Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/06/2007



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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, Fillingane, 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, Morgan, 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, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--120.
      Absent--Stevens. Total--1.
       Vacancies--1.
      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: Committee Reports

HC  46  Jumel C. Terry; commend upon being named recipient of     Perkins
        NBCSL's Regis F. Groff Youth Award.                    
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  47  South Panola High School Football Team; commend on        McBride
        breaking the state record for consecutive wins.        
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  49  Dr. William A. Middleton; commend upon being named        Howell
        "Family Physician of the Year."                        
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  50  Puckett High School Wolves Football Team; commend upon    Rotenberry
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  51  Emile L. "Junie" Desporte III; commend life upon his      Janus
        passing.                                               
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  52  State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); urge   Flaggs
        Congress to timely reauthorize.                        
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  20  Margaret Ross; commend upon selection as a recipient of   Reynolds
        Newsweek magazine's "Giving Back Award."               
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  21  Lt. Col. Washington DuBois Ross; commend service and      Mayo
        sacrifice of to the state and nation.                  
           02/06 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB   6  Disasters; authorize local governments to enter into      Cummings
        executory contracts for debris removal.                
           02/06 (H) Passed
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB  11  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Flaggs
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB  80  Concealed weapon permit; revise fee for reserve law       Bondurant
        enforcement officers.                                  
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 334  School enrollment; allow exception to age requirements    Brown
        when parents of certain minors are deployed.           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 378  Rewards for criminal informants; increase amount          Woods
        counties and municipalities may offer.                 
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 443  Circuit court cases; may be remanded to justice or        Moak
        municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 553  State Board of Health; extend date of repeal on           Warren
        provision which authorizes issuance of restaurant      
        permits (RP).                                          
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 571  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Holland
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 572  Dr. Robert C. Khayat; name new building at University     Holland
        of Mississippi School of Law after.                    
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 608  Abandoned water wells; authorize counties to expend       Markham
        funds to plug on private property.                     
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 662  Conspiracy; revise to include law enforcement officers    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 710  Embezzlement; clarify (AG).                               Franks
           02/06 (H) Passed
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 753  Building codes; revise requirements for certain coastal   Frierson
        counties.                                              
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 777  Suffrage; restore to certain honorably discharged         Bailey
        persons.                                               
           02/06 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 782  District attorney's office operating allowance;           Coleman (29th)
        clarify.                                               
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 805  Support staff of Supreme and Appellate Courts; provide    Blackmon
        limitations.                                           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 807  Crime of deprivation of rights under color of law;        Janus
        create.                                                
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 811  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        sublease space in the GM&O Passenger Depot to          
        not-for-profit organizations.                          
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 832  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Brown
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 840  New hires; revise definition of employer required to      Holland
        report to Department of Human Services.                
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 854  Bonds; revise amount of investment required before        Lane
        bonds may be issued for railroad line improvements in  
        certain counties.                                      
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 856  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Robinson (63rd)
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 860  Crimes; revise defacing, removing or destroying signs.    Bailey
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 861  Sales tax; divert portion of certain revenue to Boll      Eaton
        Weevil Management Fund.                                
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 864  Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for           Read
        children of deceased and disabled veterans.            
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 866  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Eaton
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 883  School district programs; delete repealers on certain.    Brown
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
HB 898  Child support; increase civil contempt fines against      Holland
        employers refusing to withhold.                        
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 905  Domestic violence; revise to conform to federal           Coleman (29th)
        requirements (AG).                                     
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 913  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (BLAG).         Simpson
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
        fees (BLAG).                                           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 923  Massage therapists; allow state accredited examinations   Wells-Smith
        to be used by the board for licensure purposes.        
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB 928  Public water systems; extend repealer on requirement to   Holland
        maintain optimum corrosion inhibitor levels.           
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1036  Proceeds for judgment for personal injury; revise         Bailey
        exempt amount.                                         
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1059  Electronic case filing; authorize funding of pilot        Blackmon
        program.                                               
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1065  Absentee ballots; revise where counted.                   Montgomery
           02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1079  Municipalities; authorize to impound/tow vehicles for     Reeves
        failure to pay certain fines or for outstanding        
        warrants.                                              
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1085  Statutes of limitations; revise limitation on actions     Denny
        founded on domestic judgments or decrees.              
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1103  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Watson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1106  Mayor-Council form of government; revise certain          Watson
        requirements before adjustments in mayor or councilmen 
        salaries can take place.                               
           02/06 (H) Passed
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1114  Traffic offenses; authorize $1.00 surcharge in certain    Reeves
        municipalities.                                        
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1126  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Frierson
        by the Department of Marine Resources.                 
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1150  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants and to         Reeves
        convey municipal real property under certain           
        circumstances without appraisal notice, bid or         
        consideration.                                         
           02/06 (H) Passed
           02/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1206  Marine Resources; include law enforcement trainees in     Frierson
        nonstate service classification.                       
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1227  Management training for community public water system     Robinson (63rd)
        board members; exempt cities with populations of more  
        than 10,000.                                           
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1231  Implied consent; revise license suspension to require     Smith (39th)
        completion of MASEP.                                   
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1233  Emerging Crops Fund; authorize loans to agribusinesses    Arinder
        engaged in poultry operations for purposes of upgrades 
        and improvements.                                      
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1252  Roadway/railway crossings; revise procedure for           Davis
        abolishing when roadway vacated; increase penalties for
        certain railroad crimes.                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1267  Autism; create task force to study growing incidence of   Akins
        and ways to improve services.                          
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1271  Vulnerable adults; authorize recovery of treble damages   Holland
        in civil action for taking property of.                
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1303  Weapons; return to owner after dismissal, acquittal of    Banks
        charges.                                               
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1306  Community hospitals; increase maximum compensation        Watson
        authorized for boards of trustees of certain.          
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1316  Burial of paupers; counties may use employees and         Holland
        equipment and purchase materials for that purpose.     
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
        composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1389  Local option and light wine and beer laws; remove         Watson
        certain residency requirements and extend authority of 
        ABC agents to enforce law.                             
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1397  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        exchange property with certain private individuals for 
        Eudora Welty Museum.                                   
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1409  Cigarettes; impose fee on certain manufacturers, revise   Watson
        requirements related to cigarettes in interstate       
        commerce.                                              
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1411  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1444  Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Gregory
        to transfer certain property to State Veterans Affairs 
        Board.                                                 
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1468  Coastal Preserve Timber Account; establish within the     Frierson
        "Mississippi Marine Resources Fund."                   
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1486  Certified public accountants; revise certain provisions   Brown
        regarding.                                             
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1498  Criminal assessment; provide for funding of public        Blackmon
        defender training.                                     
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1501  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; revise voting and      Robinson (84th)
        election procedures regarding board members and delete 
        repealer.                                              
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Amended
           02/06 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1522  Victim Compensation; revise certain laws (AG).            Franks
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed
HB1526  Public Integrity Unit investigations; require             Franks
        defendants convicted as a result to pay certain costs  
        associated with.                                       
           02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (H) Passed



