Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/05/2007



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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, Gardner, 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, Stevens, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--122.
       Absent--None.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, 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, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Turner, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--48.
      Absent--Butler, Ross, Tollison, Walley. Total--4.




House: Introductions

HC  78  Mississippi Tax System; create a study committee to       Watson
        study and make recommendations.                        
           03/05 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  43  Austin Haley; commend upon winning award at the 2007      Aldridge
        Magnolia Film Festival.                                
           03/05 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  75  James T. Williams; commend upon being named MTSA          Howell
        Trooper of the Year.                                   
           03/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  76  Cecil Derwood McCullough; commend the life and career     Sullivan
        of upon his passing.                                   
           03/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  77  Gulfport High School Orchestra; commend upon receiving    Ishee
        international recognition and invitation to perform in 
        Berlin, Germany.                                       
           03/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  42  Dr. Richard Holmes; commend on outstanding academic and   Ellis
        professional career accomplishments.                   
           03/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

SB2056  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one office for the same        
        election.                                              
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2567  Justice court system; create a task force to study.       Ross
           03/05 (H) Point of Order Raised
           03/05 (H) Amendment Ruled Improper
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2831  Elections; revise the date for runoff election for        Burton
        certain offices.                                       
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 134  Motor vehicle accident reports; provide criminal          Miles
        penalties for unauthorized persons obtaining.          
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 206  Crimes; clarify theft of rental property.                 Mayo
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 238  Appropriation; Department of Education - General          Brown
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/05 (S) Conferees Named Gordon,Chaney,Burton
HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 475  Family protection workers; establish scholarship          Dedeaux
        program to obtain college education necessary to become
        social worker.                                         
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 526  Youth courts records; allow disclosure for defense        Flaggs
        counsel and allow copying of records for other youth   
        court causes.                                          
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 546  Highways; designate certain memorials.                    Warren
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 547  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Warren
        airports; extend repealer (RP).                        
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) 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.                           
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 563  Definitions for the Economic Development Highway Act;     Warren
        extend date of repeal (RP).                            
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 567  Mississippi Burn Center; establish at UMMC.               Holland
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 617  Active military; authorize Adjutant General to pay        Rogers (61st)
        tuition, room and board.                               
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 662  Conspiracy; revise to include law enforcement officers    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 702  Scenic streams; designate Tombigbee River as.             Miles
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 825  Mississippi Highway 145; designate portion in City of     Gibbs
        Aberdeen as "Veterans Drive."                          
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 844  Vehicle Protection Product Act; create.                   Miles
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 856  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Robinson (63rd)
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 861  Sales tax; divert portion of certain revenue to Boll      Eaton
        Weevil Management Fund.                                
           03/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 905  Domestic violence; revise to conform to federal           Coleman (29th)
        requirements (AG).                                     
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 909  Distinctive license; authorize for various purposes.      Bailey
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 929  Hospice licensure fees; increase.                         Holland
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 944  Permitted term of airport contracts and leases; extend    Broomfield
        from 40 years to 50 years.                             
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 966  Highway 35; designate portion in Tallahatchie County as   Reynolds
        "Birdia Keglar Memorial Highway."                      
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1010  Department of Public Safety; authorize to relocate        Weathersby
        certain offices to the Law Enforcement Officers'       
        Training Academy.                                      
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1016  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Stringer
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July, 
        1, 2007.                                               
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1028  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Watson
        of the tax.                                            
           03/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1047  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman    Watson
        of the Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements
        in case of a disaster.                                 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1048  Pro bono requirement; exempt elected officials and        Banks
        government attorneys.                                  
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1079  Municipalities; authorize to impound/tow vehicles for     Reeves
        failure to pay certain fines or for outstanding        
        warrants.                                              
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1103  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Watson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1126  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Frierson
        by the Department of Marine Resources.                 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1132  School nurse program; establish under State Department    Holland *
        of Education and provide funding for.                  
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1150  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants and to         Reeves
        convey municipal real property under certain           
        circumstances without appraisal notice, bid or         
        consideration.                                         
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1185  State property; authorize lease of Old School for the     Weathersby
        Blind for private redevelopment.                       
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1259  Municipal clerks; revise time restrictions.               Reynolds
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1362  Regional railroad authority; authorize to appoint         Howell
        executive committee.                                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1380  Highway 49 rest area in Wiggins, Mississippi; designate   Parker
        as "'Dizzy' Dean Rest Area."                           
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1394  Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County; designate as     Staples
        "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway."                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1411  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1471  Dialysis patients; extend repealer on program that        Reynolds
        provides nonemergency transportation services for      
        certain.                                               
           03/05 (S) Conferees Named Nunnelee,Burton,Gordon
HB1485  Bail bondsmen; revise requirements.                       Rogers (61st)
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1522  Victim Compensation; revise certain laws (AG).            Franks
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1536  Adoption; revise several provisions relating to.          Holland
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1537  Dual-phase design-build construction; provide procedure   Weathersby
        for procurement and establish procedure for            
        construction managers at risk.                         
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
SB2233  Election to fill legislative vacancy; increase the        Burton
        number of days before an election that a person must   
        qualify.                                               
           03/05 (S) Conferees Named Burton,Harden,Bryan
SB2823  Voter registration; delay date municipalities must        Burton
        comply with the requirements of the Statewide Elections
        Management System.                                     
           03/05 (S) Conferees Named Burton,Lee (35th),Jordan
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           03/05 (S) Conferees Named Kirby,Robertson,Hewes



