Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/18/04



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House: Introductions

HB1684  Suffrage; restore to Thomas James Fairley of Harrison     Ishee
        County.                                                
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1685  Suffrage; restore to Rufus L. Harris of Lincoln County.   Barnett
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1686  Suffrage; restore to Byron Weeks of Lowndes County.       Smith (39th)
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1687  Suffrage; restore to Jimmie D. Foreman of Amite County.   Green
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1688  Suffrage; restore to Buford Edward Mitchell of Amite      Green
        County.                                                
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1689  Suffrage; restore to Sammye Sanders of Holmes County.     Clark
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1690  Suffrage; restore to Judy A. Sykes of Covington County.   Warren
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1691  Suffrage; restore to Gene Coleman of Lauderdale County.   Young
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1692  Suffrage; restore to Earnestine Robinson of Noxubee       Dickson
        County.                                                
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1693  Suffrage; restore to Angela Carol Boyd Saik of Hinds      Fleming
        County.                                                
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB1694  Suffrage; restore to Robert W. Jobe of Warren County.     Clark
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HC  75  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2003 Class 1A Small State Cochampions.  
           03/18 (H) Referred To Rules
HC  76  Falkner High School Cheerleading Squad; commend on        Ward
        being selected 2002 Class 1A Small State Champions.    
           03/18 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  46  Brittanie N. Elliott; commend on selection as Wendy's     Sullivan
        High School Scholar/Athlete Heisman Award recipient.   
           03/18 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

SB2142  Appropriation; Board of Chiropractic Examiners;           Little
        additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2536  Appropriation; MDA-Baroque Dresden Exhibition;            Gordon
        Additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3043  Appropriation; Department of Banking and Consumer         Gordon
        Finance; Additional FY 2004.                           
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3044  Appropriation; Board of Public Accountancy; Additional    Gordon
        FY 2004.                                               
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3045  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3046  Appropriation;  Board of Bar Admissions;  Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3047  Appropriation; Board of Pharmacy; Additional FY 2004.     Gordon
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3048  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd., Additional     Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Service; Additional       Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3050  Appropriation;  Physical Therapy Board;  Additional  FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3057  Appropriation; Joint Legislative Reapportionment          Gordon
        Committee; Additional FY 2004.                         
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3094  Appropriation; Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics;           Gordon
        Additional FY 2004.                                    
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3095  Appropriation;  Board of Optometry;  Additional FY        Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3096  Appropriation; Board of Animal Health; Additional FY      Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3097  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional FY 2004.              Gordon
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3098  Appropriation; Board of Dental Examiners; Additional FY   Gordon
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 309  Voice stress analyzer; authorize law enforcement          McBride
        officer to use.                                        
           03/18 (H) Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Failed
HB 402  Child Care Licensing Law; extend repealer on exemption    Watson
        for certain accredited programs (RP).                  
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 406  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on (RP).    Watson
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 407  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on      Watson
        (RP).                                                  
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 414  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; reenact and        Watson
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 438  Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund;   Watson
        extend repealers on (RP).                              
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 495  The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision;    McBride
        authorize Governor to execute.                         
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 520  Legal notices; include foreclosure sales.                 Simpson
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 546  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District require audit; allow    Stevens
        credit card use; require relocation costs for certain  
        pipes.                                                 
           03/18 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 611  Tax evasion; use as a method for prosecuting drug         Brown
        dealers.                                               
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 632  Contractors; revise payment time.                         McBride
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 641  Council on Obesity Prevention; allow to become            Whittington
        nonprofit entity, and allow agencies to contract with. 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 653  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase number of    Malone
        youth offenders that may be contracted for housing at  
        facility.                                              
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 669  First offender; clarify meaning to determine if           Malone
        offender is eligible for parole.                       
