Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/19/2007



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House Roll Call Senate Roll Call
      Present--Akins, Aldridge, Arinder, Bailey, Baker (8th), Baker (74th), Banks, Barnett, Beckett, Blackmon, 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--121.
       Absent--Bondurant. Total--1.
      Present--Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--49.
      Absent--Albritton, Pickering, Walley. Total--3.




House: Introductions

HB1812  Covington County; authorize to contribute funds to        Warren
        local Boys and Girls Club.                             
           03/19 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC  98  President and Congress; urge support of the "25 by 25"    Rotenberry
        initiative promoting agricultural-based renewable      
        energy.                                                
           03/19 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  99  Richard and Liza Looser; commend for the creation of      Baker (74th)
        the "Mississippi, Believe It!" campaign.               
           03/19 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 100  Shelton Baptist Church; commend and congratulate on the   Shows
        occasion of its 100th anniversary.                     
           03/19 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 101  Mr. David Abney; congratulate as Chief Operating          Coleman (29th)
        Officer of UPS and commend for interest in young       
        Mississippians.                                        
           03/19 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 102  The Hayes Cooper Center; commend for designations as      Coleman (29th)
        2006 Blue Ribbon School and an International           
        Baccalaureate Organization School.                     
           03/19 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 246  Bonds; authorize for IHL and community/junior college     Watson
        capital improvements and other purposes.               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Watson,Bailey,Howell
HB 562  Economic development projects; extend repealer on         Warren
        authority of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation  
        to issue bonds (RP).                                   
           03/19 (H) Veto Referred To Rules
HB 602  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on MDA's authority to use for    
        certain monies (RP).                                   
           03/19 (H) Veto Referred To Rules
HB 617  Active military; authorize Adjutant General to pay        Rogers (61st)
        tuition, room and board.                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Rogers (61st),Broomfield,Ishee
HB 718  Appearance bond; authorize as condition of probation or   Rogers (61st)
        other release.                                         
           03/19 (H) Veto Referred To Rules
HB 768  Conditions for state offenders to serve sentences in      Warren
        county jails; extend repealer (RP).                    
           03/19 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 879  Mississippi Energy Act of 2007; create.                   Franks
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Watson,Franks,Reeves
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
        fees (BLAG).                                           
           03/19 (H) Veto Referred To Rules
HB 944  Permitted term of airport contracts and leases; extend    Broomfield
        from 40 years to 50 years.                             
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Broomfield,Fleming,Barnett
HB 997  Runoff elections; revise time certain runoff elections    Reynolds
        are conducted.                                         
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Horne,Gibbs
HB1040  Legislative vacancies; revise qualifying deadline.        Reynolds
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Rotenberry,Calhoun
HB1065  Absentee ballots; revise where counted.                   Montgomery
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Dedeaux,Bailey
HB1103  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Watson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Eaton,Smith (27th),Watson
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Brown,Straughter
HB1259  Municipal clerks; revise time restrictions.               Reynolds
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Jennings,Robinson (63rd)
HB1338  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Watson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           03/19 (H) Veto Referred To Rules
HB1364  State funds; authorize Mental Health and MEMA to          Stringer
        transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to    
        escalate its budget.                                   
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Brown
HB1379  Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create.            Lott
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Moss,Buck,Lott
HB1411  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Weathersby,Sullivan,Middleton
HB1465  Mississippi Rural Health Scholars Program; create.        Cockerham
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Gadd,Cockerham,Frierson
HB1498  Criminal assessment; provide for funding of public        Blackmon
        defender training.                                     
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Blackmon,Simpson,Coleman (29th)
HB1547  Eminent domain; certain entities having right of do not   Moak
        need to obtain certificate of public convenience and   
        necessity.                                             
           03/19 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1650  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
HB1651  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
HB1653  Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.                    Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
HB1654  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
HB1655  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Davis
HB1657  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Davis
HB1658  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Middleton
HB1659  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Middleton
HB1660  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Middleton
HB1661  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Malone
HB1662  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Dickson
HB1664  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Miles
HB1665  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Miles
HB1666  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Broomfield
HB1667  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Broomfield
HB1668  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Broomfield
HB1669  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Broomfield
HB1670  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Broomfield
HB1671  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Weathersby
HB1672  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Weathersby
HB1673  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Weathersby
HB1674  Appropriation; Public Service Commission.                 Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Denny
HB1675  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Denny
HB1676  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Denny
HB1677  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Denny
HB1678  Appropriation; Department of Transportation.              Miles
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Miles,McBride
HB1679  Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.              Flaggs
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Middleton
HB1681  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Coleman (29th)
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Dickson
HB1682  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Coleman (29th)
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Banks
HB1683  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Coleman (29th)
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Banks
HB1684  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Coleman (29th)
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Dickson
HB1685  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Coleman (29th)
        Counsel.                                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Banks
HB1686  Appropriation; Office of Indigent Appeals.                Coleman (29th)
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Banks
HB1687  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Brown
        Television.                                            
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Brown,Hudson
HB1688  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Brown
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Brown,Straughter
HB1689  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Warren
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Warren,Gibbs
HB1690  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Warren
