Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/06/06



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House: Introductions

HB1498  Bonds; authorize state general obligation bonds to be     Watson
        issued to pay for damage to electric utilities caused  
        by Hurricane Katrina.                                  
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1499  Sales tax; "wholesale sales" apply to shipping            Watson
        containers when ownership passes to the customer at    
        time of sale.                                          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1500  Ad valorem taxation; allow subsequent requests for        Watson
        additions, expansions or replacements exemptions for   
        certain enterprises.                                   
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1501  Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at the         Watson
        state-owned shipyard located in Jackson County.        
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1502  Sales taxation; exempt meal plans sold to students by     Watson
        universities, colleges or community colleges.          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1503  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Watson
        Fund, Local Governments and Rural Water Systems        
        Improvements Revolving Fund.                           
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1504  Bonds; authorize for construction, renovation and         Watson
        expansion of Department of Health facilities.          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1505  Income tax; provide tax credit for expenses incurred in   Watson
        rehabilitating certain historic structures.            
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1506  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Watson
        of bonds that may be issued under.                     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1507  Income tax and franchise tax; extend period of credit     Watson
        for cost of equipment used in deployment of broadband  
        technologies.                                          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1508  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Watson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1509  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Watson
        Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for.                 
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1510  Growth and Prosperity Act; extend period for tax          Watson
        exemptions for businesses that locate in designated    
        counties.                                              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1511  Bonds; authorize issuance for a space, science and        Watson
        education center in Hancock County.                    
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1512  Income taxation; provide deduction for certain expenses   Holland
        related to organ donation for human organ              
        transplantation.                                       
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1513  Income tax; provide a credit for portion of premium       Holland
        paid for long-term care insurance.                     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1514  Income tax; a relative 65 or older, who resides with      Holland
        taxpayer and whose income is $12,000.00 or less, is a  
        dependent.                                             
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1515  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Holland
        Fund, Local Governments and Rural Water Systems        
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1516  Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program;         Hines
        create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.        
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1517  Bonds; issue for construction of stadium on campus of     Clarke
        Jackson State University.                              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1518  Bonds; issue for facility renovation and acquisition of   Clarke
        digital equipment for JSU radio station at Mississippi 
        E-center/JSU.                                          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1519  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of             Clarke
        Dansby-Johnson Complex at Jackson State University.    
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1520  Bonds; authorize issuance to provide additional funds     Clarke
        for construction of engineering school at Jackson State
        University.                                            
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1521  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a new       Clarke
        baseball stadium at Jackson State University.          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1522  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of new         Clarke
        Charles F. Moore Building at Jackson State University. 
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1523  Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing an access      Middleton
        road to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant.            
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1524  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Johnson
        definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1525  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on.                       Barnett
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1526  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds to    Morris
        counties for certain economic development purposes.    
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1527  Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation     Robinson (84th)
        from gross income.                                     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1528  Income tax; provide tax credit for expenses incurred in   Stevens
        rehabilitating certain historic structures.            
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1529  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of    Hudson
        a National Guard readiness center in Monticello.       
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1530  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Upshaw
        and services to certain organizations providing food to
        needy persons.                                         
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1531  Leflore County; authorize to impose tourism tax.          Perkins
           02/06 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1532  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of new         Watson
        Charles F. Moore Building at Jackson State University. 
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1533  Bonds; authorize for improvements to John W. Dixon Hall   Watson
        at Jackson Sate University.                            
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HR  20  Mississippi Stroke System; acknowledge and urge           Holland
        Legislature to enact legislation to establish.         
           02/06 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

SB2701  School districts/community colleges/USM may borrow CDL    Chaney
        funds to cover loss of revenue as result of Hurricane  
        Katrina; authorize.                                    
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 181  IHL; require cooperation with federal agencies in         Moak
        terrorism investigation.                               
