Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/21/04



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House: Introductions

HB 492  Fire fighters; authorize to keep badge and helmet upon    Zuber
        retirement.                                            
           01/21 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 493  IHL; prescribe alternate procedure board may employ for   Fleming
        certain university construction projects.              
           01/21 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 494  Supreme Court; provide for appointed judges.              McBride
           01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB 495  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           01/21 (H) Referred To Interstate Cooperation;Corrections
HB 496  Medical review panels; provide to review potential        Mims
        medical malpractice cases.                             
           01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 497  Mississippi Highway 1; designate as "Anse Dees            Bailey
        Highway".                                              
           01/21 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 498  Venue; revise in civil actions.                           Mims
           01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 499  County road construction and repair; establish state      Nicholson
        funding program to assist.                             
           01/21 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
HB 500  Deer hunting; allow hunting over grains.                  Nicholson
           01/21 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 501  Justifiable homicide; give defense to pregnant women      Robinson (84th)
        who may or may not be in danger that protect fetuses   
        during any phase of pregnancy.                         
           01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 502  Municipal surplus property; authorize governing           Robinson (84th)
        authorities to engage a realtor to sell and to receive 
        commission.                                            
           01/21 (H) Referred To Municipalities
HB 503  Historical monuments and memorials; protect by            Fleming
        prohibiting alteration.                                
           01/21 (H) Referred To Public Property
HB 504  Tough-man contests; prohibit.                             Fleming
           01/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 505  Price gouging and predatory pricing; prohibit on          Fleming
        gasoline.                                              
           01/21 (H) Referred To Military Affairs
HB 506  State holiday; make the day on which the general          Fleming
        election for county and state elective offices is held 
        a.                                                     
           01/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 507  Tobacco products; increase excise tax on and earmark      Fleming
        revenues from increase for certain purposes.           
           01/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 508  Tobacco products; increase excise tax on and earmark      Fleming
        revenues from increase for certain purposes.           
           01/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 509  Municipal annexation; require election on question of.    Horne
           01/21 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 510  State parks; exempt persons under 16 and 65 and over      Horne
        from fishing and boat launch fees.                     
           01/21 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 511  Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law;          Horne
        repeal.                                                
           01/21 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 512  Marriage; revise age requirements.                        Baker (74th)
           01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HC  25  Joint session; call to hear the State of the State        Warren
        address of Governor Haley Barbour.                     
           01/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  26  Clyde Brown; commend on being named recipient of 2003     Hamilton (109th)
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's         
        Environmental Hero Award.                              
           01/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  27  Mr. James Lebaron Mashburn, Sr.; commend for his many     Taylor
        years of dedicated community service.                  
           01/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  10  Citizens of Mississippi; commend for record               Fleming
        participation in 2004 election.                        
           01/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  11  House rules; amend House Rule 15 to entitle each House    Fleming
        member to sponsor four pages each session.             
           01/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  12  House rules; amend House Rule 69 to revise manner of      Fleming
        calling roll when members have the same surname.       
           01/21 (H) Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SB2124  Elections; qualified elector may vote absentee for any    Jackson (32nd)
        reason.                                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2125  Elections; authorize early voting.                        Jackson (32nd)
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2126  Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds - supplemental   Jackson (32nd)
        health insurance for law enforcement; FY2005.          
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2127  Corrections; DOC to pay costs of contract for inmate      Dearing
        cost per day review.                                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2128  Absentee ballot; require ballots to be sent               Jackson (32nd)
        automatically to persons 65 years of age or older upon 
        written request.                                       
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2129  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson (32nd)
        students.                                              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education
SB2130  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson (32nd)
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education
SB2131  Income tax; all payments by self-employed persons for     King
        health insurance are deductible as gross income.       
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2132  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           01/21 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2133  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           01/21 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2134  Electronic Government Services Act; create.               Hewes
           01/21 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2135  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Hyde-Smith
        of National Guard Readiness Center in City of          
        Monticello.                                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2136  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Hyde-Smith
        reemployed as teachers in critical teacher shortage    
        areas.                                                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2137  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2138  State Board of Health; revise membership of.              Dawkins
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2139  School boards; members who receive salaries as            Browning
        compensation are eligible for retirement.              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2140  First responders; delay effective date for                Carmichael
        certification of.                                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2141  Larger fraternal benefit societies; include under         Kirby
        definition of "insurer."                               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2142  Appropriation; Board of Chiropractic Examiners;           Little
        additional FY 2004.                                    
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2143  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors;        Tollison
        require new applicants to complete NBPT Master Teacher 
        process.                                               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2144  Fire fighters; authorize to keep badge and helmet upon    Cuevas
        retirement.                                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2145  License tags; authorize the issuance of distinctive       Hewes
        motor vehicle license tags honoring Elvis Presley.     
