2011 Regular Session

State funds; provide for various transfers of.

Sponsor: Dirk Dedeaux

Appropriation; Audit, Department of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; IHL - General support.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Electronic Government Oversight Committee; revise membership/ITS Board members may serve after expiration of term.

Sponsor: Terry Brown

Career track program for students not pursuing baccalaureate degree; provide certain conditions.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

"Rose Isabel Williams Mental Health Reform Act of 2011"; enact.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Oxford & Lafayette County; authorize termination of Oxford/Lafayette County Comm. Health Foundation if hosp. facilities are sold.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Appropriation; Forestry Commission.

Sponsor: Greg Ward

City of Greenwood; extend repealer on Greenwood Tourism Commission.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Suffrage; restore to Gene King of Clay County.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Uniform Athlete Agents Act; revise and enhance regulatory authority of Secretary of State.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

City of Southaven; authorize to impose a tax on restaurants to fund promotion o tourism, parks and recreation.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Appropriation; IHL - University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Nursing home administrators licensure law; revise educational and experience requirements and complaint procedure.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

State parks; Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks may lease land in contract for services with any person, private or governmental entity.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Judgments; clarify renewal.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Practice of cosmetology and barbering; create new State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

State assessments; increase amount for Vulnerable Persons Fund.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Appropriation; Judicial Performance Commission.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Public university property; authorize DFA to sell and convey for benefit of Delta State University.

Sponsor: Linda Coleman

Exceptional children requiring inpatient care; clarify eligibility to receive both state and federal funding.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Crimes against animals; enact "Mississippi Dog and Cat Pet Protection Law of 2011."

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

State agencies; revise certain provisions in FY11 appropriation bills for several.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Legislative expenses.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Joint Education and Mental Health Study Committee; create to study services provided to children with mental disorders.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Depart. of Finance & Administration; authorize to accept certain real property from TVA in Tishomingo County.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Suffrage; restore to James Ronnie Daines of Tippah county.

Sponsor: Greg Ward

Dual enrolled students and dual credit students; clarify prerequisites.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.

Sponsor: William Denny

Burn care; revise purposes for which revenue from county ad valorem tax levy may be used.

Sponsor: Mark DuVall

Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Suffrage; restore to Jerry Eugene Arnold of Tippah County.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Council on Combating Obesity in Mississippi; create.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

County supervisors; authorize to bury dead poultry in emergency situations.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Appropriation; IHL - Student Financial Aid.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force; extend the date of repeal on.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Appropriation; Arts Commission.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Issaquena County; authorize participation in a project to install turbines in the Mississippi River to generate electricity.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

City of Jackson; extend repeal date on Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Forest and Wildlife Research Center.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; IHL - Subsidiary programs.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Suffrage; authorize restoration of suffrage to Lynn Terry.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

School teacher and administrator licensure; provide penalties for sexual involvement of school employees with students.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Mississippi Small Business Investment Company Act; create.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Commend H.W. Byers High School "Lady Lions" Basketball Team for winning the Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Larry Gregory; commend upon his retirement as Executive Director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Establish Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) Study Commission.

Sponsor: Lee Yancey

Jackson County; authorize pilot program for sheriff to use radar.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Lafayette County; authorize contributions to the Interfaith Compassion Ministries Homeless Shelter programs and facilities.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Ralph Barnes; commend service to the State Board of Public Contractors.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Suspend deadlines for further consideration of House Bill 1215; Protest at funerals; revise penalties.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Robert Forbes and Burnsville Public Library; commend on receiving excellence award from American Library Association.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Suffrage; restore to Chris Mathis.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Jermaine Whitehead; commend academic and athletic success and congratulate upon signing with Auburn University.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Rankin County; authorize erection of certain electronic gates for the purpose of enclosing neighborhoods.

Sponsor: John Moore

U.S. Congress; memorialize to amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced federal budget at the end of each fiscal year.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

City of McComb; authorize to impose a tourism tax to promote tourism, parks and recreation.

