Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/09/05



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House: Introductions

HB1598  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Gunn
           02/09 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1599  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at airports.
           02/09 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HC  68  St. Andrews Episcopal School Football Team; commend       Blackmon
        upon outstanding 2004 season.                          
           02/09 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 305  State veterans homes; authorize counties to levy an ad    Green
        valorem tax to support.                                
           02/09 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CA To WM



House: Floor Actions

HB  99  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old child to       Reeves
        select custodial parent.                               
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 170  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            McCoy
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 191  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan;         Formby
        require certain prior participation and delete         
        provisions covering life insurance.                    
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 211  Donation of personal leave by public officers and         Warren
        employees; extend date of repeal.                      
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 215  Gaming license fees; redistribute portion of state's      Miles
        share.                                                 
           02/09 (H) Read the Third Time
HB 218  Hunting and fishing bag limits; extend repealer.          Warren
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 219  Regulation of hunting nonnative cervids in                Warren
        noncommercial wildlife enclosures; extend repealer.    
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 237  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Warren
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 238  Charter schools; extend repealer; establish study         Warren
        commission.                                            
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 291  Statute of limitations; revise computation on debts       Denny
        where partial payment is made.                         
           02/09 (H) Passed
           02/09 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 443  Amateur radio; prohibit unreasonable regulation of        Masterson
        radio antenna structures by any county or municipality.
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 506  Wild hogs; require permit to transport within state.      Ward
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 517  Certain local natural gas districts; add                  Taylor
        municipal/county system-users to board of directors    
        for.                                                   
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 520  Public improvement districts; provide notice by           Moak
        newspaper publication when issuing certificates of     
        public convenience and necessity in uncertificated     
        areas.                                                 
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 538  Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer   Warren
        and prohibit fax solicitations.                        
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 585  Justice court; revise civil jurisdiction.                 Smith (39th)
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 622  U.S. Highway 80; dedicate in honor and memory of Korean   Rogers (61st)
        War veterans.                                          
           02/09 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 667  Coastal wetlands permit; revise process.                  Frierson
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 738  State agencies; revise certain provisions regarding       Rogers (61st)
        payments by credit cards to agencies.                  
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 753  Child endangerment; create felony offense.                Carlton
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 816  Garbage and rubbish; prohibit counties and cities from    Franks
        imposing fee or tax for collection or disposal         
        businesses.                                            
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 823  MAEP; establish commission to study effectiveness and     Pierce
        efficiency of.                                         
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 824  Public schools; establish commission to study enhanced    Pierce
        educational practices.                                 
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 825  Mississippi Highway 844; delete segment from state        Holloway
        highway system.                                        
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 886  Marriage; revise conditions precedent to issuance of      Cummings
        license.                                               
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 887  Deer hunting; establish separate seasons for              Parker
        southeastern part of state.                            
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 976  Assessment; impose on certain crimes against minors,      Carlton
        earmark for the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund.     
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 987  Bail agents; prohibit from charging a fee less than       Rogers (61st)
        that required by statute.                              
           02/09 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 988  Adoptions; require Bureau of Vital Statistics to          Wells-Smith
        maintain records regarding certain types of.           
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB 990  Real and personal property leases; counties and cities    Davis
        may enter into with providers of personal wireless     
        services.                                              
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1001  Bail agent license; revise the date of increases in the   Rogers (61st)
        qualification bond required by an applicant.           
           02/09 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1019  Private property; increase penalties for failure to       Brown
        clean, allow criminal sanctions, and authorize         
        municipality to demolish if public hazard.             
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1027  Game animals; clarify prohibition against possessing      Robinson (84th)
        unlawfully taken.                                      
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1033  Nutria; reclassify as a predatory animal and allow        Robinson (84th)
        taking as a nuisance.                                  
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1036  Adoptions; require certain out-of-state child-placing     Moore
        agencies to be licensed in this state.                 
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1056  Illegitimate children; revise conditions upon which       Gunn
        they may inherit from natural father.                  
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1074  911 Board of Commissioners; revise composition of         Reeves
        board.                                                 
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1092  Commission; establish to study the efficiency of the      Carlton
        administration of college tuition assistance programs. 
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1093  Board of Pharmacy; authorize criminal background          Dedeaux
        checks.                                                
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1096  Charitable Bingo Law; revise various provisions.          Moak
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1130  Commercial Driver's License Law; revise to comply with    Miles
        federal law (DPS).                                     
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1151  Mosquito control fees; authorize municipalities to        Mayo
        collect from water/sewer bills.                        
           02/09 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1163  Italian language classes; establish a pilot program to    Davis
        offer to students in grades K-12.                      
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1215  Deer; allow hunting over bait subject to rules and        Bentz
        regulations of Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and   
        Parks.                                                 
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1228  Uniform law enforcement recording of reports; provide.    Smith (39th)
           02/09 (H) Failed
HB1230  Holders of certificates of responsibility; prohibit       Broomfield
        testing by cities or counties for contract work.       
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/09 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1281  Department of Public Safety; require to issue personal    Gibbs
        identification cards for persons with disabilities.    
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1330  Transportation Commission; limit annual expenditures on   Woods
        certain agreements to advance highway construction.    
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1344  Liquefied petroleum gas; allow only owner to fill         Chism
        container.                                             
           02/09 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1357  Lures; allow use of to trap furbearers, beaver, coyote,   Robinson (84th)
        fox and nutria.                                        
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1396  School boards; authorize to enter into contracts with     Pierce
        third party to consolidate central office              
        administrative functions.                              
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1409  Fees; provide for new and increased fees to be charged    Stringer
        by state agencies for services provided.               
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Amended
           02/09 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/09 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1418  Crossbows; allow use for hunting during primitive         Robinson (84th)
        weapon and gun season on deer.                         
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1420  Antlered deer; authorize exceptions for taking with       Robinson (84th)
        less than four points.                                 
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1446  Trappers; allow to sell skins and meats after close of    Robinson (84th)
        trapping season.                                       
           02/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1479  Contractors; reenact Board of Contractors and             Dedeaux
        regulation of residential builders and regulate        
        certificates of responsibility.                        
           02/09 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1481  Storm water management districts; authorize to assess     Brown
        user fees.                                             
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1522  Divorce actions; clarify transfer of venue.               Compretta
           02/09 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1545  Adoptions; waive 30-day service for children from         Franks
        foreign countries.                                     
           02/09 (H) Passed
HB1546  Vulnerable Adults; clarify the disclosure of certain      Franks
        information.                                           
           02/09 (H) Passed



