Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/14/06



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House: Introductions

HB1677  Tallahatchie County; authorize board to expend funds to   Huddleston
        Town of Tutwiler to clean and remove dilapidated       
        houses.                                                
           03/14 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1678  Lowndes County; authorize board of supervisors to make    Smith (39th)
        periodic contributions to the Institute for Community  
        Services.                                              
           03/14 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC  93  Anheuser-Busch; commend for generous aid to hurricane     Compretta
        victims on the Gulf Coast.                             
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  94  Coach Johnny Hill: commend for selection as head coach    Akins
        of Mississippi All-Star Football Team.                 
           03/14 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB1547  Tate County; authorize to donate school bus to the        Baker (8th)
        Institute of Community Services.                       
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1659  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to certain   Burnett
        organizations.                                         
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1668  Marshall County; authorize to contribute funds for        Gadd
        community service programs.                            
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1675  Warren County; authorize to contribute funds to certain   Flaggs
        programs.                                              
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1676  Covington County; authorize Board of Supervisors to       Warren
        donate county funds to Boys and Girls Club of.         
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  87  Commend Benjamin Coyte Vance on being inducted into the   Weathersby
        Mississippi Coaches Association Hall of Fame.          
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  88  St. Martin High School Lady Yellow Jackets; commend on    Guice
        outstanding season.                                    
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  89  St. Martin Boys Basketball Team; commend on fine          Guice
        2005-2006 season.                                      
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  90  George C. Cochran; commend on career accomplishments as   Evans
        a professor at the University of Mississippi School of 
        Law.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  91  Best Buy Company, Inc.; commend.                          Guice
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  92  Simpson County Academy; commend football team on          Rotenberry
        winning MPSAA Class 2A State Championship.             
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  52  Pastor Bartholomew Orr; commend for 25 years in           Mayo
        ministry and congratulate for grand opening of new     
        church.                                                
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  53  John and Julie Ingram; commend on winning 2005            Reynolds
        Mississippi Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher       
        Achievement Award.                                     
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  54  Coley and Jody Bailey; commend upon selection as          Reynolds
        National Outstanding Young Farmers in 2006.            
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  55  Mr. Lowell Hinton; commend upon being named Outstanding   Moss
        Commissioner of the Year.                              
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  56  Caitlyn Smith; commend upon winning the title of          Chism
        Lowndes County's 2007 Junior Miss.                     
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  57  Designation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast National        Zuber
        Heritage Area by Congress; commend those who assisted. 
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  58  John L. Maxey II; commend for being recognized by the     Brown
        Association of Public Television Stations.             
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  59  Jodi Harris; commend and congratulate for being           Janus
        selected as Instructor of the Year.                    
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  60  Logan Golebiewski; commend for activities in Saltillo     Turner
        on National and Global Youth Service Day.              
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB3086  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 600  Commend life of Armis Hawkins.                            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 604  Commend life of Judge John R. Countiss III.               Ross
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 605  Commend the life of former Deputy Insurance               Kirby
        Commissioner Ron Hanna.                                
           03/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 100  Eminent Domain; restrict use of.                          Franks
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 113  Pretrial intervention program; revise conditions when     Moak
        appropriate.                                           
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 123  Clean Indoor Air Act; create.                             Fleming
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 166  County superintendent of education; prohibit voters in    Mayo
        certain school districts from voting in election for.  
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 199  Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 2006; create.      Flaggs
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 214  Curriculum choices; SDE design for students interested    Brown
        in direct entry into workforce.                        
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 221  Emergencies affecting the electoral process; authorize    Reynolds
        rescheduling of election.                              
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 279  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old child to       Reeves
        select custodial parent.                               
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 298  Indigent Juvenile Appeals Resource Counsel; create        Flaggs
        position within Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals.
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 308  Local school boards; authorize to make surplus            Brown
        textbooks available to parents of school age children  
        in the district.                                       
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 381  Crimes; certain stalking offenses by registered sex       Mims
        offenders to be felonies; create Anti-Human Trafficking
        Act.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 468  Distinctive license tag; authorize for Mississippi Wing   Gunn
        of Civil Air Patrol.                                   
