Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/11/04



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House: Floor Actions

HB 305  PEER Committee; increase membership of.                   Pierce
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 442  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Watson
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB 443  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          Watson
        training requirements and funding for training of      
        telecommunicators (RP).                                
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB 521  School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance       Gadd
        cost for PERS retirees employed as.                    
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB 610  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 661  Teacher license; revise procedure for reinstatement of.   Pierce
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 725  Public purchasing laws; include state agency as entity    Brown
        that can designate purchasing agent.                   
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB 743  State agencies; authorize to donate to any nonprofit      Holland
        entity.                                                
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 788  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and make        Guice
        various changes to.                                    
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB 835  Workers' Compensation Self-insurer Guaranty               Guice
        Association; revise requirements for groups.           
           03/11 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 839  Supply of natural gas; authorize certain municipalities   Franks
        to contract for purchase of.                           
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
HB 924  Consumer loan broker act; amend certain provisions of.    McCoy
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB 925  Public purchasing; authorize certified purchasing         Pierce
        offices to utilize RFP process to purchase commodities.
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1149  PERS; make certain technical revisions to the laws        Brown
        governing the retirement system.                       
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1174  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date for establishment      Young
        of.                                                    
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1179  PERS; allow deductions from benefits for group life or    Brown
        health insurance and certain dues.                     
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1181  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made of     Brown
        the board of trustees.                                 
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1245  Push polling; add as a prohibited call under              Reynolds
        Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.                
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1323  Loans; provide remedy for contracting for or receiving    Guice
        unlawful "other charges."                              
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/11 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1334  Gaming; authorize State Tax Commission to determine       Watson
        revenue subject to fees and tax, provide access to all 
        licensee revenue areas during audit.                   
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1353  Motor Vehicle Commission; transfer funds in FY04          Stringer
        appropriation from one category to another.            
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1376  Disability; authorize payment of temporary benefit to     Stringer
        PERS members who have applied for.                     
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1403  Oil and Gas Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation   Stringer
        among several categories.                              
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1429  Salaries; increase by county officials and provide        Green
        supplement for certain state officials.                
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/11 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1431  Railroads; require removal of vegetation; clarify         Woods
        safety requirements.                                   
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1461  Department of Archives and History; reduce amount of      Stringer
        special funds appropriated to for FY04.                
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1462  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1463  Secretary of State; provide general laws and session      Stringer
        journals to Legislative Budget Office.                 
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1464  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1465  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY04       Stringer
        appropriation among various categories.                
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1466  Pharmacy Board; transfer funds in FY04 appropriation      Stringer
        from one category to another.                          
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1467  Workers' Compensation Commission; transfer funds in       Stringer
        FY04 appropriation from one category to another.       
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1493  CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospitals   Holland
        in certain counties.                                   
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1494  State Medical Examiner; require to be board certified     Holland
        in forensic pathology.                                 
           03/11 (H) Passed
HB1535  Bid laws; revise for state agencies and governing         Dedeaux
        authorities.                                           
           03/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (H) Amended
           03/11 (H) Point of Order Raised
           03/11 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB1581  Performance and payment bonds; clarify rights of          Brown
        claimants.                                             
           03/11 (H) Passed
HR  41  Lamar County; commend on 100th birthday celebration.      Carlton
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
SC 557  Commend life and military service of Army Sergeant        Butler
        Shanta Bridges.                                        
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 559  Commend Carolina Panthers' starting tight end Kris        Hyde-Smith
        Mangum.                                                
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 560  Commend Brittanie Elliott, 2004 Wendy's High School       Gordon
        Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award.                         
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 561  Commend life and public service of Gloster Alderman and   Butler
        Fire Commissioner Elliot Davis, Jr.                    
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 562  Commend Karen Arnold, 2003 Hattiesburg American           King
        All-Area Slow-Pitch Softball Coach of the Year.        
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 563  Commend Colonel L.M. Claiborne, Jr., first                Jackson (32nd)
        African-American Director of the Highway Safety Patrol.
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 565  Commend Fiona Gipsen for perfect score on ACT exam.       Tollison
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 567  Commend Eddie Khayat, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 568  Commend Coach Lindy Callahan, Mississippi Sports Hall     Michel
        of Fame.                                               
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 569  Commend Johnny Brewer, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 570  Commend Jack Carlisle, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 571  Commend Lee Baker, posthumous induction into the          Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 572  Commend Johnie Cooks, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    Michel
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 573  Commend Willie Totten, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 574  Commend posthumous induction of Don Owens into the        Michel
        Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                       
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 575  Commend 2003 Jackson Prep Girls Fast Pitch Softball       Williamson
        Team for Overall Championship.                         
