Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary, Division A Committee

As of 01/02/07 at 12:33

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HB 100  Eminent Domain; restrict use of.                          Franks
 *         03/31 (H) Died In Conference
HB 279  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old child to       Reeves
 *      select custodial parent.                               
           03/27 (H) Died In Conference
HB 298  Indigent Juvenile Appeals Resource Counsel; create        Flaggs
 * %    position within Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals.
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 299  Economic interest statements; require local governing     Peranich
        authorities to file with Ethics Commission.            
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 300  Marriage; revise waiting period, blood test and age       Cummings
 *      requirements.                                          
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 413  Abandonment of trial and appeals; provide for             Gunn
 *      dismissal.                                             
           03/10 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 551  DNA; provide for use in capital cases.                    Brown
 *         02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 595  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer on.              Warren
 * %       03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 630  County courts; provide additional judge for Lauderdale    Robinson (84th)
 *      County Court.                                          
           03/10 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 703  DNA; provide for testing for persons convicted of         Brown
 *      capital crimes.                                        
           02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 774  Mississippi Uniform Partnership Law; extend repealer.     Warren
   %       02/28 (S) Died In Committee
HB 882  Justifiable homicide; revise.                             Holland
 *         03/08 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 905  District attorneys; provide additional assistants for     Watson
 *      certain circuit court districts.                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1112  Uniform Prudent Investor Act; enact (NCCUSL).             Denny
 *         03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1141  Firearms; clarify regulation of discharge of firearms     McBride
 *      in counties or municipalities.                         
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1222  Unclaimed property; clarify law regarding certain         Moak
 *      intangible personal property.                          
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1229  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Upshaw
 * %    standards.                                             
           03/27 (H) Died In Conference
HB1307  Assault; include municipal court judges in enhanced       Compretta
 *      penalties.                                             
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1693  Funeral protest; prohibit desecration of military         Reynolds
 *  @   funerals and provide penalties for violations.         
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2037  Products liability; provide exclusive remedy.             Ross
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2053  Child custody; custodial parent responsible for health    Butler
 *      care expenses when court order is silent.              
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2074  Judges; require disclosure of certain gifts from          Ross
 *      litigants.                                             
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2100  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Doxey
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2109  Criminal investigators; allow certain DA's to appoint     Hyde-Smith
        additional.                                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2110  Criminal investigators; allow certain DA's to appoint     Dearing
        additional.                                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2134  MS Deferred Deposit Loan Act; create.                     Tollison
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2136  Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who     Nunnelee
        has abandoned a child.                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2150  Child support guidelines based on adjusted gross          Nunnelee
 *      income; increase.                                      
           03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2168  Physicians; offer immunity from suit when rendering       Michel
        care to Medicaid patients.                             
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179  Garnishment; clarify exemptions, conform to federal       Tollison
        law.                                                   
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2197  Justice court jurisdiction; increase to $5,000.00.        Flowers
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2200  Exemption from execution; revise to include certain       Tollison
        intangibles.                                           
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2201  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Nunnelee
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2205  Murder; revise life penalty to 25 years to life.          Doxey
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2221  Consumer collection agencies; require registration and    Harden
   %    prohibit certain acts.                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2237  Eminent domain; restrict cities' authority to exercise.   Dearing
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2238  County court judge; appoint additional for Lauderdale     Burton
        County.                                                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2239  District attorneys; authorize additional assistant for    Dearing
        14th circuit.                                          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2240  District attorneys; authorize additional assistant for    Hyde-Smith
        14th circuit.                                          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2248  Emergency medical providers; enact good-faith immunity.   White
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2249  DUI; enhance penalty when minors of certain age are       White
   %    passengers.                                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2251  DUI; increase fine and imprisonment under certain         White
   %    circumstances.                                         
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2260  County court judge; appoint additional for Lauderdale     Carmichael
 *      County.                                                
           03/29 Approved by Governor
SB2269  Interpreters; appointment for non-English speaking        Harden
 *      persons in court proceedings.                          
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2272  Eminent domain; public entities may proceed only under    Harden
        state law.                                             
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2289  Campaign finance disclosure; failure to receive notice    Harden
        of late filing may mitigate civil fine.                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2292  Visitation; require for noncustodial parents concurrent   Dearing
   %    with order of child support.                           
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2315  Interpreters; provide certification and use in all        Albritton
        courts.                                                
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2320  Exemption from execution; clarify for proceeds accruing   Albritton
        to certain claims.                                     
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2336  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2350  Criminal investigators; add one to Fifteenth Circuit.     Albritton
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2359  Court records; create Anti-Secrecy Act.                   Williamson
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2361  Childhood sexual abuse; extend statute of limitations     Williamson
        for civil suits for damages.                           
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2389  Position of trust; provide triple damages for certain     Nunnelee
 *      violations of fiduciary duty.                          
           03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2401  State Auditor; clarify authority to audit public funds    Chaney
        flowing into a nonprofit corporation.                  
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2402  Temporary detention; codify Terry stop by peace           Albritton
