Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/30/2007



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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, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--52.
      Absent--Total--None.




Signed By The Governor

SB2102  Local governments; revise amount that may be offered as   Flowers
        a reward for information.                              
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2214  Retirement; authorize employers to make contributions     Robertson
        on behalf of employees to the PERS Deferred            
        Compensation Plan.                                     
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2489  Law enforcement officer and trainee; revise               Albritton
        definitions.                                           
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2516  Sheriff's Office; authorize boards of supervisors to      Tollison
        include in budget funds for feeding personnel in       
        emergency operations.                                  
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2764  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Nunnelee
        extend department and reconstitute membership of board.
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2772  Stun gun; require permit to possess.                      Davis
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2815  Sales tax; exempt certain events sanctioned by the        White
        Mississippi Athletic Commission.                       
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB2988  Criminal background checks; require for applicants for    Burton
        licensure by Board of Medical Licensure.               
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB3070  Sales tax; exempt sales of materials & equipment used     Robertson
        to replace or repair buildings or equipment destroyed  
        in disasters.                                          
           03/30 Approved by Governor
SB3109  Special fuel excise tax; exempt special fuel sold or      Hewes
        delivered to international trade zones for             
        international flights.                                 
           03/30 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HR 136  Reverend Jack Ezell; commend on fortieth anniversary as   Franks
        Pastor of Tupelo Church of God.                        
           03/30 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HR 136  Reverend Jack Ezell; commend on fortieth anniversary as   Franks
        Pastor of Tupelo Church of God.                        
           03/30 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 246  Bonds; authorize for IHL and community/junior college     Watson
        capital improvements and other purposes.               
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1650  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1651  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1653  Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.                    Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1654  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1655  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1657  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1658  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1659  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1660  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1661  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1662  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1664  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1665  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1666  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1667  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1668  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1669  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1670  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1671  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1672  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1673  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1674  Appropriation; Public Service Commission.                 Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1675  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1676  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1677  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1678  Appropriation; Department of Transportation.              Miles
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1679  Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.              Flaggs
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1689  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Warren
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1693  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Broomfield
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1695  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1706  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Stringer
        building; FY08.                                        
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HR 136  Reverend Jack Ezell; commend on fortieth anniversary as   Franks
        Pastor of Tupelo Church of God.                        
           03/30 (H) Adopted
           03/30 (H) Immediate Release
SB2203  Joe N. Spencer; restore suffrage.                         White
           03/30 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2403  Ad valorem tax; clarify definition of trailers for        Robertson
        purposes of an exemption, authorize counties/cities to 
        grant certain exemptions.                              
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           03/30 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2760  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           03/30 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2777  Health Care Trust Fund; revise schedule of payments       Gordon
        into the Health Care Expendable Fund.                  
           03/30 (H) Conference Report Adopted
           03/30 (H) Immediate Release
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           03/30 (H) Conference Report Adopted
           03/30 (H) Immediate Release
SB3083  Suffrage; restore to Howard "Butch" Newcomb.              Wilemon
           03/30 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3115  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3117  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3120  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3132  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3136  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3143  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3150  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3151  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3153  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3154  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3155  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3156  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3158  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3159  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3161  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3162  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3163  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3164  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3165  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3175  Bonds; issued general obligation bonds to pay a portion   Tollison
        of the cost of a controlled access interchange at      
        Highway 6 and Jackson Avenue.                          
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3190  Bonds; increase amount for Bldg. Fund for Arts, Mus. of   Robertson
        Art, Cultural Heritage Preservation Grant Fund, auth.  
        for Jackson Zoo.                                       
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3201  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Robertson
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3223  City of Corinth; revise the membership of the Corinth     Little
        Area Tourism Promotion Council.                        
