Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/31/05



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Signed By The Governor

HB1104  Medicaid; amend sections on eligibility, services and     Morris
        facility assessments.                                  
           03/31 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HC 112  2005 Regular Session; set date of Sine Die adjournment.   Warren
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 113  U.S. District Judge Dan M. Russell, Jr.; commend          Upshaw
        distinguished career of.                               
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 114  Suspend deadlines for introduction; gambling; provide     Ellington
        that certain activities are illegal.                   
           03/31 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 219  Regulation of hunting nonnative cervids in                Warren
        noncommercial wildlife enclosures; extend repealer.    
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 887  Deer hunting; establish separate seasons for              Parker
        southeastern part of state.                            
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1658  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1660  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Green
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1794  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; revise maximum age    Malone
        of offenders housed at facility.                       
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HC 112  2005 Regular Session; set date of Sine Die adjournment.   Warren
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  98  Beulah Bounds Cowart; commend on her 100th birthday.      Myers
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  99  Dorothy "Dot" Thompson; commend life of upon her          Perkins
        passing.                                               
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR 100  Richard Duease; commend accomplishments upon being        Martinson
        named The Madison County Herald's Boys Coach of the    
        Year.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB3131  City of Greenville; may acquire property for a            Walls
        convention center.                                     
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 600  Commend Mississippi Delta Community College Girls         Simmons
        Basketball Team for winning the MACJC State            
        Championship.                                          
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 601  Commend Dr. Shelby F. Thames.                             Gordon
           03/31 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB  90  Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term     Mayo
        and authorize auction for.                             
           03/31 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
HB 369  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; extend    Warren
        repealer and add Pain Relief Act.                      
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB 517  Certain local natural gas districts; add                  Taylor
        municipal/county system-users to board of directors    
        for.                                                   
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1702  City of Gulfport; authorize to contribute to capital      Fredericks
        building fund of Humane Society of South Mississippi.  
           03/31 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1760  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Markham
        Monroe County Shrine Club.                             
           03/31 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1784  City of Cleveland; authorize to fix and collect fees      Capps
        for mosquito and pest control.                         
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1794  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; revise maximum age    Malone
        of offenders housed at facility.                       
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HC  73  Domestic Energy Policy; urge Congress to establish.       Reeves
           03/31 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HC 112  2005 Regular Session; set date of Sine Die adjournment.   Warren
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           03/31 (H) Reconsidered
           03/31 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HR  28  Family and Family Support Group of 850th Transportation   Carlton
        Company; commend support of.                           
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  29  850th Transportation Company; commend on outstanding      Carlton
        leadership to effectively accomplish wartime mission.  
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  30  850th Transportation Company; commend each soldier in     Carlton
        recognition of their service.                          
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  85  McPeter's Funeral Home; commend on 100th anniversary.     Moss
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  98  Beulah Bounds Cowart; commend on her 100th birthday.      Myers
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  99  Dorothy "Dot" Thompson; commend life of upon her          Perkins
        passing.                                               
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR 100  Richard Duease; commend accomplishments upon being        Martinson
        named The Madison County Herald's Boys Coach of the    
        Year.                                                  
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
SB2119  Suffrage; restore to George L. Miller.                    Frazier
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2645  MS Telecommunication Conference and Training Facility     Gordon *
        Reserve Fund; clarify authorized expenditures.         
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB3014  Ad valorem tax; allow subsequent request for new          Chaney
        enterprise exemption in certain cases, authorize cities
        to defer.                                              
           03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB3116  Suffrage; restore to Joel Edward Gregg.                   Jackson (15th)
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3117  Suffrage; restore to Jearline Moore.                      Walls
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3118  Suffrage; restore to Brenda Nash.                         Walls
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3120  Suffrage; restore to Carl Fleming.                        Thomas
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3122  Suffrage; restore to Debbie Powell.                       Nunnelee
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3131  City of Greenville; may acquire property for a            Walls
        convention center.                                     
