Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senator Deborah Jeanne Dawkins

District 48

As of 11/24/03 at 16:09

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SB2008  Environmental justice; enact Environmental Equity Act.    Dawkins
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2049  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
 * %    contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2127  Telephone solicitors; prohibit from blocking consumers'   Smith
        use of caller I.D.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2223  Purple Heart distinctive license tag; surviving spouse    King
   %    entitled to one tax exempt tag.                        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2225  Environmental protection; prohibit concentrated animal    Dawkins
        feeding operation in floodplains.                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2226  Environmental Quality; remove authority of DEQ to hire    Dawkins
        attorneys and require Attorney General to provide legal
        counsel to department.                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2257  Board of supervisors; revise salary scale in counties     Thames
        with certain acreage owned by federal government.      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2298  Mississippi Nursing Shortage Reduction Act of 2003;       Dawkins
        enact.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2323  Counties and municipalities; report to State Auditor      Dawkins
        expenditures made when advertising resources of the    
        county/municipality.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2324  Radar; lower population requirement for cities to use     Dawkins
        on federally designated highways.                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2327  Appropriation; Department of Human Services, social       Little
 *      workers; additional FY2003.                            
           02/17 Approved by Governor
SB2329  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Chamberlin
   %    notify PSC.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2330  Coastal wetlands; increase fee for sand and gravel        Dawkins
   %    removed from wetlands.                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2339  Local school district health/physical education           Harden
 *      advisory councils; establish.                          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2384  Minimum standards; revise board membership.               King
 *         03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2396  Coastal Wetlands; require pile supported projects to      Dawkins
        comply with CMR conditions.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2398  Computer and electronic waste; require management plan    Dawkins
        for recycling and disposal.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2406  Beverage containers; bottle bill requiring certain        Dawkins
        reusable containers and refundable deposits.           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2409  Motor vehicles; require collection and disposal of        Dawkins
        mercury-added components.                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2415  Electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents   Dawkins
   %    of nursing homes; require on request of resident or    
        guardian.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2419  State employee personal leave; base accrual rate on       Dawkins
        actual service.                                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2429  Cobia; allow the sale of cobia caught in Mississippi      Gollott
        waters.                                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2440  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; "Stop Child        Hewes
   %    Abuse."                                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2445  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
 * %    notify PSC.                                            
           04/09 Approved by Governor
SB2449  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Hewes
        director and office directors.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2477  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Dawkins
        commissions; to be made from new Mississippi           
        congressional districts.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2480  Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; rotate position       Dawkins *
        among the senior judges from each district every two   
        years.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2491  Environmental protection; reinstate moratorium on hog     Dawkins
        farm permits until DEQ complies with Health Department 
        recommendations.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2504  Environmental protection; require bond for a              Dawkins
        concentrated animal feeding operation.                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2528  Deer; authorize Commission on Wildlife to combat          Posey
 *      chronic wasting disease.                               
           04/03 (S) Died In Conference
SB2532  Bidi cigarettes; prohibit sale or distribution.           Williamson
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2537  Divorce; require counseling of parents and minor          Williamson
        children before granted.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2554  Seat belt law; make primary offense, revise aggregate     Frazier
 *      fine.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2570  Airport authorities; increase the amount they may         Hewes
  $%    borrow on a short term basis to $10,000,000.00.        
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2577  Seat belt law; create primary offense.                    Frazier
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2622  Licensure standards for hospitals; require reporting of   Dawkins
        core performance ratings for certain emergency         
        treatment procedures.                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2628  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; create.   Kirby
 * %       04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2647  Disabled parking; date of expiration of windshield        Hewes
   %    placards must be visible.                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2648  Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with         Dawkins
 *      certain exceptions.                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2650  Auto insurers; must pay prevailing rate of repair shops   Blackmon
        in certain geographical area.                          
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2651  Marine waters; conform channel marker description to      Hewes
        redesignate numbers by U.S. Coast Guard.               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2653  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2654  Tax amnesty; required Tax Commission to implement         Dawkins
        program for taxes payable in any year prior to 2003.   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2655  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2657  Public swimming pools; Dept. of Health enforce            Hewes
        requirements for the abatement of suction hazards.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2659  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; authorize for     Michel
   %    members of the Mississippi Association of Realtors.    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2660  Marine violations; allow the Commission on Marine         Hewes
        Resources to suspend license for certain violations.   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2665  Marine waters; clarify waters closed to commercial        Hewes
        fishing.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2678  Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges, and         Gordon
 *      Institutions of Higher Learning; FY 2003 and FY 2004.  
           02/05 Approved by Governor
SB2682  Wildlife; impose moratorium on importation of any due     Posey
 *      susceptible to chronic wasting disease.                
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2699  MS Public Accountancy Board; revise subpoena              Dawkins
        power/authorize civil penalty.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2720  Deduct union dues from municipal employees' salaries      Dawkins
        upon written request; authorize.                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2721  Public playgrounds; prohibit the use of chromated         Dawkins
        copper arsenate treated lumber in playground           
        structures.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2741  Court reporters; revise length of eligibility for         Kirby
 * %    temporary certification.                               
