Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/20/06



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Signed By The Governor

SB2701  School districts/community colleges/USM may borrow CDL    Chaney
        funds to cover loss of revenue as result of Hurricane  
        Katrina; authorize.                                    
           02/20 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1628  Income tax; allow small business credit for purchase of   Staples
        electrical generating equipment in preparation for     
        disaster.                                              
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1629  Agricultural land; true value of submerged land to be     Staples
        reduced.                                               
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1630  Income tax; provide a tax credit for expenses incurred    Watson
        in rehabilitating certain historic structures.         
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1631  Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to a           Watson
        facility for new State Records Center.                 
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1632  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of tennis      Watson
        courts at Jackson State University.                    
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1633  Mining tax; sales of lignite or coal are exempt when      Watson
        used as fuel to produce electricity for sale.          
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1634  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Watson
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1635  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Smith (39th)
        certain businesses.                                    
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1636  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Mayo
        definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           02/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means



House: Double Referred Reports

SB2203  District attorneys; increase office operating             Doxey
        allowance.                                             
           02/20 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To AP
SB2260  County court judge; appoint additional for Lauderdale     Carmichael
        County.                                                
           02/20 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To AP
SB2534  Judges; increase trial court judges' office allowance     Ross
        (SCT).                                                 
           02/20 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To AP
SB2789  Courts; establish salary parameters for certain staff     Ross
        of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (SCT).       
           02/20 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB1526  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds to    Morris
        counties for certain economic development purposes.    
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1625  Use taxation; exempt certain jet aircraft engines from.   Compretta
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1634  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Watson
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2369  Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise schedules in    Nunnelee
        conformity with federal law.                           
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2744  Wiretap law; delete repealer.                             Tollison
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2757  Courts; facilitate comprehensive electronic data system   Ross
        (SCT).                                                 
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2785  Board of Bar Admissions; delete automatic repealer.       Ross
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2800  Home repair fraud; revise penalties (AG).                 Gollott
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2825  UCC Revised Article 7; revise electronic transfer of      Ross
        documents of title (BLAG).                             
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2841  Justice information system; revise duties (AG).           Albritton
           02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

SB2006  Insurance coverage; require notice of cancellation        Wilemon
        mailed to creditor loss payee.                         
           02/20 (H) Amended
           02/20 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2076  Insurance agents; exempt from examination applicants      Kirby
        for credit property license.                           
           02/20 (H) Passed
SB2332  MS Consumer Protection Act; prohibit rate increases on    Kirby
        auto insurance for active military personnel.          
           02/20 (H) Passed
SB2381  Commissioner of Insurance; authorize ADR procedure for    Kirby
        personal lines insurance claims (DOI).                 
           02/20 (H) Passed
SB2382  Insurance agent/producer licensing laws; make technical   Kirby
        changes (DOI).                                         
           02/20 (H) Passed
SB2424  Unauthorized insurance agents; extend repealer on law     Kirby
        prohibiting commission payments.                       
           02/20 (H) Passed
SB2848  Insurance companies; may advertise policy in foreign      Kirby
        language and offer policy in English.                  
           02/20 (H) Amended
           02/20 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Referred Other House

SB3076  Appropriation; MS Oil and Gas Board; Additional FY        Gordon
        2006.                                                  
           02/20 (H) Referred To Appropriations



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1252  Public Service Commission; limit the regulation of        Ellis
        certain telecommunication utilities.                   
           02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3084  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Little
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        certain diversions.                                    
           02/20 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3085  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for the       Burton
        Southern Arts and Entertainment Center.                
           02/20 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3086  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           02/20 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3087  Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Pelahatchie   Ross
        in making certain infrastructure improvements.         
           02/20 (S) Referred To Finance
SR  26  Commend Pearl High School Boys Soccer Team, Class 4A      Kirby
        State Champions for the second consecutive year.       
           02/20 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 338  Banking; commissioner may disclose certain information    Guice
        to federal or state regulatory counterpart to          
        department.                                            
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 789  Contractors; revise certain payment provisions.           Fillingane
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 827  Mobile homes; clarify security interest in mobile home    Snowden
        if affixed to realty.                                  
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 951  School superintendents; require to notify teachers of     Lott
        nonreemployment before certain date.                   
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1119  School districts; revise requirements relating to         Brown
        financial audits and reporting (Gov.).                 
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1443  Loans; delete requirement for loan committee approval     Guice
        of certain bank loans.                                 
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3084  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Little
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        certain diversions.                                    
           02/20 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2384  Homestead exemption; dwelling houses destroyed in         Dawkins
        certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered   
        homes for two years.                                   
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2464  Ad valorem taxation; allow subsequent requests for        Robertson
        additions, expansions or replacements exemptions for   
        certain enterprises.                                   
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2680  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain     Robertson
        employers sponsoring skills training for employees.    
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2690  Income tax; extend credit for the cost of equipment       Robertson
        used in the deployment of broadband technologies.      
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2980  Mississippi Home Corporation; revise the amount of        Robertson
        bonds that may be issued by.                           
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2982  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Robertson
        Fund, Local Governments and Rural Water Systems        
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3024  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3025  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3026  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3027  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3028  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3029  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3030  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3031  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3032  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Co. Livestock Show.           Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3033  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3034  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
        Inventory.                                             
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3035  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3036  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3037  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3038  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3039  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3040  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           02/20 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3041  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           02/20 (S) Passed
SB3042  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3043  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3044  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3045  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3046  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3047  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3048  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3050  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3051  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3052  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3053  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3054  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3055  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3056  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3057  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3076  Appropriation; MS Oil and Gas Board; Additional FY        Gordon
        2006.                                                  
           02/20 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1252  Public Service Commission; limit the regulation of        Ellis
        certain telecommunication utilities.                   
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2418  Driver's license; increase fee for reinstatement          Davis
        following suspension.                                  
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560  Support the AKC Canine Good Citizen Program in            Lee (35th)
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 561  Commend life and legacy of legendary Ole Miss Football    Robertson
        Coach John Vaught.                                     
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 562  Commend Mississippi Power Company for exemplary service   King
        on the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.            
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Commend life of James M. Richardson.                      White
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Commend West Point High School "Green Wave" Football      Turner
        Team, 2005 4A State Champions.                         
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Posthumously commend Robert Johnson for Grammy Lifetime   Flowers
        Achievement Award.                                     
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Commend Vic Purvis, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend the dedication of the Mississippi Armed Forces    Michel
        Museum in honor of Lt. General Emmett "Mickey" Walker. 
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Commend Billy Chadwick, Mississippi Sports Hall of        Michel
        Fame.                                                  
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Commend Anton Reel, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Commend Raymond Brown, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Commend Lloyd Clark, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.     Michel
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  Commend Walt Suggs, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Commend career of Hobson Waits, CEO of EPAs of            Robertson
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend Dr. Charles Lee.                                  Little
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  Commend MSU's "First Lady" Patricia Lee.                  Little
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586  Commend Captain Tony Ray Thornton, Director of Training   Gordon
        for MHP, upon retirement.                              
           02/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/25/06 at 14:19.



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