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 670  Parole officers; authorize to retain firearm upon         Montgomery
        retirement.                                            
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 686  Trusty time allowance; increase allowance from 10 days    Malone
        to 30 days and exclude certain trusties from reduction 
        of sentence.                                           
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 739  Civil commitment; revise venue for proceedings, and       Fillingane
        require commitment near patient's county of residence. 
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 741  Adequate Education Program; delete repealer on            Jennings
        high-growth school district formula.                   
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 780  Regional correctional facilities; increase number of      Malone
        state inmates for which DOC is authorized to contract  
        for housing.                                           
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 782  Dairy shows; hold one each fall at Pontotoc in Pontotoc   Montgomery
        County when funds become available.                    
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 785  Marinas; add new classification to definition.            Guice
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 788  Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; reenact and make        Guice
        various changes to.                                    
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 792  Professional Engineers and Surveyors; reenact and         Simpson
        revise licensing laws.                                 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 796  Mississippi Housing Institute; divert part of existing    Brown
        fee for funding.                                       
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 831  Joint legislative study committee; create to study        Holland
        health care CON program.                               
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 834  Workers' Compensation Self-insurer Guaranty               Guice
        Association; create separate associations for          
        individual and group.                                  
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 850  Seniors and Indigents Rx Program; establish to help       Reynolds
        access drug manufacturers discount cards and assistance
        programs.                                              
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 867  Military monuments and memorials; prohibit the            Snowden
        alteration of.                                         
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 873  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
        Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 895  Commercial contractors; revise exemption on commercial    Guice
        projects and revise return of license fee when licenses
        are denied.                                            
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 906  DHS; create monitoring board to monitor policies and      Holland
        activities of.                                         
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 908  Board of Mental Health; authorize to purchase             Holland
        professional liability insurance for physicians,       
        dentists and nurse practitioners.                      
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 910  Department of Mental Health; may execute certain leases   Holland
        and receive monies derived from.                       
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 911  State Department of Health; revise fees charged for       Holland
        certain permits, evaluations and certifications.       
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Passed
HB 912  Illegitimate children; delete requirement for Health      Holland
        Department to report birth information to district     
        attorney.                                              
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 916  Drug and alcohol testing statutes; clarify.               Holland
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 955  Judges; revise office maintenance provisions.             Coleman (29th)
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 956  Intensive Supervision Program; extend repealer on (RP).   Watson
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 964  Task Force on Recycling; create.                          Dedeaux
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 966  Public property; authorize certain conveyances.           Weathersby
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 983  Juvenile Detention Facilities Task Force; extend          Wells-Smith
        reporting date from November 1, 2003, to December 1,   
        2004.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 989  Weapons permit; revise reciprocity provision.             McBride
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 998  Honorary high school diplomas; authorize school boards    Montgomery
        to award to Vietnam War veterans.                      
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1038  Abortions; require to be performed at ASF or hospital     Smith (39th)
        after first trimester.                                 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1046  Health; SDH prepare state Hepatitis C plan, and allow     Bondurant
        obesity council to become nonpropfit entity.           
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1048  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Holland
        authorize grants to be made until 7/1/09.              
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1094  Heart attack and stroke acute care system; Health         Barnett
        Department shall develop and implement.                
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1107  Hunting and fishing licenses; nonresident active member   Compretta
        of United States Armed Forces may be issued resident   
        license.                                               
           03/18 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (H) Passed
HB1130  Correctional officers; clarify prohibition against        Malone
        carnal knowledge of any offender.                      
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1138  Controlled substances; conform measurements.              Bailey
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1175  Department of Mental Health; allow executive director     Young
        to grant paid educational leave to medical residents.  
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1177  State Board of Education; authorize to compensate         Brown
        certain school bus drivers for expenses in getting     
        commercial license.                                    
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1178  Council of Education Technology; revise membership of.    Brown
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1183  Municipalities; reduce period of existence of liens on    Robinson (63rd)
        certain real property from five years to one year for  
        lien amnesty purposes.                                 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1188  Substitute teachers; authorize certain private firms to   Jennings
        perform background checks on.                          
