Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/01/2007



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House Roll Call Senate Roll Call
      Present--Akins, Aldridge, Arinder, Bailey, Baker (8th), Baker (74th), Banks, Barnett, Beckett, Blackmon, Bondurant, Bounds, Broomfield, Brown, Buck, Burnett, Calhoun, Chism, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman (29th), Coleman (65th), Compretta, Cummings, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Dickson, Eaton, Ellington, Ellis, Espy, Evans, Fillingane, Flaggs, Fleming, Formby, Franks, Fredericks, Frierson, Gadd, Gibbs, Gregory, Guice, Gunn, Hamilton (6th), Hamilton (109th), Harrison, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Horne, Howell, Huddleston, Hudson, Ishee, Janus, Jennings, Johnson, Lane, Lott, Malone, Markham, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, Mayo, McBride, Middleton, Miles, Mims, Moak, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Moss, Myers, Nicholson, Norquist, Palazzo, Parker, Patterson, Peranich, Perkins, Read, Reed, Reeves, Reynolds, Robinson (84th), Robinson (63rd), Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Scott, Shows, Simpson, Smith (59th), Smith (27th), Smith (39th), Snowden, Staples, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--120.
      Absent--Stevens. Total--1.
       Vacancies--1.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--52.
      Absent--Total--None.




House: Floor Actions

HB  51  Saltwater sport fishing licenses; valid for 12 months     Zuber
        from date of issuance.                                 
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 132  Internal audit law; remove condition for specific         Brown
        appropriations to fund, and delay implementation date. 
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 134  Motor vehicle accident reports; provide criminal          Miles
        penalties for unauthorized persons obtaining.          
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 177  U.S. Highway 11; designate portion in Pearl River         Formby
        County as "Willie Ray Penton Memorial HIghway."        
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 202  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 206  Crimes; clarify theft of rental property.                 Mayo
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 229  Loan prepayment; prohibit charging penalty if paid with   Miles
        insurance funds for property loss from disaster.       
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 260  Gift certificates; prohibit expiration dates, service     Fleming
        fees and dormancy fees.                                
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 345  Pretrial intervention; correct internal reference.        Moak
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 348  County grand jury; allow to remand cases to justice or    Moak
        municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 362  Title pledge lender law and sale of checks law; delete    Guice
        repealers on certain sections in.                      
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 363  State Board of Contractors; authorize to employ           Guice
        personnel to monitor out-of-state contractors.         
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 382  State Parole Board; extend repealer on (RP).              Malone
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 397  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Miles
        prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 435  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Malone
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 437  State offenders serving sentences in county jails;        Malone
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 471  Income tax; conform state law to federal law regarding    Upshaw
        nonrecognition of gain on replacement of property      
        damages by Katrina.                                    
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 533  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer     Warren
        (RP).                                                  
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 547  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Warren
        airports; extend repealer (RP).                        
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 554  Charter schools; extend repealer on authority to create   Warren
        (RP).                                                  
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 559  Prohibition on procurement of certain goods made by       Warren
        out-of-state inmate labor if PIC makes goods; extend   
        repealer (RP).                                         
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 564  Enforcement officers of the Alcoholic Beverage Control    Warren
        Division of the State Tax Commission; extend date of   
        repeal (RP).                                           
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 581  Public Swimming Pool Act; create.                         Bondurant *
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 602  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on MDA's authority to use for    
        certain monies (RP).                                   
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 611  Special fuel tax; authorize refund for a portion of the   Watson
        tax paid by owners of concrete trucks.                 
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 617  Active military; authorize Adjutant General to pay        Rogers (61st)
        tuition, room and board.                               
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 648  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Stringer
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 656  Security freeze; authorize consumers to place on their    Guice
        credit reports.                                        
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 657  Consumer reporting agencies; require to provide           Guice
        consumer a copy of his or her file two times per year. 
           02/01 (H) Passed
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 658  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Guice
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 659  Banking Department; employees and applicants must be      Guice
        fingerprinted to determine suitability for employment. 
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 660  Check Cashers Act; delete provisions allowing change of   Guice
        ownership without new license.                         
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 663  Justice Information Center; clarify which documents may   Smith (39th)
        be considered as originals (MPA).                      
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 665  Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System;   Smith (39th)
        create statewide assessment to benefit.                
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 685  Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Art        Warren
        Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain
        project costs (RP).                                    
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 687  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer (RP).    Warren
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 701  PERS; board of trustees may provide by rule for           Stringer
        payments that are necessary to maintain status of      
        retirement systems as qualified plans.                 
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 766  Restitution centers; extend repealer on authority of      Warren
        counties and municipalities to establish center (RP).  