           03/31 (H) Passed
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3141  Hancock County; increase tourism tax.                     Cuevas
           03/31 (H) Conferees Named Perkins,Fredericks,Compretta
SC 600  Commend Mississippi Delta Community College Girls         Simmons
        Basketball Team for winning the MACJC State            
        Championship.                                          
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 601  Commend Dr. Shelby F. Thames.                             Gordon
           03/31 (H) Adopted
           03/31 (H) Immediate Release
           03/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB3125  Panola County; authorize assistance to the Boys and       Mettetal
        Girls Club.                                            
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3126  Jackson County; authorize a contribution to soup          Moffatt
        kitchens in Jackson County.                            
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3127  Harrison County; authorize a contribution to the St.      Gollott
        Vincent de Paul Community Pharmacy.                    
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3131  City of Greenville; may acquire property for a            Walls
        convention center.                                     
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3133  City of Vicksburg; authorize to contribute funds to       Chaney
        Keep Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Inc.                  
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3135  Tunica County; authorize to contribute to I.C.S. Head     Jackson (11th)
        Start.                                                 
           03/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3150  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; pay salary to vice   Jordan
        president instead of per diem.                         
           03/31 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1268  Gaming; allow placement of cruise vessel or vessel on     Guice
        permanent structure and specify no inland gaming.      
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1578  Harrison County; may contribute to Boys and Girls         Fredericks
        Clubs.                                                 
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1591  Marshall County; authorize to contribute funds to         Gadd
        Institute of Community Services, Inc.                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1596  Claiborne County; authorize to contribute funds to        Middleton
        local Boys and Girls Club.                             
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1714  Noxubee County; authorize to contribute funds to ICS      Ellis
        Headstart for the purchase of a bus.                   
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1715  Benton County; authorize to contribute funds to United    Buck
        Community Action Agency, Inc.                          
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1716  Calhoun County; authorize to pledge title to fire truck   Beckett
        as security for loan.                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1725  Clay County; authorize to purchase school bus for ICS     Gibbs
        Headstart Program.                                     
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1736  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Hattiesburg    Davis
        Little League Baseball Association.                    
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1737  City of Hattiesburg; authorize to contribute funds to     Davis
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association.                      
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1738  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1750  Monroe County; authorize annual contribution to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1751  Warren County; authorize to contribute to the Vicksburg   Flaggs
        Main Street Program.                                   
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1752  Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Flaggs
        Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation.                 
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1757  City of McComb; allow to impose tourism tax on gross      Myers
        proceeds from hotel rooms.                             
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1758  Prentiss, Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Tishomingo    McCoy
        Counties; authorize contribution to Northeast          
        Mississippi Community Services, Inc.                   
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  63  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Walnut Grove          Malone
        Correctional Facility; revise maximum age of offenders 
        housed at facility.                                    
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 104  Central Mississippi Elite Co-ed Cheerleading Squads;      Smith (59th)
        commend on winning National Championships.             
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 105  Mize Attendance Center Football Team; commend on          Eaton
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 111  2005 Regular Session; extend session, suspend deadlines   Brown
        for appropriation conference reports, and set date of  
        sine die.                                              
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  96  V-E Day; recognize 60th anniversary.                      Chism
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  97  Courtney Dossett; commend upon being named 2005 Miss      Warren
        Dixie National Rodeo.                                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2750  Intensive Supervision Program; reenact.                   Huggins
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2861  Trapping; allow pelts to be sold after the close of       Posey
        trapping season.                                       
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3122  Suffrage; restore to Debbie Powell.                       Nunnelee
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3134  City of Madison; authorize the levy of a tax on hotels,   Ross
        motels and restaurants for certain purposes.           
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3138  Harrison County; authorize the Coast Transit Authority    Gollott
        to borrow money for certain projects.                  
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3146  City of Vicksburg; increase benefits under Disability     Chaney
        and Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen.             
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3147  Lafayette County; authorize annual contributions to the   Tollison
        Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development           
        Foundation through FY 2007.                            
