Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senator Deborah Jeanne Dawkins

District 48

As of 01/22/07 at 11:28

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SB2060  The American Alligator to be designated as the            Moffatt
        Mississippi State Reptile; provide.                    
           02/21 Approved by Governor
SB2070  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
  $%       03/15 (H) Died In Committee
SB2076  Memorial Highway; designate segment of U.S. 84 in Jones   Pickering
 *      County as Veterans Memorial Highway.                   
           03/21 Approved by Governor
SB2086  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; reauthorize the   Dawkins
   %    issuance of for supporters of the Mississippi Sierra   
        Club.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Marine Resources; increase fee for saltwater fishing      Dawkins
        license and earmark for fish hatcheries.               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2186  Vulnerable adults; revise sexual battery and fondling.    Burton
 *         03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2211  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with         Dawkins
        certain exceptions.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2232  Driver's license; require one year of supervised          Butler
 *      driving under a temporary permit to be eligible for    
        intermediate.                                          
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2235  Methamphetamine; revise various provisions affecting      Albritton
 *      manufacture.                                           
           03/29 Approved by Governor
SB2256  Appointments to state boards, commissions and agencies;   Dawkins
        place moratorium on.                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2259  Pawnshops; require to maintain record of all              Dawkins
        transactions of goods sold on the premises.            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2263  State Aid Road funds; exempt from any special fund        Browning
        transfers authorized by the DFA or the Legislature.    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2343  Seat belt; violation a primary offense.                   Mettetal
 *         03/01 (H) Died In Committee
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.                                             
           03/15 (H) Died In Committee
SB2354  Animal cruelty; revise elements of various offenses.      Tollison
 *         03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2363  Electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents   Dawkins
   %    of nursing homes; require on request of resident or    
        guardian.                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2371  Public Service Commission; regulate cable television      Dawkins
        systems.                                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2372  Beverage containers; bottle bill requiring certain        Dawkins
        reusable containers and refundable deposits.           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2384  MS Public Accountancy Board; revise subpoena              Dawkins
        power/authorize civil penalty.                         
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2385  Ad valorem taxation; exempt qualified hybrid vehicles.    Dawkins
  $%       02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2386  Motor vehicles; require collection and disposal of        Dawkins
        mercury-added components.                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2388  Animal cruelty; revise offense.                           Dawkins
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2420  Organ donation; revise protocol and clarify authority     Bryan
 *      of organ donor.                                        
           04/04 Approved by Governor
SB2425  Emergency health powers; expand.                          Dawkins
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2426  Solid waste; prohibit disposal of cell phones in solid    Dawkins
        waste.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2427  Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of         Dawkins
        vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes 
        at grade crossings.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2428  State Board of Health; revise membership of.              Dawkins
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2429  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety - Highway Patrol    Little
        Trooper Training Class; FY2006.                        
           03/15 (H) Died In Committee
SB2433  Bonds; authorize counties to issue bonds to fund          Dawkins
  $%    construction of state aid roads.                       
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2444  Open Meetings Act; Public Records Act; revise to          Dawkins
   %    strengthen enforcement.                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2506  Collection of debt for services provided at licensed      Dawkins
   %    hospitals; provide certain restrictions on.            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2507  Specialized programs offered by hospitals; impose CON     Dawkins
        moratorium on.                                         
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2512  Coastal wetlands; increase fee for sand and gravel        Dawkins
   %    removed from wetlands.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2513  State Board of Education to issue a nutrition integrity   Dawkins
        policy for Mississippi elementary and middle school    
        children; direct.                                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2515  Environmental Quality; remove authority of DEQ to hire    Dawkins
        attorneys and require Attorney General to provide legal
        counsel to department.                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2559  Law enforcement officers; create disability trust fund.   Tollison
 * %       03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2564  Franchise tax; increase.                                  Williamson
  $%       02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2569  Hazardous material; prohibit use of certain products      Dawkins
        containing mercury.                                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2573  Education; Teacher Retention Scholarship Grant Program    Tollison
        requirements.                                          
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2587  All-terrain vehicles; operators/riders must wear          Dawkins
        helmet.                                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2589  Environmental justice; enact Environmental Equity Act.    Dawkins
   %       02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2591  Coastal wetlands; revise fee schedule for permits of      Dawkins
 * %    coastal wetlands construction projects.                