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 987  Bail agents; prohibit from charging a fee less than       Rogers (61st)
        that required by statute.                              
           02/09 (H) Died In Committee
HB1001  Bail agent license; revise the date of increases in the   Rogers (61st)
        qualification bond required by an applicant.           
           02/09 (H) Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1313  Mississippi Fair Commission; name equine center in        Janus
        Jackson as "Kirk Fordice Equine Center."               
           02/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1104  Medicaid; amend sections on eligibility, services and     Morris
        facility assessments.                                  
           02/09 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/09 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SR  15  Commend Latrelle Ashley upon the occasion of his          Posey
        retirement.                                            
           02/09 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1313  Mississippi Fair Commission; name equine center in        Janus
        Jackson as "Kirk Fordice Equine Center."               
           02/09 (S) Passed
           02/09 (S) Immediate Release
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1408  State funds; provide for transfers of special funds       Stringer
        into BCF, and transfers among categories for certain   
        agencies.                                              
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2009  Department of Human Services; reenact and extend          Nunnelee
        repealer to July 1, 2009.                              
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2053  Sex offenders; prohibit owning or working or              Ross
        volunteering for child care service.                   
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2133  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2141  Pseudoephedrine; restrict sale.                           Albritton
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2235  Methamphetamine; revise various provisions affecting      Albritton
        manufacture.                                           
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2255  Sex offender registration; revise to require personal     Albritton
        appearance.                                            
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2294  School bus drivers; prohibit the use of cellular phones   Ross
        while driving.                                         
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2330  Forest fires; provide for restitution for cost of         Harvey
        abating if person guilty of gross negligence in        
        causing.                                               
           02/09 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2343  Seat belt; violation a primary offense.                   Mettetal
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/09 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2366  Youth court disposition procedures; clarify training      Nunnelee
        school precommitment requirements and delete reverter. 
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2434  Optional IHL retirement program; allow contributions to   Robertson
        be invested in mutual fund accounts or similar         
        investment products.                                   
           02/09 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2437  Salvage certificate of title; insurers are not required   Walley
        to obtain if a motor vehicle is a total loss and 8     
        years old or older.                                    
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2448  PERS investments; allow investments in types of           Robertson
        investments not specifically listed.                   
           02/09 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2471  Statewide monetary assessments; increase, and create or   Nunnelee
        revise various special funds.                          
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2484  State agencies; require to purchase products from MIB     Thames
        whenever economically feasible.                        
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2486  DFA; negotiate parking spaces for employees in certain    Mettetal
        buildings/limit allowances in state construction       
        contracts.                                             
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2546  Extortion; revise definitions, offense and penalties,     Tollison
        include bail agents.                                   
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2556  Individuals with disabilities; direct drafting offices    Frazier
        and state agencies to use respectful references in     
        legislation and rules.                                 
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2561  Responsible alcohol vendor program; establish.            Robertson
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2590  Adoption resource exchange registry; direct DHS and SDH   White
        to provide.                                            
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2593  Human Cloning Prohibition Act; enact.                     White
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
           02/09 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2608  Public property; authorize Dept. of Mental Health to      Jackson (32nd)
        sell certain property in Meridian, MS.                 
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2641  Autopsy and crime photographs; prohibit reproduction or   Doxey
        publication.                                           
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2647  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Hyde-Smith
        the supporters of various organizations.               
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2667  State agencies; DFA may assist creditor agency in         Gordon *
        collecting fees from delinquent agency and direct funds
        transfer.                                              
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2682  Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and   Nunnelee
        prescribe certain oral medications; extend repealer.   
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2697  Real estate brokers; no fee paid for brokerage            Flowers
        activities unless evidence of licensure or cooperative 
        agreement.                                             
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2710  Native wine; allow in-state sale of to consumers only     Robertson
        at the location of the native winery.                  
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2713  Administrative consolidation of school districts in       Hewes