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2750  Court reporters; additional compensation for court        Williamson
        administrator duties to be paid from judge's support   
        staff allowance.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2752  Nonprofit medical liability insurance corporations;       Dawkins
        shall offer coverage to all moderate and low risk      
        physicians.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2758  Drug repository program; establish for donation and       Dawkins
        dispensing of unused drugs to eligible individuals.    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2759  Coastal wetlands; revise permit fee schedule for          Dawkins
   %    coastal wetland construction projects.                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2768  Poultry; provide that state regulations on free-range     Williamson
 *      poultry be no more stringent than federal regulations. 
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB2780  Hunting enclosures; require certain records and testing   Posey
 *      of deer.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2788  Beer; allow home-brewing.                                 Dawkins
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
 *      salaries.                                              
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2795  Criminal investigators; DA's may supplement salary        Chamberlin
        under limited circumstances.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2803  State land mammal; designate the black bear as state      Dawkins
        land mammal.                                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2806  Solid waste; prohibit disposal of cell phones in solid    Dawkins
        waste.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2814  Highways; contracts for construction and maintenance to   Gollott
 * %    be awarded to a responsible bidder with the lowest and 
        best bid.                                              
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2827  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Dickerson
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2843  Ethanol; provide that the Commissioner of Agriculture     Dawkins
        may make certain payments to producers of.             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2860  Baiting deer; increase penalties for hunting deer with    Dawkins
        aid of bait.                                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2866  Justice court judges; provide for nonpartisan election.   Dawkins
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2877  Sales taxation; exempt sales to the Mississippi           Hewes
  $%    Troopers Association, Inc.                             
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2878  Income tax credit; allow for certain charges paid by      Hewes
  $%    taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports and
        airports.                                              
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2880  Tobacco tax; increase on tobacco product other than       Dawkins
  $%    cigarettes and earmark revenues from increase for      
        certain purposes.                                      
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2881  Tobacco tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes and        Dawkins
  $%    earmark revenues from increase for certain purposes.   
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2885  "Senator Delma Furniss Hospitality Station"; designate    Jordan
  $%    and issue bonds for equipping.                         
           03/18 (H) Died In Committee
SB2899  Harrison County; create the Harrison County Storm Water   Gollott
 * %    Management District Act.                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2913  Appropriation; District Attorneys & Staff; Additional     Gordon
        FY 2003.                                               
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2916  Mississippi Home Corporation; increase the amount of      Minor
  $%    bonds that it may issue.                               
           03/18 (H) Died In Committee
SB2921  Estate tax; provide that tax schedule and deductions      Dawkins
  $%    shall not be coupled to federal law and provide for in 
        state law.                                             
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2947  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2949  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
 *         04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2976  Taxation; impose a 2¢ per liter tax on retail sales of    Dawkins
  $%    bottled water.                                         
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2979  Taxation; provide various tax credits and exemptions      Minor
 *$%    for companies that provide broadband technologies.     
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2985  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Minor
  $%    Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/23 Approved by Governor
SB3019  City of Biloxi; authorize a contribution to Back Bay      Gollott
        Mission.                                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 506  Commend life and legacy of Stephen E. Ambrose, military   Cuevas
        historian and biographer.                              
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 510  Commend Speaker Tim Ford for dedicated public service.    Little
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 518  Commend life of famous musician, writer, and              Dawkins
        businessman Kenneth Haxton.                            
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 523  Commend D'Iberville High School "Warriors" Football       Gollott
        Team for first State Championship.                     
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 529  Commend life of Theo "Tibby" Delahousey.                  Gollott
           02/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 535  Amend Constitution; provide a procedure for               Dawkins
        redistricting congressional districts in the event the 
        Legislature fails to do so.                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 544  Commend life of "Rusty" Dawkins, Fire Fighter with        Johnson (19th)
        Starkville Fire Department.                            
           02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 545  Commend Ocean '02 Conference for Advancing South          Cuevas
        Mississippi's growing oceanography and ocean           
        engineering community.                                 
           02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 546  Commend Warner Alford, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 555  Commend former Governor William Winter on his 80th        Little
        birthday.                                              
           02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 556  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.                       Harden
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 558  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 559  Commend Hal Phillips, Mississippi writer from Kossuth,    Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560  Commend all Mississippi National Guard troops serving     Hyde-Smith
        the United States both domestically and in foreign     
        countries.                                             
           02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Commend Rust College A'Cappella Choir, Cultural           Little
        Ambassadors Award, 2003 Governor's Excellence in the   
        Arts.                                                  
           03/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Commend Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, 2003     Little
        Governor's Excellence in the Arts Award.               
