Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/07/06



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House: Introductions

HB1668  Marshall County; authorize to contribute funds for        Gadd
        community service programs.                            
           03/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1669  Marshall County; authorize to expend funds to New Hope    Gadd
        Village.                                               
           03/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1670  Marshall County; authorize to contribute funds to         Gadd
        Headstart.                                             
           03/07 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC  79  Charles E. Wright; commend life and works and             Perkins
        expressing sympathy upon his passing.                  
           03/07 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  43  Corporal Melvin Jerome Gatewood; commend and              Ellis
        congratulate for being awarded the Purple Heart and    
        praise for bravery in war.                             
           03/07 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  55  Remember legacy and restore reputation of the late        Watson
        Clyde Kennard.                                         
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
HC  75  Pearl Pirates Boys Soccer Team; commend upon winning      Rogers (61st)
        Class 4A State Championship.                           
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  76  Suspend deadlines for introduction; clarify and revise    Broomfield
        laws regarding state port authority operating a state  
        port or harbor.                                        
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  36  Bruce Brumfield; commend upon receiving the 2005 Harry    Thomas
        S. Baker Distinguished Service Award for Cotton.       
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  37  238th Air Support Operations Squadron; commend            Gregory
        meritorious and unselfish service of.                  
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  38  Ellanie Davis; commend upon being named 2006 Miss Dixie   Barnett
        National Rodeo Queen.                                  
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  39  2006 Spirit of America Day XXXVI; commend student         Moore
        athletes, citizens and leaders.                        
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  40  Vic Purvis; commend upon induction into Mississippi       Davis
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  41  Pine Grove FFA Team; commend upon winning State           Ward
        Championship.                                          
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 601  Recognize "Links Day" at the Mississippi State Capitol.   Frazier
           03/07 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HC  55  Remember legacy and restore reputation of the late        Watson
        Clyde Kennard.                                         
           03/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  75  Pearl Pirates Boys Soccer Team; commend upon winning      Rogers (61st)
        Class 4A State Championship.                           
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  76  Suspend deadlines for introduction; clarify and revise    Broomfield
        laws regarding state port authority operating a state  
        port or harbor.                                        
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  36  Bruce Brumfield; commend upon receiving the 2005 Harry    Thomas
        S. Baker Distinguished Service Award for Cotton.       
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
HR  37  238th Air Support Operations Squadron; commend            Gregory
        meritorious and unselfish service of.                  
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
HR  38  Ellanie Davis; commend upon being named 2006 Miss Dixie   Barnett
        National Rodeo Queen.                                  
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
HR  39  2006 Spirit of America Day XXXVI; commend student         Moore
        athletes, citizens and leaders.                        
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
HR  40  Vic Purvis; commend upon induction into Mississippi       Davis
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
HR  41  Pine Grove FFA Team; commend upon winning State           Ward
        Championship.                                          
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
SB2150  Child support guidelines based on adjusted gross          Nunnelee
        income; increase.                                      
           03/07 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2210  Cruelty to animals; revise for cats and hog/dog fights.   Dearing
           03/07 (H) Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2236  Law enforcement officers; allow off-duty use of           Brown
        equipment and uniform under certain circumstances.     
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2423  Insurance agents; revise continuing education             Kirby
        requirements.                                          
           03/07 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2527  Sex offender registration; enact "Jessica's Law."         Ross
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2541  Minors; revise emancipation of for child support (DHS).   Nunnelee
           03/07 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2655  Public property; authorize DFA to sell and convey or      Jackson (32nd)
        lease certain land known as the Jefferson Street       
        properties.                                            
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2682  Business Investment Act; reduce percentage of bond        Robertson
        proceeds allocated to small communities (MDA).         
           03/07 (H) Passed
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2685  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repeal date on provision      Robertson
        authorizing funds to be utilized for loans for minority
        economic development (MDA).                            
           03/07 (H) Passed
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2687  MS Business Investment Act; extend repeal date on MDA     Robertson
        authority to use bond proceeds for low to moderate     
        income housing (MDA).                                  
           03/07 (H) Passed
SB2700  Schools provide parents information about meningococcal   Chaney
        disease; require.                                      
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2748  Conservation officer; provide immunity from criminal      Posey
        trespass while in performance of official duties.      
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2757  Courts; facilitate comprehensive electronic data system   Ross
        (SCT).                                                 
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2800  Home repair fraud; revise penalties (AG).                 Gollott
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2882  Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; create.                Nunnelee
           03/07 (H) Amended
           03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2970  Motor Vehicle Commission; make appointments from new      Robertson
        congressional districts.                               
           03/07 (H) Passed
           03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SC 601  Recognize "Links Day" at the Mississippi State Capitol.   Frazier
           03/07 (H) Adopted
           03/07 (H) Immediate Release
           03/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2443  Appropriation; additional to Local Disaster Emergency     Gordon
        Grant and Loan Fund.                                   
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2454  Native wine; allow in-state sale of to consumers only     Robertson
        at the location of the native winery (STC).            