           03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/30 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Measures That Have Died

HB  78  Rankin County; authorize sheriff to use radar; deposit    Baker (74th)
        fines in State General Fund.                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 143  Jackson County; authorize pilot program for sheriff to    Zuber
        use radar.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1031  Task force; create to study state tax system.             Watson
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1554  Lauderdale County; revise number of beds for the          Malone
        housing of state inmates at East Mississippi           
        Correctional Facility.                                 
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1569  City of Canton; authorize municipal law enforcement       Blackmon
        officers to use radar to enforce speed limits.         
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1635  Washington County; authorize contribution to Washington   Hines
        County Opportunities, Inc.                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1713  Suffrage; restore to Daniel R. Turner of Copiah County.   Holloway
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1732  Suffrage; restore to Johnny Joe Gunnell of Lincoln        Moak *
        County.                                                
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1761  City of Jackson; authorize to impose assessment in        Reeves
        municipal court to pay for certain crime prevention    
        equipment.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1763  Jackson County; authorize to hold nonbinding referendum   Guice
        on question of Indian gaming in the county.            
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1769  George County; authorize to issue bonds and levy tax      Parker
        for county sports and recreation complex.              
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1777  DeSoto County; authorize sheriff's department to use      Jennings
        radar to enforce speed limits on county roads.         
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1782  Suffrage; restore to Jerry Lynn Young of Lee County.      Holland
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1787  City of Vicksburg; authorize negotiation of contracts     Flaggs
        with railroad companies for public improvements on     
        railroad rights-of-way.                                
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1793  Suffrage; restore to Sammy Johnson of Hinds County.       Fleming
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1797  Suffrage; restore to Jerry Dale Pittman of Marion         Morgan
        County.                                                
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1799  Suffrage; restore to Ronald Rainey of Tunica County.      Burnett
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1801  Suffrage; restore to William C. Donald of Scott County.   Arinder
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1804  City of Vicksburg; authorize to enter into contracts      Flaggs
        with Louisiana to house municipal prisoners.           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1810  City of Port Gibson; allow to impose food and beverage    Middleton
        tax in Port Gibson Restaurant Tax District.            
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1813  City of Pascagoula; may pay health insurance premiums     Wells-Smith
        for retired employees of city participating in group   
        plan.                                                  
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1814  Warren County; authorize to receive certain funds from    Flaggs
        increase of Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency  
        Telephone surcharge.                                   
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1816  Harrison County; authorize to enter into development      Fredericks
        agreements with Master Plan Community Developers.      
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1821  Suffrage; restore to Eddie W. Logan of Holmes County.     Clark
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1824  Madison County; may employ prosecuting attorney full      Baker (74th)
        time and pay certain amount as compensation.           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC   1  Joint rules; amend to require deleted language to be      Baker (74th)
        indicated in legislation that changes existing law.    
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC   5  United States Constitution; urge Congress to call         Upshaw
        convention to amend relative to marriage.              
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  16  Slavery and plan of reparation; request Congress to       Fleming
        establish commission to study.                         
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  24  Internet sales tax; urge U.S. Congress to pass            Clark
        legislation authorizing.                               
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  36  Destination camping resort areas; establish legislative   Robinson (84th)
        joint study committee to determine feasibility of.     
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  39  Task force; create to study state tax system.             Watson
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  40  Congress; urge congressional support of the "25 by 25"    Rotenberry
        initiative.                                            
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  41  Congress; urge congressional action to save U.S. auto     Calhoun
        industry.                                              
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  48  Ronald Reagan Day; recognize February 6, 2007 as in       Lott
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  64  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Mississippi           Upshaw
        Disaster Small Business Bridge Loan Act; revise time   
        for which loans may be extended.                       
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  67  Bradford Blackmon; commend upon being named Player of     Brown
        the Year on The Clarion-Ledger All-Metro Football Team.
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  72  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Major Economic        Fleming
        Impact Act; revise definition of project, authorize    
        bonds.                                                 
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  91  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 247;    Watson
        Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on          
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC 103  Suspend deadlines for introduction; increase tobacco      Holland
        excise tax and reduce sales tax on food if authorized  
        by electors at statewide general election.             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC 108  Pontotoc, Union and Lee (PUL) Counties Alliance;          Montgomery
        commend for vision and efforts made to facilitate the  
        Wellspring Site for Toyota plant.                      