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3148  West Rankin Utility Authority; clarify boundaries.        Kirby
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3149  City of Hattiesburg; authorize contributions to Univ.     King
        of Southern Mississippi, DuBard School for Language    
        Disorders.                                             
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3155  Suffrage; restore to Steve Thompson of Benton County.     Doxey
           03/31 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SR  52  Commend 850th Transportation Company.                     Little
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  53  Commend Marshall Academy Junior High School Boys          Doxey
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/31 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 219  Regulation of hunting nonnative cervids in                Warren
        noncommercial wildlife enclosures; extend repealer.    
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 887  Deer hunting; establish separate seasons for              Parker
        southeastern part of state.                            
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1658  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1660  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Green
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1700  City of Long Beach; authorize to make contribution to     Fredericks
        capital fund of Humane Society of South Mississippi.   
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1701  City of Pass Christian; authorize to contribute to        Fredericks
        capital building fund of Humane Society of South       
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1703  City of Biloxi; authorize to contribute to capital        Fredericks
        building fund of the Humane Society of South           
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1732  Suffrage; restore to Steven Reed Sullivan of Panola       Morris
        County.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1734  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; reenact and     Malone
        extend repealer and extend powers.                     
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1741  DeSoto County; authorize the Convention and Visitors      Mayhall
        Bureau to receive certain loans.                       
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1742  Suffrage; restore to Gregory Neal Adams of Walthall       Vince
        County.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1743  Perry County; may contribute to We Care Day Care, Inc.    Taylor
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1749  Tallahatchie County; authorize to pledge title to fire    Reynolds
        truck or fire trucks as security for loan.             
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1765  Suffrage; restore to Jonathan Clark of Lee County.        Holland
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1767  Jackson County; authorize to take certain actions to      Guice
        provide and improve water and sewer services in the    
        county.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1771  Suffrage; restore to Cedric Terry of Tallahatchie         Reynolds
        County.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1772  Suffrage; restore to Sandra Barksdale of Marshall         Buck
        County.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1781  City of Amory; authorize to provide assistance to Amory   Markham
        Historic Cemetery Corporation.                         
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1783  Lauderdale County; revise membership of Emergency         Robinson (84th)
        Communications Commission by adding Homeland Security  
        Director.                                              
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1786  D'Iberville Port Commission; dissolve and transfer        Bentz
        powers, duties, assets and liabilities to City of      
        D'Iberville.                                           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1787  Stone County; authorize to contribute a building,         Parker
        office space and utilities to Gulf Coast Community     
        Action Agency, Inc.                                    
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1790  Leflore County; designate certain areas within county     Perkins
        as heritage sites.                                     
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1791  Suffrage; restore to Roderick Cameron of Claiborne        Middleton
        County.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1792  Suffrage; restore to Vernell Tunstall of Marshall         Buck
        County.                                                
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3136  Tunica County; authorize board of supervisors to          Jackson (11th)
        contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.              
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3139  Tunica County; authorize to contribute to Aaron E.        Jackson (11th)
        Henry Community Health Clinic and G.A. Stover Health   
        Clinic, P.A.                                           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3154  Corrections; increase the age of offenders housed at      Huggins
        Walnut Grove Correctional Facility.                    
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3155  Suffrage; restore to Steve Thompson of Benton County.     Doxey
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 605  Designate April 2005 as "Fair Housing Month" in           Dawkins
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 606  Commend Holly Springs High School Boys Basketball Team,   Doxey
        second consecutive State Championship.                 
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 607  Commend Kenny Dawkins, Boys Basketball All-State First    Doxey
        Team.                                                  
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  63  James Robert (Bobby) Rayburn, Madison, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Home Corporation, unexpired term ending    
        April 23, 2008, representing First Supreme Court       
        District.                                              
           03/31 (S) Do Return to Governor
SN  92  Marcus Jones (Marcus) Martin, Laurel, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as a member   
        associated with small business, unexpired term ending  
        June 30, 2006.                                         
           03/31 (S) Do Return to Governor
SN 119  John W. (Will) McMillan, Jr., Newton, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Board of Animal Health, four-year term ending July 31, 
        2008, representing Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. 
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 126  Bernard Bryan (Bryan) Jones, III, Yazoo City,             GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Mississippi Commission on Wildlife,       
        Fisheries and Parks, five-year term ending June 30,    
        2010, representing Second Congressional District.      
