Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/17/03



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Signed By The Governor

SB2327  Appropriation; Department of Human Services, social       Little
        workers; additional FY2003.                            
           02/17 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1504  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1505  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1506  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1507  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1508  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1509  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1510  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1511  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1512  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1513  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1514  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1515  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1516  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1517  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1518  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1519  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1520  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1521  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1522  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1523  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1524  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1525  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1526  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1527  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1528  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1529  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1530  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1531  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1532  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1533  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1534  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1535  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1536  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1537  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1538  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1539  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1540  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1541  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1542  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1543  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1544  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1545  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1546  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1547  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1548  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1549  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1550  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1552  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1553  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1554  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1555  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1556  Appropriation; IHL for funding several items at Jackson   Clarke
        State University.                                      
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1557  City of Okolona; authorize to assess additional fees      Bowles *
        for DUI and drug charges to support D.A.R.E.           
           02/17 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1558  City of Columbia; authorize to contribute funds to and    Moore (100th)
        contract with Marion County Development Partnership.   
           02/17 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1559  Marion County; authorize to contribute funds to and       Moore (100th)
        contract with Marion County Development Partnership.   
           02/17 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1560  City of Columbus; authorize to place military aircraft    Smith (39th)
        at certain location on U.S. Highway 45 right-of-way.   
           02/17 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB1561  Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of     Rotenberry
        age or older or totally disabled.                      
           02/17 (H) Referred To Ways and Means



House: Referred Other House

SB2006  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           02/17 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2092  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Kirby
        various organizations.                                 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2102  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           02/17 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2118  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries/Parks; enter into            Dearing
        interlocal agreements with any municipality to operate 
        a satellite golf facility.                             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2151  Infant Mortality Task Force organization; extend          Huggins
        repealer.                                              
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2153  SDH report birth information on illegitimate children     Huggins
        to district attorneys; delete requirement.             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2218  Auto liability insurance; require proof at legal          Burton
        roadblocks.                                            
           02/17 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2236  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           02/17 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2317  Donation of leave time; reenact.                          Thames
           02/17 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2322  MS Major Economic Impact Act; clarify that MS Major       Minor
        Economic Impact Authority may hold title to land,      
        revise note maturity date.                             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2340  Critical access hospitals may relicense acute care beds   Huggins
        without CON; authorize.                                
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2373  Paid educational leave for hospital employees;            Huggins
        establish program for.                                 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2382  State Personnel Board to fully recognize qualifications   Chaney
        of individuals holding a Mississippi Occupational      
        Diploma.                                               
           02/17 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
        emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           02/17 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2410  Weapons; forfeited to be auctioned, proceeds to buy       Michel
        bulletproof vests.                                     
           02/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2421  Public Defender; extend repealer on task force.           Turner
           02/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2423  Natchez Trace Parkway; grandfather in certain buildings   Michel
        not conforming to height restrictions.                 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2424  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase certain        Michel
        property located on North President Street in the City 
        of Jackson.                                            
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
SB2430  Memorial highways; dedicate portion/MS 9W to Dr. Dewitt   Tollison
        French, portion/MS 1 to "Buddie" Newman & portion/MS 25
        to Martha Segars.                                      
           02/17 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2445  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
        notify PSC.                                            
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2454  Aircraft; revise definitions of operations.               White
           02/17 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2520  Individual on-site wastewater disposal systems; revise    Ross
        criteria for determining feasibility and availability. 
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2528  Deer; authorize Commission on Wildlife to combat          Posey
        chronic wasting disease.                               
           02/17 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2543  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Williamson
        representation to the indigent.                        
           02/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
SB2587  School bus driver; require to open service door and       Dickerson
        driver's window at railroad crossing.                  
           02/17 (H) Referred To Education
SB2593  Water Resources Advisory Council; extend repealer.        Scoper
           02/17 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2629  Termination of parental rights; clarify.                  Carlton
           02/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2636  Early Childhood Education programs assessment;            Harden
        authorize.                                             
           02/17 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2656  Municipalities; garbage fee exemption for certain         Jordan
        indigent or disabled persons.                          
           02/17 (H) Referred To Municipalities
SB2679  CON for psychiatric residential and child/acute care      Chaney
        beds in Warren County; rescind old CON and issue new   
        CON.                                                   
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2680  Practice of chiropractic; authorize chiropractors to      Little *
        treat animals under certain conditions.                
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2682  Wildlife; impose moratorium on importation of any due     Posey
        susceptible to chronic wasting disease.                
           02/17 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2726  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Hyde-Smith
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           02/17 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2736  Task force on local governmental information systems;     Canon
        create.                                                
           02/17 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Appropriations
SB2744  Transportation Commission; authorize the appointment of   Dearing
        an additional deputy executive director for            
        administration.                                        
           02/17 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
SB2753  Vaccination programs for first responders subject to      Huggins
        bioterrorism or natural disasters; provide for.        
           02/17 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2754  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date for establishment.     Burton
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2772  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Blackmon
        meetings.                                              
           02/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2780  Hunting enclosures; require certain records and testing   Posey
        of deer.                                               
           02/17 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
SB2789  State and district officials; revise salaries of.         Thames
           02/17 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
        salaries.                                              
           02/17 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2798  County officials; increase salaries.                      Thames
           02/17 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
SB2844  IHL; amend FY03 appropriation to delete certain funds     Gordon
        appropriated and reappropriated contingent on Ayers    
        settlement.                                            
           02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 996  Cigarettes; revise requirements related to cigarettes     Moody
        in interstate commerce.                                
           02/17 (H) Died On Calendar



Senate: Introductions

SB2927  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2928  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2929  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2930  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2931  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2932  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2933  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2934  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2935  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2936  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center; FY     Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2937  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2938  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2939  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2941  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2942  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2943  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2944  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2945  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2946  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2947  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2949  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2950  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2951  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2952  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2953  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2954  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2955  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2956  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2957  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2958  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2959  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2960  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2961  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2962  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2963  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2964  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2965  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2966  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2967  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2968  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2969  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2970  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           02/17 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2971  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for           Gollott
        construction of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art.         
           02/17 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2972  Warren County; may contribute to the United Way of West   Chaney
        Central Mississippi to assist the " Information Line"  
        service.                                               
           02/17 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB2973  City of Vicksburg; authorize certain action by the city   Chaney
        with regard to a project to widen the Yazoo Diversion  
        Canal.                                                 
           02/17 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB2974  Bonds; issue for repair and renovation of the Coahoma     Furniss
        Community College-Delta State University Education     
        Center.                                                
           02/17 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2975  Sales taxation; exempt certain sales to 501(c)(3)         Dearing
        organizations for conservation projects.               
           02/17 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2976  Taxation; impose a 2¢ per liter tax on retail sales of    Dawkins
        bottled water.                                         
           02/17 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2006  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2092  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for      Kirby
        various organizations.                                 
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2102  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2218  Auto liability insurance; require proof at legal          Burton
        roadblocks.                                            
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2317  Donation of leave time; reenact.                          Thames
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
        emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2410  Weapons; forfeited to be auctioned, proceeds to buy       Michel
        bulletproof vests.                                     
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2421  Public Defender; extend repealer on task force.           Turner
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2445  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
        notify PSC.                                            
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2629  Termination of parental rights; clarify.                  Carlton
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2726  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Hyde-Smith
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2753  Vaccination programs for first responders subject to      Huggins
        bioterrorism or natural disasters; provide for.        
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2772  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Blackmon
        meetings.                                              
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2789  State and district officials; revise salaries of.         Thames
           02/17 (S) Transmitted To House

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/09/03 at 09:41.



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