Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/14/2007



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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, 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--Parker. 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, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--51.
      Absent--Pickering. Total--1.




House: Double Referred Reports

HB1628  Reforestation tax credit; clarify and increase the        Shows
        lifetime maximum amount that may be utilized.          
           02/14 (H) DR - TSDPCS: FO To WM
SB2253  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/14 (H) DR - TSDP: IN To WM
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           02/14 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
SB2621  Workers' Comp; certain benefits shall be paid using       Kirby
        actuarial tables selected by the commission.           
           02/14 (H) DR - TSDP: IN To JA
SB2644  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board; add    Kirby
        directors of JUCO Board and PERS.                      
           02/14 (H) DR - TSDP: IN To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB1650  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1651  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1653  Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1654  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1655  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1657  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1658  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1659  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1660  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1661  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1662  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1663  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1664  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1665  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1666  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1667  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1668  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1669  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1670  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1671  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1672  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1673  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1674  Appropriation; Public Service Commission.                 Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1675  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1676  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1677  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1678  Appropriation; Department of Transportation.              Miles
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1679  Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.              Flaggs
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1680  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1681  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1682  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1683  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1684  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1685  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1686  Appropriation; Office of Indigent Appeals.                Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1687  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Brown
        Television.                                            
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1688  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Brown
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1689  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Warren
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1690  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Warren
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1691  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Broomfield
        Parks.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1692  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Broomfield
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1693  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Broomfield
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1694  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Broomfield
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1695  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1696  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1697  Appropriation; Tobacco Control Commission.                Holland
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1698  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1699  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1700  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1701  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1702  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1704  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Weathersby
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1705  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Weathersby
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  60  Steve Manis; commend on being selected as Instructor of   Zuber
        the Year at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community       
        College.                                               
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  24  Wesley S. Farmer; commend life and acknowledge            Montgomery
        contributions to Mississippi 4-H Clubs.                
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2675  Workers' compensation policies; revise notice of          Kirby
        cancellation requirements.                             
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2809  Auto liability insurance; place lienholder's name or      Kirby
        repairing business on insurance check as payee.        
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 552  Commend Delta State University Head Football Coach Rick   Dearing
        Rhodes.                                                
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Commend Natchez Cathedral High School Football Coach      Dearing
        Ken Beesley on 200th career victory and legacy.        
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Commend State Treasurer Tate Reeves for his election as   Michel
        President of the National Association of State         
        Treasurers (NAST).                                     
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Commend Ole Miss All-American Senior Linebacker Patrick   Michel
        Willis.                                                
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Commend Southaven High School "Chargers" Girls            Flowers
        Volleyball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 558  Commend Robert R. Latham, Jr., for his service as         Fillingane
        Executive Director of MEMA.                            
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Commend the Scholastic Gulf Coast Recovery Initiative     White
        for accomplishments in rebuilding the schools on the   
        Gulf Coast.                                            
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Commend Stewpot Community Services on 25th Anniversary.   Harden
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Commend Franklin County High School "Bulldogs" Football   Dearing
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 564  Commend Weyerhaeuser Company for National Presidential    Butler
        Award for disaster response efforts on Mississippi Gulf
        Coast.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi 4-H.      Hyde-Smith
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Commend New Orleans Saints for remarkable 2006-2007       Hewes
        season.                                                
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  Commend Trinity Episcopal Day School "Saints" Football    Dearing
        Team for State Championship.                           
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 576  Commend life and career of 5-Time Olympian Willye B.      Jordan
        White.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 363  State Board of Contractors; authorize to employ           Guice
        personnel to monitor out-of-state contractors.         
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 364  State Board of Contractors; create registry for           Guice
        complaints.                                            
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 608  Abandoned water wells; authorize counties to expend       Markham
        funds to plug on private property.                     
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 641  Universities and community colleges; authorize            Clark
        gaming-related courses.                                
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 657  Consumer reporting agencies; require to provide           Guice
        consumer a copy of his or her file two times per year. 
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 710  Embezzlement; clarify (AG).                               Franks
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 750  Private Investigators Law; create.                        Malone
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 816  Headlighting; define overt acts and exempt certain        Moak *
        entities.                                              
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1010  Department of Public Safety; authorize to relocate        Weathersby
        certain offices to the Law Enforcement Officers'       
        Training Academy.                                      
