Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/14/05



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Vetoes

HB 318  Constitutional amendments; revise ballot form.            Capps
           03/14 Vetoed
SB2754  Sales tax permits; may be revoked for failures by         Robertson
        certain persons to satisfy all tax liabilities to the  
        state.                                                 
           03/14 Vetoed



Signed By The Governor

HB 222  Mississippi Highway 309; designate portion in Marshall    Woods
        County as "J.P. Woods Memorial Highway."               
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 237  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Warren
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 310  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on authority of MDA to use for   
        certain expenses.                                      
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 357  Board of Medical Licensure; increase cap on assessment    Barnett
        of costs of disciplinary action.                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 499  Bail; prohibit for appeal of sexual battery of a minor    Chism
        conviction.                                            
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 500  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 521  Hospital records; revise definition of custodian of       Frierson
        records for use in legal actions.                      
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 635  Bonds issued for the Supplemental Rural Fire Truck        McCoy
        Program; provide for certain distribution and revise   
        eligibility.                                           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 689  Radiologist assistants; authorize to provide radiology    Holland
        assistance under radiologist supervision.              
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 718  Consumer Loan Broker Act; exempt enrolled agents with     Guice
        the IRS from registration under.                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 721  Mechanics lien; revise title reference.                   Denny
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 734  Tinted motor vehicle windows; require inspection          Ward
        stations to test and issue labels.                     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 771  Scenic streams; designate portion of Escatawpa River in   Parker
        George and Jackson Counties eligible for nomination to 
        scenic streams program.                                
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 835  Sam Dale State Park; authorize Department of Finance      Robinson (84th)
        Administration to sell.                                
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 837  Scenic streams; designate portion of Red Creek in         Parker
        Stone, George & Jackson Counties as eligible for scenic
        streams program nomination.                            
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 890  Massage Therapy Act; exempt certain persons from          Brown
        examination under.                                     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1034  Sex offender registration; revise to require personal     McBride
        appearance.                                            
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1041  Commercial driver's license; require additional fee for   Miles
        hazardous material endorsement (DPS).                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1141  Chancery and deputies attendance in court; increase       Green
        fees.                                                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1170  Mississippi Highway 25; designate portion in Tishomingo   Franks
        County as "David Bonds Memorial Highway."              
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1175  MS State Veterans' Home; rename home in Jackson the       Holland
        General Hilton R. "Jack" Vance Veterans' Home.         
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1232  Optional retirement program; expand investments           Stringer
        available to participants to include mutual funds.     
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1246  Sales tax; revise definition of "person" under (STC).     Watson
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1262  Pharmacy Board; increase amount of monetary penalties     Holland
        that it may impose against licensees.                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1263  Mental health; define "psychologist" for purposes of      Holland
        confidentiality of treatment facility records.         
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1455  County Port and Harbor Commission; clarify authority to   Compretta
        receive per diem.                                      
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1470  Real estate; clarify disclosure of nonmaterial factors    Snowden
        in transactions.                                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1552  Uniform Standards Code for Factory-Built Homes Law;       Moore
        revise certain terms.                                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1668  Major Economic Impact Act; revise definition of           Watson
        "project," authorize issuance of bonds, provide tax    
        incentives/certain projects.                           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2077  Scenic streams; designate Bear Creek in Tishomingo        Wilemon
        County as a state scenic stream.                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2238  Crimes; create anti-camcorder piracy act.                 Tollison
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2239  Board of supervisors; prohibit excessive reduction of     Tollison
        the county budget during last year of term if majority 
        of board is defeated.                                  
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2247  Conversion of unused leave for school district            Chaney
        employees; revise limitations.                         
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2251  Narcotics agents; remove age limit for new-hires (MBN).   Albritton
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2304  Allow all-terrain vehicles to be voluntarily titled in    Little
        this state and allow nonresidents to title them in this
        state.                                                 
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2311  Withholding, sales and use taxation; revise penalty for   Kirby
        incorrect accelerated payments in June.                
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2412  Coastal wetlands permits; clarify authority of the        Gollott
        Commission on Marine Resources to modify.              
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2473  Public property; authorize University of Mississippi to   Tollison
        sell state land in George County.                      