           03/11 (H) Adopted
           03/11 (H) Immediate Release
           03/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  41  Lamar County; commend on 100th birthday celebration.      Carlton
           03/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Committee Reports

HC  62  John David McElhaney, Sr.; commend life of.               Davis
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  67  Raphael S. Davis; commend life of.                        Reynolds
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  69  Callestyne Hall-Crawford; commend life of.                Perkins
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 576  Commend 2003 Oktibbeha County Hospital "Catch Me          Jackson (15th)
        Caring" volunteers.                                    
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 577  Commend Brookhaven Academy "Lady Cougars" Girls           Hyde-Smith
        Basketball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 578  Commend career of music heritage pioneer Rev. Arnold      Thomas
        Dwight "Gatemouth" Moore.                              
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 579  Commend distinguished career of "Divorce Court" Judge     Harden
        Mablean Ephraim.                                       
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 580  Commend life, career and service of Jackson businessman   Chaney
        Warren A. Hood.                                        
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 581  Commend Dr. Karen Howell, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.   Moffatt
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 582  Commend Ms. Marsha Cummings, MGCCC Instructor of the      Moffatt
        Year.                                                  
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 583  Commend Ms. Gaye Winter, MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Moffatt
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 584  Commend life and service of Alline Jones Cockrell.        Frazier
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  13  Miss Christina Myers, commend on being named              Michel
        Mississippi Junior Miss 2004.                          
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  14  Commend Allison Kellogg on being named Miss Mississippi   Michel
        2003.                                                  
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  15  Russell A. Quave, commend life and service of.            Gollott
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  16  Horace B. Labat, Sr.; commend life.                       Dawkins
           03/11 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2003  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2008, with exception.                        
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2010  Municipalities; revise qualifying deadline for special    Jordan
        elections.                                             
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2013  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2030  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2051  Allow all-terrain vehicles to be voluntarily titled in    Little
        this state and allow nonresidents to title them in this
        state.                                                 
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2052  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Burton
        receiving tag.                                         
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2075  Disabled parking; date of expiration of windshield        Hewes
        placards must be visible.                              
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2088  Consumer Loan Broker Act; exclude CPA's from              Huggins
        registration under.                                    
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2101  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; increase       Thomas
        assistance that small businesses may receive.          
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2105  Highway 45 bridge over MS 19; designate as Military       Carmichael
        Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Mississippi,  
        Memorial Bridge.                                       
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2137  School bus parking pads; allow counties to grade and      Tollison
        gravel.                                                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2171  Municipalities; may pay real estate brokerage fee upon    Carmichael
        sale or lease of real property.                        
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2201  DUI; allow multiple counts for vehicular homicide.        Burton
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2213  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2214  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Nunnelee
        lobbying activities.                                   
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2221  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2222  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2233  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2239  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  Kirby
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2265  Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations when       Tollison
        committed against a child.                             
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2284  Driver's license number; require to be different than     Ross
        social security number.                                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2296  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Chaney
        school statutes.                                       
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2297  Assistant teachers receive same minimum sick leave days   Chaney
        as licensed teachers; clarify.                         
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2299  Certified Purchasing Offices to utilize RFP process to    Chaney
        purchase commodities; authorize.                       
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2300  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement;       Chaney
        extend repealer.                                       
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2301  Joint purchases by school districts; clarify authority.   Chaney
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2302  Salary supplements for licensed school counselors and     Chaney
        school speech-language pathologists and audiologists;  
        clarify.                                               
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2308  Procedure for reinstatement of a teacher's license;       Chaney
        revise.                                                
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2309  Contract day requirements for teacher salary experience   Chaney
        increments; revise.                                    
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2316  Teacher's authority in the classroom; delete automatic    Chaney
        repealer.                                              
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2317  MS Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; make various         Mettetal
        changes.                                               
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2346  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2355  Emergency telecommunicators; extend repealer on           King
        training requirements and funding for training.        
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2361  Counties; authorize to contract with professional land    Posey
        surveyors.                                             
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2370  Notaries public; protect immigrants from false or         Tollison
        misleading advertising.                                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2371  Supreme Court; revise timing of election of certain       Ross
        justices.                                              
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2386  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Carmichael
        extend the date of repeal (RP).                        
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2405  Manufactured homes; establish continuing education        Kirby
        requirements for license of dealers and transporters.  
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Failed
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2434  Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend       Nunnelee
        repealer on.                                           
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2444  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Tollison
        school districts; change content.                      
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2446  Honorary high school diplomas to Vietnam War veterans;    Little
        authorize.                                             
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2449  MS Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; authorize to     Hewes
        lease property for MDOT offices.                       
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2450  Industrial fire insurance policies; allow coverage for    Kirby
        burglary and theft.                                    
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2455  Mississippi Scenic Byway program; designate certain       Chaney
        highways as the "Grand Gulf-Raymond Scenic Byway."     