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1088  Study Committee on TANF Program; create to study state    Dickson
        program's progress.                                    
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1106  Mayor-Council form of government; revise certain          Watson
        requirements before adjustments in mayor or councilmen 
        salaries can take place.                               
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1144  Universities and colleges; aliens pay out-of-state        Lott
        tuition regardless of domicile and immigration status. 
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1150  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants and to         Reeves
        convey municipal real property under certain           
        circumstances without appraisal notice, bid or         
        consideration.                                         
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1379  Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create.            Lott
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1492  State parks; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may lease      McBride
        certain lands for commercial/residential development.  
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1523  Medical examiners; provide extra fee for preparing SIDS   Holland
        Death Scene Investigation report.                      
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1536  Adoption; revise several provisions relating to.          Holland
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1537  Dual-phase design-build construction; provide procedure   Weathersby
        for procurement and establish procedure for            
        construction managers at risk.                         
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1650  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1651  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1653  Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1654  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1655  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1657  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
           02/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1658  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1659  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1660  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1661  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1662  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1663  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1664  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           02/14 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/14 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           02/14 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/14 (H) Passed
           02/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1665  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1666  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1667  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1668  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1669  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1670  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1671  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1672  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1673  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1674  Appropriation; Public Service Commission.                 Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1675  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1676  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1677  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1678  Appropriation; Department of Transportation.              Miles
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1679  Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.              Flaggs
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1680  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1681  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/14 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           02/14 (H) Amendment Ruled Improper
           02/14 (H) Passed
           02/14 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1682  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1683  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1684  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1685  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1686  Appropriation; Office of Indigent Appeals.                Coleman (29th)
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1687  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Brown
        Television.                                            
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1688  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Brown
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1689  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Warren
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1690  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Warren
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1691  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Broomfield
        Parks.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1692  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Broomfield
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1693  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Broomfield
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1694  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Broomfield
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1695  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1696  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1697  Appropriation; Tobacco Control Commission.                Holland
           02/14 (H) Amended
           02/14 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1698  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1699  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Eaton
        Foresters.                                             
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1700  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1701  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1702  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1704  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Weathersby
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1705  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Weathersby
           02/14 (H) Passed
HB1706  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        building; FY08.                                        
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1707  Appropriation; Archives and History; additional for       Flaggs
        Civil Rights Museum for FY2007 and FY2008.             
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  55  Brandon High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning    Baker (74th)
        Class 5A Large Varsity State Competition.              
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  59  Phi Theta Kappa; commend the All-Mississippi Academic     Young
        Team.                                                  
           02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2020  Justice court; revise.                                    Flowers
           02/14 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Judiciary A
SB2021  Products liability; provide exclusive remedy.             Ross
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2055  Retirement; earned compensation of member of the          Ross
        Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all        
        remuneration except mileage.                           
           02/14 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2081  Public meetings; revise requirements for public body to   Lee (35th)
        conduct teleconference meetings.                       
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2090  License tags; authorize for various organizations.        Gordon
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
        marketable title.                                      
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2217  Chancery clerks; increase fees charged for filing each    Thames
        notice of lien.                                        
           02/14 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2218  Chancery clerks; increase fees for collection of          Thames
        delinquent taxes/examining property records.           
           02/14 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2242  Medicaid program; prescribe reimbursement rate for        Nunnelee
        dental services.                                       
           02/14 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
SB2265  Law enforcement officers; immunity when escorting         Gollott
        funeral procession.                                    
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2268  Sheriffs and constables; increase fees charged for        Thames
        service of process.                                    
           02/14 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2342  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Hyde-Smith
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           02/14 (H) Referred To Agriculture
SB2350  MS Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; extend repealer      Mettetal
        and make various amendments.                           
           02/14 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services;Judiciary A
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2391  Abortions; clarify judicial waiver of parental consent    Fillingane
        for minors, and when Roe v. Wade is overruled, prohibit
        all abortions with limited exceptions.                 