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
HC 112  Kevin Dent; commend and congratulate upon enshrinement    Flaggs
        into the 2006 Class of the College Football Hall of    
        Fame.                                                  
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC 121  2007 Regular Session; change date of sine die             Holland
        adjournment.                                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   1  Management Committee; urge to adopt policy to publish     Franks
        roll call votes on Internet.                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   2  African-American History Year; recognize 2007 as the      Malone
        year in Mississippi.                                   
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   3  House Rules; amend to allow conference reports to be      Moore
        read in full before adoption.                          
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   5  Mississippi businesses; urge to implement ergonomic       Evans
        practices to protect the health of the state's         
        workforce.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   6  House study committee; create to study the safety and     Evans
        healthfulness of working conditions in Mississippi.    
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   7  Worker's Bill of Rights; endorse adoption of.             Evans
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR   8  African-American History Year; recognize 2007 as the      Malone
        year of in Mississippi.                                
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR  10  House Rules; amend House Rule 95 to decrease vote         Denny
        required to withdraw a bill from committee.            
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR  14  Pledge of Allegiance; request the House of                Snowden
        Representatives of the State of Mississippi to recite  
        daily.                                                 
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR  15  Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; create        Robinson (84th)
        House study committee to address loss of income due to 
        job-related injuries.                                  
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR  17  Congress; urge to take emergency action to save U.S.      Calhoun
        auto industry.                                         
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HR 113  200th Anniversary of the British Slave Trade Act;         Reynolds
        commend the British Parliament.                        
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB2259  Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr.                   Posey
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3081  City of Vicksburg; increase minimum benefits under        Chaney
        Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen.  
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3094  City of Indianola; remove the repeal date on the          Simmons
        Indianola Tourism Commission.                          
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3108  Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Tunica      Jackson (11th)
        County Museum, Inc.                                    
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3174  Tunica County; extend until 2012 funding of the Tunica    Jackson (11th)
        County Economic Development Foundation, Inc.           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3176  Tunica County; authorize a contribution to the            Jackson (11th)
        Institute of Community Services, Inc.                  
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3178  Tunica County; authorize contributions to the Aaron       Jackson (11th)
        Henry Community Health Clinic and the G.A. Stover      
        Health Clinic.                                         
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3204  Suffrage; restore to Eddie W. Logan.                      Jordan
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3207  City of Pontotoc; extend the repeal date on local         Browning
        hotel, motel and restaurant tax.                       
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3208  Adams County; create the St. Catherine Creek Utility      Dearing
        Authority.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3210  Suffrage; restore to Clarence Hill II.                    Posey
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3216  City of Vicksburg; authorize use of municipal equipment   Chaney
        and employee services at Vicksburg Warren Convention   
        and Visitors Bureau.                                   
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3231  Hancock County; extend the date of repeal on the          Cuevas
        Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau.             
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3232  City of Clarksdale; authorize expenditure of funds for    Jackson (11th)
        the construction, maintenance & equipping of the       
        Coahoma Co. Education Center.                          
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3233  Jackson County; authorize annual donations to soup        Moffatt
        kitchens.                                              
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3237  Harrison County; authorize the county to enter into       Hewes
        development agreements with the developers of a master 
        planned community.                                     
           03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3239  Sebastopol Natural Gas District; authorize Leake and      Burton
        Neshoba Counties to participate in and revise the      
        district's boundaries.                                 
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB3240  City of Flowood; authorize the issuance of limited        Ross
        obligation bonds for certain facilities owned by the   
        YMCA.                                                  
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 506  Memorialize President and Congress to support             Lee (35th)
        agricultural-based renewable energy as a goal.         