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 130  Bennie L. Rayford, Lexington, Mississippi, Board of       GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Prison Industries Corporation as a    
        representative of the manufacturing industry, unexpired
        term ending May 5, 2008.                               
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 131  Arthur Preston (Art) Waymire, Byhalia, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Forestry Commission, six-year term ending  
        June 30, 2010, representing at-large seat.             
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 135  Richard Henry Thoms, Newton, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Forestry Commission, unexpired term ending June 30,    
        2005 and a six-year term beginning July 1, 2005 and    
        ending June 30, 2011, representing at-large seat, vice 
        David Evans West.                                      
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 138  James William Chiles, Jr., Clarksdale, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Prison Industries Corporation
        as a representative of the agriculture industry,       
        unexpired term ending May 5, 2005 and four-year term   
        ending May 5, 2009.                                    
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 140  D'Auby Helene Schiel, Ocean Springs, Mississippi,         GOVERNOR
        Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, four-year 
        term ending June 30, 2008, representing Second Supreme 
        Court District.                                        
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 141  Toby Wood Wilson, Duck Hill, Mississippi, Board of        GOVERNOR
        Animal Health, unexpired term ending July 31, 2005 and 
        four-year term beginning August 1, 2005 and ending July
        31, 2009, representing livestock markets.              
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN 143  John Patrick (Pat) Barrett, Sr., Madison, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, unexpired 
        term ending June 30, 2007, representing at-large seat. 
           03/31 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  49  Commend Holly Springs High School Boys Basketball Team,   Doxey
        second consecutive State Championship.                 
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  50  Commend Kenny Dawkins, Boys Basketball All-State First    Doxey
        Team.                                                  
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  51  Commend Jackson Prep "Lady Patriots" Girls Basketball     Ross
        Team for MPSA Class AAA State Championship.            
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  52  Commend 850th Transportation Company.                     Little
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  53  Commend Marshall Academy Junior High School Boys          Doxey
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 369  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; extend    Warren
        repealer and add Pain Relief Act.                      
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB 517  Certain local natural gas districts; add                  Taylor
        municipal/county system-users to board of directors    
        for.                                                   
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1702  City of Gulfport; authorize to contribute to capital      Fredericks
        building fund of Humane Society of South Mississippi.  
           03/31 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1760  Monroe County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Markham
        Monroe County Shrine Club.                             
           03/31 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1768  Leflore County; authorize to impose tourism tax.          Perkins
           03/31 (S) Conferees Named Doxey,Gordon,Thames
SB2645  MS Telecommunication Conference and Training Facility     Gordon *
        Reserve Fund; clarify authorized expenditures.         
           03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB3125  Panola County; authorize assistance to the Boys and       Mettetal
        Girls Club.                                            
           03/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3126  Jackson County; authorize a contribution to soup          Moffatt
        kitchens in Jackson County.                            
           03/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3141  Hancock County; increase tourism tax.                     Cuevas
           03/31 (S) Conferees Named Doxey,Gordon,Thames
SB3150  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; pay salary to vice   Jordan
        president instead of per diem.                         
           03/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SN   2  Charles Franklin (Skin) McClelland, Jackson,              LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation, six-year    
        term effective immediately.                            
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN   6  John C. Stanley, IV, Corinth, Mississippi, Mississippi    GOVERNOR
        Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, five-year   
        term ending June 30, 2009, representing First          
        Congressional District.                                
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  11  Johnny Lee (Chip) Crane, II, Fulton, Mississippi, State   GOVERNOR
        Board of Community & Junior Colleges, unexpired term   
        ending June 30, 2009, representing First Congressional 
        District, vice Noal Akins.                             
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  21  John Alan (Johnny) Baas, Ridgeland, Mississippi, State    GOVERNOR
        Personnel Board, unexpired term beginning January 1,   
        2005 and ending June 30, 2008, representing First      
        Supreme Court District, vice Liles Williams.           
