Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/12/06



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House: Introductions

HB 843  Katrina; require study of state's disaster plans.         Carlton
           01/12 (H) Referred To Rules;Appropriations
HB 844  Civil defense communication; require study on             Carlton
        effectiveness.                                         
           01/12 (H) Referred To Rules;Appropriations
HB 845  I Am Mississippi; designate as official state poem.       Mims
           01/12 (H) Referred To Rules;Appropriations
HB 846  State contract bids; require list of subcontractors for   Franks
        those in excess of $100,000 and authorize project      
        management for certain.                                
           01/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 847  Physicians; provide certain immunity for those            Bondurant
        providing health care services under Medicaid.         
           01/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 848  Smoking; prohibit in public facility when youth are       Bondurant
        engaged in organized athletic event in facility.       
           01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 849  Price gouging and petroleum-based fuel prices;            Franks
        authorize the Attorney General to apply statewide.     
           01/12 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 850  Price gouging and petroleum-based fuel prices;            Franks
        authorize the Attorney General to apply statewide.     
           01/12 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 851  Refiners of petroleum products; require to submit         Franks
        reports to Office of Consumer Protection within        
        Attorney General's Office.                             
           01/12 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Oil, Gas and Other Minera
HB 852  Fraudulent sales of insurance; revise penalty to create   Franks
        a felony offense.                                      
           01/12 (H) Referred To Insurance;Judiciary B
HB 853  Workers' Compensation Commission; require members to be   Moak
        attorneys; grandfather in certain members.             
           01/12 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 854  Worker's Compensation; eliminate circuit court review.    Upshaw
           01/12 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 855  Workers' compensation; revise approved attorney's fee     Brown
        to be in addition to claimant's full compensation.     
           01/12 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 856  Residential builders and remodelers; require liability    Smith (39th)
        and workers' compensation insurance; define inactives. 
           01/12 (H) Referred To Insurance;Judiciary B
HB 857  Intensive Supervision Program; expand to include          Scott
        juveniles and extend repealer (RP).                    
           01/12 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 858  Community development corporations; establish grant       Scott
        program within Mississippi Development Authority.      
           01/12 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 859  Holocaust commission; expand to include study of the      Scott
        Middle Passage.                                        
           01/12 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 860  Federally qualified health centers; establish pilot       Scott
        program to treat Medicaid patients after hours.        
           01/12 (H) Referred To Medicaid
HB 861  Contagious disease; require Health Department to          Scott
        conduct workshops in area of high instances of         
        occurrence.                                            
           01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 862  Health instruction; require public schools to teach       Scott
        physical education classes.                            
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education
HB 863  Youth court work programs; require participants to take   Scott
        drug tests.                                            
           01/12 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 864  Youth Court Work Programs; require drug testing of        Scott
        offenders working in.                                  
           01/12 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 865  Economic development; increase max. pop. of small         Scott
        municipality re:  Small Municipalities Limited         
        Population Counties Grant Program.                     
           01/12 (H) Referred To Municipalities;Ways and Means
HB 866  School uniforms; mandate in districts selected for        Scott
        pilot program by SBE.                                  
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education
HB 867  Mississippi Save Our Children Act; create.                Scott
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education
HB 868  Social workers; provide in schools having high            Scott
        incidences of crime and violence.                      
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 869  Institutional Training Program Initiative; create to      Scott
        assist students in workforce training at colleges.     
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education;Universities and Colleges
HB 870  School districts; require certain policies in those       Scott
        accredited at Level 3 or lower.                        
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education
HB 871  Counselors; provide in elementary schools.                Scott
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education
HB 872  House arrest program; reenact and expand to include       Scott
        juvenile delinquents.                                  
           01/12 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Corrections
HB 873  Home Detention for Juveniles Program; establish under     Scott
        Department of Human Services.                          
           01/12 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Public Health and Human Services
HB 874  Voting systems; require that all are required to have     Scott
        permanent paper record or audit trail.                 
           01/12 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 875  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott
        for recreational facilities on school property.        
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 876  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance to            Brown
        supporters of the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund. 