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 519  Campaign Finance Reform; require ultimate disclosure      Reynolds
        and limits.                                            
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 534  Health Care Trust Fund; extend repealer on.               Warren
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 539  Local government records office powers and duties;        Warren
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 564  Controlled Substances Act, wiretapping sections; extend   Warren
        repealer.                                              
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 570  CCDF/TANF program; extend repealer on requirements for    Warren
        Department of Human Services in operation of.          
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 571  Office of General Services Revolving Fund; extend         Warren
        repealer on.                                           
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 585  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2002; extend       Warren
        repealer on.                                           
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 595  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer on.              Warren
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 632  Municipal expenditures; revise exemptions for purchases   Baker (74th)
        made during last quarter of last year of term for      
        governing authorities.                                 
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 639  Contracts by governing authorities to revise              Warren
        registration and pollbooks; remove repealer.           
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 681  Mortgage companies; allow to collect fee from borrower    Baker (74th)
        to lock in loan rate for more than 60 days.            
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 720  Bail agents; revise certain license requirements.         Rogers (61st)
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 784  State employee parking arrangements; extend repealer on   Warren
        authority of DFA to contract for.                      
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 896  Local nonhazardous solid waste; revise management of by   Franks
        state and local officials.                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 905  District attorneys; provide additional assistants for     Watson
        certain circuit court districts.                       
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 951  School superintendents; require to notify teachers of     Lott
        nonreemployment before certain date.                   
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 961  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide filing   Blackmon
        fees to fund.                                          
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 984  Risk retention/purchasing groups; delete annual           Formby
        registration fee.                                      
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 991  Public property; create joint legislative committee to    Weathersby
        study the sale of Mississippi School for the Blind.    
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 992  Universities and colleges; authorize to lease land for    Weathersby
        constructing facilities by private financing.          
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1003  Internal audit division of Department of Corrections;     Malone
        change name to Corrections Investigation Division.     
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1006  State Parole Board; provide staggered term for            Malone
        chairperson; remove reimbursement restriction; extend  
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1008  Application fee for out-of-state transfers for inmates;   Malone
        increase.                                              
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1009  Commitment papers needed for individuals committed to     Malone
        Department of Corrections; revise.                     
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1015  Public construction projects; revise various provisions   Dedeaux
        relating to.                                           
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1034  Mississippi Delta Region; create task force to develop    Mayo
        strategic plan for revitalization of region.           
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1064  Preneed funeral contracts funded by trust; require        Formby
        sellers place at least 85% of funds received in trust  
        account.                                               
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1089  Deer hunting; create pilot project in certain counties    Stringer
        allowing hunting over grain.                           
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1097  Gaming Counties Infrastructure Program; include           Johnson
        additional highway projects in and near Natchez.       
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1112  Uniform Prudent Investor Act; enact (NCCUSL).             Denny
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1119  School districts; revise requirements relating to         Brown
        financial audits and reporting (Gov.).                 
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1141  Firearms; clarify regulation of discharge of firearms     McBride
        in counties or municipalities.                         
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1144  Wildlife; require department to inventory wildlife        Barnett
        enclosures in the state.                               
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1199  IHL; authorize to convey certain property at Delta        Norquist
        State University.                                      
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1215  Tinted windows; motor vehicles; reduce minimum light      Ward
        transmittance requirements.                            
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1222  Unclaimed property; clarify law regarding certain         Moak
        intangible personal property.                          
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1229  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Upshaw
        standards.                                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1250  Tourism; create new sales tax incentive program.          Peranich
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1280  Motor vehicle salvage title certificates; revise          Miles
        Department of Public Safety requirements for issuing   
        certificates of inspection.                            
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1307  Assault; include municipal court judges in enhanced       Compretta
        penalties.                                             
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1311  Security freeze; authorize consumers to place in          Compretta
        certain files maintained by credit reporting agencies. 
