Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/12/03



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Signed By The Governor

HB 341  Highways 315 and 1; name portions after Dr. Dewitt        Reynolds
        Clinton French and C.B. "Buddie" Newman.               
           03/12 Approved by Governor
HB 692  New domestic insurance company financial statements;      Stevens
        revise filing requirements.                            
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2028  Appointments to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;    Little
        to be from 4 new congressional districts.              
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2236  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2261  Foreign insurance companies; require to file their        Kirby
        bylaws and articles of incorporation.                  
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2294  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; authorized to      Huggins
        establish preceptorship program, temporary and         
        emergency licenses.                                    
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2349  Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers;   Huggins
        may be paid by parents involved.                       
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2386  Child support cases administered by DHS; procedures for   Huggins
        health insurance enrollment in.                        
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2410  Weapons; forfeited to be auctioned, proceeds to buy       Michel
        bulletproof vests.                                     
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2492  Scenic streams; designate portions of Chunky Creek and    Burton
        Chunky River as state scenic stream and include in     
        stewardship program.                                   
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2499  Bail bondsmen; revise qualification bond.                 Minor
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2516  Board of Animal Health; reenact and extend repealer.      Stogner
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2517  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; correct location           Furniss
        reference to main office.                              
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2533  Transportation Commission; authorize expenditures for     Dearing
        certain promotional materials.                         
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2557  Wildlife; remove alternative surety bond condition for    Posey
        hunting license agents.                                
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2568  Soil and Water Commission; conform membership to new      Stogner
        congressional districts.                               
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2578  Animal seizure law; clarify notice due owner.             Farris
           03/12 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HC 101  Coach James Washington; commend on 29 years of            Mayo
        coaching.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 102  Suspend deadlines for introduction; create the Armed      Scott (80th)
        Forces Tax Fairness and Relief Act of 2003.            
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  88  Commend Reverend John E. Cameron for 33 years of          Flaggs
        service as pastor.                                     
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  93  Commend life of Mrs. Fannie Louise McGee Jackson.         Ellington
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  95  Commend Dr. James Howard Meredith.                        Banks
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  97  South McComb Baptist Church; congratulate on 100 year     Nettles
        anniversary.                                           
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  98  Our Lady Academy Soccer Team; commend on winning State    Compretta
        Championship.                                          
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  20  Commend retirees of Greenwood Public School District.     Perkins
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  21  Commend certain retirees of Mississippi Valley State      Perkins
        University.                                            
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  26  Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; commend on 72nd         Perkins
        Annual Southern Region Convention.                     
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  27  Lydia Rice; commend on being selected as a State Games    Snowden
        Athlete of the Year.                                   
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  28  William Calvert; commend on being selected as a State     Snowden
        Games Athlete of the Year.                             
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2876  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        Minor
        under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2886  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvement     Moffatt
        at the state shipyard in Jackson County.               
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2890  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   Minor
        bonds authorized for and revise use of bond proceeds.  
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2971  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for           Gollott
        construction of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art.         
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2983  Mississippi Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund;   Minor
        issue general obligation bonds to provide additional   
        funds for.                                             
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2984  Bonds; issue for the Water Pollution Control Revolving    Minor
        Fund.                                                  
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2985  Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation        Minor
        Fund; issue bonds and revise appropriation requirement 
        for.                                                   
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2986  Local government freight rail service projects;           Minor
        increase bonds to fund.                                
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2988  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds for IHL,      Minor
        community colleges and state agencies.                 
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2990  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    Minor
        for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 558  Commend National Institute of Governmental Purchasing.    Burton
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 572  Commend public service of Dr. Wallace Conerly, longtime   Little
        Chief Executive Officer of UMC.                        
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  Commend Taryn Foshee upon being named Miss Clinton        White
        2003.                                                  
           03/12 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

SB2049  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/12 (H) Point of Order Raised
           03/12 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           03/12 (H) Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           03/12 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2400  State of emergencies; revise Governor's                   Nunnelee
        authority/clarify criteria for price restrictions.     
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2709  Windshield placards for disabled; must be displayed by    Dickerson
        placing on the left side of vehicle dashboard or by    
        hanging from rearview mirror.                          