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 514  Request the Boy Scouts of America to make an Annual       Clarke
        Report to the Legislature.                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 568  Designating the third Saturday of June, in 2007 and in    Jackson (11th)
        each succeeding year, as "Juneteenth" Freedom Day in   
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 602  Commend Corinth Tennis Coach Lynn Wood upon induction     Little
        into the MS Association of Coaches Hall of Fame.       
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 610  Commend Ole Miss Basketball Coach Andy Kennedy, SEC       Michel
        Coach of the Year.                                     
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 909  Distinctive license; authorize for various purposes.      Bailey
           03/30 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1056  Gasoline and motor fuel taxes; authorize refund for       Reynolds
        certain taxes erroneously collected.                   
           03/30 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1142  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Peranich
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           03/30 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1364  State funds; authorize Mental Health and MEMA to          Stringer
        transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to    
        escalate its budget.                                   
           03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1709  Suffrage; restore to Helen Lane of Tunica County.         Mayo
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1733  Suffrage; restore to Henry P. Byrd of George County.      Parker
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1762  Suffrage; restore to Jessica Edwards of Lowndes County.   Smith (39th)
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1786  Suffrage; restore to Johnny Pool of Jones County.         Shows
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1790  Suffrage; restore to Jacquelyn L. Hicks of Tunica         Burnett
        County.                                                
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1791  Suffrage; restore to Troy E. Thomas of Walthall County.   Vince
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1792  Suffrage; restore to William S. McCarty, Jr., of Hinds    Fleming
        County.                                                
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1800  Suffrage; restore to Janis Keeton of Tunica County.       Burnett
           03/30 (S) Passed
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
HC 118  Andy Kennedy; commend and congratulate upon being named   Akins
        2007 SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.    
           03/30 (S) Adopted
           03/30 (S) Immediate Release
           03/30 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           03/30 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2760  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2777  Health Care Trust Fund; revise schedule of payments       Gordon
        into the Health Care Expendable Fund.                  
           03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB3134  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/30 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SN   3  Alyssa Ann Farmer, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi      LT. GOVERNOR
        Commission on the Status of Women, term begins         
        immediately and ends on June 30, 2008.                 
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
           03/30 (S) Immediate Release
SN   5  Spence Mike Dye, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi Home   LT. GOVERNOR
        Corporation, term begins immediately and will end June 
        30, 2010.                                              
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN   9  Brad Mooney Bounds, Philadelphia, Mississippi,            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, six-year term
        ending March 31, 2012.                                 
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  11  Bethany Jackson (Beth) Bryant, Brandon, Mississippi,      GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women as a     
        single mother, four-year term beginning  July 1, 2006  
        and ending June 30, 2010.                              
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
           03/30 (S) Immediate Release
SN  12  William Ward (Bill) Canon, Columbus, Mississippi, Board   GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Prison Industries Act Corporation, 
        four-year term ending May 5, 2010, representing  an    
        at-large seat.                                         
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  22  Randall Johnson, Noxapater, Mississippi, Board of         GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act     
        Corporation, four-year term ending May 5, 2010,        
        representing an at-large seat.                         
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  23  Robert E. Jones, Madison, Mississippi, State Personnel    GOVERNOR
        Board, unexpired term ending June 30, 2007,            
        representing the at-large seat, vice Samuel Tom Hall.  
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  31  John B. Mitchell, Corinth, Mississippi, State Board of    GOVERNOR
        Registration for Foresters, five-year term beginning   
        July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2011, representing the
        North East Forestry Commission Distirct.               
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  33  Samuel Wesley (Sam) Moore, III, Brandon, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries
        Act Corporation, unexpired term ending May 5, 2007,    
        representing the marketing industry, vice Money Powell.
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  42  Charles Randall (Randy) Rice, Sumrall, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        State Board of Registration for Foresters, five-year   
        term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2011,  
        representing the South East Forestry Commission        
        District.                                              
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  44  Clinton Crawford (Clint) Rounsaville, Brookhaven,         GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, State Board of Registration for Foresters,
        unexpired term ending June 30, 2008, representing the  
        South West Forestry Commission District.               