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  23  Norris Lee (N. L.) Carson, Carthage, Mississippi,         SECRETARY OF STATE
        Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, unexpired term   
        beginning immediately and ending June 30, 2006.        
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  24  Emily Ann (E. A.) Allen, Gulfport, Mississippi, State     GOVERNOR
        Personnel Board, five-year term ending July 1, 2009.   
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  36  Spencer Jayon (Spence) Flatgard, Ridgeland,               GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, State Bond Attorney, term concurrent with 
        Governor.                                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  40  Robert Jackson (Bobby) Moody, Louisville, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Deputy Director of the Division of Medicaid, term      
        concurrent with Governor.                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  49  John Nolen Canon, Jr., Tunica, Mississippi, Gaming        GOVERNOR
        Commission, unexpired term ending  October 30, 2007,   
        vice Robin Robinson.                                   
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  50  Gerald James (Jerry) St. Pe', Pascagoula, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Gaming Commission, four-year term commencing October   
        31, 2004 and ending  October 30, 2008.                 
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  53  George Don (Don) Hartfield, Gulfport, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Motor Vehicle Commission, seven-year term ending June  
        30, 2011, representing Fifth Congressional District.   
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  60  Samuel H. (Sam) Albritton, Jr., Lumberton, Mississippi,   GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, six-year     
        term ending June 30, 2010, representing a member       
        associated with small business.                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  61  Richard Lee Devoe, Oxford, Mississippi, Mississippi       GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corporation, six-year term ending June
        30, 2010, representing a member associated with small  
        business.                                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  62  Ellen Ferrell Short, Tupelo, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Home Corporation, unexpired term ending April 23, 2006,
        representing Third Supreme Court District.             
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  63  James Robert (Bobby) Rayburn, Madison, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Home Corporation, unexpired term ending    
        April 23, 2008, representing First Supreme Court       
        District.                                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Returned To Gov
SN  70  Don Albert (Don) Gibson, Madison, Mississippi, State      GOVERNOR
        Board of Medical Licensure, unexpired term ending June 
        30, 2010.                                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  71  Thomas Eugene (Gene) Walker, Sr., Forest, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the College Savings Plans of     
        Mississippi, five-year term ending June 30, 2009,      
        representing Third Congressional District.             
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
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
SN  79  Martha Welch (Marti) Morgan, Brandon, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, unexpired term ending 
        June 30, 2006.                                         
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  80  Diane Dorothy Sager, Pass Christian, Mississippi, Crime   GOVERNOR
        Stoppers Advisory Council, unexpired term ending June  
        30, 2006.                                              
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  81  Walter R. Tucker, Brandon, Mississippi, Crime Stoppers    GOVERNOR
        Advisory Council, unexpired term ending June 30, 2006. 
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  82  Kenneth Ray (Ken) Wheeler, Tupelo, Mississippi, Crime     GOVERNOR
        Stoppers Advisory Council, unexpired term ending June  
        30, 2006.                                              
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  83  Elijah (Little Man) Wilson, Jr., Oxford, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, unexpired term ending 
        June 30, 2006.                                         
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  91  Dicky Howard Sparks, Golden, Mississippi, Board of        GOVERNOR
        Directors of the College Savings Plans of Mississippi, 
        unexpired term ending June 30, 2007, representing First
        Congressional District.                                
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  92  Marcus Jones (Marcus) Martin, Laurel, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as a member   
        associated with small business, unexpired term ending  
        June 30, 2006.                                         
           03/31 (S) Appointment Returned To Gov
SN  94  Debra Lee Carr, Purvis, Mississippi, Board of Examiners   GOVERNOR
        for Licensed Professional Counselors, unexpired term   
        ending June 30, 2008, representing Fourth Congressional
        District.                                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  98  Kim Wade, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Home          GOVERNOR
        Corporation, six-year term ending April 23, 2010,      
        representing First Supreme Court District.             
           03/31 (S) Notified of Return
SN 100  Larry Wayne Clark, Amory, Mississippi, Chairman to the    GOVERNOR
        Motor Vehicle Commission, term concurrent with         
        Governor, representing at-large seat.                  
