Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/25/2007



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House Roll Call Senate Roll Call
      Present--Akins, Aldridge, Arinder, Bailey, Baker (8th), Baker (74th), Banks, Barnett, Beckett, Blackmon, Bondurant, Bounds, Broomfield, Brown, Buck, Burnett, Calhoun, Chism, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman (29th), Coleman (65th), Compretta, Cummings, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Dickson, Eaton, Ellington, Ellis, Espy, Evans, Fillingane, Flaggs, Fleming, Formby, Franks, Fredericks, Frierson, Gadd, Gibbs, Gregory, Guice, Gunn, Hamilton (6th), Hamilton (109th), Harrison, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Horne, Howell, Huddleston, Hudson, Ishee, Janus, Jennings, Johnson, Lane, Lott, Malone, Markham, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, Mayo, McBride, Middleton, Miles, Mims, Moak, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Moss, Myers, Nicholson, Norquist, Palazzo, Parker, Patterson, Peranich, Perkins, Read, Reed, Reeves, Reynolds, Robinson (84th), Robinson (63rd), Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Scott, Shows, Simpson, Smith (59th), Smith (27th), Smith (39th), Snowden, Staples, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--120.
      Absent--Stevens. Total--1.
       Vacancies--1.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, 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--Hyde-Smith, Lee P. (35th). Total--2.




House: Introductions

HB1576  Income tax; conform state law to federal law regarding    Wells-Smith
        nonrecognition of gain on replacement of property      
        damaged by Katrina.                                    
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1577  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers allowed to     Watson
        claim federal earned income tax credit.                
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1578  Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize a         Watson
        credit for certain investments made by qualified       
        development entities.                                  
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1579  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of tennis      Watson
        courts at Jackson State University.                    
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1580  Sales tax; exempt sales of materials and equipment used   Watson
        to replace buildings or equipment destroyed in         
        disasters.                                             
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1581  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued to     Watson
        provide funds for the Building Fund for the Arts.      
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1582  Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.         Fredericks
           01/25 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1583  Appropriation; Department of Human Services for hiring    Jennings
        of youth services counselors in DeSoto County.         
           01/25 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1584  Lauderdale County; extend repealer date on Lauderdale     Young
        County Tourism Commission (RP).                        
           01/25 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1585  Income tax; no gain or loss recognized on exchange of     McBride
        property equal in value which is outside the state.    
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1586  Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for certain    Holloway
        projects at Alcorn State University.                   
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1587  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to    Robinson (84th)
        North Mississippi Fish Hatchery.                       
           01/25 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HC  41  Congress; urge congressional action to save U.S. auto     Calhoun
        industry.                                              
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  42  Children's needs; urge state action to attend in times    Ishee
        of natural disaster.                                   
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  43  Fran Graves; commend on being named a Mississippi         Weathersby
        Ageless Hero for 2006.                                 
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  44  Mississippi Rural Water Association; commend for          Holloway
        outstanding response to Hurricane Katrina.             
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  45  John McCullouch; commend upon retirement as President     Perkins
        of BellSouth Mississippi.                              
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  16  Sam H. Buchanan, Sr.; commend life of.                    Watson
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  17  Congress; urge to take emergency action to save U.S.      Calhoun
        auto industry.                                         
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  18  Sullivan-Schein Corporation; commend for donation of      Mayo
        mobile dental unit to Mississippi.                     
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  19  Beverly Wilkes; commend upon being elected treasurer of   Gregory
        Pilot International.                                   
           01/25 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 235  Gaming Commission; authorize certain expenditures         Moak
        without appropriation bill to fund essential           
        operations.                                            
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: GA To AP
HB 385  Universities and colleges; revise term of lease to        Guice
        private individuals for constructing facilities by     
        private financing.                                     
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: PP To UC
HB 432  Endangering corrections employee and others with bodily   Malone
        substances; make a criminal act.                       
