Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Representative Rita Martinson

District 58

As of 08/07/07 at 14:01

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HB  41  Income tax; exclude certain amounts received by an        Janus
  $%    individual as foreign earned income from gross income. 
           03/26 Approved by Governor
HB  61  Radar; authorize sheriff to use in counties over          Martinson
   %    70,000; revise speeding fine and impose assessment.    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  93  Floral Transaction and Consumer Protection Act; create.   Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 107  Personal flotation device; require use by every person    Martinson
        on board certain size vessel, regardless of age.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 108  Driver's license; require passage of vision screening     Martinson
   %    exam upon renewal.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 109  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 110  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 147  Election; require voter ID.                               Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 148  Radar; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may       Martinson
        use.                                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 151  Transient vendor law; require exempt persons to notify    Martinson
        political subdivision when transacting business.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 181  Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities.          Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 182  Driver safety course; require for operators of ATVs and   Martinson
   %    motorcycles.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 183  Commercial fire suppression systems; require license      Martinson
   %    for sellers and installers.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 184  Liability insurance for certain vessels; require and      Martinson
        provide for uninsured vessel coverage.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 185  Driver's license; increase minimum age; require schools   Martinson
   %    to provide driver education in order to graduate.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 330  Schools; require teaching of reading in Grades 1-3 for    Martinson
        three hours each day.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 490  Sex crimes against children; increase penalties.          Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 500  Teacher education program; require instruction in the     Martinson
        teaching of phonics.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to            Martinson
   %    supporters of the Madison Central High School Athletic 
        Programs.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 567  Mississippi Burn Center; establish at UMMC.               Holland
 * %       04/21 Approved by Governor
HB 732  Mississippi Healthy Students Act; enact.                  Reeves
 *         02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 733  Universities; phase out remedial courses in reading and   Martinson
   %    reading comprehension for certain students.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 734  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Stevens
   %    the Mississippi State Equine Association.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  Booster seats; require use of when transporting certain   Martinson
        children in a passenger motor vehicle.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 864  Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for           Read
 *      children of deceased and disabled veterans.            
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 888  Statutory rape; revise definition of sexual               Mayo
        intercourse.                                           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 941  Disasters and emergencies; provide immunity for           Guice
        shelters.                                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 957  Tanning facilities; restrict use of by children under     Stevens
        age 18.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 968  Child sex abuse crimes; revise penalties.                 Lott
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 991  DNA testing; require testing of persons arrested for      Barnett
        certain felonies.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 992  Board of Medical Licensure; authorize to issue            Barnett
        subpoenas during investigations and provide for rules  
        and appeals.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1073  Mississippi Eminent Scholars Program; eliminate GPA       Martinson
        requirement for eligibility.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1076  Hunting and fishing licenses; exempt military personnel   Cockerham
 * %    on leave from duty on global war on terror.            
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1095  Hydrocodone; make it Schedule II drug instead of          Barnett
        Schedule III.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1147  Marijuana; conform possession, possession in a motor      Reeves
        vehicle and possession of paraphernalia penalties.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1173  Traffic violations; suspend driver's license and          Akins
   %    fishing, hunting and trapping license upon failure to  
        pay.                                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1182  Automated external defibrillation (AED); extend           Barnett
        immunity for good faith use of to certain persons.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1183  Good samaritan law; include physician assistants.         Barnett
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1218  Public benefits; agencies administering programs for      Lott
        must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for. 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1219  Motor vehicle inspection law; repeal; license tag         Lott
   %    registration fee; increase and pay to Department of    
        Public Safety.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1221  Sex offenders; authorize lifetime supervised release      Martinson
   %    and revise certain registration requirements.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1315  Organic waste; load of truck hauling to be covered.       Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1334  Judicial elections; prohibit from qualifying for more     Rotenberry
        than one judicial office.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1562  Sales tax; authorize exemption for retail sales of        Snowden
  $%    certain articles of clothing during the first weekend  
        in August.                                             
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1604  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Aldridge
        dyslexia services and professional development.        
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1650  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1651  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
 *  @   Administrators.                                        
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1653  Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.                    Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1654  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
 *  @   System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1655  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1657  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1658  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1659  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1660  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1661  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
 *  @   District.                                              
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1662  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
 *  @   and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1663  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1664  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
 *  @   District.                                              