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 790  MS Civil Rights Museum; create under authority of Dept.   Reeves
        of Archives and History/issue bonds to construct.      
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 819  Mississippi Gulf Producing States Trust Fund; create.     Reeves
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 833  School boards; specify circumstances under which they     Brown
        may grant financial hardship waivers.                  
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 835  Conflict resolution and mediation materials; revise how   Brown
        they are developed by State Board of Education.        
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 838  Motor Carrier Regulatory Law of 1938; authorize highway   Miles
        patrol to enforce.                                     
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 844  Vehicle Protection Product Act; create.                   Miles
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 857  Auto theft; conform to grand larceny and require full     Smith (39th)
        restitution (MPA).                                     
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 921  Power of attorney; authorize in conveyance of             Snowden
        homestead.                                             
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 947  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Snowden
        marketable title.                                      
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 962  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Watson
        certain loans under the Capital Access Program.        
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 964  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Watson
        revocation of Interstate Fuel Tax Agreement permits.   
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 965  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program and Job       Watson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 982  Crimes; provide enhanced penalties for crimes against     Fleming
        disabled persons.                                      
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 997  Runoff elections; revise time certain runoff elections    Reynolds
        are conducted.                                         
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1006  Deed of trust; allow appointment of trustee with or       Smith (39th)
        without permission of mortgagor.                       
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1012  Public purchasing laws; increase amounts for which        Brown
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1015  Sex offender registration; conform to Adam Walsh Act.     McBride
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1016  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Stringer
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July, 
        1, 2007.                                               
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1022  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend the period of time       Watson
        that payments may be made from in the event of certain 
        disasters.                                             
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1026  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Watson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1034  Mortgage lending fraud prosecution; provide surcharge     Guice
        to fund.                                               
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1047  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman    Watson
        of the Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements
        in case of a disaster.                                 
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1056  Gasoline and motor fuel taxes; authorize refund for       Reynolds
        certain taxes erroneously collected.                   
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1058  Early literacy and numeracy screening instruments;        Aldridge
        require MDE to administer to all school districts.     
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1061  Mississippi Highway 379 in Itawamba County; delete from   Miles
        state highway system.                                  
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1062  State aid roads; highway removed from designated state    Sullivan
        highway system to become part of state aid road system.
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1065  Absentee ballots; revise where counted.                   Montgomery
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1072  Nursing Practice Law; increase maximum fees for license   Holland
        renewal and license reinstatement.                     
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1077  Registered forester; delete certain reference to in the   Montgomery
        "Foresters Registration Law of 1977."                  
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1082  Optometry; renewal registration fees for practice of      Holland
        shall be paid annually instead of biennially.          
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1084  Board of Education; require to evaluate inclusion of      Brown
        graduation and dropout rates in certain accountability 
        system.                                                
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1090  Smoking; Veterans Affairs Board may designate smoking     Rogers (61st)
        areas in state veterans homes.                         
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1107  Public purchasing laws; change entity to which public     Watson
        bodies provide notice of their proposed purchases.     
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1108  Modular homes; revise definitions.                        Moak
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1151  Embezzlement; define "incorporated company" and revise    Snowden
        penalties.                                             
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1159  State and School Employees Health Insurance Management    Formby
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1207  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Frierson
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1232  Master lease-purchase program; authorize DFA to develop   Brown
        program for counties and municipalities.               
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1259  Municipal clerks; revise time restrictions.               Reynolds
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1285  Special funds; delete sales tax diversion to repay        Stringer
        certain, and delay repayment to Health Care Trust Fund.
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1308  Juvenile detention centers; require Department of         Brown
        Education to ensure educational services for detainees.
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1311  Insurance producers; provide time limit to appeal         Formby
        licensing decisions of Commissioner of Insurance.      
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1313  Insurance companies; revise financial reporting           Formby
        requirements with the Commissioner of Insurance.       
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1338  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Watson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1344  Mississippi Commission on Cooperation; revise             Patterson
        provisions regarding.                                  
           02/01 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1355  Transportation Commission; authorize to adopt rules to    Miles
        implement federal unified carrier registration system. 
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1356  Municipal Park Commission; increase maximum number of     McBride
        members; authorize qualified electors of county to     
        serve on.                                              
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1362  Regional railroad authority; authorize to appoint         Howell
        executive committee.                                   
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1364  State funds; authorize Mental Health and MEMA to          Stringer
        transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to    
        escalate its budget.                                   
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
        composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1396  Bonds; revise use of bond proceeds for certain projects   Watson
        at Jackson State University.                           