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2463  Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; authorize use to          Carmichael
        reimburse local governments for cost of deployed       
        personnel.                                             
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2503  State agencies; DFA may assist creditor agency in         Gordon
        collecting fees from delinquent agency and direct funds
        transfer.                                              
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2504  Budget; amend 98% requirement to provide more money in    Gordon
        General Fund for appropriation.                        
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2513  County court judges; revise salary for Madison County.    Ross
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2557  Insurance premium finance law/sale of checks law; make    Mettetal
        technical changes.                                     
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2566  Emergency telecommunications; extend repealer on          King
        training requirements/funding.                         
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2576  Home Inspector Regulatory Board; stagger terms of         Mettetal
        members.                                               
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2583  PERS; extend time for constables to make payments for     Tollison
        covered service prior to January 1, 2006.              
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2587  Escape; impose punishment for when jailed for contempt.   Albritton
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2591  Corrections; revise application fee for transfer under    Huggins
        the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. 
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2607  Community college trustees' authority to contract for     Burton
        energy efficiency services; increase term limitation.  
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2608  Corrections; clarify law enforcement training             Huggins
        requirements of officers of the DOC Investigation      
        Division.                                              
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2629  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; authorize telephone        Carmichael
        polls for loan-related matters.                        
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2656  Department of Finance and Administration; authorize to    Jackson (32nd)
        enforce laws at ABC warehouse and State Tax Commission 
        main office.                                           
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2683  County prosecuting attorney; delete repealer on           Dawkins
        authority to employ in certain counties.               
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2686  Sales tax; authorize a diversion to state institutions    Robertson
        of higher learning not located within corporate limits 
        of a municipality.                                     
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2694  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize tags that cannot    Ross
        be traced be issued to certain members of the state &  
        federal judicial system.                               
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2695  MS Telephone Solicitation Act; extend repealer.           King
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2726  Business Development Corporation Law; repeal.             Mettetal
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2728  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Carmichael
        repealer.                                              
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2744  Wiretap law; delete repealer.                             Tollison
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2761  Transfer of adult short-term training programs to         Burton
        SBCJC; delete repealer on.                             
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2763  Surveying; allow use of U.S. Survey Feet in plane         Moffatt
        coordinate system.                                     
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2765  Wildlife; amend 49-7-47 to delete references to common    Posey
        snapping turtles.                                      
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2767  Wildlife; revise prohibition on the sale of game          Posey
        animals, birds and fish.                               
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2781  Property; enact Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act           Doxey
        (NCCUSL).                                              
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2798  Wildlife Department; conform publication requirements     Posey
        of regulations to administrative procedures law.       
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2837  Adoption; expand jurisdiction.                            Tollison
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2841  Justice information system; revise duties (AG).           Albritton
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2868  Mississippi Coast Coliseum; authorize the use of its      Gollott
        trust fund for repairs necessitated by Hurricane       
        Katrina.                                               
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2872  Agriculture; extend repealer on State Board of            Hyde-Smith
        Agricultural Aviation.                                 
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2875  Agriculture; remove repealer on Board of Animal Health,   Hyde-Smith
        State Veterinarian and Veterinary Diagnostic           
        Laboratory.                                            
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 587  Commend Dr. J. Edward Hill, President of the American     Chaney
        Medical Association.                                   
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 588  Commend the Starkville Academy "Volunteers" Football      Jackson (15th)
        Team and Head Coach Jack French.                       
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 589  Commend Ray Brooks High School State Football             Walls
        Championship.                                          
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 591  Commend Tupelo High School "Lady Wave" Girls Soccer       Nunnelee
        Team, 2006 State Championship.                         
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 592  Commend Colonel Ronald E. Powell, State Surgeon,          Turner
        Mississippi Army National Guard.                       
           03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3100  City of Magee; issue revenue bonds to construct and       Hyde-Smith
        equip certain health care facilities.                  
           03/07 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3101  Yazoo County; authorize the levy of an additional ad      Thomas
        valorem tax to support its garbage disposal system.    
           03/07 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SC 602  Commend life and public service of Senator Billy          Little
        Harvey.                                                
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 603  Designate March 2006 as "Women's History Month in         Dawkins
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 604  Commend life of Judge John R. Countiss III.               Ross
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  87  Thomas Alton Strickland, Raymond, Mississippi, Board of   GOVERNOR
        Animal Health, four-year term ending June 30, 2009,    
        representing sheep breeders and producers.             
           03/07 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SN  88  Janie H. Shelton, Raymond, Mississippi, Commercial        GOVERNOR
        Mobile Radio Service Board as a representative of      
        wireless providers, four-year term ending June 30,     
        2008.                                                  
           03/07 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SR  32  Acknowledge March 2006 as "American Red Cross Month" in   Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  33  Commend Mrs. Emma Lee Williams Horhn on the occasion of   Horhn
        her 103rd birthday.                                    
           03/07 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SR  32  Acknowledge March 2006 as "American Red Cross Month" in   Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/07 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 123  Clean Indoor Air Act; create.                             Fleming
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 468  Distinctive license tag; authorize for Mississippi Wing   Gunn
        of Civil Air Patrol.                                   
