Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senator Willie Simmons

District 13

As of 12/19/07 at 07:33

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SB2083  Public property; name certain state facilities after      Gordon
 *      deceased legislators.                                  
           04/18 Approved by Governor
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
   %    expire while on federal active duty.                   
           03/08 Approved by Governor
SB2119  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2277  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of four books per school year.          
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2284  Elections; enact Agreement Among the States to Elect      Williamson
        the President by National Popular Vote.                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2289  School social worker; allot adequate education program    Simmons
        funds for.                                             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
 *         04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2337  State income tax credit for purchase of private           Robertson
 *$%    insurance to cover long-term care insurance.           
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
 *      funding for salaries.                                  
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2492  Exploitation of children; clarify defenses.               Albritton
           03/07 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
 *      to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2535  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Robertson
        certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.    
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2557  School district conflict resolution and peer mediation    Simmons
        curricula; prescribe.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2566  Mississippi minimum wage law; enact.                      Simmons
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2688  Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased.    Tollison
 *         03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2689  Murder of Emmett Till; State of Mississippi issues an     Jordan
        official apology for.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2724  Workers' compensation benefit payments; increase          Horhn
        maximum payment period.                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2738  Children's health; fully fund state insurance program     Jordan
        and provide preventive health measures in Delta.       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2739  Delta Regional Marketing Board; create.                   Jordan
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2742  Education in child care facilities; require Department    Jordan
        of Education to establish minimum requirements.        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2751  Cultural tourism in the Delta; create initiatives.        Jordan
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
 *      campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2849  Delta Regional Housing Clearinghouse; create in regard    Jordan
        to efforts to improve housing in Delta region.         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2859  Vaccinations against pneumococcal disease; SBH require    Nunnelee
 *      for children attending day care facilities.            
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2869  Pilot program aimed at preventing teen pregnancy;         Jordan
        implement in East Tallahatchie School District.        
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2930  Workers' compensation disability payments; extend time    Jackson (11th)
        period for receiving.                                  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2968  Youth courts; provide state-funded support staff.         Simmons
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3018  Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of               Simmons
        commemoration not legal holiday.                       
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3040  Delta Revitalization Zone; create and establish           Jordan
   %    economic incentives.                                   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3060  Appropriation FY08; to DHS to fund Early Learning         Chaney
        Collaborative Act.                                     
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3070  Sales tax; exempt sales of materials & equipment used     Robertson
 *$%    to replace or repair buildings or equipment destroyed  
        in disasters.                                          
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB3071  Sales taxation; exempt sales of diabetes monitoring       Davis
  $%    equipment or supplies.                                 
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3086  Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing an access      Posey
 *$%@   road to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant.            
           03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB3093  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety Highway Patrol      Little
        Trooper Training Class, FY2008.                        
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3094  City of Indianola; remove the repeal date on the          Simmons
 * %    Indianola Tourism Commission.                          
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3106  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of    Little
  $%    new Museum of Mississippi History.                     
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3113  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
 *  @      04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3143  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
 *  @   Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           04/25 Approved by Governor
SB3144  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
SB3145  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
 *  @      04/21 Approved by Governor
SB3146  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
 *  @      04/25 Approved by Governor
SB3169  City of Indianola; authorize to fix and collect fees to   Simmons
 * %    provide mosquito and pest control services.            
           04/18 Approved by Governor
SB3171  Bonds; increase the amount that may be issued for the     Robertson
 *$%@   small municipalities and Limited Population Counties   
        Fund.                                                  
           03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB3172  Bonds; increase amount of bonds issued from Emerging      Robertson
 *$%    Crops Fund for minority economic development.          
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB3181  Taxation; increase various taxes.                         Simmons
  $%       02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3186  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to    Harden
 *$%    the Jackson Zoo.                                       
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3187  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for Alcorn State       Posey
  $%    University capital improvements.                       
           02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3197  Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation       Harden
 *$%@   bonds for the Mississippi Children's Museum.           
           03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB3215  Economic Development; authorize incentives for certain    Nunnelee
   %    projects.                                              
           03/02 Approved by Governor
SC 501  Express the sympathy of the Legislature on the death of   Little
        President Gerald R. Ford.                              
           01/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 518  Commend life and artistic contributions of "Godfather     Walls
        of Soul" James Brown.                                  
           01/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 552  Commend Delta State University Head Football Coach Rick   Dearing
        Rhodes.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 553  Designate March 2007 as "Women's History Month in         Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 555  Commend State Treasurer Tate Reeves for his election as   Michel
        President of the National Association of State         
        Treasurers (NAST).                                     
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 556  Commend Ole Miss All-American Senior Linebacker Patrick   Michel
        Willis.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 558  Commend Robert R. Latham, Jr., for his service as         Fillingane
        Executive Director of MEMA.                            
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560  Commend the Scholastic Gulf Coast Recovery Initiative     White
