Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/11/2007



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House Roll Call Senate Roll Call
      Present--Akins, Aldridge, Arinder, Bailey, Baker (8th), Baker (74th), Banks, Barnett, Beckett, Blackmon, Bondurant, Bounds, Broomfield, Brown, Buck, Burnett, Calhoun, Chism, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Coleman (29th), Coleman (65th), Compretta, Cummings, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Dickson, Eaton, Ellington, Ellis, Espy, Evans, Fillingane, Flaggs, Fleming, Formby, Franks, Fredericks, Frierson, Gadd, Gibbs, Gregory, Guice, Gunn, Hamilton (6th), Hamilton (109th), Harrison, Hines, Holland, Holloway, Horne, Howell, Huddleston, Hudson, Ishee, Janus, Jennings, Johnson, Lane, Lott, Malone, Markham, Martinson, Masterson, Mayhall, Mayo, McBride, Middleton, Miles, Mims, Moak, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Moss, Myers, Nicholson, Norquist, Palazzo, Parker, Patterson, Peranich, Perkins, Read, Reed, Reeves, Reynolds, Robinson (84th), Robinson (63rd), Rogers (14th), Rogers (61st), Rotenberry, Scott, Shows, Simpson, Smith (59th), Smith (27th), Smith (39th), Snowden, Staples, Straughter, Stringer, Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Upshaw, Vince, Ward, Walley, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, Whittington, Woods, Young, Zuber, Mr. Speaker. Total--120.
       Absent--Morris, Stevens. Total--2.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, Browning, Bryan, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Chaney, Chassaniol, Clarke, Cuevas, Davis, Dawkins, Dearing, Doxey, Fillingane, Flowers, Frazier, Gollott, Gordon, Harden, Hewes, Horhn, Hyde-Smith, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jordan, King, Kirby, Lee P. (35th), Lee E. (47th), Little, Mettetal, Michel, Moffatt, Morgan, Nunnelee, Pickering, Posey, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, White, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--51.
      Absent--Robertson. Total--1.




House: Introductions

HB 746  Auto theft; clarify and revise penalties.                 Moore
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 747  Crimes; use of taser in commission of a crime or          Moore
        resisting arrest to be a felony.                       
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 748  Medical examiner; provide for confidentiality of          Fleming
        certain reports in death investigations.               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 749  Construction contracts; revise amount required before     Mayo
        engineer or architect is required.                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 750  Private Investigators Law; create.                        Malone
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 751  Refund anticipation loans; require tax preparers to       Upshaw
        make certain disclosures to clients about.             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services
HB 752  Building permits; clarify prohibition against local       Frierson
        governments requiring for agricultural or forestry     
        land.                                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 753  Building codes; revise requirements for certain coastal   Frierson
        counties.                                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 754  Child endangerment; clarify.                              Rogers (61st) *
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 755  Statutory rape; revise maximum age of victim for crime    Calhoun
        of.                                                    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 756  Mineral interests; revert to surface owner after period   Hamilton (109th)
        of certain period of nonproduction.                    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 757  Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits      Hines
        may obtain at no charge until final determination of   
        disability.                                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 758  Mississippi Youthbuild Act; create.                       Hines
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Education
HB 759  Drug and alcohol offenders; first-time nonviolent         Watson
        offenders go to rehabilitation.                        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 760  Statewide behavioral modification institute; authorize    Hines
        Our House, Inc., to serve as.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Ways and Means
HB 761  Interstate Compact for Juveniles; authorize Governor to   Hines
        execute.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 762  Expunction; revise offenses that are eligible.            Holland
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 763  Jail fees; provide method of release for offenders when   Warren
        certain fees are owed at end of sentence.              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 764  Human Services; require department to pay costs of        Holland
        persons housed in county jails due to actions taken by.