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Warren,Eaton
HB1691  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Broomfield
        Parks.                                                 
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Broomfield,McBride
HB1692  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Broomfield
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Broomfield,Middleton
HB1693  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Broomfield
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Broomfield,Gadd
HB1694  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Broomfield
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Broomfield,Middleton
HB1695  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Holland,Flaggs
HB1696  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Holland,Markham
HB1698  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Shows
HB1700  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Eaton
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Hamilton (109th)
HB1701  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Peranich
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Peranich,Jennings
HB1702  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Peranich
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Peranich,Coleman (29th)
HB1703  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Frierson
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Frierson,Read
HB1704  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Weathersby
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Weathersby,Huddleston
HB1705  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Weathersby
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Weathersby,Barnett
HB1706  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        building; FY08.                                        
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Brown
HB1727  Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize a         Watson
        credit for certain investments made by qualified       
        development entities.                                  
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Watson,Brown,Moss
HC  92  Secretary of State Eric Clark; commend the                Eaton
        distinguished public service to the State of           
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
           03/19 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  93  Forest High School Bearcats Boys Basketball Team;         Arinder
        commend upon winning Class 3A State Championship.      
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
           03/19 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  94  "Links Day at the Capitol"; recognize March 20, 2007,     Flaggs
        as.                                                    
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
           03/19 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  95  Private Barry Mayo; commend life upon his passing.        Montgomery
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
           03/19 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  96  Judy Warren Chapin; commend life and accomplishments      Moak
        upon her passing.                                      
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
           03/19 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  59  East Marion High School Football Team; commend on         Morgan
        winning State Championship.                            
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
HR  63  Coach Leslie Peters; commend for years of service and     Morgan
        congratulate upon retirement.                          
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
HR  64  367th Support and Maintenance Company Food Service        Bounds
        Team; commend upon receiving the Philip A. Connelly    
        Award.                                                 
           03/19 (H) Adopted
           03/19 (H) Immediate Release
SB2056  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one office for the same        
        election.                                              
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Reynolds,Dedeaux,Smith (59th)
SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
        funding for salaries.                                  
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Buck,Gregory,Brown
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Brown,Reeves,Myers
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Miles,Zuber,Malone
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
        certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Miles,Fleming,Walley
SB2818  Juvenile detention facilities; provide educational        Chaney
        services to detainees.                                 
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Brown,Holloway,Malone
SB2960  State Board of Education school district                  Chaney
        conservatorship and accountability authority; clarify. 
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Brown,Dickson,Mayo
SB3015  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by               King
        universities and colleges; expand to include area      
        adjoining campus.                                      
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Young,Davis,Smith (39th)
SB3113  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Banks
SB3114  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Dickson
SB3115  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Malone
SB3116  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),Vince
SB3117  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Gibbs
SB3118  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Coleman (29th),McBride
SB3119  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Malone
SB3120  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Gibbs
SB3121  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Middleton
SB3122  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Shows
SB3123  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Hudson
SB3124  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Gibbs
SB3125  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Gibbs
SB3126  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Gadd,Warren
SB3127  Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Subsidiary         Gordon
        Programs -Consol.                                      
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Gadd,Davis
SB3128  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Gadd,Holland
SB3129  Appropriation; IHL - General Support.                     Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Gadd,McBride
SB3130  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Frierson,Weathersby
SB3131  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Frierson,Shows
SB3132  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Banks
SB3133  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Weathersby,Huddleston
SB3134  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Peranich,Flaggs
SB3135  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Brown
SB3136  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Flaggs,Markham
SB3137  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Warren
SB3139  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Hudson
SB3140  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Gibbs
SB3141  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Eaton,Warren
SB3142  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Broomfield,Gibbs
SB3143  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Malone,Coleman (29th)
SB3144  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Weathersby,Dickson
SB3145  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Weathersby,Huddleston
SB3146  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Gadd,Straughter
SB3147  Appropriation; Department of Mental Health Crisis         Gordon
        Centers.                                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Warren,Flaggs
SB3148  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Warren,Brown
SB3149  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Warren,Read
SB3150  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Middleton
SB3151  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
SB3153  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Straughter
SB3154  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
SB3155  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Weathersby
SB3156  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Straughter
SB3158  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Miles
SB3159  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
SB3161  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
SB3162  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston
SB3163  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Miles,McBride
SB3164  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Weathersby
SB3165  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           03/19 (H) Conferees Named Stringer,Read,Huddleston



