Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/13/06



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House: Introductions

HB 884  Vision screening; require certain elementary students     Holland
        to document having passed before enrolling.            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services
HB 885  Position of trust; provide triple damages for certain     Holland
        violations of fiduciary duty.                          
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 886  DHS child protection specialists; delete repealers on     Holland
        authority for duties of.                               
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 887  Physician assistants; authorize temporary license for     Holland
        certain applicants enrolled in master's degree program.
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 888  Controlled substances; Pharmacy Board shall establish     Holland
        computerized monitoring program to track dispensing of.
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A
HB 889  Past-due child support; marriage or remarriage abates     Holland
        certain actions to collect.                            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 890  College tuition; clarify residency requirement for        Young
        certain minors to receive in-state rates.              
           01/13 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 891  Bail; revise form provisions.                             Rogers (61st)
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 892  Department of Environmental Quality; revise authority     Franks
        to set fees.                                           
           01/13 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 893  Recycling; revise sections relating to solid waste        Franks
        disposal, authority of municipalities to contract for. 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Municipalities;Conservation and Water Resources
HB 894  Controlled substances; clarify measurement of             Franks
        precursors.                                            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 895  Hemodialysis technicians; create program under board of   Holland
        Nursing for certification of.                          
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 896  Local nonhazardous solid waste; revise management of by   Franks
        state and local officials.                             
           01/13 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 897  Public accommodation; prohibit from discriminating        Franks
        based upon mode of transportation or attire.           
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 898  Public purchasing laws; increase amount for which         Franks
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           01/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 899  Helmets; must be worn by operators and passengers on      Franks
        motorcycles only under certain age.                    
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 900  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Franks
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 901  Vehicles purchased by state agencies; require to          Franks
        contain a hybrid gas-electric motor.                   
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
HB 902  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; include              Franks
        motorcycles in vehicles eligible to receive.           
           01/13 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 903  Failure to stop or yield right-of-way; prescribe          Franks
        penalties whenever injury or death results.            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 904  School board members; authorize to become members of      Franks
        PERS.                                                  
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 905  District attorneys; provide additional assistants for     Watson
        certain circuit court districts.                       
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 906  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of         Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 907  Judges; provide additional judge for Twelfth Circuit      Watson
        Court District.                                        
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 908  Burn Center; establish in 2007 at UMMC.                   Holland
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
HB 909  Sudden death of infants; bring forward medical examiner   Holland
        and autopsy laws for amendment relating to.            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 910  Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS          Hines
        education, prevention and treatment programs/services. 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 911  Disabled persons; require doctors to provide medical      Hines
        records at no cost until after determination of        
        eligibility.                                           
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 912  Health instruction; require public schools to teach       Hines
        physical education courses.                            
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education
HB 913  Appropriation; IHL for funding Greenville Higher          Hines
        Education Center.                                      
           01/13 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 914  Public school students; authorize community service as    Hines
        alternative to suspension or explusion.                
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education
HB 915  School attendance officers; require summer visits to      Carlton
        chronic truant families.                               
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 916  Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to     Upshaw
        persons with mental illness/retardation.               
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 917  Radiologist assistants; authorize Board of Medical        Barnett
        Licensure to license and regulate.                     
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 918  Seat belt; failure to wear admissible to prove failure    Upshaw
        to mitigate damages.                                   
           01/13 (H) Referred To Transportation;Judiciary A
HB 919  Hunting; define certain terms and clarify placement of    Robinson (84th)
        bait on private property.                              
           01/13 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 920  Adoption; adopted child 18 years or older may obtain      Barnett
        birth parent information.                              
           01/13 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 921  Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.                       Hines
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 922  Intensive Supervision Program; extend repealer and        Hines
        expand to include juvenile delinquents (RP).           
           01/13 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Corrections
HB 923  State Department of Education; study feasibility of       Hines
        program of instruction on felony laws.                 
           01/13 (H) Referred To Education
HB 924  Supervisors and municipal governing authorities;          Hines
        require course related to offices after elected.       
           01/13 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 925  Statewide behavioral modification institute; authorize    Hines
        Our House, Incorporated, to serve as.                  
           01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Ways and Means
HB 926  Interstate Compact for Juveniles; authorize Governor to   Hines
        execute.                                               
           01/13 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HC  41  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; commend upon celebrating      Coleman (65th)
        98th Founders Day.                                     
           01/13 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  11  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; commend upon celebrating      Coleman (65th)
        98th Founders Day.                                     
           01/13 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HR  11  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; commend upon celebrating      Coleman (65th)
        98th Founders Day.                                     
           01/13 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 409  Seat belt law; violation to be a primary offense.         Clark
           01/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 562  Voting systems and devices; authorize bonds to provide    Reynolds
        funds to assist counties in acquiring.                 
           01/13 (H) Passed
           01/13 (H) Immediate Release
           01/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 679  Health Awareness Day; designate third Thursday in         Holland
        January of each year as.                               