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CN To JB
HB 477  Income tax; authorize a tax credit for milk producers.    Dedeaux
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: WM To AG
HB 600  Intensive supervision program; expand to include          Hines
        juvenile delinquents.                                  
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: JJ To CN
HB 619  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; authorize credit for        Rogers (61st)
        national guardsmen and reservists.                     
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: MA To WM
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: MA To WM
HB 699  Tuition; waive at institutions of higher learning and     Robinson (84th)
        community colleges for certain disabled veterans.      
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: MA To UC
HB 728  Youth Court Support Fund and Tony Gobar Juvenile          Flaggs
        Justice Alternative Grants Fund; create and make       
        appropriation for.                                     
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: JJ To AP
HB 768  Conditions for state offenders to serve sentences in      Warren
        county jails; extend repealer (RP).                    
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: CN To CA
HB 854  Bonds; revise amount of investment required before        Lane
        bonds may be issued for railroad line improvements in  
        certain counties.                                      
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To TR
HB 861  Sales tax; divert portion of certain revenue to Boll      Eaton
        Weevil Management Fund.                                
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To AG
HB 866  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Eaton
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To AG
HB1097  Poll workers; increase pay.                               Reeves
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: FS To CA
HB1102  CON law; revise various administrative provisions and     Holland
        issue CONs for several projects.                       
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1104  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Watson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To WM
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To JA
HB1114  Traffic offenses; authorize $1.00 surcharge in certain    Reeves
        municipalities.                                        
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: JA To MU
HB1139  TANF funds; DHS shall transfer maximum permitted amount   Fredericks
        of uncommitted funds to Child Care and Development     
        Fund.                                                  
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1142  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Peranich
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPAA: WM To TO
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: FS To JA
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: UC To PP
HB1180  Community and junior colleges; provide formula for        Frierson
        calculation of funding for and require Legislature to  
        appropriate that amount.                               
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
HB1185  State property; authorize lease of Old School for the     Weathersby
        Blind for private redevelopment.                       
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PP
HB1202  CON; issue for construction of acute care hospital in     Dickson
        Kemper County.                                         
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1206  Marine Resources; include law enforcement trainees in     Frierson
        nonstate service classification.                       
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To MR
HB1209  State inland port authority; authorize to sell land       Cummings
        taken by eminent domain to original owner.             
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: PO To JA
HB1223  Department of Juvenile Justice; create.                   Flaggs
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: JJ To AP
HB1233  Emerging Crops Fund; authorize loans to agribusinesses    Arinder
        engaged in poultry operations for purposes of upgrades 
        and improvements.                                      
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AG To WM
HB1248  Hotel; revise the definition of for certain purposes.     Peranich
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: TO To WM
HB1255  Rural Mississippi Mosquito Abatement Act; create.         Straughter
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1318  Social workers employed by the State of Mississippi;      Holland
        provide for salary realignment for.                    
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1329  Mississippi Commission on Public Ports; create.           Moss
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PO To AP
HB1432  Workers' compensation; revise criteria for drug and       Formby
        alcohol testing, increase benefits for disfigurement,  
        vocational rehab and death.                            
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: IN To JA
HB1433  Workers' Compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Formby
        construed.                                             
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: IN To JA
HB1468  Coastal Preserve Timber Account; establish within the     Frierson
        "Mississippi Marine Resources Fund."                   
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To MR
HB1501  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; revise voting and      Robinson (84th)
        election procedures regarding board members and delete 
        repealer.                                              
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PU
HB1537  Dual-phase design-build construction; provide procedure   Weathersby
        for procurement and establish procedure for            
        construction managers at risk.                         
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PP
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PP To AP
HB1572  Mississippi Dairy Industry Stabilization Act; create.     Dedeaux
           01/25 (H) DR - TSDP: AG To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB  11  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Flaggs
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB  55  Sworn law enforcement officers; authorize retiring        Moak
        employees of Miss. Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and    
        Parks to retain side arm.                              
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 132  Internal audit law; remove condition for specific         Brown
        appropriations to fund, and delay implementation date. 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 167  Marriage; remove waiting period and blood tests and       Cummings
        revise age requirements.                               
