SB2083 Public property; name certain state facilities after Gordon
* deceased legislators.
04/18 Approved by Governor
SB2117 Military personnel; professional license shall not King
% expire while on federal active duty.
03/08 Approved by Governor
SB2119 Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and Simmons
% Children (MPAC) pilot program for school districts.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2277 School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to Simmons
read a minimum of four books per school year.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2284 Elections; enact Agreement Among the States to Elect Williamson
the President by National Popular Vote.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2289 School social worker; allot adequate education program Simmons
funds for.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2323 Teacher salaries; increase. Chaney
* 04/17 Approved by Governor
SB2337 State income tax credit for purchase of private Robertson
*$% insurance to cover long-term care insurance.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2364 Public community/junior colleges; require mid-level Gordon
* funding for salaries.
04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2492 Exploitation of children; clarify defenses. Albritton
03/07 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2526 Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit Robertson
* to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
for minority businesses.
03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2535 Mississippi Business Investment Act; allow MDA to fund Robertson
certain loans under the Capital Investment Program.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2557 School district conflict resolution and peer mediation Simmons
curricula; prescribe.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2566 Mississippi minimum wage law; enact. Simmons
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2688 Death Benefits Trust Fund; revise benefit to deceased. Tollison
* 03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2689 Murder of Emmett Till; State of Mississippi issues an Jordan
official apology for.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2724 Workers' compensation benefit payments; increase Horhn
maximum payment period.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2738 Children's health; fully fund state insurance program Jordan
and provide preventive health measures in Delta.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2739 Delta Regional Marketing Board; create. Jordan
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2742 Education in child care facilities; require Department Jordan
of Education to establish minimum requirements.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2751 Cultural tourism in the Delta; create initiatives. Jordan
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2790 Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on Posey
* campus of Alcorn State University after.
03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2849 Delta Regional Housing Clearinghouse; create in regard Jordan
to efforts to improve housing in Delta region.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2859 Vaccinations against pneumococcal disease; SBH require Nunnelee
* for children attending day care facilities.
03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2869 Pilot program aimed at preventing teen pregnancy; Jordan
implement in East Tallahatchie School District.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2930 Workers' compensation disability payments; extend time Jackson (11th)
period for receiving.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2968 Youth courts; provide state-funded support staff. Simmons
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3018 Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of Simmons
commemoration not legal holiday.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3040 Delta Revitalization Zone; create and establish Jordan
% economic incentives.
01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3060 Appropriation FY08; to DHS to fund Early Learning Chaney
Collaborative Act.
03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3070 Sales tax; exempt sales of materials & equipment used Robertson
*$% to replace or repair buildings or equipment destroyed
in disasters.
03/30 Approved by Governor
SB3071 Sales taxation; exempt sales of diabetes monitoring Davis
$% equipment or supplies.
02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3086 Bonds; authorize issuance for constructing an access Posey
*$%@ road to the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant.
03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB3093 Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety Highway Patrol Little
Trooper Training Class, FY2008.
03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3094 City of Indianola; remove the repeal date on the Simmons
* % Indianola Tourism Commission.
03/30 (H) Died On Calendar
SB3106 Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for construction of Little
$% new Museum of Mississippi History.
03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3113 Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm. Gordon
* @ 04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3143 Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and Gordon
* @ Reimb. Local Confinement.
04/25 Approved by Governor
SB3144 Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency. Gordon
* @ 04/21 Approved by Governor
SB3145 Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support. Gordon
* @ 04/21 Approved by Governor
SB3146 Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol. Gordon
* @ 04/25 Approved by Governor
SB3169 City of Indianola; authorize to fix and collect fees to Simmons
* % provide mosquito and pest control services.
04/18 Approved by Governor
SB3171 Bonds; increase the amount that may be issued for the Robertson
*$%@ small municipalities and Limited Population Counties
Fund.
03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB3172 Bonds; increase amount of bonds issued from Emerging Robertson
*$% Crops Fund for minority economic development.
04/21 Approved by Governor
SB3181 Taxation; increase various taxes. Simmons
$% 02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3186 Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for improvements to Harden
*$% the Jackson Zoo.
03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB3187 Bonds; authorize issuance of bonds for Alcorn State Posey
$% University capital improvements.
02/21 (S) Died In Committee
SB3197 Bonds; authorize the issuance of general obligation Harden
*$%@ bonds for the Mississippi Children's Museum.
03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB3215 Economic Development; authorize incentives for certain Nunnelee
% projects.
03/02 Approved by Governor
SC 501 Express the sympathy of the Legislature on the death of Little
President Gerald R. Ford.
01/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 518 Commend life and artistic contributions of "Godfather Walls
of Soul" James Brown.
01/23 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 552 Commend Delta State University Head Football Coach Rick Dearing
Rhodes.
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 553 Designate March 2007 as "Women's History Month in Dawkins
Mississippi."
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 555 Commend State Treasurer Tate Reeves for his election as Michel
President of the National Association of State
Treasurers (NAST).
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 556 Commend Ole Miss All-American Senior Linebacker Patrick Michel
Willis.
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 558 Commend Robert R. Latham, Jr., for his service as Fillingane
Executive Director of MEMA.
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 560 Commend the Scholastic Gulf Coast Recovery Initiative White
for accomplishments in rebuilding the schools on the
Gulf Coast.