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2146  Bail agents; revise the amount of the qualification       Kirby
        bond required for agents who act as personal surety.   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2147  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Thomas
        renovation of the Oakes African-American Cultural      
        Center.                                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2148  Disciplinary action against chiropractors; authorize      Dearing
        consent decrees and advisory opinions.                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2149  Counties and municipalities; require information from     Dearing
        planning/development districts before appropriation    
        (PEER).                                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2150  Create State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering;          Dearing
        increase salon fees.                                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2151  Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; shall not charge    Harden
        JSU for use of stadium.                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2152  Union County; authorize the adoption of ordinances        Browning
        regulating the running at large of dogs and other      
        domestic animals.                                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Local and Private
SB2153  Motor vehicles; authorize a distinctive license tag for   Kirby
        supporters of the Blair E. Batson Hospital for         
        Children.                                              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2154  Elections; prohibit a person from qualifying as a         Dearing
        candidate for more than one (1) office at any election.
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2155  Determination of average daily attendance; computed on    Harden
        October 30th of each year.                             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2156  Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend             Gordon
        repealers.                                             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2157  Annual leave for teachers; allow additional               Harden
        accumulation of personal leave.                        
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2158  Veterans Affairs Board; revise composition (PEER).        Dearing
           01/21 (S) Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB2159  Flexible office hours for certain state agencies;         Harden
        authorize.                                             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2160  Accumulated personal leave; authorize transfer between    Harden
        state and county agencies.                             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2161  Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs    Jackson (32nd)
        of America from tobacco funds; FY2005.                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2162  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2163  Regional correctional facilities; provide for             Dearing
        appointment of warden by board of supervisors.         
           01/21 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2164  Supreme Court; revise timing of election of  certain      Gordon
        justices (S.Ct.).                                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division A
SB2165  Jury service; Jury Patriotism Act.                        Hewes
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2166  Law enforcement officers; create offense of fleeing or    Flowers
        eluding.                                               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2167  Inspection of migrant labor housing conditions; direct    Harden
        MS Employment Security Comm. to contract for, &        
        establish advisory council.                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
SB2168  Juries; prohibit use of jurors' names in jury poll.       Gollott
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2169  Approval of wastewater disposal system prior to           Dearing
        connecting residential utilities; require.             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Environment Prot, Cons and Water
SB2170  Health Care Trust Fund; authorize independent counsel     Dearing
        to recover funds.                                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2171  Municipalities; may pay real estate brokerage fee upon    Carmichael
        sale or lease of real property.                        
           01/21 (S) Referred To Municipalities
SB2172  Bonds; issue to fund the Highway 98 Access Improvement    King
        Program Fund.                                          
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2173  Driver's license; revise social security number           Harden
        requirement.                                           
           01/21 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2174  Personal care homes; create program of Medicaid           Harden
        assistance payments for.                               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2175  School districts provide an annual report of teacher      Harden
        vacancies and fund-raising activities to the SBE and   
        the Legislature; require.                              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education
SB2176  Retirement; retirees may be reemployed for 195 days per   Harden
        fiscal year.                                           
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2177  Retirement; certain employees of the Department of        Harden
        Corrections many retire after 20 years of service.     
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2178  Pawnshops; prohibit dealing in handguns.                  Harden
           01/21 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2179  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a stadium on    Harden
        the campus of JSU.                                     
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2180  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans to applicants agreeing to teach in     
        public schools or universities.                        
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2181  Unused sick leave earned by teachers; authorize           Harden
        one-time payment by school district.                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2182  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
        issues.                                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Finance
SB2183  School bond issue; authorize for one-year period          Harden
        without election unless petition of the electorate     
        calls for an election.                                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Finance
SB2184  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan;         Harden
        remove deductible amounts and allow certain copayments 
        under.                                                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2185  School services for special population students;          Harden
        require course of study in teacher preparation         
        curriculum and in-service staff.                       
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education
SB2186  Child-care facility educational standards and staff       Harden
        development program; DHS & SDE establish.              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2187  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain foods for       Harden
        human consumption.                                     
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2188  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Harden
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2189  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers if they have 25 years of        
        creditable service.                                    
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2190  Commission on Human Rights; create.                       Harden
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2191  Human Relations Commission; establish.                    Harden
           01/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2192  Study selection and governance structures of local        Harden
        school boards; create task force.                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2193  Gun shows; prohibit attendance by certain minors          Harden
        without a parent or legal guardian.                    
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2194  Unemployment compensation benefits; eliminate one-week    Harden
        waiting period for eligibility.                        
