Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Transportation Committee

As of 08/07/07 at 13:57

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HB  13  Radar; sheriff and deputy sheriffs may use in certain     Baker (74th)
        counties.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  15  Motor vehicle liability insurance; require before         Baker (74th)
   %    issuing or renewing driver's license or motor vehicle  
        license tag.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  32  Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without use     Broomfield
        of hands-free accessories.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  34  Emergency vehicles; revise requirements for motorists     Mayhall
        approaching.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  35  Radar; authorize municipal law enforcement officers to    Turner
        use in school zones.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  48  Roadway mile markers; require to be installed on          Lane
        certain roadways constructed, reconstructed or         
        resurfaced after July 1, 2007.                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  58  Radar; prohibit set-up in certain areas.                  Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  61  Radar; authorize sheriff to use in counties over          Martinson
   %    70,000; revise speeding fine and impose assessment.    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  62  Radar; authorize municipal law enforcement officers to    Howell
        use in school zones.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  78  Rankin County; authorize sheriff to use radar; deposit    Baker (74th)
        fines in State General Fund.                           
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  82  Litter fines; increase and redistribute portion of        Lane
        proceeds to Law Enforcement Officers Monument Fund and 
        scholarship program.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  91  Motor vehicle operators; unlawful to avoid driver's       Reeves
        license or sobriety checkpoint.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 104  Cellular phone use in automobiles; preemption of local    Denny
        ordinances by state law for.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 108  Driver's license; require passage of vision screening     Martinson
   %    exam upon renewal.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 109  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 114  Driver's license; applicant to present proof of           Chism
        insurance before taking road test.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 115  Traffic safety violator courses; authorize to be          Chism
   %    conducted over the Internet.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 134  Motor vehicle accident reports; provide criminal          Miles
 * %    penalties for unauthorized persons obtaining.          
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 136  Seat belt; failure to wear admissible to prove failure    Upshaw
        to mitigate damages.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 142  Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county    Zuber
        roads in counties with a population over 115,000.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 143  Jackson County; authorize pilot program for sheriff to    Zuber
        use radar.                                             
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 148  Radar; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may       Martinson
        use.                                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 149  Local System Bridge Program; revise minimum standards     Miles
        for constructing bridges.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 163  County road construction and repair; establish state      Nicholson
        funding program to assist.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 166  Used car dealers; require continuing education.           Gunn
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 171  Luminous reflectors; require installation on certain      Malone
        newly constructed or improved roadways.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 173  Bicycles; prescribe certain rights and duties of          Baker (74th)
        bicyclists and motor vehicle operators regarding       
        traffic regulations.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 176  Driver's licenses; increase fees to improve and expand    Holland
   %    number of driver's license examining stations.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 177  U.S. Highway 11; designate portion in Pearl River         Formby
        County as "Willie Ray Penton Memorial HIghway."        
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 178  Mississippi Highway 43; Transportation Department to      Formby
        construct four-lane segment in Pearl River County.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 180  Public/Mass Transit Task Force; create.                   Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 182  Driver safety course; require for operators of ATVs and   Martinson
   %    motorcycles.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 185  Driver's license; increase minimum age; require schools   Martinson
   %    to provide driver education in order to graduate.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 187  Cell phones; prohibit use of while driving without        Mayo
        using hands-free accessories.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 188  School buses; increase maximum authorized speed limits.   Mayo
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 213  Traffic-control devices; placement based upon factors     Perkins
        relevant to public safety.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 215  Driver's license; require renewal every two years for     Fleming
   %    persons over eighty-five.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 217  Cell phone; prohibit holder of driver permit or           Fleming
   %    intermediate license from using while driving.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 219  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Fleming
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 221  Highway projects; advanced funding; require Bond          Baker (74th)
   %    Commission approval before MDOT may enter into.        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 224  Motor vehicles; require entity dismantling or crushing    Moak
        vehicles to notify lienholders and provide penalties   
        for violations.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 225  Motor vehicles; require notice to buyer that vehicle      Moak
        may be salvaged or rebuilt and provide penalties for   
        violations.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 254  Auto liability insurance; require Department of Public    Chism
   %    Safety to implement database program on uninsured      
        motorists.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 257  Crimes; create offense of curbstoning.                    Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 324  Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without using   Clarke
        hands-free accessories.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 329  Motor vehicle; unlawful for person under 18 to ride in    Mayo
        portion not designed for passengers.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
 * %    Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 370  Local System Bridge Program; Local System Road Program;   Miles
 *$%    authorize bonds to help fund.                          
