Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/03/2007



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House Roll Call Senate Roll Call
      Present--Akins, Aldridge, Arinder, Bailey, Baker (8th), Baker (74th), Banks, Barnett, Beckett, Blackmon, Bondurant, Bounds, Broomfield, Brown, Buck, Burnett, Calhoun, Chism, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman (29th), Coleman (65th), Compretta, Cummings, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Dickson, Eaton, Ellington, Ellis, Espy, Evans, Flaggs, Fleming, Formby, Franks, Fredericks, Frierson, Gadd, Gibbs, Gregory, Guice, Gunn, Hamilton (6th), Hamilton (109th), Harrison, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Horne, Howell, Huddleston, Hudson, Ishee, Janus, Jennings, Johnson, Lane, Lott, Malone, Markham, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, Mayo, McBride, Middleton, Miles, Mims, Moak, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Moss, Myers, Nicholson, Norquist, Palazzo, Parker, Patterson, Peranich, Perkins, Read, Reed, Reeves, Reynolds, Robinson (84th), Robinson (63rd), Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Scott, Shows, Simpson, Smith (59th), Smith (27th), Smith (39th), Snowden, Staples, Stevens, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--120.
      Absent--None.
       Vacancies--2.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--52.
      Absent--Total--None.




House: Introductions

HB 301  Mississippi Resident Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG)      Markham
        Program; increase award amounts.                       
           01/03 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 302  Capital penalty death cases; provide for                  Fleming
        post-conviction motions for DNA testing.               
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
HB 303  Mayor-council form of government; increase the number     Fleming
        of councilmen and wards in.                            
           01/03 (H) Referred To Municipalities
HB 304  Election commissioners; prohibit employment by            Fleming
        political party while in office.                       
           01/03 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 305  Special elections; call when legislator or state          Fleming
        elected official changes political party affiliation.  
           01/03 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 306  Voting; allow a voter who moves to a different voting     Fleming
        precinct in the state to transfer registration.        
           01/03 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 307  Medical savings accounts; increase the deductible of      Fleming
        similar health coverage in determining payment for.    
           01/03 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 308  Department of Human Services; authorize to pay            Perkins
        relatives who care for children who are removed from   
        parents.                                               
           01/03 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
HB 309  Government-issued photo identification for which proof    Denny
        of citizenship is required; provide before voting in   
        person or by absentee.                                 
           01/03 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 310  Appropriation; DHS to fund reimbursement program to       Fleming
        child care facilities for background checks.           
           01/03 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 311  Corrections; authorize mandatory rehabilitation program   Fleming
        for offenders convicted of drug or alcohol-related     
        crimes.                                                
           01/03 (H) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
HB 312  Habitual offender; no plea bargaining for violent         Formby
        offenders.                                             
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 313  Counties, cities and state; use previous year's           Mayo
        revenues in preparing next year's budget.              
           01/03 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 314  Smoking; prohibit in family restaurants.                  Mayo
           01/03 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 315  Smoking; prohibit in family restaurants except in         Mayo
        separate enclosed bars.                                
           01/03 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 316  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places with          Mayo
        certain exceptions.                                    
           01/03 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 317  Death penalty; not to apply to minors.                    Mayo
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
HB 318  Children; prohibit from working after 10:00 p.m. on       Mayo
        school nights during scholastic year.                  
           01/03 (H) Referred To Labor
HB 319  Military veterans; provide for screening of certain who   Mayo
        may have been exposed to depleted uranium.             
           01/03 (H) Referred To Military Affairs;Public Health and Human Services
HB 320  Open Lawyers Fees Act; create.                            Denny
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 321  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Denny
        increase without referendum approval.                  
           01/03 (H) Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 322  Low income housing; remove certain provision relating     Cummings
        to the manner of appraisal.                            
           01/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 323  Teachers and assistant teachers; increase salaries.       Simpson
           01/03 (H) Referred To Education
HB 324  Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without using   Clarke
        hands-free accessories.                                