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 765  Drug courts; require in all circuit court districts.      Holland
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 766  Restitution centers; extend repealer on authority of      Warren
        counties and municipalities to establish center (RP).  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Corrections
HB 767  Mississippi Water Resources Advisory Council; extend      Warren
        repealer on provision that provides for membership and 
        duties (RP).                                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 768  Conditions for state offenders to serve sentences in      Warren
        county jails; extend repealer (RP).                    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Corrections;County Affairs
HB 769  Alcohol and drug treatment center in Bolivar County;      Warren
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Corrections
HB 770  Mississippi Public Defenders Task Force; extend           Warren
        repealer and revise membership.                        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 771  Public water system corrosion control requirements;       Warren
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 772  Affordable rental housing; delete language prescribing    Cummings
        manner of appraising for true value.                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 773  Justice court; increase monetary jurisdiction from        Bounds
        $2,500.00 to $5,000.00.                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 774  Lien amnesty; delete certain requirements for entities    Reeves
        to receive from cities for blighted real property.     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Municipalities
HB 775  State contract bids; require list of subcontractors for   Franks
        those in excess of $100,000 and authorize project      
        management for certain.                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 776  Public purchasing laws; increase amount for which         Franks
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 777  Suffrage; restore to certain honorably discharged         Bailey
        persons.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 778  Bonds; mandate election on issuing county or municipal    Horne
        bonds.                                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 779  Recording private communications; unlawful without        Robinson (84th)
        prior consent of all parties to the communication.     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 780  Justifiable homicide; give defense to pregnant women      Robinson (84th)
        who may or may not be in danger who protect fetuses    
        during pregnancy.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 781  Salaries; allow county and municipal employees to         Robinson (84th)
        receive compensatory pay or time for work on holidays. 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 782  District attorney's office operating allowance;           Coleman (29th)
        clarify.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 783  Automobile insurance; prohibit consideration of police    Robinson (84th)
        officer's on-duty driving history when determining     
        private rate.                                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 784  Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law;          Horne
        repeal.                                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB 785  Sex offender registration; revise to conform to Adam      Norquist
        Walsh Act (AG).                                        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 786  Criminal Defendants' Voting Rights Notification Act;      Bailey
        create.                                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 787  Deceptive voting practices; prohibit and provide          Bailey
        penalties.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 788  Handicap parking; prohibit governmental entity from       Franks
        charging fee for allowing access to disabled person.   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 789  Oil & gas; clarify payment of administrative tax and      Reeves
        increase permit fee to drill well.                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Ways and Means
HB 790  MS Civil Rights Museum; create under authority of Dept.   Reeves
        of Archives and History/issue bonds to construct.      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 791  Ad valorem tax; impose on nonproducing mineral estates    Robinson (84th)
        held separately from surface estate.                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Ways and Means
HB 792  Public records; provide for release of exempt records     Holland
        when reason for nondisclosure no longer exists.        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 793  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; authorize exemption for     Turner
        auxiliary and part-time law enforcement officers.      
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Ways and Means
HB 794  Health insurance policies; increase minimum rate of       Mayo
        payment & maximum payment for outpatient visits for    
        treatment of mental illness.                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 795  Land records; require maintenance of hard copies.         Warren
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 796  Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of     Ellington
        electors in territory to be annexed.                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 797  Municipal annexation; require election on question of.    Horne
           01/11 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 798  Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create     Evans
        elected position of Commissioner of Labor.             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
HB 799  Illegal aliens; create felony offense for hiring.         Parker
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 800  Automobile insurance; require lienholder's name to be     Parker
        placed on insurance check as loss payee.               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Insurance;Transportation
HB 801  Poll worker training; increased hours may be              Reynolds
        compensated.                                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 802  Justice court judges; revise salary for certain           Reynolds
        counties.                                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 803  Poll workers managers and clerks; increase pay.           Reynolds
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Fees and Salaries of Public Of
HB 804  District attorneys; increase salary.                      Coleman (29th)
           01/11 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 805  Support staff of Supreme and Appellate Courts; provide    Blackmon
        limitations.                                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 806  Walnut Grove; revise the number of youth offenders who    Malone
        may be housed at.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Corrections
HB 807  Crime of deprivation of rights under color of law;        Janus
        create.                                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 808  Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act; revise certain       Guice
        provisions.                                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 809  Implied Consent Law; clarify who may administer blood     Mayo
        tests.                                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 810  Department of Health; authorize purchase of certain       Weathersby
        properties for departmental use.                       
