Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senator Deborah Jeanne Dawkins

District 48

As of 01/22/07 at 10:55

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SB2019  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
 *$%       03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2033  State employees salaries; increase across-the-board.      Kirby
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086  Seat belt law; make primary offense, revise aggregate     Tollison
 *      fine.                                                  
           02/28 (H) 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
SB2146  State aid road funds; exempt from any special fund        Dawkins
        transfers authorized by the DFA or the Legislature.    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2149  Electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents   Dawkins
   %    of nursing homes; require on request of resident or    
        guardian.                                              
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2151  Agriculture; mandate the use of biodiesel fuel.           Dawkins
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2177  Health care insurance contracts; require dispute          Dawkins
        resolution mechanism for providers.                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2204  Water quality; require DEQ to apply for no-discharge      Dawkins
        zone for vessel sewage in Mississippi Sound.           
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2210  Cruelty to animals; revise for cats and hog/dog fights.   Dearing
 *         03/27 Approved by Governor
SB2258  Driver's license; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
   %    Beautiful, Inc. for litter prevention.                 
           02/28 (H) 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
SB2316  Solid waste; prohibit disposal of cell phones as solid    Dawkins
        waste.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2317  Beverage containers; bottle bill requiring certain        Dawkins
        reusable containers and refundable deposits.           
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2318  Motor vehicles; require collection and disposal of        Dawkins
        mercury-added components.                              
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB2355  Computer and electronic waste; require management plan    Dawkins
        for recycling and disposal.                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2357  Pharmaceutical Marketing Disclosure Law; enact.           Williamson
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2358  Misdemeanor; create crime of misrepresentation in a       Williamson
        contract.                                              
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2359  Court records; create Anti-Secrecy Act.                   Williamson
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2360  Health insurance policies; require coverage for           Williamson
        colorectal cancer examinations.                        
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2361  Childhood sexual abuse; extend statute of limitations     Williamson
        for civil suits for damages.                           
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2362  Mississippi Nursing Shortage Reduction Act of 2006;       Williamson
        enact.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2375  Screening for newborn disorders; add additional tests     Dawkins
        and authorize Medicaid and private insurance           
        reimbursement.                                         
           01/31 (S) 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
SB2407  DUI; require special license tag for vehicle.             Jordan
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2410  Animal cruelty; revise offense.                           Dawkins
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2418  Driver's license; increase fee for reinstatement          Davis
   % V  following suspension.                                  
           03/01 (S) Veto Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2442  Radar; authorize use by sheriffs in certain counties.     Tollison
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2452  Ad valorem taxation; exempt qualified hybrid vehicles.    Dawkins
  $%       02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB2472  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
 * %    expire while on federal active duty.                   
           03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2506  Appropriation; MS Commission on the Status of Women.      Williamson
           02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB2523  Commissioner of Insurance; prohibit campaign              Williamson
        contributions/gifts from insurance companies.          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2533  Professional association dues deduction by teachers;      Williamson
        authorize.                                             
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2548  Public housing projects; required to comply with          Dawkins
   %    federal Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) standards.
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2553  Public Records Act; revise fees for providing             Dawkins
   %    records/increase civil penalties.                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2554  Coastal wetlands; revise fee schedule for permits of      Dawkins
   %    coastal wetlands construction projects.                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2597  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing   Michel
 *$%    during the first weekend in August.                    
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2605  School buildings; require process for environmental       Dawkins
   %    evaluation of sites for school construction or         
        expansion.                                             
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2622  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places on the        Dawkins
        Mississippi Gulf Coast.                                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2623  Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of         Dawkins
        vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes 
        at grade crossings.                                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2624  Public Service Commission; regulate cable television      Dawkins
        systems.                                               
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2625  Environmental justice; enact Environmental Equity Act.    Dawkins
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2626  State land mammal; designate the black bear as one of     Dawkins
        the state land mammals.                                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2627  Hazardous material; prohibit use of certain products      Dawkins
        containing mercury.                                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2628  Computer and electronic waste; require management plan    Dawkins
        for recycling and disposal.                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2630  Long-Term Care Tax Credit Model Act; enact.               Dawkins
  $%       02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB2633  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Dawkins
  $%       02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB2634  Novice drivers; prohibit cell phone use.                  Dawkins
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2646  State Board of Health; revise membership of.              Dawkins
