 * %       03/21 Approved by Governor
HB 886  Marriage; revise conditions precedent to issuance of      Cummings
 *      license.                                               
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 889  Trusts; authorize beneficiaries to seek court approval    Martinson
 *      to terminate under certain circumstances.              
           03/11 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 972  Pharmacists; limit liability for gratuitous service       Guice
 *      provided at community pharmacies.                      
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB 984  Economic interest statements; require local governing     Peranich
        authorities to file with Ethics Commission.            
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB 988  Adoptions; require Bureau of Vital Statistics to          Wells-Smith
 * %    maintain records regarding certain types of.           
           03/21 Approved by Governor
HB1036  Adoptions; require certain out-of-state child-placing     Moore
 * %    agencies to be licensed in this state.                 
           03/28 (H) Died In Conference
HB1056  Illegitimate children; revise conditions upon which       Gunn
 *      they may inherit from natural father.                  
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1192  Judges; redistrict trial courts.                          Blackmon
 *         03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB1290  Payment bonds; clarify the rights of claimants.           Brown
 *         03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1309  Price gouging and petroleum based fuel prices;            Franks
 *      authorize the Attorney general to apply statewide.     
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
HB1522  Divorce actions; clarify transfer of venue.               Compretta
 *         03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1545  Adoptions; waive 30-day service for children from         Franks
 *      foreign countries.                                     
           03/21 Approved by Governor
HB1546  Vulnerable Adults; clarify the disclosure of certain      Franks
        information.                                           
           03/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2004  Justice court; revise civil procedure.                    Nunnelee
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2005  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Nunnelee
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2007  Guardian ad litem; costs not assessed against             Nunnelee
        Department of Human Services.                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2013  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Nunnelee
        lobbying activities.                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2016  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Ross
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2018  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Ross
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2020  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2024  Eminent domain; authorize trial without jury by           Dearing
        consent.                                               
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2027  ATV use; private property owners immune.                  Dearing
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2042  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  Kirby
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2046  Courts; revise certain procedures affecting justice and   Burton
   %    municipal courts, both civil and criminal.             
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2066  DUI; enhance penalty when minors of certain age are       White
   %    passengers.                                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2069  Administrative Procedures Law; conform agency statutes    Ross
   %    to provisions of.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2074  Interpreters; provide certification and use in all        Albritton
        courts.                                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2083  DUI; increase fine and imprisonment under certain         White
   %    circumstances.                                         
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2084  Criminal investigators; authorize additional for          Hyde-Smith
        Fourteenth Circuit.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2088  Administrative Procedures Act; delay effective date.      Gordon
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2096  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2105  Fifteenth Circuit Court District; provide additional      Albritton
        judge.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2109  Chancery court; create new chancellorship in 10th         Albritton
        district.                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2114  Courts; eliminate running in the herd for First Circuit   Little
        and Chancery Districts.                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2117  Criminal investigators; add one (1) to Fifteenth          Albritton
        Circuit.                                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2124  Child custody; eliminate child's right to choose at age   Dearing
        12.                                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2147  Circuit judges; repeal running in the herd for 10th       Carmichael
        District.                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2156  Volunteer interpreters; create system for use of courts   Harden
        in assisting foreign speaking parties.                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2163  Fourteenth and Twentieth Circuit Court Districts; allow   Butler
        judges to run by post.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2165  Physicians; offer immunity from suit when rendering       Michel
        care to Medicaid patients.                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2167  Eminent domain; public entities may proceed only under    Harden
        state law.                                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197  Interpreters; appointment for non-English speaking        Harden
 *      persons in court proceedings.                          
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2221  Consumer collection agencies; require registration and    Harden
   %    prohibit certain acts.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2222  Campaign finance disclosure; failure to receive notice    Harden
        of late filing may mitigate civil fine.                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2260  Murder; revise life penalty to 25 years to life.          Doxey
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2261  Courts; additional circuit judge for Third District,      Doxey
        eliminate running in the herd.                         
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2278  Model Business Corporation Act; reenact issuance of       Ross
 *      rights and foreign corporation withdrawal (BLAG).      
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2287  Interest rate in child or spousal cases; prescribe.       Nunnelee
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2288  Exemption from execution; clarify for proceeds accruing   Albritton
        to certain claims.                                     
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2309  Administrative subpoenas; authorize for Department of     Albritton
        Public Safety (MBN).                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2314  Child custody; custodial parent responsible for health    Butler
        care expenses when court order is silent.              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2333  Vulnerable Adults Act; give immunity to those who         Burton
        report abuse of vulnerable adults.                     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2339  Judicial redistricting; enact and eliminate running in    Ross
 *      the herd.                                              
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2340  Uniform Parentage Act; enact (DHS).                       Ross
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2357  Property; enact Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act           Ross
        (NCCUSL).                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2369  Jurisdictional amount; revise for justice court.          Mettetal
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2380  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2383  Money judgments; court's opinion of record as to          Doxey
        additur or remittitur.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2384  MS Public Accountancy Board; revise subpoena              Dawkins
        power/authorize civil penalty.                         
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2397  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2400  Jury duty; misdemeanor to dissuade and civil cause of     Walls
        action for retaliation.                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2403  Youth courts; state-funded support staff.                 Walls
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2406  Youth court; state-funded county courts.                  Walls
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2407  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2450  Justice court; conform fees to municipal court.           Albritton
 * %       03/29 Approved by Governor
SB2454  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Kirby
   %    divorce filings.                                       
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2463  State Auditor; clarify authority to audit public funds    Chaney
 *      flowing into a nonprofit corporation.                  
