Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/22/2007



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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, 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, 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--119.
      Absent--Janus, Simpson. Total--2.
       Vacancies--1.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, 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--51.
      Absent--Browning. Total--1.




House: Double Referred Reports

SB2029  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase property on    Wilemon
        Woodall Mountain.                                      
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To WM
SB2083  Public property; name certain state facilities after      Gordon
        deceased legislators.                                  
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PP
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To ED
SB2416  Adult foster care facilities; define for licensure        Burton
        purposes and authorize Medicaid pilot program.         
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To JJ
SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AG To WM
SB2547  Elected judiciary and district attorneys; increase        Gordon
        salaries of.                                           
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: FS To AP
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JB To WI
SB2600  Prison Industries; remove repealer on prohibition of      Doxey *
        procurement of certain prison made goods from other    
        states.                                                
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: CN To AP
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To JA
SB2623  Corrections; revise distribution of inmate telephone      Doxey
        call commissions.                                      
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: CN To AP
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: FS To CA
SB2644  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board; add    Kirby
        directors of JUCO Board and PERS.                      
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To IN
SB2649  Dept. of Finance and Administration; may enforce laws     Jackson (32nd)
        on streets adjoining certain state buildings.          
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To AP
SB2657  Dept. of Finance & Administration; grant jurisdiction     Jackson (32nd)
        over any property acquired for conducting state        
        business.                                              
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To AP
SB2667  Early childhood care and education grant program;         Chaney
        authorize collaboration under DHS.                     
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
SB2678  Dept. of Archives & History; may sublease space in the    Jackson (32nd)
        GM&O Passenger Depot to not-for-profit organizations.  
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PP
SB2688  Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased.    Tollison
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To JB
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To PP
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PP
SB2764  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Nunnelee
        extend department and reconstitute membership of board.
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To UC
SB2897  Government contracts; require labor to be performed by    Kirby
        U.S. citizens or legal aliens.                         
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: LA To AP
SB2899  Hunting enclosures; revise penalties for violations.      Posey
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: JB To WI
SB3005  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer the    Gollott
        Lyman Fish Hatchery to DMR.                            
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: WI To PP



House: Committee Reports

SB2081  Public meetings; revise requirements for public body to   Lee (35th)
        conduct teleconference meetings.                       
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2083  Public property; name certain state facilities after      Gordon
        deceased legislators.                                  
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2213  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Robertson
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2217  Chancery clerks; increase fees charged for filing each    Thames
        notice of lien.                                        
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2268  Sheriffs and constables; increase fees charged for        Thames
        service of process.                                    
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2391  Abortions; clarify judicial waiver of parental consent    Fillingane
        for minors, and when Roe v. Wade is overruled, prohibit
        all abortions with limited exceptions.                 
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2428  Bureau of Investigation; correct name.                    Tollison
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2431  Bad check; revise recovery in a civil action.             Tollison
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2490  Embezzlement; revise.                                     Davis
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2579  Corrections; extend repealer on general inmate            Doxey
        authority of Department of Corrections (RP).           
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2582  Corrections; provide that person on house arrest shall    Doxey
        not leave the jurisdiction of the state except for     
        approved medical emergencies.                          
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2583  Corrections; authorize electronic notice of release of    Doxey
        inmates.                                               
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2585  Parole Board; extend repealer.                            Doxey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2587  Corrections; extend repealer on the establishment of      Doxey
        restitution centers.                                   
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2589  Corrections; extend repealer on alcohol and drug          Doxey
        program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.           
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2631  Surplus property fee and revolving fund; remove           Thames
        repealer.                                              
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2668  Sex offender registration; revise.                        Tollison
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2678  Dept. of Archives & History; may sublease space in the    Jackson (32nd)
        GM&O Passenger Depot to not-for-profit organizations.  
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2688  Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased.    Tollison
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2709  Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; extend reporting       Nunnelee
        deadline and extend repealer.                          
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2745  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; revise maximum   Jackson (32nd)
        term of leases on its property.                        
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2764  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Nunnelee
        extend department and reconstitute membership of board.
