Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/29/2007



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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--Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--50.
      Absent--Albritton, Pickering. Total--2.




Signed By The Governor

SB2069  "Katrina Day of Remembrance" in Mississippi; designate    Robertson
        August 29 annually.                                    
           01/29 Approved by Governor



House: Double Referred Reports

HB   6  Disasters; authorize local governments to enter into      Cummings
        executory contracts for debris removal.                
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB 378  Rewards for criminal informants; increase amount          Woods
        counties and municipalities may offer.                 
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB1119  Delinquent water and sewer bills, certain; develop        Robinson (63rd)
        procedure to help collect payment for.                 
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB1142  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Peranich
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDPAA: TO To WM
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDPAA: WM To TO
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PP To UC
HB1510  12th Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2007;     Watson
        create.                                                
           01/29 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CN To JA



House: Committee Reports

HB   6  Disasters; authorize local governments to enter into      Cummings
        executory contracts for debris removal.                
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 251  School enrollment; authorize students to enroll in        Fleming
        district where parent is purchasing residence.         
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 334  School enrollment; allow exception to age requirements    Brown
        when parents of certain minors are deployed.           
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 378  Rewards for criminal informants; increase amount          Woods
        counties and municipalities may offer.                 
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 426  Corrections; authorize offenders not sentenced to RID     Malone
        to be housed at South Mississippi Correctional         
        Institute.                                             
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 428  Electronic notice; authorize Department of Corrections    Malone
        to utilize when certain offenders are released.        
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 434  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Malone
        entities; increase lease period from three to five     
        years.                                                 
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 529  Multi-modal fund committees; prescribe terms of office    Fleming
        for appointed members.                                 
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 547  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Warren
        airports; extend repealer (RP).                        
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 564  Enforcement officers of the Alcoholic Beverage Control    Warren
        Division of the State Tax Commission; extend date of   
        repeal (RP).                                           
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 602  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on MDA's authority to use for    
        certain monies (RP).                                   
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 806  Walnut Grove; revise the number of youth offenders who    Malone
        may be housed at.                                      
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 816  Headlighting; define overt acts and exempt certain        Moak *
        entities.                                              
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 832  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Brown
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 856  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Robinson (63rd)
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 883  School district programs; delete repealers on certain.    Brown
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 909  Distinctive license; authorize for various purposes.      Bailey
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 962  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Watson
        certain loans under the Capital Access Program.        
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 965  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program and Job       Watson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 984  Habitually disruptive students; revise provisions         Buck
        relating to expulsion of.                              
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1022  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend the period of time       Watson
        that payments may be made from in the event of certain 
        disasters.                                             
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1026  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Watson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1040  Legislative vacancies; revise qualifying deadline.        Reynolds
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1047  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman    Watson
        of the Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements
        in case of a disaster.                                 
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1106  Mayor-Council form of government; revise certain          Watson
        requirements before adjustments in mayor or councilmen 
        salaries can take place.                               
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1142  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Peranich
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1220  Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of               Clark
        commemoration not legal holiday.                       
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1267  Autism; create task force to study growing incidence of   Akins
        and ways to improve services.                          
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1338  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Watson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1379  Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create.            Lott
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1389  Local option and light wine and beer laws; remove         Watson
        certain residency requirements and extend authority of 
        ABC agents to enforce law.                             
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1402  Prohibition on importing certain goods if goods are       Malone
        made by Mississippi Prison Industries; extend repealer 
        on (RP).                                               
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1406  Board of directors meetings for Mississippi Prison        Malone
        Industries; remove required attendance for certain     
        officials.                                             
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1410  Mississippi Prison Industries; revise security            Malone
        requirements for certain facilities.                   
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1457  Authority to establish restitution centers; extend        Malone
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1544  Gaming; remove obsolete and repealed language from        Moak
        regulatory law and confirm authority to conduct certain
        activities.                                            
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HC  42  Children's needs; urge state action to attend in times    Ishee
        of natural disaster.                                   