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 190  Government-owned real property acquired through eminent   Cummings
        domain; sell to original owner if not used for public  
        purpose.                                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/06 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB 229  Dialysis patients; establish temporary program to         Holland
        provide transportation for.                            
           02/06 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 242  Charitable Bingo Law; revise various provisions.          Moak
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 308  Local school boards; authorize to make surplus            Brown
        textbooks available to parents of school age children  
        in the district.                                       
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 321  Substitute school bus drivers; authorize reimbursement    Brown
        for costs required for commercial driver's license.    
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 413  Abandonment of trial and appeals; provide for             Gunn
        dismissal.                                             
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 489  Street rods and antique cars; allow use of blue rear      Montgomery
        lamps.                                                 
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 552  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on (RP).    Warren
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 563  MAEP funding; extend repealer on additional funding for   Warren
        high growth districts.                                 
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 566  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer.   Warren
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 594  Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; revise           Frierson
        composition of membership.                             
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 599  Medicaid; allow certain faith-based assisted living       Holland
        facilities to participate in waiver program.           
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 656  Parole officers; authorize to retain firearm upon         Montgomery
        retirement.                                            
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 707  Gambling; provide that certain activities are illegal.    Ellington
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 738  Youth Court Act; revise definition of designee.           Baker (74th)
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 928  Local System Bridge Program; revise minimum standards     Miles
        for constructing bridges.                              
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 935  Wildlife in need of management; correct certain           Robinson (84th)
        language relating to designation and protection of.    
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 958  Antlerless deer; delete prohibition against nonresident   McBride
        killing.                                               
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 978  Hunting; protect lands to ensure availability for         McBride
        hunting.                                               
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 991  Public property; create joint legislative committee to    Weathersby
        study the sale of Mississippi School for the Blind.    
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1006  State Parole Board; provide staggered term for            Malone
        chairperson; remove reimbursement restriction; extend  
        repealer (RP).                                         
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1034  Mississippi Delta Region; create task force to develop    Mayo
        strategic plan for revitalization of region.           
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1070  Cigarettes; impose fee on certain manufacturers, revise   Watson
        requirements related to cigarettes in interstate       
        commerce.                                              
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1141  Firearms; clarify regulation of discharge of firearms     McBride
        in counties or municipalities.                         
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1363  Chancery clerk; clarify certain recording fees.           Coleman (29th)
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1423  High school diploma; authorize for students who           Reed
        withdrew before graduation and later achieved          
        equivalent requirements.                               
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1451  Public safety; require MEMA to establish statewide        Weathersby
        planning and mapping system.                           
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Referred Other House

SB2701  School districts/community colleges/USM may borrow CDL    Chaney
        funds to cover loss of revenue as result of Hurricane  
        Katrina; authorize.                                    
           02/06 (H) Referred To Education
SC 505  Establish Mississippi Sportsmen's Caucus in the           Posey
        Legislature.                                           
           02/06 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 538  Commend Cellular South for exemplary service on the       Hewes
        Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.                   
           02/06 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 558  Urge State Board of Health to establish a system of       Nunnelee
        stroke care.                                           
           02/06 (H) Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SC 561  Commend life and legacy of legendary Ole Miss Football    Robertson
        Coach John Vaught.                                     
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 562  Commend Mississippi Power Company for exemplary service   King
        on the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.            
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 563  Commend life of James M. Richardson.                      White
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  79  James C. (Jimbo) Wilkinson, Corinth, Mississippi,         GOVERNOR
        Associate Commissioner at-large to the State Tax       
        Commission, six-year term ending June 30, 2012.        
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2014  Property/casualty insurance; require insurers to          Kirby
        provide written notice of flood exclusion.             
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2062  Privileged communications; protect between emergency      Tollison
        responder and certified peer support member.           
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2119  School board members elected in all districts;            Nunnelee
        superintendents appointed after January 1, 2008.       
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2127  Joint Study Committee on the Critical Needs of Nursing    Nunnelee
        Faculty at IHL and community colleges; establish.      
