Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/31/2007



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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, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--52.
      Absent--Total--None.




Signed By The Governor

HB 603  Alcoholic beverages; manufacturer may have financial      Moak
        interest in retail permittee serving alcohol under     
        limited conditions.                                    
           01/31 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1603  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Fredericks
        John C. Robinson Mississippi Aviation Museum in        
        Gulfport.                                              
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1604  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Aldridge
        dyslexia services and professional development.        
           01/31 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1605  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of    Weathersby
        new Museum of Mississippi History.                     
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1606  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for Alcorn State       Johnson
        University capital improvements.                       
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1607  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of    Holland
        new Museum of Mississippi History.                     
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1608  Ad valorem tax; create 10% cap on increase in assessed    Eaton
        value of agricultural property and commercial poultry  
        houses.                                                
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1609  Harrison County; authorize to contract for the private    Fredericks
        operation of county jail.                              
           01/31 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1610  Bonds; issue to assist the City of Jackson in acquiring   Reeves
        and demolishing abandoned property and rehabilitation  
        of certain property.                                   
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1611  Sales tax; reduce from seven to three percent on retail   Eaton
        sales to farmers of any item used for agricultural     
        purposes.                                              
           01/31 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HC  49  Dr. William A. Middleton; commend upon being named        Howell
        "Family Physician of the Year."                        
           01/31 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  50  Puckett High School Wolves Football Team; commend upon    Rotenberry
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           01/31 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

SB2496  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Health;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 101  Contractors, remodelers and rebuilders; revise certain    Broomfield
        provisions and licensing requirements.                 
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 132  Internal audit law; remove condition for specific         Brown
        appropriations to fund, and delay implementation date. 
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 363  State Board of Contractors; authorize to employ           Guice
        personnel to monitor out-of-state contractors.         
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 364  State Board of Contractors; create registry for           Guice
        complaints.                                            
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
           01/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 382  State Parole Board; extend repealer on (RP).              Malone
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 435  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Malone
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 437  State offenders serving sentences in county jails;        Malone
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 471  Income tax; conform state law to federal law regarding    Upshaw
        nonrecognition of gain on replacement of property      
        damages by Katrina.                                    
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 547  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Warren
        airports; extend repealer (RP).                        
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 557  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Warren
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/31 (H) Passed
           01/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 559  Prohibition on procurement of certain goods made by       Warren
        out-of-state inmate labor if PIC makes goods; extend   
        repealer (RP).                                         
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 564  Enforcement officers of the Alcoholic Beverage Control    Warren
        Division of the State Tax Commission; extend date of   
        repeal (RP).                                           
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 602  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on MDA's authority to use for    
        certain monies (RP).                                   
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 611  Special fuel tax; authorize refund for a portion of the   Watson
        tax paid by owners of concrete trucks.                 
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 617  Active military; authorize Adjutant General to pay        Rogers (61st)
        tuition, room and board.                               
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 648  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Stringer
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 665  Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System;   Smith (39th)
        create statewide assessment to benefit.                
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 685  Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Art        Warren
        Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain
        project costs (RP).                                    
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 701  PERS; board of trustees may provide by rule for           Stringer
        payments that are necessary to maintain status of      
        retirement systems as qualified plans.                 
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 731  City of Jackson; require state provide funds to defray    Reeves
        ad valorem tax loss & increased costs incurred as seat 
        of state government.                                   
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Amendment Failed
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 766  Restitution centers; extend repealer on authority of      Warren
        counties and municipalities to establish center (RP).  
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 790  MS Civil Rights Museum; create under authority of Dept.   Reeves
        of Archives and History/issue bonds to construct.      
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 820  Oil and gas severance taxes; deposit state's share into   Reeves
        Education Improvement Trust Fund.                      
           01/31 (H) Amended
           01/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 909  Distinctive license; authorize for various purposes.      Bailey
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 945  Sentences; prohibit suspending sentence for failure to    Simpson
        have auto insurance card.                              
           01/31 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 962  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Watson
        certain loans under the Capital Access Program.        
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 964  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Watson
        revocation of Interstate Fuel Tax Agreement permits.   
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 965  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program and Job       Watson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 966  Highway 35; designate portion in Tallahatchie County as   Reynolds
        "Birdia Keglar Memorial Highway."                      
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1012  Public purchasing laws; increase amounts for which        Brown
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1016  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Stringer
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July, 
        1, 2007.                                               
           01/31 (H) Amendment Failed
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1026  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Watson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1037  Contract personnel; decrease amount of contract           Stringer
        requiring review by Personal Service Contract Review   
        Board.                                                 
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1047  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman    Watson
        of the Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements
        in case of a disaster.                                 
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1070  Public purchasing; revise authority to negotiate with     Brown
        lowest bidder for contract within allocated funds.     
           01/31 (H) Amended
           01/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1072  Nursing Practice Law; increase maximum fees for license   Holland
        renewal and license reinstatement.                     
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1082  Optometry; renewal registration fees for practice of      Holland
        shall be paid annually instead of biennially.          
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1090  Smoking; Veterans Affairs Board may designate smoking     Rogers (61st)
        areas in state veterans homes.                         
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1107  Public purchasing laws; change entity to which public     Watson
        bodies provide notice of their proposed purchases.     
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1108  Modular homes; revise definitions.                        Moak
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1220  Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of               Clark
        commemoration not legal holiday.                       
           01/31 (H) Passed
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1232  Master lease-purchase program; authorize DFA to develop   Brown
        program for counties and municipalities.               
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1285  Special funds; delete sales tax diversion to repay        Stringer
        certain, and delay repayment to Health Care Trust Fund.
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1338  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Watson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1364  State funds; authorize Mental Health and MEMA to          Stringer
        transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to    
        escalate its budget.                                   
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1443  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;         Watson
        provide for the appointment of member in compliance    
        with Ayers decision.                                   
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1500  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Formby
        2007; create.                                          
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
           01/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1575  Motor vehicle ad valorem taxes; authorize counties and    Reynolds
        cities to grant exemption for certain military service.
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
HC  42  Children's needs; urge state action to attend in times    Ishee
        of natural disaster.                                   
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  43  Fran Graves; commend on being named a Mississippi         Weathersby
        Ageless Hero for 2006.                                 
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  44  Mississippi Rural Water Association; commend for          Holloway
        outstanding response to Hurricane Katrina.             
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  45  John McCullouch; commend upon retirement as President     Perkins
        of BellSouth Mississippi.                              
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR   4  Fair Housing Month; designate the month of April to be    Hines
        observed annually as.                                  
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  16  Sam H. Buchanan, Sr.; commend life of.                    Watson
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  18  Sullivan-Schein Corporation; commend for donation of      Mayo
        mobile dental unit to Mississippi.                     
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release
HR  19  Beverly Wilkes; commend upon being elected treasurer of   Gregory
        Pilot International.                                   
           01/31 (H) Adopted
           01/31 (H) Immediate Release