           01/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 877  Ad valorem taxes; revise notice requirements when         Brown
        school district proposes increase.                     
           01/12 (H) Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 878  Pharmacies; require drug manufacturers to provide for     Howell
        returns of outdated drugs from for full credit or      
        replacement.                                           
           01/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 879  Mineral rights; owner pays certain portion of property    Holloway *
        taxes.                                                 
           01/12 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Ways and Means
HB 880  State employees raises; require agencies and colleges     Holloway
        to comply strictly with legislative direction.         
           01/12 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 881  Identity theft; establish procedure for victim to have    Clark
        debt forgiven and credit reports purged.               
           01/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 882  Justifiable homicide; revise.                             Holland
           01/12 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 883  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Weathersby
           01/12 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HC  40  Amend Constitution; Supreme Being; governmental entity    Snowden
        may not prohibit acknowledgment.                       
           01/12 (H) Referred To Constitution



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 213  Office of Dropout Prevention; create within the State     Brown
        Department of Education.                               
           01/12 (H) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB 562  Voting systems and devices; authorize bonds to provide    Reynolds
        funds to assist counties in acquiring.                 
           01/12 (H) DR - TSDP: AE To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB 192  Sex offenders; authorities use of GPS monitoring.         Mayo
           01/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 214  Curriculum choices; SDE design for students interested    Brown
        in direct entry into workforce.                        
           01/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 562  Voting systems and devices; authorize bonds to provide    Reynolds
        funds to assist counties in acquiring.                 
           01/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 882  Justifiable homicide; revise.                             Holland
           01/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 883  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Weathersby
           01/12 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 191  Fire trucks; authorize eighth round for counties and      Stringer
        cities under assistance program.                       
           01/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 409  Seat belt law; violation to be a primary offense.         Clark
           01/12 (H) Amended
           01/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2310  Tobacco and sales tax; increase on cigarettes and         Little
        reduce the sales tax on certain food sold for human    
        consumption.                                           
           01/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           01/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  15  Joint session; call to hear the State of the State        Warren
        address of Governor.                                   
           01/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2470  Justice court; revise civil procedure.                    Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2471  Abortion facilities; delete repealer on certain           Nunnelee
        licensure categories.                                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2472  Military personnel; professional license shall not        King
        expire while on federal active duty.                   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2473  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Hewes
        voting.                                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2474  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           01/12 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2475  Tobacco Settlement Health Care Trust Fund; delete         Gordon
        pay-back requirement.                                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2476  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated to needy.                                      
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2477  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Hewes
        available to employers.                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2478  State highway system; add certain segment of Highway      Davis
        301 in DeSoto County.                                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2479  Conservators; clarify persons to be served with notice    King
        of petition seeking.                                   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2480  Crime victims; establish automated victim notification    Albritton
        system.                                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2481  Mississippi Notary Act; enact model act (BLAG).           Ross
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2482  CON requirements for the relocation of a health care      Ross
        facility; clarify.                                     
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2483  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         King
        voting.                                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2484  Mississippi Alarm Contractors Licensing Act; enact.       Jackson (15th)
           01/12 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2485  Workplace medical services and transportation under       Harden
        Workers' Compensation Law; require.                    
           01/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2486  DUI; notify prosecutor of judicial appeal of              Ross
        administrative suspension of license.                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2487  Radar; allow cities to run within certain school zones.   Doxey
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2488  Jury Patriot Act; delay effective date one year.          Ross
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2489  State Superintendent of Education and divisional          Ross
        directors of SDE; fix salaries of.                     
           01/12 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2490  Retirement system; social security finding of total       Jackson (32nd)
        disability shall be accepted for disability retirement.
           01/12 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2491  Workers' Compensation; worker must give notice of         Hewes
        injury before termination.                             
           01/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2492  Counties; authorize to acquire cell phones for            Jackson (32nd)
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks officers.                