House: Referred Other House

SB2022  Judges; require disclosure of certain gifts from          Ross
        litigants.                                             
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2037  DUI; notify prosecutor of judicial appeal of              Ross
        administrative suspension of license.                  
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2046  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and    Ross
        transfer duties to the Mississippi Development         
        Authority.                                             
           02/06 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
SB2057  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Davis
        prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2076  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of lien      Ross
        satisfaction.                                          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2099  Driver's License; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful, Inc., for litter prevention.                
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           02/06 (H) Referred To Military Affairs
SB2118  New hires reported to the Department of Human Services;   Nunnelee
        revise definition of employer required to report.      
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2206  Organ/tissue donor protocol; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2230  State highway system; add certain segment of Highway      Davis
        301 in DeSoto County.                                  
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2254  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2276  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to purchase     Gollott
        property damage insurance on equipment.                
           02/06 (H) Referred To Marine Resources
SB2290  Pen register; revise venue.                               Tollison
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2320  Registration of professional massage therapists;          Mettetal
        clarify authorized examinations.                       
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2321  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Mettetal
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           02/06 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
SB2324  Repealers on certain school district programs; extend     Chaney
        and make certain revisions for.                        
           02/06 (H) Referred To Education
SB2338  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Chaney
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Education
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           02/06 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2367  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Robertson
        of the tax.                                            
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2395  E911 Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; extend         King
        repealer.                                              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2405  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Robertson
        refuse to issue or revoke permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2415  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
        intermediate license.                                  
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2428  Bureau of Investigation; correct name.                    Tollison
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Marine Resources
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Marine Resources
SB2459  Firearms; additional felony charge for display by a       Lee (35th)
        felon during a felony.                                 
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2461  Charitable organizations; revise amount such              Doxey
        organizations may receive before filing financial      
        statement.                                             
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2470  Firearms; revise possession of by a felon.                Morgan
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2490  Embezzlement; revise.                                     Davis
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2492  Exploitation of children; clarify defenses.               Albritton
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2498  Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office     Robertson
        of the Governor; delete repealer on statutes creating. 
           02/06 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2534  Scenic Streams; Designate Noxubee River in Noxubee        Jackson (32nd)
        County as eligible for nomination to scenic streams    
        program.                                               
           02/06 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2539  Public water systems; remove repealer on requirement      Moffatt
        that optimum level of rust inhibitors be maintained.   
           02/06 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2540  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (Documents of   Ross
        Title).                                                
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2545  Public Defender Task Force; delete repealer.              Tollison
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           02/06 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2589  Corrections; extend repealer on alcohol and drug          Doxey
        program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.           
           02/06 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2616  State Board of Bar Commissioners; revise date of sunset   Doxey
        for.                                                   
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2629  State Board of Optometry; may charge renewal fees         Nunnelee
        annually.                                              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2647  Notaries public; clarify commission of.                   Ross
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2671  Renewal fees charged by the Mississippi Board of          Nunnelee
        Nursing; increase authorized fees.                     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2682  Title Pledge Act; remove repealer on provision            Mettetal
        authorizing audit of licensees.                        
           02/06 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
SB2684  Model business corporation act; revise.                   Ross
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
        fees.                                                  
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2727  Administrative penalty on restaurants by State Board of   Nunnelee
        Health; extend repealer.                               
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2756  Bail; revise.                                             White
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
        certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2825  Sex offender; restrict presence in school zones.          Albritton
           02/06 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2830  Public funds depositories; deposits meet FDIC             Mettetal
        requirements if made upon certain conditions.          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2863  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Nunnelee
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2890  Scenic streams; designate Bogue Chitto River as           Albritton
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           02/06 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2940  Sale of checks law; delete repealer on provision          Mettetal
        authorizing commissioner to audit licensees.           
           02/06 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation;Judiciary A
SB2962  Water districts; clarify incorporation by rural water     Browning
        associations.                                          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2982  County hospitals; establish minimum qualifications for    Browning
        trustees.                                              
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2988  Criminal background checks; require for applicants for    Burton
        licensure by Board of Medical Licensure.               
           02/06 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB3002  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Hewes
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           02/06 (H) Referred To Forestry
SB3010  Liquefied petroleum gas; allow only owner to fill         Cuevas
        container.                                             
           02/06 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB3046  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Michel
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           02/06 (H) Referred To Municipalities



