Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary, Division A Committee

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HB  11  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Flaggs
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 202  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
 *         03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 300  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Blackmon
 *         03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 345  Pretrial intervention; correct internal reference.        Moak
 *         04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 348  County grand jury; allow to remand cases to justice or    Moak
   %    municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 443  Circuit court cases; may be remanded to justice or        Moak
 * %    municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 728  Youth Court Support Fund and Tony Gobar Juvenile          Flaggs
 *      Justice Alternative Grants Fund; create and make       
        appropriation for.                                     
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 805  Support staff of Supreme and Appellate Courts; provide    Blackmon
        limitations.                                           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 822  Mississippi Bar; extend repealer (RP).                    Blackmon
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 841  Paternity; authorize DHS to statistically report          Holland
        putative paternity under certain conditions.           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 888  Statutory rape; revise definition of sexual               Mayo
        intercourse.                                           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 898  Child support; increase civil contempt fines against      Holland
        employers refusing to withhold.                        
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 913  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (BLAG).         Simpson
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
   % V  fees (BLAG).                                           
           03/20 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 947  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Snowden
 *      marketable title.                                      
           03/26 Approved by Governor
HB1036  Proceeds for judgment for personal injury; revise         Bailey
 *      exempt amount.                                         
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1048  Pro bono requirement; exempt elected officials and        Banks
 *      government attorneys.                                  
           03/22 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1059  Electronic case filing; authorize funding of pilot        Blackmon
 *      program.                                               
           03/15 Approved by Governor
HB1085  Statutes of limitations; revise limitation on actions     Denny
        founded on domestic judgments or decrees.              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
 *         04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1175  District attorneys; additional assistants and             Warren
 *      investigators in certain districts.                    
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1209  State inland port authority; authorize to sell land       Cummings
 *      taken by eminent domain to original owner.             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1231  Implied consent; revise license suspension to require     Smith (39th)
 * %    completion of MASEP.                                   
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
 * %    composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1505  Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit      Banks
        Court District.                                        
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1526  Public Integrity Unit investigations; require             Franks
 *      defendants convicted as a result to pay certain costs  
        associated with.                                       
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1532  Ethics; reform laws by expanding content of information   Moak
 *      included in statement of economic interest.            
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1547  Eminent domain; certain entities having right of do not   Moak
 *      need to obtain certificate of public convenience and   
        necessity.                                             
           03/27 Approved by Governor
SB2004  Emergency medical providers; enact good-faith immunity.   White
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2006  DUI; enhance penalty when minors of certain age are       White
   %    passengers.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2007  DUI; increase fine and imprisonment under certain         White
   %    circumstanes.                                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2011  Physicians; offer immunity from suit when rendering       Michel
        care to Medicaid patients.                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2020  Justice court; revise.                                    Flowers
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2021  Products liability; provide exclusive remedy.             Ross
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2022  Judges; require disclosure of certain gifts from          Ross
        litigants.                                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2026  Retirement benefits; not exempt from orders of support.   White
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2037  DUI; notify prosecutor of judicial appeal of              Ross
        administrative suspension of license.                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2063  Child custody; custodial parent responsible for health    Butler
        care expenses when court order is silent.              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2076  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of lien      Ross
        satisfaction.                                          
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2080  Attorney General; agency head must first approve          Burton
        certain legal representation.                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2087  Victim assistance coordinators; revise number             Doxey
        authorized.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2092  Criminal investigators; revise number authorized for      Doxey
        district attorneys.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2110  Childhood sexual abuse; extend statute of limitations     Williamson
        for civil suits for damages.                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
 *         03/22 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2126  Mode of transportation; ensure equal access to public     Dearing
        accommodations.                                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2133  Criminal investigators; allow certain DA's to appoint     Dearing
        additional.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
 *      marketable title.                                      
           03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2147  Visitation; require for noncustodial parents concurrent   Dearing
   %    with order of child support.                           
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2149  District attorneys; authorize additional assistant for    Dearing
        14th circuit.                                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2150  Eminent domain; restrict cities' authority to exercise.   Dearing
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2152  Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.            Ross
 *         03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB2154  Eminent domain; public entities may proceed only under    Harden
        state law.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2156  Justice court; revise training, jurisdictional limits     Tollison
        and make part of judicial branch.                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2167  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Nunnelee
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2175  Presumption of death; revise in event of mass             Nunnelee
        casualties.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Justifiable force; provide immunity from civil suit.      White
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2181  Campaign finance disclosure; failure to receive notice    Harden
        of late filing may mitigate civil fine.                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2184  Damages; technical correction for punitive.               White
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2187  Consumer collection agencies; require registration and    Harden
   %    prohibit certain acts.                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2209  Minors; notify DA when conception is due to rape or       Nunnelee
 *      sexual battery.                                        
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2210  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Nunnelee
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2234  Immunity; expand for AED use and health care providers.   White
 *         03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2254  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2265  Law enforcement officers; immunity when escorting         Gollott
 *      funeral procession.                                    
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2270  Appeals; not allowed where defendant enters guilty        Fillingane
        plea.                                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2283  Wrongful death; when a will exists damages shall be       Fillingane
        distributed according to the will.                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2294  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2300  Jury duty; civil cause of action for termination.         Walls
