Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/08/2007



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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, 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--119.
      Absent--Miles, Stevens. Total--2.
       Vacancies--1.
      Present--Albritton, Brown, 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, Robertson, Ross, Simmons, Thames, Thomas, Tollison, Turner, Walley, Walls, Wilemon, Williamson. Total--50.
      Absent--Browning, White. Total--2.




House: Floor Actions

HB  59  Fishing; authorize reciprocity with adjacent states for   Zuber
        persons 65 and older.                                  
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB  80  Concealed weapon permit; revise fee for reserve law       Bondurant
        enforcement officers.                                  
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 251  School enrollment; authorize students to enroll in        Fleming
        district where parent is purchasing residence.         
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
        Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 428  Electronic notice; authorize Department of Corrections    Malone
        to utilize when certain offenders are released.        
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 429  Placement of inmate in pre-release center; allow within   Malone
        one year of earliest release date and allow            
        commissioner's designee to approve of.                 
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 430  Inmate telephone call commissions; continue to allow      Malone
        certain percentages to be deposited into certain funds.
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 432  Endangering corrections employee and others with bodily   Malone
        substances; make a criminal act.                       
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB 562  Economic development projects; extend repealer on         Warren
        authority of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation  
        to issue bonds (RP).                                   
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 571  Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr.; name new dining hall on         Holland
        campus of Alcorn State University after.               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 638  Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act; revise powers and    Frierson
        duties of county authorities.                          
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 661  Exploitation of children; clarify undercover detection    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB 680  Small loan lenders and check cashers; provide for         Guice
        alternate charges for certain loans and checks.        
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 683  Mississippi Military Family Relief Fund and tax           Warren
        checkoff; extend date of repeal.                       
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 753  Building codes; revise requirements for certain coastal   Frierson
        counties.                                              
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 762  Expunction; revise offenses that are eligible.            Holland
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB 768  Conditions for state offenders to serve sentences in      Warren
        county jails; extend repealer (RP).                    
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/08 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           02/08 (H) Amend Defeated on Reconsider
           02/08 (H) Passed
           02/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 807  Crime of deprivation of rights under color of law;        Janus
        create.                                                
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 811  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        sublease space in the GM&O Passenger Depot to          
        not-for-profit organizations.                          
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 834  Program to redesign secondary schools in Mississippi;     Brown
        authorize State Board of Education to develop.         
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 841  Paternity; authorize DHS to statistically report          Holland
        putative paternity under certain conditions.           
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB 845  Youth Court Defender Standards Council; create.           Flaggs
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 860  Crimes; revise defacing, removing or destroying signs.    Bailey
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 864  Tuition; waive at universities and colleges for           Read
        children of deceased and disabled veterans.            
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 884  Voluntary pilot program for prekindergarten children;     Brown
        authorize State Board of Education to implement.       
           02/08 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules
HB 885  Kinship care payments; DHS may pay to persons who         Holland
        assume custody of related child in DHS custody.        
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB 888  Statutory rape; revise definition of sexual               Mayo
        intercourse.                                           
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 905  Domestic violence; revise to conform to federal           Coleman (29th)
        requirements (AG).                                     
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 927  CON filing fees; increase maximum authorized fee          Holland
        charged by Health Department.                          
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB 928  Public water systems; extend repealer on requirement to   Holland
        maintain optimum corrosion inhibitor levels.           
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 975  School district employees; authorize voluntary dues       Brown
        deductions for membership in professional              
        organizations.                                         
           02/08 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules
HB1036  Proceeds for judgment for personal injury; revise         Bailey
        exempt amount.                                         
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1040  Legislative vacancies; revise qualifying deadline.        Reynolds
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1059  Electronic case filing; authorize funding of pilot        Blackmon
        program.                                               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1079  Municipalities; authorize to impound/tow vehicles for     Reeves
        failure to pay certain fines or for outstanding        
        warrants.                                              
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1087  Assistant teachers; study career path opportunity         Harrison
        program for.                                           
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1088  Study Committee on TANF Program; create to study state    Dickson
        program's progress.                                    
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1102  CON law; revise various administrative provisions and     Holland
        issue CONs for several projects.                       
