Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/07/2007



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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, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--51.
      Absent--White. Total--1.




House: Introductions

HB1620  Appropriation; Administrative Office of the Courts for    Blackmon
        comprehensive case management and electronic filing    
        system.                                                
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1621  Appropriation; Supreme Court for salary and fringe        Blackmon
        benefits of Opinions Editor of Court of Appeals.       
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1622  Appropriation; Supreme Court for salary realignments      Blackmon
        for clerk and court staff.                             
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1623  Appropriation; MDOT for matching funds for Phase III of   Reeves
        Metro Parkway Project.                                 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1624  Appropriation; IHL to provide additional funding to the   Holloway
        Agricultural Unit at Alcorn State University.          
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1625  Appropriation; Health Department to develop and operate   Hines
        two STD/HIV specialty clinics.                         
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1626  Appropriation; Leflore County for constructing a solid    Perkins
        wood surface in Agricultural Center.                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1627  Tobacco tax and sales tax; increase excise tax on         Mayo
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1628  Reforestation tax credit; clarify and increase the        Shows
        lifetime maximum amount that may be utilized.          
           02/07 (H) Referred To Forestry;Ways and Means
HB1629  Sales tax; exempt events sanctioned by the Mississippi    Ellington
        Athletic Commission.                                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1630  Bonds; authorize issuance for certain programs            Watson
        administered by the Mississippi Development Authority. 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1631  Mississippi Small Business Opportunities Program;         Scott
        create and authorize issuance of bonds to fund.        
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1632  Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for public     Clark
        school capital improvements.                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1633  Bonds; authorize issuance for grants to                   Hudson
        counties/municipalities for improvements to livestock  
        facilities.                                            
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1634  Tallahatchie County; authorize to lease or enter into     Reynolds
        operating agreement for operation of water tank, water 
        well or water wells.                                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1635  Washington County; authorize contribution to Washington   Hines
        County Opportunities, Inc.                             
           02/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1636  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Brown
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1637  Appropriation; Department of Public Safety to fund        Hines
        Mississippi Youthbuild programs.                       
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1638  Income tax; provide a credit for higher education         Fleming
        tuition and fees.                                      
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1639  Sales tax; reduce on factory-built components of all      Dedeaux
        modular, panelized, precut and panel constructed       
        buildings.                                             
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1640  City of Vicksburg; authorize use of municipal equipment   Flaggs
        and employee services at Vicksburg Warren Convention   
        and Visitors Bureau.                                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1641  Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for certain    Espy
        growth and prosperity counties related loans and       
        grants.                                                
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1642  Bonds; increase amount authorized for certain             Parker
        Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks projects.  
           02/07 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Ways and Means
HB1643  Bonds; authorize for Americans with Disabilities Act      Watson
        compliance repair and renovation at Jackson State      
        University.                                            
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1644  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Shows
        and services to The United Way of Jones County, Inc.   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HC  53  Bianca Knight; commend on being selected as The           Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.       
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  54  Rachel Givan; commend on being selected as The            Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger's 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  55  Brandon High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning    Baker (74th)
        Class 5A Large Varsity State Competition.              
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  56  Weyerhaeuser Company; commend upon receiving the Ron      Mims
        Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.                  
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  22  Peggy J. Caldwell; commend upon retirement as Executive   Warren
        Director of Mississippi Counseling Association.        
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB  11  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Flaggs
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB  51  Saltwater sport fishing licenses; valid for 12 months     Zuber
        from date of issuance.                                 
           02/07 (H) Tabled
HB  55  Sworn law enforcement officers; authorize retiring        Moak
        employees of Miss. Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and    
        Parks to retain side arm.                              
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 251  School enrollment; authorize students to enroll in        Fleming
        district where parent is purchasing residence.         
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 334  School enrollment; allow exception to age requirements    Brown
        when parents of certain minors are deployed.           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 355  Public construction projects; builder's risk insurance    Guice
        premiums to be paid by governmental entity.            
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 378  Rewards for criminal informants; increase amount          Woods
        counties and municipalities may offer.                 
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 423  Deer hunting; create pilot program in certain counties    Stringer
        allowing hunting over grain.                           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 426  Corrections; authorize offenders not sentenced to RID     Malone
        to be housed at South Mississippi Correctional         
        Institute.                                             
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 427  Intensive supervision program; prohibit participants of   Malone
        the program from leaving state's jurisdiction.         
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 428  Electronic notice; authorize Department of Corrections    Malone
        to utilize when certain offenders are released.        
