Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senator Kelvin E. Butler

District 38

As of 01/22/07 at 10:57

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SB2019  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
 *$%       03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2021  Ad valorem tax; exempt portion of true value of           Kirby
 *$%    motorcycles/trailers from tax, allow volunteer fire    
        fighters a credit on motor vehicles.                   
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2053  Child custody; custodial parent responsible for health    Butler
 *      care expenses when court order is silent.              
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2055  Substitute and special state school bus drivers;          Chaney
        authorize reimbursement for costs required for         
        commercial driver's license.                           
           03/08 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2113  Tuition-free attendance at any state IHL or community     Butler
        college; authorize for students with at least 3.0 GPA. 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2127  Joint Study Committee on the Critical Needs of Nursing    Nunnelee
 * %    Faculty at IHL and community colleges; establish.      
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2140  Motor fuel excise taxes: provide partial exemption on     Carmichael
  $%    sales of fuel to volunteer fire departments for use in 
        departments.                                           
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2166  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
        intermediate license.                                  
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2245  License tags; provide a partial ad valorem tax            Ross
 *$%    exemption for motor vehicles owned by active duty      
        members of the National Guard and Reserves.            
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2258  Driver's license; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
   %    Beautiful, Inc. for litter prevention.                 
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2259  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Butler
        reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of        
        creditable service.                                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2291  Commissioners of election; increase compensation for      Burton
 *      certain duties.                                        
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2310  Tobacco and sales tax; increase on cigarettes and         Little
  $% V  reduce the sales tax on certain food sold for human    
        consumption.                                           
           03/22 (S) Veto Sustained
SB2332  MS Consumer Protection Act; prohibit rate increases on    Kirby
 *      auto insurance for active military personnel.          
           03/01 Approved by Governor
SB2348  Homestead exemption; repeal Section 27-33-79, which       Davis
        limits amount of reimbursement increases or decreases. 
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2371  Income tax; a relative 65 or older, who resides with      Nunnelee
  $%    taxpayer and whose income is $12,000.00 or less, is a  
        dependent.                                             
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2384  Homestead exemption; dwelling houses destroyed in         Dawkins
  $%    certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered   
        homes for two years.                                   
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2398  State-owned vehicles; create Office of Fleet Management   Thames
 *      within DFA.                                            
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2418  Driver's license; increase fee for reinstatement          Davis
   % V  following suspension.                                  
           03/01 (S) Veto Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2420  Property; authorize land exchange between North Pike      Dearing
 *      School District and Southwest Mississippi Community    
        College.                                               
           03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2432  POW/MIA Flag; direct the Bureau of Capitol Facilities     Jackson (32nd)
 *      to display on certain days.                            
           04/03 Approved by Governor
SB2472  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
 * %    expire while on federal active duty.                   
           03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2548  Public housing projects; required to comply with          Dawkins
   %    federal Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) standards.
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2576  Home Inspector Regulatory Board; stagger terms of         Mettetal
        members.                                               
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2594  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
  $%    mandated by federal or state law.                      
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2597  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing   Michel
 *$%    during the first weekend in August.                    
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2652  Airport import tax incentive; reduce 5 million to 2       Hewes
  $%    million.                                               
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2676  Income tax; authorize a credit for court ordered child    Butler
  $%    support payments.                                      
           02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB2680  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain     Robertson
  $% V  employers sponsoring skills training for employees.    
           03/26 (S) Veto Referred To Finance
SB2683  County prosecuting attorney; delete repealer on           Dawkins
 *      authority to employ in certain counties.               
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2686  Sales tax; authorize a diversion to state institutions    Robertson
 *      of higher learning not located within corporate limits 
        of a municipality.                                     
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2705  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Butler
   %    the City of Magnolia.                                  
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2718  Civil rights and human rights education in K-12 public    Tollison
 *      school curriculum; establish commission.               
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2719  Scholarships for children of deceased or disabled         Hewes
        military servicemen; establish.                        
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2813  Student and Family Privacy Protection Act of 2006;        Jackson (11th)
        enact.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2839  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
 *      intermediate license.                                  