House: Referred Other House

SC 620  Recognize history of the African Methodist Episcopal      Walls
        Church.                                                
           03/19 (H) Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SC 617  Commend David Abney, Chief Operating Officer of UPS.      Dearing
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 618  Recognize the Centennial Anniversary of UPS.              Dearing
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 619  Commend Hon. Robert Lazarus as only Mississippi           Brown
        attorney elected to American College of Bond Counsel.  
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 620  Recognize history of the African Methodist Episcopal      Walls
        Church.                                                
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 621  Suspend rules for introduction, etc; increase excise      Nunnelee
        tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food.   
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 622  Urge U.S. Forest Service to change travel restriction     Posey
        rules to allow unrestricted use of off-highway vehicles
        for game retrieval/camping.                            
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 620  Recognize history of the African Methodist Episcopal      Walls
        Church.                                                
           03/19 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 621  Suspend rules for introduction, etc; increase excise      Nunnelee
        tax on cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food.   
           03/19 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 202  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Doxey,Frazier
HB 300  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Blackmon
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Doxey,Moffatt
HB 345  Pretrial intervention; correct internal reference.        Moak
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Fillingane,Cuevas
HB1150  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants and to         Reeves
        convey municipal real property under certain           
        circumstances without appraisal notice, bid or         
        consideration.                                         
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Michel,Frazier,Flowers
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Doxey,Gordon
HB1231  Implied consent; revise license suspension to require     Smith (39th)
        completion of MASEP.                                   
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Ross,Doxey,Williamson
SB2081  Public meetings; revise requirements for public body to   Lee (35th)
        conduct teleconference meetings.                       
           03/19 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           03/19 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2783  Deer; revise minimum antler restrictions for hunting.     Posey
           03/19 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2825  Sex offender; restrict presence in school zones.          Albritton
           03/19 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2897  Government contracts; require labor to be performed by    Kirby
        U.S. citizens or legal aliens.                         
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Thames,Clarke,Jackson (15th)
SB3034  Security freeze; require consumer reporting agencies to   Mettetal
        place in file upon request by certain consumers.       
           03/19 (S) Conferees Named Mettetal,Flowers,Thomas
SC 620  Recognize history of the African Methodist Episcopal      Walls
        Church.                                                
           03/19 (S) Adopted
           03/19 (S) Immediate Release
           03/19 (S) Transmitted To House
SN  10  Joe L. (Jody) Bryan, Starkville, Mississippi, Veterans    GOVERNOR
        Home Purchase Board as an at-large member, four-year   
        term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2010.  
           03/19 (S) Appointment Confirmed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1734  City of Natchez; authorize Natchez Water Works to         Johnson
        provide sewer service outside corporate limits of.     
           03/19 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1735  Leflore County; authorize board to pay Ms. Beverly        Perkins
        Renfroe for lost property.                             
           03/19 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1753  Tippah County; allow to assume certain indebtedness       Ward
        incurred by development foundation.                    
           03/19 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1754  City of Pearl; exclude certain concession stands from     Rogers (61st)
        tax levied in West Pearl Restaurant Tax District.      
           03/19 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1755  Noxubee County; repeal economic development authority.    Dickson
           03/19 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1768  Harrison County; revise definition of "hotel" or          Fredericks
        "motel" for purposes of taxing gross proceeds of room  
        rentals.                                               
           03/19 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HC  85  Mr. Charles Mayo; commend for service to fellowman and    Rotenberry
        contributions to improving education.                  
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  86  Judge John Clark Love, Jr.; commend for 32 years on the   Stevens
        bench and congratulate upon retirement.                
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  87  Dorlos Bo Robinson; commend service of upon retirement    Howell
        from Mississippi Public Service Commission.            
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  89  A.H.E.A.D. organization; commend upon completion of       McCoy
        1987 four-lane highway program.                        
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  90  Judge Vernell "Andy" Anderson; express sympathy upon      Parker
        the passing of.                                        
           03/19 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