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2737  Highway weight limit; express legislative intent that     Burton
        Transportation Commission allow increased load under   
        certain circumstances.                                 
           03/12 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2794  State elected officials and judiciary; increase           Thames
        salaries.                                              
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           03/12 (H) Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost
SB2798  County officials; increase salaries.                      Thames
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2927  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2928  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2930  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2931  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2932  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2933  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2934  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2935  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2936  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center; FY     Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2937  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2938  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2939  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2940  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2941  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2942  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2943  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2944  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2945  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2946  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2947  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2948  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2949  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2950  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2951  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2952  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2953  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2954  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2955  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2956  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2957  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2958  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2959  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2960  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2961  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2962  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2963  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2964  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2965  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2966  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2967  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2968  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2969  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB2970  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2049  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2463  Students may self-administer asthma medication;           Huggins
        authorize.                                             
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2469  Unused personal leave for teachers; allow accumulation.   Harden
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2640  Board of Bar Admissions; eliminate repealer.              Turner
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2726  Geographic information; establish MS Coordinating         Hyde-Smith
        Council for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information  
        Systems.                                               
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2789  State and district officials; revise salaries of.         Thames
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 650  Internal auditors; require for certain agencies.          Brown
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 739  Board of Mental Health; clarify authority to use          Moody
        fingerprinting for employee background checks.         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 787  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; reenact and       Ford
        remove repealer.                                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 834  State toy; set forth Mississippi's connection to the      Holland
        Teddy Bear.                                            
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1084  Remediated property; provide immunity to purchaser or     Moody
        owner of property associated with EPA National         
        Priorities List.                                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1128  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; authorize    Cummings
        to convey certain property to local governments.       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1158  State automobile museum; designate the Tupelo Auto        Scott (17th)
        Museum, Inc., as.                                      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1273  Soil; declare Natchez silt loam as the official state     Dickson
        soil of Mississippi.                                   
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1304  Trust property; title to acquired property to vest in     Snowden
        trustee and conveyance deemed by trustee.              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1315  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        project.                                               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1366  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; reestablish,    Davis
        expand and provide for additional duties of.           
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1418  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        alternative method for creating.                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1434  Health care professionals; clarify disciplinary           Young
        measures concerned with paid educational leave.        
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  d'Iberville High School Football Team; commend.           Barnett (116th)
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Commend West Point School District teachers and           Chism
        counselors upon receiving National Board Certification.
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  80  Commend members of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi      Young
        Academic Team.                                         
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  82  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; commend for their       Coleman (65th)
        71st Southeastern Regional Conference.                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  83  Commend Gina Pambianchi for being selected to             Mayo
        participate in the international science expedition.   
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  84  Dr. Robert Ballard; commend on his outstanding            Mayo
        achievements.                                          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  85  Commend Dr. A. Wallace Conerly upon his retirement.       Ford
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  86  Commend Debbie Lowery for being named Covington County    Warren
        District Teacher of the Year.                          
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  87  Dr. Rodney A. Pearson; commend for his service on the     Brown
        board for the Mississippi Department of Information    
        Technology Services.                                   
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  89  Commend Warren and Lorraine Norton upon celebration of    Ford
        60th wedding anniversary.                              
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  90  Commend Clarksdale High School for receiving 2001-2002    Mayo
        Tech Prep Exemplary Site winner.                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  92  Commend St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws Soccer Team for       Peranich
        winning State Championship.                            
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  94  Commend life of Medgar Evers and his surviving widow,     Clark
        Myrlie Evers-Williams.                                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3009  City of Meridian; authorize the sale of treated           Carmichael
        effluent water from city's wastewater treatment        
        facility.                                              
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SC 594  Designate March 10-16, 2003, as "Cover the Uninsured      Dawkins
        Week in Mississippi."                                  
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 595  Recognize history of Sunflower Consolidated High          Furniss
        School.                                                
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 596  Commend public service and career of television           Little
        personality Kay Bain of Tupelo, Mississippi.           
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 597  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 598  Suspend rules; further consideration and passage of       Hamilton
        House Bill No. 1004, revise precursor law.             