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Property
HB 811  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        sublease space in the GM&O Passenger Depot to          
        not-for-profit organizations.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Property
HB 812  Property and casualty insurance replacement coverage;     Lane
        clarify determination of replacement value.            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 813  State parks; exempt senior citizens and disabled          Lane
        persons from certain entrance and user fees.           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 814  School district employees; authorize voluntary dues       Lane
        deductions for membership in professional              
        organizations.                                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 815  Public Employees' Retirement System; revise provisions    Lane
        relating to disability determinations.                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 816  Headlighting; define overt acts and exempt certain        Moak *
        entities.                                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 817  Association or organization dues; authorize               Evans
        municipalities and counties to deduct from employee's  
        salary at employee's request.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 818  Occupational health and safety program; require State     Evans
        Board of Health to establish.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
HB 819  Mississippi Gulf Producing States Trust Fund; create.     Reeves
           01/11 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 820  Oil and gas severance taxes; deposit state's share into   Reeves
        Education Improvement Trust Fund.                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 821  Identity theft; establish procedure for victim to have    Clark
        debt forgiven and credit reports purged.               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 822  Mississippi Bar; extend repealer (RP).                    Blackmon
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 823  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History for     Clarke
        two experts for existing museums.                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 824  Voter identification; require before voting.              Eaton
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 825  Mississippi Highway 145; designate portion in City of     Gibbs
        Aberdeen as "Veterans Drive."                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 826  Jackson County, City of Ocean Springs; authorize to       Zuber
        construct and maintain roads at USM Cedar Point        
        Expansion.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 827  Nonresident freshwater commercial fishing license;        Cummings
        authorize MDWFP to charge same amount as nonresident's 
        state charges.                                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 828  Income tax; conform state law to federal for certain      Mims
        depreciation allowed as deduction under Gulf           
        Opportunity Zone Act of 2005.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 829  State employees raises; require agencies and colleges     Holloway
        to comply strictly with legislative direction.         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 830  Headlights; require to be used whenever windshield        Holloway *
        wipers necessitated.                                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 831  Compulsory school attendance requirements; raise from     Brown
        16 to 17 years of age.                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 832  Alternative school programs; local school districts       Brown
        have broad authority to establish.                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 833  School boards; specify circumstances under which they     Brown
        may grant financial hardship waivers.                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 834  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Brown
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 835  Conflict resolution and mediation materials; revise how   Brown
        they are developed by State Board of Education.        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 836  Physical education and health education in schools;       Brown
        provide for certain requirements regarding.            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 837  Medication aides; create pilot program under Board of     Holland
        Nursing for certification of.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 838  Motor Carrier Regulatory Law of 1938; authorize highway   Miles
        patrol to enforce.                                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 839  Child support payments; arrearage in payments does not    Holland
        bar DHS review of order and downward modification of.  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 840  New hires; revise definition of employer required to      Holland
        report to Department of Human Services.                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 841  Paternity; authorize DHS to statistically report          Holland
        putative paternity under certain conditions.           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
HB 842  Emergency vehicles; prescribe duties of motorists         Reynolds
        approaching emergency vehicle.                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 843  Limitation of exclusion or modification of warranties     Moak *
        to consumers; repeal.                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 844  Vehicle Protection Product Act; create.                   Miles
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 845  Youth Court Defender Standards Council; create.           Flaggs
           01/11 (H) Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 846  Immunity; provide for canine activities.                  Brown
           01/11 (H) Referred To Agriculture
HB 847  Superintendents; provide for appointment in all           Mayo
        districts.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB 848  School districts; elect all board members and appoint     Hines
        all superintendents.                                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB 849  Gaming; create statewide lottery to fund Hope College     Clarke
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Gaming
HB 850  Gaming license fees; redistribute portion of state's      Cummings
        share to local system road and bridge programs.        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 851  Rural Fire Truck Funds; allow to use funds to purchase    Warren
        used fire trucks.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 852  Fire protection districts; prohibit boards of             Baker (74th)
        supervisors from taxing real properties annexed by     
        municipalities.                                        
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Ways and Means
HB 853  Used motor vehicle dealers; require certain education     Parker
        courses as prerequisite for license.                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB 854  Bonds; revise amount of investment required before        Lane
        bonds may be issued for railroad line improvements in  
        certain counties.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HR   5  Mississippi businesses; urge to implement ergonomic       Evans
        practices to protect the health of the state's         
        workforce.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
HR   6  House study committee; create to study the safety and     Evans
        healthfulness of working conditions in Mississippi.    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
HR   7  Worker's Bill of Rights; endorse adoption of.             Evans
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 382  State Parole Board; extend repealer on (RP).              Malone
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 405  Bolivar County Regional Facility inmate drug and          Malone
        alcohol program; extend repealer (RP).                 
