Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/01/2007



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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, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, Mayo, McBride, Middleton, Miles, Mims, Moak, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Moss, Myers, Nicholson, Norquist, Palazzo, Parker, Patterson, Peranich, Perkins, Read, Reed, Reeves, Reynolds, Robinson (84th), Robinson (63rd), Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Scott, Shows, Simpson, Smith (59th), Smith (27th), Smith (39th), Snowden, Staples, Stevens, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--120.
      Absent--Markham. Total--1.
       Vacancies--1.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, 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--50.
      Absent--Chaney, Doxey. Total--2.




Floor Actions

HB1773  Economic development; authorize incentives for certain    Watson
        projects.                                              
           03/01 Suspend from Deadlines by SC 594
SB3215  Economic Development; authorize incentives for certain    Nunnelee
        projects.                                              
           03/01 Suspend from Deadlines by SC 594



House: Introductions

HB1771  Attala County; authorize to contribute to Boys and        Stevens
        Girls Clubs of America of Kosciusko.                   
           03/01 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1772  Adams County; create the St. Catherine Creek Utility      Johnson
        Authority.                                             
           03/01 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1773  Economic development; authorize incentives for certain    Watson
        projects.                                              
           03/01 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1774  Lee, Pontotoc and Union Counties; authorize to            Perkins
        participate with Three Rivers PDD for economic         
        development and to levy special ad valorem tax.        
           03/01 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1775  Lee, Pontotoc and Union Counties; authorize to issue      Perkins
        bonds for certain economic development projects.       
           03/01 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1776  City of Tupelo; authorize to issue additional bonds for   Perkins
        water facilities necessary to serve Wellspring         
        Project.                                               
           03/01 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC  70  Ms. Karla Smith; commend upon being selected as           Zuber
        Instructor of the Year.                                
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  71  Mrs. Lisa Courtney; commend and congratulate for being    Zuber
        selected Instructor of the Year at MS Gulf Coast       
        Community College.                                     
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  72  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Major Economic        Fleming
        Impact Act; revise definition of project, authorize    
        bonds.                                                 
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  73  Dorothy "Dot" Jones; commend upon retirement after 25     Stevens
        years of public service to the City of Kosciusko.      
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  74  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Economic              Watson
        development; authorize incentives for certain projects.
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  39  Bradford Blackmon; commend the athletic success and       Scott
        accomplishments of.                                    
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  40  Mississippi Mudcats; commend for winning against the      Aldridge
        Pittsburgh RiverRats.                                  
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  70  Ms. Karla Smith; commend upon being selected as           Zuber
        Instructor of the Year.                                
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Mrs. Lisa Courtney; commend and congratulate for being    Zuber
        selected Instructor of the Year at MS Gulf Coast       
        Community College.                                     
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  73  Dorothy "Dot" Jones; commend upon retirement after 25     Stevens
        years of public service to the City of Kosciusko.      
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  74  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Economic              Watson
        development; authorize incentives for certain projects.
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  37  Sam Barlow Parker; commend life and contributions to      Weathersby
        education, this state and his community of Florence,   
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  38  Ms. Willye B. White; commend as first American and        Perkins
        African American to appear in five Olympics and express
        sympathy upon passing.                                 
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  39  Bradford Blackmon; commend the athletic success and       Scott
        accomplishments of.                                    
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  40  Mississippi Mudcats; commend for winning against the      Aldridge
        Pittsburgh RiverRats.                                  
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 553  Designate March 2007 as "Women's History Month in         Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 575  Recognizing February as National "Black History Month."   Jackson (11th)
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 577  Commend USM "Golden Eagles" Football Team and Coach       Hewes
        Jeff Bower for post-season success.                    
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 578  Commend South Pike High School Weightlifting Team for     Butler
        State Championship.                                    
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 579  Commend Officer Roxy Wallace, GEO Group, Inc. (North      Carmichael
        America) "Employee of the Year" for 2006.              