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 599  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi" and recognize honorees.                   
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 600  Commend Hillcrest Christian School Cougars Varsity Boys   White
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  47  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1489  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY04.                                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1504  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1505  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1506  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1507  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1508  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1509  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1510  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1511  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1512  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1513  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1514  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1515  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1516  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1517  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1518  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1519  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1520  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1521  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1522  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1523  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1524  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1525  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1526  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1527  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1528  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1529  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1530  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1531  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1532  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Green
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1533  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1534  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1535  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1536  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1537  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1538  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1539  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1540  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1541  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1542  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1543  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1544  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1545  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1546  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1547  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1548  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1549  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1550  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1552  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1554  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1555  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SC 588  Honoring life and dedicated service of World War II       Furniss
        Veteran Shelby E. Nassar.                              
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 589  Suspend rules for drafting, etc, a bill entitled the      Blackmon
        Mississippi Armed Forces Tax Fairness and Relief Act of
        2003.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 590  Commend Ingomar High School "Lady Falcons" Softball       Browning
        Team.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 591  Honor memory of two World War II Heroes:  Machinist       Furniss
        Mate Chadwick and Paratrooper Pfc. Rozelle.            
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 593  Commend Ripley High School "Lady Tigers" Basketball       Little
        Team for first state championship.                     
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 595  Recognize history of Sunflower Consolidated High          Furniss
        School.                                                
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 596  Commend public service and career of television           Little
        personality Kay Bain of Tupelo, Mississippi.           
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 597  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 598  Suspend rules; further consideration and passage of       Hamilton
        House Bill No. 1004, revise precursor law.             
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 599  Designate March as "Women's History Month in              Dawkins
        Mississippi" and recognize honorees.                   
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 600  Commend Hillcrest Christian School Cougars Varsity Boys   White
        Basketball Team.                                       
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  30  Vernon L. Asper, Ph.D, Diamondhead, Mississippi,          GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources,            
        representing a member of an incorporated nonprofit     
        environmental organization, for the unexpired term     
        ending June 30, 2006.                                  
           03/12 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  56  Dr. William Walker, Ocean Springs, Mississippi,           GOVERNOR
        Department of Marine Resources, commencing on July 8,  
        2002, pursuant to MS Code Annotated 49-15-305.         
           03/12 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SN  57  Mikel C. Gusa, Gulfport, Mississippi, Mississippi         GOVERNOR
        Commission on Marine Resources, representing a charter 
        boat operator, for the unexpired term ending June 30,  
        2006.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  43  Commend Sister Elizabeth Brown for Volunteer Excellence   Gordon
        Lifetime Achievement Award.                            
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  44  Commend Olivia Burton upon receiving Jackson Public       White
        Schools' Teacher of the Year Award.                    
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  45  Commend Elizabeth Gwin, Ageless Hero Award for 2003.      Hamilton
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  46  Commend Missouri Montgomery for 2003 Ageless Hero         Hamilton
        Award.                                                 
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  47  Commend career of Dr. Turnipseed, Executive Director of   Hamilton
        VSA Arts of Mississippi.                               
           03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  81  Public waterway; certain lakes and bodies of water        Green
        shall be.                                              
           03/12 (S) Motion to Recommit Lost
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 416  Livestock shows; provide civil liability exemptions for   Montgomery (15th)
        certain sponsors.                                      
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB 442  Highway 18 in Jasper County; designate portion as "Tom    Stringer
        Royce Green Memorial Highway."                         
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 487  Corrections; increase trusty time allowance from 10       Malone
        days to 30 days for each 30 days of program            
        participation.                                         
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 514  Abuse/neglect central registry; criminal conviction not   Fleming
        required for inclusion in.                             
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 689  Surplus lines insurance agents; revise qualifications     Stevens
        for licensing of.                                      
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 701  Income tax; provide a credit for taxpayers who convey     McBride
        land or interests in land for certain conservation     
        purposes.                                              
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   McCoy
        bonds authorized for and revise use of bond proceeds.  
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 839  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        McCoy
        under the Economic Development Highway Act.            
