Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Representative Jessica Upshaw

District 95

As of 01/22/07 at 10:57

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HB  38  Voting; require identification before voting.             Denny
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB  64  Photo identification; require before voting.              Denny
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB  65  School districts; require administrative consolidation    Denny
   %    into one district per county.                          
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB  67  Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.                             Denny
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 100  Eminent Domain; restrict use of.                          Franks
 *         03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB 209  Employees of state institutions of higher learning,       Stringer
 *      community and junior colleges and the state; increase  
        compensation.                                          
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 213  Office of Dropout Prevention; create within the State     Brown
 * %    Department of Education.                               
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 315  Local System Bridge Program; Local System Road Program;   Miles
 *$%    authorize bonds to help fund.                          
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB 400  Sales tax; temporarily increase diversion to              Formby
        municipalities in certain counties, create temporary   
        diversion to certain counties.                         
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 401  Sales tax; temporarily increase diversion to              Formby
        municipalities in certain counties.                    
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 407  Clinical trials; hospitals and IHLs may not conduct       Upshaw
        unless results will be made public and posted on       
        website.                                               
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 409  Seat belt law; violation to be a primary offense.         Clark
 *         02/07 Approved by Governor
HB 526  Breast feeding; require day-cares and employers to make   Clarke
        reasonable accommodation.                              
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 527  Breast-feeding; an affirmative right that does not        Clarke
 *      constitute any criminal offense.                       
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 612  Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.       Formby
  $%       02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB 716  Contractors; revise time when payment is required.        Upshaw
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 733  Crime victims; notify when criminal offender is           Whittington
        released.                                              
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 735  Drunk driving; provide for 6-hour holding period after    Akins
   %    arrest.                                                
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 772  Crime victims; notify when criminal offender is           Fleming
        released from Department of Corrections.               
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 816  Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and         Rogers (61st)
  $%    Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.       
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 829  Hog and canine fighting; prohibit.                        Upshaw
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 831  Sex offenders; conform registration law to "Jessica's     Martinson
   %    Law."                                                  
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 838  Sex offenders; expand employment positions to which sex   Snowden
 *      offender status notification is required.              
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 854  Worker's Compensation; eliminate circuit court review.    Upshaw
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 882  Justifiable homicide; revise.                             Holland
 *         03/08 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 916  Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to     Upshaw
   %    persons with mental illness/retardation.               
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 918  Seat belt; failure to wear admissible to prove failure    Upshaw
        to mitigate damages.                                   
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 931  Mediation; require pursuit of mediation in all civil      Upshaw
        litigation.                                            
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 974  Crimes; revise conspiracy as it relates to the Uniform    Snowden
        Controlled Substances Law.                             
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 982  Homeowners insurance policies; require insurance agent    Formby
 *      to explain flood insurance coverage and verify with    
        customer's signature.                                  
           03/08 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1029  Taxing authorities; authorize to veto school board        Chism
  $%    request for tax increase up to seven percent.          
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1031  Justifiable homicide; revise castle doctrine.             Chism
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1145  Workers' compensation; reduce amount an employer may      Upshaw
        receive from third party for damages by employer's     
        percent of fault.                                      
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1202  Human cloning; prohibit.                                  Bondurant
 *         02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB1219  Sales tax; increase diversion to cities, create           Formby
        diversion to counties.                                 
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1221  CON; issue to move nursing home beds from Hancock         Compretta
 *      County to Harrison County and construct new facility.  
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1229  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Upshaw
 * %    standards.                                             
           03/27 (H) Died In Conference
HB1235  Medical records affidavits; limit amount medical          Upshaw
 *      providers may charge.                                  
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1239  Sex offenders; revise registration and require            Davis
   %    electronic monitoring.                                 
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1310  Bail bonds; certain bonds not to be forfeited after       Compretta
 *      Hurricane Katrina.                                     
           03/08 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1401  Public insurance adjusters; require regulation and        Upshaw
   %    licensure by the Commissioner of Insurance.            
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1405  Mississippi Building Code Review Board; establish and     Akins
   %    prescribe powers and duties.                           
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1406  Building codes; require certain counties to enforce       Compretta
 *      certain code requirements.                             
           04/14 Approved by Governor
HB1413  Expert witnesses; clarify duties and compensation of      Upshaw
        public adjusters.                                      
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1422  Tanning facilities; restrict use of by children under     Stevens
        age 18.                                                
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1449  MEMA; authorize to use school buses to transport          Davis
        evacuees during a state of emergency.                  
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB1455  Refund anticipation laws; require tax preparers to make   Upshaw
        certain disclosures to clients about.                  