        certain Mississippi Gulf Coast county; provide         
        referendum on the question of.                         
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Failed
           02/09 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2731  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; create study      Chaney
        commission and revise certain components.              
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2739  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; motor vehicle dealers       Robertson
        must sell 24 motor vehicles of the same type.          
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2742  State Tax Commission; provide for hearings and appeals    Robertson
        from certain actions of.                               
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2746  Contractor's sales tax; provide for issuance of a         Robertson
        jeopardy assessment, lien and warrant against certain  
        contracts.                                             
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2751  Sales taxes; officer or agent of person responsible for   Robertson
        the payment of taxes are jointly and severally liable  
        for.                                                   
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2794  Interpreting services for consumers who are deaf;         Burton
        require registration with Department of Rehabilitation 
        Services.                                              
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2795  Mississippi Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act;    Ross
        create.                                                
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2803  Required local revenue to support Mississippi Adequate    Chaney
        Education Program and local school tax millage cap;    
        increase.                                              
           02/09 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2817  Victim compensation; revise and clarify (AGO).            Albritton
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2820  Oysters; increase penalty for dredging tonging reefs.     Gollott
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2828  Municipalities; authorize criminal penalties for          Harden
        failure to clean private property.                     
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2844  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Flowers
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2873  Sales under execution; authorize the State Tax            Robertson
        Commission to accept cash equivalent for.              
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2888  Medical expenses of Medicaid beneficiaries in             Nunnelee
        third-party actions; define.                           
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2905  Wildlife; allow the use of lure to trap fur-bearers,      Posey
        beaver, coyote and fox.                                
           02/09 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2914  Light wine and beer laws; extend repeal date on           Robertson
        authority of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers to    
        enforce.                                               
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2917  Hunting safety; increase penalty for not wearing hunter   Posey
        orange.                                                
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Amended
           02/09 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2930  Adequate education program; delete repealer on            Flowers
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           02/09 (S) Passed
SB2950  Economic Redevelopment Act; create and provide            Chaney
        incentives for development of certain property.        
           02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/09 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2952  Agriculture; provide for continuation of beef promotion   Hyde-Smith
        program if national program ruled unconstitutional.    
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2960  Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals; create.           Ross
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2964  Income tax; clarify that assessment of penalty for        Robertson
        failure to pay or to file return is permissive (STC).  
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2965  Public property; technical correction for conveyance      Wilemon
        from Transportation Commission to Itawamba Community   
        College.                                               
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2978  MS Veterinary Practice Act; model act and repeal old      Hyde-Smith
        act.                                                   
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2996  Garnishment; revise service of process and                Mettetal
        responsibility of garnishees in certain cases.         
           02/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SR  15  Commend Latrelle Ashley upon the occasion of his          Posey
        retirement.                                            
           02/09 (S) Adopted
           02/09 (S) Immediate Release



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2330  Forest fires; provide for restitution for cost of         Harvey
        abating if person guilty of gross negligence in        
        causing.                                               
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2434  Optional IHL retirement program; allow contributions to   Robertson
        be invested in mutual fund accounts or similar         
        investment products.                                   
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2448  PERS investments; allow investments in types of           Robertson
        investments not specifically listed.                   
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2803  Required local revenue to support Mississippi Adequate    Chaney
        Education Program and local school tax millage cap;    
        increase.                                              
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2905  Wildlife; allow the use of lure to trap fur-bearers,      Posey
        beaver, coyote and fox.                                
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2950  Economic Redevelopment Act; create and provide            Chaney
        incentives for development of certain property.        
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1313  Mississippi Fair Commission; name equine center in        Janus
        Jackson as "Kirk Fordice Equine Center."               
           02/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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