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2887  MS Rating Bureau; shall not change fire protection        Pickering
        classification because of age of fire trucks.          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2906  Mosquitoes; allow municipal charges for abatement of.     Simmons
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2942  Bio-diesel fuel; create study committee.                  Lee (35th)
 *         04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2972  Personal leave; use not required for certain state        Gordon
 *      officers injured in line of duty.                      
           03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2980  Mississippi Home Corporation; revise the amount of        Robertson
 *$%    bonds that may be issued by.                           
           03/27 Approved by Governor
SB2981  Income taxation; exclude from gross income certain        Burton
  $%    expenses related to the donation of an organ for human 
        organ transplantation.                                 
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2986  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
 *$%    Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2987  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
 *$%    Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2991  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board;             Gordon
        Additional FY2006.                                     
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB3001  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Dearing
 *$%    definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3066  Mining tax; sales of lignite or coal are exempt when      Robertson
  $%    used as fuel to produce electricity for sale.          
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3067  Income taxation; provide a tax credit for expenses        Robertson
  $%    incurred in rehabilitating certain historic structures.
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB3069  Use taxation; exempt certain jet aircraft engines from.   Cuevas
  $%       03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3071  Bonds; issued g.o. bonds to the Dept. of Marine           Robertson
  $%    Resources for purchase of equipment & improvement of   
        facilities.                                            
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB3073  Sales tax; repeal mining tax (Section 27-65-15).          Robertson
  $%       03/23 Approved by Governor
SB3074  Sales tax; exclude prepaid student meal plans sold at     Robertson
  $%    colleges and meals sold to K-12 students at school from
        the term "business."                                   
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB3086  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
 *$%@   Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3092  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.; Additional FY        Little
 *      2006.                                                  
           03/27 Approved by Governor
SB3111  Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation       Little
  $%@   bonds for the B.B. King Museum.                        
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3118  Sales taxation; grant sales tax exemptions for certain    Robertson
   %@   nonprofit organizations.                               
           04/17 Approved by Governor
SB3122  Bonds; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued    Robertson
  $%@   under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 502  Commend life of Mrs. Carroll Gartin, wife of three-term   Michel
        Lieutenant Governor.                                   
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 503  Commend University of Mississippi Medical Center on       Little
        50th Anniversary.                                      
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 504  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Mississippi National    Cuevas
        Guard 1st Lt. Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski.                
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 513  Commend Kristian Dambrino, Miss Mississippi 2005.         Burton
           01/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 515  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sgt. Brian Lee    Brown
        Freeman.                                               
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 516  Commend life of Iraq casualty U.S. Army Sergeant          Dearing
        Willard Todd Partridge.                                
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 520  Designate "Mississippi Health Awareness Day."             White
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 521  Commend life of Civil Rights icon, Rosa Parks, and        Dawkins
        recognize 50th Anniversary of the modern-day Civil     
        Rights Movement.                                       
           02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 522  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Lance Corporal Roger    Gollott
        Wayne Deeds.                                           
           01/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 525  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Corporal Michael        Mettetal
        Brandon Presley.                                       
           01/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 528  Commend Jerry Mitchell for 2005 John Chancellor Award     Dawkins
        for Excellence in Journalism.                          
           01/19 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 530  Commend Senator Thad Cochran for securing agreement on    Davis
        Hurricane Katrina relief.                              
           02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 533  Remember the gallant service and commend life of MS       Jackson (32nd)
        Army National Guard Sergeant Travis Sentell Cooper of  
        Macon, MS.                                             
           02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 537  Jerious Norwood; commend for receiving the Conerly        Jackson (15th)
        Trophy for being best college football player.         
           02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 538  Commend Cellular South for exemplary service on the       Hewes
        Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.                   
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 542  Commend life and legacy of former State Senator Henry     Harden
        J. Kirksey.                                            
           01/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 543  Remembering the legacy of the late Clyde Kennard.         Horhn
 *         03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 549  Commend life of former State Senator Jack Alfred Pace.    Hyde-Smith
           02/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 552  Commend 155th Brigade Combat Team of the Mississippi      Little
        National Guard for Iraq operations.                    
           02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 553  Commend Captain Bryan Creel and helicopter crewmen for    Carmichael
        heroic action in Iraqi desert.                         
