Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Representative Jessica Upshaw

District 95

As of 08/07/07 at 14:01

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HB  42  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Upshaw
  $%    and services to certain organizations providing food to
        needy persons.                                         
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB  43  Real estate recordings; establish document formatting     Upshaw
   %    standards.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  86  Expert witnesses; clarify duties and compensation of      Upshaw
        public adjusters.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB  99  Workers' compensation; reduce amount an employer may      Upshaw
        receive from third party for damages by employer's     
        percentage of fault.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 136  Seat belt; failure to wear admissible to prove failure    Upshaw
        to mitigate damages.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 137  Eminent domain; restrict use of.                          Upshaw
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 158  Mediation; require pursuit of mediation in all civil      Upshaw
        litigation.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 164  Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to     Upshaw
        persons with mental illness/retardation.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 243  Appropriation; Department of Insurance to provide funds   Compretta
        to Wind Pool to reduce premium rates on commercial     
        property.                                              
           03/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB 298  Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association; use       Peranich
        portion of state gaming license fee to assist in       
        defraying reinsurance costs.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 309  Government-issued photo identification for which proof    Denny
        of citizenship is required; provide before voting in   
        person or by absentee.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 471  Income tax; conform state law to federal law regarding    Upshaw
  $%    nonrecognition of gain on replacement of property      
        damages by Katrina.                                    
           03/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB 475  Family protection workers; establish scholarship          Dedeaux
 * %    program to obtain college education necessary to become
        social worker.                                         
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 477  Income tax; authorize a tax credit for milk producers.    Dedeaux
  $%       02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB 518  Public utility districts; prohibit from exercising        Upshaw
        jurisdiction over private water wells.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 522  Juror; revise personal exemption for service due to       Hamilton (109th)
        age.                                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 567  Mississippi Burn Center; establish at UMMC.               Holland
 * %       04/21 Approved by Governor
HB 639  Workers' Compensation Commission; provide that appeals    Upshaw
        from commission go directly to Supreme Court.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 643  Liens on property; require certain proof of claim in      Upshaw *
        order to put on property.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 751  Refund anticipation loans; require tax preparers to       Upshaw
        make certain disclosures to clients about.             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 801  Poll worker training; increased hours may be              Reynolds
        compensated.                                           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 807  Crime of deprivation of rights under color of law;        Janus
 *      create.                                                
           02/28 (S) Failed
HB 862  Modular, panelized, precut and panel constructed homes;   Guice
        provide refund to certain purchasers of.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 864  Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for           Read
 *      children of deceased and disabled veterans.            
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 888  Statutory rape; revise definition of sexual               Mayo
        intercourse.                                           
           03/14 Approved by Governor
HB 895  HPV vaccination; require for females to enter sixth       Upshaw
        grade, and provide Medicaid and health insurance       
        coverage for.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 918  Crossbow; authorize permit holder to hunt with during     Baker (8th)
   %    any open season on deer.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 941  Disasters and emergencies; provide immunity for           Guice
        shelters.                                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 957  Tanning facilities; restrict use of by children under     Stevens
        age 18.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 968  Child sex abuse crimes; revise penalties.                 Lott
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 991  DNA testing; require testing of persons arrested for      Barnett
        certain felonies.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 992  Board of Medical Licensure; authorize to issue            Barnett
        subpoenas during investigations and provide for rules  
        and appeals.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1076  Hunting and fishing licenses; exempt military personnel   Cockerham
 * %    on leave from duty on global war on terror.            
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1083  Bonds; revise certain provision regarding bonds           Compretta
   %    authorized for a space, science and education center in
        Hancock County.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1095  Hydrocodone; make it Schedule II drug instead of          Barnett
        Schedule III.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1096  Sales taxation; divert a portion of collections to        Zuber
        areas that suffered the most extensive damage during   
        Hurricane Katrina.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1146  Attorney General; revise authority to hire outside        Gunn
        counsel and to appoint state agency attorneys.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1167  Public insurance adjusters; require regulation and        Upshaw
   %    licensure by the Commissioner of Insurance.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1168  Chancery clerk fees for cancellation and assignment per   Mayhall
   %    deed of trust; clarify.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1182  Automated external defibrillation (AED); extend           Barnett
        immunity for good faith use of to certain persons.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1183  Good samaritan law; include physician assistants.         Barnett
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1221  Sex offenders; authorize lifetime supervised release      Martinson
   %    and revise certain registration requirements.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1237  Mississippi Consumer Insurance Policyholder Bill of       Peranich
        Rights; create.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1239  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Peranich
   %    2007; create.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1250  Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for           Denny
        children of veterans killed in the line of duty.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1258  Insurance; set forth Mississippi Homeowner Insurance      Formby
        Policyholder Bill of Rights.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1282  Insurance; impose certain limitations on health           Howell
        discount plans that are not regulated under insurance  
        laws.                                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1294  Professions; provide for registration of interior         Upshaw
   %    designers as condition of practicing same.             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1334  Judicial elections; prohibit from qualifying for more     Rotenberry
        than one judicial office.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1426  Wind pool; policyholders may select higher deductible     Wells-Smith
        percentage and receive lower premium rates.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1428  Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association; revise    Formby
   %    organizational structure.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1500  Mississippi Economic Growth and Redevelopment Act of      Formby
 * %    2007; create.                                          
           03/22 Approved by Governor
HB1556  Income tax; provide a credit for portion of premium       Upshaw
  $%    paid through Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting        