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2154  Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2158  Teacher license; require revocation if person convicted   White
        of child abuse or child sexual abuse.                  
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2178  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2203  District attorneys; increase office operating             Doxey
        allowance.                                             
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2291  Commissioners of election; increase compensation for      Burton
        certain duties.                                        
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2323  PERS; clarify authority to invest in certain accounts,    Robertson
        limited partnerships or commingled funds.              
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2354  Death Benefits Trust Fund; include certain homeland       Albritton
        security personnel as beneficiaries.                   
           02/06 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2369  Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise schedules in    Nunnelee
        conformity with federal law.                           
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2386  Hospices; revise definition to conform with federal       Nunnelee
        standards for licensure purposes.                      
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2387  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer    Nunnelee
        on.                                                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2395  Revolving Fund for Surplus Property, Office of General    Posey
        Services; delete repealer on.                          
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2396  Public purchases; allow entity to designate method for    Thames
        receiving bids.                                        
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2400  Elected state officials; extend repealer on provision     Thames
        fixing annual salaries for.                            
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2427  Discussing and answering questions on intelligent         Ross
        design in public school classes; teachers shall not be 
        prohibited from.                                       
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2446  Controlled substances; technical correction bill (MPA).   Albritton
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2447  Alcoholic beverages; make technical revisions to the      Robertson
        laws governing.                                        
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2471  Abortion facilities; delete repealer on certain           Nunnelee
        licensure categories.                                  
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2503  State agencies; DFA may assist creditor agency in         Gordon
        collecting fees from delinquent agency and direct funds
        transfer.                                              
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2504  Budget; amend 98% requirement to provide more money in    Gordon
        General Fund for appropriation.                        
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2513  County court judges; revise salary for Madison County.    Ross
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2573  Chancery clerks; clarify certain recording fees.          Thames
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2581  State agencies use of contract employees; require         Huggins
        information in budget requests.                        
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2583  PERS; extend time for constables to make payments for     Tollison
        covered service prior to January 1, 2006.              
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2609  Child care facility licensure requirements; exempt        Gordon
        school affiliated with Accelerated Christian Education,
        Inc.                                                   
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2632  Special judges; assign to weapons and drug cases in       Ross
        Hinds County (Gov).                                    
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2656  Department of Finance and Administration; authorize to    Jackson (32nd)
        enforce laws at ABC warehouse and State Tax Commission 
        main office.                                           
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2682  Business Investment Act; reduce percentage of bond        Robertson
        proceeds allocated to small communities (MDA).         
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2688  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Robertson
        various organizations.                                 
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2704  Automatic transfer of student to school in adjacent       Chaney
        district on shorter bus route; provide for.            
           02/06 (S) Reconsidered
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2738  State Employee Management Training Program; remove        Thames
        repealer/clarify language.                             
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2742  MS Residential Electronic Protection Licensing Act;       Mettetal
        enact.                                                 
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2790  Mississippi Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic     Moffatt
        Information; clarify membership.                       
           02/06 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2797  Wildlife; amend nongame wildlife in need of management    Posey
        section to correct typographical error.                
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2800  Home repair fraud; revise penalties (AG).                 Gollott
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2804  Public purchases; define energy efficient equipment       Moffatt
        services and improvements.                             
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2819  Controlled substance; sale or possession of counterfeit   Albritton
        substance a felony.                                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2838  Custody; chancellor's decision of record if child is      Dearing
        over 12.                                               
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2852  Memorial highways; designate certain interchanges in      Nunnelee
        Lee County and Jones County.                           
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2868  Mississippi Coast Coliseum; authorize the use of its      Gollott
        trust fund for repairs necessitated by Hurricane       
        Katrina.                                               
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2871  Agriculture; create Corn Promotion Board.                 Hyde-Smith
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2873  Agriculture; clarify disbursement of soybean promotion    Hyde-Smith
        funds.                                                 
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2946  Minority Business Enterprise Act; provide for             Robertson
        certification of minority business enterprise suppliers
        under (MDA).                                           
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2957  Repealers; delete wholesale sunset on various youth       Tollison
        court, domestic relations and criminal laws.           
