Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/09/2007



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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--Morris, Stevens. Total--2.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--51.
      Absent--Walley. Total--1.




House: Introductions

HB 613  Radar; authorize sheriff in any county to use to          Mayo
        enforce speed limits on certain roads.                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 614  Implied consent; strengthen penalties for child           Turner
        endangerment.                                          
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 615  Retirement; provide for creditable service in PERS for    Rogers (61st)
        service in National Guard or Armed Forces reserve.     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 616  State fleet management/cell phone regulation; exempt      Rogers (61st)
        Mississippi Military Department.                       
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 617  Active military; authorize Adjutant General to pay        Rogers (61st)
        tuition, room and board.                               
           01/09 (H) Referred To Military Affairs
HB 618  Appropriation; provide to Veterans' Home Purchase Board   Rogers (61st)
        for home loan requests.                                
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 619  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; authorize credit for        Rogers (61st)
        national guardsmen and reservists.                     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Military Affairs;Ways and Means
HB 620  DNA evidence; require preservation in capital cases.      Brown
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
HB 621  DNA; evidence use to insure that administration of the    Brown
        death penalty is not unjust.                           
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
HB 622  Capital punishment; restrict use to only cases where      Brown
        DNA evidence is used.                                  
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
HB 623  Deer hunting; clarify law prohibiting baiting.            Nicholson
           01/09 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 624  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance displaying    Lott
        "Thank a Teacher Today."                               
           01/09 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 625  Creationism or Intelligent Design; authorize school       Lott
        boards to allow teaching of.                           
           01/09 (H) Referred To Education
HB 626  School athletic trainers; require annual salary           Lott
        supplement for acquiring national certification.       
           01/09 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 627  Implied consent; revise notice, revise persons            Reeves
        authorized to administer tests and clarify full        
        information (MPA).                                     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 628  Office of Immigration; create and require to create an    Malone
        employment-identification card for immigrants.         
           01/09 (H) Referred To Labor;Ways and Means
HB 629  Hospital; remove all except specialty hospitals from      Woods
        application of CON law.                                
           01/09 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 630  Mississippi Skill Standards Board; create as advisory     Clark
        board on industry standards.                           
           01/09 (H) Referred To Labor;Universities and Colleges
HB 631  School ad valorem taxes; transfer levying authority       Mayo
        from counties and municipalities to school boards.     
           01/09 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Ways and Means
HB 632  Abortion; felony to transport minor to another state to   Ward
        receive without parental consent.                      
           01/09 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 633  Criminal records; certain young offenders' records may    Mayo
        be expunged.                                           
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 634  Partition sale; right of first refusal for family         Rogers (14th)
        members and co-owners.                                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 635  Trespass; property owner not liable for injuries to       Mims
        trespasser.                                            
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 636  Pretrial intervention; revise.                            Mims
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 637  Holographic wills; require chaplain to attest in          Mims
        hospital setting.                                      
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 638  Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act; revise powers and    Frierson
        duties of county authorities.                          
           01/09 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 639  Workers' Compensation Commission; provide that appeals    Upshaw
        from commission go directly to Supreme Court.          
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 640  Residential loans; require lender to have proof that      Lane *
        builder has license and workers' compensation insurance
        before making.                                         
           01/09 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Judiciary A
HB 641  Universities and community colleges; authorize            Clark
        gaming-related courses.                                
           01/09 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 642  Expunction; provide for certain crimes.                   Moak
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 643  Liens on property; require certain proof of claim in      Upshaw *
        order to put on property.                              
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 644  Child support; authorize house arrest for parties         Ward
        delinquent in paying.                                  
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 645  Contracts; prohibit use of automatic renewal clauses.     Ward
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 646  CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospital    Woods
        in the City of Olive Branch.                           