Senate: Introductions

SB3107  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for two community group homes     Jackson (32nd)
        for the Department of Mental Health.                   
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3108  Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Tunica      Jackson (11th)
        County Museum, Inc.                                    
           02/06 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3109  Special fuel excise tax; exempt special fuel sold or      Hewes
        delivered to international trade zones for             
        international flights.                                 
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3110  Bonds; increase the amount of bonds authorized for a      Cuevas
        space, science and education center in Hancock County. 
           02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 568  Designating the third Saturday of June, in 2007 and in    Jackson (11th)
        each succeeding year, as "Juneteenth" Freedom Day in   
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 569  Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi 4-H.      Hyde-Smith
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 570  Commend New Orleans Saints for remarkable 2006-2007       Hewes
        season.                                                
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 571  Urge FEMA to consider needs of children in major          Hewes
        disaster preparedness, response, recovery and          
        mitigation.                                            
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 572  Urge IHL to form a committee to name a building in        Dearing
        honor of Dr. Rudolph Waters on the Campus of Alcorn    
        State University.                                      
           02/06 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SR   8  Commend Mrs. Peggy Caldwell, retiring Executive           Chaney
        Director of Mississippi Counseling Association.        
           02/06 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2021  Products liability; provide exclusive remedy.             Ross
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2029  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase property on    Wilemon
        Woodall Mountain.                                      
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2090  License tags; authorize for various organizations.        Gordon
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2152  Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.            Ross
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2184  Damages; technical correction for punitive.               White
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2211  District attorneys; clarify amount of office operating    Thames
        allowance for each assistant.                          
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2217  Chancery clerks; increase fees charged for filing each    Thames
        notice of lien.                                        
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2218  Chancery clerks; increase fees for collection of          Thames
        delinquent taxes/examining property records.           
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2234  Immunity; expand for AED use and health care providers.   White
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2253  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2266  Insurance producers; provide time limit to appeal         Kirby
        licensing decisions of Commissioner of Insurance.      
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2275  Insurance rebate monies; county must designate fire       Kirby
        investigator and require training.                     
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2365  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Robertson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2368  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Robertson
        revocation of International Fuel Tax Agreement permits.
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2414  Sales tax; increase time within which a demand for        Robertson
        payment of must be made.                               
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2431  Bad check; revise recovery in a civil action.             Tollison
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2488  Receiving stolen property; revise.                        Albritton
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2489  Law enforcement officer and trainee; revise               Albritton
        definitions.                                           
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2495  Appropriation; Mississippi Insurance Department;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2497  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program & Job         Robertson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2509  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Ross
        standards.                                             
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2516  Sheriff's Office; authorize boards of supervisors to      Tollison
        include in budget funds for feeding personnel in       
        emergency operations.                                  
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2535  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Robertson
        certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2547  Elected judiciary and district attorneys; increase        Gordon
        salaries of.                                           
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2559  Oil and Gas Board; technical corrections to procedural    Dearing
        provisions.                                            
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2561  Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Act; revise      Robertson
        the definition of the term "private company."          
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2567  Justice court system; create a task force to study.       Ross
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2568  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; change    Kirby
        repealer to a date certain.                            
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2571  Chancery clerks; clarify fees charged for recording       Thames
        certain documents.                                     
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2572  Mississippi Contract Procurement Center; change name to   Robertson
        the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance       
        Program.                                               
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2577  Factory-Built Homes Law; define "modular home             Kirby
        contractor" and provide license fee.                   
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2631  Surplus property fee and revolving fund; remove           Thames
        repealer.                                              
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2638  Public buildings; revise preplanning requirements for     Jackson (32nd)
        capital improvements projects.                         