           01/12 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2493  Election; authorize early voting.                         Jackson (32nd)
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2494  Income tax credit; allow for certain charges paid by      Hewes
        taxpayers importing and exporting products at ports and
        airports.                                              
           01/12 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2495  Deer; provide that the Commission on Wildlife,            Jackson (32nd)
        Fisheries and Parks may allow baiting of deer on       
        private lands.                                         
           01/12 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2496  Deer; allow baiting of deer with corn.                    Jackson (32nd)
           01/12 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2497  Prison Industries; prohibit state agencies from           Jackson (32nd)
        purchasing from business employing inmates of another  
        state.                                                 
           01/12 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2498  Lemon law; prohibit transfer of buy-back and              Jackson (32nd)
        nonconforming vehicles without notice.                 
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2499  Economic development; MDA and MS Prison Ind. to dev.      Jackson (32nd)
        program on feasibility of prison labor to prevent plant
        closings.                                              
           01/12 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2500  Public property; authorize DFA to apply rent payments     Jackson (32nd)
        toward the purchase of real property.                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2501  Public property; authorize DFA to                         Jackson (32nd)
        purchase/lease-purchase property to centrally locate   
        state agencies.                                        
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2502  Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions     Jackson (32nd)
        to certain student aid programs.                       
           01/12 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2503  State agencies; DFA may assist creditor agency in         Gordon
        collecting fees from delinquent agency and direct funds
        transfer.                                              
           01/12 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2504  Budget; amend 98% requirement to provide more money in    Gordon
        General Fund for appropriation.                        
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2505  Retirement system; authorize creditable service for       Jackson (32nd)
        certain part-time employment as a school bus driver.   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2506  Appropriation; MS Commission on the Status of Women.      Williamson
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2507  Absentee ballots; allow all persons qualified to vote     Jackson (32nd)
        by absentee ballot to do so by mail.                   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2508  Fishing; limit boat launching and fishing fees on state   Jackson (32nd)
        lakes.                                                 
           01/12 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2509  Elections; qualified elector may vote absentee for any    Jackson (32nd)
        reason.                                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2510  Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs    Jackson (32nd)
        of America from tobacco funds; FY 2007.                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2511  Parole; provide that first-time offenders for selling     Jackson (32nd)
        drugs may be eligible for parole.                      
           01/12 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2512  Parole; allow all first-time offenders convicted of a     Jackson (32nd)
        nonviolent crime to be eligible for parole.            
           01/12 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2513  County court judges; revise salary for Madison County.    Ross
           01/12 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2514  Student testing requirements of home instruction          Jackson (32nd)
        programs; SBE may require same standards as for public 
        school students.                                       
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education
SB2515  Audit of state-owned facilities; direct Department of     Jackson (32nd)
        Finance and Administration to initiate.                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2516  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson (32nd)
        turnarounds.                                           
           01/12 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2517  "Budget Reform Act of 2006"; enact.                       Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2518  Public schools; require certain appropriate conduct by    Jackson (32nd)
        students.                                              
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education
SB2519  Absentee ballot; require ballots to be sent               Jackson (32nd)
        automatically to persons 65 years of age or older upon 
        written request.                                       
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2520  Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds, supplemental    Jackson (32nd)
        health insurance for law enforcement; FY2007.          
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2521  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson (32nd)
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2522  CON for establishment of home health agency in Kemper     Jackson (32nd)
        County; authorize.                                     
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2523  Commissioner of Insurance; prohibit campaign              Williamson
        contributions/gifts from insurance companies.          
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division B
SB2524  MS Private Investigators Licensing and Regulatory Act;    Jackson (15th)
        create.                                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2525  Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for           Carmichael
        agricultural land that is converted to a residential   
        use.                                                   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2526  Justice court; clarify criminal jurisdiction.             Hyde-Smith
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2527  Sex offender registration; enact "Jessica's Law."         Ross
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Corrections
SB2528  Circuit clerks; increase supplemental pay for duties      Burton
        conducting elections.                                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2529  Office of Occupational Safety and Health; State           Harden
        Department of Health shall establish.                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2530  Mississippi Scholarships for Students with Disabilities   Nunnelee
        Program; establish.                                    