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2772  Stun gun; require permit to possess.                      Davis
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2777  Health Care Trust Fund; revise schedule of payments       Gordon
        into the Health Care Expendable Fund.                  
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2821  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Robertson
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July  
        1, 2007.                                               
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2899  Hunting enclosures; revise penalties for violations.      Posey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2900  Wildlife; enact Wildlife Violator Compact.                Posey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2914  Wildlife; preserve and protect the privilege of           Posey
        hunting, fishing and trapping.                         
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3005  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer the    Gollott
        Lyman Fish Hatchery to DMR.                            
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3053  Public property; DFA shall convey old Farmers Market to   Jackson (32nd)
        UMC, subject to certain conditions.                    
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB  41  Income tax; exclude certain amounts received by an        Janus
        individual as foreign earned income from gross income. 
           02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 704  Motor vehicle privilege tax; revise definition of         Shows
        private carrier of property.                           
           02/22 (H) Reconsidered
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1563  Income tax; revise period for which net casualty losses   Zuber
        may be carried back as deductions.                     
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1585  Income tax; no gain or loss recognized on exchange of     McBride
        property equal in value which is outside the state.    
           02/22 (H) Reconsidered
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1657  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1724  Economic development; create certain technology           Watson
        development programs and authorize bonds to provide    
        funds for.                                             
           02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1727  Income tax and insurance premium tax; authorize a         Watson
        credit for certain investments made by qualified       
        development entities.                                  
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2057  Emergency, highway maintenance and recovery vehicles;     Davis
        prescribe duties of motorist approaching.              
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2213  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Robertson
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           02/22 (H) Passed
SB2233  Election to fill legislative vacancy; increase the        Burton
        number of days before an election that a person must   
        qualify.                                               
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2369  Physical education and health education programs in       Chaney
        school districts; require certain minimum standards.   
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2391  Abortions; clarify judicial waiver of parental consent    Fillingane
        for minors, and when Roe v. Wade is overruled, prohibit
        all abortions with limited exceptions.                 
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/22 (H) Immediate Release
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2395  E911 Wireless Emergency Telephone Service; extend         King
        repealer.                                              
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2631  Surplus property fee and revolving fund; remove           Thames
        repealer.                                              
           02/22 (H) Passed
SB2690  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; extend repealer on     King
        provision creating board of directors.                 
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2777  Health Care Trust Fund; revise schedule of payments       Gordon
        into the Health Care Expendable Fund.                  
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
        certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2823  Voter registration; delay date municipalities must        Burton
        comply with the requirements of the Statewide Elections
        Management System.                                     
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2985  Borrowed special funds; delay payback requirement from    Gordon
        sales tax diversion.                                   
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3042  Transportation; exempt small commercial vehicles from     Hewes
        certain federal regulations.                           
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3050  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Hewes
        2007; create.                                          
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  24  Wesley S. Farmer; commend life and acknowledge            Montgomery
        contributions to Mississippi 4-H Clubs.                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 552  Commend Delta State University Head Football Coach Rick   Dearing
        Rhodes.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 554  Commend Natchez Cathedral High School Football Coach      Dearing
        Ken Beesley on 200th career victory and legacy.        
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 555  Commend State Treasurer Tate Reeves for his election as   Michel
        President of the National Association of State         
        Treasurers (NAST).                                     
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 556  Commend Ole Miss All-American Senior Linebacker Patrick   Michel
        Willis.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 557  Commend Southaven High School "Chargers" Girls            Flowers
        Volleyball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 558  Commend Robert R. Latham, Jr., for his service as         Fillingane
        Executive Director of MEMA.                            
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560  Commend the Scholastic Gulf Coast Recovery Initiative     White
        for accomplishments in rebuilding the schools on the   
        Gulf Coast.                                            
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 561  Commend Stewpot Community Services on 25th Anniversary.   Harden
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Commend Franklin County High School "Bulldogs" Football   Dearing
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Commend Weyerhaeuser Company for National Presidential    Butler
        Award for disaster response efforts on Mississippi Gulf
        Coast.                                                 
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 569  Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi 4-H.      Hyde-Smith
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570  Commend New Orleans Saints for remarkable 2006-2007       Hewes
        season.                                                
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  Commend Trinity Episcopal Day School "Saints" Football    Dearing
        Team for State Championship.                           