Sponsor: David Myers

Kemper County; authorize contributions to East Mississippi Community Development Empowerment, Inc.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Tunica County; authorize contribution to Aaron E. Henry Community Health Clinic, P.A.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Jackson County and the City of Pascagoula; may jointly create the LaPointe-Krebs Foundation.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Benton County; authorize to contribute to Northeast Mississippi Community Services, Inc.

Sponsor: Jack Gadd

H.W. Byers Lady Lions Girls Basketball Team; commend upon winning MHSAA Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Jack Gadd

Madison County; may allow certain types of gates on county roads.

Sponsor: Lee Yancey

Forrest County; authorize to extend qualifying deadline for certain offices.

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Tunica County; authorize contract with and/or contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Joint Rules; require 72-hour waiting period before voting on appropriation or revenue bill.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Washington County; authorize to impose a hotel/motel tax for purposes of funding a sports complex for youth.

Sponsor: John Hines

House Rules; member may serve as Speaker for only two terms.

Sponsor: William Denny

Jamie Scott and Gladys Scott; commend upon being named co-recipients of the Fannie Lou Hamer Human Rights Award.

Sponsor: John Hines

Authorize Tunica County; authorize contribution to Institute of Community Services, Inc.

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Suspend deadlines for introduction; health insurance claims; revise reciprocal time limitations for audits of Medicaid claims.

Sponsor: Dirk Dedeaux

Senate Rules; amend to require an unedited copy of the Senate Journal from the previous day available to any Senator.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

City of Hattiesburg; extend the repeal date on the Hattiesburg Tourism Commission and the city's hotel/motel tax.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Recognize Dollie Creath for Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights "Fannie Lou Hamer Award."

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Lauderdale County; extend the repeal date on the Lauderdale County Tourism Commission.

Sponsor: Clara Burnett

Joint Rules of the Senate and House; adopt procedure for consideration of constitutional initiatives.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Suspend rules for further consideration of House Bill 1463; bonds; provide funds for MS Civil Rights Museum and Museum of MS History.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

City of Ridgeland; authorize the city to levy an additional sales tax for certain purposes.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Benton County; authorize contribution to the United Community Action Agency, Inc.

Sponsor: Jack Gadd

Dr. Gene Young; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Senate Rules; limit number of resolution presentations on the floor of the Senate.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Pike County; authorize extension of the qualifying deadline for candidates for certain county offices.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Senate Rules; authorize bills and resolutions to be prepared on letter-size paper.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

William K. and Barbara Dease; commend and congratulate on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Request the Boy Scouts of America to make an Annual Report to the Legislature.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Citizens' environmental commission and environmental justice in the State of Mississippi; promote.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

City of Pascagoula; extend repealer on city's hotel and motel tax.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Mississippi businesses; urge to implement ergonomic practices to protect the health of the state's workforce.

Sponsor: James Evans

Lee County; authorize contribution to the Sanctuary Hospice House.

Sponsor: Nancy Adams Collins

Direct AG to challenge constitutionality of federal legislation requiring individuals to purchase health insurance.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Congressional districts; bring forward section that provides for.

Sponsor: David Blount

Recognize Scott Sisters for Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights "Fannie Lou Hamer Award."

Sponsor: Robert Jackson

Joint Session; call to hear State of the State address of the Governor.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

City of Vicksburg; may authorize transport of goods with a width in excess of the maximum otherwise authorized by law.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

United States Constitution; urge Congress to call convention to amend relative to a flat-rate income tax system.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Designate April 22, 2011 as "Mississippi Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green."

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Suspend deadlines for introduction; certain harbors; reaffirm state law providing that such harbors are controlled exclusively by local governing authorities.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

State budget; transfer certain funds into the Budget Contingency Fund during FY2012.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Commend Governor Haley Barbour for service to State of Mississippi.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

State appointments, certain; urge to reflect more of the demographics and diversity of the state.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

City of Ellisville; revise the amount of tax that may be levied on hotels, motels and restaurants.