           02/07 (H) Passed
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.                 
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 430  Inmate telephone call commissions; continue to allow      Malone
        certain percentages to be deposited into certain funds.
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 434  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Malone
        entities; increase lease period from three to five     
        years.                                                 
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 436  Department of Corrections; authorize to house any         Malone
        classification of offenders at private prisons.        
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 443  Circuit court cases; may be remanded to justice or        Moak
        municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 467  Hunting and fishing licenses; expire one year from date   Broomfield
        of issuance.                                           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 475  Family protection workers; establish scholarship          Dedeaux
        program to obtain college education necessary to become
        social worker.                                         
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 526  Youth courts records; allow disclosure for defense        Flaggs
        counsel and allow copying of records for other youth   
        court causes.                                          
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 527  Counsel; clarify term for youth court juvenile            Flaggs
        delinquency matters.                                   
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 528  Medicaid program; make certain technical amendments       Dedeaux
        regarding administration of.                           
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 548  Public property; extend repealer on section authorizing   Warren
        DFA to sell and convey or lease certain land known as  
        Jefferson Street properties.                           
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 553  State Board of Health; extend date of repeal on           Warren
        provision which authorizes issuance of restaurant      
        permits (RP).                                          
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 560  Hunting of nonnative cervids; extend repealer on          Warren
        Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' authority 
        to regulate (RP).                                      
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 572  Dr. Robert C. Khayat; name new building at University     Holland
        of Mississippi School of Law after.                    
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 599  Bingo; certain charitable organizations licensed to       Hines
        conduct bingo games for up to three years.             
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 661  Exploitation of children; clarify undercover detection    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 662  Conspiracy; revise to include law enforcement officers    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 718  Appearance bond; authorize as condition of probation or   Rogers (61st)
        other release.                                         
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 728  Youth Court Support Fund and Tony Gobar Juvenile          Flaggs
        Justice Alternative Grants Fund; create and make       
        appropriation for.                                     
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 742  Sheriff's office; authorize boards of supervisors to      Akins
        include in budget funds for feeding personnel in       
        emergency operations.                                  
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 762  Expunction; revise offenses that are eligible.            Holland
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 777  Suffrage; restore to certain honorably discharged         Bailey
        persons.                                               
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 781  Salaries; allow county and municipal employees to         Robinson (84th)
        receive compensatory pay or time for work on holidays. 
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 782  District attorney's office operating allowance;           Coleman (29th)
        clarify.                                               
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 789  Oil & gas; clarify payment of administrative tax and      Reeves
        increase permit fee to drill well.                     
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 805  Support staff of Supreme and Appellate Courts; provide    Blackmon
        limitations.                                           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 806  Walnut Grove; revise the number of youth offenders who    Malone
        may be housed at.                                      
           02/07 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 810  Department of Health; authorize purchase of certain       Weathersby
        properties for departmental use.                       
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 816  Headlighting; define overt acts and exempt certain        Moak *
        entities.                                              
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 827  Nonresident freshwater commercial fishing license;        Cummings
        authorize MDWFP to charge same amount as nonresident's 
        state charges.                                         
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 832  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Brown
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 840  New hires; revise definition of employer required to      Holland
        report to Department of Human Services.                
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 854  Bonds; revise amount of investment required before        Lane
        bonds may be issued for railroad line improvements in  
        certain counties.                                      
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 856  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Robinson (63rd)
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 861  Sales tax; divert portion of certain revenue to Boll      Eaton
        Weevil Management Fund.                                
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 866  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Eaton
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 888  Statutory rape; revise definition of sexual               Mayo
        intercourse.                                           
           02/07 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/07 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           02/07 (H) Amendment Ruled Improper
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 898  Child support; increase civil contempt fines against      Holland
        employers refusing to withhold.                        
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 911  Nuisance animals; add certain species and allow the       Robinson (84th)
        hunting of with permit from the Department of Wildlife,
        Fisheries and Parks.                                   
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 913  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (BLAG).         Simpson
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
        fees (BLAG).                                           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 923  Massage therapists; allow state accredited examinations   Wells-Smith
        to be used by the board for licensure purposes.        
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 929  Hospice licensure fees; increase.                         Holland
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB 944  Permitted term of airport contracts and leases; extend    Broomfield
        from 40 years to 50 years.                             
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 984  Habitually disruptive students; revise provisions         Buck
        relating to expulsion of.                              
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 985  Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of   Bailey
        Corrections to contract with Washington, Hinds and     
        Alcorn Counties for.                                   