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 431  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Malone
        entities; extend repealer and add certain fee in lieu  
        of ad valorem taxes on.                                
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 435  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Malone
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 437  State offenders serving sentences in county jails;        Malone
        extend repealer on (RP).                               
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 557  General inmate authority of Department of Corrections;    Warren
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 559  Prohibition on procurement of certain goods made by       Warren
        out-of-state inmate labor if PIC makes goods; extend   
        repealer (RP).                                         
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 766  Restitution centers; extend repealer on authority of      Warren
        counties and municipalities to establish center (RP).  
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 503  Commend outstanding career of Dr. Albert Randel (Randy)   Mettetal
        Hendrix.                                               
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 535  Recognize Mrs. Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr, the last    Wilemon
        "Real Daughter" of the Confederacy residing in         
        Mississippi.                                           
           01/11 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 238  Appropriation; Department of Education - General          Brown
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           01/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/11 (H) Amended
           01/11 (H) Passed As Amended
           01/11 (H) Immediate Release
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 239  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Brown
           01/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/11 (H) Amended
           01/11 (H) Passed As Amended
           01/11 (H) Immediate Release
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 240  State employees; provide for a pay increase for.          Stringer
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 241  Appropriation; IHL for support of universities and        Stringer
        related entities and programs.                         
           01/11 (H) Passed
           01/11 (H) Immediate Release
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 242  Appropriations; community and junior colleges for         Stringer
        support.                                               
           01/11 (H) Amendment Ruled Improper
           01/11 (H) Passed
           01/11 (H) Immediate Release
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 243  Appropriation; Department of Insurance to provide funds   Compretta
        to Wind Pool to reduce premium rates on commercial     
        property.                                              
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 246  Bonds; authorize for IHL and community/junior college     Watson
        capital improvements and other purposes.               
           01/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/11 (H) Passed
HB 612  State funds; transfer amounts from General Fund to MDOT   Stringer
        and State Aid Roads.                                   