           03/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570  Commend William Eggleston, Achievement in Photography,    Little
        2003 Governor's Excellence in the Arts Award.          
           02/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Commend Little Milton (Campbell) for Blues Ambassador     Little
        Award, 2003 Governor's Excellence in the Arts.         
           03/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend public service of Dr. Wallace Conerly, longtime   Little
        Chief Executive Officer of UMC.                        
           03/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Express concern over banned drugs in imported shrimp      Gollott
        and urge federal action.                               
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 579  Commend Elizabeth Anne Finch upon selection as 2003       White
        Mississippi's Junior Miss.                             
           03/06 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  Commend Attorney General Mike Moore for dedicated         Little
        public service.                                        
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend State Treasurer Marshall Bennett for dedicated    Little
        public service.                                        
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 589  Suspend rules for drafting, etc, a bill entitled the      Blackmon
        Mississippi Armed Forces Tax Fairness and Relief Act of
        2003.                                                  
           04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SC 594  Designate March 10-16, 2003, as "Cover the Uninsured      Dawkins
        Week in Mississippi."                                  
           04/06 (S) Died In Committee
SC 599  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi" and recognize honorees.                   
           03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 601  Designate May 11-17, 2003, as "Women's Health Week in     Little
        Mississippi".                                          
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 605  Express support for U.S. Armed Forces participating in    Little
 *      military operations against Iraq.                      
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 608  Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team and Coach       Frazier
        Denise Taylor.                                         
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 609  Commend social service career of football legend Jim      Jordan
        Brown.                                                 
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 616  Commend legacy of service of Bishop A.C. "Chip" Marble.   Chaney
           04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SR   2  Commend Mississippi Film Commission.                      Horhn
           01/17 (S) Adopted
SR   5  Commend Tyler Skelton for "Straight from the Heart"       Dawkins
        Award.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Adopted
SR   7  Commend D'Iberville High School "Warriors" Football       Gollott
        Team for first State Championship.                     
           01/31 (S) Adopted
SR  13  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           02/07 (S) Adopted
SR  22  Commend life of Mr. Nick Mavar.                           Gollott
           02/12 (S) Adopted
SR  24  Commend Ms. Clementine Williams for her contributions     Cuevas
        to education.                                          
           02/19 (S) Adopted
SR  25  Commend Mrs. Sincell Platts for her work with the         Gollott
        handicapped.                                           
           02/19 (S) Adopted
SR  26  Commend long-time Senate employee, Janice Ammann.         Little
           02/19 (S) Adopted
SR  27  Commend Dr. Val Husley, Curator of the Maritime and       Gollott
        Seafood Industry Museum.                               
           02/19 (S) Adopted
SR  28  Commend Robin Krohn-David, Executive Director, Maritime   Gollott
        and Seafood Industry Museum.                           
           02/19 (S) Adopted
SR  29  Commend Senator Tommy Gollott for Senate Award for        Johnson (19th)
        Distinguished Public Service.                          
           02/20 (S) Adopted
SR  30  Commend life of Dr. E.T. Riemann, Jr., of Gulfport,       Hewes
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/28 (S) Adopted
SR  42  Commend William Calvert, BellSouth Sportsman of the       Carmichael
        Year.                                                  
           03/10 (S) Adopted
SR  61  Commend JSU "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team and Coach       Frazier
        Denise Taylor.                                         
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  62  Commend social service career of football legend Jim      Jordan
        Brown.                                                 
           03/21 (S) Adopted
SR  63  Remembering service of PFC Jack Lucas, youngest Marine    Lee
        to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.        
           03/20 (S) Adopted
SR  66  Commend James Worth Bagley for his contribution to the    Gordon
        MSU College of Engineering.                            
           03/27 (S) Adopted
SR  70  Remembering service and commending life of 2nd Lt.        Dawkins
        Therrel Shane Childers.                                
           03/27 (S) Adopted
SR  73  Commend legacy of service of Bishop A.C. "Chip" Marble.   Chaney
           03/27 (S) Adopted
SR  79  Commend ASU Basketball Coach Dave Whitney.                Posey
           03/27 (S) Adopted
SR  83  Commend Misty Nicole Rea.                                 Burton
           04/01 (S) Adopted
SR  93  Commend Warner Alford, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           04/01 (S) Adopted
SR 104  Commend career of Capitol Correspondent Jack Elliott.     Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 105  Commend public service of State Senator Rob Smith.        Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 106  Commend public service of Senator Tim (Elvis) Johnson.    Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 107  Commend public service of Senator Glenn Hamilton.         Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 108  Commend public service of Senator Bill Canon, the "Dean   Little
        of the Senate."                                        
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 109  Commend public service of State Senator Delma Furniss.    Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 110  Commend public service of Senator Vince Scoper.           Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 111  Commend public service of Senator Neely Carlton.          Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 112  Commend Senator Bill Minor for public service.            Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 113  Commend public service of Senator Barbara Blackmon.       Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted
SR 114  Commend public service of Senator Ron Farris.             Little
           04/02 (S) Adopted

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