Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/21/06



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Signed By The Governor

HB 562  Voting systems and devices; authorize bonds to provide    Reynolds
        funds to assist counties in acquiring.                 
           02/21 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1637  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Ellis
        certain businesses.                                    
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1638  Bonds; authorize issuance for a statewide wireless        Ellis
        communications system and a cooperative data system.   
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1639  Volunteer fire fighters; allow tax credit on motor        Reynolds
        vehicle ad valorem taxes.                              
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1640  Bonds; authorize issuance for construction of             Smith (39th)
        Department of Mental Health alcohol/drug treatment     
        facility in Marshall County.                           
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1641  Bonds; authorize issuance to fund emergency               Watson
        operations/fire readiness centers.                     
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1642  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Watson
        certain businesses.                                    
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1643  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Brown
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1644  Mississippi Energy Act of 2006; create.                   Franks
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1645  Sales tax; exempt sales of meals, parking fees and        Staples
        admissions to sporting events for students at          
        universities and colleges.                             
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1646  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board for additional      Aldridge
        funding for state veterans' homes.                     
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB1647  Bonds; authorize issuance for repair of bridge in City    Clark
        of Pickens.                                            
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1648  Unauthorized Substance Tax Act; create.                   McBride
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB1649  Sales tax; exempt sale of prepared meals to students.     Brown
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HC  70  Kevin Foster and Andrew Hollingsworth; commend upon       Miles
        selection to attend BSA/SAJ Exchange Program.          
           02/21 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  28  Willie B. Patton; commend career and service of upon      Middleton
        retirement.                                            
           02/21 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1531  Leflore County; authorize to impose tourism tax.          Perkins
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDP: LP To WM
SB2127  Joint Study Committee on the Critical Needs of Nursing    Nunnelee
        Faculty at IHL and community colleges; establish.      
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2145  Insurance premium tax; authorize a credit of the          Kirby
        location or expansion of operations/claims centers.    
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDP: IN To WM
SB2291  Commissioners of election; increase compensation for      Burton
        certain duties.                                        
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: CA To FS
SB2420  Property; authorize land exchange between North Pike      Dearing
        School District and Southwest Mississippi Community    
        College.                                               
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To ED
SB2432  POW/MIA Flag; direct the Bureau of Capitol Facilities     Jackson (32nd)
        to display on certain days.                            
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To AP
SB2555  Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office     Robertson
        of the Governor; delete repealer on statutes creating. 
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: LA To AP
SB2631  Corrections; reenact section allowing the leasing of      Huggins
        prison lands for agriculture.                          
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PP To CN
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: CN To PP
SB2656  Department of Finance and Administration; authorize to    Jackson (32nd)
        enforce laws at ABC warehouse and State Tax Commission 
        main office.                                           
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDP: PP To WM
SB2729  Immunity for good faith reporting of suspected abuse      Nunnelee
        and neglect; add licensed professional counselors.     
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To JB
SB2804  Public purchases; define energy efficient equipment       Moffatt
        services and improvements.                             
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: CR To WM
SB2805  Agriculture; enact Interstate Pest Control Compact.       Hyde-Smith
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDP: AG To AP
SB2871  Agriculture; create Corn Promotion Board.                 Hyde-Smith
           02/21 (H) DR - TSDPAA: AG To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB 816  Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and         Rogers (61st)
        Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.       
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1492  Bonds; authorize for railroad line improvements in        Lane
        certain counties and certain Department of Wildlife    
        projects.                                              
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1506  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Watson
        of bonds that may be issued under.                     
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1507  Income tax and franchise tax; extend period of credit     Watson
        for cost of equipment used in deployment of broadband  
        technologies.                                          
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1508  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds for   Watson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1509  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Watson
        Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for.                 
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1510  Growth and Prosperity Act; extend period for tax          Watson
        exemptions for businesses that locate in designated    
        counties.                                              
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1533  Bonds; authorize for improvements to John W. Dixon Hall   Watson
        at Jackson Sate University.                            
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1549  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Gadd
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1550  Bonds; authorize for equipment upgrades/operation         Watson
        expenses for hurricane recovery program at Center of   
        Higher Learning/Stennis Space Center.                  
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1615  Agribusinesses; provide for issuance of bonds to          Lane
        provide loans to for damage from 2005 natural disaster.
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1616  V Lakes Utility District; authorize to petition for       Baker (74th)
        debt relief under Chapter 9, Title 11, United States   
        Code.                                                  
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1621  Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Pelahatchie   Moore
        in making certain infrastructure improvements.         
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1630  Income tax; provide a tax credit for expenses incurred    Watson
        in rehabilitating certain historic structures.         