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 503  Commend outstanding career of Dr. Albert Randel (Randy)   Mettetal
        Hendrix.                                               
           01/11 (H) Adopted
           01/11 (H) Immediate Release
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SC 535  Recognize Mrs. Effie Lucille Nicholson Pharr, the last    Wilemon
        "Real Daughter" of the Confederacy residing in         
        Mississippi.                                           
           01/11 (H) Adopted
           01/11 (H) Immediate Release
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2069  "Katrina Day of Remembrance" in Mississippi; designate    Robertson
        August 29 annually.                                    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 502  Commend Magnolia Heights School Football Team for 2006    Davis
        State Championship and undefeated season.              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 504  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Sergeant Courtland A.   Turner
        Kennard.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 505  Remember gallant service and commend life of U.S. Army    Thomas
        Staff Sergeant James Ellis of Yazoo City, MS.          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 512  Commend life and career of John F. Shirley, Sr.           Carmichael
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 513  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Staff Sergeant Robert   Carmichael
        L. Love, Jr.                                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 515  Recognize the Centennial Anniversary of UPS.              Hewes
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 518  Commend life and artistic contributions of "Godfather     Walls
        of Soul" James Brown.                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 519  Commend Will Townsend for heroism in the ATO Fraternity   Jackson (11th)
        House fire.                                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 520  Commend the life of Iraq casualty Master Sergeant Brian   Chaney
        P. McAnulty.                                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 521  Commend South Panola High School "Tigers" Football Team   Mettetal
        for fourth straight undefeated season and Class 5A     
        Championship.                                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 522  Commend Robert Michael "Robbie" Langley, the first        Mettetal
        University of MS Police Officer whose life was taken in
        the line of duty.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 523  Commend South Panola High School Football Team for        Mettetal
        breaking the Mississippi record for consecutive        
        victories & setting new record.                        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 524  Commend public service of Leland R. Speed, Executive      Little
        Director of the Mississippi Development Authority.     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
SC 525  Commend Corinth High School Tennis Team for their 11th    Little
        Class 3A State Championship.                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  27  Joint session; call to hear State of the State address    Warren
        of the Governor.                                       
           01/11 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2579  Corrections; extend repealer on general inmate            Doxey
        authority of Department of Corrections (RP).           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2580  Corrections; clarify placement of an inmate in the        Doxey
        prerelease program.                                    
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2581  Wildlife; person with honorable discharge from Armed      Doxey
        Forces exempt from hunter education requirement.       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2582  Corrections; provide that person on house arrest shall    Doxey
        not leave the jurisdiction of the state except for     
        approved medical emergencies.                          
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2583  Corrections; authorize electronic notice of release of    Doxey
        inmates.                                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2584  Corrections; remove the cap on meritorious earned time    Doxey
        for offenders.                                         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2585  Parole Board; extend repealer.                            Doxey
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2586  Corrections; extend repealer on authority to house        Doxey
        state offenders in county jails.                       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2587  Corrections; extend repealer on the establishment of      Doxey
        restitution centers.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2588  Corrections; remove prohibition against placing drug      Doxey
        offenders on house arrest.                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2589  Corrections; extend repealer on alcohol and drug          Doxey
        program at Bolivar County Regional Facility.           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2590  Hunting; allow use of crossbow during archery season on   Doxey
        deer.                                                  
           01/11 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2591  CON filing fees; increase maximum authorized fee          Nunnelee
        charged by State Department of Health.                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2592  Hospice licensure fees; increase.                         Nunnelee
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2593  Permit fees for environmental services by State Board     Nunnelee
        of Health; increase.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2594  Adoption proceedings; reduce time period for birth        Nunnelee
        father to object in certain cases.                     
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2595  Dental hygienists; define supervision required in a       Nunnelee
        public health setting.                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2596  Person is presumed to have directed health care           Nunnelee
        providers to sustain life; provide as matter of law.   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections;Public Property
SB2598  Smoking in all public places; prohibit.                   Nunnelee
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2599  Official state song; adopt "Mississippi Song."            Nunnelee
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SB2600  Prison Industries; remove repealer on prohibition of      Doxey *
        procurement of certain prison made goods from other    
        states.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2601  Health care facility certificate of need; revise          Nunnelee
        minimum expenditures requiring review, etc.            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2602  Drinking water state revolving fund; remove cap on        Nunnelee
        loans.                                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2603  Parole; provide that first-time offenders for selling     Jackson (32nd)
        drugs may be eligible for parole.                      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2604  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson (32nd)
        turnarounds.                                           
           01/11 (S) Referred To County Affairs
SB2605  Memorial highway; designate segment of Mississippi        Carmichael
        Highway 145 in Clarke County as "John F. Shirley, Sr." 
