Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/24/05



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Signed By The Governor

HB1239  Broadband services; exempt from the regulation of the     Ellis *
        Public Service Commission.                             
           02/24 Approved by Governor
SB2752  Transportation; authorize the commission to lease         Hewes
        antenna space on communication towers that it owns.    
           02/24 Approved by Governor
SB2836  Mississippi Highway 844; delete segment from state        Lee (35th)
        highway system.                                        
           02/24 Approved by Governor
SB3001  State Highway System; designate a portion of Airport      Brown
        Road in Lowndes County as part.                        
           02/24 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1732  Suffrage; restore to Steven Reed Sullivan of Panola       Morris
        County.                                                
           02/24 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HR  26  Julia G. Otis; commend life of.                           Aldridge
           02/24 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

SB2040  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
SB2053  Sex offenders; prohibit owning or working or              Ross
        volunteering for child care service.                   
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PH To JB
SB2247  Conversion of unused leave for school district            Chaney
        employees; revise limitations.                         
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2272  State Board of Education expend federal funds for         Chaney
        licensed teachers; clarify authority.                  
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2277  General Educational Developmental Test (GED) security     Burton
        procedures; criminal penalties for violations of.      
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To JB
SB2504  Mississippi Education Reform Act of 2005; enact.          Chaney
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
SB2586  Donation of personal leave by public employees; delete    Thames
        repealer.                                              
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
SB2731  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; create study      Chaney
        commission and revise certain components.              
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
SB2828  Municipalities; authorize criminal penalties for          Harden
        failure to clean private property.                     
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JB To MU
SB2894  Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2005; create.              Tollison
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JJ To AP
SB2931  MS Disability Resource Commission; establish.             Nunnelee
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2978  MS Veterinary Practice Act; model act and repeal old      Hyde-Smith
        act.                                                   
           02/24 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To AG



House: Committee Reports

HC  74  Senator Thad Cochran; commend upon appointment as         Stevens
        Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee.           
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  75  St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church; commend on        Peranich
        100th anniversary.                                     
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  76  USS Gurke; commend sailors for commitment to defense of   Montgomery
        the United States.                                     
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  22  Freida Kaletsch; commend upon retirement.                 Bentz
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  23  Paul Collins; commend on selection as Outstanding         Bentz
        Citizen for 2004.                                      
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  24  North Pontotoc High School; commend on being named a      Montgomery
        Blue Ribbon School.                                    
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  25  Dr. Vernon Clyde Muse; commend upon 26 years of           Weathersby
        service.                                               
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2238  Crimes; create anti-camcorder piracy act.                 Tollison
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2251  Narcotics agents; remove age limit for new-hires (MBN).   Albritton
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2323  State Board of Barber Examiners; revise licensure law.    Thames
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2342  Landscape Architectural Practice Law; extend repealer.    Mettetal
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2366  Youth court disposition procedures; clarify training      Nunnelee
        school precommitment requirements and delete reverter. 
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2471  Statewide monetary assessments; increase, and create or   Nunnelee
        revise various special funds.                          
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2478  Federal Workforce Investment Act administration;          Robertson
        transfer to Department of Employment Security, Office  
        of the Governor.                                       
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2484  State agencies; require to purchase products from MIB     Thames
        whenever economically feasible.                        
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2559  Law enforcement officers; create disability trust fund.   Tollison
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2567  Personal and medical leave; university employees who do   Thames
        not contribute to PERS or IHL Optional Plan shall not  
        be eligible.                                           
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2624  Bond jumping; revise offense.                             Brown
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2645  MS Telecommunication Conference and Training Facility     Gordon *
        Reserve Fund; clarify authorized expenditures.         
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2697  Real estate brokers; no fee paid for brokerage            Flowers
        activities unless evidence of licensure or cooperative 
        agreement.                                             
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2698  Residential builders/State Board of Contractors; extend   Flowers
        repealer.                                              
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2699  Wild hogs; allow the use of bait to trap when there is    Posey
        no open season on turkey or deer.                      
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2730  Office of General Services; increase maximum amount in    Posey
        revolving fund and allow certain expenditures from.    
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2738  Adoption agencies; require to show office location on     Nunnelee
        all advertisements.                                    