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1312  Fire fighters or law enforcement officers; authorize to   Compretta
        keep badge upon retirement.                            
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1375  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; revise various      Brown
        provisions.                                            
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1385  Assessments on soybeans; revise procedure for             Eaton
        disbursement of assessments.                           
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1440  Public facilities; new construction to comply with        Weathersby
        building code standards required by DFA.               
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1459  Energy efficient services; revise definition.             Ishee
           03/14 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HC  10  Amend Constitution; restrict use of eminent domain.       Franks
           03/14 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HC  77  State tartan; designate official state symbol in          Zuber
        observance of National Tartan Day.                     
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  78  West Point High School Green Wave Football Team;          Gibbs
        commend on winning 4A State Championship.              
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  79  Charles E. Wright; commend life and works and             Perkins
        expressing sympathy upon his passing.                  
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  80  Dr. J. Charles Lee; commend upon retirement as            Ellis
        President of Mississippi State University.             
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  42  Juanita Johnson Jenkins; commend 35 years of service at   Reeves
        Crechale's Restaurant.                                 
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
HR  43  Corporal Melvin Jerome Gatewood; commend and              Ellis
        congratulate for being awarded the Purple Heart and    
        praise for bravery in war.                             
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
HR  44  Byron E. Thompson, Jr.; commend meritorious service       Formby
        upon retirement.                                       
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
SB2021  Ad valorem tax; exempt portion of true value of           Kirby
        motorcycles/trailers from tax, allow volunteer fire    
        fighters a credit on motor vehicles.                   
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2073  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements    Moffatt
        at the state-owned shipyard located in Jackson County. 
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2140  Motor fuel excise taxes: provide partial exemption on     Carmichael
        sales of fuel to volunteer fire departments for use in 
        departments.                                           
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB2291  Commissioners of election; increase compensation for      Burton
        certain duties.                                        
           03/14 (H) Conferees Named Cummings,Middleton,Coleman (29th)
SB2384  Homestead exemption; dwelling houses destroyed in         Dawkins
        certain counties by Hurricane Katrina are considered   
        homes for two years.                                   
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2398  State-owned vehicles; create Office of Fleet Management   Thames
        within DFA.                                            
           03/14 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Brown,Reeves
SB2464  Ad valorem taxation; allow subsequent requests for        Robertson
        additions, expansions or replacements exemptions for   
        certain enterprises.                                   
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2652  Airport import tax incentive; reduce 5 million to 2       Hewes
        million.                                               
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB2680  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain     Robertson
        employers sponsoring skills training for employees.    
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB2848  Insurance companies; may advertise policy in foreign      Kirby
        language and offer policy in English.                  
           03/14 (H) Conferees Named Formby,Buck,Moore
SB2870  Levy of forest acreage tax; extend repealer.              Harvey
           03/14 (H) Conferees Named Shows,Montgomery,Hamilton (109th)
SB2980  Mississippi Home Corporation; revise the amount of        Robertson
        bonds that may be issued by.                           
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2981  Income taxation; exclude from gross income certain        Burton
        expenses related to the donation of an organ for human 
        organ transplantation.                                 
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB2982  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Robertson
        Fund, Local Governments and Rural Water Systems        
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB2983  Alcoholic beverage excise tax; exempt native wine         Dearing
        producers from on wine sold to the State Tax           
        Commission.                                            
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2988  Sales taxation; exempt all aircraft maintenance, repair   Hewes
        and parts from.                                        
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3008  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3009  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3010  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3041  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3046  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3069  Use taxation; exempt certain jet aircraft engines from.   Cuevas
           03/14 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
           03/14 (H) Passed
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3070  Bonds; authorize repair/renovation Old Capitol, extend    Robertson
        authority for bonds authorized for Community Heritage  
        Preservation Grant Fund.                               