        officers.                                              
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2405  Mississippi River Timberlands Control Act; repeal.        Chaney
   %       03/06 Approved by Governor
SB2407  DUI; require special license tag for vehicle.             Jordan
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2417  Mode of transportation; ensure equal access to public     Dearing
        accommodations.                                        
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2426  Duty to retreat; clarify when does not exist (NRA).       Ross
 *         03/27 Approved by Governor
SB2429  Criminal investigators; allow certain DA's to appoint     Albritton
        additional.                                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2430  Tort reform; person injured while committing a crime      White
        may not recover damages.                               
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2436  District attorneys; authorize additional assistant for    Albritton
        14th circuit.                                          
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2459  Fifteenth Circuit Court District; provide additional      Albritton
   %    judge.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2465  Justifiable force; provide immunity from civil suit.      White
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2470  Justice court; revise civil procedure.                    Nunnelee
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2476  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2479  Conservators; clarify persons to be served with notice    King
        of petition seeking.                                   
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2486  DUI; notify prosecutor of judicial appeal of              Ross
 *      administrative suspension of license.                  
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2488  Jury Patriot Act; delay effective date one year.          Ross
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2527  Sex offender registration; enact "Jessica's Law."         Ross
 *         04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2532  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Hewes
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2534  Judges; increase trial court judges' office allowance     Ross
 *      (SCT).                                                 
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2537  Minors; notify DA when conception due to rape or sexual   Nunnelee
        battery.                                               
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2538  Adoption proceedings; reduce time period for birth        Nunnelee
        father to object in certain cases.                     
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2541  Minors; revise emancipation of for child support (DHS).   Nunnelee
 *         04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2543  Interest on judgment or decrees; prescribe.               Nunnelee
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2545  Uniform Parentage Act; enact (DHS).                       Nunnelee
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2553  Public Records Act; revise fees for providing             Dawkins
   %    records/increase civil penalties.                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2562  Jurisdictional amount; revise for justice court.          Mettetal
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2565  Eminent domain; restrict power of to direct public use.   Ross
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2592  Model Business Corporation Act; revise (BLAG).            Ross
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2600  Jury duty; civil cause of action for termination.         Walls
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2601  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2617  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2632  Special judges; assign to weapons and drug cases in       Ross
 *      Hinds County (Gov).                                    
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2644  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2668  Garnishment; revise service of process and                Mettetal
 *      responsibility of garnishees in certain cases.         
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2725  State Ethics Commission; require executives of county     Dawkins
        commissions to file statement of economic interest.    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2735  False or fraudulent Medicaid claims; clarify and          Nunnelee
        authorize civil actions by the Attorney General and    
        private citizens.                                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2748  Conservation officer; provide immunity from criminal      Posey
 *      trespass while in performance of official duties.      
           03/29 Approved by Governor
SB2757  Courts; facilitate comprehensive electronic data system   Ross
 *      (SCT).                                                 
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2781  Property; enact Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act           Doxey
 *      (NCCUSL).                                              
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2785  Board of Bar Admissions; delete automatic repealer.       Ross
 *         03/27 (S) Died In Conference
SB2787  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Doxey
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2789  Courts; establish salary parameters for certain staff     Ross
 *      of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (SCT).       
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2798  Wildlife Department; conform publication requirements     Posey
        of regulations to administrative procedures law.       
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2812  Mississippi Fair Housing Act; enact.                      Jackson (11th)
   %       01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2825  UCC Revised Article 7; revise electronic transfer of      Ross
        documents of title (BLAG).                             
           04/03 Approved by Governor
SB2826  Sixteenth section land; grant immunity for lease or use   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2835  Child custody; eliminate child's right to choose at age   Dearing
        12.                                                    
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2837  Adoption; expand jurisdiction.                            Tollison
 *         03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2838  Custody; chancellor's decision of record if child is      Dearing
 *      over 12.                                               
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2859  Liquefied petroleum gas; limitation of liability.         Cuevas
 *         02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2864  Uniform Environmental Covenants Act; enact (NCCUSL).      Doxey
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2883  Legal notice publications; revise the general             Wilemon
        circulation requirement.                               
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2899  Rape and sexual battery; revise punishment when victim    Tollison
 *      under 14.                                              
           02/28 (H) Died In Committee
SB2908  Public records; preserve exemption for open               Albritton
        investigations and pending cases.                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2954  Shoot to kill; authorize in certain circumstances.        Tollison
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2955  Justice court; revise training, jurisdictional limits     White
        and make part of judicial branch.                      
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2966  Exemption from execution; additional allowance for        Clarke
        senior citizens.                                       
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2969  Presumption of death; revise in event of mass             Nunnelee
        casualties.                                            
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SB2973  Use of force; enumerate when justifiable.                 Flowers
           01/31 (S) Died In Committee
SN  13  Andre Louis de Gruy, Jackson, Mississippi, Director of    GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Office of Capital Defense Counsel,         
        four-year term ending June 30, 2009.                   
           03/27 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  45  Robert Quentin (Quentin) Whitwell, Jr., Jackson,          GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, Chairman of the Tort Claims Board, term   
        will and pleasure of Governor.                         
           03/27 (S) Notified of Approval


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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