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  18  Sullivan-Schein Corporation; commend for donation of      Mayo
        mobile dental unit to Mississippi.                     
           01/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3101  Bonds; issue to assist the City of Jackson in             Frazier
        purchasing and demolishing abandoned property and      
        rehabilitation of certain property.                    
           01/31 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3102  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for two community group homes     Mettetal
        for the Department of Mental Health.                   
           01/31 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3103  Motor vehicle privilege tax law; revise definition of     Lee (35th)
        the term "private carrier of property."                
           01/31 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3104  High hazard dam rehabilitation revolving loan program;    Lee (35th)
        create.                                                
           01/31 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 562  Designate April 28 through May 6, 2007, as "National      Burton
        Safe Kids Week" in Mississippi.                        
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 563  Commend Franklin County High School "Bulldogs" Football   Dearing
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  66  Sampat S. (Sampatkumar) Shivangi, Jackson, Mississippi,   GOVERNOR
        State Board of Health as a non-healthcare              
        professional, six-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and 
        ending June 30, 2012, representing the Third           
        Congressional District.                                
           01/31 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  67  Earnest Ted (Ted) Ray, Cleveland, Mississippi, Board of   GOVERNOR
        Funeral Services as a funeral director, four-year term 
        beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2010,       
        representing the First Supreme Court District.         
           01/31 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SR   7  Senate Rules; amend to limit requests for "adjournment    Doxey
        in memory" to 5 per Senator per day.                   
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2022  Judges; require disclosure of certain gifts from          Ross
        litigants.                                             
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2037  DUI; notify prosecutor of judicial appeal of              Ross
        administrative suspension of license.                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2046  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and    Ross
        transfer duties to the Mississippi Development         
        Authority.                                             
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2057  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Davis
        prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2076  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of lien      Ross
        satisfaction.                                          
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2091  Car theft and joyriding; clarify status as a felony.      Ross
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2099  Driver's License; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful, Inc., for litter prevention.                
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2118  New hires reported to the Department of Human Services;   Nunnelee
        revise definition of employer required to report.      
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
        marketable title.                                      
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2206  Organ/tissue donor protocol; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2230  State highway system; add certain segment of Highway      Davis
        301 in DeSoto County.                                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2254  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2264  Drug overdose deaths; impose duty to notify.              Tollison
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2276  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to purchase     Gollott
        property damage insurance on equipment.                
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2279  Mississippi Medicaid program; make certain technical      Nunnelee
        amendments regarding administration of.                
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2290  Pen register; revise venue.                               Tollison
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2320  Registration of professional massage therapists;          Mettetal
        clarify authorized examinations.                       
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2321  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Mettetal
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2324  Repealers on certain school district programs; extend     Chaney
        and make certain revisions for.                        
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2331  State Auditor; clarify authority to audit public funds    Chaney
        flowing into a nonprofit corporation.                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2338  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Chaney
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2342  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Hyde-Smith
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           01/31 (S) Amended
           01/31 (S) Passed As Amended
           01/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2367  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Robertson
        of the tax.                                            
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2395  E911 Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; extend         King
        repealer.                                              
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2403  Ad valorem tax; clarify definition of trailers for        Robertson
        purposes of an exemption, authorize counties/cities to 
        grant certain exemptions.                              
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2405  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Robertson
        refuse to issue or revoke permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2415  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
        intermediate license.                                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2428  Bureau of Investigation; correct name.                    Tollison
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2448  Administration of unemployment compensation law by        Robertson
        Mississippi Department of Employment Security; make    
        technical amendments to.                               
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2459  Firearms; additional felony charge for display by a       Lee (35th)
        felon during a felony.                                 
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2461  Charitable organizations; revise amount such              Doxey
        organizations may receive before filing financial      
        statement.                                             
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2470  Firearms; revise possession of by a felon.                Morgan
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2476  Cemeteries; enact access law.                             Doxey
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2490  Embezzlement; revise.                                     Davis
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2492  Exploitation of children; clarify defenses.               Albritton
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2498  Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office     Robertson
        of the Governor; delete repealer on statutes creating. 
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2512  Criminal records; presumption of admissible, enable       Albritton
        data sharing.                                          
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2528  Water Resources Council; extend repealer.                 Moffatt
           01/31 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2534  Scenic Streams; Designate Noxubee River in Noxubee        Jackson (32nd)
        County as eligible for nomination to scenic streams    