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3071  Bonds; issued g.o. bonds to the Dept. of Marine           Robertson
        Resources for purchase of equipment & improvement of   
        facilities.                                            
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB3073  Sales tax; repeal mining tax (Section 27-65-15).          Robertson
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB3074  Sales tax; exclude prepaid student meal plans sold at     Robertson
        colleges and meals sold to K-12 students at school from
        the term "business."                                   
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3079  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Bryan
        certain businesses.                                    
           03/14 (H) Passed
SB3080  Bonds; issue for the Building Fund for the Arts and the   Robertson
        Mississippi Museum of Art Fund.                        
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3081  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for capital         Robertson
        improvements for the Department of Public Safety.      
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3082  Bonds; provide for issuance of g.o. bonds for a           Robertson
        statewide wireless communication system and a          
        cooperative data center.                               
           03/14 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB3086  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Little
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Amended
           03/14 (H) Passed As Amended
SC 543  Remembering the legacy of the late Clyde Kennard.         Horhn
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 590  Declare May 2006 as "Digestive Motility Awareness         Hyde-Smith
        Month" in Mississippi.                                 
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 594  Declare March 2006 as "Kidney Cancer Awareness Month."    Little
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 595  Commend Phil Bass on dedicated career of public           Harvey
        service.                                               
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 596  Commend members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi      Harden
        Academic Team.                                         
           03/14 (H) Adopted
           03/14 (H) Immediate Release
           03/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2019  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2103  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Ross
        Reserve pay.                                           
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2145  Insurance premium tax; authorize a credit of the          Kirby
        location or expansion of operations/claims centers.    
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2245  License tags; provide a partial ad valorem tax            Ross
        exemption for motor vehicles owned by active duty      
        members of the National Guard and Reserves.            
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2371  Income tax; a relative 65 or older, who resides with      Nunnelee
        taxpayer and whose income is $12,000.00 or less, is a  
        dependent.                                             
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2594  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2597  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing   Michel
        during the first weekend in August.                    
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2690  Income tax; extend credit for the cost of equipment       Robertson
        used in the deployment of broadband technologies.      
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2985  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Robertson
        of general obligation bonds that may be issued under.  
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2986  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
        Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB2987  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3001  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; revise             Dearing
        definition of the term "project" and authorize issuance
        of bonds.                                              
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3066  Mining tax; sales of lignite or coal are exempt when      Robertson
        used as fuel to produce electricity for sale.          
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3068  Growth and Prosperity Act; extend period for tax          Robertson
        exemptions for businesses that located in designated   
        counties.                                              
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3075  Real Property and Facilities Fund; create and issue       Robertson
        g.o. bonds to fund.                                    
           03/14 (H) Died In Committee
SB3082  Bonds; provide for issuance of g.o. bonds for a           Robertson
        statewide wireless communication system and a          
        cooperative data center.                               
           03/14 (H) Died On Calendar



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1057  Income tax; authorize relief of liability for spouse on   Reynolds
        joint return when spouse is relieved of liability      
        under federal law.                                     
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1175  Preneed Cemetery and Funeral Registration Act; revise     Robinson (63rd)
        definition of "insurance" under.                       
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1274  Public purchases; allow purchasing entity to designate    Read
        method for receiving bids on certain.                  
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1362  Newton and Scott Development District; provide for        Nicholson
        disposition of surplus funds upon district's           
        dissolution.                                           
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1363  Chancery clerk; clarify certain recording fees.           Coleman (29th)
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2203  District attorneys; increase office operating             Doxey
        allowance.                                             
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2409  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by school        King
        districts; expand to include area adjoining school     
        property.                                              
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2718  Civil rights and human rights education in K-12 public    Tollison
        school curriculum; establish commission.               
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2805  Agriculture; enact Interstate Pest Control Compact.       Hyde-Smith
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2828  Price gouging; revise penalty provisions (AG).            Gollott
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2894  Board of supervisors; salary shall not be reduced         Browning
        because of reduction in total assessed valuation.      
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2970  Motor Vehicle Commission; make appointments from new      Robertson
        congressional districts.                               