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 352  Employers; require those that rent factory-built homes    Fleming
        to employees to maintain with state and federal        
        standards.                                             
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 385  Universities and colleges; revise term of lease to        Guice
        private individuals for constructing facilities by     
        private financing.                                     
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 423  Deer hunting; create pilot program in certain counties    Stringer
        allowing hunting over grain.                           
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 427  Intensive supervision program; prohibit participants of   Malone
        the program from leaving state's jurisdiction.         
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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.                 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 430  Inmate telephone call commissions; continue to allow      Malone
        certain percentages to be deposited into certain funds.
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 436  Department of Corrections; authorize to house any         Malone
        classification of offenders at private prisons.        
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 467  Hunting and fishing licenses; expire one year from date   Broomfield
        of issuance.                                           
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 475  Family protection workers; establish scholarship          Dedeaux
        program to obtain college education necessary to become
        social worker.                                         
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 526  Youth courts records; allow disclosure for defense        Flaggs
        counsel and allow copying of records for other youth   
        court causes.                                          
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 527  Counsel; clarify term for youth court juvenile            Flaggs
        delinquency matters.                                   
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 528  Medicaid program; make certain technical amendments       Dedeaux
        regarding administration of.                           
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 560  Hunting of nonnative cervids; extend repealer on          Warren
        Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' authority 
        to regulate (RP).                                      
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 599  Bingo; certain charitable organizations licensed to       Hines
        conduct bingo games for up to three years.             
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 611  Special fuel tax; authorize refund for a portion of the   Watson
        tax paid by owners of concrete trucks.                 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 623  Deer hunting; clarify law prohibiting baiting.            Nicholson
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 685  Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Art        Warren
        Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain
        project costs (RP).                                    
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 710  Embezzlement; clarify (AG).                               Franks
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 718  Appearance bond; authorize as condition of probation or   Rogers (61st)
        other release.                                         
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 750  Private Investigators Law; create.                        Malone
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 781  Salaries; allow county and municipal employees to         Robinson (84th)
        receive compensatory pay or time for work on holidays. 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 790  MS Civil Rights Museum; create under authority of Dept.   Reeves
        of Archives and History/issue bonds to construct.      
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 827  Nonresident freshwater commercial fishing license;        Cummings
        authorize MDWFP to charge same amount as nonresident's 
        state charges.                                         
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 845  Youth Court Defender Standards Council; create.           Flaggs
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 866  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Eaton
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 898  Child support; increase civil contempt fines against      Holland
        employers refusing to withhold.                        
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 899  Administrative Office of Courts; increase amount for      Coleman (29th)
        judge's support staff.                                 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 905  Domestic violence; revise to conform to federal           Coleman (29th)
        requirements (AG).                                     
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 910  Wildlife properties; authorize the Commission on          Robinson (84th)
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to sell surplus property.
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 911  Nuisance animals; add certain species and allow the       Robinson (84th)
        hunting of with permit from the Department of Wildlife,
        Fisheries and Parks.                                   
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 913  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (BLAG).         Simpson
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
        fees (BLAG).                                           
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 929  Hospice licensure fees; increase.                         Holland
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 944  Permitted term of airport contracts and leases; extend    Broomfield
        from 40 years to 50 years.                             
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 985  Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of   Bailey
        Corrections to contract with Washington, Hinds and     
        Alcorn Counties for.                                   
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1012  Public purchasing laws; increase amounts for which        Brown
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1018  Sale of game animals; allow sale of products crafted      Robinson (84th)
        from deer bones and parts of wild turkey.              
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1019  Child hunter safety; require supervising hunter to        Robinson (84th)
        possess a valid Mississippi license for the species    
        being hunted.                                          
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1037  Contract personnel; decrease amount of contract           Stringer
        requiring review by Personal Service Contract Review   
        Board.                                                 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1068  Cosmetology Board; revise membership of board and other   Holland
        provisions of licensure law.                           