Sponsor: Bobby Shows

Mrs. Georgia Moore; commend life, legacy and service of upon her passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Slavery; issue apology for state's role in upholding and perpetuating the institution of in Mississippi.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

William "Larry" Lucas; commend career accomplishments on being honored by the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Suspend rules for drafting, etc; if a municipality imposes a sales tax, its payments from sales tax diversion shall be reduced.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Appropriation; Indigent Appeals, Office of.

Sponsor: William Denny

Statement of economic interest; revise penalty and procedure upon failure to file.

Sponsor: Merle Flowers

Step therapy or fail-first protocols by a prescribing practitioner under certain circumstances; provide for.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Appropriation; Transportation, Department of - State Aid Road Construction, Office of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Mississippi Rating Bureau; shall publish guidelines for the grading of fire trucks.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Appropriation; Gaming Commission.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Commission on School Payroll, Business and Procurement Efficiency; establish.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

Hunting rights on sixteenth section school land; local school board may hold an auction on leases for.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

Mississippi Board of Psychology; reenact and make technical amendments.

Sponsor: David Blount

Memorial highways; designate segments of U.S. Highways as memorial highways.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Dept. of Finance & Administration; authorize to maintain a list of suspended contractors & subcontractors.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

City of Moss Point; authorize to expand water, sewer and gas services more than five miles outside of corporate limits.

Sponsor: Billy Broomfield

Washington County; extend repealer on Washington County Convention and Visitors Committee and revise terms of committee members.

Sponsor: John Hines

City of Columbus; authorize to allow the Columbus Light and Water Department to offer certain assistance to certain consumers.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.

Sponsor: Dirk Dedeaux

Mayor-council form of government; council members of certain may have offices in city hall.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Tippah County; authorize contributions to the United Community Action Agency, Inc.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Lauderdale County; revise membership of Emergency Communications Commission.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Appropriation; Capital Defense Counsel, Office of.

Sponsor: William Denny

Municipal special sales tax; provide that revenue must be used for road repairs and water, sewer and drainage projects.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Mississippi Country and Western Music Commission; establish.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Regional Railroad Authority; allow to accept associate members outside its jurisdiction.

Sponsor: Tommy Dickerson

Earnestine Perkins Purnell; commend upon her retirement from the Leflore County School District after 23 years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Salute Mississippi's "The Band Perry" for winning Academy of Country Music Top New Artist Award.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Mrs. Jean Ramage; commend dedicated service and congratulate upon her retirement from Mid-Mississippi Regional Library System.

Sponsor: Mary Ann Stevens

Recognize Dr. M. Christopher Brown II as the 18th President of Alcorn State University.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

David "D.J." Gardner; commend athletic success upon being named to First-Team Parade All-American Basketball Team.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Corinth High School Warriors Boys Cross- Country Team; commend on winning 2010 MHSAA Class 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Commend public service of Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Sully D. Ayers; commend life, public service and legacy of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Lafayette County; may contribute to the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commend public service of Senator Lee Yancey.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Moyle H. "Butch" Surrette; commend career and public service to Yalobusha County upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Forrest County; authorize contributions to various organizations.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Benton County; authorize contributions to the United Community Action Agency, Inc.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Commend Lafayette County Assessor/Tax Collector Martha H. Thornton for 38 years of public service.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend Morgan Wesson for 2011 MHSAA Lindy Callahan Scholar-Athlete Award.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Southaven High School Cheerleaders; commend for performance at national competition.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Mourn the loss of Jobie Martin, Jackson television personality and civic leader.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend public service of Tippah County Coroner David Hubbard.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Forrest County & City of Hattiesburg; expand areas in which may acquire property for industrial purposes.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Hancock County; authorize board of supervisors to enter into certain contracts to promote tourism.

Sponsor: David Baria

Representative Frances Fredericks; honor legacy to the MS House of Representatives and congratulate upon retirement.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

W.L. "Frank" Latham; commend life, legacy, success and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Monroe County; extend repealer on authority to create and contribute to beautification commission.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Dr. Eugene Murphey; commend for 65 years of dedicated service as a physician.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Jobie Martin commend life, legacy and service of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Prentiss, Alcorn, Benton, Marshall, Tippah, Tishomingo Counties; extend repealer on authority to contribute to NE MS Comm. Services.