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 104  Gary Jude Harkins, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi      GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corporation as a member associated    
        with small business, unexpired term ending June 30,    
        2009.                                                  
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 110  Margaret Ogden (Kea) Cassada, Leland, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        State Board of Mental Health, seven-year term ending   
        June 30, 2011, representing Second Congressional       
        District.                                              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 111  Robert Clark Pittman, Starkville, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as a member   
        associated with small business, unexpired term ending  
        June 30, 2009.                                         
           03/31 (S) Notified of Return
SN 113  Christy G. Broome, Batesville, Mississippi, Board of      GOVERNOR
        Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors,        
        unexpired term ending June 30, 2007, representing      
        at-large seat, vice Sonja C. Burnham.                  
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 117  William David (Bill) Sones, Sr., Brookhaven,              GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation, six-year    
        term ending April 23, 2010, representing Second Supreme
        Court District.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 118  Robert Earl Bass, Jr., Long Beach, Mississippi, State     PERSONNEL BOARD
        Personnel Board as State Personnel Director, term      
        effective July 1, 2004.                                
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 119  John W. (Will) McMillan, Jr., Newton, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Board of Animal Health, four-year term ending July 31, 
        2008, representing Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation. 
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 120  William Gil Davis, Newton, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Optometry, unexpired term ending June 19, 2006.        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 122  Mary D. Long, Hernando, Mississippi, State Board of       GOVERNOR
        Cosmetology, four-year term beginning August 9, 2004   
        and ending August 8, 2008, representing Supreme Court  
        District Three.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 123  Mark Allen Adams, Jackson, Mississippi, a hospital        GOVERNOR
        administrator to the State Board of Nursing Home       
        Administrators, unexpired term ending June 25, 2006,   
        vice Lisa T. Sykes.                                    
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 124  Brian Keith Cain, Wiggins, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Nursing Home Administrators, unexpired term ending June
        5, 2005 and a four-year term beginning June 6, 2005    
        and ending June 5, 2009, representing Second Supreme   
        Court District.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 127  Virginia Lee Cora, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi      GOVERNOR
        State Board of Nursing Home Administrators as a        
        registered nurse, four-year term ending June 30, 2008. 
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 129  James Chapman (Jimmy) Waites, Laurel, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators 
        as a licensed medical doctor, unexpired term ending    
        June 25, 2008.                                         
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 132  Charles Elwyn (Chuck) Barnes, Summit, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        State Board of Optometry, five-year term ending June 20
        2009, representing Fourth Congressional District.      
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 133  Carl Ray Furr, Jackson, Mississippi, Telecommunications   GOVERNOR
        Conference and Training Center Commission, term        
        concurrent with Governor.                              
           03/31 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 134  Elizabeth Ann (Beth) Twiner, Madison, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators 
        as an educator in the School of Nursing, Mississippi   
        College, unexpired term ending June 25, 2008.          
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 136  David Franklin McNamara, Ridgeland, Mississippi,          GOVERNOR
        Hospital Equipment And Facilities Authority, four-year 
        term ending June 30, 2008, representing First Supreme  
        Court District.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 137  Michael Lynn (Mike) O'Dell, Pontotoc, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, four-year 
        term ending June 30, 2008, representing Third Supreme  
        Court District.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 139  Henry Anthony Maggio, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, State   GOVERNOR
        Board of Mental Health as a licensed medical doctor    
        at-large, unexpired term ending June 30, 2009, vice    
        Michael O'Dell.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 140  D'Auby Helene Schiel, Ocean Springs, Mississippi,         GOVERNOR
        Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, four-year 
        term ending June 30, 2008, representing Second Supreme 
        Court District.                                        
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 141  Toby Wood Wilson, Duck Hill, Mississippi, Board of        GOVERNOR
        Animal Health, unexpired term ending July 31, 2005 and 
        four-year term beginning August 1, 2005 and ending July
        31, 2009, representing livestock markets.              
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 142  Michael Lee (Mike) McBunch, Tupelo, Mississippi, Board    GOVERNOR
        of Barber Examiners, four-year term ending June 30,    
        2009, representing First Congressional District.       