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1010  Department of Public Safety; authorize to relocate        Weathersby
        certain offices to the Law Enforcement Officers'       
        Training Academy.                                      
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1012  Public purchasing laws; increase amounts for which        Brown
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1018  Sale of game animals; allow sale of products crafted      Robinson (84th)
        from deer bones and parts of wild turkey.              
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1019  Child hunter safety; require supervising hunter to        Robinson (84th)
        possess a valid Mississippi license for the species    
        being hunted.                                          
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1033  Public property; DFA shall convey old Farmers' Market     Weathersby
        to UMC, subject to certain conditions.                 
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1040  Legislative vacancies; revise qualifying deadline.        Reynolds
           02/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1068  Cosmetology Board; revise membership of board and other   Holland
        provisions of licensure law.                           
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1076  Hunting and fishing licenses; exempt military personnel   Cockerham
        on leave from duty on global war on terror.            
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1085  Statutes of limitations; revise limitation on actions     Denny
        founded on domestic judgments or decrees.              
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1097  Poll workers; increase pay.                               Reeves
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1104  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Watson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1132  School nurse program; establish under State Department    Holland *
        of Education and provide funding for.                  
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1142  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Peranich
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1164  Chancery clerk service fees for title searches and        Coleman (29th)
        collection of delinquent taxes; increase.              
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1175  District attorneys; additional assistants and             Warren
        investigators in certain districts.                    
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1185  State property; authorize lease of Old School for the     Weathersby
        Blind for private redevelopment.                       
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1190  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Peranich
        certain incentives.                                    
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1206  Marine Resources; include law enforcement trainees in     Frierson
        nonstate service classification.                       
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1208  Universities and colleges; amend authority to lease       Weathersby
        lands for constructing auxiliary facilities by private 
        financing.                                             
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1209  State inland port authority; authorize to sell land       Cummings
        taken by eminent domain to original owner.             
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1212  Environmental services permit fees of State Board of      Holland
        Health; increase.                                      
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1217  Oil severance tax; revise distribution between state      Lane
        and counties.                                          
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1227  Management training for community public water system     Robinson (63rd)
        board members; exempt cities with populations of more  
        than 10,000.                                           
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1248  Hotel; revise the definition of for certain purposes.     Peranich
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1271  Vulnerable adults; authorize recovery of treble damages   Holland
        in civil action for taking property of.                
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1316  Burial of paupers; counties may use employees and         Holland
        equipment and purchase materials for that purpose.     
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1330  State buildings; revise manner of preplanning public      Moss
        construction projects (PEER).                          
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1387  Emergency management; expand authority of Governor and    Moss
        Health Department to address pandemics and epidemics.  
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1397  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        exchange property with certain private individuals for 
        Eudora Welty Museum.                                   
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1402  Prohibition on importing certain goods if goods are       Malone
        made by Mississippi Prison Industries; extend repealer 
        on (RP).                                               
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1406  Board of directors meetings for Mississippi Prison        Malone
        Industries; remove required attendance for certain     
        officials.                                             
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1410  Mississippi Prison Industries; revise security            Malone
        requirements for certain facilities.                   
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1411  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1440  Restoration of Voting Rights Act; create.                 Myers
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1457  Authority to establish restitution centers; extend        Malone
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1463  School districts; authorize recall of superintendent      Brown
        and board members in districts under conservatorship.  
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1465  Mississippi Rural Health Scholars Program; create.        Cockerham
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1468  Coastal Preserve Timber Account; establish within the     Frierson
        "Mississippi Marine Resources Fund."                   
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1471  Dialysis patients; extend repealer on program that        Reynolds
        provides nonemergency transportation services for      
        certain.                                               
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1485  Bail bondsmen; revise requirements.                       Rogers (61st)
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1498  Criminal assessment; provide for funding of public        Blackmon
        defender training.                                     
           02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1505  Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit      Banks
        Court District.                                        
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1510  12th Circuit Court Community Corrections Act of 2007;     Watson
        create.                                                
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Passed
HB1532  Ethics; reform laws by expanding content of information   Moak
        included in statement of economic interest.            
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1537  Dual-phase design-build construction; provide procedure   Weathersby
        for procurement and establish procedure for            
        construction managers at risk.                         
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Failed
           02/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1544  Gaming; remove obsolete and repealed language from        Moak
        regulatory law and confirm authority to conduct certain
        activities.                                            
           02/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (H) Amended
           02/07 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Referred Other House

SB2056  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one office for the same        
        election.                                              
           02/07 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2083  Public property; name certain state facilities after      Gordon
        deceased legislators.                                  