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1120  Crimes; create offense of killing or injuring a public    Robinson (84th)
        service animal.                                        
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1178  County election commissioner; allow to become a           Young
        candidate in a special election, provided he resigns.  
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1227  Life insurance; provide that the proceeds become due as   Stevens
        of the date of the death of the insured.               
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1287  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; give         McCoy
        authority certain discretionary power with regard to   
        certain projects.                                      
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1312  Sponsor or advertiser of events; provide liability        Watson
        protection.                                            
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1446  Elections; municipalities with charter city, code         Flaggs
        charter or special charter shall not add requirements  
        to elective offices.                                   
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB1486  Mississippi Home Corporation; increase the amount of      Morris
        bonds that it may issue.                               
           03/12 (S) Passed
HB1493  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds that may    McCoy
        be issued for and extend repealer on certain           
        provisions.                                            
           03/12 (S) Reconsidered
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1592  Bonds; issue bonds for Water Pollution Control            McCoy
        Revolving Fund, increase bonds for Local Governments   
        and Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan    
        Fund.                                                  
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1594  Bonds; issue bonds for IHL, state agency and              McCoy
        community/junior college capital improvements.         
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1595  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Small             McCoy
        Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund.   
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1596  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   McCoy
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1597  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for the Mississippi   McCoy
        Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund.            
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1603  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements at the state          McCoy
        shipyard in Jackson County.                            
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1604  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued to     McCoy
        provide funds for the Building Fund for the Arts.      
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2066  MS Transportation Commission; authorize to purchase       Kirby
        certain insurance policies.                            
           03/12 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2306  Expunction; clarify for arrest record.                    Walls
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2313  Minimum sick leave allowance for assistant teachers;      Harden
        provide.                                               
           03/12 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2348  DNA; biological sample from all convicted felons.         Carlton
           03/12 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2384  Minimum standards; revise board membership.               King
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2395  Statutes providing for administration of school           Harden
        districts; make technical amendments to.               
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2404  Schools; clarify minimum calendar regarding               Harden
        emergencies, and provide for additional funds for      
        certain high growth districts.                         
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2412  Automatic repealers on certain public education           Harden
        programs; delete.                                      
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2475  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/12 (S) Conferees Named Dearing,Little,Stogner
SB2531  Highways; increase the maximum allowable length of        Dearing
        trailers.                                              
           03/12 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2587  School bus driver; require to open service door and       Dickerson
        driver's window at railroad crossing.                  
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2597  Laser pointers; restrict possession and criminalize       Hamilton
        pointing of.                                           
           03/12 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2744  Transportation Commission; authorize the appointment of   Dearing
        an additional deputy executive director for            
        administration.                                        
           03/12 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SB2768  Poultry; provide that state regulations on free-range     Williamson
        poultry be no more stringent than federal regulations. 
           03/12 (S) Concurred in Amend From House
SN  27  Barney Schoby, Natchez, Mississippi, Worker's             GOVERNOR
        Compensation Comm., as a representative of employees,  
        for a six-year term commencing January 1, 2003 and     
        ending December 31, 2008.                              
           03/12 (S) Notified of Approval



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1461  Perry County; authorize contribution to Pearl River       Taylor
        Valley Opportunity, Inc.                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1463  City of Hattiesburg; authorize contribution to            Davis
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association.                      
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1464  City of Hattiesburg; authorize contribution to the        Davis
        South Mississippi Children's Center.                   
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1482  City of Vicksburg; authorize donation to Keep             Masterson
        Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful.                            
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1580  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute to Keep         Eads
        America Beautiful.                                     
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1614  Perry County; authorize to contribute funds to We Care    Taylor
        Day Care, Incorporated.                                
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1617  Lafayette County; authorize to contribute funds to        Eads
        Youth Baseball Association.                            
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1622  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Henderson
        Headstart.                                             
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 895  Drug repository program; establish for donation and       Moody
        dispensing of unused drugs to eligible individuals.    
           03/12 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1301  Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants,    Scott (80th)
        pharmacists; give income tax credit if move to and     
        practice in critical needs area.                       
           03/12 (S) Died On Calendar

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