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3105  City of Gulfport; increase bonds for Memorial Hospital    Hewes
        of.                                                    
           03/14 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3106  Jackson County; authorize location of a county jail       Robertson
        anywhere in the county.                                
           03/14 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SC 608  Urge Congress to enact federal Income Tax relief to       King
        tree farmers who lost trees to Hurricane Katrina.      
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 609  Commend Coahoma County High School Panthers for State     Jackson (11th)
        Basketball Championship.                               
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  36  Commend Pontotoc National Guard members of 155th          Browning
        Brigade Combat Team for Iraq operations.               
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  37  Commend Jenny Harper, 2005 State Games of Mississippi     Carmichael
        BellSouth Female Athlete of the Year.                  
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  38  Commend Jim Quick, 2005 State Games of Mississippi        Carmichael
        BellSouth Male Athlete of the Year.                    
           03/14 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SN  42  William Ward (Bill) Canon, Columbus, Mississippi, Board   GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Prison Industries Corporation as   
        an at-large member, unexpired term ending  May 5, 2006.
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  43  Joel C. Clements, Sr., Waynesboro, Mississippi, Board     GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Prison Industries Corporation,     
        unexpired term ending May 5, 2007, representing banking
        and finance.                                           
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  52  John Franklin Turner, Leakesville, Mississippi, Board     GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Prison Industries Corporation,     
        unexpired term ending May 5, 2006, representing        
        at-large seat.                                         
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  76  Clarence E. Brown, Yazoo City, Mississippi, State         GOVERNOR
        Parole Board, term will and pleasure of Governor, vice 
        Kareem West.                                           
           03/14 (S) Do Advise and Consent



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 206  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds to    Watson
        certain regional economic development alliances.       
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 776  Sales tax; exclude meals provided by restaurants or       Hudson
        donated to certain charitable organizations from gross 
        proceeds of sales.                                     
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB 816  Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and         Rogers (61st)
        Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.       
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1492  Bonds; authorize for railroad line improvements in        Lane
        certain counties and certain Department of Wildlife    
        projects.                                              
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1495  Bonds; issue state g.o. bonds for loans to pay certain    Watson
        costs related to the redevelopment of the King Edward  
        Hotel.                                                 
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1506  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Watson
        of bonds that may be issued under.                     
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1507  Income tax and franchise tax; extend period of credit     Watson
        for cost of equipment used in deployment of broadband  
        technologies.                                          
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1508  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Watson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1509  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Watson
        Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for.                 
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1510  Growth and Prosperity Act; extend period for tax          Watson
        exemptions for businesses that locate in designated    
        counties.                                              
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1541  Bonds; authorize for construction, renovation and         Howell
        expansion of Department of Health Facilities.          
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1548  Disaster relief; establish loan program for persons       Peranich
        sustaining flood damage to homes, issue bonds to       
        provide funds.                                         
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1549  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Gadd
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1552  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1559  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Brown
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1566  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1573  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Broomfield
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1591  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1601  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1607  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        Building; FY05.                                        
           03/14 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1625  Use taxation; exempt certain jet aircraft engines from.   Compretta
           03/14 (S) Passed
HB1633  Mining tax; sales of lignite or coal are exempt when      Watson
        used as fuel to produce electricity for sale.          
           03/14 (S) Passed
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1634  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Watson
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1638  Bonds; authorize issuance for a statewide wireless        Ellis
        communications system and a cooperative data system.   
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1644  Mississippi Energy Act of 2006; create.                   Franks
           03/14 (S) Amended
           03/14 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2006  Insurance coverage; require notice of cancellation        Wilemon
        mailed to creditor loss payee.                         
           03/14 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2056  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan;          Kirby
        authorize Tort Claims Board to transfer assets and     
        liabilities.                                           
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2400  Elected state officials; extend repealer on provision     Thames
        fixing annual salaries for.                            