        program.                                               
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2539  Public water systems; remove repealer on requirement      Moffatt
        that optimum level of rust inhibitors be maintained.   
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2540  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (Documents of   Ross
        Title).                                                
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2541  Courts; establish salary parameters for certain staff     Ross
        of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.             
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2543  Witness tampering; revise other contributing crimes and   Ross
        study creation of a witness protection program.        
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2545  Public Defender Task Force; delete repealer.              Tollison
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2569  Supreme Court; Rules Committee to study jury pools.       Ross
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2579  Corrections; extend repealer on general inmate            Doxey
        authority of Department of Corrections (RP).           
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2585  Parole Board; extend repealer.                            Doxey
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2587  Corrections; extend repealer on the establishment of      Doxey
        restitution centers.                                   
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2589  Corrections; extend repealer on alcohol and drug          Doxey
        program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.           
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2616  State Board of Bar Commissioners; revise date of sunset   Doxey
        for.                                                   
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2629  State Board of Optometry; may charge renewal fees         Nunnelee
        annually.                                              
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
        Trial Fund implementation.                             
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Amended
           01/31 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2647  Notaries public; clarify commission of.                   Ross
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2667  Early childhood care and education grant program;         Chaney
        authorize collaboration under DHS.                     
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Amended
           01/31 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2671  Renewal fees charged by the Mississippi Board of          Nunnelee
        Nursing; increase authorized fees.                     
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2682  Title Pledge Act; remove repealer on provision            Mettetal
        authorizing audit of licensees.                        
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2684  Model business corporation act; revise.                   Ross
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
        fees.                                                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2688  Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased.    Tollison
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2690  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; extend repealer on     King
        provision creating board of directors.                 
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2701  Tort liability; amend immunity to include canines.        Michel
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2709  Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; extend reporting       Nunnelee
        deadline and extend repealer.                          
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2727  Administrative penalty on restaurants by State Board of   Nunnelee
        Health; extend repealer.                               
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2756  Bail; revise.                                             White
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2758  Liquefied petroleum gas; limitation of liability.         Cuevas
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2760  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2771  County court; revise terms for Jones County.              Pickering
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
        certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2818  Juvenile detention facilities; provide educational        Chaney
        services to detainees.                                 
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2825  Sex offender; restrict presence in school zones.          Albritton
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2830  Public funds depositories; deposits meet FDIC             Mettetal
        requirements if made upon certain conditions.          
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2833  Forestry; delete certain references to registered         Williamson
        forester.                                              
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2863  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Nunnelee
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2887  Oil and Gas; revise permit, fee and administrative tax.   Dearing
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2890  Scenic streams; designate Bogue Chitto River as           Albritton
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2940  Sale of checks law; delete repealer on provision          Mettetal
        authorizing commissioner to audit licensees.           
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2960  State Board of Education school district                  Chaney
        conservatorship and accountability authority; clarify. 
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2962  Water districts; clarify incorporation by rural water     Browning
        associations.                                          
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2966  County court; revise manner of formation.                 King
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2982  County hospitals; establish minimum qualifications for    Browning
        trustees.                                              
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB2988  Criminal background checks; require for applicants for    Burton
        licensure by Board of Medical Licensure.               
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB3002  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Hewes
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB3010  Liquefied petroleum gas; allow only owner to fill         Cuevas
        container.                                             
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB3039  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Gollott
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           01/31 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB3042  Transportation; exempt small commercial vehicles from     Hewes
        certain federal regulations.                           
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
SB3046  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Michel
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           01/31 (S) Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1220  Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of               Clark
        commemoration not legal holiday.                       
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  43  Fran Graves; commend on being named a Mississippi         Weathersby
        Ageless Hero for 2006.                                 
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  44  Mississippi Rural Water Association; commend for          Holloway
        outstanding response to Hurricane Katrina.             
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  45  John McCullouch; commend upon retirement as President     Perkins
        of BellSouth Mississippi.                              
           01/31 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2528  Water Resources Council; extend repealer.                 Moffatt
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB3039  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Gollott
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee

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



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