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2467  Liquefied petroleum gas; limitation of liability.         Cuevas
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2493  Minors; revise emancipation of for child support (DHS).   Nunnelee
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2497  Child support guidelines based on adjusted gross          Nunnelee
        income; increase.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2516  Administrative Procedures Act; delay effective date.      Gordon
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2550  Emergency medical providers; enact good-faith immunity.   White
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2558  Mississippi Bar; revise enrollment fees.                  Tollison
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2575  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer.                    Tollison
 *         03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2583  Prohibit any public accommodation from discrimination.    Burton *
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2601  Divorce; revise grounds for irreconcilable differences.   Williamson
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2614  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2618  State Ethics Commission; require executives of county     Dawkins
        commissions to file statement of economic interest.    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2619  Mississippi Whistleblower Protection Act; create.         Williamson
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2620  Anti-secrecy for court records; define.                   Williamson
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2621  Childhood sexual abuse; extend statute of limitations     Williamson
        for civil suits for damages.                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2626  Trial Courts; bring forward sections for purposes of      Ross
        redistricting.                                         
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2640  Justice court jurisdiction; increase to $5,000.00.        Flowers
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2653  Fourteenth and Twentieth Circuit Court Districts; allow   Hyde-Smith
        judges to run by post.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2656  Judicial elections; eliminate running in the "herd" in    Wilemon
        First Circuit and Chancery Districts.                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2672  Public Records Act; revise fees for providing             Dawkins
   %    records/increase civil penalties.                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2693  District attorneys; may employ additional legal           Doxey
        assistants if new judgeship created.                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2708  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2720  DUI; enhance penalty when minors of a certain age are     Hyde-Smith
   %    passengers.                                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2724  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2728  Marine resources; provide administrative hearing          Gollott
 *      procedure for violations of marine resources laws.     
           03/21 Approved by Governor
SB2729  Uniform Parentage Act; enact (DHS).                       Nunnelee
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2734  Bureau of Vital Statistics notify District Attorney       Nunnelee
 *      when minor conceives child as result of rape or sexual 
        battery; require.                                      
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2757  Children's Trust Fund; revise authorized expenditures     Chaney
   %    and increase chancery clerk fees earmarked for the     
        fund.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2773  Consent agreements; enact statute of limitations.         Doxey
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2790  Insecticides and pesticides; revise Bureau of Plant       Hyde-Smith
 * %    Industry procedures for administrative hearings.       
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2796  Real property; clarify ownership rights of nonresident    Pickering
        aliens.                                                
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2807  MS Deferred Deposit Loan Act; create.                     Tollison
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2830  UCC Revised Article 7; revise electronic transfer of      Ross
        documents of title.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2832  The Mississippi Bar; revise enrollment fees.              Ross
 * %       03/09 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2834  Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act; revise     Doxey
        certain provisions.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2844  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Flowers
 *         03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2870  Appellate judges; to be appointed by the Governor.        Ross
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2874  Withholding income for child support administrative       Ross
 * %    fee; extend repealer.                                  
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2875  Exemption from execution; revise to include certain       Tollison
        intangibles.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2881  DUI; enhanced penalties for test refusal.                 Hyde-Smith
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2889  Municipal annexation; require election in both            Cuevas
        municipality and territory to be annexed if petition   
        signed.                                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2890  Corporations; file annual report with Tax Commission,     Clarke
   %    reduce fee and transfer to General Fund.               
           02/10 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2897  Lemon Law; prohibit transfer of buy-back and              Jackson (32nd)
        nonconforming vehicles without notice.                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2944  Adoption proceedings; reduce time period for birth        Nunnelee
        father to object in certain cases.                     
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2945  Temporary detention; codify Terry stop by peace           Albritton
 *      officers.                                              
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2948  Retired law enforcement; entitled to reimbursement for    Huggins
        testimony required after retirement.                   
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2956  Driver's license; revise social security number           Harden
   %    requirement.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2957  Driver's license; authorize military personnel and        Pickering
 * %    dependents out of state to renew by mail or on line    
        (DPS).                                                 
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2958  Driver's license; require one-year intermediate period;   Dearing
   %    allow hardship exception.                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2960  Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals; create.           Ross
 * %       03/21 Approved by Governor
SB2962  District attorneys; revise number of legal assistants,    Doxey
        criminal investigators and victim assistance           
        coordinators that may be appointed.                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2971  Home study in all adoption proceedings; chancery court    White
   %    shall require licensed agency to conduct.              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2976  Garnishment; clarify exemptions, conform to federal       Tollison
        law.                                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2977  Exemptions; clarify, revise and conform to federal law.   Burton
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2979  Nursing facility vulnerable resident family awareness     Burton
   %    program; establish and provide misdemeanor assessment  
        for.                                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2994  Wrongful death; conform statute to Supreme Court "Long    Walls
        estate" decision.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2995  Drug Court Fund; revise fund distribution.                Hyde-Smith
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2996  Garnishment; revise service of process and                Mettetal
 *      responsibility of garnishees in certain cases.         
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2997  Restitution centers; chancellors may sentence those       Dawkins
        delinquent in child support payments to.               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2999  Crime Lab; revise appointment of director, clarify duty   Posey
   %    for fees to be paid.                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB3002  Ethics law; prohibit pecuniary benefits to county port    Dawkins
        authority officials.                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB3004  Public contractors, not liable to third parties.          Ross
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SN  73  Harold Bell (Hal) McCarley, Jr., Madison, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Tort Claims Board as Chairman, term at will and        
        pleasure of Governor.                                  
           03/31 (S) Notified of Return


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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