Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/03/05



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Floor Actions

SB3035  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; create and       Little
        provide funding for.                                   
           02/03 Suspend from Deadlines by SC 548



House: Introductions

HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/03 (H) Referred To Appropriations



House: Committee Reports

HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HR  14  Mary A. Hill; commend dedication of upon election as      Brown
        Vice President of School Nutrition Association.        
           02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 534  Commend the "King of the Blues," B.B. King.               Jordan
           02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 548  Suspend rules for requesting, drafting, etc; create the   Little
        MS Military Family Relief Fund.                        
           02/03 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 156  Agricultural seeds; remove repealer on specific           Warren
        enforcement responsibilities of Commissioner of        
        Agriculture.                                           
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 189  Mississippi Highway 43; designate portion in Leake,       Malone
        Madison and Rankin Counties as "Joe A. Waggoner        
        Memorial Highway."                                     
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 193  Income tax; extend repealer on income tax credit for      Warren
        certain port charges for using certain port facilities.
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 195  Office of State Aid Road Construction; exempt funds       Miles
        from transfer to Budget Contingency Fund.              
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 205  Harvest permits; extend repealer on authority of          Warren
        Transportation Commission to issue.                    
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 220  Small Business Assistance; extend repealer.               Warren
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 222  Mississippi Highway 309; designate portion in Marshall    Woods
        County as "J.P. Woods Memorial Highway."               
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 257  Incentive payment program; sales tax incentive fund;      Warren
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 280  IHL; require cooperation with federal agencies in         Moak
        terrorism investigation.                               
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 310  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Warren
        Fund; extend repealer on authority of MDA to use for   
        certain expenses.                                      
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 438  Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on            Warren
        provision allowing Arts Commission to use bond proceeds
        for certain project costs.                             
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 469  State aid road funds; delete requirement for              Miles
        expenditure of certain amount on bridges.              
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 499  Bail; prohibit for appeal of sexual battery of a minor    Chism
        conviction.                                            
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 500  Tourism; authorize MDA to contract with local entities    Peranich
        for regional tourism promotion, require local entities 
        to conduct annual audit.                               
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 537  Youth Court Act; revise definition of designee.           Baker (74th)
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 602  Fire fighters; authorize to keep badge and helmet upon    Compretta
        retirement.                                            
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 617  Catfish; revise definition to mean any species within     Eaton
        the family Ictaluridae.                                
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 626  Budget of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer     Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 653  Motor vehicle accident reports; authorize Department of   Miles
        Public Safety to provide certain information.          
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 697  Mississippi Agricultural Liming Materials Act;            Eaton
        authorize Agriculture Commissioner to promulgate       
        certain rules; add repealer.                           
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 704  Shrimp; require all engaged in commercial shrimping to    Patterson
        label the ocean and country of origin.                 
           02/03 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 718  Consumer Loan Broker Act; exempt enrolled agents with     Guice
        the IRS from registration under.                       
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 722  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Chism
        statutory minimum.                                     
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/03 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 757  Appointees of the Speaker; clarify that authorization     Pierce
        to receive expense reimbursement and per diem.         
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 758  School district accounts; superintendent may pay claims   Pierce
        to be ratified by local school board.                  
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 774  Housing authorities; authorize to sell bonds to           Watson
        federally chartered corporations at private sale       
        without advertisement.                                 
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 799  Public property; DFA to assign certain property to        Rogers (61st)
        Department of Military.                                
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 800  Community/junior college districts; delete repealer on    Young
        certain employment procedures.                         
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 816  Garbage and rubbish; prohibit counties and cities from    Franks
        imposing fee or tax for collection or disposal         
        businesses.                                            
           02/03 (H) Read the Third Time
HB 835  Sam Dale State Park; authorize Department of Finance      Robinson (84th)
        Administration to sell.                                
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 954  Public property; authorize DFA to sell certain property   Moss
        located in Alcorn County.                              
           02/03 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 974  Mississippi Highways 472 and 6 and U.S. Highway 84;       Weathersby
        designate portions as "Heroes Trail," "Officer Ronald  
        Wayne Jones Memorial Highway," and "Amie Ewing Memorial
        Highway."                                              
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 984  Economic interest statements; require local governing     Peranich
        authorities to file with Ethics Commission.            