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2531  Private Protective Services Licensing and Regulatory      Jackson (15th)
        Act; create.                                           
           01/12 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2532  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Hewes
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2533  Professional association dues deduction by teachers;      Williamson
        authorize.                                             
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education
SB2534  Judges; increase trial court judges' office allowance     Ross
        (SCT).                                                 
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2535  State buildings/construction projects; shall be           Jackson (32nd)
        constructed under supervision of DFA.                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2536  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for certain          Jackson (32nd)
        logging vehicles transporting equipment.               
           01/12 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2537  Minors; notify DA when conception due to rape or sexual   Nunnelee
        battery.                                               
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A
SB2538  Adoption proceedings; reduce time period for birth        Nunnelee
        father to object in certain cases.                     
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2539  Eviction; by district attorney for drug violations.       Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2540  CHIP eligibility; require custodial parent to apply to    Nunnelee
        DHS for child support assistance.                      
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2541  Minors; revise emancipation of for child support (DHS).   Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2542  Federal funds for "at-risk" youth mentoring programs;     Nunnelee
        Department of Human Services is sole administrator of. 
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2543  Interest on judgment or decrees; prescribe.               Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2544  Student and Family Practice Protection Act; enact.        Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education
SB2545  Uniform Parentage Act; enact (DHS).                       Nunnelee
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A
SB2546  M.T.A.G. Scholarship Program; increase tuition            Nunnelee
        assistance for freshman and sophomore students.        
           01/12 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2547  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
        restrictions.                                          
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education
SB2548  Public housing projects; required to comply with          Dawkins
        federal Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) standards.
           01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2549  School district; elect members of all school boards in    Nunnelee
        2009.                                                  
           01/12 (S) Referred To Education
SB2550  Illegitimate births; repeal misdemeanor for second or     Nunnelee
        subsequent.                                            
           01/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2551  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           01/12 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2552  Appropriation; Debt Service; Additional FY2006.           Gordon
           01/12 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SC 531  Constitution; amend to require election districts to be   Nunnelee
        composed of whole precincts.                           
           01/12 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 532  Constitution; amend Section 252 to provide for            Nunnelee
        statewide elections to occur in even numbered years.   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Elections;Constitution
SC 533  Remember the gallant service and commend life of MS       Jackson (32nd)
        Army National Guard Sergeant Travis Sentell Cooper of  
        Macon, MS.                                             
           01/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 534  Amend constitution; restrict use of eminent domain.       Hewes
           01/12 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 535  Constitution; provide that all regular sessions shall     Hewes
        be 90 days.                                            
           01/12 (S) Referred To Constitution
SN  64  Phillip Wayne (Phil) Moore, Ridgeland, Mississippi,       GOVERNOR
        Motor Vehicle Commission, seven-year term beginning    
        July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2013, representing    
        Third Congressional District.                          
           01/12 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SN  65  John Randall Parker, Laurel, Mississippi, Oil and Gas     GOVERNOR
        Board, six-year term beginning May 8, 2006 and ending  
        May 7, 2012, representing Second Supreme Court         
        District.                                              
           01/12 (S) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SN  66  James Renan Richmond, Sr., McComb, Mississippi,           GOVERNOR
        Veterans Affairs Board, five-year term beginning May   
        15, 2006 and ending May 14, 2011, representing Fourth  
        Congressional District.                                
           01/12 (S) Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs
SR   5  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority National Founders      Harden
        Day.                                                   
           01/12 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2017  Motor vehicles; authorize a motorcycle ad valorem tax     Hyde-Smith
        credit.                                                
           01/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2552  Appropriation; Debt Service; Additional FY2006.           Gordon
           01/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SR   5  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority National Founders      Harden
        Day.                                                   
           01/12 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2049  Charter schools study commission; extend for one year.    Chaney
           01/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2086  Seat belt law; make primary offense, revise aggregate     Tollison
        fine.                                                  
           01/12 (S) Transmitted To House
SN   3  Dr. Hank Mitchell Bounds, Pascagoula, Mississippi,        BOARD OF EDUCATION
        State Board of Education as the State Superintendent of
        Education, term effective August 1, 2005.              
           01/12 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SR   5  Commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority National Founders      Harden
        Day.                                                   
           01/12 (S) Adopted



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  15  Joint session; call to hear the State of the State        Warren
        address of Governor.                                   
           01/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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