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2970  Motor Vehicle Commission; make appointments from new      Robertson
        congressional districts.                               
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2978  School board may contract for the development of          Doxey
        surplus school property and issue notes/bonds;         
        authorize.                                             
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2991  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board;             Gordon
        Additional FY2006.                                     
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2995  Appropriation; Tax Commission - License Tags,             Gordon
        Additional FY2006.                                     
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 242  Charitable Bingo Law; revise various provisions.          Moak
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 305  Sworn law enforcement officers; authorize retiring        Moak
        employees of Miss. Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and    
        Parks to retain side arm.                              
           02/06 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 308  Local school boards; authorize to make surplus            Brown
        textbooks available to parents of school age children  
        in the district.                                       
           02/06 (S) Referred To Education
HB 318  Italian language pilot program; extend repealer on.       Brown
           02/06 (S) Referred To Education
HB 320  School boards; transfer training responsibility to        Brown
        Mississippi School Boards Association.                 
           02/06 (S) Referred To Education
HB 338  Banking; commissioner may disclose certain information    Guice
        to federal or state regulatory counterpart to          
        department.                                            
           02/06 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 413  Abandonment of trial and appeals; provide for             Gunn
        dismissal.                                             
           02/06 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 489  Street rods and antique cars; allow use of blue rear      Montgomery
        lamps.                                                 
           02/06 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 681  Mortgage companies; allow to collect fee from borrower    Baker (74th)
        to lock in loan rate for more than 60 days.            
           02/06 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 698  Wildlife; provide exception to hunter education and       Robinson (84th)
        provide apprentice license for children between 12 and 
        16.                                                    
           02/06 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 707  Gambling; provide that certain activities are illegal.    Ellington
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 928  Local System Bridge Program; revise minimum standards     Miles
        for constructing bridges.                              
           02/06 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Highways and Transportation
HB 929  Wildlife conservation officers; authorize to perform      Robinson (84th)
        alcohol and drug tests in hunting accidents.           
           02/06 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 935  Wildlife in need of management; correct certain           Robinson (84th)
        language relating to designation and protection of.    
           02/06 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 951  School superintendents; require to notify teachers of     Lott
        nonreemployment before certain date.                   
           02/06 (S) Referred To Education
HB 958  Antlerless deer; delete prohibition against nonresident   McBride
        killing.                                               
           02/06 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 978  Hunting; protect lands to ensure availability for         McBride
        hunting.                                               
           02/06 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 982  Homeowners insurance policies; require insurance agent    Formby
        to explain flood insurance coverage and verify with    
        customer's signature.                                  
           02/06 (S) Referred To Insurance
HB1012  Debt Management Services Act; extend repealer and         Guice
        expand scope.                                          
           02/06 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1046  Banks; allow out-of-state banks to establish branch       Guice
        banks in Mississippi.                                  
           02/06 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1070  Cigarettes; impose fee on certain manufacturers, revise   Watson
        requirements related to cigarettes in interstate       
        commerce.                                              
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1423  High school diploma; authorize for students who           Reed
        withdrew before graduation and later achieved          
        equivalent requirements.                               
           02/06 (S) Referred To Education
HB1443  Loans; delete requirement for loan committee approval     Guice
        of certain bank loans.                                 
           02/06 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1453  Insurance premium finance law/sale of checks law; make    Guice
        technical changes.                                     
           02/06 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2354  Death Benefits Trust Fund; include certain homeland       Albritton
        security personnel as beneficiaries.                   
           02/06 (S) Died In Committee
SB2790  Mississippi Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic     Moffatt
        Information; clarify membership.                       
           02/06 (S) Died In Committee

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