           03/01 (H) 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.                                           
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 581  Commend Pearl High School Boys Soccer Team for winning    Kirby
        third consecutive State Championship.                  
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 582  Commend life of former Gulfport Mayor Ken Combs.          Hewes
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 583  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant          Moffatt
        Terrence Dunn.                                         
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 584  Commend Warden Lepher Jenkins, GEO Group "Warden of the   Doxey
        Year" for 2006.                                        
           03/01 (H) 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.                                                  
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 586  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sgt. Carl Seigart.      Lee (47th)
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 587  Designate April 1-7, 2007, as "Junior Auxiliary Week"     White
        in the State of Mississippi.                           
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize incentives    Little
        for certain economic development projects.             
           03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HC  74  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Economic              Watson
        development; authorize incentives for certain projects.
           03/01 (H) Adopted
           03/01 (H) Immediate Release
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2029  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase property on    Wilemon
        Woodall Mountain.                                      
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2056  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one office for the same        
        election.                                              
           03/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2081  Public meetings; revise requirements for public body to   Lee (35th)
        conduct teleconference meetings.                       
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2083  Public property; name certain state facilities after      Gordon
        deceased legislators.                                  
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2090  License tags; authorize for various organizations.        Gordon
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2102  Local governments; revise amount that may be offered as   Flowers
        a reward for information.                              
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2118  New hires reported to the Department of Human Services;   Nunnelee
        revise definition of employer required to report.      
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
        marketable title.                                      
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2152  Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.            Ross
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2158  Small business assistance; extend repeal date.            Robertson
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2206  Organ/tissue donor protocol; extend repealer.             Nunnelee
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2214  Retirement; authorize employers to make contributions     Robertson
        on behalf of employees to the PERS Deferred            
        Compensation Plan.                                     
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2217  Chancery clerks; increase fees charged for filing each    Thames
        notice of lien.                                        
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2234  Immunity; expand for AED use and health care providers.   White
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2262  Charitable contributions; American Legion and Veterans    King
        of Foreign Wars may utilize nonmembers in bingo and be 
        exempt from registration.                              
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2264  Drug overdose deaths; impose duty to notify.              Tollison
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2268  Sheriffs and constables; increase fees charged for        Thames
        service of process.                                    
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2290  Pen register; revise venue.                               Tollison
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2323  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Chaney
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2324  Repealers on certain school district programs; extend     Chaney
        and make certain revisions for.                        
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2337  State income tax credit for purchase of private           Robertson
        insurance to cover long-term care insurance.           
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2338  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Chaney
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2342  Animal Care Fund; revise funding to include qualified     Hyde-Smith
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2345  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Chaney
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           03/01 (H) Amendment Failed
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2364  Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level       Gordon
        funding for salaries.                                  
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2370  Local option & light wine & beer laws; remove certain     Robertson
        residency requirements & extend authority of ABC agents
        to enforce law.                                        
           03/01 (H) Read the Third Time
SB2404  Taxation; increase the monthly average tax liability      Robertson
        necessary to require early payment of withholding,     
        sales & use tax liability.                             
           03/01 (H) Read the Third Time
SB2414  Sales tax; increase time within which a demand for        Robertson
        payment of must be made.                               
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2430  Live bait shrimp; allow dealers to be located inland      Gollott
        within the three coastal counties.                     
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2431  Bad check; revise recovery in a civil action.             Tollison
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2436  Marine Resources; combine seafood wholesale dealer and    Gollott
        seafood processor license and reduce fee.              
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2450  Controlled substances; revise civil forfeiture to         Tollison
        encompass methamphetamine precursors.                  
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2454  DUI; MASEP as condition precedent for reinstatement of    Tollison
        driver's license.                                      
           03/01 (H) Passed
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2459  Firearms; additional felony charge for display by a       Lee (35th)
        felon during a felony.                                 
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2470  Firearms; revise possession of by a felon.                Morgan
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2477  Youth Court services; authorize state support funds.      Doxey
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2489  Law enforcement officer and trainee; revise               Albritton
        definitions.                                           
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2497  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program & Job         Robertson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2508  CAP loan program; extend repeal date on authority of      Robertson
        MDA to utilize for certain expenses.                   