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2423  Insurance agents; revise continuing education             Kirby
        requirements.                                          
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           03/14 (S) Conferees Named Kirby,Dearing,Dawkins
SB2472  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           03/14 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2585  Corrections; repeal the repealer on the "Special Needs    Huggins
        Prison Program of 1994."                               
           03/14 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Carmichael,Doxey
SB2590  State Parole Board; provide staggered term for            Huggins
        chairperson; remove reimbursement restriction; extend  
        (RP).                                                  
           03/14 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Harden,Walls
SB2598  Corrections; remove repealer on the Intensive             Huggins
        Supervision Program.                                   
           03/14 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Hyde-Smith,Jackson (11th)
SB2599  Corrections; remove repealer on the Community Service     Huggins
        Revolving Fund.                                        
           03/14 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Kirby,Hyde-Smith
SB2604  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; revise certain    Chaney
        components.                                            
           03/14 (S) Decline Concur/Inv Conf Lost
           03/14 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
           03/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2655  Public property; authorize DFA to sell and convey or      Jackson (32nd)
        lease certain land known as the Jefferson Street       
        properties.                                            
           03/14 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2815  Corrections; repeal the repealer on the Prison            Huggins
        Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act.                     
           03/14 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Hyde-Smith,Doxey
SB3092  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.; Additional FY        Little
        2006.                                                  
           03/14 (S) Concurred in Amend From House



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 211  Appropriation; Department of Public Safety for Highway    Stringer
        Patrol trooper training class.                         
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB 212  Appropriation; Department of Public Safety to fully       Stringer
        fund Crime Laboratory.                                 
           03/14 (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 883  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Weathersby
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1479  Motorcycles and trailers; exempt portion of true value    Reynolds
        from ad valorem taxes.                                 
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1526  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds to    Morris
        counties for certain economic development purposes.    
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1533  Bonds; authorize for improvements to John W. Dixon Hall   Watson
        at Jackson Sate University.                            
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1550  Bonds; authorize for equipment upgrades/operation         Watson
        expenses for hurricane recovery program at Center of   
        Higher Learning/Stennis Space Center.                  
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1615  Agribusinesses; provide for issuance of bonds to          Lane
        provide loans to for damage from 2005 natural disaster.
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1621  Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Pelahatchie   Moore
        in making certain infrastructure improvements.         
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1630  Income tax; provide a tax credit for expenses incurred    Watson
        in rehabilitating certain historic structures.         
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1637  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Ellis
        certain businesses.                                    
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1639  Volunteer fire fighters; allow tax credit on motor        Reynolds
        vehicle ad valorem taxes.                              
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1643  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Brown
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB1651  Income tax; remove lifetime limit on credit for certain   Brown
        reforestation expense; create and fund UMMC            
        Enhancement Fund.                                      
           03/14 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1057  Income tax; authorize relief of liability for spouse on   Reynolds
        joint return when spouse is relieved of liability      
        under federal law.                                     
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1175  Preneed Cemetery and Funeral Registration Act; revise     Robinson (63rd)
        definition of "insurance" under.                       
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1274  Public purchases; allow purchasing entity to designate    Read
        method for receiving bids on certain.                  
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1362  Newton and Scott Development District; provide for        Nicholson
        disposition of surplus funds upon district's           
        dissolution.                                           
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1363  Chancery clerk; clarify certain recording fees.           Coleman (29th)
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2203  District attorneys; increase office operating             Doxey
        allowance.                                             
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2409  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by school        King
        districts; expand to include area adjoining school     
        property.                                              
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2718  Civil rights and human rights education in K-12 public    Tollison
        school curriculum; establish commission.               
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2805  Agriculture; enact Interstate Pest Control Compact.       Hyde-Smith
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2828  Price gouging; revise penalty provisions (AG).            Gollott
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2894  Board of supervisors; salary shall not be reduced         Browning
        because of reduction in total assessed valuation.      
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2970  Motor Vehicle Commission; make appointments from new      Robertson
        congressional districts.                               
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 602  Commend life and public service of Senator Billy          Little
        Harvey.                                                
           03/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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