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2678  Elections; provide procedure for removal of state,        Dawkins
        state-district and municipal elected officials.        
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2679  Driver's license; require one year of supervised          Dawkins
        driving under a temporary permit to be eligible for    
        intermediate.                                          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2683  County prosecuting attorney; delete repealer on           Dawkins
 *      authority to employ in certain counties.               
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2684  Mississippi Fair Share Health Care Act; enact.            Dawkins
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2691  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with         Dawkins
        certain exceptions.                                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2711  Seat belt; violation a primary offense.                   Dawkins
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2725  State Ethics Commission; require executives of county     Dawkins
        commissions to file statement of economic interest.    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2738  State Employee Management Training Program; remove        Thames
        repealer/clarify language.                             
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2740  Intermediate driver's license; revise conditions of       Dawkins
   %    use.                                                   
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2745  Municipal employees; authorize deduction of union dues    Dawkins
        from salary upon written request.                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2746  Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to     Dawkins
   %    persons with mental illness/retardation.               
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2749  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Dawkins
        commissions; to be made from new Mississippi           
        congressional districts.                               
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2750  Specialized programs offered by hospitals; impose CON     Dawkins
        moratorium on.                                         
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2751  All-terrain vehicles; operators/riders must wear          Dawkins
        helmet.                                                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2752  Taxation; impose a 2¢ per liter tax on retail sales of    Dawkins
  $%    bottled water.                                         
           02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB2753  State Board of Education to issue a nutrition integrity   Dawkins
        policy for Mississippi elementary and middle school    
        children; direct.                                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2754  Open Meetings Act; Public Records Act; revise to          Dawkins
   %    strengthen enforcement.                                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2755  Coastal wetlands; increase fee for sand and gravel        Dawkins
   %    removal under permit from Commission on Marine         
        Resources.                                             
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2776  Environmental Quality; remove authority of DEQ to hire    Dawkins
        attorneys and require Attorney General to provide legal
        counsel to department.                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2906  Mosquitoes; allow municipal charges for abatement of.     Simmons
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2934  Mississippi Council on Obesity Prevention and             Dawkins
        Management; extend repealer on.                        
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2943  Gulf Region Water Utility Authority Act; create.          Moffatt
 * %       04/18 Approved by Governor
SB2944  Collection of debt for services provided at licensed      Dawkins
   %    hospitals; provide certain restrictions on.            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
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
SB3020  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
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
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
SB3090  Income tax; authorize a credit for manufacture of         Dawkins
  $%    environmentally friendly products.                     
           02/22 (S) Died In Committee
SB3105  City of Gulfport; increase bonds for Memorial Hospital    Hewes
   %    of.                                                    
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB3107  Harrison County; revise the definition of a hotel or      Hewes
 * %    motel under the law taxing the gross proceeds of sales 
        of hotels or motels.                                   
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
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
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 514  Urge Congress to amend bankruptcy law to waive new        Dawkins
        requirements for residents of MS, LA and AL affected by
        Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
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 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 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 555  Commend life and artistic contributions of soul pioneer   Horhn
        Wilson Pickett.                                        
           02/02 (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 565  Posthumously commend Robert Johnson for Grammy Lifetime   Flowers
        Achievement Award.                                     
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Commend Raymond Brown, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           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 587  Commend Dr. J. Edward Hill, President of the American     Chaney
        Medical Association.                                   
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 593  Express need for a Mississippi Seafood Industrial Park    Gollott
        and Working Waterfront.                                
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
SC 599  Commend Anheuser-Busch for generous aid to Hurricane      Moffatt
        Katrina victims.                                       
           03/30 (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 613  Commend Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area     Dawkins
        Program.                                               
           03/26 (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 631  Commend Lanier Basketball Coach Thomas Billups.           Frazier
           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 645  Recognize May 2, 2006, as World Asthma Day.               Burton
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SR   7  Commend Tommiea Jackson, Ebony Magazine "2006 Young       Jackson (11th)
        Leader of the Future."                                 
           01/20 (S) Immediate Release
SR  11  Commend humanitarian efforts of noted Mississippi         Thomas
        author, Clifton L. Taulbert.                           
           02/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  14  Commend Casey Elementary, 2006 Governor's Awards for      Michel
        Excellence in the Arts.                                
           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  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  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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