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  48  Walter R. Tucker, Brandon, Mississippi, Crime Stoppers    GOVERNOR
        Advisory Council, two-year ending June 30, 2008.       
           03/30 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  49  John Franklin Turner, Leakesville, Mississippi, Board     GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act  
        Corporation, four-year ending May 5, 2010, representing
        an at-large seat.                                      
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  50  Marijo James Denson, Decatur, Mississippi, Board of       GOVERNOR
        Directors  of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act    
        Corporation, four-year term ending May 5, 2010,        
        representing an at-large seat.                         
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  51  Stephen Anthony (Steve) Adamec, Jr., Diamondhead,         GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Information     
        Technology Services, five-year term beginning July 1,  
        2006 and ending June 30, 2011.                         
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  53  Sheriff Mark Bailey Shepherd, McComb, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, two-year term ending  
        June 30, 2008.                                         
           03/30 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  54  Chief Robert Earl Winn, Jr., Canton, Mississippi, Crime   GOVERNOR
        Stoppers Advisory Council, two-year term ending June   
        30, 2008.                                              
           03/30 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  61  Elizabeth Ann (Liz) Joachim, Biloxi, Mississippi,         LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Home Corporation, term begins on July 1,   
        2006 and expires on June 30, 2012.                     
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  64  Reuben V. Anderson, Jackson, Mississippi, Board of        ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Trustees of the Department of Archives and History,    
        term effective January 1, 2007 and ends January 1,     
        2010, vice Arch Dalrymple.                             
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  65  Roland Weeks, Jr., Biloxi, Mississippi, Board of          ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Trustees of the Department of Archives and History,    
        term effective January 1, 2007 and ends January 1,     
        2010, vice Gilbert R. Mason.                           
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  68  Marvel Aresel Turner, Sr., Jackson, Mississippi, Board    GOVERNOR
        of Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries Act  
        Corporation, four-year term ending May 5, 2010,        
        representing an at-large seat.                         
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  72  Jennifere Lynn (Jennie) Simmons, Lake, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prison Industries
        Act Corporation, unexpired term ending May 5, 2007,    
        representing the labor industry.                       
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  74  Stephen Lee Thomas, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Home Corporation, unexpired term ending April 23, 2010,
        representing the First Supreme Court District, vice    
        William L. Smith.                                      
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  78  Dr. David Hughes McElreath, Oxford, Mississippi, Crime    GOVERNOR
        Stoppers Advisory Council, two-year term ending June   
        30, 2008.                                              
           03/30 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  80  Willie Glen Sowell, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Forestry Commission, six-year term beginning July 1,   
        2006 and ending June 30, 2012, representing an at-large
        seat.                                                  
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  81  Roger Lee Sinclair, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corporation, six-year term ending     
        March 31, 2012.                                        
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  88  Charles Herbert (Buddy) Lewis, III, Gloster,              GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, State Board of Registration for Foresters 
        from the State-at-large, five-year term ending June 30,
        2011.                                                  
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  90  Donald Ray Thompson, Brandon, Mississippi, State          PERSONNEL BOARD
        Personnel Director, term beginning on January 15, 2007.
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  91  James Lamar Cummins, Jr., Leland, Mississippi, Board of   GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory as a certified wildlife and fisheries        
        biologist, four-year term ending June 30, 2011.        
           03/30 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SR  27  Commend public service of Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck.   Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  28  Commend public service of President Pro Tempore Travis    Burton
        Little.                                                
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  29  Commend Senator Lynn Posey for public service.            Dearing
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  30  Commend public service of Senator Billy Thames.           Dearing
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  31  Commend public service of Senator Stacey Pickering.       Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  32  Commend public service of Senator Mike Chaney.            Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  33  Commend public service of Senator Charlie Ross.           Little
           03/30 (S) Adopted
SR  37  Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team      Simmons
        for perfect season and for State/Overall Championship. 