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1103  Emerging Crops Fund; MDA may secure letters of credit     Watson
        to guarantee certain bid, performance and payment bonds
        for minority businesses.                               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1104  Income tax; increase the penalty for grossly negligent    Watson
        preparations of returns by a preparer.                 
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1114  Traffic offenses; authorize $1.00 surcharge in certain    Reeves
        municipalities.                                        
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1119  Delinquent water and sewer bills, certain; develop        Robinson (63rd)
        procedure to help collect payment for.                 
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1121  Special needs children qualified for supplemented         Holland
        benefits by DHS; expand definition.                    
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1126  Bonds; authorize certain bond proceeds to be utilized     Frierson
        by the Department of Marine Resources.                 
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1137  Child Death Review Panel; specify agencies from which     Holland
        it may obtain needed information.                      
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1139  TANF funds; DHS shall transfer maximum permitted amount   Fredericks
        of uncommitted funds to Child Care and Development     
        Fund.                                                  
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1143  State employees; revise wireless communication device     Reeves
        limitations for certain.                               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1144  Universities and colleges; aliens pay out-of-state        Lott
        tuition regardless of domicile and immigration status. 
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1161  IHL; authorize to convey certain property to              Bailey
        Mississippi Delta Community College.                   
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1180  Community and junior colleges; provide formula for        Frierson
        calculation of funding for and require Legislature to  
        appropriate that amount.                               
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1202  CON; issue for construction of acute care hospital in     Dickson
        Kemper County.                                         
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1208  Universities and colleges; amend authority to lease       Weathersby
        lands for constructing auxiliary facilities by private 
        financing.                                             
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1212  Environmental services permit fees of State Board of      Holland
        Health; increase.                                      
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1226  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law;        Franks
        delete repealer and revise various provisions.         
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1231  Implied consent; revise license suspension to require     Smith (39th)
        completion of MASEP.                                   
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1233  Emerging Crops Fund; authorize loans to agribusinesses    Arinder
        engaged in poultry operations for purposes of upgrades 
        and improvements.                                      
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1252  Roadway/railway crossings; revise procedure for           Davis
        abolishing when roadway vacated; increase penalties for
        certain railroad crimes.                               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1255  Rural Mississippi Mosquito Abatement Act; create.         Straughter
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1267  Autism; create task force to study growing incidence of   Akins
        and ways to improve services.                          
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1275  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium property; extend    Weathersby
        term of certain leases.                                
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1297  Preneed casket contracts; must meet all requirements      Banks
        applicable to preneed contracts for funeral services.  
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1303  Weapons; return to owner after dismissal, acquittal of    Banks
        charges.                                               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1306  Community hospitals; increase maximum compensation        Watson
        authorized for boards of trustees of certain.          
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1312  Insurance rebate monies; county must designate fire       Formby
        investigator and require training.                     
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1318  Social workers employed by the State of Mississippi;      Holland
        provide for salary realignment for.                    
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
        composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1387  Emergency management; expand authority of Governor and    Moss
        Health Department to address pandemics and epidemics.  
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1389  Local option and light wine and beer laws; remove         Watson
        certain residency requirements and extend authority of 
        ABC agents to enforce law.                             
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1390  Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Finance Act;     Watson
        revise the definition of the term "private company."   
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1402  Prohibition on importing certain goods if goods are       Malone
        made by Mississippi Prison Industries; extend repealer 
        on (RP).                                               
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1406  Board of directors meetings for Mississippi Prison        Malone
        Industries; remove required attendance for certain     
        officials.                                             
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1409  Cigarettes; impose fee on certain manufacturers, revise   Watson
        requirements related to cigarettes in interstate       
        commerce.                                              
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1410  Mississippi Prison Industries; revise security            Malone
        requirements for certain facilities.                   
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1444  Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize    Gregory
        to transfer certain property to State Veterans Affairs 
        Board.                                                 
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1457  Authority to establish restitution centers; extend        Malone
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1465  Mississippi Rural Health Scholars Program; create.        Cockerham
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1486  Certified public accountants; revise certain provisions   Brown
        regarding.                                             
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1492  State parks; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may lease      McBride
        certain lands for commercial/residential development.  