           01/09 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
HB 647  Psychiatric residential treatment facility; allow all     Woods
        beds in DeSoto County facility to participate in       
        Medicaid.                                              
           01/09 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations
HB 648  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Stringer
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 649  Retirement; authorize employers to make contributions     Stringer
        on behalf of employees to the PERS deferred            
        compensation plan.                                     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 650  State General Fund; provide for distribution of           Stringer
        unencumbered balance among several funds.              
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 651  Hunter safety course; reduce minimum age of child who     Rotenberry
        must complete and prescribe penalties.                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 652  Mississippi Gulf Coast Region Utility Act; revise         Ellington
        utility board's authority.                             
           01/09 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 653  Security freeze; authorize consumers to place in          Dedeaux
        certain files maintained by credit reporting agencies. 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 654  Workers' Compensation law; shall not apply to accidents   Guice
        that occur outside this state.                         
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance;Judiciary A
HB 655  Title pledge lenders; prescribe content of transaction    Fleming
        form and reduce service charge percentage.             
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 656  Security freeze; authorize consumers to place on their    Guice
        credit reports.                                        
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 657  Consumer reporting agencies; require to provide           Guice
        consumer a copy of his or her file two times per year. 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 658  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Guice
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 659  Banking Department; employees and applicants must be      Guice
        fingerprinted to determine suitability for employment. 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 660  Check Cashers Act; delete provisions allowing change of   Guice
        ownership without new license.                         
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 661  Exploitation of children; clarify undercover detection    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 662  Conspiracy; revise to include law enforcement officers    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 663  Justice Information Center; clarify which documents may   Smith (39th)
        be considered as originals (MPA).                      
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 664  Receiving stolen property; clarify certain defense        Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 665  Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System;   Smith (39th)
        create statewide assessment to benefit.                
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 666  Insurance Commissioner; provide full regulatory           Franks
        authority over persons selling insurance who are not   
        agents.                                                
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 667  Fraudulent sales of life insurance; revise penalty to     Franks
        create a felony offense.                               
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 668  Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association; use       Janus
        portion of insurance premium tax revenue to assist with
        reinsurance costs.                                     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 669  Mandatory motor vehicle liability insurance; require      Lott
        insurance company to notify State Tax Commission when  
        policy lapses.                                         
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 670  Abortion; prohibit except under certain circumstances.    Parker
           01/09 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 671  Workers' compensation; require all parties to file        Lane
        income and expenditure reports with the commission.    
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 672  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 673  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that limits will     Watson
        be equal to liability limits.                          
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 674  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical payment coverage.                              
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 675  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for serious      Watson
        facial or head disfigurement.                          
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 676  Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is     Watson
        mandatory in every automobile policy.                  
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 677  Workers' compensation; provide for appeal of commission   Watson
        decisions directly to Court of Appeals.                
           01/09 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 678  Health insurance policies; impose tax on premiums of to   Hines
        generate funds for Burn Care Fund.                     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance;Ways and Means
HB 679  Uninsured motorist coverage; policyholder must reject     Watson
        knowingly in writing in order to decline coverage.     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 680  Small loan lenders and check cashers; provide for         Guice
        alternate charges for certain loans and checks.        
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 681  Mississippi Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; extend      Guice
        repealer and make various amendments.                  
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 682  Interest on judgments; tie to prime lending rate.         Rotenberry
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           01/09 (H) Referred To Military Affairs;Ways and Means
HB 684  Floral Transaction and Consumer Protection Act; enact.    Rotenberry
           01/09 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
HB 685  Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Art        Warren
        Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain
        project costs (RP).                                    
           01/09 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 686  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Warren
        entities; extend repealer (RP).                        
           01/09 (H) Referred To Corrections
HB 687  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer (RP).    Warren
           01/09 (H) Referred To Municipalities
HB 688  Authority of Department of Banking and Consumer Finance   Warren
        to regulate title pledge lenders; extend date of       
        repeal (RP).                                           
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 689  Annual reporting and auditing requirements for sale,      Warren
        issuance or dispensing of check; extend date of repeal 
        (RP).                                                  
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 690  Mississippi Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; extend      Warren
        date of repealer (RP).                                 