           01/03 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 325  Early voting; authorize only in registrar's office not    Brown
        more than 14 days before the day of election.          
           01/03 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 326  Physical education and healthy nutrition instruction;     Clarke
        require in all public school kindergarten classes.     
           01/03 (H) Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services
HB 327  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of a           Clarke
        football stadium on campus of Jackson State University.
           01/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 328  Medicaid; provide reimbursement for assisted living       Lane
        services and personal care services.                   
           01/03 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
HB 329  Motor vehicle; unlawful for person under 18 to ride in    Mayo
        portion not designed for passengers.                   
           01/03 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 330  Schools; require teaching of reading in Grades 1-3 for    Martinson
        three hours each day.                                  
           01/03 (H) Referred To Education
HB 331  Homeowners insurance policies; require to be printed in   Guice
        at least twelve-point type.                            
           01/03 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 332  Professional licenses; suspend for default on             Howell
        educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           01/03 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 333  Indecent exposure; revise penalties.                      Zuber
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 334  School enrollment; allow exception to age requirements    Brown
        when parents of certain minors are deployed.           
           01/03 (H) Referred To Education
HB 335  Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark  revenue   Morris
        from increase for certain purposes.                    
           01/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 336  Tax levy to support schools; authorize levying            Chism
        authority to veto school board request for increase up 
        to seven percent.                                      
           01/03 (H) Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 337  Insurance claims; require settlement within 90 days of    Fleming
        filing claims.                                         
           01/03 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 338  Wages; require Mississippi employers to pay wages of no   Fleming
        less than 15% above federal minimum wage.              
           01/03 (H) Referred To Labor
HB 339  Fair Pay Act of 2007; create.                             Fleming
           01/03 (H) Referred To Labor
HB 340  Antlerless deer; delete prohibition against nonresident   McBride
        killing.                                               
           01/03 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 341  Gasoline excise tax; eliminate evaporation deduction      Franks
        allowed distributors of gasoline.                      
           01/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 342  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers who purchase     Franks
        new hybrid electric vehicles.                          
           01/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 343  Income tax; provide a credit for sales tax paid on        Simpson
        sales of certain food.                                 
           01/03 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 344  Assistant district attorneys; provide additional two in   Mayhall
        all circuit court districts.                           
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 345  Pretrial intervention; correct internal reference.        Moak
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 346  Criminal procedure; clarify expunction when               Moak
        court-imposed conditions are completed or cases are    
        dismissed.                                             
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 347  Pretrial intervention program; revise to provide          Moak
        keeping of nonpublic records for subsequent            
        proceedings.                                           
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Corrections
HB 348  County grand jury; allow to remand cases to justice or    Moak
        municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 349  Tobacco education, prevention and cessation program;      Bondurant
        provide for.                                           
           01/03 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
HC  16  Slavery and plan of reparation; request Congress to       Fleming
        establish commission to study.                         
           01/03 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  17  Amend Constitution; elect State Superintendent of         Moore
        Public Education.                                      
           01/03 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  18  Amend Constitution; restrict use of eminent domain.       Evans
           01/03 (H) Referred To Constitution
HR   2  African-American History Year; recognize 2007 as the      Malone
        year in Mississippi.                                   
           01/03 (H) Referred To Rules
HR   3  House Rules; amend to allow conference reports to be      Moore
        read in full before adoption.                          
           01/03 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 246  Bonds; authorize for IHL and community/junior college     Watson
        capital improvements and other purposes.               