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1633  Mining tax; sales of lignite or coal are exempt when      Watson
        used as fuel to produce electricity for sale.          
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1637  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Ellis
        certain businesses.                                    
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1638  Bonds; authorize issuance for a statewide wireless        Ellis
        communications system and a cooperative data system.   
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1639  Volunteer fire fighters; allow tax credit on motor        Reynolds
        vehicle ad valorem taxes.                              
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1643  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Brown
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1644  Mississippi Energy Act of 2006; create.                   Franks
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HC  64  Dr. Katrina Poe; commend upon selection as National       Howell
        "2005 Country Doctor of the Year."                     
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  65  Richard Wilson; commend on receiving Mississippi Civil    Weathersby
        Defense-Emergency Management Associations Board of     
        Directors Award.                                       
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  66  Jodi Harris; commend and congratulate for being           Janus
        selected as Instructor of the Year.                    
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  67  Marie Paslay; commend on being selected as Instructor     Janus
        of the Year at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community        
        College.                                               
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  68  Dr. David Knowles; commend upon selection as Instructor   Janus
        of the Year.                                           
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  69  Wendell A. Simpson; commend for dedication in managing    Holland
        the completion of the Natchez Trace Parkway.           
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  24  Clyde Bailey; commend life and legacy of upon his         Calhoun
        passing.                                               
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  25  Endesha Ida Mae Holland; commend life and express         Whittington
        sympathy upon passing.                                 
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  26  Copiah Academy Football Team; commend on successful       Weathersby
        2005 football season.                                  
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  27  Taiwan; urge the United States to negotiate free trade    Compretta
        agreement with.                                        
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  28  Willie B. Patton; commend career and service of upon      Middleton
        retirement.                                            
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2210  Cruelty to animals; revise for cats and hog/dog fights.   Dearing
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2328  Highway patrolmen; repeal surety bond requirement.        Robertson
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2365  Medical radiation technologists; extend repealer on       Nunnelee
        licensure statutes.                                    
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2386  Hospices; revise definition to conform with federal       Nunnelee
        standards for licensure purposes.                      
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2423  Insurance agents; revise continuing education             Kirby
        requirements.                                          
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2426  Duty to retreat; clarify when does not exist (NRA).       Ross
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2571  Temporary medical license for certain applicants;         Nunnelee
        authorize for enrollees in required master's degree    
        program.                                               
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2741  State employee parking arrangements; extend repealer on   Mettetal
        authority of DFA to contract for.                      
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2781  Property; enact Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act           Doxey
        (NCCUSL).                                              
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2796  Streams: remove repealer on county authority to perform   Moffatt
        alterations and erosion control along streams.         
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2801  Jackson State University; authorize to sell and convey    Gordon
        certain property.                                      
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2843  Weekly unemployment compensation benefits; increase.      Robertson
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2865  Sex offender registration; technical corrections,         Tollison
        notification, good faith clause and car tag revisions. 
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2891  Mississippi Children's Museum; increase term of lease     Michel
        of building to.                                        
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2947  State loan programs; authorize renegotiation of loans     Cuevas
        in 6 most southern counties.                           
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2963  Exemption from execution; revise.                         Kirby
           02/21 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 816  Income tax; increase amount of National Guard and         Rogers (61st)
        Reserve compensation excluded from gross income.       
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1492  Bonds; authorize for railroad line improvements in        Lane
        certain counties and certain Department of Wildlife    
        projects.                                              
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1507  Income tax and franchise tax; extend period of credit     Watson
        for cost of equipment used in deployment of broadband  
        technologies.                                          
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1510  Growth and Prosperity Act; extend period for tax          Watson
        exemptions for businesses that locate in designated    
        counties.                                              
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1526  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to provide funds to    Morris
        counties for certain economic development purposes.    
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Passed
HB1533  Bonds; authorize for improvements to John W. Dixon Hall   Watson
        at Jackson Sate University.                            
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1538  Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for           Zuber
        agricultural land that is converted to a residential   
        use.                                                   
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1541  Bonds; authorize for construction, renovation and         Howell
        expansion of Department of Health Facilities.          
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Passed
HB1549  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Gadd
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1550  Bonds; authorize for equipment upgrades/operation         Watson
        expenses for hurricane recovery program at Center of   
        Higher Learning/Stennis Space Center.                  
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Passed
           02/21 (H) Immediate Release
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1551  Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.              Flaggs
           02/21 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1565  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1615  Agribusinesses; provide for issuance of bonds to          Lane
        provide loans to for damage from 2005 natural disaster.
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1621  Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Pelahatchie   Moore
        in making certain infrastructure improvements.         