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1420  Subdivision regulation; authorize local governments to    Reeves
        require developer agreement to impose fee for school   
        district.                                              
           02/01 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1425  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Compretta
        to form a district.                                    
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1439  Pharmacy providers; provide freedom of choice of for      Holland
        patients in long-term care facilities.                 
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1443  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;         Watson
        provide for the appointment of member in compliance    
        with Ayers decision.                                   
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1459  Tax increment financing; revise certain provisions.       Smith (39th)
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1461  Rail rehabilitation projects; increase maximum            Miles
        authorized participation of state in funding.          
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1463  School districts; authorize recall of superintendent      Brown
        and board members in districts under conservatorship.  
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Motion to Recommit Lost
           02/01 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/01 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB1524  Public adjusters; provide for licensure and regulation    Formby
        by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1547  Eminent domain; certain entities having right of do not   Moak
        need to obtain certificate of public convenience and   
        necessity.                                             
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2496  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Health;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1344  Mississippi Commission on Cooperation; revise             Patterson
        provisions regarding.                                  
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Introductions

SB3105  Sales taxation; exempt cert. organizations that operate   Robertson
        long-term care facilities solely for adults with       
        mental retardation.                                    
           02/01 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3106  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of    Little
        new Museum of Mississippi History.                     
           02/01 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 564  Commend Weyerhaeuser Company for National Presidential    Butler
        Award for disaster response efforts on Mississippi Gulf
        Coast.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 565  Designate; "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to      Dawkins
        support women's heart disease awareness.               
           02/01 (S) Referred To Rules
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.                      
           02/01 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2022  Judges; require disclosure of certain gifts from          Ross
        litigants.                                             
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2037  DUI; notify prosecutor of judicial appeal of              Ross
        administrative suspension of license.                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2046  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; abolish and    Ross
        transfer duties to the Mississippi Development         
        Authority.                                             
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2056  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one office for the same        
        election.                                              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2057  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Davis
        prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2076  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of lien      Ross
        satisfaction.                                          
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2083  Public property; name certain state facilities after      Gordon
        deceased legislators.                                  
           02/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2099  Driver's License; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
        Beautiful, Inc., for litter prevention.                
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2118  New hires reported to the Department of Human Services;   Nunnelee
        revise definition of employer required to report.      
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2120  Paternity; authorize DHS to report administratively.      Nunnelee
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2206  Organ/tissue donor protocol; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2213  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Robertson
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2214  Retirement; authorize employers to make contributions     Robertson
        on behalf of employees to the PERS Deferred            
        Compensation Plan.                                     
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2230  State highway system; add certain segment of Highway      Davis
        301 in DeSoto County.                                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2233  Election to fill legislative vacancy; increase the        Burton
        number of days before an election that a person must   
        qualify.                                               
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2254  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2262  Charitable contributions; American Legion and Veterans    King
        of Foreign Wars may utilize nonmembers in bingo and be 
        exempt from registration.                              
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2264  Drug overdose deaths; impose duty to notify.              Tollison
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2276  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to purchase     Gollott
        property damage insurance on equipment.                
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2290  Pen register; revise venue.                               Tollison
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2320  Registration of professional massage therapists;          Mettetal
        clarify authorized examinations.                       
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2321  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Mettetal
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2324  Repealers on certain school district programs; extend     Chaney
        and make certain revisions for.                        
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2331  State Auditor; clarify authority to audit public funds    Chaney
        flowing into a nonprofit corporation.                  
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2338  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Chaney
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2367  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Robertson
        of the tax.                                            
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2371  Fuel tax law; clarify with regard to biodiesel and        Robertson
        biofuel.                                               
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2394  PERS; board of trustees may provide by rule for           Robertson
        payments that are necessary to maintain status of      
        retirement systems as qualified plans.                 
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2395  E911 Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; extend         King
        repealer.                                              
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2405  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Robertson
        refuse to issue or revoke permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2415  Driver's license; require one year of driving under       Butler
        intermediate license.                                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2428  Bureau of Investigation; correct name.                    Tollison
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2448  Administration of unemployment compensation law by        Robertson
        Mississippi Department of Employment Security; make    
        technical amendments to.                               
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2459  Firearms; additional felony charge for display by a       Lee (35th)
        felon during a felony.                                 
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2461  Charitable organizations; revise amount such              Doxey
        organizations may receive before filing financial      
        statement.                                             
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2470  Firearms; revise possession of by a felon.                Morgan
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2490  Embezzlement; revise.                                     Davis
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2492  Exploitation of children; clarify defenses.               Albritton
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2498  Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office     Robertson
        of the Governor; delete repealer on statutes creating. 
