Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/13/05



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House: Introductions

HB 731  Traffic violations; limit costs assessed in justice       Fillingane *
        court.                                                 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;County Affairs
HB 732  Campaign Finance Disclosure Law; clarify "contribution"   Reynolds
        and require disclosure of certain loans made to        
        candidates.                                            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 733  Civil commitment; revise venue for proceedings and        Gunn
        where patient is committed.                            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 734  Tinted motor vehicle windows; require inspection          Ward
        stations to test and issue labels.                     
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 735  Transporters of farm supplies and agricultural            Holland
        commodities; provide certain exemptions from "hours of 
        service" regulations.                                  
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 736  Pawnshops; limits finance charges to certain percent      Green
        above prime rate.                                      
           01/13 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 737  Radar; allow any law enforcement officer to use to        Holland
        enforce speed limit in school zone.                    
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 738  State agencies; revise certain provisions regarding       Rogers (61st)
        payments by credit cards to agencies.                  
           01/13 (H) Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations
HB 739  Child care providers; establish Development and           Fleming
        Retention Grant Program and Scholarship Program for.   
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 740  "The Abandoned Vessel on Land Act"; create.               Patterson
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Marine Resources
HB 741  In vitro fertilization; woman giving birth to be          Taylor
        considered legal mother of child.                      
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 742  Child support; gaming proceeds shall be subject to        Dedeaux
        judgments of delinquent support.                       
           01/13 (H) Referred To Gaming;Public Health and Human Services
HB 743  Jurisdiction and venue regarding state grand jury         Warren
        indictments; extend repealer.                          
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 744  Beef and pork retailers; require labels showing point     Ward
        of origin of beef or pork.                             
           01/13 (H) Referred To Agriculture
HB 745  Income tax; allow adjustment gross income for certain     Pierce
        unreimbursed travel expenses of members of National    
        Guard/Reserves.                                        
           01/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 746  Motor vehicle identification program; authorize           Fleming
        municipalities to establish.                           
           01/13 (H) Referred To Municipalities;Ways and Means
HB 747  Crimes; clarify offense of extortion.                     Beckett
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 748  Vending machines; those located in schools may sell       Reeves
        only certain products.                                 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education
HB 749  Pat Harrison Waterway District; revise the amount         Parker
        contributed by member counties for operation of the    
        district.                                              
           01/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 750  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize          Gunn
        issuance for supporters of SafeCity Initiative.        
           01/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 751  Child protection teams; mandate creation of.              Carlton
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 752  Truancy; authorize courts to order parents to attend      Carlton
        school with their child as punishment.                 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 753  Child endangerment; create felony offense.                Carlton
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 754  School attendance officers; require to perform certain    Carlton
        duties during summer.                                  
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education
HB 755  Mineral estate; rights shall revert to surface owner      Carlton *
        after certain period of nonproduction.                 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 756  Mental Health, Board of; establish policies by which      Whittington
        certain employees may be provided housing.             
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 757  Appointees of the Speaker; clarify that authorization     Pierce
        to receive expense reimbursement and per diem.         
           01/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations



House: Committee Reports

SB2325  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd.; Additional     Little
        FY2005.                                                
           01/13 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