           01/09 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 691  Gasoline; require all to contain 10% denatured alcohol    Clark
        by 2012.                                               
           01/09 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Transportation
HC  26  Amend Constitution; require majority vote only for bill   Lott
        reducing taxes or only providing for a tax credit.     
           01/09 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  27  Joint session; call to hear State of the State address    Warren
        of the Governor.                                       
           01/09 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 349  Tobacco education, prevention and cessation program;      Bondurant
        provide for.                                           
           01/09 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH



House: Committee Reports

HB 349  Tobacco education, prevention and cessation program;      Bondurant
        provide for.                                           
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 555  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Warren
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 556  Organ and tissue donors; extend repealer on protocol      Warren
        for removing organs (RP).                              
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 566  Birth certificate; provide for issuance of a              Holland
        "certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth."        
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 612  State funds; transfer amounts from General Fund to MDOT   Stringer
        and State Aid Roads.                                   
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  27  Joint session; call to hear State of the State address    Warren
        of the Governor.                                       
           01/09 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 237  Mississippi Working Person's Act; create.                 Cummings
           01/09 (H) Amended
           01/09 (H) Passed As Amended
           01/09 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 244  Appropriations; Department of Public Safety for Highway   Stringer
        Patrol trooper training class.                         
           01/09 (H) Passed
HB 245  Appropriation; Department of Mental Health to fully       Warren
        fund crisis centers.                                   
           01/09 (H) Passed
HC  27  Joint session; call to hear State of the State address    Warren
        of the Governor.                                       
           01/09 (H) Adopted
           01/09 (H) Immediate Release
           01/09 (H) Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB2353  Vaccinations; allow exemption from school attendance      Fillingane
        with certificate from physician.                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2354  Life support system; state's official for courts to       Fillingane
        follow is to sustain life if conflict between family   
        members about removal of.                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2355  Specialized programs offered by hospitals; impose CON     Dawkins
        moratorium on.                                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2356  School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.                   Horhn
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education;Finance
SB2357  Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds, supplemental    Jackson (32nd)
        health insurance for law enforcement; FY2008.          
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2358  Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs    Jackson (32nd)
        of America from tobacco funds; FY 2008.                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2359  Alcoholic beverages; require on-premises retailer's       Fillingane *
        permit holders to have liability insurance.            
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2360  MS Training and Education Marketing Board and Special     Horhn
        Task Force for Economic Development Planning; create.  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Economic Development and Tourism;Appropriations
SB2361  All-terrain vehicles; operators/riders must wear          Dawkins
        helmet.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2362  Medicaid reimbursement for nursing facility beds under    Brown
        CON in Columbus (Lowndes County), Mississippi; increase
        authorized limit.                                      
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2363  Long-Term Care Advisory Council to develop new programs   Burton
        required by federal law; establish.                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
        funding for salaries.                                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2365  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Robertson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2366  Hurricane Katrina Memorial Commission; create.            Dawkins
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2367  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Robertson
        of the tax.                                            
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2368  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Robertson
        revocation of International Fuel Tax Agreement permits.
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2371  Fuel tax law; clarify with regard to biodiesel and        Robertson
        biofuel.                                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2372  Marriage; revise minimum age.                             Horhn
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2373  Open Meetings Act and Public Records Act; revise to       Dawkins
        strengthen enforcement.                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2374  Certificate of need program; abolish.                     Fillingane
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance
SB2376  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson (32nd)
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2377  Minority set aside; counties may establish for            Horhn
        professional services and public work contracts.       
           01/09 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2378  Construction contracts; require a set-aside for small     Horhn
        businesses.                                            
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2379  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson (32nd)
        students.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2380  Student testing requirements of home instruction          Jackson (32nd)
        programs; SBE may require same standards as for public 
        school students.                                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2381  Absentee ballot; require ballots to be sent               Jackson (32nd)
        automatically to persons 65 years of age or older upon 
        written request.                                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2382  Retirement system; authorize creditable service for       Jackson (32nd)
        certain part-time employment as a school bus driver.   