           01/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 300  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Blackmon
           01/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



House: Floor Actions

HB 300  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Blackmon
           01/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/03 (H) Amended
           01/03 (H) Passed As Amended



Senate: Introductions

SB2101  Electric utilities; give credit to customers who          Butler
        generate electricity.                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2102  Local governments; revise amount that may be offered as   Flowers
        a reward for information.                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2103  Tuition-free attendance at any state IHL or community     Butler
        college; authorize for Mississippi residents 65 or     
        over.                                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2104  Ad valorem taxes; remove the provision that prescribes    Davis
        the manner in which affordable rental housing must be  
        appraised.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2105  School employment procedures law; reduce probationary     Jordan
        period for certified employees.                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2106  Environment; encourage Leadership in Energy and           Thomas
        Environmental Design (LEED) standards in public        
        buildings.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Public Property
SB2107  Pharmaceutical Marketing Disclosure Law; enact.           Williamson
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2108  Misdemeanor; cannot waive right to trial by jury by       Williamson
        misrepresentation in a contract.                       
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2109  Health insurance policies; require coverage for           Williamson
        colorectal cancer examinations.                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2110  Childhood sexual abuse; extend statute of limitations     Williamson
        for civil suits for damages.                           
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2111  Ad valorem taxation: exempt a portion of the assessed     Williamson
        value of egg houses, pullet houses and broiler houses. 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2112  Franchise tax; increase.                                  Williamson
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2113  Appropriation; Mississippi Commission on the Status of    Williamson
        Women.                                                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2114  Homestead exemption; provide for certain owners of        Wilemon
        manufactured homes or mobile homes.                    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2115  School-sponsored athletic programs; any student           Wilemon
        maintaining passing grades may participate.            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2116  Clinical trials of drugs; require results to be           Wilemon
        registered with health care providers.                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Public Health and Welfare
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2118  New hires reported to the Department of Human Services;   Nunnelee
        revise definition of employer required to report.      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2119  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
        Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2121  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         King
        voting.                                                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2122  Transportation; allocate certain fines collected by       Williamson
        MDOT to the Local System Road Program.                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2123  Public assistance benefits; require applicants to         Flowers
        verify United States citizenship or lawful presence to 
        qualify.                                               
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2124  Disability retirement; members may refile if their        Thomas
        disability worsens after a denial of disability        
        retirement benefits.                                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2125  Perjury; create offense in official matters.              Thomas
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2126  Mode of transportation; ensure equal access to public     Dearing
        accommodations.                                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2127  School term; cannot begin more than 14 days before        Williamson
        Labor Day.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2128  4-H Club; clarify use of Madison County demonstration     Thomas
        camp.                                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2129  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Dearing
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2130  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           01/03 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
SB2131  Department of Transportation; require placement of        Dearing
        markers on rights-of-way memorializing vehicle         
        accidental death.                                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
SB2132  Bill of rights for patients and residents of health       Dearing
        care facilities; provide.                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2133  Criminal investigators; allow certain DA's to appoint     Dearing
        additional.                                            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2134  Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation       Dearing
        bonds for improvement to the Natchez Institute school  
        building.                                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2135  Insurance agents; exempt age 65 or older from             Dearing
        continuing education requirements.                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2136  Preparation of the Executive Budget and Legislative       Dearing
        Budget; change procedures.                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2137  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Thomas
        renovation of the Oakes African-American Cultural      
        Center.                                                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2138  Bonds; issue state g.o. bonds for a recreational          Thomas
        facility for the Flora-Magnolia Heights area in Madison
        County.                                                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2139  Distinctive motorcycle license tag; provide for           Dearing
        issuance to fire fighters and retired fire fighters.   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2140  School bus seat belt requirements; SDE shall adopt        Michel
        minimum standards.                                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
        marketable title.                                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2142  Failure to stop or yield right-of-way; prescribe          Dearing
        penalties whenever injury or death results.            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2143  Establishment of local school board member as an          Thomas
        appointive or elected office; authorize referendum     
        pursuant to petition of electors.                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2144  Property; authorize land exchange between North Pike      Dearing
        School District and Southwest  Mississippi Community   
        College.                                               
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2145  Service of process; crime to make false return.           Thomas
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2146  Corrections; create task force to study long-term         Dearing
        prisoners.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2147  Visitation; require for noncustodial parents concurrent   Dearing
        with order of child support.                           