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2399  Income tax; require employers to withhold compensation    Ross
        reported on Form 1099 under certain circumstances.     
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2416  Adult foster care facilities; define for licensure        Burton
        purposes and authorize Medicaid pilot program.         
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
SB2457  Alcohol and drug; treatment discretionary with judge,     Doxey
        inmate to pay cost, revise DUI license reinstatement.  
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2476  Cemeteries; enact access law.                             Doxey
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           02/14 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2482  Outside attorney fees; require review of certain          Ross
        contracts for.                                         
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2512  Criminal records; presumption of admissible, enable       Albritton
        data sharing.                                          
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2524  MS Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman of the      Robertson
        Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements in    
        case of a natural disaster.                            
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2547  Elected judiciary and district attorneys; increase        Gordon
        salaries of.                                           
           02/14 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           02/14 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Judiciary B
SB2571  Chancery clerks; clarify fees charged for recording       Thames
        certain documents.                                     
           02/14 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2577  Factory-Built Homes Law; define "modular home             Kirby
        contractor" and provide license fee.                   
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           02/14 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2617  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Burton
        voting.                                                
           02/14 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           02/14 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2641  Telecommunication Conference and Training Center;         Gordon
        transfer administration to DFA.                        
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2688  Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased.    Tollison
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
SB2737  Tax Increment Financing Act; a developer may be           Clarke
        reimbursed for private portion of a project if         
        municipality makes certain findings.                   
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2746  Public Accountancy Board; provide minimum ownership       Clarke
        requirements for CPA firms, authorize civil penalty.   
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2769  Group purchasing programs; authorize universities to      Thames
        participate in.                                        
           02/14 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2774  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Pickering
        County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway".         
           02/14 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2783  Deer; revise minimum antler restrictions for hunting.     Posey
           02/14 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2785  Wildlife; authorize the issuance of multiyear licenses.   Posey
           02/14 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2786  Wildlife; consolidate wildlife laws pertaining to wild    Posey
        hogs.                                                  
           02/14 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2795  Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.              Nunnelee
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2801  Informed consent for an abortion; require a sonogram      Nunnelee
        and auscultation of fetal heart tone.                  
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2804  Parole; provide that first-time offenders for selling     Doxey
        drugs may be eligible for parole.                      
           02/14 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2809  Auto liability insurance; place lienholder's name or      Kirby
        repairing business on insurance check as payee.        
           02/14 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2810  Sales tax; revise definitions regarding                   Robertson
        telecommunications services.                           
           02/14 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2831  Elections; revise the date for runoff election for        Burton
        certain offices.                                       
           02/14 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2838  Used motor vehicle dealers; require certain educational   White
        requirements prior to licensing.                       
           02/14 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
SB2851  State building code law; make various amendments to.      Chaney
           02/14 (H) Referred To Insurance;County Affairs
SB2883  Wildlife; prescribe elements constituting headlighting    Posey
        of deer.                                               
           02/14 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2897  Government contracts; require labor to be performed by    Kirby
        U.S. citizens or legal aliens.                         
           02/14 (H) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
SB2905  Uniform Securities Law; revise.                           Morgan
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2997  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Robertson
        certain incentives.                                    
           02/14 (H) Referred To Tourism;Ways and Means
SB3000  Mortgage lending fraud prosecution; provide surcharge     Mettetal
        to fund.                                               
           02/14 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
SB3005  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer the    Gollott
        Lyman Fish Hatchery to DMR.                            
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Property;Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB3006  Hotels; revise definition.                                Hewes
           02/14 (H) Referred To Tourism;Ways and Means
SB3011  Private roads; require most direct and unobtrusive        Gollott
        route.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB3024  Center of Excellence at Blair E. Batson Hospital for      Burton
        Children; UMC establish and support through MCI        
        settlement funds.                                      
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
SB3025  Corrections; person guilty of manslaughter, burglary or   Walley
        DUI not eligible for trusty reduction of sentence.     
           02/14 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB3028  Vehicle Protection Product Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/14 (H) Referred To Transportation;Judiciary A
SB3036  Domestic violence; revise protective orders.              Dawkins
           02/14 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           02/14 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB3053  Public property; DFA shall convey old Farmers Market to   Jackson (32nd)
        UMC, subject to certain conditions.                    