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2057  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Davis
        prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2217  Chancery clerks; increase fees charged for filing each    Thames
        notice of lien.                                        
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2262  Charitable contributions; American Legion and Veterans    King
        of Foreign Wars may utilize nonmembers in bingo and be 
        exempt from registration.                              
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2264  Drug overdose deaths; impose duty to notify.              Tollison
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2268  Sheriffs and constables; increase fees charged for        Thames
        service of process.                                    
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2290  Pen register; revise venue.                               Tollison
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2337  State income tax credit for purchase of private           Robertson
        insurance to cover long-term care insurance.           
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2338  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Chaney
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2342  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Hyde-Smith
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2470  Firearms; revise possession of by a felon.                Morgan
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2559  Oil and Gas Board; technical corrections to procedural    Dearing
        provisions.                                            
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2572  Mississippi Contract Procurement Center; change name to   Robertson
        the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance       
        Program.                                               
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2579  Corrections; extend repealer on general inmate            Doxey
        authority of Department of Corrections (RP).           
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2583  Corrections; authorize electronic notice of release of    Doxey
        inmates.                                               
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2587  Corrections; extend repealer on the establishment of      Doxey
        restitution centers.                                   
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2600  Prison Industries; remove repealer on prohibition of      Doxey *
        procurement of certain prison made goods from other    
        states.                                                
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2658  Director of Office of Purchasing, Travel & Fleet          Thames
        Management; change position to nonstate service.       
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2675  Workers' compensation policies; revise notice of          Kirby
        cancellation requirements.                             
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
        fees.                                                  
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2686  Statewide monetary assessments; revise.                   Ross
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2687  Income withholding orders; increase contempt fines on     Nunnelee
        employers who refuse to honor.                         
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2810  Sales tax; revise definitions regarding                   Robertson
        telecommunications services.                           
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2863  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Nunnelee
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2887  Oil and Gas; revise permit, fee and administrative tax.   Dearing
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2890  Scenic streams; designate Bogue Chitto River as           Albritton
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2937  Southern Regional Fire Training Center Building; rename   Williamson
        for Richard (Dick) Allen, Executive Director State     
        Forestry Commission.                                   
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2966  County court; revise manner of formation.                 King
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2986  Agriculture; create Peanut Promotion Board.               Lee (35th)
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2997  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Robertson
        certain incentives.                                    
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3005  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer the    Gollott
        Lyman Fish Hatchery to DMR.                            
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3049  Delinquent water bills; provide for collection of.        Michel
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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