Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/26/2007



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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, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, 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, Stevens, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--119.
      Absent--Markham, Mayo. Total--2.
       Vacancies--1.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, 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--50.
      Absent--Clarke, Doxey. Total--2.




House: Double Referred Reports

SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/26 (H) DR - TSDPAA: WM To AG



House: Committee Reports

SB2056  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one office for the same        
        election.                                              
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2090  License tags; authorize for various organizations.        Gordon
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2262  Charitable contributions; American Legion and Veterans    King
        of Foreign Wars may utilize nonmembers in bingo and be 
        exempt from registration.                              
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2342  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Hyde-Smith
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2497  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program & Job         Robertson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2508  CAP loan program; extend repeal date on authority of      Robertson
        MDA to utilize for certain expenses.                   
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2535  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Robertson
        certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.    
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2982  County hospitals; establish minimum qualifications for    Browning
        trustees.                                              
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2988  Criminal background checks; require for applicants for    Burton
        licensure by Board of Medical Licensure.               
           02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 238  Appropriation; Department of Education - General          Brown
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           02/26 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Brown,Myers



House: Referred Other House

SB3171  Bonds; increase the amount that may be issued for the     Robertson
        small municipalities and Limited Population Counties   
        Fund.                                                  
           02/26 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3186  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to    Harden
        the Jackson Zoo.                                       
           02/26 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SC 553  Designate March 2007 as "Women's History Month in         Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 575  Recognizing February as National "Black History Month."   Jackson (11th)
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 577  Commend USM "Golden Eagles" Football Team and Coach       Hewes
        Jeff Bower for post-season success.                    
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 578  Commend South Pike High School Weightlifting Team for     Butler
        State Championship.                                    
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 579  Commend Officer Roxy Wallace, GEO Group, Inc. (North      Carmichael
        America) "Employee of the Year" for 2006.              
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 580  Commend the life of L. J. Martin, Sr., first              Butler
        African-American to run for municipal office in        
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 581  Commend Pearl High School Boys Soccer Team for winning    Kirby
        third consecutive State Championship.                  
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 582  Commend life of former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs.          Hewes
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 583  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant          Moffatt
        Terrence Dunn.                                         
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 584  Commend Warden Lepher Jenkins, GEO Group "Warden of the   Doxey
        Year" for 2006.                                        
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 585  Salute and honor the memory of the five agents of the     Tollison
        MBN who have lost their lives in the line of duty since
        1971.                                                  
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 586  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sgt. Carl Seigart.      Lee (47th)
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 587  Designate April 1-7, 2007, as "Junior Auxiliary Week"     White
        in the State of Mississippi.                           
           02/26 (H) Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SB3206  City of Ocean Springs; authorize a tax on sales of        Moffatt
        prepared food and drink at restaurants and bars.       
           02/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3207  City of Pontotoc; extend the repeal date on local         Browning
        hotel, motel and restaurant tax.                       
           02/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SC 589  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sergeant 1st Class      White
        William Spillers.                                      
           02/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 590  Commend MAGPA and designate March 2007 at "Purchasing     Burton
        Month" in Mississippi.                                 
           02/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  78  Dr. David Hughes McElreath, Oxford, Mississippi, Crime    GOVERNOR
        Stoppers Advisory Council, two-year term ending June   
        30, 2008.                                              
           02/26 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SN  79  Franklin Keith (Keith) Davis, Hattiesburg, Mississippi,   GOVERNOR
        State Board of Veterinary Medicine, five-year term     
        ending May 22, 2011, representing the Second Supreme   
        Court District.                                        
           02/26 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SN  80  Willie Glen Sowell, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Forestry Commission, six-year term beginning July 1,   
        2006 and ending June 30, 2012, representing an at-large
        seat.                                                  
           02/26 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN  81  Roger Lee Sinclair, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corporation, six-year term ending     
        March 31, 2012.                                        
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
SN  82  Martin Lamar O'Neal, Perkinston, Mississippi, Board of    GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory as a Mississippi registered forester,        
        three-year term ending June 30, 2009.                  
           02/26 (S) Referred To Forestry