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1070  Public purchasing; revise authority to negotiate with     Brown
        lowest bidder for contract within allocated funds.     
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1076  Hunting and fishing licenses; exempt military personnel   Cockerham
        on leave from duty on global war on terror.            
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1085  Statutes of limitations; revise limitation on actions     Denny
        founded on domestic judgments or decrees.              
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1097  Poll workers; increase pay.                               Reeves
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1104  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Watson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1114  Traffic offenses; authorize $1.00 surcharge in certain    Reeves
        municipalities.                                        
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1164  Chancery clerk service fees for title searches and        Coleman (29th)
        collection of delinquent taxes; increase.              
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1185  State property; authorize lease of Old School for the     Weathersby
        Blind for private redevelopment.                       
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1190  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Peranich
        certain incentives.                                    
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1206  Marine Resources; include law enforcement trainees in     Frierson
        nonstate service classification.                       
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1212  Environmental services permit fees of State Board of      Holland
        Health; increase.                                      
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1227  Management training for community public water system     Robinson (63rd)
        board members; exempt cities with populations of more  
        than 10,000.                                           
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1232  Master lease-purchase program; authorize DFA to develop   Brown
        program for counties and municipalities.               
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1248  Hotel; revise the definition of for certain purposes.     Peranich
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1285  Special funds; delete sales tax diversion to repay        Stringer
        certain, and delay repayment to Health Care Trust Fund.
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1303  Weapons; return to owner after dismissal, acquittal of    Banks
        charges.                                               
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1364  State funds; authorize Mental Health and MEMA to          Stringer
        transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to    
        escalate its budget.                                   
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1387  Emergency management; expand authority of Governor and    Moss
        Health Department to address pandemics and epidemics.  
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1468  Coastal Preserve Timber Account; establish within the     Frierson
        "Mississippi Marine Resources Fund."                   
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1485  Bail bondsmen; revise requirements.                       Rogers (61st)
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1501  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; revise voting and      Robinson (84th)
        election procedures regarding board members and delete 
        repealer.                                              
           01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



House: Floor Actions

HB 431  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Malone
        entities; extend repealer and add certain fee in lieu  
        of ad valorem taxes on.                                
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 546  Highways; designate certain memorials.                    Warren
           01/25 (H) Passed
HB 563  Definitions for the Economic Development Highway Act;     Warren
        extend date of repeal (RP).                            
           01/25 (H) Passed
HB 825  Mississippi Highway 145; designate portion in City of     Gibbs
        Aberdeen as "Veterans Drive."                          
           01/25 (H) Passed
HB 963  Sales tax; increase time within which a demand for        Watson
        payment of must be made.                               
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1027  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Watson
        revoke or refuse to issue permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1028  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Watson
        of the tax.                                            
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1166  Recording deeds and oil and gas assignments; clarify      Coleman (29th)
        fees charged.                                          
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1240  Supplemental salaries of certain sheriffs; clarify.       Cockerham
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1321  Jefferson Davis Bicentennial Commission; create.          Staples
           01/25 (H) Passed
           01/25 (H) Immediate Release
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1380  Highway 49 rest area in Wiggins, Mississippi; designate   Parker
        as "'Dizzy' Dean Rest Area."                           
           01/25 (H) Passed
HB1394  Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County; designate as     Staples
        "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway."                   
           01/25 (H) Passed
HC  35  Truett Robertson; commend upon retirement from            Bounds
        Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      
        Parks.                                                 
           01/25 (H) Adopted
           01/25 (H) Immediate Release
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  37  Workers Memorial Day; recognize observance on April 28,   Evans
        2007.                                                  
           01/25 (H) Adopted
           01/25 (H) Immediate Release
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  38  Mayor Sheriel Perkins; commend as first African           Perkins
        American and first female Mayor of Greenwood,          
        Mississippi.                                           
           01/25 (H) Adopted
           01/25 (H) Immediate Release
           01/25 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  13  State of Mississippi; commend on having the nation's      Dickson
        largest elected body of African American officers.     