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2383  Absentee ballots; allow all persons qualified to vote     Jackson (32nd)
        by absentee ballot to do so by mail.                   
           01/09 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2384  Jurors; revise amount paid per day of service.            Horhn
           01/09 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2385  Blighted property; authorize local governmental units     Horhn
        to donate for private development.                     
           01/09 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2386  Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions     Jackson (32nd)
        to certain student aid programs.                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2387  Sales tax; apartment buildings and condominiums are       Robertson
        subject to the contractors' tax.                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2388  Bonds; authorize the issuance of bonds for a mapping      Jackson (32nd)
        and facility inventory electronic system.              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2389  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2390  Taxation; impose a 2¢ per liter tax on retail sales of    Dawkins
        bottled water.                                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2391  Abortions; clarify judicial waiver of parental consent    Fillingane
        for minors, and when Roe v. Wade is overruled, prohibit
        all abortions with limited exceptions.                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2392  Medicaid; provide reimbursement for full body casts for   Fillingane
        certain adults with spina bifida.                      
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2393  Parent allowed to disenroll a child from full-day         Tollison
        kindergarten program; delete provision.                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2394  PERS; board of trustees may provide by rule for           Robertson
        payments that are necessary to maintain status of      
        retirement systems as qualified plans.                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2395  E911 Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; extend         King
        repealer.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2396  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Fillingane
        supporters of Lamar Christian School.                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2397  Income tax; allow adjustment to gross income for          Fillingane
        certain unreimbursed travel expenses of National       
        Guard/Reserves.                                        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2398  Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to     Dawkins
        persons with mental illness/retardation.               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2399  Income tax; require employers to withhold compensation    Ross
        reported on Form 1099 under certain circumstances.     
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2400  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for     Thomas
        supporters of Baptist Homes, Inc. (SON Valley).        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2401  Sale tax; exempt sales to Baptist Homes, Inc.             Thomas
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2402  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Thames
        County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway."         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2403  Ad valorem tax; clarify definition of trailers for        Robertson
        purposes of an exemption, authorize counties/cities to 
        grant certain exemptions.                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2404  Taxation; increase the monthly average tax liability      Robertson
        necessary to require early payment of withholding,     
        sales & use tax liability.                             
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2405  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Robertson
        refuse to issue or revoke permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2406  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board   Horhn
        members from the City of Jackson.                      
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2407  Gaming licensees; prefer Mississippi residents in         Horhn
        purchasing and hiring.                                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2408  Municipalities; delegate parking violation enforcement    Horhn
        by contract.                                           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Municipalities
SB2409  State Board of Barber Examiners; authorize temporary      Dearing
        permit and fees.                                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2410  Income tax; authorize a credit for manufacture of         Dawkins
        environmentally friendly products.                     
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2411  Collection of debt for services provided at licensed      Dawkins
        hospitals; provide certain restrictions on.            
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division B
SB2412  Mississippi Council on Obesity Prevention and             Dawkins
        Management; extend repealer on.                        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2413  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Butler
        reemployed as teachers if they have 30 years of        
        creditable service.                                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2414  Sales tax; increase time within which a demand for        Robertson
        payment of must be made.                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2415  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
        intermediate license.                                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2416  Adult foster care facilities; define for licensure        Burton
        purposes and authorize Medicaid pilot program.         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2417  State Truth Commission; establish.                        Horhn
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2418  CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority      Horhn
        zip code area in the state authorize.                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2419  State Board of Education to issue a nutrition integrity   Dawkins
        policy for Mississippi elementary and middle school    
        children; clarify.                                     