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2091  Car theft and joyriding; clarify status as a felony.      Ross
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2135  Insurance agents; exempt age 65 or older from             Dearing
        continuing education requirements.                     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2214  Retirement; authorize employers to make contributions     Robertson
        on behalf of employees to the PERS Deferred            
        Compensation Plan.                                     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2233  Election to fill legislative vacancy; increase the        Burton
        number of days before an election that a person must   
        qualify.                                               
           02/07 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2234  Immunity; expand for AED use and health care providers.   White
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2264  Drug overdose deaths; impose duty to notify.              Tollison
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2279  Mississippi Medicaid program; make certain technical      Nunnelee
        amendments regarding administration of.                
           02/07 (H) Referred To Medicaid
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           02/07 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2331  State Auditor; clarify authority to audit public funds    Chaney
        flowing into a nonprofit corporation.                  
           02/07 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Judiciary A
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Education
SB2371  Fuel tax law; clarify with regard to biodiesel and        Robertson
        biofuel.                                               
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2394  PERS; board of trustees may provide by rule for           Robertson
        payments that are necessary to maintain status of      
        retirement systems as qualified plans.                 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2403  Ad valorem tax; clarify definition of trailers for        Robertson
        purposes of an exemption, authorize counties/cities to 
        grant certain exemptions.                              
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2448  Administration of unemployment compensation law by        Robertson
        Mississippi Department of Employment Security; make    
        technical amendments to.                               
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2493  Appropriation; Mississippi Supreme Court; Additional      Gordon
        FY2007.                                                
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2495  Appropriation; Mississippi Insurance Department;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2508  CAP loan program; extend repeal date on authority of      Robertson
        MDA to utilize for certain expenses.                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2520  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend the period of time       Robertson
        that payments may be made from in the event of certain 
        natural disasters.                                     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2541  Courts; establish salary parameters for certain staff     Ross
        of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.             
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2543  Witness tampering; revise other contributing crimes and   Ross
        study creation of a witness protection program.        
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2558  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Robertson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2569  Supreme Court; Rules Committee to study jury pools.       Ross
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2574  Speedy trial; revise.                                     Ross
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2579  Corrections; extend repealer on general inmate            Doxey
        authority of Department of Corrections (RP).           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2585  Parole Board; extend repealer.                            Doxey
           02/07 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2587  Corrections; extend repealer on the establishment of      Doxey
        restitution centers.                                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2645  Employment Compensation Revolving Fund; DFA determines    Robertson
        percentage of covered wages paid into by state         
        agencies.                                              
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
        Trial Fund implementation.                             
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2649  Dept. of Finance and Administration; may enforce laws     Jackson (32nd)
        on streets adjoining certain state buildings.          
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2653  Seat of government lands; provide for return of status    Jackson (32nd)
        when reacquired.                                       
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Property
SB2657  Dept. of Finance & Administration; grant jurisdiction     Jackson (32nd)
        over any property acquired for conducting state        
        business.                                              
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2667  Early childhood care and education grant program;         Chaney
        authorize collaboration under DHS.                     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2690  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; extend repealer on     King
        provision creating board of directors.                 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2701  Tort liability; amend immunity to include canines.        Michel
           02/07 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary A
SB2709  Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; extend reporting       Nunnelee
        deadline and extend repealer.                          
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2758  Liquefied petroleum gas; limitation of liability.         Cuevas
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2760  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           02/07 (H) Referred To Municipalities
SB2771  County court; revise terms for Jones County.              Pickering
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2777  Health Care Trust Fund; revise schedule of payments       Gordon
        into the Health Care Expendable Fund.                  
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2823  Voter registration; delay date municipalities must        Burton
        comply with the requirements of the Statewide Elections
        Management System.                                     
           02/07 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2829  Ballot box; include "ballot bag" in definition of.        Burton
           02/07 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2833  Forestry; delete certain references to registered         Williamson
        forester.                                              
           02/07 (H) Referred To Forestry
SB2859  Vaccinations against pneumococcal disease; SBH require    Nunnelee
        for children attending day care facilities.            
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2937  Southern Regional Fire Training Center Building; rename   Williamson
        for Richard (Dick) Allen, Executive Director State     
        Forestry Commission.                                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2960  State Board of Education school district                  Chaney
        conservatorship and accountability authority; clarify. 