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Amended
           02/08 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/08 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           02/08 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1501  Chickasawhay Natural Gas District; revise voting and      Robinson (84th)
        election procedures regarding board members and delete 
        repealer.                                              
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1505  Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit      Banks
        Court District.                                        
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1522  Victim Compensation; revise certain laws (AG).            Franks
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1523  Medical examiners; provide extra fee for preparing SIDS   Holland
        Death Scene Investigation report.                      
           02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (H) Passed
           02/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1526  Public Integrity Unit investigations; require             Franks
        defendants convicted as a result to pay certain costs  
        associated with.                                       
           02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1536  Adoption; revise several provisions relating to.          Holland
           02/08 (H) Passed
           02/08 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered



House: Measures That Have Died

HB  23  Ad valorem taxes; require tax assessor to notify          Howell
        taxpayer of increased assessed value of taxpayer's     
        property.                                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 167  Marriage; remove waiting period and blood tests and       Cummings
        revise age requirements.                               
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 177  U.S. Highway 11; designate portion in Pearl River         Formby
        County as "Willie Ray Penton Memorial HIghway."        
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 189  Public construction projects; revise various provisions   Dedeaux
        relating to.                                           
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 352  Employers; require those that rent factory-built homes    Fleming
        to employees to maintain with state and federal        
        standards.                                             
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 385  Universities and colleges; revise term of lease to        Guice
        private individuals for constructing facilities by     
        private financing.                                     
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 529  Multi-modal fund committees; prescribe terms of office    Fleming
        for appointed members.                                 
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 581  Public Swimming Pool Act; create.                         Bondurant *
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 623  Deer hunting; clarify law prohibiting baiting.            Nicholson
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 681  Mississippi Mortgage Consumer Protection Law; extend      Guice
        repealer and make various amendments.                  
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 775  State contract bids; require list of subcontractors for   Franks
        those in excess of $100,000 and authorize project      
        management for certain.                                
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 792  Public records; provide for release of exempt records     Holland
        when reason for nondisclosure no longer exists.        
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 883  School district programs; delete repealers on certain.    Brown
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 884  Voluntary pilot program for prekindergarten children;     Brown
        authorize State Board of Education to implement.       
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 899  Administrative Office of Courts; increase amount for      Coleman (29th)
        judge's support staff.                                 
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 941  Disasters and emergencies; provide immunity for           Guice
        shelters.                                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 945  Sentences; prohibit suspending sentence for failure to    Simpson
        have auto insurance card.                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 961  Taxation; increase the monthly average tax liability      Watson
        necessary to require early payment of withholding,     
        sales and use tax liability.                           
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 975  School district employees; authorize voluntary dues       Brown
        deductions for membership in professional              
        organizations.                                         
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 999  Campaign contributions; prohibit candidate from using     Reynolds
        as personal income and provide penalty.                
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1130  Elected officials; bring forward sections that provide    Coleman (29th)
        salaries.                                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1327  Lobbyist; revise definition of.                           Moak
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1420  Subdivision regulation; authorize local governments to    Reeves
        require developer agreement to impose fee for school   
        district.                                              
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1440  Restoration of Voting Rights Act; create.                 Myers
           02/08 (H) Died On Calendar



Senate: Introductions

SB3112  City of Ellisville; authorizes a tax on hotels and        Pickering
        motels and certain restaurants.                        
           02/08 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SC 573  Commend Trinity Episcopal Day School "Saints" Football    Dearing
        Team for State Championship.                           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 238  Appropriation; Department of Education - General          Brown
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HC  35  Truett Robertson; commend upon retirement from            Bounds
        Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      
        Parks.                                                 
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  38  Mayor Sheriel Perkins; commend as first African           Perkins
        American and first female Mayor of Greenwood,          
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  43  Fran Graves; commend on being named a Mississippi         Weathersby
        Ageless Hero for 2006.                                 
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  44  Mississippi Rural Water Association; commend for          Holloway
        outstanding response to Hurricane Katrina.             
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  45  John McCullouch; commend upon retirement as President     Perkins
        of BellSouth Mississippi.                              