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2420  Appropriation; Archives and History for conducting a      Frazier
        statewide survey of historical sites with civil rights 
        significance.                                          
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2421  Appropriation; Archives and History for planning a        Frazier
        Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Mississippi.           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2422  Hazardous material; prohibit use of certain products      Dawkins
        containing mercury.                                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2423  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2424  Long-Term Care Tax Credit Model Act; enact.               Dawkins
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2425  Novice drivers; prohibit cell phone use.                  Dawkins
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2426  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Dawkins
        commissions; to be made from new Mississippi           
        congressional districts.                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2427  State land mammal; designate the black bear as one of     Dawkins
        the state land mammals.                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SB2428  Bureau of Investigation; correct name.                    Tollison
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2429  Marine Resources; authorize commission to set             Gollott
        guidelines for certain artificial reefs in federal     
        waters.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           01/09 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2431  Bad check; revise recovery in a civil action.             Tollison
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2432  Medicaid; require long-term care Medicaid funding         Dawkins
        parity for institutional services and community-based  
        services.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2433  Mississippi Fair Share Health Care Act; enact.            Dawkins
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2434  Taxation; levy an excise tax for take-out food.           Williamson
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2435  Income tax; increase the credit for child adoption        Dawkins
        expenses.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2437  Mississippi Employment Security Building; name for the    Horhn
        late Clyde Kennard.                                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2438  Mississippi Department of Labor and Commissioner of       Jordan
        Labor; establish.                                      
           01/09 (S) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
SB2439  Mississippi minimum wage law; enact.                      Walls
           01/09 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2440  Judges; revise trial court judges' office allowance.      Ross
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2441  Elections; provide procedure for removal of state,        Dawkins
        state-district and municipal elected officials.        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2442  Law enforcement officers; revise crime of fleeing or      Jackson (15th)
        eluding.                                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2443  Child restraints; revise ages and qualified restraint     White
        systems.                                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2444  Hospital beds; authorize CON for new "John C. Stennis     Jackson (32nd)
        Memorial Hospital" in Kemper County.                   
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2445  Homestead exemption; repeal Section 27-33-79, which       Davis
        limits amount of reimbursement  increases or decreases.
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2446  Criminal justice information; mandate sharing.            Ross
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2447  Marine Resources; include law enforcement trainees in     Gollott
        nonstate service classification.                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2448  Administration of unemployment compensation law by        Robertson
        Mississippi Department of Employment Security; make    
        technical amendments to.                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2449  Salaries of elected judiciary; increase.                  Ross
           01/09 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2451  Justice court; clarify criminal jurisdiction.             Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2452  Unemployment compensation; increase the maximum weekly    Robertson
        benefit.                                               
           01/09 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2453  Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions.     Ross
           01/09 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2454  DUI; MASEP as condition precedent for reinstatement of    Tollison
        driver's license.                                      
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2455  Sex offender; revise registration requirement for         Doxey
        juvenile delinquent.                                   
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2456  Controlled substances; conform measurements.              Doxey
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2457  Alcohol and drug; treatment discretionary with judge,     Doxey
        inmate to pay cost, revise DUI license reinstatement.  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2458  Alcohol and drug treatment; discretionary not             Doxey
        mandatory.                                             
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2459  Firearms; additional felony charge for display by a       Lee (35th)
        felon during a felony.                                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2460  Expert citizen-teacher license; retired persons with      Doxey
        certain qualifications may teach in high school.       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2461  Charitable organizations; revise amount such              Doxey
        organizations may receive before filing financial      
        statement.                                             
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2462  Expert citizen-teacher license; provide additional        Doxey
        qualifications for.                                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2463  Expert citizen-teacher license; person may teach any      Doxey
        course in Grades 9-12.                                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2464  Delinquent child; custody order when lives within 500     Doxey
        feet of victim.                                        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2465  PERS; increase number of years required for retirement    Doxey
        at any age for persons hired on or after July 1, 2007. 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2466  PERS; only persons who became members of the system       Doxey
        prior to July 1, 2007, shall be entitled to the 13th   
        check.                                                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2467  PERS; for persons hired on or after July 1, 2007,         Doxey
        revise average compensation and increase number of     
        years required to retire.                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2468  Crimes; create crime of endangering DOC employee with     Doxey
        infectious body fluids.                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2469  PERS; for persons who became members on or after          Doxey
        7/1/07, revise average compensation & increase years   
        required to retire & vest.                             