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 561 Commend Stewpot Community Services on 25th Anniversary. Harden
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 562 Designate April 28 through May 6, 2007, as "National Burton
Safe Kids Week" in Mississippi.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564 Commend Weyerhaeuser Company for National Presidential Butler
Award for disaster response efforts on Mississippi Gulf
Coast.
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565 Designate; "National Wear Red Day" in Mississippi to Dawkins
support women's heart disease awareness.
02/14 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 568 Designating the third Saturday of June, in 2007 and in Jackson (11th)
each succeeding year, as "Juneteenth" Freedom Day in
Mississippi.
03/30 (H) Died In Committee
SC 569 Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi 4-H. Hyde-Smith
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570 Commend New Orleans Saints for remarkable 2006-2007 Hewes
season.
02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572 Urge IHL to form a committee to name a building in Dearing
* honor of Dr. Rudolph Waters on the Campus of Alcorn
State University.
04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575 Recognizing February as National "Black History Month." Jackson (11th)
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576 Commend life and career of 5-Time Olympian Willye B. Jordan
White.
02/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580 Commend the life of L. J. Martin, Sr., first Butler
African-American to run for municipal office in
Mississippi.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583 Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant Moffatt
Terrence Dunn.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 585 Salute and honor the memory of the five agents of the Tollison
MBN who have lost their lives in the line of duty since
1971.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586 Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sgt. Carl Seigart. Lee (47th)
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 588 Commend Bradford Blackmon for award-winning football Simmons
career at St. Andrews High School.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 589 Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sergeant 1st Class White
William Spillers.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 591 Commend distinguished public service of Secretary of Dearing
State Eric Clark.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 596 Designate May 25, 2007, as "Mississippi Missing Burton
Children's Day."
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 600 Commend life of Chester A. Thigpen, former National and Thames
Mississippi Outstanding Tree Farmer.
03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 603 Commend literary career of Lerone Bennett, Jr. Jordan
03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 604 Designate March 22, 2007, as "Mississippi Water Day Dawkins
2007."
03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 606 Commend George Scott, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Michel
03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 608 Commend Robert Brazile, Mississippi Sports Hall of Michel
Fame.
03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 609 Commend Jerry Rice, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Michel
03/20 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 615 Commend Jackson State University "Tigers" Boys Frazier
Basketball Team for winning SWAC Championship.
03/29 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 616 Commend Lanier Basketball Team and Coach Thomas Billups Frazier
for 3rd consecutive State Championship and Overall
State Title.
03/29 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 617 Commend David Abney, Chief Operating Officer of UPS. Dearing
03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 620 Recognize history of the African Methodist Episcopal Walls
Church.
03/24 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 627 Urge Congress to timely reauthorize State Children's Simmons
Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
03/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 631 Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team Simmons
for perfect season and for State/Overall Championships.
04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 636 Commend life and legacy of inspiration of COGIC Jackson (11th)
Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson.
04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 637 Commend Luster Bayless for contribution of real estate Simmons
to Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation in Ruleville,
Mississippi.
04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 639 Commend the life of Iraq casualty Corporal Dustin J. Carmichael
Lee.
04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 642 Commend Morgan Freeman for book "Proud to Call Gollott
Mississippi Home."
04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SR 5 Commend Sullivan-Schein Corporation for donating a Jackson (11th)
mobile dental-office-on-wheels to the State of
Mississippi.
01/26 (S) Immediate Release
SR 8 Commend Mrs. Peggy Caldwell, retiring Executive Chaney
Director of Mississippi Counseling Association.
02/06 (S) Immediate Release
SR 11 Commend 2007 "Delta Day in the State's Capitol." Frazier
02/23 (S) Immediate Release
SR 17 Commend life and civic contributions of Mrs. Jessie B. Thomas
Sims Conerly.
03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR 18 Commend Bradford Blackmon for award-winning football Simmons
career at St. Andrews High School.
03/30 (S) Died In Committee
SR 19 Commend Rachel Givan as The Clarion-Ledger's 2006 Michel
Co-Sportsperson of the Year.
03/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR 21 Congratulate Woodie Assaf on his 90th birthday. White
03/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR 22 Commend Taryn Leigh Foshee upon being crowned Miss White
Mississippi 2006.
03/09 (S) Immediate Release
SR 23 Commend Dr. William A. Middleton for being named Chassaniol
"Family Physician of the Year."
03/15 (S) Immediate Release
SR 25 Commend life and public service of William Frazer. Jackson (11th)
03/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR 26 Commend George F. Walker for civic service and Jackson (11th)
contributions.
03/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR 27 Commend public service of Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck. Little
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 28 Commend public service of President Pro Tempore Travis Burton
Little.
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 29 Commend Senator Lynn Posey for public service. Dearing
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 30 Commend public service of Senator Billy Thames. Dearing
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 31 Commend public service of Senator Stacey Pickering. Little
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 32 Commend public service of Senator Mike Chaney. Little
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 33 Commend public service of Senator Charlie Ross. Little
03/30 (S) Adopted
SR 36 Urge Mississippi University for Women to maintain its Harden
* relationship with the current Alumni Association.
03/28 (S) Immediate Release
SR 37 Commend Indianola Gentry "Lady Rams" Basketball Team Simmons
for perfect season and for State/Overall Championship.
03/30 (S) Immediate Release
| KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
| $ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |
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