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1625  Use taxation; exempt certain jet aircraft engines from.   Compretta
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Passed
HB1630  Income tax; provide a tax credit for expenses incurred    Watson
        in rehabilitating certain historic structures.         
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Passed
HB1633  Mining tax; sales of lignite or coal are exempt when      Watson
        used as fuel to produce electricity for sale.          
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Passed
HB1634  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Watson
           02/21 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/21 (H) Passed
           02/21 (H) Immediate Release
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1637  Sales tax; limit amount levied on natural gas sold to     Ellis
        certain businesses.                                    
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1638  Bonds; authorize issuance for a statewide wireless        Ellis
        communications system and a cooperative data system.   
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
HB1639  Volunteer fire fighters; allow tax credit on motor        Reynolds
        vehicle ad valorem taxes.                              
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Amended
           02/21 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1643  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Brown
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           02/21 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/21 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/21 (H) Passed
           02/21 (H) Immediate Release
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1644  Mississippi Energy Act of 2006; create.                   Franks
           02/21 (H) Read the Third Time
           02/21 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/21 (H) Passed
SB2006  Insurance coverage; require notice of cancellation        Wilemon
        mailed to creditor loss payee.                         
           02/21 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2076  Insurance agents; exempt from examination applicants      Kirby
        for credit property license.                           
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2332  MS Consumer Protection Act; prohibit rate increases on    Kirby
        auto insurance for active military personnel.          
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2381  Commissioner of Insurance; authorize ADR procedure for    Kirby
        personal lines insurance claims (DOI).                 
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2382  Insurance agent/producer licensing laws; make technical   Kirby
        changes (DOI).                                         
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2405  Mississippi River Timberlands Control Act; repeal.        Chaney
           02/21 (H) Passed
SB2424  Unauthorized insurance agents; extend repealer on law     Kirby
        prohibiting commission payments.                       
           02/21 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2848  Insurance companies; may advertise policy in foreign      Kirby
        language and offer policy in English.                  
           02/21 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Referred Other House

SB2245  License tags; provide a partial ad valorem tax            Ross
        exemption for motor vehicles owned by active duty      
        members of the National Guard and Reserves.            
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2464  Ad valorem taxation; allow subsequent requests for        Robertson
        additions, expansions or replacements exemptions for   
        certain enterprises.                                   
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2680  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain     Robertson
        employers sponsoring skills training for employees.    
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2690  Income tax; extend credit for the cost of equipment       Robertson
        used in the deployment of broadband technologies.      
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2980  Mississippi Home Corporation; revise the amount of        Robertson
        bonds that may be issued by.                           
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2982  Bonds; increase for Water Pollution Control Revolving     Robertson
        Fund, Local Governments and Rural Water Systems        
        Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.                      
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2985  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Robertson
        of general obligation bonds that may be issued under.  
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2986  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
        Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB2987  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           02/21 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
SB3042  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3043  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3044  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3045  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3046  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3047  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3048  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3049  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy.                  Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3050  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3051  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3052  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3053  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3054  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3055  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3056  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations
SB3057  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           02/21 (H) Referred To Appropriations



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  58  EPAs of Mississippi; commend upon job well done in        Compretta
        restoring power post Katrina.                          
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Roy Oswalt; commend on being named National League        Stevens
        Championship Series "Most Valuable Player."            
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Hazlehurst High School; commend football team on          Holloway
        winning state championship.                            
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Dr. Connie McCaa; commend for being named one of          Stevens
        America's "Best Doctors."                              
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  62  Mr. J.J. Ferguson; commend life and express sympathy      Stevens
        upon his passing.                                      
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  19  Jerious Norwood; commend for receiving the Conerly        Ellis
        Trophy for being named best college football player.   
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  20  Mississippi Stroke System; acknowledge and urge           Holland
        Legislature to enact legislation to establish.         
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  21  Bob Anthony; commend upon having parkway named in his     Baker (74th)
        honor.                                                 
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  22  Mississippi State Society, Daughters of the American      Upshaw
        Revolution; commend upon 100th state conference.       
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  23  Anthony McGaha; commend upon selection as Mississippi's   McCoy
        2006 Youth of the Year.                                
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2418  Driver's license; increase fee for reinstatement          Davis
        following suspension.                                  
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2663  Highways; remove repealer on authority of MDOT to issue   Hewes
        permit for transporting heavy equipment with           
        nondivisible load.                                     
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2830  Traffic violations; delete repealer authorizing           Tollison
        additional surcharge on.                               
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2852  Memorial highways; designate certain interchanges in      Nunnelee
        Lee County and Jones County.                           