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB 991  State tax claim; limit amount of salary withheld to       Perkins
        satisfy.                                               
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1000  Budget; amend certain statutes to provide more money in   Stringer
        General Fund for appropriation.                        
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1003  Office of State Aid; authorize to escalate its budget     McBride
        for projects under Economic Development Highway Act.   
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1104  Medicaid; amend sections on eligibility, services and     Morris
        facility assessments.                                  
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1113  Consumer protection; revise prohibited acts or            Moak
        practices.                                             
           02/03 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules
           02/03 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1119  IHL's; clarify residence status of spouses and children   Young
        of military personnel on active duty for purposes of   
        attending.                                             
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1134  Collection of delinquent taxes; increase fees.            Green
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1170  Mississippi Highway 25; designate portion in Tishomingo   Franks
        County as "David Bonds Memorial Highway."              
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1175  MS State Veterans' Home; rename home in Jackson the       Holland
        General Hilton R. "Jack" Vance Veterans' Home.         
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1178  State agencies, counties and municipalities; revise law   Holland
        on acceptance of payments by credit cards and other    
        forms of payment.                                      
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1213  Health Savings Accounts Act; establish and exempt         Dedeaux
        certain contributions from gross income.               
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1232  Optional retirement program; expand investments           Stringer
        available to participants to include mutual funds.     
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1233  PERS investments; allow investments in types of           Stringer
        investments not specifically listed.                   
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1238  Auto liability insurance; require Department of Public    Formby
        Safety to maintain database of insured motorist and    
        revise certain fees.                                   
           02/03 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules
           02/03 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1239  Broadband services; exempt from the regulation of the     Ellis *
        Public Service Commission.                             
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1246  Sales tax; revise definition of "person" under (STC).     Watson
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1301  Bonds; remove unnecessary authority to issue certain      Watson
        state general obligation bonds and revenue bonds,      
        revise use of certain bond proceeds.                   
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1305  Pier; define.                                             Guice
           02/03 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1306  Corporation franchise tax; revise type of notice that     Watson
        may extend period for examining returns.               
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1317  Health insurance; require reimbursement for services of   Formby
        marriage and family therapists.                        
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1322  Annual and quarterly statements of insurance companies;   Formby
        revise requirements for filing.                        
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1327  State Tax Commission; remove requirement that board of    Watson
        review decisions be approved by the chairman (STC).    
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1408  State funds; provide for transfers of special funds       Stringer
        into BCF, and transfers among categories for certain   
        agencies.                                              
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1448  Gaming; authorize Gaming Commission to adopt              Moak
        regulations regarding race book and sports pool        
        consistent with federal law.                           
           02/03 (H) Failed
           02/03 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1455  County Port and Harbor Commission; clarify authority to   Compretta
        receive per diem.                                      
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1469  Pat Harrison Waterway District; revise the amounts        Watson
        contributed by member counties for operation of the    
        district.                                              
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1471  Finance charges; fees relating to loans from certain      Brown
        retirement plans not considered as.                    
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1488  Economic development; create the Alabama-Mississippi      Young
        Joint Economic Development Authority.                  
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1510  Youth court work programs; require participants to take   Scott
        drug tests.                                            
           02/03 (H) Passed
HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/03 (H) Immediate Release
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC   8  Amend Constitution; establish hunting and fishing as a    Bondurant
        right.                                                 
           02/03 (H) Amended
           02/03 (H) Failed
           02/03 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HR  14  Mary A. Hill; commend dedication of upon election as      Brown
        Vice President of School Nutrition Association.        
           02/03 (H) Adopted
           02/03 (H) Immediate Release
SC 534  Commend the "King of the Blues," B.B. King.               Jordan
           02/03 (H) Adopted
           02/03 (H) Immediate Release
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 548  Suspend rules for requesting, drafting, etc; create the   Little
        MS Military Family Relief Fund.                        
           02/03 (H) Adopted
           02/03 (H) Immediate Release
           02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2060  The American Alligator to be designated as the            Moffatt
        Mississippi State Reptile; provide.                    
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 514  Commend Dr. Rod Paige, first Mississippian to serve as    Hyde-Smith
        Secretary of Education.                                
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 520  Recognize the 100th Anniversary of Rotary International   Little
        and designate "Rotary Day" in Mississippi.             
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 522  Commend Elbert R. Hilliard, Director Emeritus of MS       Little
        Department of Archives and History.                    