           03/30 (S) Adopted
           03/30 (S) Immediate Release
SR  38  Congratulate Houston High School "Class of 1957" on       Gordon
        50th Class Reunion.                                    
           03/30 (S) Adopted
           03/30 (S) Immediate Release



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 826  Jackson County, City of Ocean Springs; authorize to       Zuber
        construct and maintain roads at USM Cedar Point        
        Expansion.                                             
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1649  Suffrage; restore to Robin Rushing of Coahoma County.     Mayo
           03/30 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1711  Suffrage; restore to Stanley Barnes of Claiborne          Middleton
        County.                                                
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1748  Suffrage; restore to Will Beard, Jr., of Walthall         Vince
        County.                                                
           03/30 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1749  Suffrage; restore to Edward Carter, Sr., of Claiborne     Middleton
        County.                                                
           03/30 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1768  Harrison County; revise definition of "hotel" or          Fredericks
        "motel" for purposes of taxing gross proceeds of room  
        rentals.                                               
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1773  Economic development; authorize incentives for certain    Watson
        projects.                                              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1774  Lee, Pontotoc and Union Counties; authorize to            Perkins
        participate with Three Rivers PDD for economic         
        development and to levy special ad valorem tax.        
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1775  Lee, Pontotoc and Union Counties; authorize to issue      Perkins
        bonds for certain economic development projects.       
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1776  City of Tupelo; authorize to issue additional bonds for   Perkins
        water facilities necessary to serve Wellspring         
        Project.                                               
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1780  Tunica County; authorize contribution to Mid-State        Burnett
        Opportunity.                                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1789  Coahoma County; revise terms of directors and clarify     Mayo
        authority of Industrial Area Development Authority.    
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1794  Forrest County General Hospital; expand jurisdiction of   Davis
        law enforcement officers employed by.                  
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1798  Suffrage; restore to Joe Herring of Marion County.        Vince
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1803  Harrison County; authorize to contribute funds to         Fredericks
        Gulfport Christian Life Center.                        
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1818  City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary and proper   Fleming
        action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.       
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1822  West Rankin Utility Authority; revise boundaries and      Smith (59th)
        alter.                                                 
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1825  City of Canton; authorize appointment of representative   Blackmon
        to public utility commission from service area beyond  
        city limits.                                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  37  Workers Memorial Day; recognize observance on April 28,   Evans
        2007.                                                  
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  42  Children's needs; urge state action to attend in times    Ishee
        of natural disaster.                                   
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  65  Grief Awareness Week; recognize the first week in         Warren
        November as.                                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  74  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Economic              Watson
        development; authorize incentives for certain projects.
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  78  Mississippi Tax System; create a study committee to       Watson
        study and make recommendations.                        
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC 120  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Bonds; authorize      Holland
        issuance for construction of burn center at UMMC.      
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3084  City of Vicksburg; allow to house prisoners in            Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3097  City of Canton; authorize municipal law enforcement       Thomas
        officers to use radar to enforce speed limits.         
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3166  City of Pearl; exclude certain concession stands from     Kirby
        the tax levied in the West Pearl Restaurant Tax        
        District.                                              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3188  City of Natchez; authorize the city to expand its water   Dearing
        and sewer system a certain distance outside the city   
        limits.                                                
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3209  DeSoto County; authorize the sheriff to use radar speed   Davis *
        detection equipment.                                   
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3211  Jackson County; authorize to hold nonbinding referendum   Moffatt
        on question of Indian gaming in the county.            
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3219  Tippah County; allow to assume certain indebtedness       Doxey
        incurred by development foundation.                    
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3221  Harrison County; revise the definition of hotel and       Hewes
        motel under law authorizing a special tax on room      
        rental.                                                
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3223  City of Corinth; revise the membership of the Corinth     Little
        Area Tourism Promotion Council.                        