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB3060  Appropriation FY08; to DHS to fund Early Learning         Chaney
        Collaborative Act.                                     
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 552  Commend Delta State University Head Football Coach Rick   Dearing
        Rhodes.                                                
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Commend Natchez Cathedral High School Football Coach      Dearing
        Ken Beesley on 200th career victory and legacy.        
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Commend State Treasurer Tate Reeves for his election as   Michel
        President of the National Association of State         
        Treasurers (NAST).                                     
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Commend Ole Miss All-American Senior Linebacker Patrick   Michel
        Willis.                                                
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Commend Southaven High School "Chargers" Girls            Flowers
        Volleyball Team for State Championship and perfect     
        season.                                                
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 558  Commend Robert R. Latham, Jr., for his service as         Fillingane
        Executive Director of MEMA.                            
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 560  Commend the Scholastic Gulf Coast Recovery Initiative     White
        for accomplishments in rebuilding the schools on the   
        Gulf Coast.                                            
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Commend Stewpot Community Services on 25th Anniversary.   Harden
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Commend Franklin County High School "Bulldogs" Football   Dearing
        Team for winning State Championship.                   
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 564  Commend Weyerhaeuser Company for National Presidential    Butler
        Award for disaster response efforts on Mississippi Gulf
        Coast.                                                 
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Recognize Centennial Anniversary of Mississippi 4-H.      Hyde-Smith
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Commend New Orleans Saints for remarkable 2006-2007       Hewes
        season.                                                
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 573  Commend Trinity Episcopal Day School "Saints" Football    Dearing
        Team for State Championship.                           
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR   4  Commend C.R. (Bob) Ridgway on induction into the          Michel
        Mississippi Realtor Hall of Fame.                      
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR   6  Commend Mandy and Paul Rogers for being named "Our 2006   Harden
        Most Caring Coaches" by USA Weekend Magazine.          
           02/08 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2020  Justice court; revise.                                    Flowers
           02/08 (S) Reconsidered
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2029  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase property on    Wilemon
        Woodall Mountain.                                      
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2055  Retirement; earned compensation of member of the          Ross
        Supreme Court and Court of Appeals includes all        
        remuneration except mileage.                           
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2061  Review of child support payments by DHS and downward      Nunnelee
        modification; arrearage in payments does not prohibit. 
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2063  Child custody; custodial parent responsible for health    Butler
        care expenses when court order is silent.              
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2089  MS Clean Credit and Identity Theft Protection Act;        Tollison
        create.                                                
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Failed
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2123  Public assistance benefits; require applicants to         Flowers
        verify United States citizenship or lawful presence to 
        qualify.                                               
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2141  Real estate; authorize affidavit as evidence of           Ross
        marketable title.                                      
           02/08 (S) Reconsidered
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2152  Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.            Ross
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2184  Damages; technical correction for punitive.               White
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2209  Minors; notify DA when conception is due to rape or       Nunnelee
        sexual battery.                                        
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2242  Medicaid program; prescribe reimbursement rate for        Nunnelee
        dental services.                                       
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Failed
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2265  Law enforcement officers; immunity when escorting         Gollott
        funeral procession.                                    
           02/08 (S) Reconsidered
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2267  Insurance companies; revise financial reporting           Kirby
        requirements with the Commissioner of Insurance.       
           02/08 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2343  Commissioner of Banking; require fingerprints for         Mettetal
        suitability of employment with department.             
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2404  Taxation; increase the monthly average tax liability      Robertson
        necessary to require early payment of withholding,     
        sales & use tax liability.                             
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2416  Adult foster care facilities; define for licensure        Burton
        purposes and authorize Medicaid pilot program.         
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2431  Bad check; revise recovery in a civil action.             Tollison
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2454  DUI; MASEP as condition precedent for reinstatement of    Tollison
        driver's license.                                      
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2489  Law enforcement officer and trainee; revise               Albritton
        definitions.                                           
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2497  Existing Industry Productivity Loan Program & Job         Robertson
        Protection Act; authorize MDA to make loans and grants 
        to counties and cities.                                