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2567  Personal and medical leave; university employees who do   Thames
        not contribute to PERS or IHL Optional Plan shall not  
        be eligible.                                           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2783  Public property; authorize Dept. of Public Safety to      Browning
        exchange property located in Union County.             
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2789  Oyster leases; revise procedure and minimum rentals.      Gollott
           03/14 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HC  92  Suspend deadlines for introduction; unemployment          Evans
        compensation; increase benefits, delete waiting period,
        reduce employer tax rates, provide workforce training. 
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  40  Douglas Harris; commend upon retirement.                  Green
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  41  Strider Academy Lady Rams; commend upon outstanding       Reynolds
        season.                                                
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HR  40  Douglas Harris; commend upon retirement.                  Green
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  41  Strider Academy Lady Rams; commend upon outstanding       Reynolds
        season.                                                
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 583  Commend life of Lewis E. Brewer, Jr.                      White
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 584  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Robert     Carmichael
        Shane Pugh.                                            
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 189  Mississippi Highway 43; designate portion in Leake,       Malone
        Madison and Rankin Counties as "Joe A. Waggoner        
        Memorial Highway."                                     
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 319  Withholding income for child support administrative       Warren
        fee; extend repealer.                                  
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 524  University or community college students; clarify         Peranich
        residence status.                                      
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 538  Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer   Warren
        and prohibit fax solicitations.                        
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 626  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 693  State agencies; DFA may assist creditor agency in         Brown
        collecting fees from delinquent agency and direct funds
        transfer.                                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 760  Southern Regional Education Board; clarify appointments   Pierce
        to.                                                    
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 800  Community/junior college districts; delete repealer on    Young
        certain employment procedures.                         
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 823  MAEP; establish commission to study effectiveness and     Pierce
        efficiency of.                                         
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 974  Mississippi Highways 472 and 6 and U.S. Highway 84;       Weathersby
        designate portions as "Heroes Trail," "Officer Ronald  
        Wayne Jones Memorial Highway," and "Amie Ewing Memorial
        Highway."                                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1000  Budget; amend certain statutes to provide more money in   Stringer
        General Fund for appropriation.                        
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1066  Direct recording electronic voting equipment; authorize   Reynolds
        use at elections conducted in this state.              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1102  Campaign Finance Disclosure; revise with limits.          Reynolds
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1119  IHL's; clarify residence status of spouses and children   Young
        of military personnel on active duty for purposes of   
        attending.                                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1130  Commercial Driver's License Law; revise to comply with    Miles
        federal law (DPS).                                     
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1233  PERS investments; allow investments in types of           Stringer
        investments not specifically listed.                   
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1268  Gaming; allow placement of cruise vessel or vessel on     Guice
        permanent structure and specify no inland gaming.      
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1302  School Property Development Act of 2005; create.          Watson
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1377  Contract personnel with contact with students; revise     Jennings
        procedure for criminal background checks.              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1408  State funds; provide for transfers of special funds       Stringer
        into BCF, and transfers among categories for certain   
        agencies.                                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1609  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1610  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1611  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1612  Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.                    Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1613  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1614  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1615  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1616  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1617  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1618  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1619  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1620  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1621  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1622  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1623  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1624  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1625  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1626  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1627  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1628  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1629  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1630  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1631  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1632  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1633  Appropriation; Public Service Commission.                 Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1635  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1636  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1637  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1638  Appropriation; Department of Transportation.              Miles
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1639  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1641  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1642  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1643  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1644  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1645  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1646  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Pierce
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1647  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Pierce
        Television.                                            
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1648  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Pierce
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1649  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Frierson
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1650  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1651  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1652  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1653  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1654  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1655  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1656  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1657  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1658  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1659  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Green
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1660  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Green
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1661  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Capps
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1662  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Capps
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1663  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Brown
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1664  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Brown
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HC  69  Jim Barksdale; commend valuable contributions of to the   Akins
        State of Mississippi.                                  
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  73  Domestic Energy Policy; urge Congress to establish.       Reeves
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HC  82  Clinton High School Arrows Soccer Team; commend on        Gunn
        winning Class 5A State Championship.                   
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  84  Army Private First Class James Diamond; commend life      Rogers (61st)
        and personal sacrifices of.                            