           02/07 (H) Referred To Education
SB2966  County court; revise manner of formation.                 King
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3023  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Hewes
        airports; extend repeal date.                          
           02/07 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3034  Security freeze; require consumer reporting agencies to   Mettetal
        place in file upon request by certain consumers.       
           02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB3042  Transportation; exempt small commercial vehicles from     Hewes
        certain federal regulations.                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB3085  Appropriations; Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium     Gordon
        Comm.; Additional FY 2007.                             
           02/07 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SC 565  Designate; "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to      Dawkins
        support women's heart disease awareness.               
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 567  Recognize "National Consumer Protection Week" in          Dawkins
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/07 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

SC 526  Commend life and career of Prentiss Barnes, member of     Dawkins
        "The Moonglows" and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.    
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 527  Expressing the sympathy of the Legislature on the death   Dawkins
        of Ira B. Harkey, Jr.                                  
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 528  Commend Ronny Fore, Director of Legislative Printing,     White
        for national achievement award.                        
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 529  Commend the life and service of U.S. Air Force Captain    Clarke
        Kermit O. Evans.                                       
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 542  Commend Ingomar Coach Norris Ashley for all-time record   Browning
        in Mississippi boys basketball.                        
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 543  Commend military career of Sergeant 1st Class Robert D.   White
        Thornton.                                              
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 546  Commend life of respected Biloxi businessman Emile L.     Gollott
        "Junie" Desporte III.                                  
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 547  Commend Sam Provenza for service to Veterans' Home        Carmichael
        Purchase Board.                                        
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 551  Commend Ingomar High School "Lady Falcons" Softball       Browning
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3111  Income tax; authorize a credit for a portion of the       Lee (35th)
        cost of certain equipment to distribute biodiesel.     
           02/07 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2020  Justice court; revise.                                    Flowers
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2061  Review of child support payments by DHS and downward      Nunnelee
        modification; arrearage in payments does not prohibit. 
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2063  Child custody; custodial parent responsible for health    Butler
        care expenses when court order is silent.              
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2081  Public meetings; revise requirements for public body to   Lee (35th)
        conduct teleconference meetings.                       
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2102  Local governments; revise amount that may be offered as   Flowers
        a reward for information.                              
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2211  District attorneys; clarify amount of office operating    Thames
        allowance for each assistant.                          
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2253  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2265  Law enforcement officers; immunity when escorting         Gollott
        funeral procession.                                    
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2268  Sheriffs and constables; increase fees charged for        Thames
        service of process.                                    
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2343  Commissioner of Banking; require fingerprints for         Mettetal
        suitability of employment with department.             
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2350  MS Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; extend repealer      Mettetal
        and make various amendments.                           
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
        funding for salaries.                                  
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2365  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Robertson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2368  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Robertson
        revocation of International Fuel Tax Agreement permits.
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2385  Blighted property; authorize local governmental units     Horhn
        to donate for private development.                     
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2391  Abortions; clarify judicial waiver of parental consent    Fillingane
        for minors, and when Roe v. Wade is overruled, prohibit
        all abortions with limited exceptions.                 
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2399  Income tax; require employers to withhold compensation    Ross
        reported on Form 1099 under certain circumstances.     
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2404  Taxation; increase the monthly average tax liability      Robertson
        necessary to require early payment of withholding,     
        sales & use tax liability.                             
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2414  Sales tax; increase time within which a demand for        Robertson
        payment of must be made.                               
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2454  DUI; MASEP as condition precedent for reinstatement of    Tollison
        driver's license.                                      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2457  Alcohol and drug; treatment discretionary with judge,     Doxey
        inmate to pay cost, revise DUI license reinstatement.  
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2482  Outside attorney fees; require review of certain          Ross
        contracts for.                                         
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2488  Receiving stolen property; revise.                        Albritton
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2524  MS Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman of the      Robertson
        Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements in    
        case of a natural disaster.                            
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2535  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Robertson
        certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.    
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2617  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Burton
        voting.                                                
           02/07 (S) Motion to Recommit Lost
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2638  Public buildings; revise preplanning requirements for     Jackson (32nd)
        capital improvements projects.                         
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2660  Public purchasing; authorize emergency purchase of        Thames
        replacement contracts/revise definition of "emergency."
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2675  Workers' compensation policies; revise notice of          Kirby
        cancellation requirements.                             
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2678  Dept. of Archives & History; may sublease space in the    Jackson (32nd)
        GM&O Passenger Depot to not-for-profit organizations.  