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2549  Wildlife; revise penalty for dumping dead wildlife on     Gollott
        streets and roads.                                     
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Passed
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2561  Mississippi Small Enterprise Development Act; revise      Robertson
        the definition of the term "private company."          
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2564  Public construction projects; revise various provisions   White
        relating to.                                           
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2572  Mississippi Contract Procurement Center; change name to   Robertson
        the Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance       
        Program.                                               
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2582  Corrections; provide that person on house arrest shall    Doxey
        not leave the jurisdiction of the state except for     
        approved medical emergencies.                          
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2583  Corrections; authorize electronic notice of release of    Doxey
        inmates.                                               
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2584  Corrections; remove the cap on meritorious earned time    Doxey
        for offenders.                                         
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2597  Corrections; increase maximum term of agricultural        Doxey
        leases.                                                
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2600  Prison Industries; remove repealer on prohibition of      Doxey *
        procurement of certain prison made goods from other    
        states.                                                
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2615  Corrections; extend repealer and provide fee in lieu of   Doxey
        ad valorem taxes on leasing of prison lands for        
        agriculture.                                           
           02/08 (S) Reconsidered
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2623  Corrections; revise distribution of inmate telephone      Doxey
        call commissions.                                      
           02/08 (S) Passed
SB2641  Telecommunication Conference and Training Center;         Gordon
        transfer administration to DFA.                        
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Passed
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2668  Sex offender registration; revise.                        Tollison
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2687  Income withholding orders; increase contempt fines on     Nunnelee
        employers who refuse to honor.                         
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2746  Public Accountancy Board; provide minimum ownership       Clarke
        requirements for CPA firms, authorize civil penalty.   
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2772  Stun gun; require permit to possess.                      Davis
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2782  Temporary detention; codify Terry stop by peace           Albritton
        officers.                                              
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2783  Deer; revise minimum antler restrictions for hunting.     Posey
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2795  Abortions; prohibit in State of Mississippi.              Nunnelee
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2804  Parole; provide that first-time offenders for selling     Doxey
        drugs may be eligible for parole.                      
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Reconsidered
           02/08 (S) Amendment Failed
           02/08 (S) Passed
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2821  Retirement; increase number of years required to vest     Robertson
        in PERS for persons becoming members on or after July  
        1, 2007.                                               
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2851  State building code law; make various amendments to.      Chaney
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2900  Wildlife; enact Wildlife Violator Compact.                Posey
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2914  Wildlife; preserve and protect the privilege of           Posey
        hunting, fishing and trapping.                         
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2935  State Board of Education; shall transfer certain real     Robertson
        property located on North Street to DFA.               
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2986  Agriculture; create Peanut Promotion Board.               Lee (35th)
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3000  Mortgage lending fraud prosecution; provide surcharge     Mettetal
        to fund.                                               
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3004  Tourism project sales tax incentive; authorize for        Robertson
        certain tourism projects that locate in this state.    
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Passed
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3006  Hotels; revise definition.                                Hewes
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3015  Police jurisdiction of officers employed by               King
        universities and colleges; expand to include area      
        adjoining campus.                                      
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3019  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; extend period      Robertson
        for issuance of bonds for certain projects under.      
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3025  Corrections; person guilty of manslaughter, burglary or   Walley
        DUI not eligible for trusty reduction of sentence.     
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/08 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3028  Vehicle Protection Product Act; enact.                    Hewes
           02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3036  Domestic violence; revise protective orders.              Dawkins
           02/08 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/08 (S) Amended
           02/08 (S) Passed As Amended



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  11  Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education;     Flaggs
        require to approve certain training for attorneys who  
        represent delinquent youth.                            
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 334  School enrollment; allow exception to age requirements    Brown
        when parents of certain minors are deployed.           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Education
HB 378  Rewards for criminal informants; increase amount          Woods
        counties and municipalities may offer.                 
           02/08 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 423  Deer hunting; create pilot program in certain counties    Stringer
        allowing hunting over grain.                           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 443  Circuit court cases; may be remanded to justice or        Moak
        municipal court to be tried as misdemeanors.           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 467  Hunting and fishing licenses; expire one year from date   Broomfield
        of issuance.                                           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 527  Counsel; clarify term for youth court juvenile            Flaggs
        delinquency matters.                                   