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  90  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning MHSAA    Compretta
        Class 1A/2A/3A  State Championship.                    
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  32  St. Andrews Episcopal Saints Football Team; commend       Blackmon
        outstanding 2004 season.                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
HR  35  Coach Ben Jones; commend on his 75th birthday.            Miles
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
HR  37  Pearl Pirates Soccer Team; commend on winning 4A State    Rogers (61st)
        Championship.                                          
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
HR  38  Edrie Jones Stokes Dove; commend on her 100th birthday.   Zuber
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
HR  39  Ellen Brown Brister; commend on her 100th birthday.       Zuber
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
SB2633  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Hewes
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SB2707  Income taxes; federal itemized deduction for taxes in     Robertson
        lieu of state income taxes paid may not be used as an  
        individual deduction.                                  
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SB3009  Income taxation; remove provision that no gain is         Robertson
        recognized from liquidation of certain assets of       
        domestic corporations.                                 
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SB3013  Motor vehicle sales tax; revise exemption for transfers   Robertson
        between family members (STC).                          
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SB3014  Ad valorem tax; allow subsequent request for new          Chaney
        enterprise exemption in certain cases, authorize cities
        to defer.                                              
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SB3100  True value; provide the manner in which the appraisal     Robertson
        of affordable rental housing is conducted for ad       
        valorem tax purposes.                                  
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SB3101  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Simmons
        B.B. King Museum, the Southern Arts and Entertainment  
        Center, and Project Infinity.                          
           03/14 (H) Read the Third Time
SC 559  Urge Congress to enact multiyear reauthorization for      Little
        ISTEA.                                                 
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 561  Suspend rules for drafting, etc; authorize the MS Coast   Gollott
        Coliseum Commission to sell, exchange or lease its     
        surplus real property.                                 
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 573  Commend Delta Academy Lady Raiders for 5th consecutive    Jackson (11th)
        State Championship.                                    
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 575  Commend the life of combat casualty Sergeant Timothy      Butler
        Osbey.                                                 
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 576  Commend William Grady Smith for public service.           Frazier
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 577  Commend service of Company G, 185th AVN, Mississippi      Carmichael
        Army National Guard.                                   
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 579  Urge Mississippi Council on Obesity Prevention to study   Burton
        health insurance coverage for the treatment of         
        obesity.                                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SC 586  Commend former State Senator Fred Wicker.                 Little
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 143  Hotels and motels; prohibit room rental for illegal or    Fleming
        illicit activities.                                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 211  Donation of personal leave by public officers and         Warren
        employees; extend date of repeal.                      
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 291  Statute of limitations; revise computation on debts       Denny
        where partial payment is made.                         
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 616  Assessments on rice; extend repealer and revise           Eaton
        procedure for disbursement of assessments.             
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 695  Public property; technical correction for conveyance      Miles
        from Transportation Commission to Itawamba Community   
        College.                                               
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 772  Mississippi Bar; revise enrollment fees.                  Blackmon
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 954  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 988  Adoptions; require Bureau of Vital Statistics to          Wells-Smith
        maintain records regarding certain types of.           
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1019  Private property; increase penalties for failure to       Brown
        clean, allow criminal sanctions, and authorize         
        municipality to demolish if public hazard.             
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1195  Income tax; clarify that assessment of penalty for        Watson
        failure to pay or to file return is permissive (STC).  
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1305  Pier; define.                                             Guice
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1471  Finance charges; fees relating to loans from certain      Brown
        retirement plans not considered as.                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1545  Adoptions; waive 30-day service for children from         Franks
        foreign countries.                                     
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1634  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        Building; FY05.                                        
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1640  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Kay Franz; commend on being selected Jackson Public       Brown
        Schools' Teacher of the Year.                          
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  27  Daniel Payne; commend on Eagle Scout honor.               Zuber
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  36  Morgan Freeman; commend career and congratulate on        Reynolds
        winning Oscar.                                         
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2076  Memorial Highway; designate segment of U.S. 84 in Jones   Pickering
        County as Veterans Memorial Highway.                   
