Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/04/04



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House: Introductions

HB 776  Law enforcement officers; revise salaries for             Malone
        classification as full time and part time.             
           02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 777  Mississippi Highway 35; designate portion as "Clarence    Malone
        A. Pierce Highway."                                    
           02/04 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 778  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Malone
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/04 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 779  Authority of Commissioner of Corrections to pay costs     Malone
        for trial or execution of inmate who commits a crime   
        while incarcerated; repeal.                            
           02/04 (H) Referred To Corrections
HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           02/04 (H) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
HB 781  Private correctional facility; prohibit certain           Malone
        procurement of goods made by out-of-state inmate labor 
        if P.I.C. makes goods.                                 
           02/04 (H) Referred To Corrections
HB 782  Dairy shows; hold one each fall at Pontotoc in Pontotoc   Montgomery
        County when funds become available.                    
           02/04 (H) Referred To Agriculture
HB 783  Ecru; authorize municipal law enforcement officers to     Montgomery
        use radar.                                             
           02/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB 784  Premium finance companies; revise content of agreement    Guice
        and amount of refund due after prepayment.             
           02/04 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 785  Marinas; add new classification to definition.            Guice
           02/04 (H) Referred To Marine Resources
HB 786  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Guice
        applicable to.                                         
           02/04 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 787  Small loan licenses; revise certain provisions            Guice
        applicable to.                                         
           02/04 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 788  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and make        Guice
        various changes to.                                    
           02/04 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 789  Mississippi Juvenile Justice Task Force; create to        Flaggs
        study and make recommendations on juvenile justice     
        system.                                                
           02/04 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 790  Animal cruelty; revise.                                   Guice *
           02/04 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary B
HB 791  Usury law; revise announcement of discount rates and      Guice
        indices by Commissioner of Banking.                    
           02/04 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 792  Professional Engineers and Surveyors; reenact and         Simpson
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 793  Appointive state officials; repeal law providing          Hamilton (109th)
        education benchmark awards for.                        
           02/04 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 794  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Reeves
        divorce filings.                                       
           02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 795  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District;        Guice
        revise ad valorem tax that member counties may levy for
        capital outlay.                                        
           02/04 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Ways and Means
HB 796  Mississippi Housing Institute; divert part of existing    Brown
        fee for funding.                                       
           02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 797  Union County; authorize to regulate running at large of   Rogers (14th)
        domestic animals.                                      
           02/04 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 798  Wildlife conservation officers; fees from shooting        McBride
        preserve licenses fund salaries and uniforms.          
           02/04 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 799  Workers' compensation; injured or ill fire fighters and   Evans
        law enforcement officers receive full amount for one   
        year.                                                  
           02/04 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 800  Retirement; revise calculation of average compensation    Evans
        under PERS that is based on last 48 months of          
        compensation.                                          
           02/04 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 801  Joint and several liability; abolish.                     Upshaw
           02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 802  Nursing home; authorize CON for construction in           Green
        underserved minority ZIP Code area in certain county.  
           02/04 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
HB 803  Implied consent; revise zero tolerance for minors.        Baker (74th)
           02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Juvenile Justice
HB 804  Crossbow; revise number of physician certificates         McCoy
        required to certify disability for person to use when  
        hunting.                                               
           02/04 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 805  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           02/04 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HC  40  Greene County High School Football Team; commend on       Pierce
        winning Class 3A State Championship.                   
           02/04 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  41  Ruthie Bolton; commend on career accomplishments.         Pierce
           02/04 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  42  Amend Constitution; restore suffrage of offenders of      Calhoun
        nonviolent crimes upon completion of sentence.         
           02/04 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  43  Joint Rules; adopt for 2004-2008 term.                    Warren
           02/04 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 657  School districts; authorize to provide training and       Pierce
        incentive pay to comply with No Child Left Behind Act. 
           02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 665  Code of student conduct; delete repealer on provision     Pierce
        recognizing teacher as classroom authority.            
           02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB  16  Public buildings; rename 301 Lamar Street Building to     Robinson (63rd)
        Robert G. Clark, Jr., Building.                        
           02/04 (H) Passed
           02/04 (H) Immediate Release
           02/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 742  MEMA; authorize to enter into long-term leases with       Weathersby
        other state/federal agencies.                          
           02/04 (H) Passed
           02/04 (H) Immediate Release
           02/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  14  Sergeant Jonathan W. Lambert; commend life of.            McCoy
           02/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2406  Department of Mental Health; define authority to lease.   Nunnelee
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2407  Department of Mental Health; define authority to          Nunnelee