Sponsor: William McCoy

Mrs. Dessie Caulfield; commend life and express sympathy upon passing.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Representative Greg Ward; commend legislative legacy and congratulate upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Jon Mark Weathers; commend meritorious service upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Uniform laws; enact Uniform Interstate Deposition and Discovery Act.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Representative Larry Baker; commend legislative service and congratulate upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

City of Richland; authorize the city to acquire and convey real property in the Richland Industrial and Commercial Park.

Sponsor: Tom Weathersby

Representative Dannie Loyd Reed; commend legislative legacy and congratulate upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Representative Billy Nicholson; commend legislative legacy and congratulate upon retirement after 12 years of service.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Perry County; authorize contribution to Community Development, Inc.

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Rankin County; authorize to enter into road project contracts even if contracts extend 30 days over term of office of current board of supervisors.

Sponsor: John Moore

Franklin Oakley Menzies; commend upon receiving United States Citizenship.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Tunica County; authorize direct negotiations with healthcare system for outpatient services in county.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Recognize Dr. John Calhoun as "2011 Mississippi Small Business Person of the Year" by SBA.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Commend Lafayette County School Superintendent Mike Foster.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Harbors and water frontage; clarify intent of law that regulates and provides authority for.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Toby Trowbridge, Jr.; commend remarkable service as Sheriff of Madison County upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Center Hill High School; commend for receiving Academic All-State Team awards for all 16 of its athletic teams.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Dr. Lester Spell; commend remarkable service provided as Commissioner of Agriculture upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Jack Winstead; commend for his work in support of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Driver's license; provide for 8-year license as option to 4-year license during fiscal year 2012.

Sponsor: Joe Gardner

Insurance adjuster; exclude any person who is a multi-peril crop insurance adjuster in definition of.

Sponsor: Joe Gardner

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; commend and congratulate on its 100th anniversary.

Sponsor: Henry Espy

Bail; revise setting bond in city court, bond forfeiture and arrest of principal.

Sponsor: Sidney Albritton

Harrison County; authorize contribution to the Feed My Sheep program.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Crawfish and shrimp; prohibit misrepresentation of country of origin by restaurants.

Sponsor: Thomas Gollott

Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Psychology, Board of.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Commend Ralph Barnes for service to the State Board of Public Contractors.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Dr. Doris Hamilton McGowan; commend dedicated service upon her retirement after over 50 years in education.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Appropriation; Physical Therapy Board.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Commend Boley Creek Foundation in Picayune for Mississippi Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award.

Sponsor: Sidney Albritton

Driver's license; revise various laws regarding.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Social workers and marriage and family therapists; reenact and revise licensure laws and extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Tunica County; authorize to contract with and/or contribute to Mid-State Opportunity, Inc.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Rosetta Swims; commend and congratulate on her 90th birthday.

Sponsor: Sidney Bondurant

Town of Oakland; authorize contribution to Charles Johnson Scholarship Fund.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Vicksburg High School Boys Basketball Team; commend on outstanding season.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Franklin County; authorize to construct jail anywhere in county.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day in Mississippi; recognize May 12, 2011 as.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Intensive supervision program; expand to include juvenile delinquents.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Michael D. Kent; commend dedicated service upon his retirement from Madison County Schools upon his retirement.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Commend Wayne County High School "War Eagles" Boys Basketball Team for winning first state basketball title in school history.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Historic property tax credit; allow refund of excess amount of credit.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Commend DeSoto County Deputy Sheriff Chad McClatchy and Deputy Sheriff Robert Wharton for acts of courage in capture of escapees.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Medgar Wiley Evers; honor legacy and contributions to Mississippi.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Real estate; authorize broker opinions of value.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Public Service Commission; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Agricultural aviation; require safety markings on certain towers.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

St. Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate on winning MHSAA Class 4A State Championship.