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 524  Commend NWMCC President David M. Haraway on retirement.   Mettetal
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 525  Commend Lucedale/George County Librarian, Beverly Janet   Walley
        Smith, for 33 years of service.                        
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 526  James R "Bobby" Rayburn; commend on presidency of         Hewes
        National Association of Home Builders.                 
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 529  Commend Jalin Wood, Miss Mississippi 2004.                Walley
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 532  Commend life of Dr. Richard Naef, Mississippi's first     Frazier
        Neurologist.                                           
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 533  Commend the life of combat casualty Seabee Chief Joel     Dawkins
        Baldwin.                                               
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 536  Commend life of Ruby Gamble Dyse.                         Frazier
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 537  Commend Kenneth Williams for "Step With It!               Little
        Mississippi" run for good health.                      
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 548  Suspend rules for requesting, drafting, etc; create the   Little
        MS Military Family Relief Fund.                        
           02/03 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 704  Shrimp; require all engaged in commercial shrimping to    Patterson
        label the ocean and country of origin.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Introductions

SB3030  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a space,        Cuevas
        science and education center in Hancock County.        
           02/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3031  MS Major Economic Impact Act; revise the definition of    Cuevas
        the term project and authorize the issuance of general 
        obligation bonds.                                      
           02/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3032  Appropriation to JSU for five-year faculty equity plan;   Harden
        FY 2006.                                               
           02/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3033  Appropriation to JSU for e-Center; FY 2006.               Harden
           02/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3034  Appropriation; Alcorn and Valley State Universities,      Simmons
        additional for Ayers settlement, FY 2005.              
           02/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3035  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; create and       Little
        provide funding for.                                   
           02/03 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 546  Urge Department of Archives and History to erect a        White
        marker for Governor Albert Gallatin Brown.             
           02/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 547  Commend life of Col. Lawrence Roberts, former Tuskegee    Hewes
        Airman, and expressing sympathy of the Legislature.    
           02/03 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 548  Suspend rules for requesting, drafting, etc; create the   Little
        MS Military Family Relief Fund.                        
           02/03 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SB3035  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; create and       Little
        provide funding for.                                   
           02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 548  Suspend rules for requesting, drafting, etc; create the   Little
        MS Military Family Relief Fund.                        
           02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2006  Administrative fine for food service establishments       Nunnelee
        operating without a permit; authorize.                 
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2018  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Ross
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2020  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2024  Eminent domain; authorize trial without jury by           Dearing
        consent.                                               
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2039  Counties; authorize to pay expenses incurred during       Tollison
        search and rescue activities.                          
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2040  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2046  Courts; revise certain procedures affecting justice and   Burton
        municipal courts, both civil and criminal.             
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2052  PERS; provide that elected officials who retire after     Ross
        the first of the month due to expiration of term will  
        not be penalized.                                      
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2067  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Little
        voting.                                                
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2077  Scenic streams; designate Bear Creek in Tishomingo        Wilemon
        County as a state scenic stream.                       
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2094  Creditor-placed insurance; reduce insurer payment by      Kirby
        any recovery from a third party.                       
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2096  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2138  Distinctive motor vehicle license tags; increase the      King
        penalty for fraudulently obtaining disabled veteran    
        tag.                                                   
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2142  School district accounts; superintendent may pay claims   Chaney
        to be ratified by local school board.                  
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2184  State/School employees health insurance; authorize        Kirby
        levels of coverage (Governor's proposal).              
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2193  Driver's license; parent can cancel minor's under age     Michel
        18.                                                    
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2224  Life insurance; discharge insurer after payment in        Kirby
        accordance with policy.                                
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2232  Driver's license; require one year of supervised          Butler
        driving under a temporary permit to be eligible for    
        intermediate.                                          
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2237  Death benefits trust fund; include certain homeland       Albritton
        security personnel as beneficiaries.                   
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2238  Crimes; create anti-camcorder piracy act.                 Tollison
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2244  State agencies, counties and municipalities; authorize    Carmichael
        acceptance of electronic payments.                     
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2249  Weapons; carry permit exception for justice court         Albritton
        judges.                                                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2264  Bad check; conform fees.                                  Michel
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2272  State Board of Education expend federal funds for         Chaney
        licensed teachers; clarify authority.                  
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2273  MS Fire Personnel Minimum Standards and Certification     Kirby
        Board; revise length of staggered terms.               