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1202  Commission on Judicial Performance Fund; create and       Reeves
        impose additional fees on civil and criminal fees.     
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1229  Industrial fire insurance policies; expand scope to       Formby
        cover losses from burglary and theft.                  
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1251  State Auditor; authorize to establish policies and        Brown
        procedures for accounting of student average daily     
        attendance.                                            
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1306  Hunt and fish; establish right of all citizens.           Ellington
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1308  Salaries; executive agency head appointed by Governor     Janus
        may waive all or part.                                 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1320  Fire Safety Education Division; create within State       Formby
        Fire Marshal's Office.                                 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1332  Mississippi Identity and Heritage Protection Act of       Watson
        2004; create.                                          
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1340  Sex offenders; require disclosure to volunteer            Moore
        organizations.                                         
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1344  Board of Medical Licensure; expand membership to          Holland
        include consumers with no ties to physicians.          
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1345  CON; issue for MSU and health care provider to acquire    Holland
        and operate linear accelerator and MRI.                
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1355  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Parker
        to enter 16th section lease with George County School  
        Board.                                                 
           03/18 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (H) Passed
HB1366  Exceptional children; revise eligibility requirements     Pierce
        to receive state assistance to attend certain schools. 
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1367  Medical care information; Health Department may assess    Reed
        penalties on persons/entities for not providing        
        required information.                                  
           03/18 (H) Passed
HB1370  MDOT and PERS buildings; DFA has jurisdiction to          Weathersby
        enforce laws on proprties of.                          
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1377  Charter vessels; require proof of United States Coast     Janus
        Guard certification for those with six or more         
        passengers.                                            
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1379  Public property; authorize state to execute               Weathersby
        lease-purchase agreements for construction of office   
        buildings.                                             
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1397  Task force; create to study feasibility of                Pierce
        reconstituting methods of professional development for 
        school board members.                                  
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1407  Mississippi Clearinghouse for People with Disabilities;   Holland
        create.                                                
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1412  Administrative Procedures Act; extend period for          Smith (39th)
        exemption of IHL.                                      
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1423  Freedom to Farm Act; revise definitions.                  Moore
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1425  Artificial fishing reefs; allow materials remaining       Ishee
        from public and private projects to be used for.       
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1429  Salaries; increase by county officials and provide        Green
        supplement for certain state officials.                
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1435  Change of residency for voting; allow affidavit ballot    Gunn
        to serve as written request.                           
           03/18 (H) Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Motion to Recommit Tabled
           03/18 (H) Failed
HB1436  Rural Fire Truck Program; authorize Department of         Formby
        Insurance to accept applications for seventh round.    
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1448  Housing; create emergency temporary housing assistance    Rogers (61st)
        program.                                               
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1450  State Disaster Trust Fund; authorize certain              Rogers (61st)
        expenditures during state of emergency.                
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1453  Public property; authorize exchange of real property      Miles
        between State Transportation Commission and Itawamba   
        Community College District.                            
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1462  Budget Contingency Fund; State Treasurer shall transfer   Stringer
        certain special funds into.                            
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
           03/18 (H) Immediate Release
HB1500  Delinquent child; youth court must consider additional    Carlton
        factors before entering a disposition order.           
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1516  Department of Transportation; allow law enforcement       Moss
        employees to retain weapon upon retirement.            
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1523  Contractors; repeal certain privilege tax provision.      Guice
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1536  Spousal and child support; revise interest rate on        Holland
        obligation.                                            
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1537  Reasonable medical insurance paid by noncustodial         Holland
        parent; define for child support purposes.             
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1539  Family support; update uniform interstate family          Holland
        support act.                                           
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1552  School boards; authorize to implement a financial         Fleming
        literacy program for students.                         
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1555  Counties; authorize to donate money to local Boys and     Holloway
        Girls Club.                                            
           03/18 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1590  Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer and     Fredericks
        make technical amendments to.                          