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2323  State Board of Barber Examiners; revise licensure law.    Thames
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2344  Title pledge lenders; clarify the amount of bond          Mettetal
        required for licensure.                                
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2453  Employee criminal background checks; authorize            Nunnelee
        Department of Human Services to conduct.               
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2468  Appointments to Southern Regional Education Board;        Chaney
        clarify.                                               
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2565  Public property; allow MDOC and Dept. of Wildlife,        Posey
        Fisheries and Parks to exchange property.              
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2706  Sales tax; direct pay permits may be issued to public     Robertson
        utilities for items taxed under Section 27-65-19.      
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2728  Marine resources; provide administrative hearing          Gollott
        procedure for violations of marine resources laws.     
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2746  Contractor's sales tax; provide for issuance of a         Robertson
        jeopardy assessment, lien and warrant against certain  
        contracts.                                             
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2952  Agriculture; provide for continuation of beef promotion   Hyde-Smith
        program if national program ruled unconstitutional.    
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2960  Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals; create.           Ross
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2978  MS Veterinary Practice Act; model act and repeal old      Hyde-Smith
        act.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 585  Commend Jim Barksdale on his valuable contributions to    Tollison
        the State of MS.                                       
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 586  Commend former State Senator Fred Wicker.                 Little
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 587  Suspend rules/draft/intro/passage; authorize g.o. bonds   Robertson
        for a portion of the unfunded actuarial liability of   
        PERS.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SN 133  Carl Ray Furr, Jackson, Mississippi, Telecommunications   GOVERNOR
        Conference and Training Center Commission, term        
        concurrent with Governor.                              
           03/14 (S) Referred To Economic Development and Tourism
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.          
           03/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
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.                                      
           03/14 (S) Referred To Forestry
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.                                        
           03/14 (S) Referred To Finance
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.                                        
           03/14 (S) Referred To Finance
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.                                    
           03/14 (S) Referred To Corrections
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.                                        
           03/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SR  38  Commend Pearl Pirates Soccer Team on winning 4A State     Kirby
        Championship.                                          
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 305  State veterans homes; authorize counties to levy an ad    Green
        valorem tax to support.                                
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 586  Commend former State Senator Fred Wicker.                 Little
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  38  Commend Pearl Pirates Soccer Team on winning 4A State     Kirby
        Championship.                                          
           03/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1341  Taxation; income tax credit incentives for certain        Franks
        activities at brownfield sites.                        
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1599  Income tax; allow a credit for certain charges paid by    Broomfield
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at airports.
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1601  Income tax; conform certain provisions of state law to    Brown
        Internal Revenue Code for purposes of qualified tuition
        programs.                                              
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1604  Income tax; provide tax credit for expenses incurred in   Watson
        rehabilitating certain historic structures.            
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1711  Income tax; authorize a credit for certain business       Watson
        enterprises creating new jobs in economically          
        distressed communities.                                
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2009  Department of Human Services; reenact and extend          Nunnelee
        repealer to July 1, 2009.                              
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2511  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2591  Coastal wetlands; revise fee schedule for permits of      Dawkins
        coastal wetlands construction projects.                
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2860  Retirement; constables in PERS must pay all required      Doxey
        contributions, or elect not to pay and not receive     
        credit.                                                
           03/14 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SC 586  Commend former State Senator Fred Wicker.                 Little
           03/14 (S) Adopted
           03/14 (S) Immediate Release
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
SR  38  Commend Pearl Pirates Soccer Team on winning 4A State     Kirby
        Championship.                                          
           03/14 (S) Adopted
           03/14 (S) Immediate Release



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 695  Public property; technical correction for conveyance      Miles
        from Transportation Commission to Itawamba Community   
        College.                                               
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 954  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1195  Income tax; clarify that assessment of penalty for        Watson
        failure to pay or to file return is permissive (STC).  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1471  Finance charges; fees relating to loans from certain      Brown
        retirement plans not considered as.                    
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2323  State Board of Barber Examiners; revise licensure law.    Thames
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2952  Agriculture; provide for continuation of beef promotion   Hyde-Smith
        program if national program ruled unconstitutional.    
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2960  Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals; create.           Ross
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2978  MS Veterinary Practice Act; model act and repeal old      Hyde-Smith
        act.                                                   
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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