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2516  Sheriff's Office; authorize boards of supervisors to      Tollison
        include in budget funds for feeding personnel in       
        emergency operations.                                  
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2526  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Robertson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2535  Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund    Robertson
        certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.    
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2539  Public water systems; remove repealer on requirement      Moffatt
        that optimum level of rust inhibitors be maintained.   
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2540  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (Documents of   Ross
        Title).                                                
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2545  Public Defender Task Force; delete repealer.              Tollison
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2559  Oil and Gas Board; technical corrections to procedural    Dearing
        provisions.                                            
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2572  Mississippi Contract Procurement Center; change name to   Robertson
        the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance       
        Program.                                               
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2579  Corrections; extend repealer on general inmate            Doxey
        authority of Department of Corrections (RP).           
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2582  Corrections; provide that person on house arrest shall    Doxey
        not leave the jurisdiction of the state except for     
        approved medical emergencies.                          
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2583  Corrections; authorize electronic notice of release of    Doxey
        inmates.                                               
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2585  Parole Board; extend repealer.                            Doxey
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2587  Corrections; extend repealer on the establishment of      Doxey
        restitution centers.                                   
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2589  Corrections; extend repealer on alcohol and drug          Doxey
        program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.           
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2600  Prison Industries; remove repealer on prohibition of      Doxey *
        procurement of certain prison made goods from other    
        states.                                                
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           03/01 (H) Amended
SB2621  Workers' Comp; certain benefits shall be paid using       Kirby
        actuarial tables selected by the commission.           
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2623  Corrections; revise distribution of inmate telephone      Doxey
        call commissions.                                      
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2644  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board; add    Kirby
        directors of JUCO Board and PERS.                      
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2645  Employment Compensation Revolving Fund; DFA determines    Robertson
        percentage of covered wages paid into by state         
        agencies.                                              
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
        Trial Fund implementation.                             
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2658  Director of Office of Purchasing, Travel & Fleet          Thames
        Management; change position to nonstate service.       
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2667  Early childhood care and education grant program;         Chaney
        authorize collaboration under DHS.                     
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2671  Renewal fees charged by the Mississippi Board of          Nunnelee
        Nursing; increase authorized fees.                     
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2675  Workers' compensation policies; revise notice of          Kirby
        cancellation requirements.                             
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2684  Model business corporation act; revise.                   Ross
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2685  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Ross
        fees.                                                  
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2686  Statewide monetary assessments; revise.                   Ross
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2687  Income withholding orders; increase contempt fines on     Nunnelee
        employers who refuse to honor.                         
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2709  Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; extend reporting       Nunnelee
        deadline and extend repealer.                          
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2732  State parks; donate and convey Nanih Waiya State Park     Williamson
        and Mound to Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.      
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2746  Public Accountancy Board; provide minimum ownership       Clarke
        requirements for CPA firms, authorize civil penalty.   
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2756  Bail; revise.                                             White
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2760  Law enforcement officers; provide minimum due process     Tollison
        rights for municipal.                                  
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2764  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Nunnelee
        extend department and reconstitute membership of board.
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2790  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Posey
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2809  Auto liability insurance; place lienholder's name or      Kirby
        repairing business on insurance check as payee.        
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2810  Sales tax; revise definitions regarding                   Robertson
        telecommunications services.                           
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2821  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Robertson
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July  
        1, 2007.                                               
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2830  Public funds depositories; deposits meet FDIC             Mettetal
        requirements if made upon certain conditions.          
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2859  Vaccinations against pneumococcal disease; SBH require    Nunnelee
        for children attending day care facilities.            
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2863  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Nunnelee
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2887  Oil and Gas; revise permit, fee and administrative tax.   Dearing
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2890  Scenic streams; designate Bogue Chitto River as           Albritton
        eligible for nomination to scenic streams program.     