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2794  Interpreting services for consumers who are deaf;         Burton
        require registration with Department of Rehabilitation 
        Services.                                              
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2817  Victim compensation; revise and clarify (AGO).            Albritton
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2828  Municipalities; authorize criminal penalties for          Harden
        failure to clean private property.                     
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2845  State funds; provide for transfers of special funds       Gordon
        into BCF, and transfers among categories for certain   
        agencies.                                              
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2859  Theft; revise various offenses against mercantile         Tollison
        establishments and consumers.                          
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2860  Retirement; constables in PERS must pay all required      Doxey
        contributions, or elect not to pay and not receive     
        credit.                                                
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2861  Trapping; allow pelts to be sold after the close of       Posey
        trapping season.                                       
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2864  Crimes; revise exploitation and abuse or battery of       Tollison
        children and prohibit display of obscene videos in     
        motor vehicles.                                        
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2883  Abortion facilities; revise licensure categories.         Burton
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2898  Wildlife; provide that bucks with less than 4 points      Posey
        may be taken by youth less than 16 years old.          
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2904  Nutria; amend wildlife statutes to allow taking as a      Posey
        nuisance.                                              
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2917  Hunting safety; increase penalty for not wearing hunter   Posey
        orange.                                                
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2927  Real estate; clarify disclosure of nonmaterial facts in   Michel
        transactions.                                          
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2940  Bail agents; revise date when amount of qualification     Doxey
        bond is increased.                                     
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2948  Retired law enforcement; entitled to reimbursement for    Huggins
        testimony required after retirement.                   
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2978  MS Veterinary Practice Act; model act and repeal old      Hyde-Smith
        act.                                                   
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2980  Wildlife; make illegal to possess game taken              Posey
        unlawfully.                                            
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2988  Parole; provide equity in eligibility for certain first   Huggins
        time offenders under the 85% rule.                     
           02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 305  State veterans homes; authorize counties to levy an ad    Green
        valorem tax to support.                                
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1341  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Franks
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1599  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at airports.
           02/24 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           02/24 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1601  Income tax; conform certain provisions of state law to    Brown
        Internal Revenue Code for purposes of qualified tuition
        programs.                                              
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1604  Income tax; provide tax credit for expenses incurred in   Watson
        rehabilitating certain historic structures.            
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1650  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1656  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1657  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           02/24 (H) Reconsidered
           02/24 (H) Amended
           02/24 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1668  Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of           Watson
        "project," authorize issuance of bonds, provide tax    
        incentives/certain projects.                           
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1669  Income tax; authorize job tax credit for businesses       Watson
        engaged in certain financial services.                 
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1710  Sales tax; remove exemption for sales of certain          Watson
        agricultural products to nonfarmers.                   
           02/24 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1711  Income tax; authorize a credit for certain business       Watson
        enterprises creating new jobs in economically          
        distressed communities.                                
           02/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2070  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2145  Motor fuel excise taxes; provide partial exemption on     Carmichael
        sales of fuel to volunteer fire departments for use in 
        departments.                                           
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2270  Insurance premium tax; authorize a credit for the         Kirby
        location or expansion of operations centers or claims  
        centers.                                               
           02/24 (H) Referred To Insurance;Ways and Means
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.                                             
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2377  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Moffatt
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           02/24 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Ways and Means
SB2418  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Nunnelee
        Fund, Local Governments & Rural Water Systems          
        Improvements Revolving Loan Program.                   
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2430  Appropriation; State Tax Commission - Homestead           Little
        Exemption; FY2006.                                     
           02/24 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2449  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2633  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Hewes
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2707  Income taxes; federal itemized deduction for taxes in     Robertson
        lieu of state income taxes paid may not be used as an  
        individual deduction.                                  
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3009  Income taxation; remove provision that no gain is         Robertson
        recognized from liquidation of certain assets of       
        domestic corporations.                                 
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3013  Motor vehicle sales tax; revise exemption for transfers   Robertson
        between family members (STC).                          
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3014  Ad valorem tax; allow subsequent request for new          Chaney
        enterprise exemption in certain cases, authorize cities
        to defer.                                              
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3026  Sales taxation; exempt certain aircraft repair and        Robertson
        maintenance from.                                      
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3101  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Simmons
        B.B. King Museum, the Southern Arts and Entertainment  
        Center, and Project Infinity.                          