        Memorial Highway.                                      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2606  Fishing; limit boat launching and fishing fees on state   Jackson (32nd)
        lakes.                                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2607  Elections; commissioners of election shall supervise      Burton
        party primary elections.                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2608  Assistant district attorneys; revise number authorized.   Ross
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2609  School board members elected in all districts;            Nunnelee
        superintendents appointed after January 1, 2008.       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2610  Uniform Emergency Volunteer Healthcare Practitioners      Nunnelee
        Act; enact.                                            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2611  Income tax; a relative 65 or older, who resides with      Nunnelee
        taxpayer and whose income is $12,000.00 or less, is a  
        dependent.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2612  "Emergency Health Powers Act"; grant powers regarding     Nunnelee
        health facilities to State Board of Health in hurricane
        or other emergency (SBOH).                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2613  School term; revise first day and last day for all        Nunnelee
        schools.                                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2614  Corrections; allow state offender of any custody          Doxey
        classification to be housed in a private correctional  
        facility.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2616  State Board of Bar Commissioners; revise date of sunset   Doxey
        for.                                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2617  Elections; require voter to present I.D. prior to         Burton
        voting.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2618  Corrections; allow offenders not sentenced to RID to be   Doxey
        placed in RID beds.                                    
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2619  Forestry; revise qualifications of State Forester.        Doxey
           01/11 (S) Referred To Forestry
SB2620  Lobbying law; include public employees engaging in        Williamson
        lobbying activities.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2621  Workers' Comp; certain benefits shall be paid using       Kirby
        actuarial tables selected by the commission.           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2622  Fishing; authorize Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to       Gollott
        issue annual group pier fishing license.               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
SB2623  Corrections; revise distribution of inmate telephone      Doxey
        call commissions.                                      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2624  Medical procedures on minor by Department of Health;      Nunnelee
        require parental consent.                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2625  State income tax credit for purchase of private           Nunnelee
        insurance to cover long-term care insurance.           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2626  Homeschool students; authorize dual enrollment in         Nunnelee
        public schools.                                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2627  MS Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.           Nunnelee
           01/11 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2628  State income tax credit; authorize for portion of         Nunnelee
        premium paid for long-term care insurance.             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2629  State Board of Optometry; may charge renewal fees         Nunnelee
        annually.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2630  Cell phone; prohibit use of while driving without use     Gollott
        of hands-free accessories.                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2631  Surplus property fee and revolving fund; remove           Thames
        repealer.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2632  Mississippi Code; provide a set to the school board of    Dearing
        each public school district.                           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2633  Department of Corrections contract authority; delete      Thames
        Public Procurement Review Board approval on certain    
        contracts.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Corrections
SB2634  Circuit clerks; increase supplemental pay for duties      Thames
        conducting elections.                                  
           01/11 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2635  Election poll workers and managers; increase per diem     Browning
        compensation.                                          
           01/11 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2636  Criminal statute of limitations; include RICO in          Albritton
        two-year exceptions.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2637  Pretrial intervention; require offender to reimburse      Doxey
        county all costs of housing.                           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2638  Public buildings; revise preplanning requirements for     Jackson (32nd)
        capital improvements projects.                         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2639  Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from SDH   Nunnelee
        to DHS.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2640  Public property; authorize DFA to apply rent payments     Jackson (32nd)
        toward the purchase of real property.                  
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2641  Telecommunication Conference and Training Center;         Gordon
        transfer administration to DFA.                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2642  Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), etc.; require    Nunnelee
        all types of delivery systems to register under Patient
        Protection Act.                                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2643  "Hill Fire" folk life play in Montgomery County; MDA to   Chassaniol
        promote and provide grants for financing of statewide  
        advertising program.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Economic Development and Tourism;Appropriations
SB2644  State Employees Health Insurance Management Board; add    Kirby
        directors of JUCO Board and PERS.                      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2645  Employment Compensation Revolving Fund; DFA determines    Robertson
        percentage of covered wages paid into by state         
        agencies.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2646  Jury Patriot Act; technical amendments, delay Lengthy     Ross
        Trial Fund implementation.                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
SB2647  Notaries public; clarify commission of.                   Ross
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2648  Victim assistance coordinators; revise number             Davis
        authorized.                                            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
SB2649  Dept. of Finance and Administration; may enforce laws     Jackson (32nd)
        on streets adjoining certain state buildings.          