           02/14 (H) Referred To Public Property;Agriculture
SB3060  Appropriation FY08; to DHS to fund Early Learning         Chaney
        Collaborative Act.                                     
           02/14 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SC 576  Commend life and career of 5-Time Olympian Willye B.      Jordan
        White.                                                 
           02/14 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  20  Margaret Ross; commend upon selection as a recipient of   Reynolds
        Newsweek magazine's "Giving Back Award."               
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  21  Lt. Col. Washington DuBois Ross; commend service and      Mayo
        sacrifice of to the state and nation.                  
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 523  Commend South Panola High School Football Team for        Mettetal
        breaking the Mississippi record for consecutive        
        victories & setting new record.                        
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Designate; "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to      Dawkins
        support women's heart disease awareness.               
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 567  Recognize "National Consumer Protection Week" in          Dawkins
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3180  Increase minimum local millage to support MAEP to 35      Robertson
        mills.                                                 
           02/14 (S) Referred To Education;Finance
SB3181  Taxation; increase various taxes.                         Simmons
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3182  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3183  Bonds; issue for grants to faith-based organizations.     Thomas
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3184  Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for            Harden
        furnishing and equipping of Jackson State University   
        School of Engineering.                                 
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3185  Bonds; revise use of bond proceeds for certain projects   Harden
        at Jackson State University.                           
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3186  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to    Harden
        the Jackson Zoo.                                       
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3187  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for Alcorn State       Posey
        University capital improvements.                       
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3188  City of Natchez; authorize the city to expand its water   Dearing
        and sewer system a certain distance outside the city   
        limits.                                                
           02/14 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Public Utilities
SB3189  Taxation; authorize an income tax credit for              Robertson
        installation of energy efficient products in homes.    
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3190  Bonds; increase amount for Bldg. Fund for Arts, Mus. of   Robertson
        Art, Cultural Heritage Preservation Grant Fund, auth.  
        for Jackson Zoo.                                       
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3191  Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general            Robertson
        obligation bonds for mental health facilities.         
           02/14 (S) Referred To Finance
SR   9  Commend Sollie B. Norwood, MDHS, for National Assn. of    Frazier
        State Community Services Programs 2007 "Ann Kagie"     
        Award.                                                 
           02/14 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  10  Commend Ridgeland High School Girls Soccer Team for 5th   Michel
        consecutive State Championship.                        
           02/14 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB1202  CON; issue for construction of acute care hospital in     Dickson
        Kemper County.                                         
           02/14 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
HB1471  Dialysis patients; extend repealer on program that        Reynolds
        provides nonemergency transportation services for      
        certain.                                               
           02/14 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 553  State Board of Health; extend date of repeal on           Warren
        provision which authorizes issuance of restaurant      
        permits (RP).                                          
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 923  Massage therapists; allow state accredited examinations   Wells-Smith
        to be used by the board for licensure purposes.        
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1082  Optometry; renewal registration fees for practice of      Holland
        shall be paid annually instead of biennially.          
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1090  Smoking; Veterans Affairs Board may designate smoking     Rogers (61st)
        areas in state veterans homes.                         
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1227  Management training for community public water system     Robinson (63rd)
        board members; exempt cities with populations of more  
        than 10,000.                                           
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1306  Community hospitals; increase maximum compensation        Watson
        authorized for boards of trustees of certain.          
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 576  Commend life and career of 5-Time Olympian Willye B.      Jordan
        White.                                                 
           02/14 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2054  Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or   Ross
        "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.         
           02/14 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/14 (S) Passed
           02/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2065  Bonds; authorize the issuance of additional g.o. bonds    Hyde-Smith
        for construction of a National Guard Readiness Center  
        in Monticello.                                         
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB2189  Ad valorem tax: authorize partial exemption for           Carmichael
        agricultural land that is converted to a residential   
        use.                                                   
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB2224  Homestead exemption; authorize for persons who lease      Nunnelee
        land from a community land trust.                      
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB2351  Tax increment financing; governing bodies may levy        Chaney
        special assessments on redevelopment projects to pay   
        debt service on TIF bonds.                             