        for accomplishments in rebuilding the schools on the   
        Gulf Coast.                                            
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 561  Commend Stewpot Community Services on 25th Anniversary.   Harden
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 562  Designate April 28 through May 6, 2007, as "National      Burton
        Safe Kids Week" in Mississippi.                        
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Commend Weyerhaeuser Company for National Presidential    Butler
        Award for disaster response efforts on Mississippi Gulf
        Coast.                                                 
           02/22 (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 568  Designating the third Saturday of June, in 2007 and in    Jackson (11th)
        each succeeding year, as "Juneteenth" Freedom Day in   
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 569  Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi 4-H.      Hyde-Smith
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570  Commend New Orleans Saints for remarkable 2006-2007       Hewes
        season.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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.                                      
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Recognizing February as National "Black History Month."   Jackson (11th)
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Commend life and career of 5-Time Olympian Willye B.      Jordan
        White.                                                 
           02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Commend the life of L. J. Martin, Sr., first              Butler
        African-American to run for municipal office in        
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant          Moffatt
        Terrence Dunn.                                         
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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.                                                  
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sgt. Carl Seigart.      Lee (47th)
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 588  Commend Bradford Blackmon for award-winning football      Simmons
        career at St. Andrews High School.                     
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 589  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sergeant 1st Class      White
        William Spillers.                                      
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 591  Commend distinguished public service of Secretary of      Dearing
        State Eric Clark.                                      
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 596  Designate May 25, 2007, as "Mississippi Missing           Burton
        Children's Day."                                       
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 600  Commend life of Chester A. Thigpen, former National and   Thames
        Mississippi Outstanding Tree Farmer.                   
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 603  Commend literary career of Lerone Bennett, Jr.            Jordan
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 604  Designate March 22, 2007, as "Mississippi Water Day       Dawkins
        2007."                                                 
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 606  Commend George Scott, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 608  Commend Robert Brazile, Mississippi Sports Hall of        Michel
        Fame.                                                  
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 609  Commend Jerry Rice, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 615  Commend Jackson State University "Tigers" Boys            Frazier
        Basketball Team for winning SWAC Championship.         
           03/29 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 616  Commend Lanier Basketball Team and Coach Thomas Billups   Frazier
        for 3rd consecutive State Championship and Overall     
        State Title.                                           
           03/29 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 617  Commend David Abney, Chief Operating Officer of UPS.      Dearing
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 620  Recognize history of the African Methodist Episcopal      Walls
        Church.                                                
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 627  Urge Congress to timely reauthorize State Children's      Simmons
        Health Insurance Program (CHIP).                       
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 631  Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team      Simmons
        for perfect season and for State/Overall Championships.
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 636  Commend life and legacy of inspiration of COGIC           Jackson (11th)
        Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson.                       
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 637  Commend Luster Bayless for contribution of real estate    Simmons
        to Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation in Ruleville,    
        Mississippi.                                           
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 639  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Corporal Dustin J.      Carmichael
        Lee.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 642  Commend Morgan Freeman for book "Proud to Call            Gollott
        Mississippi Home."                                     
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SR   5  Commend Sullivan-Schein Corporation for donating a        Jackson (11th)
        mobile dental-office-on-wheels to the State of         
        Mississippi.                                           
           01/26 (S) Immediate Release
SR   8  Commend Mrs. Peggy Caldwell, retiring Executive           Chaney
        Director of Mississippi Counseling Association.        
           02/06 (S) Immediate Release
SR  11  Commend 2007 "Delta Day in the State's Capitol."          Frazier
           02/23 (S) Immediate Release
SR  17  Commend life and civic contributions of Mrs. Jessie B.    Thomas
        Sims Conerly.                                          
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR  18  Commend Bradford Blackmon for award-winning football      Simmons
        career at St. Andrews High School.                     
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR  19  Commend Rachel Givan as The Clarion-Ledger's 2006         Michel
        Co-Sportsperson of the Year.                           
           03/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR  21  Congratulate Woodie Assaf on his 90th birthday.           White
           03/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR  22  Commend Taryn Leigh Foshee upon being crowned Miss        White
        Mississippi 2006.                                      
           03/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR  23  Commend Dr. William A. Middleton for being named          Chassaniol
        "Family Physician of the Year."                        
           03/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR  25  Commend life and public service of William Frazer.        Jackson (11th)
           03/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR  26  Commend George F. Walker for civic service and            Jackson (11th)
        contributions.                                         
           03/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR  27  Commend public service of Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck.   Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  28  Commend public service of President Pro Tempore Travis    Burton
        Little.                                                
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  29  Commend Senator Lynn Posey for public service.            Dearing
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  30  Commend public service of Senator Billy Thames.           Dearing
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  31  Commend public service of Senator Stacey Pickering.       Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  32  Commend public service of Senator Mike Chaney.            Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  33  Commend public service of Senator Charlie Ross.           Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  36  Urge Mississippi University for Women to maintain its     Harden
 *      relationship with the current Alumni Association.      
           03/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR  37  Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team      Simmons
        for perfect season and for State/Overall Championship. 
           03/30 (S) Immediate Release


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


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