        Association.                                           
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1582  Appropriation; Commission on the Status of Women.         Fredericks
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1602  Income tax; provide a credit for portion of premium       Formby
  $%    paid through Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting        
        Association.                                           
           02/21 (H) Died In Committee
HB1609  Harrison County; authorize to contract for the private    Fredericks
        operation of county jail.                              
           03/29 (S) Failed
HB1708  Sales tax; exempt sales of nonperishable food items to    Upshaw
 *$%    certain charitable organizations.                      
           03/13 (S) Died In Committee
HB1765  Hancock County Tourism Development Bureau; extend         Dedeaux
   %    repealer.                                              
           04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1768  Harrison County; revise definition of "hotel" or          Fredericks
   %    "motel" for purposes of taxing gross proceeds of room  
        rentals.                                               
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1773  Economic development; authorize incentives for certain    Watson
   %@   projects.                                              
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1783  Harrison County; authorize the county to enter into       Fredericks
 *      development agreements with the developers of a master 
        planned community.                                     
           04/20 Approved by Governor
HB1803  Harrison County; authorize to contribute funds to         Fredericks
        Gulfport Christian Life Center.                        
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HB1808  Harrison County; revise membership of county              Fredericks
     V  beautification commission.                             
           04/13 Vetoed
HB1816  Harrison County; authorize to enter into development      Fredericks
        agreements with Master Plan Community Developers.      
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC   2  Amend Constitution; delete requirement that legislative   Upshaw
        bills be read.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC   5  United States Constitution; urge Congress to call         Upshaw
        convention to amend relative to marriage.              
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC   8  Amend Constitution; restrict use of eminent domain.       Upshaw
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  40  Congress; urge congressional support of the "25 by 25"    Rotenberry
        initiative.                                            
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  57  Mississippi 4-H Club; commend upon its 100th year         Eaton
        anniversary.                                           
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Steve Manis; commend on being selected as Instructor of   Zuber
        the Year at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community       
        College.                                               
           03/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  64  Suspend deadlines for introduction; Mississippi           Upshaw
        Disaster Small Business Bridge Loan Act; revise time   
        for which loans may be extended.                       
           03/30 (H) Died In Committee
HC  65  Grief Awareness Week; recognize the first week in         Warren
        November as.                                           
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  69  Mississippi University for Women; urge to maintain its    Chism
        relationship with the current alumni association.      
           03/12 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  70  Ms. Karla Smith; commend upon being selected as           Zuber
        Instructor of the Year.                                
           03/28 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  71  Mrs. Lisa Courtney; commend and congratulate for being    Zuber
        selected Instructor of the Year at MS Gulf Coast       
        Community College.                                     
           03/27 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  77  Gulfport High School Orchestra; commend upon receiving    Ishee
        international recognition and invitation to perform in 
        Berlin, Germany.                                       
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Mississippi Tax System; create a study committee to       Watson
        study and make recommendations.                        
           03/30 (S) Died In Committee
HC  84  JoAn Niceley; commend dedication of to cancer patients    Peranich
        and survivors.                                         
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  87  Dorlos Bo Robinson; commend service of upon retirement    Howell
        from Mississippi Public Service Commission.            
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  88  Medicaid program; express concern over health care cuts   Dedeaux
        that would result from proposed CMS rule changes.      
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  96  Judy Warren Chapin; commend life and accomplishments      Moak
        upon her passing.                                      
           03/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  98  President and Congress; urge support of the "25 by 25"    Rotenberry
 *      initiative promoting agricultural-based renewable      
        energy.                                                
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   9  Leonard Morris; commend life, legacy and                  McCoy
        accomplishments of upon his passing.                   
           01/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  39  Bradford Blackmon; commend the athletic success and       Scott
        accomplishments of.                                    
           03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  58  Hal Holbrook; commend outstanding career and success.     Mayo
           03/21 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  75  March 2007; designate as "Women's History Month in        Dickson
        Mississippi."                                          
           03/29 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  94  Alfred Lee "Frog" Wilson, Sr.; commend career and         Clarke
        accomplishments of on his retirement.                  
           03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 101  Corporal Dustin J. Lee; commend life of upon his          Robinson (84th)
        passing.                                               
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 106  Representative Bill Miles; commend legislative legacy     Stringer
        and congratulate upon occasion of retirement.          
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 119  Representative Lee Jarrell Davis; commend legislative     Howell
        service and congratulate upon retirement.              
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 120  Representative James "Jamie" R. Franks, Jr; commend for   Moore
        dedicated legislative service and congratulate upon    
        retirement.                                            
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 121  Representative James (J.B.) Markham; commend              Chism
        legislative legacy and congratulation upon retirement. 
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 122  Representative Jim C. Barnett; commend for legislative    Chism
        contributions and congratulate upon retirement.        
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 123  Representative Carmen Wells-Smith; commend for            Moore
        dedicated legislative service and congratulate upon    
        retirement.                                            
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 124  Dr. Chester W. Masterson; commend legislative legacy      Moore
        and congratulate upon retirement after 8 years of      
        service.                                               
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 125  Representative Michael A. Lott; commend legislative       Moore
        legacy and congratulate upon retirement after seven    
        years of service.                                      
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 126  Representative Jim Simpson; commend legislative service   Chism
        and congratulate upon retirement after 14 years of     
        service.                                               
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 127  Representative Robert Vince; commend legislative legacy   Chism
        and congratulations upon retirement.                   
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR 128  Representative Eric Robinson; commend legislative         Chism
        legacy and congratulate upon the occasion of his       
        retirement.                                            
           04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed


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


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