           03/30 (S) Died On Calendar
SB3227  Suffrage; restore to Henry P. Byrd.                       Walley
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3228  Suffrage; restore to Ronald Edward Wells.                 Dearing
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3236  Madison County; prosecuting attorney may be full time     Ross
        and provide amount that he may be compensated.         
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3238  City of Jackson; authorize to take necessary and proper   Horhn
        action to reopen Lake Hico for recreational use.       
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3241  City of Canton; authorize appointment of representative   Thomas
        to public utility commission from service area beyond  
        city limits.                                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 507  Mississippi residents boycott travel to Aruba; urge.      Wilemon
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 511  Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.      Harden
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 517  Joint Rules; require code amendments to show deleted      Hewes
        language.                                              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 537  Study committee to study valuation and ad valorem         Doxey
        taxation of land used for agricultural purposes;       
        create.                                                
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 538  Urge U.S. Office of Education and State Board of          Fillingane
        Education to assist school districts in ending         
        desegregation busing orders.                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 539  Urge Congress and FEMA to continue assistance for         Dawkins
        Hurricane Katrina debris removal.                      
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 544  Request Division of Medicaid to implement pilot program   Nunnelee
        for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).      
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 559  Designate "Rachel Carson Day in Mississippi."             Dawkins
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 566  Proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution providing     Dawkins
        that equality of rights under the law shall not be     
        denied on account of sex; ratify.                      
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 571  Urge FEMA to consider needs of children in major          Hewes
        disaster preparedness, response, recovery and          
        mitigation.                                            
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 574  Commend Cori and Kerri Rigsby for assisting in state's    Dawkins
        investigation and lawsuit against insurance industry.  
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 590  Commend MAGPA and designate March 2007 at "Purchasing     Burton
        Month" in Mississippi.                                 
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 635  Designate April 22 as "Mississippi Earth Day Sunday:      Dawkins
        Good Stewards of Our Gift of Energy."                  
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 641  Create task force to study increased infrastructure and   Horhn
        public safety needs of City of Jackson as Seat of      
        State Government.                                      
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SC 643  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; exempt certain sales    Robertson
        to replace/repair buildings/equipment destroyed in     
        disasters.                                             
           03/30 (S) Died On Calendar
SN  13  James Lamar Cummins, Jr., Leland, Mississippi, Board of   GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory as a certified wildlife and fisheries        
        biologist, two-year term ending June 30, 2008.         
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SN  59  James Benton Huff, Sr., Taylorsville, Mississippi,        GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and      
        Parks, five-year term beginning July 1, 2006 and ending
        June 30, 2011, representing the Third Congressional    
        District.                                              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SN  82  Martin Lamar O'Neal, Perkinston, Mississippi, Board of    GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory as a Mississippi registered forester,        
        three-year term ending June 30, 2009.                  
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SN  86  Wilson Holmes Carroll, Jackson, Mississippi, Board of     GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory, four-year term ending June 30, 2010,        
        representing private nonindustrial landowners.         
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR   1  Senate Rules; limit number of resolution presentations    Michel
        on the floor of the Senate.                            
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR   2  Senate Rules; provide a new Senate postage policy for     Flowers
        postage paid from Senate Contingent Fund.              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR   3  Broadcast proceedings of the Mississippi Senate on the    Flowers
        Internet; amend Senate Rules to provide for.           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR   7  Senate Rules; amend to limit requests for "adjournment    Doxey
        in memory" to 5 per Senator per day.                   
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR  17  Commend life and civic contributions of Mrs. Jessie B.    Thomas
        Sims Conerly.                                          
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR  18  Commend Bradford Blackmon for award-winning football      Simmons
        career at St. Andrews High School.                     
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 631  Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team      Simmons
        for perfect season and for State/Overall Championships.
           03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 636  Commend life and legacy of inspiration of COGIC           Jackson (11th)
        Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson.                       
           03/30 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:28.



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