HB  41  Income tax; exclude certain amounts received by an        Janus
        individual as foreign earned income from gross income. 
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 572  Dr. Robert C. Khayat; name new building at University     Holland
        of Mississippi School of Law after.                    
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 702  Scenic streams; designate Tombigbee River as.             Miles
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 704  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Shows
        private carrier of property.                           
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 857  Auto theft; conform to grand larceny and require full     Smith (39th)
        restitution (MPA).                                     
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 947  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Snowden
        marketable title.                                      
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1024  Growth and Prosperity Act; authorize MDA to extend        Watson
        duration of state tax exemptions in case of a disaster.
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1044  Jobs tax credit for integrated suppliers; the Chairman    Watson
        of the Tax Commission may extend time periods in the   
        event of a disaster.                                   
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1045  Jobs tax credit for certain permanent businesses; the     Watson
        Chairman of the STC may extend periods in the event of 
        a disaster.                                            
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1114  Traffic offenses; authorize $1.00 surcharge in certain    Reeves
        municipalities.                                        
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1126  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Frierson
        by the Department of Marine Resources.                 
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1267  Autism; create task force to study growing incidence of   Akins
        and ways to improve services.                          
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1390  Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Finance Act;     Watson
        revise the definition of the term "private company."   
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1439  Pharmacy providers; provide freedom of choice of for      Holland
        patients in long-term care facilities.                 
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1563  Income tax; revise period for which net casualty losses   Zuber
        may be carried back as deductions.                     
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1628  Reforestation tax credit; clarify and increase the        Shows
        lifetime maximum amount that may be utilized.          
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1680  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1724  Economic development; create certain technology           Watson
        development programs and authorize bonds to provide    
        funds for.                                             
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1737  Sales tax; conform rate imposed for construction on       Moak
        certain cruise vessels to rate imposed for same on     
        floating structures.                                   
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  83  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; commend new national    Cockerham
        program initiatives and recognizing AKA Day at the     
        Capitol.                                               
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2206  Organ/tissue donor protocol; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2431  Bad check; revise recovery in a civil action.             Tollison
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2709  Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; extend reporting       Nunnelee
        deadline and extend repealer.                          
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 603  Commend literary career of Lerone Bennett, Jr.            Jordan
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 604  Designate March 22, 2007, as "Mississippi Water Day       Dawkins
        2007."                                                 
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 605  Commend the life of Iraq combat veteran William Craig     Hyde-Smith
        Reid.                                                  
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 606  Commend George Scott, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 607  Commend Troy Ricks, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 608  Commend Robert Brazile, Mississippi Sports Hall of        Michel
        Fame.                                                  
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 609  Commend Jerry Rice, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           03/19 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:27.



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