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2274  School districts under conservatorship; authorize SDE     Chaney
        to contract with private entity to manage.             
           02/03 (S) Passed
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2283  Ambulance service permit requirements to conduct          Little
        membership subscription program; repeal.               
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2295  Adequate education program appropriation and local        Wilemon
        school district budgets to identify program funding    
        categories; require.                                   
           02/03 (S) Amended
           02/03 (S) Failed
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2298  Bonds; housing authorities may sell their bonds to        Burton
        federally chartered corporations.                      
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2313  Appointments to the Council for Education Technology;     Chaney
        restore Senate confirmation on.                        
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2323  State Board of Barber Examiners; revise licensure law.    Thames
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2328  Auto liability insurance coverage; raise statutory        Turner
        minimum.                                               
           02/03 (S) Amended
           02/03 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2334  Medical Malpractice Insurance Availability Act; extend    Kirby
        repealer.                                              
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2344  Title pledge lenders; clarify the amount of bond          Mettetal
        required for licensure.                                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2412  Coastal wetlands permits; clarify authority of the        Gollott
        Commission on Marine Resources to modify.              
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2415  Licensure of hearing aid specialists; delete repealer.    Nunnelee
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2416  Licensure of speech pathologists and audiologists by      Nunnelee
        State Board of Health; delete repealer.                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2417  Uniform Controlled Substance Act; revise schedules in     Nunnelee
        conformity with federal law.                           
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2420  Organ donation; revise protocol and clarify authority     Bryan
        of organ donor.                                        
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2445  Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; require           King
        inclusion in national database/extend repealer.        
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2450  Justice court; conform fees to municipal court.           Albritton
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2453  Employee criminal background checks; authorize            Nunnelee
        Department of Human Services to conduct.               
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2468  Appointments to Southern Regional Education Board;        Chaney
        clarify.                                               
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2473  Public property; authorize University of Mississippi to   Tollison
        sell state land in George County.                      
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2477  Public property; DFA to assign certain property to        Carmichael
        Department of Military.                                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2478  Federal Workforce Investment Act administration;          Robertson
        transfer to Department of Employment Security, Office  
        of the Governor.                                       
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2483  Coastal wetlands; provide an alternative for dredge       Gollott
        material disposal.                                     
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2502  Coastal wetlands; provide for discretionary               Gollott
        distribution of applications by Commission on Marine   
        Resources.                                             
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2518  Forestry Inventory and Strategic Planning Act; remove     Harvey
        repealer.                                              
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2519  MS Institute for Forest Inventory; limited immunity       Harvey
        from criminal trespass for conducting forest inventory 
        on private lands.                                      
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2520  MS Institute for Forest Inventory; stagger terms of       Harvey
        board of directors.                                    
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2523  Restitution to victims; extend repealer on authority to   Tollison
        establish centers.                                     
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2532  Small loan licensees; revise maximum closing fee.         Mettetal
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2565  Public property; allow MDOC and Dept. of Wildlife,        Posey
        Fisheries and Parks to exchange property.              
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2584  Ten Commandments; authorize display on school property.   Jackson (32nd)
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2586  Donation of personal leave by public employees; delete    Thames
        repealer.                                              
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2599  On-premises wine permit; conform language to Alcoholic    Posey
        Beverage Control Law.                                  
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2636  Broadband services; clarify to exempt from regulation     King
        by PSC.                                                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2639  Agriculture; remove repealer on commissioner's            Lee (35th)
        authority to regulate agricultural seeds.              
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2643  Designated smoking areas in public buildings; UMC not     King
        required to have.                                      
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2678  Major Economic Impact Act; authorize bond proceeds to     Brown
        be used for equipment purchases for certain projects.  
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2681  Agricultural seeds; authorize Department of Agriculture   Hyde-Smith
        and Commerce to establish inspection fees.             
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2689  State scenic streams; designate the Pascagoula River as   Dawkins
        a state scenic stream.                                 
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2698  Residential builders/State Board of Contractors; extend   Flowers
        repealer.                                              
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2703  Agricultural lime law; provide repealer and require       Lee (35th)
        regulations to comply with Administrative Procedures   
        Act.                                                   
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2706  Sales tax; direct pay permits may be issued to public     Robertson
        utilities for items taxed under Section 27-65-19.      
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2709  Sales tax; the term "person" shall include promoters of   Robertson
        temporary events.                                      