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2899  Hunting enclosures; revise penalties for violations.      Posey
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2900  Wildlife; enact Wildlife Violator Compact.                Posey
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2914  Wildlife; preserve and protect the privilege of           Posey
        hunting, fishing and trapping.                         
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2937  Southern Regional Fire Training Center Building; rename   Williamson
        for Richard (Dick) Allen, Executive Director State     
        Forestry Commission.                                   
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2960  State Board of Education school district                  Chaney
        conservatorship and accountability authority; clarify. 
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2962  Water districts; clarify incorporation by rural water     Browning
        associations.                                          
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2966  County court; revise manner of formation.                 King
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2986  Agriculture; create Peanut Promotion Board.               Lee (35th)
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB2990  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Michel
        to form a district.                                    
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2997  Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise          Robertson
        certain incentives.                                    
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB3002  Coastal preserve; create special account for timber       Hewes
        sales from lands in coastal preserve program.          
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3005  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; may transfer the    Gollott
        Lyman Fish Hatchery to DMR.                            
           03/01 (H) Passed
SB3006  Hotels; revise definition.                                Hewes
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3015  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by               King
        universities and colleges; expand to include area      
        adjoining campus.                                      
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3023  Income tax credit for importing or exporting cargo at     Hewes
        airports; extend repeal date.                          
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3028  Vehicle Protection Product Act; enact.                    Hewes
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3034  Security freeze; require consumer reporting agencies to   Mettetal
        place in file upon request by certain consumers.       
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3035  Victim compensation; revise certain laws.                 Williamson
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3036  Domestic violence; revise protective orders.              Dawkins
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3046  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Michel
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3048  School for the Blind property; authorize DFA to           Jackson (32nd)
        lease/provide homestead exemption.                     
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3049  Delinquent water bills; provide for collection of.        Michel
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3053  Public property; DFA shall convey old Farmers Market to   Jackson (32nd)
        UMC, subject to certain conditions.                    
           03/01 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3172  Bonds; increase amount of bonds issued from Emerging      Robertson
        Crops Fund for minority economic development.          
           03/01 (H) Amended
           03/01 (H) Passed As Amended
SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize incentives    Little
        for certain economic development projects.             
           03/01 (H) Adopted
           03/01 (H) Immediate Release
           03/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize incentives    Little
        for certain economic development projects.             
           03/01 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  46  Jumel C. Terry; commend upon being named recipient of     Perkins
        NBCSL's Regis F. Groff Youth Award.                    
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  47  South Panola High School Football Team; commend on        McBride
        breaking the state record for consecutive wins.        
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  49  Dr. William A. Middleton; commend upon being named        Howell
        "Family Physician of the Year."                        
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  50  Puckett High School Wolves Football Team; commend upon    Rotenberry
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  51  Emile L. "Junie" Desporte III; commend life upon his      Janus
        passing.                                               
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  53  Bianca Knight; commend on being selected as The           Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.       
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  54  Rachel Givan; commend on being selected as The            Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger's 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.     
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  55  Brandon High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning    Baker (74th)
        Class 5A Large Varsity State Competition.              
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  56  Weyerhaeuser Company; commend upon receiving the Ron      Mims
        Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.                  
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Phi Theta Kappa; commend the All-Mississippi Academic     Young
        Team.                                                  
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Steve Manis; commend on being selected as Instructor of   Zuber
        the Year at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community       
        College.                                               
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Wayne County High School Football Team; commend upon      Lane
        winning 2006 Class 4A State Championship.              
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  62  Damion Fletcher; commend for winning numerous awards      Patterson
        and setting records as a freshman football player for  
        USM.                                                   
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  29  Richton High School Band; commend on superior rating      Lane
        received at the Mississippi State Activities           
        Association Marching Festival.                         
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  30  Ms. K.C. Arnold; commend on being named as "Advanced      Zuber
        Practice Nurse of the Year" for the state.             
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  31  Rex Buckhaults; commend upon being selected Perry         Staples
        County Administrator of the Year.                      