           03/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB 373  MDOT construction contracts; increase penalty for         Guice
   %    defaulting contractor during disaster.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 389  Seatbelts and child passenger restraints; increase        Mayo
        fines for violation by child.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 397  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Miles
 *      prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 412  Mississippi Engineers of the 21st Century Scholarship     Fleming
        Fund; create.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 424  State highways and state aid roads; require removal of    Malone
        trees in right-of-way.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 425  Radar; authorize MDOT law enforcement officers to use     Malone
        on state highways to enforce truck speed.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 458  Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.     Moore
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 464  Cellular telephones; unlawful to use while operating a    Guice
        motor vehicle within a school zone.                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 468  Emergency vehicles; require certain traffic maneuvers     Broomfield
        for motorists approaching.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 472  Driver's license or permit; require students under age    Aldridge
   %    18 to have minimum GPA to receive.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 480  Highway patrol officers; require to perform escort        Mims
   %    services for over-size vehicles.                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 495  Gasoline excise tax; increase to fund four-laning of      Ward
  $%    Mississippi Highway 15.                                
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB 513  School buses; require new buses to be equipped with       Barnett
        seatbelts.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 515  Booster seats; require use of when transporting certain   Ward
        children in a passenger motor vehicle.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 516  Traffic regulations and rules of the road; require        Robinson (84th)
        Department of Public Safety to notify licensees of     
        statutory changes.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 517  Four-lane roadways; vehicles to be driven in right-hand   Robinson (84th)
        lane.                                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 542  Highway 49; bring segment between U.S. 90 and U.S. 80     Rotenberry
        up to highway standards.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 546  Highways; designate certain memorials.                    Warren
 *         04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 563  Definitions for the Economic Development Highway Act;     Warren
        extend date of repeal (RP).                            
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 582  Mississippi Highway 42; MDOT reconstruct to four lanes    Walley
        portion in Forrest and Perry Counties.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 584  Streets, roads and highways; establish grant program to   Baker (74th)
        assist municipalities in constructing and maintaining. 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 607  MDOT; construct overpasses or underpasses along U.S. 98   Parker
        in George County.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 613  Radar; authorize sheriff in any county to use to          Mayo
        enforce speed limits on certain roads.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 691  Gasoline; require all to contain 10% denatured alcohol    Clark
        by 2012.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 706  U.S. Highway 72; MDOT conduct feasibility study for       Moss
        Corinth bypass.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 708  Driver's license; increase minimum age for issuance.      Mims
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 735  Booster seats; require use of when transporting certain   Martinson
        children in a passenger motor vehicle.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 744  Transportation Commission; membership to be appointed.    Baker (74th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 784  Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law;          Horne
   %    repeal.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 800  Automobile insurance; require lienholder's name to be     Parker
        placed on insurance check as loss payee.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 825  Mississippi Highway 145; designate portion in City of     Gibbs
        Aberdeen as "Veterans Drive."                          
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 830  Headlights; require to be used whenever windshield        Holloway *
        wipers necessitated.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 838  Motor Carrier Regulatory Law of 1938; authorize highway   Miles
 *      patrol to enforce.                                     
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 842  Emergency vehicles; prescribe duties of motorists         Reynolds
        approaching emergency vehicle.                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 844  Vehicle Protection Product Act; create.                   Miles
 *         03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 853  Used motor vehicle dealers; require certain education     Parker
   %    courses as prerequisite for license.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 854  Bonds; revise amount of investment required before        Lane
   %    bonds may be issued for railroad line improvements in  
        certain counties.                                      
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 868  School bus safety belts; create study committee to        Clarke
        determine the feasibility of requiring.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 906  Mississippi Highway 4; delete portion in City of Tunica   Burnett
        from state highway system.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 917  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Clarke
   %    Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 922  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Snowden
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 937  Driver's license; retired law enforcement officer         Snowden
   %    identified by distinctive symbol, character or         
        endorsement.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 938  Nonprofit natural gas districts; not required to bear     Robinson (84th)
   %    cost of removal from highway right-of-way.             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 949  Emergency vehicles; prescribe duties of motorist          Snowden
        approaching.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 955  Driver's licenses and permits; authorize reexamination    Gunn
        under certain circumstances.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 966  Highway 35; designate portion in Tallahatchie County as   Reynolds
        "Birdia Keglar Memorial Highway."                      