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2724  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2728  Marine resources; provide administrative hearing          Gollott
        procedure for violations of marine resources laws.     
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2738  Adoption agencies; require to show office location on     Nunnelee
        all advertisements.                                    
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2743  Highway safety; provide consumer access to historical     Hewes
        information on vehicle-specific accident data.         
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2745  Medicaid; provide for cost containment and make           Nunnelee
        technical amendments to law.                           
           02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/03 (S) Amended
           02/03 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2752  Transportation; authorize the commission to lease         Hewes
        antenna space on communication towers that it owns.    
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2755  Pat Harrison Waterway District; revise the amounts        Pickering
        contributed by member counties for operation of the    
        district.                                              
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2774  Transfer of county/city property to nonprofit primary     Browning
        health care clinic; delete repealer.                   
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2783  Public property; authorize Dept. of Public Safety to      Browning
        exchange property located in Union County.             
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2789  Oyster leases; revise procedure and minimum rentals.      Gollott
           02/03 (S) Amended
           02/03 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2790  Insecticides and pesticides; revise Bureau of Plant       Hyde-Smith
        Industry procedures for administrative hearings.       
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2796  Real property; clarify ownership rights of nonresident    Pickering
        aliens.                                                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2823  Mechanic's lien; allow for motor vehicle regardless of    Ross
        state in which titled.                                 
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2824  Economic development; create the Alabama-Mississippi      Carmichael
        Joint Economic Development Authority.                  
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2829  Direct recording electronic voting equipment; authorize   Burton
        use at elections conducted in this state.              
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2836  Mississippi Highway 844; delete segment from state        Lee (35th)
        highway system.                                        
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2853  Bonds; authorize additional use of bonds issued for the   Moffatt
        Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi.                       
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2860  Retirement; constables in PERS must pay all required      Doxey
        contributions, or elect not to pay and not receive     
        credit.                                                
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2861  Trapping; allow pelts to be sold after the close of       Posey
        trapping season.                                       
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2872  Oysters; clarify removal process from contaminated        Gollott
        areas.                                                 
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2874  Withholding income for child support administrative       Ross
        fee; extend repealer.                                  
           02/03 (S) Reconsidered
           02/03 (S) Amended
           02/03 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2887  Marine charter boats; require ecotourism charters to      Gollott
        meet same requirements as fishing charter boats.       
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2892  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repeal   Robertson
        date on its authority to issue bonds to fund economic  
        development projects.                                  
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2904  Nutria; amend wildlife statutes to allow taking as a      Posey
        nuisance.                                              
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2918  Municipalities; may donate to public school districts     Michel
        for certain purposes.                                  
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2927  Real estate; clarify disclosure of nonmaterial facts in   Michel
        transactions.                                          
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2940  Bail agents; revise date when amount of qualification     Doxey
        bond is increased.                                     
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2941  Professional bail agent license; require criminal         Doxey
        background checks on applicants.                       
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2942  Bail agents; prohibit from charging a fee less than       Doxey
        statutorily required.                                  
           02/03 (S) Passed
SB2948  Retired law enforcement; entitled to reimbursement for    Huggins
        testimony required after retirement.                   
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2952  Agriculture; provide for continuation of beef promotion   Hyde-Smith
        program if national program ruled unconstitutional.    
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2980  Wildlife; make illegal to possess game taken              Posey
        unlawfully.                                            
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2981  Taxes; warrant for delinquent taxes may be served by      Robertson
        regular mail (STC).                                    
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2995  Drug Court Fund; revise fund distribution.                Hyde-Smith
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2996  Garnishment; revise service of process and                Mettetal
        responsibility of garnishees in certain cases.         
           02/03 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3001  State Highway System; designate a portion of Airport      Brown
        Road in Lowndes County as part.                        
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3035  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund; create and       Little
        provide funding for.                                   
           02/03 (S) Amended
           02/03 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/03 (S) Immediate Release
SC 548  Suspend rules for requesting, drafting, etc; create the   Little
        MS Military Family Relief Fund.                        
           02/03 (S) Adopted
           02/03 (S) Immediate Release
           02/03 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1104  Medicaid; amend sections on eligibility, services and     Morris
        facility assessments.                                  
           02/03 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1579  Appropriation; Medicaid; Additional for FY2005.           Stringer
           02/03 (S) Referred To Appropriations

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