           02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 554  Commend life and public service of former Senator and     Dearing
        President Pro Tempore William Alexander.               
           02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 555  Commend life and artistic contributions of soul pioneer   Horhn
        Wilson Pickett.                                        
           02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 556  Commend Iraq Purple Heart recipient Spc. Alexander        Butler
        Aguilar.                                               
           02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 557  Commend Brigadier General Augustus L. Collins,            Little
        Commanding Officer of the 155th Brigade Combat Team.   
           02/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 558  Urge State Board of Health to establish a system of       Nunnelee
        stroke care.                                           
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 559  Expressing the sympathy of the Legislature on the death   Jordan
        of Coretta Scott King, the "First Lady of Civil        
        Rights".                                               
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 562  Commend Mississippi Power Company for exemplary service   King
        on the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.            
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Commend life of James M. Richardson.                      White
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Posthumously commend Robert Johnson for Grammy Lifetime   Flowers
        Achievement Award.                                     
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend the dedication of the Mississippi Armed Forces    Michel
        Museum in honor of Lt. General Emmett "Mickey" Walker. 
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Commend career of Hobson Waits, CEO of EPAs of            Robertson
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend Dr. Charles Lee.                                  Little
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  Commend MSU's "First Lady" Patricia Lee.                  Little
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 585  Commend career in education of Dr. Ivory Phillips, Dean   Harden
        of the College of Education and Human Development,     
        Jackson State University.                              
           03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 587  Commend Dr. J. Edward Hill, President of the American     Chaney
        Medical Association.                                   
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 590  Declare May 2006 as "Digestive Motility Awareness         Hyde-Smith
        Month" in Mississippi.                                 
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 592  Commend Colonel Ronald E. Powell, State Surgeon,          Turner
        Mississippi Army National Guard.                       
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 594  Declare March 2006 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness Month."    Little
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 595  Commend Phil Bass on dedicated career of public           Harvey
        service.                                               
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 599  Commend Anheuser-Busch for generous aid to Hurricane      Moffatt
        Katrina victims.                                       
           03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 600  Commend life of Armis Hawkins.                            Gordon
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 601  Recognize "Links Day" at the Mississippi State Capitol.   Frazier
           03/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 602  Commend life and public service of Senator Billy          Little
        Harvey.                                                
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 603  Designate March 2006 as "Women's History Month in         Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 605  Commend the life of former Deputy Insurance               Kirby
        Commissioner Ron Hanna.                                
           03/17 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 606  Commend Naval command at Stennis and Seabees at           Cuevas
        Gulfport for exemplary service on the Gulf Coast during
        Hurricane Katrina.                                     
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 607  Commend Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership.                    Burton
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 608  Urge Congress to enact federal Income Tax relief to       King
        tree farmers who lost trees to Hurricane Katrina.      
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 609  Commend Coahoma County High School Panthers for State     Jackson (11th)
        Basketball Championship.                               
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 614  Commend Yazoo County High School "Panthers" Boys          Thomas
        Basketball Team, State 3A Champions.                   
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 620  Suspend rules for drafting, etc; add work program         Nunnelee
        requirement for TANF eligibility.                      
           03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 622  Commend Linda W. Jackson for Federal Education Program    Jackson (32nd)
        Administrators State Leadership Award.                 
           03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 623  Commend Delta State University "Statesmen" Boys           Clarke
        Basketball Team, Gulf South Conference Champions.      
           03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 624  Commend Delta State University "Lady Statesmen" Girls     Clarke
        Basketball Team, 2006 Gulf South Conference Champions. 
           03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 625  Commend Coach Carol Ross for 300th career victory and     Tollison
        for winning the 2005 Gold Medal in Women's Basketball. 
           03/30 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 626  Commend the positive coaching career of Ole Miss          Robertson
        Basketball Coach Rod Barnes.                           
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 627  Create committee to study feasibility of civil rights     Frazier
 *      museum in the City of Jackson.                         
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 628  Designate "Junior Auxiliary Week" in Mississippi.         Little
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 631  Commend Lanier Basketball Coach Thomas Billups.           Frazier
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 635  Suspend rules for further consideration of S.B. 3001      Dearing
        which revises definition of the term "project" under   
        the Major Economic Impact Act.                         