           01/21 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2195  State income tax credit for out-of-pocket classroom       Harden
        supply expenditures made by public schoolteachers;     
        provide for.                                           
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2196  Parks; waive auto entrance fee for elderly or disabled.   King
           01/21 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Appropriations
SB2197  Sales taxation; exempt the sale of property and           King
        services used in the improvement of realty for churches
        or religious institutions.                             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2198  DUI; enhance penalty when minors of a certain age are     Chamberlin
        passengers.                                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2199  Judges; create new circuit judgeship in Subdistrict       Chamberlin
        17-1.                                                  
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2200  Erroneous conviction; provide civil cause of action.      Jackson (32nd)
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2201  DUI; allow multiple counts for vehicular homicide.        Burton
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2202  Lemon Law; prohibit transfer of buy-back and              Jackson (32nd)
        nonconforming vehicles without notice.                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2203  Alienation of affection; abolish tort of.                 Jackson (32nd) *
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2204  Motor vehicle tinted window regulations; any municipal    Jackson (32nd)
        police officer may enforce.                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2205  Circuit judges; repeal running in the herd for 10th       Carmichael
        District.                                              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2206  DUI; certain convicts to serve prison term in county      Jackson (32nd)
        jail.                                                  
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2207  Litter law; revise penalties for violation (MDOT).        Dearing
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2208  Radar; boards of supervisors authorize to direct          Ross
        sheriffs to utilize.                                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2209  Law enforcement agencies; require adoption of written     Kirby
        policies governing vehicular pursuits.                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2210  Livestock; revise fee for apprehending estrays.           Hyde-Smith
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2211  Equal pay; enact Fair Pay Act of 2004.                    Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2212  Venue; intrastate forum nonconveniens.                    Ross
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2214  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Nunnelee
        lobbying activities.                                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2215  Jury duty; misdemeanor to dissuade and civil cause of     Walls
        action for retaliation.                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2216  Norman Jones; restore suffrage.                           Simmons
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2217  Defendant delinquent in child support enlist in           Kirby *
        military service with pay garnished for arrearage;     
        authorize court to order.                              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2218  Election; prohibit convicted felons from voting.          Nunnelee
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2219  Criminal defense; diminished capacity established.        Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2220  Driver's license; no suspension of jail time for          Nunnelee
        driving with suspended or revoked license.             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2221  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2222  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2223  Eminent domain; authorize trials without a jury certain   Dearing
        circumstances.                                         
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2224  Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create Good      Walls
        Faith in Employment Act.                               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Labor
SB2225  Radar; allow use by any size municipality.                Dearing
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2226  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2227  Radar; authorize sheriffs in counties with a certain      Ross
        population to use.                                     
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2228  Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of     Robertson
        electors in territory to be annexed.                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2229  Motor vehicle inspection law; municipal law enforcement   Little
        officers enforce.                                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2230  Investigators; license and regulate private and legal.    Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2231  Law enforcement officer; fleeing or eluding a primary     Carmichael
        offense.                                               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2232  Quality Education and Teacher and Principal Protection    Hewes
        Act; create.                                           
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2233  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2234  Medical care; refusal to render constitutes               Walls
        misdemeanor under certain circumstances.               
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2235  Courts; eliminate running in the herd for First Circuit   Little
        and Chancery Districts.                                
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2236  Public official bonds; provide civil penalty upon         Kirby
        sureties which fail to give reasons for nonpayment.    
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2237  Youth courts; state-funded support staff.                 Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2238  Justice court; revise civil procedure.                    Nunnelee
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2239  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  Kirby
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2240  Traffic violations; double fine/no record for 1st or      Walls
        2nd.                                                   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2241  Traffic regulations; slow-moving traffic to keep right.   Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2242  Gambling; cheating punished as larceny.                   Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2243  Youth court; state-funded county courts.                  Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2244  Criminal records; certain young offenders may expunge.    Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2245  Physicians; offer immunity from suit when rendering       Michel
        care to Medicaid patients.                             
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2246  Appellate judges; to be appointed by the Governor.        Robertson
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2247  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Harden
        2005.                                                  
           01/21 (S) Referred To Municipalities;Elections
SB2248  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2249  Traffic regulations; create offense of failure to         Walls
        yield.                                                 
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SC 513  Constitution; provide that all regular sessions shall     Hewes
        be 90 days.                                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 514  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Nunnelee
           01/21 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 515  Constitution; amend Section 252 to provide for            Nunnelee
        statewide elections to occur in even numbered years.   
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections;Constitution
SC 516  Amend Constitution; provide a procedure for               Dawkins
        redistricting congressional districts in the event the 
        Legislature fails to do so.                            
           01/21 (S) Referred To Elections;Constitution
SC 517  Constitution; authorize Legislature to determine          Hewes
        limitations on damages in civil lawsuits.              
           01/21 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Constitution
SC 518  Dr. George Warren Byrne; commend life.                    Dawkins
           01/21 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 519  Marriage; memorialize Congress to propose a               Hewes
        Constitutional Amendment to define.                    
           01/21 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 520  "Tenth Anniversary of the International Year of the       Hewes
        Family"; designate and urge promotion of family unit.  
           01/21 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 521  Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.      Harden
           01/21 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 522  Martin Luther King birthday; Legislature not convene.     Harden
           01/21 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

SR   3  Adopt a remedy to the election contest for Mississippi    Burton
        Senate District 29.                                    
           01/21 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled

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