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  32  Pine Grove FFA Team; commend upon winning State           Ward
        Championship.                                          
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  33  Tupelo Middle School Lady Wave Basketball Team; commend   Aldridge
        on winning Golden Triangle Athletic Conference         
        Tournament.                                            
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  34  Lieutenant Commander David E. Allen; commend upon         Denny
        receiving Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.    
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  35  Coca-Cola Bottling Works; commend on 100th                Aldridge
        anniversary.                                           
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  36  2007 Spirit of America Day; commend certain student       Moore
        athletes, citizens and leaders.                        
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2117  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2213  PERS; certain material or data regarding investments is   Robertson
        exempt from the Public Records Act of 1983.            
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2631  Surplus property fee and revolving fund; remove           Thames
        repealer.                                              
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3042  Transportation; exempt small commercial vehicles from     Hewes
        certain federal regulations.                           
           03/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3212  Boards of Supervisors of Lee, Pontotoc and Union          Browning
        Counties; authorize to participate with Three Rivers   
        PDD for economic development.                          
           03/01 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3213  Pontotoc, Union and Lee Counties; authorize to issue      Robertson
        bonds for certain economic development projects.       
           03/01 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3214  City of Tupelo; authorize the issuance of additional      Nunnelee
        bonds for water facilities necessary to serve the      
        Wellspring Project.                                    
           03/01 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3215  Economic Development; authorize incentives for certain    Nunnelee
        projects.                                              
           03/01 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize incentives    Little
        for certain economic development projects.             
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 595  Commend ECCC Phi Theta Kappa "PTK Tackles the Coast"      Burton
        civic service cleanup project.                         
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 596  Designate May 25, 2007, as "Mississippi Missing           Burton
        Children's Day."                                       
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 597  Commend Wanda Johnson, 2006 State Games of Mississippi    Burton
        BellSouth Female Athlete of the Year.                  
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 598  Commend Tristan Caldwell, 2006 State Games of             Burton
        Mississippi BellSouth Male Sportsman of the Year.      
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 599  Commend Oak Grove High School "Lady Warriors" Girls       King
        Soccer Team for State Championship.                    
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  86  Wilson Holmes Carroll, Jackson, Mississippi, Board of     GOVERNOR
        Directors of the Mississippi Institute for Forest      
        Inventory, four-year term ending June 30, 2010,        
        representing private nonindustrial landowners.         
           03/01 (S) Referred To Forestry
SN  87  Dr. Lewis Alfred Norville, Jackson, Mississippi, Board    GOVERNOR
        of Chiropractic Examiners, five-year term ending April 
        20, 2011, representing the at-large seat.              
           03/01 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize incentives    Little
        for certain economic development projects.             
           03/01 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  11  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Flaggs
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 134  Motor vehicle accident reports; provide criminal          Miles
        penalties for unauthorized persons obtaining.          
           03/01 (S) Reconsidered
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 206  Crimes; clarify theft of rental property.                 Mayo
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 362  Title pledge lender law and sale of checks law; delete    Guice
        repealers on certain sections in.                      
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 475  Family protection workers; establish scholarship          Dedeaux
        program to obtain college education necessary to become
        social worker.                                         
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 526  Youth courts records; allow disclosure for defense        Flaggs
        counsel and allow copying of records for other youth   
        court causes.                                          
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 548  Public property; extend repealer on section authorizing   Warren
        DFA to sell and convey or lease certain land known as  
        Jefferson Street properties.                           
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 553  State Board of Health; extend date of repeal on           Warren
        provision which authorizes issuance of restaurant      
        permits (RP).                                          
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 560  Hunting of nonnative cervids; extend repealer on          Warren
        Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' authority 
        to regulate (RP).                                      
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB 562  Economic development projects; extend repealer on         Warren
        authority of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation  
        to issue bonds (RP).                                   
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 567  Mississippi Burn Center; establish at UMMC.               Holland
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 571  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Holland
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB 602  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on MDA's authority to use for    
        certain monies (RP).                                   