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  43  Fran Graves; commend on being named a Mississippi         Weathersby
        Ageless Hero for 2006.                                 
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  44  Mississippi Rural Water Association; commend for          Holloway
        outstanding response to Hurricane Katrina.             
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  45  John McCullouch; commend upon retirement as President     Perkins
        of BellSouth Mississippi.                              
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   4  Fair Housing Month; designate the month of April to be    Hines
        observed annually as.                                  
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  16  Sam H. Buchanan, Sr.; commend life of.                    Watson
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  18  Sullivan-Schein Corporation; commend for donation of      Mayo
        mobile dental unit to Mississippi.                     
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  19  Beverly Wilkes; commend upon being elected treasurer of   Gregory
        Pilot International.                                   
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 526  Commend life and career of Prentiss Barnes, member of     Dawkins
        "The Moonglows" and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.    
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 527  Expressing the sympathy of the Legislature on the death   Dawkins
        of Ira B. Harkey, Jr.                                  
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 528  Commend Ronny Fore, Director of Legislative Printing,     White
        for national achievement award.                        
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 529  Commend the life and service of U.S. Air Force Captain    Clarke
        Kermit O. Evans.                                       
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 530  Commend Puckett High School "Wolves" Football Team for    Kirby
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 532  Commend Roberts family for three generations of           Mettetal
        teachers at South Panola High School.                  
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 533  Commend public service of Charles H. Chisolm, Executive   Moffatt
        Director of Department of Environmental Quality.       
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 534  Commend Mrs. Tinye Marshall, Mississippi's Outstanding    Williamson
        Older Worker Award.                                    
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 542  Commend Ingomar Coach Norris Ashley for all-time record   Browning
        in Mississippi boys basketball.                        
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 543  Commend military career of Sergeant 1st Class Robert D.   White
        Thornton.                                              
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 546  Commend life of respected Biloxi businessman Emile L.     Gollott
        "Junie" Desporte III.                                  
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 547  Commend Sam Provenza for service to Veterans' Home        Carmichael
        Purchase Board.                                        
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 548  Commend Neshoba Central "Lady Rockets" Softball Team      Williamson
        for second consecutive state championship.             
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 550  Commend MS Rural Water Association for outstanding        Posey
        hurricane response.                                    
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  Commend Ingomar High School "Lady Falcons" Softball       Browning
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           01/29 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2494  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Board; Additional   Little
        FY2007.                                                
           01/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3097  City of Canton; authorize municipal law enforcement       Thomas
        officers to use radar to enforce speed limits.         
           01/29 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Judiciary, Division B
SB3098  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Nunnelee
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        certain diversions.                                    
           01/29 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3099  Bonds; authorize the issuance for certain programs        Robertson
        administered by the Mississippi Development Authority. 
           01/29 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3100  Sales taxation; exempt certain organizations that         Robertson
        operate long-term care facilities for adults with      
        mental retardation.                                    
           01/29 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 561  Commend Stewpot Community Services on 25th Anniversary.   Harden
           01/29 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  64  Reuben V. Anderson, Jackson, Mississippi, Board of        ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Trustees of the Department of Archives and History,    
        term effective January 1, 2007 and ends January 1,     
        2010, vice Arch Dalrymple.                             
           01/29 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  65  Roland Weeks, Jr., Biloxi, Mississippi, Board of          ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Trustees of the Department of Archives and History,    
        term effective January 1, 2007 and ends January 1,     
        2010, vice Gilbert R. Mason.                           
           01/29 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB3015  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by               King
        universities and colleges; expand to include area      
        adjoining campus.                                      
           01/29 (S) DR - TSDP: UC To JB
SB3024  Center of Excellence at Blair E. Batson Hospital for      Burton
        Children; UMC establish and support through MCI        
        settlement funds.                                      
           01/29 (S) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
        funding for salaries.                                  
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2385  Blighted property; authorize local governmental units     Horhn
        to donate for private development.                     
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2822  Elections; authorize early voting.                        Burton
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2934  IHL Board of Trustees; may transfer/convey to State       Burton
        Veterans Affairs Board certain real property in Newton 
        County.                                                
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3005  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer the    Gollott
        Lyman Fish Hatchery to DMR.                            
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3021  Dept. of Archives & History; may exchange real property   Jackson (32nd)
        for property adjacent to Eudora Welty house.           
           01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 603  Alcoholic beverages; manufacturer may have financial      Moak
        interest in retail permittee serving alcohol under     
        limited conditions.                                    
           01/29 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3093  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety Highway Patrol      Little
        Trooper Training Class, FY2008.                        
           01/29 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 567  Mississippi Burn Center; establish at UMMC.               Holland
           01/29 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations

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