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1665  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1666  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
 *  @   Authority.                                             
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1667  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1668  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1669  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
 *  @   Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1670  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
 *  @   Gulfport.                                              
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1671  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1672  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1673  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1674  Appropriation; Public Service Commission.                 Read
 *  @      04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1675  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1676  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
 *  @   Certification Board.                                   
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1677  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1678  Appropriation; Department of Transportation.              Miles
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1698  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1699  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1700  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1701  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1702  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1714  Sales tax; exempt certain organizations operating         Howell
  $%    long-term care facilities solely for adults with mental
        retardation.                                           
           03/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB1773  Economic development; authorize incentives for certain    Watson
   %@   projects.                                              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1824  Madison County; may employ prosecuting attorney full      Baker (74th)
        time and pay certain amount as compensation.           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  11  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Martinson
        popular vote; require runoff if no majority; abolish   
        electoral votes.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  53  Bianca Knight; commend on being selected as The           Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.       
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  54  Rachel Givan; commend on being selected as The            Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger's 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.     
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  65  Grief Awareness Week; recognize the first week in         Warren
        November as.                                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  67  Bradford Blackmon; commend upon being named Player of     Brown
        the Year on The Clarion-Ledger All-Metro Football Team.
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  69  Mississippi University for Women; urge to maintain its    Chism
        relationship with the current alumni association.      
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Mississippi Tax System; create a study committee to       Watson
        study and make recommendations.                        
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  84  JoAn Niceley; commend dedication of to cancer patients    Peranich
        and survivors.                                         
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  87  Dorlos Bo Robinson; commend service of upon retirement    Howell
        from Mississippi Public Service Commission.            
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  88  Medicaid program; express concern over health care cuts   Dedeaux
        that would result from proposed CMS rule changes.      
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  96  Judy Warren Chapin; commend life and accomplishments      Moak
        upon her passing.                                      
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 114  Cellular South; commend/congratulate upon the success     Martinson
        of the company and its employees for devoted customer  
        service and civic kindness.                            
           04/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   9  Leonard Morris; commend life, legacy and                  McCoy
        accomplishments of upon his passing.                   
           01/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  39  Bradford Blackmon; commend the athletic success and       Scott
        accomplishments of.                                    
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  58  Hal Holbrook; commend outstanding career and success.     Mayo
           03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  73  Madison-Ridgeland Academy Boys and Girls Basketball       Martinson
        Teams; commend on winning MPSA Overall State           
        Championships.                                         
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  75  March 2007; designate as "Women's History Month in        Dickson
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  88  St. Andrews Episcopal High School; commend on winning     Martinson
        second consecutive 1A/2A/3A State Championship.        
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  94  Alfred Lee "Frog" Wilson, Sr.; commend career and         Clarke
        accomplishments of on his retirement.                  
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 101  Corporal Dustin J. Lee; commend life of upon his          Robinson (84th)
        passing.                                               
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 106  Representative Bill Miles; commend legislative legacy     Stringer
        and congratulate upon occasion of retirement.          
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 119  Representative Lee Jarrell Davis; commend legislative     Howell
        service and congratulate upon retirement.              
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 120  Representative James "Jamie" R. Franks, Jr; commend for   Moore
        dedicated legislative service and congratulate upon    
        retirement.                                            
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 121  Representative James (J.B.) Markham; commend              Chism
        legislative legacy and congratulation upon retirement. 
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 122  Representative Jim C. Barnett; commend for legislative    Chism
        contributions and congratulate upon retirement.        
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 123  Representative Carmen Wells-Smith; commend for            Moore
        dedicated legislative service and congratulate upon    
        retirement.                                            
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 124  Dr. Chester W. Masterson; commend legislative legacy      Moore
        and congratulate upon retirement after 8 years of      
        service.                                               
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 125  Representative Michael A. Lott; commend legislative       Moore
        legacy and congratulate upon retirement after seven    
        years of service.                                      
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 126  Representative Jim Simpson; commend legislative service   Chism
        and congratulate upon retirement after 14 years of     
        service.                                               
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 127  Representative Robert Vince; commend legislative legacy   Chism
        and congratulations upon retirement.                   
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 128  Representative Eric Robinson; commend legislative         Chism
        legacy and congratulate upon the occasion of his       
        retirement.                                            
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed


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


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