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560  Support the AKC Canine Good Citizen Program in            Lee (35th)
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 561  Commend life and legacy of legendary Ole Miss Football    Robertson
        Coach John Vaught.                                     
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 562  Commend Mississippi Power Company for exemplary service   King
        on the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.            
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Commend life of James M. Richardson.                      White
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Commend West Point High School "Green Wave" Football      Turner
        Team, 2005 4A State Champions.                         
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Posthumously commend Robert Johnson for Grammy Lifetime   Flowers
        Achievement Award.                                     
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Commend Vic Purvis, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Commend the dedication of the Mississippi Armed Forces    Michel
        Museum in honor of Lt. General Emmett "Mickey" Walker. 
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Commend Billy Chadwick, Mississippi Sports Hall of        Michel
        Fame.                                                  
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Commend Anton Reel, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Commend Raymond Brown, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.   Michel
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Commend Lloyd Clark, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.     Michel
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  Commend Walt Suggs, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.      Michel
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Commend career of Hobson Waits, CEO of EPAs of            Robertson
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Commend Dr. Charles Lee.                                  Little
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  Commend MSU's "First Lady" Patricia Lee.                  Little
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586  Commend Captain Tony Ray Thornton, Director of Training   Gordon
        for MHP, upon retirement.                              
           02/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3088  Tobacco and sales tax; increase on cigarettes and         Bryan
        reduce the sales tax on certain food sold for human    
        consumption.                                           
           02/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SB3089  Income tax; exclude certain amounts received by an        Hewes
        individual as foreign earned income from gross income. 
           02/21 (S) Referred To Finance
SC 589  Commend Ray Brooks High School State Football             Walls
        Championship.                                          
           02/21 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 590  Declare May 2006 as "Digestive Motility Awareness         Hyde-Smith
        Month" in Mississippi.                                 
           02/21 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  27  Commend Kevin Foster and James Hollingsworth, Boy         Nunnelee
        Scouts Japan Exchange Program.                         
           02/21 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1367  Scenic Streams; designate portion of Red Creek in         Parker
        Stone, George and Jackson Counties as a state scenic   
        stream.                                                
           02/21 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1373  Eligible for nomination to State Scenic Streams           Miles
        Stewardship Program; designate the Tombigbee River in  
        Itawamba County for.                                   
           02/21 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2245  License tags; provide a partial ad valorem tax            Ross
        exemption for motor vehicles owned by active duty      
        members of the National Guard and Reserves.            
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2985  Economic Development Highway Act; increase the amount     Robertson
        of general obligation bonds that may be issued under.  
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2986  Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties      Robertson
        Fund; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued  
        for.                                                   
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2987  Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds to fund the            Robertson
        Mississippi Rural Impact Fund.                         
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3005  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           02/21 (S) Passed
SB3006  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           02/21 (S) Passed
SB3007  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           02/21 (S) Passed
SB3008  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           02/21 (S) Amended
           02/21 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3024  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3025  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3026  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority.         Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3027  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3028  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3029  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3030  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3031  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3032  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Co. Livestock Show.           Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3033  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3034  Appropriation; Mississippi Institute for Forest           Gordon
        Inventory.                                             
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3035  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3036  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3037  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3038  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3039  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3041  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           02/21 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3084  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Little
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        certain diversions.                                    
           02/21 (S) Amended
           02/21 (S) Passed As Amended



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1550  Bonds; authorize for equipment upgrades/operation         Watson
        expenses for hurricane recovery program at Center of   
        Higher Learning/Stennis Space Center.                  
           02/21 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1551  Appropriation; Legislative Expense, Regular.              Flaggs
           02/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1565  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Eaton
           02/21 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1634  Bonds; authorize for various purposes and projects.       Watson
           02/21 (S) Referred To Finance
HB1643  Tobacco and sales tax; increase excise tax on             Brown
        cigarettes, reduce sales tax on certain food and revise
        diversion to municipalities.                           
           02/21 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  58  EPAs of Mississippi; commend upon job well done in        Compretta
        restoring power post Katrina.                          
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Roy Oswalt; commend on being named National League        Stevens
        Championship Series "Most Valuable Player."            
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Hazlehurst High School; commend football team on          Holloway
        winning state championship.                            
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Dr. Connie McCaa; commend for being named one of          Stevens
        America's "Best Doctors."                              
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  62  Mr. J.J. Ferguson; commend life and express sympathy      Stevens
        upon his passing.                                      
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2995  Appropriation; Tax Commission - License Tags,             Gordon
        Additional FY2006.                                     
           02/21 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/25/06 at 14:18.



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