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 617  Active military; authorize Adjutant General to pay        Rogers (61st)
        tuition, room and board.                               
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 658  Trust institutions; Banking Commissioner may examine      Guice
        companies suspected of conducting business as.         
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 661  Exploitation of children; clarify undercover detection    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB 662  Conspiracy; revise to include law enforcement officers    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           03/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed 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).                                    
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
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.                 
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 702  Scenic streams; designate Tombigbee River as.             Miles
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 710  Embezzlement; clarify (AG).                               Franks
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB 718  Appearance bond; authorize as condition of probation or   Rogers (61st)
        other release.                                         
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 767  Mississippi Water Resources Advisory Council; extend      Warren
        repealer on provision that provides for membership and 
        duties (RP).                                           
           03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 810  Department of Health; authorize purchase of certain       Weathersby
        properties for departmental use.                       
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB 811  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        sublease space in the GM&O Passenger Depot to          
        not-for-profit organizations.                          
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB 822  Mississippi Bar; extend repealer (RP).                    Blackmon
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 833  School boards; specify circumstances under which they     Brown
        may grant financial hardship waivers.                  
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 840  New hires; revise definition of employer required to      Holland
        report to Department of Human Services.                
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 841  Paternity; authorize DHS to statistically report          Holland
        putative paternity under certain conditions.           
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 844  Vehicle Protection Product Act; create.                   Miles
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 856  Municipalities; authorize to handle grants, enter into    Robinson (63rd)
        contracts and provide assistance.                      
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 888  Statutory rape; revise definition of sexual               Mayo
        intercourse.                                           
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 898  Child support; increase civil contempt fines against      Holland
        employers refusing to withhold.                        
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 905  Domestic violence; revise to conform to federal           Coleman (29th)
        requirements (AG).                                     
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 913  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (BLAG).         Simpson
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
        fees (BLAG).                                           
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 923  Massage therapists; allow state accredited examinations   Wells-Smith
        to be used by the board for licensure purposes.        
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 928  Public water systems; extend repealer on requirement to   Holland
        maintain optimum corrosion inhibitor levels.           
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 929  Hospice licensure fees; increase.                         Holland
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 964  State Tax Commission; streamline procedure for            Watson
        revocation of Interstate Fuel Tax Agreement permits.   
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 965  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program and Job       Watson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 989  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to purchase     Frierson
        property damage insurance on equipment.                
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1006  Deed of trust; allow appointment of trustee with or       Smith (39th)
        without permission of mortgagor.                       
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1010  Department of Public Safety; authorize to relocate        Weathersby
        certain offices to the Law Enforcement Officers'       
        Training Academy.                                      
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1015  Sex offender registration; conform to Adam Walsh Act.     McBride
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1026  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend provision     Watson
        that requires 15% of funds be allocated to small       
        communities.                                           
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1027  Motor Vehicle Tag Permit Law; Chairman of the STC may     Watson
        revoke or refuse to issue permits for failure to comply
        with.                                                  
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1033  Public property; DFA shall convey old Farmers' Market     Weathersby
        to UMC, subject to certain conditions.                 
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1048  Pro bono requirement; exempt elected officials and        Banks
        government attorneys.                                  
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1058  Early literacy and numeracy screening instruments;        Aldridge
        require MDE to administer to all school districts.     
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1059  Electronic case filing; authorize funding of pilot        Blackmon
        program.                                               
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1077  Registered forester; delete certain reference to in the   Montgomery
        "Foresters Registration Law of 1977."                  
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1079  Municipalities; authorize to impound/tow vehicles for     Reeves
        failure to pay certain fines or for outstanding        
        warrants.                                              
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1082  Optometry; renewal registration fees for practice of      Holland
        shall be paid annually instead of biennially.          
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1090  Smoking; Veterans Affairs Board may designate smoking     Rogers (61st)
        areas in state veterans homes.                         
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1104  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Watson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1108  Modular homes; revise definitions.                        Moak
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1121  Special needs children qualified for supplemented         Holland
        benefits by DHS; expand definition.                    