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1612  Abortion; if abortion fails child may not be              Fillingane
        intentionally allowed to die.                          
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1616  Agriculture Association; reduce number of procedures      Eaton
        required to form.                                      
           03/18 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1625  Mississippi Health Care Rights of Conscience Act;         Fillingane
        create.                                                
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1634  Mineral lease commission; revise composition of.          Reeves
           03/18 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
HC  48  Amend Constitution; abolish requirement that Governor     Reynolds
        be elected by majority of popular and electoral votes. 
           03/18 (H) Reconsidered
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Failed
SB3048  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Bd., Additional     Gordon
        FY2004.                                                
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/18 (H) Immediate Release
SB3097  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional FY 2004.              Gordon
           03/18 (H) Passed
           03/18 (H) Immediate Release



House: Referred Other House

SB2156  Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend             Gordon
        repealers.                                             
           03/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
SB2166  Law enforcement officers; create offense of fleeing or    Flowers
        eluding.                                               
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2207  Litter law; revise penalties for violation (MDOT).        Dearing
           03/18 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2282  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Robertson
        to furnish and equip new MEMA building and related     
        facilities.                                            
           03/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2312  Human corpse; create felony of desecration of.            Mettetal
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2335  Task Force on Local Government Information Systems;       Browning
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           03/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB2368  Traffic violations; repeal sunset provisions for adult    Dearing
        safety course.                                         
           03/18 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2396  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Plan;          Kirby
        authorize Tort Claims Board to borrow money to purchase
        reinsurance.                                           
           03/18 (H) Referred To Sel Cmte on Access & Afford Med Mal Ins
SB2432  UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new    Burton
        employees and contractors; authorize.                  
           03/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
SB2504  Partnerships; enact uniform act (BLAG).                   Ross
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2517  Coastal wetlands; revise fee schedule for permits of      Dawkins
        coastal wetland construction projects.                 
           03/18 (H) Referred To Marine Resources
SB2560  Commercial driver's license; permit diabetics to obtain   Tollison
        under certain conditions.                              
           03/18 (H) Referred To Transportation
SB2579  Firearms; enhancement of penalty for use in commission    Tollison
        of any felony.                                         
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2639  "Mississippi Living Organ Donor Leave Act" for state      Bryan
        employees; enact.                                      
           03/18 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2684  Liquefied Compressed Gas Board; revise composition.       Kirby
           03/18 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2702  Extortion; revise definitions, offense and penalties.     Tollison
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2705  Weapons permit; revise reciprocity provision.             Michel
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2713  Interception of wire or oral communications; extend       Ross
        repealer on provisions authorizing (RP).               
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
SB2746  Corrections; revise parole and early release              Doxey
        requirements for persons convicted of certain          
        homicides.                                             
           03/18 (H) Referred To Corrections
SB2788  Uninsured motorist coverage; revise number of vehicles    Hewes
        necessary to purchase nonstacking coverage.            
           03/18 (H) Referred To Insurance
SB2806  Native son nonresident hunting license; revise            Posey
        requirements for person to receive.                    
           03/18 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2896  Wildlife; authorize seizure of wild hogs imported into    Posey
        the state.                                             
           03/18 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2954  Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.             Tollison
           03/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB2998  MDITS; must assist political subdivisions upon the        Burton
        request of the governing body of the political         
        subdivisions.                                          
           03/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3001  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Posey
        fund.                                                  
           03/18 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB3007  Ambulances; revise rules of the road.                     Tollison
           03/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Transportation
SB3038  Family Support Registry Fund for undeliverable child      Huggins
        support payments and fees; establish for support of    
        Child Support Unit.                                    
           03/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3077  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
           03/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SC 514  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Nunnelee
           03/18 (H) Referred To Constitution
SC 555  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for           Bryan
        Governor.                                              
           03/18 (H) Referred To Constitution



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 405  State offenders; extend repealer allowing offenders to    Watson
        serve in county jails (RP).                            