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A
SB2148  Property/casualty insurance agents; require continuing    Dearing
        education in flood insurance.                          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2149  District attorneys; authorize additional assistant for    Dearing
        14th circuit.                                          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2150  Eminent domain; restrict cities' authority to exercise.   Dearing
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2151  Justice court; clarify criminal jurisdiction.             Dearing
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2152  Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.            Ross
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2153  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain clothing   Michel
        during the last weekend in July.                       
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2154  Eminent domain; public entities may proceed only under    Harden
        state law.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2155  Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize           Harden
        one-time payment by school district.                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2156  Justice court; revise training, jurisdictional limits     Tollison
        and make part of judicial branch.                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2157  Gun shows; prohibit attendance by certain minors          Harden
        without a parent or legal guardian.                    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2159  Unemployment compensation benefits; eliminate one-week    Harden
        waiting period for eligibility.                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2160  Emergency 911 Board of Commissioners; revise              Harden
        composition and duties.                                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2161  School district; elect members of all school boards in    Harden
        2009.                                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2162  Practice of barbering; make technical amendments to       Thomas
        licensure law.                                         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2163  School districts provide an annual report of teacher      Harden
        vacancies to the SBE and the Legislature; require.     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2164  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans to applicants agreeing to teach in     
        public schools or universities.                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2165  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2166  Election; prohibit convicted felons from voting.          Nunnelee
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2167  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Nunnelee
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2168  Workers' compensation; injured employee may select        Harden
        specialists who provide type of treatment prescribed.  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2169  Voter; define all convicted felons as not qualified.      Harden
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2170  Study selection and governance structures of local        Harden
        school boards; create task force.                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2171  Personal care homes; create program of Medicaid           Harden
        assistance payments for.                               
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2172  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and       Harden
        while student teaching; authorize.                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2173  Mississippi Department of Labor and Commissioner of       Harden
        Labor; establish.                                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
SB2174  Federal funds for "at-risk" youth mentoring programs;     Nunnelee
        Department of Human Services is sole administrator of. 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2175  Presumption of death; revise in event of mass             Nunnelee
        casualties.                                            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2176  Agreement between child development tech programs at      Harden
        the community colleges and the universities; require.  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2177  Medical psychologist; enact prescription privileges for   Thames
        credentialed psychologists.                            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2178  Health insurers; require coverage for injuries from       Dearing
        participation in certain legal activities.             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2179  Justifiable force; provide immunity from civil suit.      White
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2180  Accumulated personal leave; authorize transfer between    Harden
        state and county agencies.                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2181  Campaign finance disclosure; failure to receive notice    Harden
        of late filing may mitigate civil fine.                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2182  Authority of law enforcement officers to carry            Nunnelee
        firearms; clarify status of State Board of Pharmacy    
        employees.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division B
SB2183  Social workers in school districts; provide MAEP funds    Harden
        for.                                                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2184  Damages; technical correction for punitive.               White
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2185  Long-term care insurance; design plan for state           Dearing
        employees/provide tax credit for premium.              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance;Finance
SB2186  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board;        Dearing
        design plan for long-term care insurance.              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2187  Consumer collection agencies; require registration and    Harden
        prohibit certain acts.                                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Judiciary, Division A
SB2188  Pawnshops; prohibit dealing in handguns.                  Harden
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2189  Ad valorem tax: authorize partial exemption for           Carmichael
        agricultural land that is converted to a residential   
        use.                                                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2190  State income tax credit; authorize for portion of         Burton
        premium paid for long-term care insurance.             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2191  Workplace medical services and transportation under       Harden
        Workers' Compensation Law; require.                    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2192  Office of Occupational Safety and Health; State           Harden
        Department of Health shall establish.                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2193  PERS; provide for a retiree health insurance plan to      Thomas
        take effect January 1, 2008, and subsidize 50% of the  
        cost.                                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2194  Alcoholic beverage; clarify prohibition against sale of   Wilemon
        on the campus of any community college, junior college 
        or university.                                         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2195  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for repair and renovation of      Thomas
        the Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City.            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2196  Sales tax exemption; Ducks Unlimited fund-raising         Dearing
        purchases.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2197  Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP); create.        Harden
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2198  Bonds; issue for Americans with Disabilities Act          Harden