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB2387  Sales tax; apartment buildings and condominiums are       Robertson
        subject to the contractors' tax.                       
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB3086  Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing an access      Posey
        road to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant.            
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB3106  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of    Little
        new Museum of Mississippi History.                     
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB3170  Bonds; increase amount issued under the MS Business       Robertson
        Investment Act for loans & grants to cities & counties 
        for infrastructure.                                    
           02/14 (S) Passed
SB3171  Bonds; increase the amount that may be issued for the     Robertson
        small municipalities and Limited Population Counties   
        Fund.                                                  
           02/14 (S) Passed
           02/14 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3172  Bonds; increase amount of bonds issued from Emerging      Robertson
        Crops Fund for minority economic development.          
           02/14 (S) Passed
SC 576  Commend life and career of 5-Time Olympian Willye B.      Jordan
        White.                                                 
           02/14 (S) Adopted
           02/14 (S) Immediate Release
           02/14 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB   6  Disasters; authorize local governments to enter into      Cummings
        executory contracts for debris removal.                
           02/14 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 363  State Board of Contractors; authorize to employ           Guice
        personnel to monitor out-of-state contractors.         
           02/14 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Appropriations
HB 364  State Board of Contractors; create registry for           Guice
        complaints.                                            
           02/14 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 528  Medicaid program; make certain technical amendments       Dedeaux
        regarding administration of.                           
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 608  Abandoned water wells; authorize counties to expend       Markham
        funds to plug on private property.                     
           02/14 (S) Referred To County Affairs
HB 641  Universities and community colleges; authorize            Clark
        gaming-related courses.                                
           02/14 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Finance
HB 657  Consumer reporting agencies; require to provide           Guice
        consumer a copy of his or her file two times per year. 
           02/14 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 680  Small loan lenders and check cashers; provide for         Guice
        alternate charges for certain loans and checks.        
           02/14 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 710  Embezzlement; clarify (AG).                               Franks
           02/14 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 750  Private Investigators Law; create.                        Malone
           02/14 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 816  Headlighting; define overt acts and exempt certain        Moak *
        entities.                                              
           02/14 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1010  Department of Public Safety; authorize to relocate        Weathersby
        certain offices to the Law Enforcement Officers'       
        Training Academy.                                      
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
HB1088  Study Committee on TANF Program; create to study state    Dickson
        program's progress.                                    
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1106  Mayor-Council form of government; revise certain          Watson
        requirements before adjustments in mayor or councilmen 
        salaries can take place.                               
           02/14 (S) Referred To Municipalities
HB1119  Delinquent water and sewer bills, certain; develop        Robinson (63rd)
        procedure to help collect payment for.                 
           02/14 (S) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1144  Universities and colleges; aliens pay out-of-state        Lott
        tuition regardless of domicile and immigration status. 
           02/14 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1150  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants and to         Reeves
        convey municipal real property under certain           
        circumstances without appraisal notice, bid or         
        consideration.                                         
           02/14 (S) Referred To Municipalities
HB1255  Rural Mississippi Mosquito Abatement Act; create.         Straughter
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1379  Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create.            Lott
           02/14 (S) Referred To Labor
HB1492  State parks; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may lease      McBride
        certain lands for commercial/residential development.  
           02/14 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Appropriations
HB1523  Medical examiners; provide extra fee for preparing SIDS   Holland
        Death Scene Investigation report.                      
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1536  Adoption; revise several provisions relating to.          Holland
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1537  Dual-phase design-build construction; provide procedure   Weathersby
        for procurement and establish procedure for            
        construction managers at risk.                         
           02/14 (S) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
HC  55  Brandon High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning    Baker (74th)
        Class 5A Large Varsity State Competition.              
           02/14 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  56  Weyerhaeuser Company; commend upon receiving the Ron      Mims
        Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.                  
           02/14 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           02/14 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 523  Commend South Panola High School Football Team for        Mettetal
        breaking the Mississippi record for consecutive        
        victories & setting new record.                        
           02/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Designate; "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to      Dawkins
        support women's heart disease awareness.               
           02/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 567  Recognize "National Consumer Protection Week" in          Dawkins
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/14 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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