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 431  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
        educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1083  Petroleum products; unlawful to divert to destination     Miles
        other than destination on manifest.                    
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1180  Deferred compensation plan; state and political           Brown
        subdivision may make contributions on behalf of        
        members.                                               
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1253  MS Real Estate Appraiser Licensing & Certification        Morris
        Board; limit number of members from same appraisal     
        organization.                                          
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1254  Real estate brokers and salespersons; may own lawful      Morris
        business organization for receiving commissions.       
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1255  Real estate licensees; revise premium for errors and      Morris
        omissions insurance.                                   
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1357  Elections; comply with Help America Vote Act of 2002.     Reynolds
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1387  Mississippi Collegiate Athletic Association Procedures    Snowden
        Act; create.                                           
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1637  Interest on Real Estate Brokers' Escrow Accounts Act;     Morris
        revise.                                                
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1644  Contagious disease; require Health Department to          Scott
        conduct workshops in area of high instances of         
        occurrence.                                            
           03/18 (H) Died On Calendar



Senate: Introductions

SB3102  Taxation; increase certain taxes and use revenue for      Thames
        the operation of crises centers.                       
           03/18 (S) Referred To Finance
SN  65  Mr. Arch Dalrymple, III, Amory, Mississippi, Board Of     ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Trustees, Dept. Of Archives & History, for the six-year
        term beginning January 1, 2004 and ending January 1,   
        2010.                                                  
           03/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  66  Dr. Gilbert R. Mason, Sr., Biloxi, Mississippi, Board     ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Of Trustees, Dept. Of Archives & History, for the      
        six-year term beginning January 1, 2004 and ending     
        January 1, 2010.                                       
           03/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  67  Mrs. Rosemary Taylor Williams, Corinth, Mississippi,      ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Board Of Trustees, Dept. Of Archives & History, for the
        six-year term beginning January 1, 2004 and ending     
        January 1, 2010.                                       
           03/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2009  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Huggins
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2031  Licensed school employees; revise date for notice of      Simmons
        reemployment or nonreemployment.                       
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2063  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
        contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2102  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Thames
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2146  Bail agents; revise the amount of the qualification       Kirby
        bond required for agents who act as personal surety.   
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2148  Disciplinary action against chiropractors; authorize      Dearing
        consent decrees and advisory opinions.                 
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2239  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  Kirby
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2283  Bonds; authorize MEMA to utilize the proceeds of bonds    Robertson
        in the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund for certain      
        additional purposes.                                   
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2286  Local natural gas districts; require annual audit by      Dearing
        State Auditor (PEER).                                  
           03/18 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2310  Operation of charter schools; delete repealer on          Chaney
        statutes authorizing.                                  
           03/18 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2393  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     Kirby
        Board; revise composition of.                          
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2437  State Department of Health report birth information on    Nunnelee
        illegitimate children to district attorneys; delete    
        requirement.                                           
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2441  Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes;   Nunnelee
        clarify.                                               
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2470  Consent to participate in research; provide for.          Tollison
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2510  "Chiropractic Physician"; licensed chiropractors may      Little
        use title.                                             
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2519  Critical access hospitals; revise definition to conform   Nunnelee
        to federal law.                                        
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2521  Admission and discharge procedures for mentally ill       Nunnelee
        patients committed to treatment facilities; clarify.   
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2526  Petroleum products; unlawful to divert to destination     Hewes
        other than destination on manifest.                    
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2569  Health care employee criminal background check            Nunnelee
        procedures; may be used by professional staffing       
        agencies.                                              
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2582  Bonds; authorize additional use of bonds issued for the   Moffatt
        Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi.                       
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2587  State Tax Commission; chairman cannot be reappointed as   Gordon
        chairman.                                              
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2588  State/school employees health insurance; authorize        Kirby
        levels of coverage (Governor's proposal).              
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2600  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Carmichael
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2613  Fire Safety Education Division; create in State Fire      Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2619  Abortion Procedure Rights of Conscience Act; providers,   Little
        institutions and payers not required to participate in 
        abortion procedures.                                   