           01/13 (H) Passed
           01/13 (H) Immediate Release
           01/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 882  Justifiable homicide; revise.                             Holland
           01/13 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/13 (H) Passed
HB 883  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Weathersby
           01/13 (H) Amended
           01/13 (H) Passed As Amended
HC  22  Dr. Harry C. Frye; commend upon being named "Family       Mims
        Physician of the Year".                                
           01/13 (H) Adopted
           01/13 (H) Immediate Release
           01/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  11  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; commend upon celebrating      Coleman (65th)
        98th Founders Day.                                     
           01/13 (H) Adopted
           01/13 (H) Immediate Release



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  11  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; commend upon celebrating      Coleman (65th)
        98th Founders Day.                                     
           01/13 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2310  Tobacco and sales tax; increase on cigarettes and         Little
        reduce the sales tax on certain food sold for human    
        consumption.                                           
           01/13 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2553  Public Records Act; revise fees for providing             Dawkins
        records/increase civil penalties.                      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2554  Coastal wetlands; revise fee schedule for permits of      Dawkins
        coastal wetlands construction projects.                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2555  Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office     Robertson
        of the Governor; delete repealer on statutes creating. 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2556  Public construction contracts; revise the time period     Mettetal
        for payment due contractors.                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2557  Insurance premium finance law/sale of checks law; make    Mettetal
        technical changes.                                     
           01/13 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2558  Residential builders/remodelers; require workers'         Mettetal
        compensation and liability insurance.                  
           01/13 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2559  Amateur boxing matches sanctioned by USA Boxing; exempt   White
        from Mississippi Athletic Commission regulation.       
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2560  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; provide certain        King
        procedures for meetings/extend repealer.               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2561  Bobbitt Road; require Copiah County Board of              Mettetal
        Supervisors to abandon.                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2562  Jurisdictional amount; revise for justice court.          Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2563  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and    Robertson
        transfer duties to the Mississippi Development         
        Authority.                                             
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2564  Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make        Nunnelee
        technical amendment to.                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2565  Eminent domain; restrict power of to direct public use.   Ross
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2566  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          King
        training requirements/funding.                         
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2567  Public Service Commission; extend repealer on.            King
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2568  Motor vehicles; authorize a motorcycle ad valorem tax     Ross
        credit.                                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2569  C.H.I.P. benefits; authorize Division of Medicaid to      Nunnelee
        recover incorrect or fraudulent payments.              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2570  Certain companies may provide hemophilia factor to        Nunnelee
        Medicaid recipients; authorize.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2571  Temporary medical license for certain applicants;         Nunnelee
        authorize for enrollees in required master's degree    
        program.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2572  I Am Mississippi; designate as official state poem.       Dearing
           01/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SB2573  Chancery clerks; clarify certain recording fees.          Thames
           01/13 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2574  Commissioner of Banking; may disclose certain             Mettetal
        information to federal or state regulatory counterpart.
           01/13 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2575  Pharm D degree; State Board of Pharmacy and IHL confer.   Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2576  Home Inspector Regulatory Board; stagger terms of         Mettetal
        members.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2577  Noise abatement; revise offense of noise disturbance.     Mettetal
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2578  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; revise average    Michel
        daily attendance formula.                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2579  "Mississippi Recall Act of 2006"; enact.                  Burton
           01/13 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2580  Highway Department; limit amount spent annually on        Huggins
        agreements to advance highway construction.            
           01/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2581  State agencies use of contract employees; require         Huggins
        information in budget requests.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2582  Medicaid home- and community-based waiver services;       Burton
        transfer certain nursing facility funds into.          
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2583  PERS; extend time for constables to make payments for     Tollison
        covered service prior to January 1, 2006.              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2584  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; include              Carmichael
        motorcycles in vehicles eligible to receive.           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2585  Corrections; repeal the repealer on the "Special Needs    Huggins
        Prison Program of 1994."                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2586  Corrections; require certain documents and information    Huggins
        in commitment orders of inmate to Department of        
        Corrections.                                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2587  Escape; impose punishment for when jailed for contempt.   Albritton
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2588  Radar; authorize use by sheriffs.                         Albritton
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2589  Appropriation; transfer certain funds into Budget         Gordon
        Contingency Fund.                                      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2590  State Parole Board; provide staggered term for            Huggins
        chairperson; remove reimbursement restriction; extend  
        (RP).                                                  
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2591  Corrections; revise application fee for transfer under    Huggins
        the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2592  Model Business Corporation Act; revise (BLAG).            Ross
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2593  Transfer of certain CONs for PRTF beds and child          Burton
        psychiatric beds; direct.                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2594  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2595  PERS; for person hired on or after July 1, 2006, revise   Doxey
        average compensation and increase number of years      
        required to retire.                                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2596  Commission to study MS Civil Rights Museum and National   Frazier
        Black Sports Hall of Fame; establish.                  