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2470  Firearms; revise possession of by a felon.                Morgan
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2471  Embezzlement; impose life sentence for diversion of       Doxey
        public funds to a terrorist organization.              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2472  Tax Collectors Education and Certification Program;       Doxey
        create.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2473  Burn Care Fund; Mississippi Firefighters' Association     Doxey
        may administer burn plan and may be appropriated money 
        from fund.                                             
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2474  Remedial courses in institutions of higher learning;      Doxey
        IHL board prohibited from expending State General Funds
        for.                                                   
           01/09 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2475  Justice court judges; base salary on the number of        Doxey
        judges in the county.                                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2476  Cemeteries; enact access law.                             Doxey
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2478  Qualifications of local school superintendents; provide   Doxey
        alternative requirements.                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Education
SB2479  Distinctive motor vehicle tag for constables;             Doxey
        distribute a portion of fee for the MS Constables      
        Association.                                           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2480  Small estates; allow probate by affidavit.                Doxey
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2481  Highways; require Dept. of Transportation to construct    Doxey
        overpass at intersection of U.S. 72 and MS 15 in Tippah
        County.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2482  Outside attorney fees; require review of certain          Ross
        contracts for.                                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2483  Weapons; carry permit exception for justice court         Albritton
        judges.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2484  Sex offender registration; revise to conform to Adam      Albritton
        Walsh Act.                                             
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2485  Criminal investigators; add one to Fifteenth Circuit.     Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2486  Conspiracy; revise.                                       Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2487  Parole; clarify felony drug offenses that are             Albritton
        ineligible for parole.                                 
           01/09 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2488  Receiving stolen property; revise.                        Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2489  Law enforcement officer and trainee; revise               Albritton
        definitions.                                           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2490  Embezzlement; revise.                                     Davis
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2491  Car theft; revise penalty and restitution to victim.      Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2492  Exploitation of children; clarify defenses.               Albritton
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2493  Appropriation; Mississippi Supreme Court; Additional      Gordon
        FY2007.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2494  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Board; Additional   Little
        FY2007.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2495  Appropriation; Mississippi Insurance Department;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2496  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Health;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           01/09 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SC 526  Commend life and career of Prentiss Barnes, member of     Dawkins
        "The Moonglows" and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 527  Expressing the sympathy of the Legislature on the death   Dawkins
        of Ira B. Harkey, Jr.                                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 528  Commend Ronny Fore, Director of Legislative Printing,     White
        for national achievement award.                        
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 529  Commend the life and service of U.S. Air Force Captain    Clarke
        Kermit O. Evans.                                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 530  Commend Puckett High School "Wolves" Football Team for    Kirby
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 531  Constitution; not construed as granting right to have     Fillingane
        abortion.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 532  Commend Roberts family for three generations of           Mettetal
        teachers at South Panola High School.                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 533  Commend public service of Charles H. Chisolm, Executive   Moffatt
        Director of Department of Environmental Quality.       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 534  Commend Mrs. Tinye Marshall, Mississippi's Outstanding    Williamson
        Older Worker Award.                                    
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 535  Recognize Mrs. Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr, the last    Wilemon
        "Real Daughter" of the Confederacy residing in         
        Mississippi.                                           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 536  Constitution; prohibit the teaching of remedial or        Doxey
        developmental courses at state universities.           