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 587  Designate April 1-7, 2007, as "Junior Auxiliary Week"     White
        in the State of Mississippi.                           
           02/22 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 782  District attorney's office operating allowance;           Coleman (29th)
        clarify.                                               
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
HB 819  Mississippi Gulf Producing States Trust Fund; create.     Reeves
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDPAA: EP To AP
HB 844  Vehicle Protection Product Act; create.                   Miles
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDPAA: IN To JB
HB 885  Kinship care payments; DHS may pay to persons who         Holland
        assume custody of related child in DHS custody.        
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB 985  Correctional regional facility; authorize Department of   Bailey
        Corrections to contract with Washington, Hinds and     
        Alcorn Counties for.                                   
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDPAA: AP To CR
HB1108  Modular homes; revise definitions.                        Moak
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDP: IN To BF
HB1121  Special needs children qualified for supplemented         Holland
        benefits by DHS; expand definition.                    
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1443  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;         Watson
        provide for the appointment of member in compliance    
        with Ayers decision.                                   
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDP: PP To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  55  Sworn law enforcement officers; authorize retiring        Moak
        employees of Miss. Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and    
        Parks to retain side arm.                              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 362  Title pledge lender law and sale of checks law; delete    Guice
        repealers on certain sections in.                      
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 426  Corrections; authorize offenders not sentenced to RID     Malone
        to be housed at South Mississippi Correctional         
        Institute.                                             
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 430  Inmate telephone call commissions; continue to allow      Malone
        certain percentages to be deposited into certain funds.
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 467  Hunting and fishing licenses; expire one year from date   Broomfield
        of issuance.                                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 547  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Warren
        airports; extend repealer (RP).                        
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 562  Economic development projects; extend repealer on         Warren
        authority of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation  
        to issue bonds (RP).                                   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 599  Bingo; certain charitable organizations licensed to       Hines
        conduct bingo games for up to three years.             
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 602  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on MDA's authority to use for    
        certain monies (RP).                                   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 658  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Guice
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 660  Check Cashers Act; delete provisions allowing change of   Guice
        ownership without new license.                         
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 685  Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Art        Warren
        Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain
        project costs (RP).                                    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
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.                 
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 767  Mississippi Water Resources Advisory Council; extend      Warren
        repealer on provision that provides for membership and 
        duties (RP).                                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 768  Conditions for state offenders to serve sentences in      Warren
        county jails; extend repealer (RP).                    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 806  Walnut Grove; revise the number of youth offenders who    Malone
        may be housed at.                                      
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 816  Headlighting; define overt acts and exempt certain        Moak *
        entities.                                              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 833  School boards; specify circumstances under which they     Brown
        may grant financial hardship waivers.                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 861  Sales tax; divert portion of certain revenue to Boll      Eaton
        Weevil Management Fund.                                
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 909  Distinctive license; authorize for various purposes.      Bailey
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 928  Public water systems; extend repealer on requirement to   Holland
        maintain optimum corrosion inhibitor levels.           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 964  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Watson
        revocation of Interstate Fuel Tax Agreement permits.   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 965  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program and Job       Watson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1010  Department of Public Safety; authorize to relocate        Weathersby
        certain offices to the Law Enforcement Officers'       
        Training Academy.                                      
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1016  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Stringer
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July, 
        1, 2007.                                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1018  Sale of game animals; allow sale of products crafted      Robinson (84th)
        from deer bones and parts of wild turkey.              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1022  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; extend the period of time       Watson
        that payments may be made from in the event of certain 
        disasters.                                             
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1026  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Watson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1027  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Watson
        revoke or refuse to issue permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1028  Sales tax; prohibit certain activities to avoid payment   Watson
        of the tax.                                            
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1047  Mississippi Advantage Jobs Act; authorize the Chairman    Watson
        of the Tax Commission and MDA to waive job requirements
        in case of a disaster.                                 
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1058  Early literacy and numeracy screening instruments;        Aldridge
        require MDE to administer to all school districts.     