           03/28 (S) Died In Conference
SB2595  Long-Term Care Tax Credit Model Act; enact.               Dawkins
  $%       02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2596  Taxation; impose a 2¢ per liter tax on retail sales of    Dawkins
  $%    bottled water.                                         
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2600  Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to     Dawkins
   %    persons with mental illness/retardation.               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2603  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Dawkins
        commissions; to be made from new Mississippi           
        congressional districts.                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2611  Misdemeanor; create crime of misrepresentation in a       Williamson
        contract.                                              
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2612  Teacher dues check-off; authorize.                        Williamson
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2618  State Ethics Commission; require executives of county     Dawkins
        commissions to file statement of economic interest.    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2622  Municipal employees; authorize deduction of union dues    Dawkins
        from salary upon written request.                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2623  Public housing projects; required to comply with          Dawkins
   %    federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)          
        standards.                                             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2629  Computer and electronic waste; require management plan    Dawkins
        for recycling and disposal.                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2630  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark revenue    Dawkins
  $%    from increase for Medicaid.                            
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2631  State land mammal; designate the black bear as state      Dawkins
        land mammal.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2652  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2672  Public Records Act; revise fees for providing             Dawkins
   %    records/increase civil penalties.                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2679  State employee; authorize deduction of union dues from    Dawkins
        gross wages.                                           
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2680  Licensure standards for hospitals; require reporting of   Dawkins
        core performance ratings for certain emergency         
        treatment procedures.                                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2689  State scenic streams; designate the Pascagoula River as   Dawkins
        a state scenic stream.                                 
           03/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2694  Recycling; require cell phones to be recycled.            Dawkins
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2716  Physical therapist services; delete requirement for       Dawkins
        referral by a physician.                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2762  Appointments to health-related executive agency boards    Dawkins
        and commissions; to be made from new Mississippi       
        congressional districts.                               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2763  Watersheds; require monitoring of watershed health.       Dawkins
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2764  Elections; provide procedure for removal of state,        Dawkins
        state-district and municipal elected officials.        
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2765  Community hospital boards; revise membership in certain   Dawkins
        counties and require open meetings.                    
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2770  Beer; allow home brewing.                                 Dawkins
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2798  Nondriver ID cards; aid homeless persons to obtain,       Dawkins
   %    prohibit collection of fee.                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2809  Licensure standards for hospitals; require reporting of   Dawkins
   %    core performance ratings for certain emergency         
        treatment procedures.                                  
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2821  Mississippi Commission on Services and Supports for       Dawkins
   %    Individuals with Mental Illness, Substance Addiction   
        and Dual Diagnoses; create.                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2822  Mile-Based Auto Insurance Incentive Act; create.          Dawkins
  $%       02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2827  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule and deductions      Dawkins
  $%    shall not be coupled to federal law and provide for in 
        state law.                                             
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB2864  Crimes; revise exploitation and abuse or battery of       Tollison
 *      children and prohibit display of obscene videos in     
        motor vehicles.                                        
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2928  Mississippi Nursing Shortage Reduction Act of 2005;       Williamson
        enact.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2947  Screening mammography without prescription of a           Dawkins
        licensed practitioner; authorize.                      
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB2960  Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals; create.           Ross
 * %       03/21 Approved by Governor
SB2997  Restitution centers; chancellors may sentence those       Dawkins
        delinquent in child support payments to.               
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB3002  Ethics law; prohibit pecuniary benefits to county port    Dawkins
        authority officials.                                   
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SB3015  Harrison County; may contribute to the local Boys and     Hewes
        Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, Inc.                    
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3016  Sales taxation; exempt Goodwill Industries of South       Hewes
  $%    Mississippi, Inc., from.                               
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3019  City of Gulfport; may pay health insurance premiums for   Hewes
        retired employees of city participating in group plan. 
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3023  Taxation; increase various taxes to fund state            Simmons
  $%    government.                                            
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3030  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a space,        Cuevas
  $%    science and education center in Hancock County.        
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3031  MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise the definition of    Cuevas
  $%    the term project and authorize the issuance of general 
        obligation bonds.                                      
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3098  City of Biloxi; authorize a contribution to the Humane    Dawkins
        Society of South Mississippi.                          
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3099  City of Gulfport; authorize a contribution to the         Dawkins
   %    Humane Society of South Mississippi.                   
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3101  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Simmons
 *$%    B.B. King Museum, the Southern Arts and Entertainment  
        Center, and Project Infinity.                          
           03/17 (S) Died On Calendar
SB3102  Appropriation; Community & Junior Colleges, Inst. of      Bryan
        Higher Learning, K-12 Education; FY 2006.              
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3103  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for preplanning     Horhn
  $%    of a national civil rights museum.                     
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3105  Income taxation; establish the Smart Growth Tax Credit    Dawkins
  $%    Act.                                                   
           02/23 (S) Died In Committee
SB3109  Harrison County; authorize a contribution to the Humane   Dawkins
        Society of South Mississippi.                          
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3110  City of Long Beach; authorize a contribution to the       Dawkins
        Humane Society of South Mississippi.                   
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3121  City of Pass Christian; authorize a contribution to the   Dawkins
        Humane Society of South Mississippi.                   
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB3137  MS Coast Coliseum Commission; authorize to sell,          Gollott
    @   exchange or lease its surplus real property.           