SB2325  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd.; Additional     Little
        FY2005.                                                
           01/13 (H) Passed
           01/13 (H) Immediate Release
           01/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2325  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd.; Additional     Little
        FY2005.                                                
           01/13 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2340  Uniform Parentage Act; enact (DHS).                       Ross
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2341  PERS; members may receive creditable service for          Nunnelee
        certain National Guard or Reserve service credited to  
        their retirement account.                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2342  Landscape Architectural Practice Law; extend repealer.    Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2343  Seat belt; violation a primary offense.                   Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2344  Title pledge lenders; clarify the amount of bond          Mettetal
        required for licensure.                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2345  Income tax; a relative 65 or older, who resides with      Nunnelee
        taxpayer and whose income is $10,000.00 or less, is a  
        dependent.                                             
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2346  Assault; revise for certain DHS employees (DHS).          Nunnelee
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2347  Sales taxation; exempt sales of certain tangible          Clarke
        personal property used in the mfg., converting or      
        repairing of vessels or barges.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2348  Auto liability insurance; require Department of Public    Kirby
        Safety to maintain database of insured motorists.      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2349  Income taxation; provide a credit for investment in       Clarke
        enterprises that convert agricultural waste products   
        into energy.                                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2350  Failure to stop or yield right-of-way; prescribe          Carmichael
        penalties whenever injury or death results.            
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2351  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase to age 69      Robertson
        the age at which members may serve beyond age 60 in    
        certain circumstances.                                 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2352  Department of Corrections; repeal authority to assume     Huggins
        Parole Board powers.                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2353  MS Insurance Guaranty Association Law; revise.            Kirby
           01/13 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2354  Animal cruelty; revise elements of various offenses.      Tollison
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2355  Civil forfeiture; revise under drug law.                  Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2356  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2357  Property; enact Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act           Ross
        (NCCUSL).                                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2358  Social workers in school districts; provide MAEP funds    Harden
        for.                                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2359  Medical care; refusal to render constitutes misdemeanor   Walls
        under certain circumstances.                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2360  Additional highways; reconstruct a portion of Highway     Mettetal
        315.                                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2361  Radar; may be operated by municipal law enforcement.      Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2362  Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law; failure to       Mettetal
        possess insurance card is a primary offense.           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2363  Electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents   Dawkins
        of nursing homes; require on request of resident or    
        guardian.                                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2364  Motor vehicles; authorize the operation of low-speed      Mettetal
        electric vehicles on certain public roads.             
           01/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2365  Witnesses; revise court appearance fee.                   Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2366  Youth court disposition procedures; clarify training      Nunnelee
        school precommitment requirements and delete reverter. 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2367  Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from SDH   Nunnelee
        to DHS; license adult day services.                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2368  Foreign insurance companies; revise various taxes and     Kirby
        fees.                                                  
           01/13 (S) Referred To Insurance;Finance
SB2369  Jurisdictional amount; revise for justice court.          Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2370  Mothers receiving TANF benefits to identify father(s)     Cuevas
        of eligible children for support purposes; require.    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2371  Public Service Commission; regulate cable television      Dawkins
        systems.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2372  Beverage containers; bottle bill requiring certain        Dawkins
        reusable containers and refundable deposits.           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2373  Optometry; extend repealer on the regulation of the       Burton
        practice of.                                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2374  Sales tax; authorize special municipal/county sales tax   Burton
        to fund certain capital projects.                      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2375  School social workers; allot adequate program funds       Simmons
        for.                                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2376  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
        Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2377  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Moffatt
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Finance
SB2378  State employees; eliminate requirement to use personal    Simmons
        leave for first day of illness.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2379  All school districts participate in public school         Burton
        choice; require.                                       
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education
SB2380  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2381  Highways; require certain distance of visibility at the   Walley
        intersection of state highways.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2382  Medicaid buy-in program for working individuals with      Burton
        disabilities; authorize.                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2383  Money judgments; court's opinion of record as to          Doxey
        additur or remittitur.                                 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2384  MS Public Accountancy Board; revise subpoena              Dawkins
        power/authorize civil penalty.                         
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2385  Ad valorem taxation; exempt qualified hybrid vehicles.    Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2386  Motor vehicles; require collection and disposal of        Dawkins
        mercury-added components.                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2387  Elections; require finance reports to include certain     Burton
        loan information; increase allowable corporate         
        contribution.                                          
           01/13 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2388  Animal cruelty; revise offense.                           Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2389  Official state song; adopt "My Home Mississippi."         Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SB2390  State Medical Examiner; clarify qualifications.           Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2391  Organ donation; establish and empower a Mississippi       Walls
        Organ Donor and Education Board.                       
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2392  Electronic video machines; legalize in premises other     Walls
        than vessels.                                          
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2393  Retirement; law enforcement officers, fire fighters or    Walls
        emergency service employees may retire after 20 years' 
        service.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2394  Emmitt Lewis Till Victims' Compensation Fund; create.     Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2395  Washington County; revise salary of the county            Walls
        prosecutor.                                            
           01/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2396  Personnel Board; review salaries and job descriptions     Walls
        of paralegals.                                         
           01/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2397  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2398  Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create Good      Walls
        Faith in Employment Act.                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2399  Equal pay; enact Fair Pay Act of 2005.                    Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2400  Jury duty; misdemeanor to dissuade and civil cause of     Walls
        action for retaliation.                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2401  Law enforcement officer; revise definition of.            Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2402  Criminal defense; diminished capacity established.        Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2403  Youth courts; state-funded support staff.                 Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2404  Traffic violations; double fine/no record for 1st or      Walls
        2nd.                                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2405  Gambling; cheating punished as larceny.                   Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2406  Youth court; state-funded county courts.                  Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2407  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2408  MDA; create the Local Law Enforcement Assistance          Walls
        Program.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2409  Medicaid program; prescribe reimbursement rate for        Nunnelee
        dental services.                                       
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2410  Procedures for organ and tissue donation where death is   Nunnelee
        under investigation; revise.                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2411  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board;        Kirby
        revise membership.                                     
           01/13 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2412  Coastal wetlands permits; clarify authority of the        Gollott
        Commission on Marine Resources to modify.              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2413  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; reauthorize the   Gollott
        issuance of for supporters of the Department of Marine 
        Resources.                                             
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2414  Administrative fine for food service establishments       Nunnelee
        operating without a permit; authorize.                 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2415  Licensure of hearing aid specialists; delete repealer.    Nunnelee
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2416  Licensure of speech pathologists and audiologists by      Nunnelee
        State Board of Health; delete repealer.                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2417  Uniform Controlled Substance Act; revise schedules in     Nunnelee
        conformity with federal law.                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2418  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Nunnelee
        Fund, Local Governments & Rural Water Systems          
        Improvements Revolving Loan Program.                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2419  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2420  Organ donation; revise protocol and clarify authority     Bryan
        of organ donor.                                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2421  Cell phones; require hands-free while driving.            Cuevas
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B



Senate: Committee Reports

HC   9  Art Waymire; commend for his outstanding contributions    Woods
        to the field of forestry.                              
           01/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  10  Elbert R. Hilliard; commend upon retirement.              Bondurant
           01/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  11  James R. "Bobby" Rayburn; commend on presidency of        Akins
        National Association of Home Builders.                 
           01/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  17  Jalin Wood; commend on being Miss Mississippi 2004.       Taylor
           01/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 507  Commend life of former Governor Kirk Fordice.             Little
           01/13 (S) Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
SR   4  Commemorate the Cecil Vaughn/Herman Robinson Memorial     Brown
        Classic at New Hope High School.                       
           01/13 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2288  Exemption from execution; clarify for proceeds accruing   Albritton
        to certain claims.                                     
           01/13 (S) Passed
SB2339  Judicial redistricting; enact and eliminate running in    Ross
        the herd.                                              
           01/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/13 (S) Passed



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2325  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd.; Additional     Little
        FY2005.                                                
           01/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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