Sponsor: Joseph Compretta

Ocean Springs High School Dance Team; commend on winning the 2010 Class 6A Championship in both Pom and Jazz categories.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Ralph Barnes; commend service to the State Board of Public Contractors.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

School influenza vaccination program; State Department of Health apply for federal grants.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Scott Gray, Jr.; commend and congratulate upon being named State Games AT&T Male Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Stephen Horne

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) Awareness Day in Mississippi; recognize November 9, 2011, as.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Attorneys; revise oath.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Mississippi Valley State University retirees; congratulate for numerous years of service.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Mrs. Myrtis Mayo; commend and congratulate on 104th birthday.

Sponsor: William McCoy

Deer hunting; extend open season with bow and arrow from October 1 through January 31.

Sponsor: Billy Nicholson

Mississippi Health Benefit Exchange Act; create.

Sponsor: Dirk Dedeaux

Judicial elections; provide procedure to be followed when the only candidate for a judicial office dies, resigns or is disqualified.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Attempted murder; create offense.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

Burying of dead livestock or poultry; authorize boards of supervisors of counties to do so in emergency situations.

Sponsor: Larry Byrd

Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act of 2011; create.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Legislative mail carrier; delete statutory authority for.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

State bid law requirements; revise process for awarding contracts for renovation and restoration of certain historical buildings.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

DFA; authorize to sell certain real property at Delta State University.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Contracts for public/private projects funded by federal grants; eliminate need for certificates of responsibility.

Sponsor: Billy Broomfield

Department of Finance and Administration; authorize to sell certain real property at the USM Gulf Coast Campus.

Sponsor: Carl Gordon

Recognize West Jones High School Soccer Star Player Macie Wallace for Mississippi career-scoring record.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Mourn the loss of longtime Chancery Judge and World War II Veteran Joseph "Jack" Walker of Mendenhall, Mississippi.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Sarah Bobo; commend and congratulate upon being crowned Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2011.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Mourn the passing of legendary Mississippi Bluesman Willie "Pinetop" Perkins.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Mourn the passing of former 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Charles Clark.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Commend Dr. John Hodges, Mississippi Wildlife Forest Conservationist of the Year.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Wayne County High School War Eagles Boys Basketball Team; commend and congratulate on winning Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Samuel Smith; commend services as a veteran of World War II.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Ashley Johnson; commend and congratulate upon being named the Sun Herald's Soccer Player of the Year.

Sponsor: John Read

Remember legacy of Mississippi Civil Rights Pioneer Myrlie Evers-Williams.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend Victoria King as a Distinguished Finalist in the 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community Award as Youth Volunteer.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Attorney Takiyah H. Perkins; commend career success upon appointment as Washington County Assistant D.A.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Commend Scott Gray III upon being selected the 2010 State Games AT&T Male Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Recognize Julian Watson as Mississippi Forestry Association "2009 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year."

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend St. Stanislaus "Rock-A-Chaws" Boys Basketball Team for winning its first State Championship in school history.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Commend Jaycee Tutor on being named the 2010 State Games AT&T Female Athlete of the Year.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mount Olive High School Pirates Football Team; commend on winning Class 1A State Championship.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Commend New Albany High School "Lady Bulldogs" Basketball Team for Class 4A Championship and No. 1 State Ranking.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Sutter Smith; commend service as a veteran of World War II.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Recognize Beth Davis upon installation as Governor of Mississippi District of Pilot International.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Meridian Wildcats Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning the Class 6A championship.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Clifford F. Dance, Jr.; commend life and legacy upon his passing.

Sponsor: Bobby Howell

Lee Jennings Davis; commend and congratulate on the occasion of his 95th birthday.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning 5th consecutive Overall Championship.

Sponsor: William Denny

Paul Green; commend for his selection as a National Merit Finalist.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Dick Rice; commend service rendered to WTVA as Chief Meteorologist.

Sponsor: Brian Aldridge

Send sincere prayers & condolences to the people of Japan in the wake of the widespread destruction from earthquake and tsunami.

Sponsor: Derrick Simmons

Jordan Nicholas Johnson; commend academic success upon making a composite score of 22 on the ACT at 12 years of age.