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2508  CAP loan program; extend repeal date on authority of      Robertson
        MDA to utilize for certain expenses.                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2509  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Ross
        standards.                                             
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2520  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend the period of time       Robertson
        that payments may be made from in the event of certain 
        natural disasters.                                     
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2534  Scenic Streams; Designate Noxubee River in Noxubee        Jackson (32nd)
        County as eligible for nomination to scenic streams    
        program.                                               
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2539  Public water systems; remove repealer on requirement      Moffatt
        that optimum level of rust inhibitors be maintained.   
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2540  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (Documents of   Ross
        Title).                                                
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2545  Public Defender Task Force; delete repealer.              Tollison
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2558  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Robertson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2574  Speedy trial; revise.                                     Ross
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2589  Corrections; extend repealer on alcohol and drug          Doxey
        program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.           
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2616  State Board of Bar Commissioners; revise date of sunset   Doxey
        for.                                                   
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2621  Workers' Comp; certain benefits shall be paid using       Kirby
        actuarial tables selected by the commission.           
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2629  State Board of Optometry; may charge renewal fees         Nunnelee
        annually.                                              
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2639  Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from SDH   Nunnelee
        to DHS.                                                
           02/01 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2644  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board; add    Kirby
        directors of JUCO Board and PERS.                      
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
        Trial Fund implementation.                             
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2647  Notaries public; clarify commission of.                   Ross
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2649  Dept. of Finance and Administration; may enforce laws     Jackson (32nd)
        on streets adjoining certain state buildings.          
           02/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2652  State construction projects; authorize DFA to approve     Jackson (32nd)
        demolitions/acquire rights-of-way.                     
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2653  Seat of government lands; provide for return of status    Jackson (32nd)
        when reacquired.                                       
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2671  Renewal fees charged by the Mississippi Board of          Nunnelee
        Nursing; increase authorized fees.                     
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2682  Title Pledge Act; remove repealer on provision            Mettetal
        authorizing audit of licensees.                        
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2683  Residential Builders/Remodeling Law; make various         Mettetal
        amendments to.                                         
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2684  Model business corporation act; revise.                   Ross
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
        fees.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2701  Tort liability; amend immunity to include canines.        Michel
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2727  Administrative penalty on restaurants by State Board of   Nunnelee
        Health; extend repealer.                               
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2737  Tax Increment Financing Act; a developer may be           Clarke
        reimbursed for private portion of a project if         
        municipality makes certain findings.                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2756  Bail; revise.                                             White
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2758  Liquefied petroleum gas; limitation of liability.         Cuevas
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2760  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2771  County court; revise terms for Jones County.              Pickering
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
        certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2823  Voter registration; delay date municipalities must        Burton
        comply with the requirements of the Statewide Elections
        Management System.                                     
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2825  Sex offender; restrict presence in school zones.          Albritton
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2829  Ballot box; include "ballot bag" in definition of.        Burton
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2830  Public funds depositories; deposits meet FDIC             Mettetal
        requirements if made upon certain conditions.          
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2831  Elections; revise the date for runoff election for        Burton
        certain offices.                                       
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2859  Vaccinations against pneumococcal disease; SBH require    Nunnelee
        for children attending day care facilities.            
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2863  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Nunnelee
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2890  Scenic streams; designate Bogue Chitto River as           Albritton
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2937  Southern Regional Fire Training Center Building; rename   Williamson
        for Richard (Dick) Allen, Executive Director State     
        Forestry Commission.                                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2940  Sale of checks law; delete repealer on provision          Mettetal
        authorizing commissioner to audit licensees.           
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2962  Water districts; clarify incorporation by rural water     Browning
        associations.                                          
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2982  County hospitals; establish minimum qualifications for    Browning
        trustees.                                              
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2988  Criminal background checks; require for applicants for    Burton
        licensure by Board of Medical Licensure.               
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3002  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Hewes
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3010  Liquefied petroleum gas; allow only owner to fill         Cuevas
        container.                                             
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3023  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Hewes
        airports; extend repeal date.                          
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB3034  Security freeze; require consumer reporting agencies to   Mettetal
        place in file upon request by certain consumers.       
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB3035  Victim compensation; revise certain laws.                 Williamson
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB3046  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Michel
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           02/01 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 966  Highway 35; designate portion in Tallahatchie County as   Reynolds
        "Birdia Keglar Memorial Highway."                      
           02/01 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
HC  42  Children's needs; urge state action to attend in times    Ishee
        of natural disaster.                                   
           02/01 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2639  Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from SDH   Nunnelee
        to DHS.                                                
           02/01 (S) Died In Committee

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:26.



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