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB1471  Sales tax and use tax; exempt delivery charges and        Davis
  $%    freight charges from.                                  
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1476  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a space,        Dedeaux
  $%    science and education center in Hancock County.        
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1495  Bonds; issue state g.o. bonds for loans to pay certain    Watson
 *$%@   costs related to the redevelopment of the King Edward  
        Hotel.                                                 
           04/14 Approved by Governor
HB1498  Bonds; authorize state general obligation bonds to be     Watson
  $%    issued to pay for damage to electric utilities caused  
        by Hurricane Katrina.                                  
           03/06 Approved by Governor
HB1530  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Upshaw
  $%    and services to certain organizations providing food to
        needy persons.                                         
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1540  Appropriation; Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties     Compretta
        for costs of circuit and chancery court departments.   
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1548  Disaster relief; establish loan program for persons       Peranich
 *$%@   sustaining flood damage to homes, issue bonds to       
        provide funds.                                         
           03/27 (H) Died In Conference
HB1608  Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food and         Formby
  $%    increase diversion to municipalities.                  
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1613  Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 or older     Davis
  $%    or totally disabled, revise reimbursements for         
        homestead exemption revenue losses.                    
           02/22 (H) Died In Committee
HB1682  City of Gulfport; increase bonds issued for Memorial      Fredericks
   %    Hospital.                                              
           03/31 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1691  Hancock County; authorize to revise distribution of       Compretta
 * %    certain gaming fees and taxes.                         
           03/31 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1695  Hancock County; authorize to pay for health insurance     Compretta
        and retirement contributions for certain persons       
        performing county services.                            
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
HC  10  Amend Constitution; restrict use of eminent domain.       Franks
 *         03/30 (H) Died In Conference
HC  33  United States Constitution; urge Congress to call         Upshaw
        convention to amend relative to marriage.              
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC  50  Mississippi Power; commend on the restoration of power    Guice
        after Hurricane Katrina.                               
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  53  James E. "Erik" Hearon; commend on promotion to           Brown
        Brigadier General.                                     
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  56  155th Brigade Combat Team; commend service of during      McCoy
        Operation Iraqi Freedom and welcome home.              
           01/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  57  Ronald Reagan Day; recognize February 6, 2006, as in      Formby
 *      Mississippi.                                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
HC  58  EPAs of Mississippi; commend upon job well done in        Compretta
        restoring power post Katrina.                          
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Suspend deadlines for introduction; clarify and revise    Broomfield
        laws regarding state port authority operating a state  
        port or harbor.                                        
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
HC  86  Suspend deadlines for introduction; funeral protests;     Reynolds
        prohibit desecration of military funerals and provide  
        penalties for violations.                              
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  90  George C. Cochran; commend on career accomplishments as   Evans
        a professor at the University of Mississippi School of 
        Law.                                                   
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  91  Best Buy Company, Inc.; commend.                          Guice
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  93  Anheuser-Busch; commend for generous aid to hurricane     Compretta
        victims on the Gulf Coast.                             
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  99  Suspend deadlines for introduction; ad valorem tax;       Guice
        revise time property assessment may be changed under   
        certain circumstances.                                 
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC 102  Congress; urge to adopt Marriage Protection Amendment     Lott
        as amendment to the U.S. Constitution.                 
           03/31 (S) Died In Committee
HC 103  Master Sergeant Bobby G. Reed; commend and congratulate   Gadd
        upon retirement from Highway Safety Patrol.            
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 109  Deceased soldiers; express legislative intent that        Martinson
        persons using names or images of must first get consent
        from families.                                         
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC 110  Suspend deadlines for introduction; income tax; revise    Upshaw
        certain provisions regarding nonrecognition of gain on 
        replacement of damaged property.                       
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HC 116  Luke Johnson of USM football team; commend for            Fillingane
        outstanding athletic and academic accomplishments.     
           04/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  22  Mississippi State Society, Daughters of the American      Upshaw
        Revolution; commend upon 100th state conference.       
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  47  Dr. David Knowles; commend upon selection as Instructor   Janus
        of the Year.                                           
           03/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  61  Patricia Zuber; commend and congratulate upon             Zuber
        retirement from nursing profession.                    
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  65  Andrew J. Reese; commend honorable and brave life and     Robinson (84th)
        express sympathy upon his passing.                     
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  81  Lee Jennings Davis; commend on his 90th birthday.         Warren
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  82  Dr. Annie Bell Lowery; commend life of.                   Perkins
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  83  Mr. E. Howard Eaton; commend life and legacy and          Stringer
        express sympathy upon his passing.                     
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  93  Dale Earnhart Day; designate April 29, 2006, as.          Upshaw
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  98  Republic of Italy; express appreciation for immediate     Davis
        response following Hurricane Katrina.                  
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 117  Charles L. Young, Sr.; commend dedicated legislative      Clarke
        and community service of.                              
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 119  Doctors Barnett, Bordurant and Masterson; commend and     Warren
        express appreciation for sincere efforts helping other 
        members.                                               
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 125  Robert T. Smith; commend life, career and contributions   Zuber
        of to MS Gulf Coast Community College.                 
           04/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed


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


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