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 534  Health Care Trust Fund; extend repealer on.               Warren
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 720  Bail agents; revise certain license requirements.         Rogers (61st)
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 984  Risk retention/purchasing groups; delete annual           Formby
        registration fee.                                      
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1057  Income tax; authorize relief of liability for spouse on   Reynolds
        joint return when spouse is relieved of liability      
        under federal law.                                     
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1097  Gaming Counties Infrastructure Program; include           Johnson
        additional highway projects in and near Natchez.       
           03/07 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           03/07 (S) Reconsidered
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1112  Uniform Prudent Investor Act; enact (NCCUSL).             Denny
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1115  Tobacco settlement payments; provide annual               Brown
        appropriation from to Partnership for a Healthy        
        Mississippi smoking prevention program.                
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1250  Tourism; create new sales tax incentive program.          Peranich
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1274  Public purchases; allow purchasing entity to designate    Read
        method for receiving bids on certain.                  
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1307  Assault; include municipal court judges in enhanced       Compretta
        penalties.                                             
           03/07 (S) Amended
           03/07 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1362  Newton and Scott Development District; provide for        Nicholson
        disposition of surplus funds upon district's           
        dissolution.                                           
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1363  Chancery clerk; clarify certain recording fees.           Coleman (29th)
           03/07 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2469  Administration of unemployment compensation law by        Robertson
        Mississippi Department of Employment Security; make    
        technical amendments to.                               
           03/07 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2913  Geologists; repeal sunset date, revise registration       Dearing
        fees, make technical corrections and repeal sunset on  
        engineers' board.                                      
           03/07 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2943  Gulf Region Water Utility Authority Act; create.          Moffatt
           03/07 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SR  32  Acknowledge March 2006 as "American Red Cross Month" in   Little
        Mississippi.                                           
           03/07 (S) Adopted
           03/07 (S) Immediate Release



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 320  School boards; transfer training responsibility to        Brown
        Mississippi School Boards Association.                 
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 321  Substitute school bus drivers; authorize reimbursement    Brown
        for costs required for commercial driver's license.    
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 550  Flood and drainage control districts; extend repealer     Warren
        on (RP).                                               
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 552  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer on (RP).    Warren
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 563  MAEP funding; extend repealer on additional funding for   Warren
        high growth districts.                                 
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 567  Public Service Commission; extend repealer on (RP).       Warren
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 572  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on      Warren
        (RP).                                                  
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 646  Radioactive materials; increase schedule of fees          Holland
        charged by Health Department for regulation of.        
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 736  Amateur radio antenna structures; require counties and    Masterson
        municipalities to provide reasonable accommodations    
        for.                                                   
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 745  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for certain     Warren
        employers sponsoring skills training for employees.    
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 890  College tuition; clarify residency requirement for        Young
        certain minors to receive in-state rates.              
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 917  Radiologist assistants; authorize Board of Medical        Barnett
        Licensure to license and regulate.                     
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 944  School districts; authorize to partner with entities,     Lott
        organizations and corporations to benefit.             
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1056  Obstruction of justice; create as an offense.             Beckett
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1062  Nursing Practice Law; make technical changes to.          Holland
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1067  Taxation; notice that tolls limitation on recovery of     Watson
        fuel taxes may be made by personal delivery by an agent
        of the STC.                                            
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1109  Slaughtering establishments; authorize Commissioner of    Eaton
        Agriculture to inspect for humane methods.             
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1130  Public high schools; restructure means of delivering      Brown
        education.                                             
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1167  Property; authorize land exchange between North Pike      Mims
        School District and Southwest Mississippi Community    
        College.                                               
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1306  Criminal history records; revise dissemination.           Compretta
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1316  Home repair fraud; revise penalties.                      Compretta
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1373  Eligible for nomination to State Scenic Streams           Miles
        Stewardship Program; designate the Tombigbee River in  
        Itawamba County for.                                   
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1387  Taxation; warrants for collection of taxes must be made   Watson
        in form and manner determined satisfactory by State    
        Tax Commission.                                        
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1423  High school diploma; authorize for students who           Reed
        withdrew before graduation and later achieved          
        equivalent requirements.                               
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2041  Hunting; prohibit computer-assisted remote hunting.       Posey
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2160  Administrative fee on withholding orders for child        Nunnelee
        support; delete repealer.                              
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2178  State employee travel; revise approval procedure for      Tollison
        overseas travel for university employees.              
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2339  Indictment; clarify terms for larceny and embezzlement    Albritton
        (MPA).                                                 
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2439  MS Debt Management Services Act; expand scope and         King
        extend repealer.                                       
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2462  Agriculture; clarify surety bond requirements for         Hyde-Smith
        professional services regulated by commissioner.       
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2560  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; provide certain        King
        procedures for meetings/extend repealer.               
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2917  Municipalities; may enact leave policies to ensure        Tollison
        public safety employees receive same holiday benefits. 
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2991  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board;             Gordon
        Additional FY2006.                                     
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3067  Income taxation; provide a tax credit for expenses        Robertson
        incurred in rehabilitating certain historic structures.
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3076  Appropriation; MS Oil and Gas Board; Additional FY        Gordon
        2006.                                                  
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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