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3107  Appropriation; Department of Finance and                  Gordon
        Administration; Additional FY2005.                     
           02/24 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3115  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Robertson
        Raspet Flight Research Laboratory.                     
           02/24 (H) Referred To Ways and Means



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2298  Bonds; housing authorities may sell their bonds to        Burton
        federally chartered corporations.                      
           02/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3116  Suffrage; restore to Joel Edward Gregg.                   Jackson (15th)
           02/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB3117  Suffrage; restore to Jearline Moore.                      Walls
           02/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB3118  Suffrage; restore to Brenda Nash.                         Walls
           02/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB3119  Suffrage; restore to Stephen Anderson.                    Frazier
           02/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB3120  Suffrage; restore to Carl Fleming.                        Thomas
           02/24 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB3121  City of Pass Christian; authorize a contribution to the   Dawkins
        Humane Society of South Mississippi.                   
           02/24 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SC 565  Urge Congress to establish a domestic energy policy.      Dearing
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 566  Recognize Ole Miss School of Law on its                   Tollison
        Sesquicentennial.                                      
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 567  Commend Dr. John Green, 2005 Mississippi Tree Farmer of   King
        the Year.                                              
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 568  Commend life of former Senate Attorney Linda Slade.       Carmichael
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 569  Suspend rules for further consideration of SB 3039;       Gordon
        additional appropriation to DOM, DHS, DOC bond         
        interest, etc., FYO5.                                  
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 570  Suspend rules for drafting, etc; transfer additional      Gordon
        sums from Health Care Trust Fund, FY2005.              
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 571  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Drew       Pickering
        Rahaim.                                                
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  23  Urge Congress to establish a domestic energy policy.      Dearing
           02/24 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 170  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            McCoy
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 238  Charter schools; extend repealer; establish study         Warren
        commission.                                            
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 287  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Warren
        extend the date of repealer.                           
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDPAA: EP To PH
HB 524  University or community college students; clarify         Peranich
        residence status.                                      
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDPAA: UC To AP
HB 610  Transfer of county/city property to nonprofit primary     Hamilton (6th)
        health care clinic; remove repealer.                   
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To MU
HB1057  Real estate; revise penalties for unlicensed practice.    Snowden
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDPAA: BF To JB
HB1107  Yazoo-Mississippi Joint Water Management District;        Capps
        expand authorized uses of funds from special tax.      
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDP: EP To FI
HB1123  Public property; clarify that public construction         Martinson
        contracts may not include allowances for unspecified   
        items and amounts.                                     
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PP To AP
HB1404  Ross Barnett Lake; change name to Prentiss Walker Lake    Eaton
        and authorize transfer to another agency or political  
        subdivision.                                           
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDP: WI To PP
HB1469  Pat Harrison Waterway District; revise the amounts        Watson
        contributed by member counties for operation of the    
        district.                                              
           02/24 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  32  License tag; distinctive tag issued to volunteer fire     Markham
        fighters without additional fee.                       
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 127  Scenic streams; designate Pascagoula River as eligible    Broomfield
        for nomination to scenic streams.                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 191  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan;         Formby
        require certain prior participation and delete         
        provisions covering life insurance.                    
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 237  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Warren
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 245  Light wine and beer laws; extend repeal date on           Warren
        authority of Alcoholic Beverage Control officers to    
        enforce.                                               
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 310  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on authority of MDA to use for   
        certain expenses.                                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 311  Landscape Architectural Practice Law; delete repealer.    Warren
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 369  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; extend    Warren
        repealer and add Pain Relief Act.                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 439  Mental health; psychiatric/mental health nurse            Vince
        practitioners may establish treatment plans for certain
        patients.                                              
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 500  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 635  Bonds issued for the Supplemental Rural Fire Truck        McCoy
        Program; provide for certain distribution and revise   
        eligibility.                                           
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 695  Public property; technical correction for conveyance      Miles
        from Transportation Commission to Itawamba Community   
        College.                                               
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 718  Consumer Loan Broker Act; exempt enrolled agents with     Guice
        the IRS from registration under.                       
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 721  Mechanics lien; revise title reference.                   Denny
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 722  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Chism
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 757  Appointees of the Speaker; clarify that authorization     Pierce
        to receive expense reimbursement and per diem.         