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 143  John Patrick (Pat) Barrett, Sr., Madison, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority, unexpired 
        term ending June 30, 2007, representing at-large seat. 
           03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SR  52  Commend 850th Transportation Company.                     Little
           03/31 (S) Adopted
           03/31 (S) Immediate Release



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1784  City of Cleveland; authorize to fix and collect fees      Capps
        for mosquito and pest control.                         
           03/31 (S) Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB  90  Agricultural leases of prison land; revise lease term     Mayo
        and authorize auction for.                             
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
HB 823  MAEP; establish commission to study effectiveness and     Pierce
        efficiency of.                                         
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
HB1215  Deer; allow hunting over bait subject to rules and        Bentz
        regulations of Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and   
        Parks.                                                 
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2575  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer.                    Tollison
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2736  Highway Commission; limit amount spent annually on        Doxey
        certain agreements to advance highway construction.    
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1268  Gaming; allow placement of cruise vessel or vessel on     Guice
        permanent structure and specify no inland gaming.      
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1578  Harrison County; may contribute to Boys and Girls         Fredericks
        Clubs.                                                 
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1591  Marshall County; authorize to contribute funds to         Gadd
        Institute of Community Services, Inc.                  
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1596  Claiborne County; authorize to contribute funds to        Middleton
        local Boys and Girls Club.                             
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1714  Noxubee County; authorize to contribute funds to ICS      Ellis
        Headstart for the purchase of a bus.                   
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1715  Benton County; authorize to contribute funds to United    Buck
        Community Action Agency, Inc.                          
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1716  Calhoun County; authorize to pledge title to fire truck   Beckett
        as security for loan.                                  
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1725  Clay County; authorize to purchase school bus for ICS     Gibbs
        Headstart Program.                                     
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1736  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Hattiesburg    Davis
        Little League Baseball Association.                    
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1737  City of Hattiesburg; authorize to contribute funds to     Davis
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association.                      
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1738  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis
        organizations.                                         
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1750  Monroe County; authorize annual contribution to Monroe    Markham
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1751  Warren County; authorize to contribute to the Vicksburg   Flaggs
        Main Street Program.                                   
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1752  Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Flaggs
        Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation.                 
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1757  City of McComb; allow to impose tourism tax on gross      Myers
        proceeds from hotel rooms.                             
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1758  Prentiss, Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Tishomingo    McCoy
        Counties; authorize contribution to Northeast          
        Mississippi Community Services, Inc.                   
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  63  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Walnut Grove          Malone
        Correctional Facility; revise maximum age of offenders 
        housed at facility.                                    
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 104  Central Mississippi Elite Co-ed Cheerleading Squads;      Smith (59th)
        commend on winning National Championships.             
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 105  Mize Attendance Center Football Team; commend on          Eaton
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 111  2005 Regular Session; extend session, suspend deadlines   Brown
        for appropriation conference reports, and set date of  
        sine die.                                              
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2119  Suffrage; restore to George L. Miller.                    Frazier
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2339  Judicial redistricting; enact and eliminate running in    Ross
        the herd.                                              
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2471  Statewide monetary assessments; increase, and create or   Nunnelee
        revise various special funds.                          
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2742  State Tax Commission; provide for hearings and appeals    Robertson
        from certain actions of.                               
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2790  Insecticides and pesticides; revise Bureau of Plant       Hyde-Smith
        Industry procedures for administrative hearings.       
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2861  Trapping; allow pelts to be sold after the close of       Posey
        trapping season.                                       
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3116  Suffrage; restore to Joel Edward Gregg.                   Jackson (15th)
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3117  Suffrage; restore to Jearline Moore.                      Walls
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3118  Suffrage; restore to Brenda Nash.                         Walls
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3120  Suffrage; restore to Carl Fleming.                        Thomas
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3122  Suffrage; restore to Debbie Powell.                       Nunnelee
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3140  Lafayette-Oxford Recreational Authority; revise           Tollison
        membership and terms; increase the tax levy of county  
        and city for support of.                               
           03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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