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2686  Statewide monetary assessments; revise.                   Ross
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2687  Income withholding orders; increase contempt fines on     Nunnelee
        employers who refuse to honor.                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2704  Wireless communication devices; allow certain state       Doxey
        employees to have more than one.                       
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2746  Public Accountancy Board; provide minimum ownership       Clarke
        requirements for CPA firms, authorize civil penalty.   
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2769  Group purchasing programs; authorize universities to      Thames
        participate in.                                        
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2774  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Pickering
        County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway".         
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2781  Driver's license; revise suspension of due to             Tollison
        nonpayment of fine or failure to appear in response to 
        a citation.                                            
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2782  Temporary detention; codify Terry stop by peace           Albritton
        officers.                                              
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2785  Wildlife; authorize the issuance of multiyear licenses.   Posey
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2786  Wildlife; consolidate wildlife laws pertaining to wild    Posey
        hogs.                                                  
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2795  Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.              Nunnelee
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2801  Informed consent for an abortion; require a sonogram      Nunnelee
        and auscultation of fetal heart tone.                  
           02/07 (S) Passed
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2809  Auto liability insurance; place lienholder's name or      Kirby
        repairing business on insurance check as payee.        
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2810  Sales tax; revise definitions regarding                   Robertson
        telecommunications services.                           
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2821  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Robertson
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July  
        1, 2007.                                               
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2838  Used motor vehicle dealers; require certain educational   White
        requirements prior to licensing.                       
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2851  State building code law; make various amendments to.      Chaney
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2883  Wildlife; prescribe elements constituting headlighting    Posey
        of deer.                                               
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2897  Government contracts; require labor to be performed by    Kirby
        U.S. citizens or legal aliens.                         
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2899  Hunting enclosures; revise penalties for violations.      Posey
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2900  Wildlife; enact Wildlife Violator Compact.                Posey
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2905  Uniform Securities Law; revise.                           Morgan
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2913  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Williamson
           02/07 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2914  Wildlife; preserve and protect the privilege of           Posey
        hunting, fishing and trapping.                         
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB2934  IHL Board of Trustees; may transfer/convey to State       Burton
        Veterans Affairs Board certain real property in Newton 
        County.                                                
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2938  Public adjusters; provide for licensure and regulation    Kirby
        by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2990  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Michel
        to form a district.                                    
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2997  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Robertson
        certain incentives.                                    
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3006  Hotels; revise definition.                                Hewes
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB3011  Private roads; require most direct and unobtrusive        Gollott
        route.                                                 
           02/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3015  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by               King
        universities and colleges; expand to include area      
        adjoining campus.                                      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3019  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Robertson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           02/07 (S) Passed
SB3024  Center of Excellence at Blair E. Batson Hospital for      Burton
        Children; UMC establish and support through MCI        
        settlement funds.                                      
           02/07 (S) Reconsidered
           02/07 (S) Amended
           02/07 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3049  Delinquent water bills; provide for collection of.        Michel
           02/07 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  55  Sworn law enforcement officers; authorize retiring        Moak
        employees of Miss. Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and    
        Parks to retain side arm.                              
           02/07 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 526  Youth courts records; allow disclosure for defense        Flaggs
        counsel and allow copying of records for other youth   
        court causes.                                          
           02/07 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 560  Hunting of nonnative cervids; extend repealer on          Warren
        Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' authority 
        to regulate (RP).                                      
           02/07 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 599  Bingo; certain charitable organizations licensed to       Hines
        conduct bingo games for up to three years.             
           02/07 (S) Referred To Finance
HB 718  Appearance bond; authorize as condition of probation or   Rogers (61st)
        other release.                                         
           02/07 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 742  Sheriff's office; authorize boards of supervisors to      Akins
        include in budget funds for feeding personnel in       
        emergency operations.                                  
           02/07 (S) Referred To County Affairs
HB 827  Nonresident freshwater commercial fishing license;        Cummings
        authorize MDWFP to charge same amount as nonresident's 
        state charges.                                         
           02/07 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 944  Permitted term of airport contracts and leases; extend    Broomfield
        from 40 years to 50 years.                             
           02/07 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB1019  Child hunter safety; require supervising hunter to        Robinson (84th)
        possess a valid Mississippi license for the species    
        being hunted.                                          
           02/07 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB1164  Chancery clerk service fees for title searches and        Coleman (29th)
        collection of delinquent taxes; increase.              
           02/07 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2913  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Williamson
           02/07 (S) Died In Committee

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