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 771  Scenic streams; designate portion of Escatawpa River in   Parker
        George and Jackson Counties eligible for nomination to 
        scenic streams program.                                
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 799  Public property; DFA to assign certain property to        Rogers (61st)
        Department of Military.                                
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 800  Community/junior college districts; delete repealer on    Young
        certain employment procedures.                         
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 823  MAEP; establish commission to study effectiveness and     Pierce
        efficiency of.                                         
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 835  Sam Dale State Park; authorize Department of Finance      Robinson (84th)
        Administration to sell.                                
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 837  Scenic streams; designate portion of Red Creek in         Parker
        Stone, George & Jackson Counties as eligible for scenic
        streams program nomination.                            
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 954  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 960  Bio-diesel production; clarify that the same state        Mayo
        incentive payments for ethanol are available for       
        bio-diesel.                                            
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 976  Assessment; impose on certain crimes against minors,      Carlton
        earmark for the Mississippi Children's Trust Fund.     
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1119  IHL's; clarify residence status of spouses and children   Young
        of military personnel on active duty for purposes of   
        attending.                                             
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1132  State Fire Marshal; allow to inspect all sorority and     Formby
        fraternity houses on state property.                   
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1175  MS State Veterans' Home; rename home in Jackson the       Holland
        General Hilton R. "Jack" Vance Veterans' Home.         
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1213  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Dedeaux
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1221  Public property; authorize exchange between Departments   Robinson (84th)
        of Corrections and Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1230  Holders of certificates of responsibility; prohibit       Broomfield
        testing by cities or counties for contract work.       
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1232  Optional retirement program; expand investments           Stringer
        available to participants to include mutual funds.     
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1233  PERS investments; allow investments in types of           Stringer
        investments not specifically listed.                   
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1246  Sales tax; revise definition of "person" under (STC).     Watson
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1247  Economic development; provide certain review              Watson
        requirements for various programs.                     
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1305  Pier; define.                                             Guice
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1306  Corporation franchise tax; revise type of notice that     Watson
        may extend period for examining returns.               
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1317  Health insurance; require reimbursement for services of   Formby
        marriage and family therapists.                        
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1322  Annual and quarterly statements of insurance companies;   Formby
        revise requirements for filing.                        
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1324  State Employee Health Management Board; revise            Formby
        membership.                                            
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1404  Ross Barnett Lake; change name to Prentiss Walker Lake    Eaton
        and authorize transfer to another agency or political  
        subdivision.                                           
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1455  County Port and Harbor Commission; clarify authority to   Compretta
        receive per diem.                                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1470  Real estate; clarify disclosure of nonmaterial factors    Snowden
        in transactions.                                       
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1471  Finance charges; fees relating to loans from certain      Brown
        retirement plans not considered as.                    
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1479  Contractors; reenact Board of Contractors and             Dedeaux
        regulation of residential builders and regulate        
        certificates of responsibility.                        
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1488  Economic development; create the Alabama-Mississippi      Young
        Joint Economic Development Authority.                  
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1552  Uniform Standards Code for Factory-Built Homes Law;       Moore
        revise certain terms.                                  
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  61  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Prison Overcrowding   Malone
        Emergency Powers Act; reenact and extend repealer.     
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  65  B. B. King; commend accomplishments and contributions     Whittington
        of and proclaim Tuesday, February 15, 2005, as B. B.   
        King Day.                                              
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  67  Mark Cumbest; commend upon being named recipient of the   Hamilton (109th)
        2005 Who's Who in Business Award.                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  70  Jackson Panthers Boys Basketball Team; commend on         Clarke
        winning Amateur Athletic Union 2004 Division II        
        National Championship.                                 
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Phi Theta Kappa; commend All-Mississippi Academic Team    Young
        on the occasion of "Mississippi Phi Theta Kappa Day."  
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  72  Faith Hill; commend successful career and civic           Weathersby
        dedication to the State of Mississippi.                
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 531  Designate "Mississippi Health Awareness Day."             White
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Suspend rules for drafting, etc; authorize the MS Coast   Gollott
        Coliseum Commission to sell, exchange or lease its     
        surplus real property.                                 