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2622  Natchez Trace Parkway; grandfather in certain buildings   Michel
        not conforming to height restrictions.                 
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2667  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise       Morgan
        definition of restaurant.                              
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2671  Reporting School Ad Valorem Reduction Funds; clarify      Chaney
        and redirect certain Education Enhancement funds.      
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2703  Animal cruelty; revise.                                   Tollison
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2787  Income tax; remove the option of filing consolidated      Robertson
        returns by certain affiliated groups of corporations.  
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2807  Nonresident freshwater fishing licenses; increase fee     Posey
        and prohibit certain special license or hunts.         
           03/18 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2833  Deer hunting; extend season for bucks in certain          Morgan
        counties adjoining and south of Highway 98.            
           03/18 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2841  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on.         Nunnelee
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2847  Turkey hunting; require permit to hunt during special     Posey
        fall turkey season.                                    
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2850  "Rural Health Availability Act"; enact.                   Burton
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2851  Family Support; update Uniform Interstate Family          Nunnelee
        Support Act (NCCUSL).                                  
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2853  Mineral Lease Commission; transfer authority to           Dearing
        Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority.           
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2858  Campaign Finance Disclosure Law; clarify what             Chamberlin
        constitutes a contribution, require disclosure of      
        certain loans made to candidates.                      
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2859  Magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear accelerator    Jackson (15th)
        at MSU; authorize CON with conditions.                 
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2862  Child in custody of DHS; transferred to regional mental   Nunnelee
        health center for evaluation if believed to be in need 
        of certain treatment.                                  
           03/18 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2867  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Posey
        retirement incentive program for conservation officers.
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2869  Feticide; revise offense.                                 Nunnelee
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB2873  Wildlife management areas; require nonconsumptive use     Posey
        permit for person using WMA.                           
           03/18 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2893  Turkey hunting season; authorize the commission to open   Posey
        regular season between March 1 and May 15.             
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2930  Economic Development Highway Act; revise the definition   Doxey
        of the term "high economic benefit project."           
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2986  Waste tire fee; impose on tires sold at wholesale.        Robertson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2990  Disabled Physician Law; certain records shall be          King
        confidential.                                          
           03/18 (S) Passed
SB3023  Child support; require certain agencies to charge fee     Huggins
        for reinstatement of suspended licenses and fees to go 
        to Child Support Unit.                                 
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3040  Metropolitan Area Water Supply Act; make technical        Ross
        amendments to.                                         
           03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 540  Constitution Section 210; amend to remove prohibition     Chaney
        of sale of books by teachers.                          
           03/18 (S) Reconsidered
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Adopted As Amended
SC 554  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral votes for           Bryan
        Governor.                                              
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Adopted As Amended



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 242  Adult entertainment business; prohibit establishment on   Fleming
        sixteenth section land or lieu land.                   
           03/18 (S) Referred To Education
HB 292  Powers and duties of president and board of trustees of   Watson
        community and junior colleges; extend repeal on        
        provision providing.                                   
           03/18 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 293  Foresters Registration Law; reenact and repeal            Watson
        repealer.                                              
           03/18 (S) Referred To Forestry
HB 294  Mississippi Pulpwood Scaling and Practices Act; reenact   Watson
        and repeal the repealer.                               
           03/18 (S) Referred To Forestry
HB 439  Additional surcharge for traffic violations; extend       Watson
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 521  School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance       Gadd
        cost for PERS retirees employed as.                    
           03/18 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 636  School counselors and speech pathologists; continue       Pierce
        receiving salary supplement without NBPTS              
        certification.                                         
           03/18 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 662  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Program; extend     Pierce
        repealer on.                                           
           03/18 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 664  Charter Schools; delete repealer on authorization of.     Pierce
           03/18 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 725  Public purchasing laws; include state agency as entity    Brown
        that can designate purchasing agent.                   