        compliance and repair and renovation of facilities at  
        JSU.                                                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2199  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of        
        creditable service.                                    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2200  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain foods for       Harden
        human consumption.                                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2201  State income tax credit for out-of-pocket classroom       Harden
        supply expenditures made by public school teachers.    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2202  Retirement; retirees may be reemployed for 195 days per   Harden
        fiscal year.                                           
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2203  Joe N. Spencer; restore suffrage.                         White
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2204  Physicians; require to accept health insurance coverage   Harden
        of active duty military personnel.                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2205  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
        restrictions.                                          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SB2206  Organ/tissue donor protocol; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2207  Prohibit any university or college from charging fee      Nunnelee
        for handicapped parking at athletic or extracurricular 
        events.                                                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2208  Driver's license; no suspension of jail time for          Nunnelee
        driving with suspended or revoked license.             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2209  Minors; notify DA when conception is due to rape or       Nunnelee
        sexual battery.                                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A
SB2210  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Nunnelee
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2211  District attorneys; clarify amount of office operating    Thames
        allowance for each assistant.                          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2212  Illegitimate births; repeal misdemeanor for second or     Nunnelee
        subsequent.                                            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2213  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Robertson
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2214  Retirement; authorize employers to make contributions     Robertson
        on behalf of employees to the PERS Deferred            
        Compensation Plan.                                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2215  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; authorize credit for        Kirby
        national guardsmen and reservists.                     
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2216  Mississippi Civil Rights Museum; create under authority   Harden
        of Department of Archives and History/issue bonds to   
        construct.                                             
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2217  Chancery clerks; increase fees charged for filing each    Thames
        notice of lien.                                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2218  Chancery clerks; increase fees for collection of          Thames
        delinquent taxes/examining property records.           
           01/03 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SC 511  Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.      Harden
           01/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 512  Commend life and career of John F. Shirley, Sr.           Carmichael
           01/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 513  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant Robert   Carmichael
        L. Love, Jr.                                           
           01/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SN   1  George F. Walker, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Mississippi    LT. GOVERNOR
        Industries For The Blind, term begins immediately and  
        will end July 1, 2008.                                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   2  Dr. Olen Wayne (Wayne) Gann, Corinth, Mississippi,        LT. GOVERNOR
        State Board of Education, nine-year term beginning on  
        July 1, 2006.                                          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Education
SN   3  Alyssa Ann Farmer, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi      LT. GOVERNOR
        Commission on the Status of Women, term begins         
        immediately and ends on June 30, 2008.                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SN   4  Catherine (Cathy) Jones, Starkville, Mississippi, Board   LT. GOVERNOR
        of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and       
        Family Therapists, four-year term beginning July 1,    
        2006 and ending  June 30, 2010.                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   5  Spence Mike Dye, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Home   LT. GOVERNOR
        Corporation, term begins immediately and will end June 
        30, 2010.                                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SN   6  Brad Bean, Liberty, Mississippi, Board of Animal          GOVERNOR
        Health, unexpired term ending July 31, 2009,           
        representing  dairy producers, vice Max Anderson.      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SN   7  Vernon Lowell Asper, Diamondhead, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources as a member 
        of an incorporated nonprofit environmental             
        organization, four-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and
        ending June 30, 2010.                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SN   8  James M. (Jimmy) Taylor, Biloxi, Mississippi,             GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources as a charter
        boat operator, four-year term beginning July 1, 2006   
        and ending June 30, 2010.                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SN   9  Brad Mooney Bounds, Philadelphia, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, six-year term
        ending March 31, 2012.                                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SN  10  Joe L. (Jody) Bryan, Starkville, Mississippi, Veterans    GOVERNOR
        Home Purchase Board as an at-large member, four-year   
        term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2010.  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs
SN  11  Bethany Jackson (Beth) Bryant, Brandon, Mississippi,      GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women as a     
        single mother, four-year term beginning  July 1, 2006  
        and ending June 30, 2010.                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  12  William Ward (Bill) Canon, Columbus, Mississippi, Board   GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Prison Industries Act Corporation, 
        four-year term ending May 5, 2010, representing  an    
        at-large seat.                                         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Corrections
SN  13  James Lamar Cummins, Jr., Leland, Mississippi, Board of   GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory as a certified wildlife and fisheries        
        biologist, two-year term ending June 30, 2008.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN  14  Rebecca Nelms (Becky) Currie, Brookhaven, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Board of Nursing as an RN in clinical      
        practice, four-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and    
        ending June 30, 2010.                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  15  William Gil Davis, Newton, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Optometry, five-year term beginning June 20, 2006 and  
        ending June 19, 2011, representing the Third           
        Congressional District.                                