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 562  Commend Elizabeth Fike for Prudential Spirit of           Posey
        Community Award.                                       
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Robert     Carmichael
        McNail.                                                
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 566  Recognize Ole Miss School of Law on its                   Tollison
        Sesquicentennial.                                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 567  Commend Dr. John Green, 2005 Mississippi Tree Farmer of   King
        the Year.                                              
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 568  Commend life of former Senate Attorney Linda Slade.       Carmichael
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Suspend rules for further consideration of SB 3039;       Gordon
        additional appropriation to DOM, DHS, DOC bond         
        interest, etc., FYO5.                                  
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Suspend rules for drafting, etc; transfer additional      Gordon
        sums from Health Care Trust Fund, FY2005.              
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 571  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Drew       Pickering
        Rahaim.                                                
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  34  John Samuel Allison, Ridgeland, Mississippi,              GOVERNOR
        Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance, four-year
        term ending  July 1, 2008.                             
           02/24 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  19  Commend Vivian Chambers.                                  Little
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  21  Commend Harold Whitaker upon retirement from Webster      Jackson (15th)
        General Hospital.                                      
           02/24 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 607  Methamphetamine Reduction Act; create.                    Smith (39th)
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 626  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           02/24 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 693  State agencies; DFA may assist creditor agency in         Brown
        collecting fees from delinquent agency and direct funds
        transfer.                                              
           02/24 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1000  Budget; amend certain statutes to provide more money in   Stringer
        General Fund for appropriation.                        
           02/24 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/24 (S) Declined to Grant Conference
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.                                             
           02/24 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2347  Sales taxation; exempt sales of certain tangible          Clarke
        personal property used in the mfg., converting or      
        repairing of vessels or barges.                        
           02/24 (S) Reconsidered
           02/24 (S) Amended
           02/24 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2377  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Moffatt
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2430  Appropriation; State Tax Commission - Homestead           Little
        Exemption; FY2006.                                     
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2449  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2633  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Hewes
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3014  Ad valorem tax; allow subsequent request for new          Chaney
        enterprise exemption in certain cases, authorize cities
        to defer.                                              
           02/24 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3026  Sales taxation; exempt certain aircraft repair and        Robertson
        maintenance from.                                      
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3100  True value; provide the manner in which the appraisal     Robertson
        of affordable rental housing is conducted for ad       
        valorem tax purposes.                                  
           02/24 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3101  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Simmons
        B.B. King Museum, the Southern Arts and Entertainment  
        Center, and Project Infinity.                          
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3107  Appropriation; Department of Finance and                  Gordon
        Administration; Additional FY2005.                     
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3108  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements    Moffatt
        at the state-owned shipyard located in Jackson County. 
           02/24 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3115  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Robertson
        Raspet Flight Research Laboratory.                     
           02/24 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 569  Suspend rules for further consideration of SB 3039;       Gordon
        additional appropriation to DOM, DHS, DOC bond         
        interest, etc., FYO5.                                  
           02/24 (S) Adopted
SC 570  Suspend rules for drafting, etc; transfer additional      Gordon
        sums from Health Care Trust Fund, FY2005.              
           02/24 (S) Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 305  State veterans homes; authorize counties to levy an ad    Green
        valorem tax to support.                                
           02/24 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Finance
HB1341  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Franks
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           02/24 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Finance
HB1599  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at airports.
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1601  Income tax; conform certain provisions of state law to    Brown
        Internal Revenue Code for purposes of qualified tuition
        programs.                                              
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1604  Income tax; provide tax credit for expenses incurred in   Watson
        rehabilitating certain historic structures.            
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1647  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Pierce
        Television.                                            
           02/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1650  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           02/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1656  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           02/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1659  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Green
           02/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1663  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Brown
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           02/24 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1668  Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of           Watson
        "project," authorize issuance of bonds, provide tax    
        incentives/certain projects.                           
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1669  Income tax; authorize job tax credit for businesses       Watson
        engaged in certain financial services.                 
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1710  Sales tax; remove exemption for sales of certain          Watson
        agricultural products to nonfarmers.                   
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1711  Income tax; authorize a credit for certain business       Watson
        enterprises creating new jobs in economically          
        distressed communities.                                
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1720  Bonds; authorize for various projects and programs.       Watson
           02/24 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB3108  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements    Moffatt
        at the state-owned shipyard located in Jackson County. 
           02/24 (S) Died On Calendar



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2298  Bonds; housing authorities may sell their bonds to        Burton
        federally chartered corporations.                      
           02/24 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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