           01/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3093  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety Highway Patrol      Little
        Trooper Training Class, FY2008.                        
           01/25 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3094  City of Indianola; remove the repeal date on the          Simmons
        Indianola Tourism Commission.                          
           01/25 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3095  Income tax; authorize a credit for installation of        Frazier
        certain energy efficient improvements to certain       
        property.                                              
           01/25 (S) Referred To Finance
SR   5  Commend Sullivan-Schein Corporation for donating a        Jackson (11th)
        mobile dental-office-on-wheels to the State of         
        Mississippi.                                           
           01/25 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2029  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase property on    Wilemon
        Woodall Mountain.                                      
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To AP
SB2209  Minors; notify DA when conception is due to rape or       Nunnelee
        sexual battery.                                        
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: JA To PH
SB2216  Mississippi Civil Rights Museum; create under authority   Harden
        of Department of Archives and History/issue bonds to   
        construct.                                             
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PP To FI
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
        funding for salaries.                                  
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: AP To UC
SB2385  Blighted property; authorize local governmental units     Horhn
        to donate for private development.                     
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: CA To MU
SB2547  Elected judiciary and district attorneys; increase        Gordon
        salaries of.                                           
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: FS To AP
SB2564  Public construction projects; revise various provisions   White
        relating to.                                           
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PP To AP
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: CR To PP
SB2600  Prison Industries; remove repealer on prohibition of      Doxey *
        procurement of certain prison made goods from other    
        states.                                                
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: CR To AP
SB2623  Corrections; revise distribution of inmate telephone      Doxey
        call commissions.                                      
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: CR To AP
SB2638  Public buildings; revise preplanning requirements for     Jackson (32nd)
        capital improvements projects.                         
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To FI
SB2667  Early childhood care and education grant program;         Chaney
        authorize collaboration under DHS.                     
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2678  Dept. of Archives & History; may sublease space in the    Jackson (32nd)
        GM&O Passenger Depot to not-for-profit organizations.  
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To AP
SB2679  Corrections; Kemper/Neshoba Regional facility to house    Jackson (32nd)
        certain number of female offenders.                    
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: CR To AP
SB2680  Corrections; require regional prisons to give             Williamson
        preference to local merchants when purchasing          
        commodities.                                           
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: CR To FS
SB2688  Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased.    Tollison
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: AP To JB
SB2744  Local government; prohibit from placing certain           Posey
        restrictions on existing shooting ranges.              
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To MU
SB2787  Corrections; revise medical reimbursement rate for        Doxey
        state inmates housed in county jails.                  
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: CR To AP
SB2791  Corrections; increase the reimbursement rate for          Doxey
        housing state inmates in county jails.                 
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: CR To AP
SB2796  Salary supplement for teachers who relocate to critical   Clarke
        teacher shortage areas; authorize.                     
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2887  Oil and Gas; revise permit, fee and administrative tax.   Dearing
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: OG To FI
SB2925  Corrections; authorize MDOC to contract with certain      Walls
        counties for regional prison and increase per diem     
        rate.                                                  
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: CR To AP
SB2950  Animals; authorize regulation of vicious.                 Dearing
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: MU To CA
SB2990  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Michel
        to form a district.                                    
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: CA To FI
SB3039  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Gollott
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDP: PI To AP
SB3048  School for the Blind property; authorize DFA to           Jackson (32nd)
        lease/provide homestead exemption.                     
           01/25 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PP To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 603  Alcoholic beverages; manufacturer may have financial      Moak
        interest in retail permittee serving alcohol under     
        limited conditions.                                    
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2046  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and    Ross
        transfer duties to the Mississippi Development         
        Authority.                                             
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2076  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of lien      Ross
        satisfaction.                                          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2090  License tags; authorize for various organizations.        Gordon
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2102  Local governments; revise amount that may be offered as   Flowers
        a reward for information.                              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
        marketable title.                                      
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2213  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Robertson
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2253  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           01/25 (S) 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.                              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2266  Insurance producers; provide time limit to appeal         Kirby
        licensing decisions of Commissioner of Insurance.      