           04/04 Approved by Governor
SB3138  Harrison County; authorize the Coast Transit Authority    Gollott
   %    to borrow money for certain projects.                  
           04/06 Approved by Governor
SB3145  Harrison County; may contribute to the Gulf Coast         Dawkins
        Community Action Agency for construction of a new Head 
        Start center.                                          
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SC 508  Amend Constitution; provide a procedure for               Dawkins
        redistricting congressional districts in the event the 
        Legislature fails to do so.                            
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee
SC 509  Commend the life and legacy of Dr. Julius John "J.J."     Dawkins
        Hayden, Jr.                                            
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SC 523  Commend life of William L. "Will" Denton.                 Dawkins
           04/07 (S) Died In Committee
SC 533  Commend the life of combat casualty Seabee Chief Joel     Dawkins
        Baldwin.                                               
           02/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 534  Commend the "King of the Blues," B.B. King.               Jordan
           02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 538  Commend Coach Van Chancellor, Mississippi Sports Hall     Michel
        of Fame.                                               
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 539  Commend M.K. Turk, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.       Michel
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 540  Recognize posthumous induction of Bill Goodrich into      Michel
        the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                   
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 544  Commend Bobby Ray Franklin, Mississippi Sports Hall of    Michel
        Fame.                                                  
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 547  Commend life of Col. Lawrence Roberts, former Tuskegee    Hewes
        Airman, and expressing sympathy of the Legislature.    
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 552  Commend country music superstar Faith Hill.               Carmichael
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 553  Commend Ed Orgeron, 35th Head Football Coach for Ole      Michel
        Miss.                                                  
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 558  Commend life of Tyrone Davis.                             Walls
           02/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 559  Urge Congress to enact multiyear reauthorization for      Little
        ISTEA.                                                 
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Robert     Carmichael
        McNail.                                                
           03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 566  Recognize Ole Miss School of Law on its                   Tollison
        Sesquicentennial.                                      
           03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Drew       Pickering
        Rahaim.                                                
           03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend Robin Roberts for her pioneering                  Hewes
        accomplishments in sports broadcasting.                
           04/07 (H) Died In Committee
SC 575  Commend the life of combat casualty Sergeant Timothy      Butler
        Osbey.                                                 
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Commend William Grady Smith for public service.           Frazier
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Commend service of Company G, 185th AVN, Mississippi      Carmichael
        Army National Guard.                                   
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Urge Mississippi Council on Obesity Prevention to study   Burton
        health insurance coverage for the treatment of         
        obesity.                                               
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Commend Morgan Freeman for Academy Award for Best         Horhn
        Supporting Actor.                                      
           04/07 (H) Died In Committee
SC 584  Commend the life of combat casualty Specialist Robert     Carmichael
        Shane Pugh.                                            
           03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586  Commend former State Senator Fred Wicker.                 Little
           03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 594  Commend life of Dr. Katharine Rea.                        Dawkins
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 596  Commend Charlie Capps for dedicated legislative and       Little
        public service.                                        
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 601  Commend Dr. Shelby F. Thames.                             Gordon
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 605  Designate April 2005 as "Fair Housing Month" in           Dawkins
        Mississippi.                                           
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 607  Commend Kenny Dawkins, Boys Basketball All-State First    Doxey
        Team.                                                  
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SR   9  Commend life of Mrs. Gloria Thames Bottom.                Chaney
           01/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR  10  Commend Camille Young, MBJ "Top 40 Under 40."             Michel
           02/02 (S) Immediate Release
SR  13  Commend Michael Hare for his heroic actions.              Cuevas
           02/11 (S) Immediate Release
SR  15  Commend Latrelle Ashley upon the occasion of his          Posey
        retirement.                                            
           02/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR  18  Commend Jarvis McInnis, Mississippi's 2005 Youth of the   Dawkins
        Year.                                                  
           02/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  19  Commend Vivian Chambers.                                  Little
           02/25 (S) Immediate Release
SR  35  Commend Tara Smith, "Miss Rankin County 2005."            Kirby
           03/04 (S) Immediate Release
SR  36  Commend the life of R.H. Bearden.                         Jordan
           03/11 (S) Immediate Release
SR  39  Commend Nancy Loome, Clinton School District "Parent of   White
        the Year."                                             
           03/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  43  Commend Deedra Sims, 2004 State Games of Mississippi      Carmichael
        Female Athlete of the Year.                            
           03/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  44  Commend The Links, Inc.                                   Harden
           03/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  50  Commend Kenny Dawkins, Boys Basketball All-State First    Doxey
        Team.                                                  
           04/01 (S) Adopted
SR  52  Commend 850th Transportation Company.                     Little
           03/31 (S) Immediate Release
SR  54  Commend Linda Rouse upon her retirement.                  Hewes
           04/05 (S) Immediate Release


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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