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB   6  Disasters; authorize local governments to enter into      Cummings
        executory contracts for debris removal.                
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To MU
HB 378  Rewards for criminal informants; increase amount          Woods
        counties and municipalities may offer.                 
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDPAA: CA To MU
HB 781  Salaries; allow county and municipal employees to         Robinson (84th)
        receive compensatory pay or time for work on holidays. 
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDPAA: CA To FS
HB 810  Department of Health; authorize purchase of certain       Weathersby
        properties for departmental use.                       
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To AP
HB1097  Poll workers; increase pay.                               Reeves
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDPAA: CA To FS
HB1316  Burial of paupers; counties may use employees and         Holland
        equipment and purchase materials for that purpose.     
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To MU
HB1330  State buildings; revise manner of preplanning public      Moss
        construction projects (PEER).                          
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To FI
HB1425  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Compretta
        to form a district.                                    
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To FI
HB1510  12th Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2007;     Watson
        create.                                                
           02/26 (S) DR - TSDPAA: CR To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 382  State Parole Board; extend repealer on (RP).              Malone
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 405  Bolivar County Regional Facility inmate drug and          Malone
        alcohol program; extend repealer (RP).                 
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 427  Intensive supervision program; prohibit participants of   Malone
        the program from leaving state's jurisdiction.         
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 428  Electronic notice; authorize Department of Corrections    Malone
        to utilize when certain offenders are released.        
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 429  Placement of inmate in pre-release center; allow within   Malone
        one year of earliest release date and allow            
        commissioner's designee to approve of.                 
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 431  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Malone
        entities; extend repealer and add certain fee in lieu  
        of ad valorem taxes on.                                
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 435  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Malone
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 533  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer     Warren
        (RP).                                                  
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 742  Sheriff's office; authorize boards of supervisors to      Akins
        include in budget funds for feeding personnel in       
        emergency operations.                                  
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 766  Restitution centers; extend repealer on authority of      Warren
        counties and municipalities to establish center (RP).  
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 985  Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of   Bailey
        Corrections to contract with Washington, Hinds and     
        Alcorn Counties for.                                   
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1356  Municipal Park Commission; increase maximum number of     McBride
        members; authorize qualified electors of county to     
        serve on.                                              
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1406  Board of directors meetings for Mississippi Prison        Malone
        Industries; remove required attendance for certain     
        officials.                                             
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1410  Mississippi Prison Industries; revise security            Malone
        requirements for certain facilities.                   
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1501  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; revise voting and      Robinson (84th)
        election procedures regarding board members and delete 
        repealer.                                              
           02/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 861  Sales tax; divert portion of certain revenue to Boll      Eaton
        Weevil Management Fund.                                
           02/26 (S) Amended
           02/26 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/26 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1028  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Watson
        of the tax.                                            
           02/26 (S) Passed
           02/26 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1248  Hotel; revise the definition of for certain purposes.     Peranich
           02/26 (S) Amended
           02/26 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           02/26 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
        certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           02/26 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3186  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to    Harden
        the Jackson Zoo.                                       
           02/26 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 704  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Shows
        private carrier of property.                           
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1045  Jobs tax credit for certain permanent businesses; the     Watson
        Chairman of the STC may extend periods in the event of 
        a disaster.                                            
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1585  Income tax; no gain or loss recognized on exchange of     McBride
        property equal in value which is outside the state.    
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1616  Special fuel excise tax; exempt special fuel sold in      Broomfield
        foreign-trade zones to planes for international        
        flights.                                               
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1743  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Watson
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1747  Taxes; impose privilege license tax for special permit    Moak
        to conduct wine tasting events.                        
           02/26 (S) Referred To Finance
HC  63  Charles I. Bradley; commend upon retirement from Jim      Clarke
        Hill High School.                                      
           02/26 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           02/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:24.



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