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 636  Commend the life of Afghanistan casualty Staff Sergeant   Kirby
        Christopher L. Robinson.                               
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 640  Recognize popularity of NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt, Sr.    Posey
 *         04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 641  Designate May 7-13, 2006, as "Goodwill Industries         Hewes
        Week."                                                 
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 642  Commend Mississippi Baptist Convention and Southern       Little
        Baptist churches for outstanding Hurricane Katrina     
        relief services.                                       
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 643  Suspend rules for further consideration of HB 1250 to     Robertson
 *      create new sales tax incentive program; increase bonds 
        for EDHA.                                              
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SR   5  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority National Founders      Harden
        Day.                                                   
           01/12 (S) Adopted
SR   7  Commend Tommiea Jackson, Ebony Magazine "2006 Young       Jackson (11th)
        Leader of the Future."                                 
           01/20 (S) Immediate Release
SR  10  Commend Corinth National Guard members of 155th Brigade   Little
        Combat Team for Iraq operations.                       
           02/03 (S) Adopted
SR  12  Commend career of Alcorn State University Coach Willie    Posey
        "Rat" McGowan, Sr.                                     
           02/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  18  Commend life of Bettie Wilson, the nation's               Horhn
        second-oldest woman.                                   
           02/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  19  Commend life of author, playwright and teacher Endesha    Jordan
        Ida Mae Holland.                                       
           02/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  20  Commend Anthony McGaha upon selection as Boys and Girls   Little
        Clubs Youth of the Year.                               
           02/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  22  Commend Honorable Margaret Carey-McCray, Fannie Lou       Jackson (11th)
        Hamer Human Rights Award.                              
           02/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  23  Commend Councilman Carl McGee, Fannie Lou Hamer Human     Jackson (11th)
        Rights Award.                                          
           02/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  24  Commend Mayor Betty Fowler, Fannie Lou Hamer Human        Jackson (11th)
        Rights Award.                                          
           02/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  25  Commend Roy Oswalt on being named National League         Jackson (15th)
        Championship Series "Most Valuable Player."            
           02/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  28  Commend Iuka National Guard members of 155th Brigade      Wilemon
        Combat Team for Iraq operations.                       
           02/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  31  Commend life of Rev. Carl Edward Thomas.                  Jackson (11th)
           03/06 (S) Immediate Release
SR  32  Acknowledge March 2006 as "American Red Cross Month" in   Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/07 (S) Immediate Release
SR  34  Commend Alan Travette (Tra) Henderson.                    Butler
           03/10 (S) Immediate Release
SR  36  Commend Pontotoc National Guard members of 155th          Browning
        Brigade Combat Team for Iraq operations.               
           03/17 (S) Immediate Release
SR  37  Commend Jenny Harper, 2005 State Games of Mississippi     Carmichael
        BellSouth Female Athlete of the Year.                  
           03/17 (S) Immediate Release
SR  40  Commend life of Charles Leon Moore, Sr., of Greenville,   Walls
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/17 (S) Immediate Release
SR  41  Commend the Mississippi Valley State University Concert   Jordan
        Choir.                                                 
           03/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  43  Commend Benjamin Coyte Vance on being inducted into the   Kirby
        Mississippi Coaches Association Hall of Fame.          
           03/24 (S) Immediate Release
SR  47  Commend Freddie Mac for Hurricane Katrina relief          Hewes
        efforts.                                               
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  48  Commend Jackson State University for designation as top   Frazier
        doctoral research university.                          
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  51  Commend DSU Forward Jasper Johnson for winning Howell     Clarke
        Trophy.                                                
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  52  Express appreciation to the Republic of Italy for         King
        immediate response following Hurricane Katrina.        
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  53  Commend ACS; National Dental Association and the          Harden
        National Dental Hygienist's Association Dental Outreach
        Initiative.                                            
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  55  Commend DSU Basketball Coach Steve Rives, National        Dearing
        "Coach of the Year".                                   
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  56  Commend Representative Charles L. Young, Sr.              Jackson (32nd)
           03/29 (S) Immediate Release
SR  57  Commend Senator Ed Morgan for leading Pledge of           Flowers
        Allegiance.                                            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee


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


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