Sponsor: Mary Coleman

Recognize and commend the service of Lester James Spell, Jr., D.V.M., upon his retirement from public service.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mississippi Proprietary School and College Registration Law; revise provisions of law regarding fees and surety bonds.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

School textbooks; clarify procedure for executing and distributing publishing contracts.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Booneville High School Blue Devils Boys Basketball Team; commend on winning Class 3A State Championship.

Sponsor: William McCoy

Arrest; revise right of certain individuals to probable cause hearing.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Mississippi Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law; extend repealer.

Sponsor: T.O. Moffatt

Crimes; create offense of lewd and lascivious acts or obscene electronic communication regarding minors under 16.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Motor vehicles; revise laws regarding towing of and scrapping of.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Mandated reports by schools and the State Department of Education; revise requirements.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Students with disabilities; revise civil action time limitation.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

Appropriation; Public Service Commission.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, Board of Examiners for.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

MS Gulf Coast Region Utility Board; extend repealer.

Sponsor: T.O. Moffatt

Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

Appropriation; Port Authority, State.

Sponsor: Frank Hamilton

Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act; revise.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Appropriation; Nursing, Board of.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Hospice licensure; extend repealer on moratorium on processing new applications for licensure.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

City manager; authorize certain outside employment.

Sponsor: T.O. Moffatt

Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Charles Holder; acknowledge and commend service for commitment to enhancing workforce training and development.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Rick Cleveland; commend on being selected for the 2011 Richard Wright Literary Excellence Award.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Mr. Lawrence M. Sutton, Sr.; commend life, legacy and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

BornFree of Mississippi; commend on its 15th Anniversary.

Sponsor: Tyrone Ellis

Red Cross Month; designate March 2011 for observance of.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Kiara Ruffin; commend and congratulate on being named 2010-2011 SWAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Mr. Henry Wiltcher; commend life, legacy and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Salute US Secretary of the Navy and former MS Governor Ray Mabus on the occasion of "Mississippi Navy Week."

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mary Alice Busby; commend 24 years of service as Circuit Clerk of Lafayette County & congratulate upon retirement on Dec. 31, 2011.

Sponsor: Noal Akins

Tonya Edwards; commend for being named 2010-2011 SWAC Women's Basketball Coach of the Year.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Bonds; remove repeal date on provisions that allow the Bond Commission to negotiate the sale of bonds.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Gold and precious items; regulate business of purchasing for resell purposes.

Sponsor: Willie Bailey

Placement of a child into an alternative school; require Adolescent Teams (A-Teams) to determine.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Emerging Crops Fund; provide for a separate loan program for agribusinesses engaged in poultry production.

Sponsor: Harvey Fillingane

Domestic violence; allow use of global positioning monitoring system as condition of bond.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for counties and municipalities.

Sponsor: Mark DuVall

Tax sale; allow second sale of property in public improvement districts if no bids are received at first sale.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Student participating in GED programs; clarify funding for.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

MS Community Heritage Preservation Grant Fund; revise use of certain funds.

Sponsor: Eric Powell

License tags; provide that the month and year shall be specified on one license decal.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Residential builders and remodelers and State Board of Contractors; extend repealer.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

County tax collector; authorize to employ a certified law enforcement officer.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

Jermaine Whitehead; commend academic and athletic success and congratulate upon signing with Auburn University.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Commend Lanier High School "Lady Bulldogs" for Class 5A State Championship and for perfect season.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Income tax; increase credit for ad valorem tax paid on inventory.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

MS Nurses Association; commend and congratulate on 100th Anniversary.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Joint Rules; amend to revise deadlines for filing & final adoption of conference reports on appropriation/revenue bills.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

Ad valorem tax; local governing authorities may grant an exemption of homesteads of certain residents serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Income tax and franchise tax; authorize credit for investments in digital interactive applications.

Sponsor: David Norquist

State agencies; commend on response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Mrs. Deloris Harris Wilson; commend upon retirement from 33 years with Mississippi school districts.

Sponsor: Sara Thomas

Brookhaven Academy Lady Cougars Basketball Team; commend and congratulate on winning the MAIS overall Championship.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Income tax, jobs credit; aggregate jobs created by qualifying bus. in entertainment dist. for purposes of minimum jobs req.