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1132  School nurse program; establish under State Department    Holland *
        of Education and provide funding for.                  
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1137  Child Death Review Panel; specify agencies from which     Holland
        it may obtain needed information.                      
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1164  Chancery clerk service fees for title searches and        Coleman (29th)
        collection of delinquent taxes; increase.              
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1166  Recording deeds and oil and gas assignments; clarify      Coleman (29th)
        fees charged.                                          
           03/01 (S) Passed
           03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1185  State property; authorize lease of Old School for the     Weathersby
        Blind for private redevelopment.                       
           03/01 (S) Reconsidered
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1227  Management training for community public water system     Robinson (63rd)
        board members; exempt cities with populations of more  
        than 10,000.                                           
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1259  Municipal clerks; revise time restrictions.               Reynolds
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1311  Insurance producers; provide time limit to appeal         Formby
        licensing decisions of Commissioner of Insurance.      
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1313  Insurance companies; revise financial reporting           Formby
        requirements with the Commissioner of Insurance.       
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1338  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Watson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1356  Municipal Park Commission; increase maximum number of     McBride
        members; authorize qualified electors of county to     
        serve on.                                              
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1378  Scenic streams; designate Noxubee River in Noxubee        Dickson
        County as eligible for nomination to scenic streams    
        program.                                               
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1397  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        exchange property with certain private individuals for 
        Eudora Welty Museum.                                   
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1411  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1425  Public improvement districts; allow contiguous counties   Compretta
        to form a district.                                    
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1444  Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Gregory
        to transfer certain property to State Veterans Affairs 
        Board.                                                 
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1465  Mississippi Rural Health Scholars Program; create.        Cockerham
           03/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1485  Bail bondsmen; revise requirements.                       Rogers (61st)
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1522  Victim Compensation; revise certain laws (AG).            Franks
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1523  Medical examiners; provide extra fee for preparing SIDS   Holland
        Death Scene Investigation report.                      
           03/01 (S) Passed
HB1536  Adoption; revise several provisions relating to.          Holland
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1537  Dual-phase design-build construction; provide procedure   Weathersby
        for procurement and establish procedure for            
        construction managers at risk.                         
           03/01 (S) Amended
           03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize incentives    Little
        for certain economic development projects.             
           03/01 (S) Adopted
           03/01 (S) Immediate Release
           03/01 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HC  69  Mississippi University for Women; urge to maintain its    Chism
        relationship with the current alumni association.      
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules
HC  74  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Economic              Watson
        development; authorize incentives for certain projects.
           03/01 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  46  Jumel C. Terry; commend upon being named recipient of     Perkins
        NBCSL's Regis F. Groff Youth Award.                    
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  47  South Panola High School Football Team; commend on        McBride
        breaking the state record for consecutive wins.        
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  49  Dr. William A. Middleton; commend upon being named        Howell
        "Family Physician of the Year."                        
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  50  Puckett High School Wolves Football Team; commend upon    Rotenberry
        winning Class 1A State Championship.                   
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  51  Emile L. "Junie" Desporte III; commend life upon his      Janus
        passing.                                               
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  53  Bianca Knight; commend on being selected as The           Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.       
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  54  Rachel Givan; commend on being selected as The            Martinson
        Clarion-Ledger's 2006 Co-sportsperson of the Year.     
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  55  Brandon High School Cheerleaders; commend upon winning    Baker (74th)
        Class 5A Large Varsity State Competition.              
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  56  Weyerhaeuser Company; commend upon receiving the Ron      Mims
        Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.                  
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Phi Theta Kappa; commend the All-Mississippi Academic     Young
        Team.                                                  
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Steve Manis; commend on being selected as Instructor of   Zuber
        the Year at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community       
        College.                                               
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Wayne County High School Football Team; commend upon      Lane
        winning 2006 Class 4A State Championship.              
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  62  Damion Fletcher; commend for winning numerous awards      Patterson
        and setting records as a freshman football player for  
        USM.                                                   
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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