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1059  Electronic case filing; authorize funding of pilot        Blackmon
        program.                                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1076  Hunting and fishing licenses; exempt military personnel   Cockerham
        on leave from duty on global war on terror.            
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1103  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Watson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1104  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Watson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1107  Public purchasing laws; change entity to which public     Watson
        bodies provide notice of their proposed purchases.     
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1108  Modular homes; revise definitions.                        Moak
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1126  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Frierson
        by the Department of Marine Resources.                 
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1142  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Peranich
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1164  Chancery clerk service fees for title searches and        Coleman (29th)
        collection of delinquent taxes; increase.              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1166  Recording deeds and oil and gas assignments; clarify      Coleman (29th)
        fees charged.                                          
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1202  CON; issue for construction of acute care hospital in     Dickson
        Kemper County.                                         
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1208  Universities and colleges; amend authority to lease       Weathersby
        lands for constructing auxiliary facilities by private 
        financing.                                             
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1248  Hotel; revise the definition of for certain purposes.     Peranich
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1252  Roadway/railway crossings; revise procedure for           Davis
        abolishing when roadway vacated; increase penalties for
        certain railroad crimes.                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1267  Autism; create task force to study growing incidence of   Akins
        and ways to improve services.                          
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1311  Insurance producers; provide time limit to appeal         Formby
        licensing decisions of Commissioner of Insurance.      
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1312  Insurance rebate monies; county must designate fire       Formby
        investigator and require training.                     
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1313  Insurance companies; revise financial reporting           Formby
        requirements with the Commissioner of Insurance.       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1338  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Watson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1364  State funds; authorize Mental Health and MEMA to          Stringer
        transfer funds among budgets and Arts Commission to    
        escalate its budget.                                   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1379  Mississippi Employment Protection Act; create.            Lott
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1389  Local option and light wine and beer laws; remove         Watson
        certain residency requirements and extend authority of 
        ABC agents to enforce law.                             
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1390  Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Finance Act;     Watson
        revise the definition of the term "private company."   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1402  Prohibition on importing certain goods if goods are       Malone
        made by Mississippi Prison Industries; extend repealer 
        on (RP).                                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1439  Pharmacy providers; provide freedom of choice of for      Holland
        patients in long-term care facilities.                 
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1443  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;         Watson
        provide for the appointment of member in compliance    
        with Ayers decision.                                   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1459  Tax increment financing; revise certain provisions.       Smith (39th)
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1465  Mississippi Rural Health Scholars Program; create.        Cockerham
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1524  Public adjusters; provide for licensure and regulation    Formby
        by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HC  46  Jumel C. Terry; commend upon being named recipient of     Perkins
        NBCSL's Regis F. Groff Youth Award.                    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  47  South Panola High School Football Team; commend on        McBride
        breaking the state record for consecutive wins.        
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  49  Dr. William A. Middleton; commend upon being named        Howell
        "Family Physician of the Year."                        
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  50  Puckett High School Wolves Football Team; commend upon    Rotenberry
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  51  Emile L. "Junie" Desporte III; commend life upon his      Janus
        passing.                                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  53  Bianca Knight; commend on being selected as The           Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  54  Rachel Givan; commend on being selected as The            Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger's 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.     