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2466  Crime victims' rights; revise definition of criminal      Albritton
        offense.                                               
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2481  Consumer finance licensees; revise various provisions     Mettetal
        applicable to.                                         
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2482  Chancery and circuit clerks; penalize for not filing      Browning
        timely report with State Auditor.                      
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2484  Residential builders; distribute portion of licensing     Flowers
        fees to MS Housing Institute.                          
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2498  Contract personnel with direct contact with students;     Chaney
        authorize procedure for criminal background checks.    
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2502  Counties; authorize to use and compensate realtor for     Flowers
        disposal of surplus real estate.                       
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2508  Highways; designate I-20 and Highway 15 interchange in    Burton
        Newton County as "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange."  
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2520  Mississippi qualified health center grant program;        Nunnelee
        extend authority to issue grants under.                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2522  Illegal drug interdiction; create task force.             Tollison
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2531  Transportation Commission; authorize to hold meetings     Hewes
        other than commission office in Jackson.               
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2537  Water courses in municipalities; remove repealer and      Nunnelee
        population restriction for the improving of.           
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2538  Streams and water courses; delete date of repeal for      Nunnelee
        authority of boards of supervisors to alter.           
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2544  Community hospital authority to pledge hospital assets    Robertson
        for debt; clarify.                                     
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2545  Municipalities; revise method of notice of special        Burton
        meetings.                                              
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2552  County court judges; revise maximum salary of.            Chamberlin
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2559  Medical expenses of Medicaid beneficiaries in             Nunnelee
        third-party actions; define.                           
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2567  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2572  Weapons; restrict sale upon forfeiture to licensed        Little
        dealers.                                               
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2589  Coastal wetlands; require applicant for permit to pay     Gollott
        costs of public notice before publication.             
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2599  Pre-need cemetery/funeral contracts; certain contracts    Kirby
        overrule wishes of next of kin.                        
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2601  Arrest warrants; include jail officers and certain        Carmichael
        counselors as entitled to probable cause hearing prior 
        to issuance of.                                        
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2604  Railroad crossings; clarify when vehicles are required    Hewes
        to stop at railroad crossings.                         
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2611  Real estate brokers/salespersons; may own lawful          Hewes
        business organization for receiving commissions.       
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2615  Memorial highway; designate portion of MS Highway 35 as   Williamson
        "Clarence Albert Pierce Highway."                      
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2624  Memorial Highway; designate portion of MS 149 in Town     Lee (35th)
        of D'Lo as D'Lo WWII Veterans Highway.                 
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2629  Tax sale of land; prorate portion of excess to            Jordan
        municipalities in certain situations.                  
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2631  Additional privilege tax on heavy vehicles; clarify       Burton
        distribution of by counties.                           
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2638  New Home Warranty Act; revise.                            Flowers
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2640  Purchase of supply of natural gas; authorize certain      Little
        municipalities to contract for purchase and exempt from
        bid requirements.                                      
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2641  Municipalities; establish Employer-Assisted Housing       Tollison
        Program for assistance to employee purchasing a home.  
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2651  MS Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification      Browning
        Board; limit number of members from same appraisal     
        organization.                                          
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2660  State employees; delete repealer on law authorizing       Thames
        donation of leave.                                     
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2669  Drainage districts; conform purchasing requirements to    Flowers
        state purchasing law.                                  
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2677  Deferred compensation plan; state and political           Thames
        subdivision may make contributions on behalf of        
        members.                                               
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2679  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Walls
        community and junior colleges; extend repealer on      
        employment procedures.                                 
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2680  Corrections; require person convicted of DUI violation    Huggins
        resulting in death to serve 85% of sentence.           
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2708  PERS; revise types of investments that may be made by     Thames
        the board of trustees.                                 
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2710  Income taxation; increase the tax credit for employers    Robertson
        providing skills training and extend repealer on       
        credit.                                                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2712  Eligibility for alternative teaching route programs and   Chaney
        teacher scholarship incentives; revise (Governor's     
        proposal).                                             
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2718  Motor vehicle titles; require titles to be sent to        Wilemon
        owners and lienholders within 30 days after receipt of 
        applications.                                          
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2724  Real estate brokers; provide for reinstatement of         White
        temporary license.                                     
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2725  Scenic Streams; designate Black Creek in Lamar,           King
        Forrest, Perry, Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a
        state scenic stream.                                   
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2745  Solid waste; person partially within county service       Doxey
        area may elect not to use service.                     
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2754  Business advertising signs; prohibit governing            King
        authorities from imposing fees and privilege taxes.    
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2762  Public notices of proposed ad valorem tax effort by       Williamson
        school districts; change content.                      
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2765  Administrative fine for food service  establishments      Nunnelee
        operating without a permit; authorize.                 