        purchase physician and dentist liability insurance.    
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2408  Registration/approval by accrediting agencies; exempt     Burton
        certain distance learning courses from requirements    
        for.                                                   
           02/04 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2409  State Board of Education to issue a nutrition integrity   Dawkins
        policy for Mississippi elementary and middle school    
        children; direct.                                      
           02/04 (S) Referred To Education
SB2410  Department of Agriculture; conform rule promulgation to   Hyde-Smith
        administrative procedure act by deleting mandatory     
        public hearing.                                        
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2411  Crime Victims' rights; clarify.                           Albritton
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2412  Controlled substance analogue; include in Uniform         Nunnelee
        Controlled Substance Act and other criminal penalty    
        statutes.                                              
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2413  License tags; provide preference for competitive bid by   Huggins
        prison industries for manufacture.                     
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2414  Crime victims' compensation; additional fee against       Albritton
        misdemeanants in court discretion.                     
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2415  Placing a tattoo or performing body piercing upon         Huggins
        persons under eighteen with written permission of      
        parent; is lawful.                                     
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2416  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; create and       Doxey
        provide filing fee to fund.                            
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2417  Law enforcement/jailers; revise definition of             Huggins
        part-time.                                             
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2418  Cell phones; require hands-free while driving.            Cuevas
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2419  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Albritton
           02/04 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2420  Radar; authorize use by sheriffs.                         Albritton
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2421  Alcoholic beverages; allow on-premises permit holders     Albritton
        to sell drinks for consumption off premises under      
        certain circumstances.                                 
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2422  Elections; increase qualifying fee for State Senator      Cuevas
        and Representatives and set qualifying deadline at 60  
        days prior to primary.                                 
           02/04 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2423  Prison Industries; prohibit state agencies from           Huggins
        purchasing from business employing inmates of another  
        state.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2424  Regional jails; increase the number of inmates that may   Huggins
        be housed in regional jails.                           
           02/04 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2425  MS Prison Industries Corporation; authorize approval      Jackson (32nd)
        for procurement of goods and services made by          
        out-of-state inmate labor for entities.                
           02/04 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2426  Child care services by persons convicted of sex           Burton
        offenses; prohibit at all unlicensed facilities.       
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2427  Tax credit for employer providing skills training or      Chaney
        retraining; increase and delete repealer.              
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2428  Life insurance; proceeds shall become due on the date     Ross
        of the death of insured.                               
           02/04 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2429  Sales tax; reduce the sales tax on prepared foods to      Butler
        6%.                                                    
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2430  Ad valorem taxes; exempt motor vehicles owned by          Butler
        persons sixty-five or older.                           
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2431  Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District;        Robertson
        revise ad valorem tax that member counties may levy for
        operation of.                                          
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
        employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2433  Exemption from child-care facility licensure for          Nunnelee
        accredited programs; extend repealer on.               
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2434  Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend       Nunnelee
        repealer on.                                           
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2435  Ad valorem taxation; exempt a portion of the assessed     Williamson
        value of egg houses, pullet houses and broiler houses. 
           02/04 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2436  Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the             Nunnelee
        administration of the Medicaid program.                
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2437  State Department of Health report birth information on    Nunnelee
        illegitimate children to district attorneys; delete    
        requirement.                                           
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2438  Murder; include special and senior judges as peace        Huggins
        officers and designate manslaughter as a lesser        
        included offense.                                      
           02/04 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2439  City of Hattiesburg; authorize the imposition of a food   King
        and beverage tax to fund capital improvements at USM.  
           02/04 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB2440  Contractors; clarify reciprocity on local jurisdiction    Hewes
        competency examination.                                
           02/04 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2441  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Nunnelee
        clarify.                                               
           02/04 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A
SB2442  Local system roads; allow portion of state aid            Jackson (32nd)
        allocated to counties to be used to retire debt for.   
           02/04 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Highways and Transportation
SB2443  Ad Valorem taxes; levies for bridges may be used for      Gordon
        other public road needs under certain circumstances.   
           02/04 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Highways and Transportation
SC 534  Commend life and public service of Audrey Woodcock        Dawkins
        Kern.                                                  
           02/04 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 535  Commend life of decorated veteran General Roger Barton    King
        Johnson.                                               
           02/04 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2082  Mississippi Blues Commission; establish.                  Jordan
           02/04 (S) DR - TSDP: EC To AP

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