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2597  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing   Michel
        during the first weekend in August.                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2598  Corrections; remove repealer on the Intensive             Huggins
        Supervision Program.                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2599  Corrections; remove repealer on the Community Service     Huggins
        Revolving Fund.                                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2600  Jury duty; civil cause of action for termination.         Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2601  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2602  Mississippi Education Reform Act of 2006; enact.          Chaney
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2603  Capital improvement projects; define management           Huggins
        authority of the Department of Finance and             
        Administration.                                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2604  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; revise certain    Chaney
        components.                                            
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2605  School buildings; require process for environmental       Dawkins
        evaluation of sites for school construction or         
        expansion.                                             
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2606  Public Service Commission; limit the regulation of        King
        certain telecommunication utilities.                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2607  Community college trustees' authority to contract for     Burton
        energy efficiency services; increase term limitation.  
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2608  Corrections; clarify law enforcement training             Huggins
        requirements of officers of the DOC Investigation      
        Division.                                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2609  Child care facility licensure requirements; exempt        Gordon
        school affiliated with Accelerated Christian Education,
        Inc.                                                   
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2610  Investigators; license and regulate private and legal.    Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2611  Legislature; reduce the size of the Legislature.          Burton
           01/13 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2612  Intergovernmental fees for services; provide for.         Huggins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2613  Traffic regulations; slow-moving traffic to keep right.   Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2614  Traffic regulations; create offense of failure to         Walls
        yield.                                                 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2615  Criminal records; certain young offender's records may    Walls
        be expunged.                                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2616  MDA; create the Local Law Enforcement Assistance          Walls
        Program.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2617  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2618  Gambling; cheating punished as larceny.                   Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2619  Traffic violations; double fine and no record for         Walls
        certain first or second offenses.                      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2620  Board of Commissioners of MS Library Commission;          Huggins
        transfer authority to Board of Trustees of MS Dept. of 
        Archives & History.                                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2621  Intergovernmental fees for services; provide for.         Burton
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2622  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places on the        Dawkins
        Mississippi Gulf Coast.                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2623  Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of         Dawkins
        vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes 
        at grade crossings.                                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2624  Public Service Commission; regulate cable television      Dawkins
        systems.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2625  Environmental justice; enact Environmental Equity Act.    Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2626  State land mammal; designate the black bear as one of     Dawkins
        the state land mammals.                                
           01/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SB2627  Hazardous material; prohibit use of certain products      Dawkins
        containing mercury.                                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2628  Computer and electronic waste; require management plan    Dawkins
        for recycling and disposal.                            
           01/13 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2629  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; authorize telephone        Carmichael
        polls for loan-related matters.                        
           01/13 (S) Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB2630  Long-Term Care Tax Credit Model Act; enact.               Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2631  Corrections; reenact section allowing the leasing of      Huggins
        prison lands for agriculture.                          
           01/13 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2632  Special judges; assign to weapons and drug cases in       Ross
        Hinds County (Gov).                                    
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2633  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2634  Novice drivers; prohibit cell phone use.                  Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2635  Resident status of certain university students;           Harden
        clarify.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2636  Equal Pay; enact Fair Pay Act of 2006.                    Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2637  Diminished capacity; establish as a defense to            Walls
        prosecution.                                           
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2638  Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create Good      Walls
        Faith Employment Act.                                  
           01/13 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2639  School district financial reports; require transparency   Chaney
        in reporting expenditures for direct instructional     
        purposes.                                              
           01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2640  Emmitt Lewis Till Victim's Compensation Fund; create.     Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2641  Retirement; law enforcement officers, firefighters or     Walls
        emergency service employees may retire after 20 years  
        service.                                               
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2642  Electronic video machines; legalize in premises other     Walls
        than vessels.                                          
           01/13 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2643  Official state song; adopt "My Home Mississippi."         Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Rules
SB2644  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2645  Medicaid reimbursement for nursing facility beds under    Brown
        CON in Columbus (Lowndes County), Mississippi; increase
        authorized limit.                                      
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2646  State Board of Health; revise membership of.              Dawkins
           01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SC 536  Constitution; clarify public purpose of eminent domain.   Ross
           01/13 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 537  Jerious Norwood; commend for receiving the Conerly        Jackson (15th)
        Trophy for being best college football player.         
           01/13 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2017  Motor vehicles; authorize a motorcycle ad valorem tax     Hyde-Smith
        credit.                                                
           01/13 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/13 (S) Passed
SB2552  Appropriation; Debt Service; Additional FY2006.           Gordon
           01/13 (S) Passed
SN   3  Dr. Hank Mitchell Bounds, Pascagoula, Mississippi,        BOARD OF EDUCATION
        State Board of Education as the State Superintendent of
        Education, term effective August 1, 2005.              
           01/13 (S) Notified of Approval



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 191  Fire trucks; authorize eighth round for counties and      Stringer
        cities under assistance program.                       
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 212  Appropriation; Department of Public Safety to fully       Stringer
        fund Crime Laboratory.                                 
           01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2310  Tobacco and sales tax; increase on cigarettes and         Little
        reduce the sales tax on certain food sold for human    
        consumption.                                           
           01/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 524  Commend Brookhaven's Dr. J. Kim Sessums for creating      Hyde-Smith
        bronze monument.                                       
           01/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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