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 978  Highway 25; MDOT reconstruct to six lanes portion in      Smith (59th)
        Rankin County.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 979  Helmets; must be worn by operators and passengers on      Franks
        motorcycles only under certain age.                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 986  Driver's license; retired law enforcement officer         Horne
   %    identified by distinctive symbol, character or         
        endorsement.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 987  State highway system; add segment of roadway in DeSoto    Woods
        County.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 993  Truck weights; increase maximum gross vehicle weight on   Parker
   %    highways to 88,000 pounds.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1011  Driver's license; revise requirements, create             Evans
   %    Certificate for Driving.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1020  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Franks
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1038  Highway rest areas; Transportation Commission to adopt    Horne
        and enforce restrictions limiting parking duration.    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1050  Television; prohibit installation or use in motor         Brown
        vehicle if positioned in driver's view.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1061  Mississippi Highway 379 in Itawamba County; delete from   Miles
 *      state highway system.                                  
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1062  State aid roads; highway removed from designated state    Sullivan
 *      highway system to become part of state aid road system.
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1086  Roadway/railway crossings; revise certain laws relating   Davis
   %    to duties of rail inspectors and motorists.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1099  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Bounds
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1123  Motor Carrier Regulatory Law; exempt certain vehicles     Miles
        from regulation.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1141  Traffic control monitoring systems; authorize certain     Reeves
        municipalities to establish.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1155  Driver's license; Commissioner of Public Safety may       Dedeaux
        contract with private businesses to provide temporary  
        locations for renewal.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1238  All-terrain vehicles; establish ownership registration    Cockerham
   %    network and provide free safety course.                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1251  Handicap parking; require signs designating such spaces   Davis
        to indicate fine amount.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1252  Roadway/railway crossings; revise procedure for           Davis
 * %    abolishing when roadway vacated; increase penalties for
        certain railroad crimes.                               
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1298  All-terrain vehicles; authorize on government lands       Reed
        under certain conditions.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1314  All-terrain vehicles; unlawful to operate on public       Formby
        street, road or highway.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1315  Organic waste; load of truck hauling to be covered.       Martinson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1336  Motor vehicle liability insurance; require applicant      Zuber
        for driver's license to present proof of before taking 
        road test.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1337  Driver's license; applicant to present proof of           Zuber
        insurance before taking road test.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1355  Transportation Commission; authorize to adopt rules to    Miles
   %    implement federal unified carrier registration system. 
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1359  State highway system; add segment of roadway in           Hudson
        Lawrence County.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1360  Highway system; add segment of Mississippi Highway 42     Hudson
        in Jefferson Davis County.                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1362  Regional railroad authority; authorize to appoint         Howell
        executive committee.                                   
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1365  Four-lane highway program; add segments of Highways 7     Perkins
        and 8 to high priority list.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
 * %    composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1371  Driver's licenses; require additional documentation of    Lott
   %    legal status of applicants.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1380  Highway 49 rest area in Wiggins, Mississippi; designate   Parker
        as "'Dizzy' Dean Rest Area."                           
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1393  All-terrain vehicles; authorize operation on county       Staples *
        road right-of-way under certain conditions.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1394  Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County; designate as     Staples
        "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway."                   
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1404  Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's   Banks
        certification annually upon renewing special tag.      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1414  State highway system; add segments of U.S. 49 and U.S.    Calhoun
        51 in City of Jackson.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1442  Gaming; increase license fee.                             Sullivan
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1450  Driver's education students; authorize issuance of        Cockerham
   %    learner's permit regardless of residency.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1461  Rail rehabilitation projects; increase maximum            Miles
 *      authorized participation of state in funding.          
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1483  Traffic regulations; prohibit use of cameras to enforce   Banks
        within municipalities.                                 
           01/30 (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
SB2057  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Davis
 *      prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2099  Driver's License; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
   %    Beautiful, Inc., for litter prevention.                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2230  State highway system; add certain segment of Highway      Davis
        301 in DeSoto County.                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
 * %    Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2415  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
        intermediate license.                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2774  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Pickering
 *      County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway".         
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
 *      certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2838  Used motor vehicle dealers; require certain educational   White
 *      requirements prior to licensing.                       
           03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB3028  Vehicle Protection Product Act; enact.                    Hewes
 * %       03/22 (S) Died On Calendar
SB3042  Transportation; exempt small commercial vehicles from     Hewes
 *      certain federal regulations.                           
           03/07 Approved by Governor


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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