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  16  Dr. Stanley Randall (Randy) Easterling, Vicksburg,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, State Board of Medical Licensure, six-year
        term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2012,  
        representing the First Supreme Court District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  17  Anita C. (Nita) Griffith, Cleveland, Mississippi,         GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Real Estate Appraisal Licensing and        
        Certification Board, four-year term ending December 31,
        2009, representing  the Second Congressional District. 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  18  Dr. John Edward Hill, Tupelo, Mississippi, State Board    GOVERNOR
        of Health, six-year term ending June 30, 2012.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  19  Thomas Edward (Ed) Hill, Grenada, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi State Board of Nursing Home Administrators 
        as a licensed and practicing nursing home              
        administrator, four-year term ending  June 25, 2010.   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  20  Benjamin T. (Ty) Hubbard, Oxford, Mississippi, State      GOVERNOR
        Board of Optometry, five-year term ending June 20,     
        2010, representing  the First Congressional District.  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  21  Henry Bane (Bubba) Hudspeth, Louisville, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        State Board of Community and Junior Colleges, unexpired
        term ending June 30, 2008, representing the Third      
        Congressional District, vice Denver Brackeen.          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  22  Randall Johnson, Noxapater, Mississippi, Board of         GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act     
        Corporation, four-year term ending May 5, 2010,        
        representing an at-large seat.                         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Corrections
SN  23  Robert E. Jones, Madison, Mississippi, State Personnel    GOVERNOR
        Board, unexpired term ending June 30, 2007,            
        representing the at-large seat, vice Samuel Tom Hall.  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  24  John R. (Johnny) Junkin, II, Natchez, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Workers' Compensation Commission as an attorney at law 
        of recognized ability, unexpired term ending January 1,
        2007, vice Lydia Quarles.                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SN  25  John R. (Johnny) Junkin, II, Natchez, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Workers' Compensation Commission as an attorney at law 
        of recognized ability, six-year term beginning January 
        1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2012.                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Insurance
SN  26  Dr. Lucius Marion (Luke) Lampton, Magnolia,               GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, State Board of Health, six-year term      
        beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2012,       
        representing the Third Congressional District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  27  Emmette Bruce Martin, Meridian, Mississippi, State        GOVERNOR
        Board of Community and Junior Colleges, six-year term  
        beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2012,       
        representing the Third Congressional District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  28  Dr. William Sumners (Bill) Mayo, Oxford, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        State Board of Medical Licensure, six-year term        
        beginning July 1, 2006  and ending June 30, 2012,      
        representing the Third Supreme Court District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  29  Judy M. McPeters, Corinth, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Funeral Services as a funeral director, unexpired term 
        ending June 30, 2006, representing the Third Supreme   
        Court District.                                        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  30  Judy M. McPeters, Corinth, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Funeral Services as a funeral director, four-year term 
        beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2010,       
        representing the Third Supreme Court District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  31  John B. Mitchell, Corinth, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Registration for Foresters, five-year term beginning   
        July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2011, representing the
        North East Forestry Commission Distirct.               