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 553  State Board of Health; extend date of repeal on           Warren
        provision which authorizes issuance of restaurant      
        permits (RP).                                          
           02/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 572  Dr. Robert C. Khayat; name new building at University     Holland
        of Mississippi School of Law after.                    
           02/08 (S) Referred To Public Property
HB 662  Conspiracy; revise to include law enforcement officers    Smith (39th)
        (MPA).                                                 
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 777  Suffrage; restore to certain honorably discharged         Bailey
        persons.                                               
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 782  District attorney's office operating allowance;           Coleman (29th)
        clarify.                                               
           02/08 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB 789  Oil & gas; clarify payment of administrative tax and      Reeves
        increase permit fee to drill well.                     
           02/08 (S) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Finance
HB 805  Support staff of Supreme and Appellate Courts; provide    Blackmon
        limitations.                                           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
HB 860  Crimes; revise defacing, removing or destroying signs.    Bailey
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 905  Domestic violence; revise to conform to federal           Coleman (29th)
        requirements (AG).                                     
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB 911  Nuisance animals; add certain species and allow the       Robinson (84th)
        hunting of with permit from the Department of Wildlife,
        Fisheries and Parks.                                   
           02/08 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB 913  Uniform Commercial Code; revise Article 7 (BLAG).         Simpson
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 914  Uniform Partnership Act; revise description of certain    Simpson
        fees (BLAG).                                           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB 923  Massage therapists; allow state accredited examinations   Wells-Smith
        to be used by the board for licensure purposes.        
           02/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 928  Public water systems; extend repealer on requirement to   Holland
        maintain optimum corrosion inhibitor levels.           
           02/08 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1012  Public purchasing laws; increase amounts for which        Brown
        competitive bid process is required.                   
           02/08 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1018  Sale of game animals; allow sale of products crafted      Robinson (84th)
        from deer bones and parts of wild turkey.              
           02/08 (S) Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
HB1036  Proceeds for judgment for personal injury; revise         Bailey
        exempt amount.                                         
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB1085  Statutes of limitations; revise limitation on actions     Denny
        founded on domestic judgments or decrees.              
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
HB1097  Poll workers; increase pay.                               Reeves
           02/08 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1158  Court of Appeals; create position of Opinion Editor.      Blackmon
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
HB1252  Roadway/railway crossings; revise procedure for           Davis
        abolishing when roadway vacated; increase penalties for
        certain railroad crimes.                               
           02/08 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
        composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           02/08 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary, Division A
HB1397  Department of Archives and History; authorize to          Weathersby
        exchange property with certain private individuals for 
        Eudora Welty Museum.                                   
           02/08 (S) Referred To Public Property
HB1463  School districts; authorize recall of superintendent      Brown
        and board members in districts under conservatorship.  
           02/08 (S) Referred To Education
HB1471  Dialysis patients; extend repealer on program that        Reynolds
        provides nonemergency transportation services for      
        certain.                                               
           02/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1485  Bail bondsmen; revise requirements.                       Rogers (61st)
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B
HB1522  Victim Compensation; revise certain laws (AG).            Franks
           02/08 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2097  Animal cruelty; revise offense.                           Dearing
           02/08 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2267  Insurance companies; revise financial reporting           Kirby
        requirements with the Commissioner of Insurance.       
           02/08 (S) Died In Committee
SB2847  All terrain vehicles; place certain restriction on the    Morgan
        use of.                                                
           02/08 (S) Died On Calendar



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 530  Commend Puckett High School "Wolves" Football Team for    Kirby
        Class 1A State Championship.                           
           02/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 532  Commend Roberts family for three generations of           Mettetal
        teachers at South Panola High School.                  
           02/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 533  Commend public service of Charles H. Chisolm, Executive   Moffatt
        Director of Department of Environmental Quality.       
           02/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 534  Commend Mrs. Tinye Marshall, Mississippi's Outstanding    Williamson
        Older Worker Award.                                    
           02/08 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 08/07/2007 at 14:24.



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