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  55  Brandon High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning    Baker (74th)
        Class 5A Large Varsity State Competition.              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  56  Weyerhaeuser Company; commend upon receiving the Ron      Mims
        Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  59  Phi Theta Kappa; commend the All-Mississippi Academic     Young
        Team.                                                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  60  Steve Manis; commend on being selected as Instructor of   Zuber
        the Year at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community       
        College.                                               
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  61  Wayne County High School Football Team; commend upon      Lane
        winning 2006 Class 4A State Championship.              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  62  Damion Fletcher; commend for winning numerous awards      Patterson
        and setting records as a freshman football player for  
        USM.                                                   
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 553  Designate March 2007 as "Women's History Month in         Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 575  Recognizing February as National "Black History Month."   Jackson (11th)
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 577  Commend USM "Golden Eagles" Football Team and Coach       Hewes
        Jeff Bower for post-season success.                    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 578  Commend South Pike High School Weightlifting Team for     Butler
        State Championship.                                    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 579  Commend Officer Roxy Wallace, GEO Group, Inc. (North      Carmichael
        America) "Employee of the Year" for 2006.              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 580  Commend the life of L. J. Martin, Sr., first              Butler
        African-American to run for municipal office in        
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 581  Commend Pearl High School Boys Soccer Team for winning    Kirby
        third consecutive State Championship.                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 582  Commend life of former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs.          Hewes
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 583  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant          Moffatt
        Terrence Dunn.                                         
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 584  Commend Warden Lepher Jenkins, GEO Group "Warden of the   Doxey
        Year" for 2006.                                        
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 585  Salute and honor the memory of the five agents of the     Tollison
        MBN who have lost their lives in the line of duty since
        1971.                                                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 586  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sgt. Carl Seigart.      Lee (47th)
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 587  Designate April 1-7, 2007, as "Junior Auxiliary Week"     White
        in the State of Mississippi.                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR   9  Commend Sollie B. Norwood, MDHS, for National Assn. of    Frazier
        State Community Services Programs 2007 "Ann Kagie"     
        Award.                                                 
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  11  Commend 2007 "Delta Day in the State's Capitol."          Frazier
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  15  Commend Richard Kennard, 2007 Prudential Spirit of        Turner
        Community Awards Program finalist.                     
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2337  State income tax credit for purchase of private           Robertson
        insurance to cover long-term care insurance.           
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2815  Sales tax; exempt certain events sanctioned by the        White
        Mississippi Athletic Commission.                       
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3058  Reforestation tax credit; clarify and increase the        Williamson
        lifetime maximum amount that may be utilized.          
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3070  Sales tax; exempt sales of materials & equipment used     Robertson
        to replace or repair buildings or equipment destroyed  
        in disasters.                                          
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3079  Bonds; increase amount for cooperative data center and    Robertson
        building to house MDITS & revise for   Marine          
        Resources.                                             
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3103  Motor vehicle privilege tax law; revise definition of     Lee (35th)
        the term "private carrier of property."                
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3104  High hazard dam rehabilitation revolving loan program;    Lee (35th)
        create.                                                
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3109  Special fuel excise tax; exempt special fuel sold or      Hewes
        delivered to international trade zones for             
        international flights.                                 
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3110  Bonds; increase the amount of bonds authorized for a      Cuevas
        space, science and education center in Hancock County. 
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3111  Income tax; authorize a credit for a portion of the       Lee (35th)
        cost of certain equipment to distribute biodiesel.     
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3167  Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing advanced       Browning
        technology center/business incubator at Northeast      
        Community College.                                     
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
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.                          
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3182  Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment   Michel
        mandated by federal or state law.                      
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3189  Taxation; authorize an income tax credit for              Robertson
        installation of energy efficient products in homes.    
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3190  Bonds; increase amount for Bldg. Fund for Arts, Mus. of   Robertson
        Art, Cultural Heritage Preservation Grant Fund, auth.  
        for Jackson Zoo.                                       
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3191  Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general            Robertson
        obligation bonds for mental health facilities.         
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3193  Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general            Moffatt
        obligation bonds for the Water Pollution Control       
        Revolving Fund.                                        
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3197  Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation       Harden
        bonds for the Mississippi Children's Museum.           
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3198  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Robertson
        of bonds that may be issued under.                     
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3199  Bonds; authorize the issuance of state general            Hyde-Smith
        obligation bonds to reimburse milk producers for       
        certain transportation costs.                          
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3201  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Robertson
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 295  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds to    Morris
        counties and municipalities for certain economic       
        development purposes.                                  
           02/22 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1572  Mississippi Dairy Industry Stabilization Act; create.     Dedeaux
           02/22 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1628  Reforestation tax credit; clarify and increase the        Shows
        lifetime maximum amount that may be utilized.          
           02/22 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1737  Sales tax; conform rate imposed for construction on       Moak
        certain cruise vessels to rate imposed for same on     
        floating structures.                                   
           02/22 (S) Referred To Finance

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



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