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2650  Joint Study Committee for a state civil rights museum;    Frazier
        extend existence.                                      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2651  Emergency E-911 service charges; include voice over       White
        Internet (VoIP) and prepaid wireless services.         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2652  State construction projects; authorize DFA to approve     Jackson (32nd)
        demolitions/acquire rights-of-way.                     
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2653  Seat of government lands; provide for return of status    Jackson (32nd)
        when reacquired.                                       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2654  Emergency health powers; define natural disaster and      White
        direct SDH to perform certain functions in public      
        health emergencies.                                    
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2655  "Robert E. Lee Building"; authorize Dept. of Finance &    Jackson (32nd)
        Administration to sell or lease.                       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2656  State Board for Community/Junior Colleges; audit FTE      White
        enrollment at end of each term.                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2657  Dept. of Finance & Administration; grant jurisdiction     Jackson (32nd)
        over any property acquired for conducting state        
        business.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2658  Director of Office of Purchasing, Travel & Fleet          Thames
        Management; change position to nonstate service.       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2659  Riding bailiffs; require payment of mileage for each      Burton
        day in court.                                          
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2660  Public purchasing; authorize emergency purchase of        Thames
        replacement contracts/revise definition of "emergency."
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2661  Employees of the State Board of Pharmacy; define          Burton
        conflicts of interest.                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2662  Fire protection districts; prohibit county supervisors    Ross
        from taxing property annexed by municipalities.        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
SB2663  Environment; create MS Global Climate Study Commission.   Dawkins
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2664  Government buildings smoking ban; exempt state veterans   Carmichael
        homes.                                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2665  Parks; require State Forester to manage timber on state   Doxey
        parks.                                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Forestry
SB2666  Domestic violence; certain violations of protective       Albritton
        order a felony.                                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
SB2667  Early childhood care and education grant program;         Chaney
        authorize collaboration under DHS.                     
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SC 540  Constitution; amend to require election districts to be   Nunnelee
        composed of whole precincts.                           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 541  Constitution; amend Section 241 to provide that persons   Nunnelee
        convicted of a felony may not vote.                    
           01/11 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 542  Commend Ingomar Coach Norris Ashley for all-time record   Browning
        in Mississippi boys basketball.                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 543  Commend military career of Sergeant 1st Class Robert D.   White
        Thornton.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 544  Request Division of Medicaid to implement pilot program   Nunnelee
        for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  60  Jesse Walton (J. W.) Burt, Jr., Magnolia, Mississippi,    GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Health Care Trust Fund and   
        Health Care Disposable Fund, five-year term ending     
        March 1, 2011, representing the Fourth Congressional   
        District.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2494  Appropriation; State Veterans Affairs Board; Additional   Little
        FY2007.                                                
           01/11 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2496  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of Health;          Gordon
        Additional FY2007.                                     
           01/11 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

HC  27  Joint session; call to hear State of the State address    Warren
        of the Governor.                                       
           01/11 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           01/11 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 237  Mississippi Working Person's Act; create.                 Cummings
           01/11 (S) Referred To Labor
HB 238  Appropriation; Department of Education - General          Brown
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 239  Teacher salaries; increase.                               Brown
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 240  State employees; provide for a pay increase for.          Stringer
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB 241  Appropriation; IHL for support of universities and        Stringer
        related entities and programs.                         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 242  Appropriations; community and junior colleges for         Stringer
        support.                                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 243  Appropriation; Department of Insurance to provide funds   Compretta
        to Wind Pool to reduce premium rates on commercial     
        property.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB 612  State funds; transfer amounts from General Fund to MDOT   Stringer
        and State Aid Roads.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations

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