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
        Trial Fund implementation.                             
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2658  Director of Office of Purchasing, Travel & Fleet          Thames
        Management; change position to nonstate service.       
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2668  Sex offender registration; revise.                        Tollison
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2675  Workers' compensation policies; revise notice of          Kirby
        cancellation requirements.                             
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2678  Dept. of Archives & History; may sublease space in the    Jackson (32nd)
        GM&O Passenger Depot to not-for-profit organizations.  
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2686  Statewide monetary assessments; revise.                   Ross
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2694  Board of supervisors; revise salary scale in counties     Thames
        with certain acreage owned by federal gov.             
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2744  Local government; prohibit from placing certain           Posey
        restrictions on existing shooting ranges.              
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2754  Law enforcement officer death benefit trust fund;         Gordon
        increase death benefits for officers killed in the line
        of duty.                                               
           02/06 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2764  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Nunnelee
        extend department and reconstitute membership of board.
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Failed
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2772  Stun gun; require permit to possess.                      Davis
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2774  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Pickering
        County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway".         
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2781  Driver's license; revise suspension of due to             Tollison
        nonpayment of fine or failure to appear in response to 
        a citation.                                            
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2822  Elections; authorize early voting.                        Burton
           02/06 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2899  Hunting enclosures; revise penalties for violations.      Posey
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB2915  Special needs children qualified for supplemented         Nunnelee
        benefits by DHS; expand definition.                    
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2935  State Board of Education; shall transfer certain real     Robertson
        property located on North Street to DFA.               
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2986  Agriculture; create Peanut Promotion Board.               Lee (35th)
           02/06 (S) Amended
           02/06 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2990  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Michel
        to form a district.                                    
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB3021  Dept. of Archives & History; may exchange real property   Jackson (32nd)
        for property adjacent to Eudora Welty house.           
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3024  Center of Excellence at Blair E. Batson Hospital for      Burton
        Children; UMC establish and support through MCI        
        settlement funds.                                      
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3028  Vehicle Protection Product Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
SB3048  School for the Blind property; authorize DFA to           Jackson (32nd)
        lease/provide homestead exemption.                     
           02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/06 (S) Passed
           02/06 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           02/06 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3056  Physician assistants; clarify scope of practice and       Nunnelee
        provide immunity for rendering emergency medical care. 
           02/06 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SR   8  Commend Mrs. Peggy Caldwell, retiring Executive           Chaney
        Director of Mississippi Counseling Association.        
           02/06 (S) Adopted
           02/06 (S) Immediate Release



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 557  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Warren
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           02/06 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 819  Mississippi Gulf Producing States Trust Fund; create.     Reeves
           02/06 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Appropriations
HB1065  Absentee ballots; revise where counted.                   Montgomery
           02/06 (S) Referred To Elections



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2754  Law enforcement officer death benefit trust fund;         Gordon
        increase death benefits for officers killed in the line
        of duty.                                               
           02/06 (S) Died In Committee
SB2822  Elections; authorize early voting.                        Burton
           02/06 (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



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 526  Commend life and career of Prentiss Barnes, member of     Dawkins
        "The Moonglows" and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.    
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 527  Expressing the sympathy of the Legislature on the death   Dawkins
        of Ira B. Harkey, Jr.                                  
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 528  Commend Ronny Fore, Director of Legislative Printing,     White
        for national achievement award.                        
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 529  Commend the life and service of U.S. Air Force Captain    Clarke
        Kermit O. Evans.                                       
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 542  Commend Ingomar Coach Norris Ashley for all-time record   Browning
        in Mississippi boys basketball.                        
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 543  Commend military career of Sergeant 1st Class Robert D.   White
        Thornton.                                              
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 546  Commend life of respected Biloxi businessman Emile L.     Gollott
        "Junie" Desporte III.                                  
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 547  Commend Sam Provenza for service to Veterans' Home        Carmichael
        Purchase Board.                                        
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 551  Commend Ingomar High School "Lady Falcons" Softball       Browning
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           02/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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