           01/09 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 537  Study committee to study valuation and ad valorem         Doxey
        taxation of land used for agricultural purposes;       
        create.                                                
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  50  Marijo James Denson, Decatur, Mississippi, Board of       GOVERNOR
        Directors  of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act    
        Corporation, four-year term ending May 5, 2010,        
        representing an at-large seat.                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Corrections
SN  51  Stephen Anthony (Steve) Adamec, Jr., Diamondhead,         GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Information     
        Technology Services, five-year term beginning July 1,  
        2006 and ending June 30, 2011.                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  52  Mark Allen Adams, Ridgeland, Mississippi, a hospital      GOVERNOR
        administrator  to the Mississippi State Board of       
        Nursing Home Administrators, four-year term ending June
        25, 2010.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  53  Sheriff Mark Bailey Shepherd, McComb, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, two-year term ending  
        June 30, 2008.                                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SN  54  Chief Robert Earl Winn, Jr., Canton, Mississippi, Crime   GOVERNOR
        Stoppers Advisory Council, two-year term ending June   
        30, 2008.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SN  55  William Ralph Barnes, Canton, Mississippi, Mississippi    GOVERNOR
        State Board of Contractors, five-year term ending June 
        30, 2011, representing road builders.                  
           01/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  56  Charles Byron Sessums, Brandon, Mississippi,              GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Home Inspector Regulatory Board, unexpired 
        term (undefined statutorily), representing the Third   
        Congressional District, vice Scott Patterson.          
           01/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  57  Arthur Wallace (Bubba) Lang, III, Gulfport,               GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Board of Funeral Services as a funeral    
        director, four-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and    
        ending June 30, 2010, representing Second Supreme Court
        District.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  58  Dr. Harvey Allen Gersh, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, State   GOVERNOR
        Board of Health, unexpired term ending June 30, 2010,  
        representing the Fourth Congressional District, vice   
        Randy Russell.                                         
           01/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  59  James Benton Huff, Sr., Taylorsville, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and      
        Parks, five-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending
        June 30, 2011, representing the Third Congressional    
        District.                                              
           01/09 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2069  "Katrina Day of Remembrance" in Mississippi; designate    Robertson
        August 29 annually.                                    
           01/09 (S) Passed
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 502  Commend Magnolia Heights School Football Team for 2006    Davis
        State Championship and undefeated season.              
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 503  Commend outstanding career of Dr. Albert Randel (Randy)   Mettetal
        Hendrix.                                               
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 504  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sergeant Courtland A.   Turner
        Kennard.                                               
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 505  Remember gallant service and commend life of U.S. Army    Thomas
        Staff Sergeant James Ellis of Yazoo City, MS.          
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 512  Commend life and career of John F. Shirley, Sr.           Carmichael
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 513  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant Robert   Carmichael
        L. Love, Jr.                                           
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 515  Recognize the Centennial Anniversary of UPS.              Hewes
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 518  Commend life and artistic contributions of "Godfather     Walls
        of Soul" James Brown.                                  
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 519  Commend Will Townsend for heroism in the ATO Fraternity   Jackson (11th)
        House fire.                                            
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 520  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Master Sergeant Brian   Chaney
        P. McAnulty.                                           
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 521  Commend South Panola High School "Tigers" Football Team   Mettetal
        for fourth straight undefeated season and Class 5A     
        Championship.                                          
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 522  Commend Robert Michael "Robbie" Langley, the first        Mettetal
        University of MS Police Officer whose life was taken in
        the line of duty.                                      
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 523  Commend South Panola High School Football Team for        Mettetal
        breaking the Mississippi record for consecutive        
        victories & setting new record.                        
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 524  Commend public service of Leland R. Speed, Executive      Little
        Director of the Mississippi Development Authority.     
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 525  Commend Corinth High School Tennis Team for their 11th    Little
        Class 3A State Championship.                           
           01/09 (S) Adopted
           01/09 (S) Immediate Release
           01/09 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HC  27  Joint session; call to hear State of the State address    Warren
        of the Governor.                                       
           01/09 (S) Referred To Rules

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