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2267  Insurance companies; revise financial reporting           Kirby
        requirements with the Commissioner of Insurance.       
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2275  Insurance rebate monies; county must designate fire       Kirby
        investigator and require training.                     
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2276  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to purchase     Gollott
        property damage insurance on equipment.                
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2365  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Robertson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2367  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Robertson
        of the tax.                                            
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2368  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Robertson
        revocation of International Fuel Tax Agreement permits.
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2394  PERS; board of trustees may provide by rule for           Robertson
        payments that are necessary to maintain status of      
        retirement systems as qualified plans.                 
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2403  Ad valorem tax; clarify definition of trailers for        Robertson
        purposes of an exemption, authorize counties/cities to 
        grant certain exemptions.                              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2405  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Robertson
        refuse to issue or revoke permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2414  Sales tax; increase time within which a demand for        Robertson
        payment of must be made.                               
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2448  Administration of unemployment compensation law by        Robertson
        Mississippi Department of Employment Security; make    
        technical amendments to.                               
           01/25 (S) 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.                                
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2498  Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office     Robertson
        of the Governor; delete repealer on statutes creating. 
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2508  CAP loan program; extend repeal date on authority of      Robertson
        MDA to utilize for certain expenses.                   
           01/25 (S) 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.                               
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2535  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Robertson
        certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.    
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2540  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (Documents of   Ross
        Title).                                                
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2558  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Robertson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2559  Oil and Gas Board; technical corrections to procedural    Dearing
        provisions.                                            
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2561  Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Act; revise      Robertson
        the definition of the term "private company."          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2568  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; change    Kirby
        repealer to a date certain.                            
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2631  Surplus property fee and revolving fund; remove           Thames
        repealer.                                              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2649  Dept. of Finance and Administration; may enforce laws     Jackson (32nd)
        on streets adjoining certain state buildings.          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2652  State construction projects; authorize DFA to approve     Jackson (32nd)
        demolitions/acquire rights-of-way.                     
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2653  Seat of government lands; provide for return of status    Jackson (32nd)
        when reacquired.                                       
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2657  Dept. of Finance & Administration; grant jurisdiction     Jackson (32nd)
        over any property acquired for conducting state        
        business.                                              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2658  Director of Office of Purchasing, Travel & Fleet          Thames
        Management; change position to nonstate service.       
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2675  Workers' compensation policies; revise notice of          Kirby
        cancellation requirements.                             
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2684  Model business corporation act; revise.                   Ross
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
        fees.                                                  
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2744  Local government; prohibit from placing certain           Posey
        restrictions on existing shooting ranges.              
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2809  Auto liability insurance; place lienholder's name or      Kirby
        repairing business on insurance check as payee.        
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2810  Sales tax; revise definitions regarding                   Robertson
        telecommunications services.                           
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2821  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Robertson
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July  
        1, 2007.                                               
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2851  State building code law; make various amendments to.      Chaney
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2937  Southern Regional Fire Training Center Building; rename   Williamson
        for Richard (Dick) Allen, Executive Director State     
        Forestry Commission.                                   
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2938  Public adjusters; provide for licensure and regulation    Kirby
        by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2960  State Board of Education school district                  Chaney
        conservatorship and accountability authority; clarify. 
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2966  County court; revise manner of formation.                 King
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2997  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Robertson
        certain incentives.                                    
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3002  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Hewes
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3019  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Robertson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3023  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Hewes
        airports; extend repeal date.                          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3046  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Michel
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3053  Public property; DFA shall convey old Farmers Market to   Jackson (32nd)
        UMC, subject to certain conditions.                    
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3093  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety Highway Patrol      Little
        Trooper Training Class, FY2008.                        
           01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2562  Community public water systems; exempt from management    Michel
        training board members of certain municipally operated 
        systems.                                               
           01/25 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2494  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Board; Additional   Little
        FY2007.                                                
           01/25 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:26.



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