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2777  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Hewes
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2779  Port commissions; provide procedure for the dissolution   Hewes
        of certain municipal port commissions.                 
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2781  Pearl River Basin Development District; provide for       Albritton
        additional representation based on county annual       
        contribution.                                          
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2785  Sales tax; clarify use of direct pay permits by           Robertson
        casinos.                                               
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2786  Income taxation; authorize State Tax Commission to        Robertson
        enter into a income tax refund offset program with the 
        federal government.                                    
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2789  Controlled Substances Act; revise director's authority,   Robertson
        qualifications, update precursor law/definitions.      
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2794  Wildlife; give officer discretion in seizure of           Posey
        endangered wildlife.                                   
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2820  Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation     Little
        and Expenditure Review (PEER); revise membership.      
           03/11 (S) Reconsidered
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2823  Oysters; require Marine Resources employee to be          Gollott
        present at relaying of oysters.                        
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2824  Oysters; require captain's license for captain of         Gollott
        commercial oyster harvesting vessel.                   
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2826  Chapter 486, General Laws of 1994; technical              Tollison
        correction.                                            
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2831  Kidnapping; revise element of intent to confine.          Chamberlin
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2845  Hunting; revise number of physicians required to          Posey
        certify disability for person to use crossbow.         
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2857  Elections; comply with the Help America Vote Act of       Chamberlin
        2002.                                                  
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2860  Direct recording electronic voting equipment; authorize   Chamberlin
        use at elections conducted in this state.              
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2864  MS Transportation Commission and Itawamba Community       Wilemon
        College Board of Trustees; authorize transfer of real  
        property.                                              
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2871  Airports; revise definition to include buffer areas.      Hewes
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2876  Exceptional children receiving state financial            Chaney
        assistance; revise eligibility requirements.           
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2886  Wildlife; correct reference to snapping turtles.          Posey
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2907  State Board of Education grant surface easement on        Chaney
        campus of MS School for the Blind and Deaf; authorize. 
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2911  Bad check; revise service charge.                         Michel
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2921  Coastal wetlands; allow extension for processing          Gollott
        permits by Department of Marine Resources.             
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2924  Mississippi Business Investment Act; extend repealer on   Robertson
        MDA authority to use bond proceeds to make loans for   
        low or moderate housing (RP).                          
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2950  Criminal information; provide immediate access from       White
        Mississippi Justice Information Center.                
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2957  Identity theft; expand authority of Attorney General to   Tollison
        prosecute.                                             
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2958  Coastal wetlands; require Secretary of State to lease     Robertson
        upon recommendation of Department of Marine Resources. 
           03/11 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2979  Sixteenth Section Principal Funds; clarify authorized     Harden
        investments and refinancing of loans from.             
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2982  IHL to submit international contract disputes to          Tollison
        binding arbitration; authorize.                        
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2984  License Tag Commission; authorize to enter into cost      Robertson
        saving or revenue generating contracts.                
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB2989  Rails-to-Trails Recreational Districts; allow             King
        municipalities to enforce rules and regulations of the 
        district.                                              
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2991  Public Service Commission; shall not regulate rates of    King
        carriers transporting household goods.                 
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3009  Certain Municipal/Special Municipal Separate School       Tollison
        Districts Board of Trustee Elections; electors may vote
        by absentee ballot.                                    
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB3016  Educational service agencies; provide for establishment   Carmichael
        by school districts.                                   
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3018  Hunting accidents; person causing injury or death with    Posey
        weapon in hunting accident deemed to give implied      
        consent for alcohol test.                              
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3019  Municipalities; reduce period of existence of liens on    Harden
        certain real property from five years to two years for 
        lien amnesty purposes.                                 
           03/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB3028  Individual Assistance and Emergency Temporary Housing     Carmichael
        Act; create.                                           
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB3030  Wildlife; revise possession of paddlefish prohibitions    Posey
        and make exception for lawfully taken.                 
           03/11 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3031  Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; revise purposes of use.   Carmichael
           03/11 (S) Passed
SB3037  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on certain           Robertson
        provision.                                             
           03/11 (S) Amended
           03/11 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3048  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd., Additional     Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 652  Intensive supervision program; provide field officers     Malone
        with discretion in arresting violators of program.     
           03/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB 661  Teacher license; revise procedure for reinstatement of.   Pierce
           03/11 (S) Referred To Education
HB 666  Administrative superintendent; delete term from public    Pierce
        school statutes.                                       
           03/11 (S) Referred To Education
HB 900  Commissioner of Corrections; require commissioner's       Malone
        designees to approve or disapprove classifications of  
        offenders.                                             
           03/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1493  CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospitals   Holland
        in certain counties.                                   
           03/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2958  Coastal wetlands; require Secretary of State to lease     Robertson
        upon recommendation of Department of Marine Resources. 
           03/11 (S) Died In Committee

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