           03/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB 804  Crossbow; revise number of physician certificates         McCoy
        required to certify disability for person to use when  
        hunting.                                               
           03/18 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 897  Youth court judges; authorize to order parenting          Carlton
        classes for parents of delinquent youth who are in     
        training schools.                                      
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 925  Public purchasing; authorize certified purchasing         Pierce
        offices to utilize RFP process to purchase commodities.
           03/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1091  Youth court; make revisions for certain aspects of        Flaggs
        custody hearings and custody orders in.                
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1148  Agricultural Theft Bureau; expand duties to include       Moody
        enforcement of timber theft laws.                      
           03/18 (S) Referred To Forestry
HB1150  IHL; authorize to include an arbitration provision in     Brown
        any international contract.                            
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB1193  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Compretta
        commission.                                            
           03/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;County Affairs
HB1194  Municipal police chiefs and officers; revise continuing   Snowden
        education requirements.                                
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1245  Push polling; add as a prohibited call under              Reynolds
        Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.                
           03/18 (S) Referred To Elections;Public Utilities
HB1268  Port commissions; provide procedure for dissolution of    Janus
        certain municipal port commissions.                    
           03/18 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1278  Historic cemeteries; allow Department of Archives and     West
        History to recognize certain cemeteries as.            
           03/18 (S) Referred To Corrections
HB1289  Killing unborn child; revise.                             Wells-Smith
           03/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1298  Crimes; create offense of knowingly exposing another      Moore
        person to HIV.                                         
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1334  Gaming; authorize State Tax Commission to determine       Watson
        revenue subject to fees and tax, provide access to all 
        licensee revenue areas during audit.                   
           03/18 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1368  State parks; establish timber management endowment        Robinson (84th)
        fund.                                                  
           03/18 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1394  Motor vehicle identification cards; authorize county      Fleming
        tax collectors to sell.                                
           03/18 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1520  Crimes; enhanced penalty for using firearm during         Smith (39th)
        commission of felony.                                  
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1525  Abortion Complication Reporting Act; create.              Wells-Smith
           03/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1542  Youth court order; authorize child to be held in          Upshaw
        certain detention center when found in contempt of.    
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1549  Teen court program; expand subject matter that may be     Scott
        brought before.                                        
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1581  Performance and payment bonds; clarify rights of          Brown
        claimants.                                             
           03/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB1597  Real Estate; revise certain laws.                         Morris
           03/18 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1617  CAP loan fund; extend repealer on provision allowing      Howell
        use of interest on certain loans for support of MDA.   
           03/18 (S) Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2286  Local natural gas districts; require annual audit by      Dearing
        State Auditor (PEER).                                  
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2310  Operation of charter schools; delete repealer on          Chaney
        statutes authorizing.                                  
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2329  Regional planning commissions; authorize to acquire       Cuevas
        property to maintain operations.                       
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2425  MS Prison Industries Corporation; authorize approval      Jackson (32nd)
        for procurement of goods and services made by          
        out-of-state inmate labor for entities.                
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2600  Retired teachers; may draw benefits and be reemployed     Carmichael
        as teachers under certain circumstances.               
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2614  Reckless endangerment; create crime of.                   Tollison
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2770  Railroad crossings; clarify allocation of costs of        Hewes
        pavement markings at railroad crossings.               
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2803  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Thames
        commissions; to be made from new Mississippi           
        congressional districts.                               
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2807  Nonresident freshwater fishing licenses; increase fee     Posey
        and prohibit certain special license or hunts.         
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2833  Deer hunting; extend season for bucks in certain          Morgan
        counties adjoining and south of Highway 98.            
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2873  Wildlife management areas; require nonconsumptive use     Posey
        permit for person using WMA.                           
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2961  Civil commitment; goal of treatment is proximity to       King
        patient's residence.                                   
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2972  Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; define   Harden
        authority.                                             
           03/18 (S) Died On Calendar

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