           01/03 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN  32  Mariel Wayne Mitchell, Belmont, Mississippi, State        GOVERNOR
        Board of Funeral Services as a public at-large member, 
        unexpired term ending June 30, 2009, vice W. E. Clower.
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  33  Samuel Wesley (Sam) Moore, III, Brandon, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries
        Act Corporation, unexpired term ending May 5, 2007,    
        representing the marketing industry, vice Money Powell.
           01/03 (S) Referred To Corrections
SN  34  Jerry Thomas Munro, Ocean Springs, Mississippi,           GOVERNOR
        Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, unexpired 
        term ending  June 30, 2008, representing the Fifth     
        Congressional District, vice Webb Lee.                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SN  35  Merlene B. Myrick, Bogue Chitto, Mississippi,             GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Board of Nursing as a RN in clinical       
        practice with a BS, four-year term beginning July 1,   
        2006 and ending June 30, 2010.                         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  36  Leslie Ryland North, Gulfport, Mississippi, Mississippi   GOVERNOR
        Real Estate Appraisal Licensing and Certification      
        Board, four-year term ending December 31, 2009.        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  37  John Bernard (Johnny) Perkins, Brookhaven, Mississippi,   GOVERNOR
        State Board of Mental Health, seven-year term          
        beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2013,       
        representing the Fourth Congressional District.        
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  38  Felix Edwin (Ed) Perry, Oxford, Mississippi, State        GOVERNOR
        Board of Community and Junior Colleges, six-year term  
        beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2012,       
        representing the First Congressional District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  39  Melinda Walls Pilkinton, Columbus, Mississippi, Board     GOVERNOR
        of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family
        Therapists as a licensed social worker, four-year term 
        ending June 30, 2010.                                  
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  40  Kristi R. Plotner, Madison, Mississippi, Board of         GOVERNOR
        Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family   
        Therapists as a licensed social worker, four-year term 
        ending  June 30, 2010.                                 
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  41  Jerry D. (Dean) Worsham, Jr., Oxford, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and 
        Family Therapists as a marriage and family therapist,  
        four-year term ending June 30, 2010.                   
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  42  Charles Randall (Randy) Rice, Sumrall, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        State Board of Registration for Foresters, five-year   
        term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2011,  
        representing the South East Forestry Commission        
        District.                                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN  43  Deborah G. (Debbie) Ricks, Booneville, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Board of Nursing as a nurse educator,      
        four-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June  
        30, 2010.                                              
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  44  Clinton Crawford (Clint) Rounsaville, Brookhaven,         GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, State Board of Registration for Foresters,
        unexpired term ending June 30, 2008, representing the  
        South West Forestry Commission District.               
           01/03 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN  45  Kelly Scott Segars, Sr., Iuka, Mississippi, State Board   GOVERNOR
        of Health as a non-healthcare professional, six-year   
        term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2012,  
        representing the First Congressional District.         
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  46  Henry L. Thomas, Moselle, Mississippi, State Board of     GOVERNOR
        Community and Junior Colleges, six-year term beginning 
        July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2012, representing the
        Fifth Congressional District.                          
           01/03 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  47  Waymon Dudley Tigrett, Brandon, Mississippi, State        GOVERNOR
        Board of Pharmacy, five-year term beginning July 1,    
        2006 and ending June 30, 2011, representing Post 3.    
           01/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  48  Walter R. Tucker, Brandon, Mississippi, Crime Stoppers    GOVERNOR
        Advisory Council, two-year ending June 30, 2008.       
           01/03 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SN  49  John Franklin Turner, Leakesville, Mississippi, Board     GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act  
        Corporation, four-year ending May 5, 2010, representing
        an at-large seat.                                      
           01/03 (S) Referred To Corrections

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:23.



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