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2301  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2308  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2315  Statutory rape, fondling; expand examples of persons in   Chaney
        position of authority over a child consenting to       
        sexual activity.                                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2319  State Ethics Commission; require executives of county     Dawkins
        commissions to file statement of economic interest.    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2331  State Auditor; clarify authority to audit public funds    Chaney
        flowing into a nonprofit corporation.                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2372  Marriage; revise minimum age.                             Horhn
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2389  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2440  Judges; revise trial court judges' office allowance.      Ross
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2451  Justice court; clarify criminal jurisdiction.             Albritton
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2454  DUI; MASEP as condition precedent for reinstatement of    Tollison
   %    driver's license.                                      
           03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2457  Alcohol and drug; treatment discretionary with judge,     Doxey
 * %    inmate to pay cost, revise DUI license reinstatement.  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2458  Alcohol and drug treatment; discretionary not             Doxey
        mandatory.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2476  Cemeteries; enact access law.                             Doxey
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
 *         04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2480  Small estates; allow probate by affidavit.                Doxey
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2482  Outside attorney fees; require review of certain          Ross
 *      contracts for.                                         
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2485  Criminal investigators; add one to Fifteenth Circuit.     Albritton
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2509  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Ross
 * %    standards.                                             
           03/07 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2532  District attorneys; revise number of assistants and       Thames
        investigators.                                         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2537  Deeds of trust; require indexing instructions.            Fillingane
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2540  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (Documents of   Ross
        Title).                                                
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2541  Courts; establish salary parameters for certain staff     Ross
 *      of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2543  Witness tampering; revise other contributing crimes and   Ross
 *      study creation of a witness protection program.        
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2546  Child custody; active military custody not a change in    Fillingane
        circumstance.                                          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2569  Supreme Court; Rules Committee to study jury pools.       Ross
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2574  Speedy trial; revise.                                     Ross
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2575  Justice court; revise trial, salaries, jurisdiction,      Ross
   %    education, service of process and create study         
        committee.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2594  Adoption proceedings; reduce time period for birth        Nunnelee
        father to object in certain cases.                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
 *         04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2616  State Board of Bar Commissioners; revise date of sunset   Doxey
        for.                                                   
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2620  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Williamson
        lobbying activities.                                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
 *      Trial Fund implementation.                             
           03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2648  Victim assistance coordinators; revise number             Davis
        authorized.                                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2670  Vulnerable adults; authorize treble damages in action     Nunnelee
        for defrauding.                                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2684  Model business corporation act; revise.                   Ross
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
   %    fees.                                                  
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2687  Income withholding orders; increase contempt fines on     Nunnelee
        employers who refuse to honor.                         
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2689  Murder of Emmett Till; State of Mississippi issues an     Jordan
        official apology for.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2701  Tort liability; amend immunity to include canines.        Michel
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2716  District attorney; authorize additional assistant for     Albritton
        the 14th Circuit Court District.                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2719  Criminal investigators; provide additional investigator   Albritton
        for 14th Circuit Court District and eliminate sunset.  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2721  Child pornography; restrict reproduction in discovery.    Albritton
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2758  Liquefied petroleum gas; limitation of liability.         Cuevas
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2771  County court; revise terms for Jones County.              Pickering
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2782  Temporary detention; codify Terry stop by peace           Albritton
        officers.                                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2806  Surplus property; authorize cities to quitclaim.          Horhn
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2842  Murder; revise life penalty to 25 years to life.          Doxey
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2870  Patients' records; revise fees for copying, depositions   White
   %    and affidavits.                                        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2892  Attorneys; may withdraw from representation in certain    Walls
        circumstances.                                         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2893  Comprehensive Case Management; authorize AOL to expend    Ross
        funds.                                                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2904  Juror; revise personal exemption for service due to       Robertson
        age.                                                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2905  Uniform Securities Law; revise.                           Morgan
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2908  State Auditor; authorize departmental attorney and        Pickering
        revise prosecution for misspent funds.                 
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2913  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Williamson
           02/07 (S) Died In Committee
SB2920  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Turner
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2921  Emergency medical service personnel; provide immunity.    Nunnelee
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2964  Judges; create nominating committee for vacancies,        Tollison
   %    appoint appellate.                                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2965  Real estate disclosure; exempt certain initial            Moffatt
        purchases.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2966  County court; revise manner of formation.                 King
 *         03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2967  Landowners; compensated by state for certain diminution   Jackson (32nd)
        in property value.                                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2968  Youth courts; provide state-funded support staff.         Simmons
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2970  Juveniles; fund community-based sanctions and             Turner
        alternatives to incarceration.                         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2980  Liens; clarify how to perfect lien on a mobile home.      Mettetal
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3011  Private roads; require most direct and unobtrusive        Gollott
 *      route.                                                 
           02/28 (H) Failed
SB3031  Out-of-state child-placing agencies providing full        Nunnelee
        service to be licensed to do business in Mississippi;  
        require.                                               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3037  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Dearing
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3038  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3051  Justice court; revise trial, salaries, jurisdiction,      Ross
        education, service of process and create study         
        committee.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3056  Physician assistants; clarify scope of practice and       Nunnelee
        provide immunity for rendering emergency medical care. 
           02/06 (S) Died In Committee
SC 566  Proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution providing     Dawkins
        that equality of rights under the law shall not be     
        denied on account of sex; ratify.                      
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee


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


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