Sponsor: David Norquist

Julie Grimes Waldorf & Michael Waldorf; commend/express appreciation for contribution to building Playgarden Park in Fulton.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

Income taxes; exclude transportation fringe benefits from gross income as allowed under the Internal Revenue Code.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who are first-time homebuyers of a principal residence in this state.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Congratulate Judge Leslie King upon his appointment to the Mississippi Supreme Court.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Commend Ripley High School "Lady Tigers" Basketball Team for winning Class AAA State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Office of Capital Defense Counsel/Office of Indigent Appeals; merge into Office of State Public Defender.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Commanding officer's disciplinary punishment; remove option of trial by court martial for minor offense.

Sponsor: Tom King

Parentage proceedings; correct Title and Chapter subject heading references in the Mississippi Code of 1972.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

University depository; extend period of contract.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Parental choice for assignment of twins to class; delete repealer.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Elections; prescribe minimum number of OMR ballots that must be printed & voting machines & DRE units that must be utilized at elections.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Reading Sufficiency Program of Instruction; repeal specific components.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Depositions and Discovery; enact the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.

Sponsor: Briggs Hopson

School textbooks; clarify procedure for executing publishing contracts.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

MS Rice Promotion Fund; delete the repealer on assessment on rice grown in the state and records and reporting requirements.

Sponsor: Cindy Hyde-Smith

Council for Education Technology; repeal.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Dept. of Fin. & Administration; may grant an easement on certain property located in the Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area.

Sponsor: Lee Yancey

Board of Animal Health; clarify authority to approve veterinarians providing certain services to livestock auctions.

Sponsor: Cindy Hyde-Smith

Retirement; allow members who retire under Option 4 to modify benefits if their marital status changes.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Uniform Traffic Ticket Law; place under Commissioner of Public Safety.

Sponsor: Willie Bailey

Surplus lines insurance; revise provisions of law regarding.

Sponsor: Walter Robinson

Private business and vocational schools; authorize to submit evidence of certain accreditation in lieu of other application requests.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Forfeiture; provide for assets involved in certain trademark and recordings violations.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Funding mechanism for community colleges and universities based on productivity; direct Education Achievement Council to develop.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Crimes; create offense of online impersonation.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

MS Community College Board; clarify term includes references to Junior College Commission and State Board for Community & Junior Colleges.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Light wine and beer; Commissioner of Revenue may establish dates for expiration of permits and may issue temporary permits.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

School districts; authorize disbursement of certain funds to nonprofit foundation.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Salaries of judges, district attorneys and assistant district attorneys; increase/establish funding.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Public hearings for coastal wetland permits; revise procedure.

Sponsor: Frances Fredericks

Proprietary school registration; authorize national accreditation for certain schools.

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Education Achievement Council; direct to develop funding mechanism for community colleges and universities based on productivity.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Rev. L.D. Bass, Jr.; commend life, legacy and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Light wine and beer laws; remove repeal date on authority of Alcoholic Beverage Control Division officers to enforce.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Mississippi Certified Interior Designer Act; create.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

Livestock facilities; expand organizations that may use for livestock shows.

Sponsor: Rita Martinson

S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; applies to activities of owner financing only to extent as determined by U.S. Department of HUD.

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Justice court judges; exempt sitting judges from certain educational requirements.

Sponsor: Joseph Compretta

Municipal Historical Hamlet Act; specify entity that may act on behalf of hamlet.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

MS Autism Advisory Committee; create to study how to best educate and train individual with autism or ASD.

Sponsor: Noal Akins

State Board for Community/Junior Colleges; change name to "Mississippi Community College Board".

Sponsor: Perry Lee

Board of MS Levee Commissioners; provide damage commissioners for Warren County.

Sponsor: David Norquist

Vulnerable person abuse; third offense in 5 years a felony.

Sponsor: Sherra Hillman Lane

Retirement; provide that persons who exercise control over certain PERS investments shall act as fiduciaries.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

School districts serving students placed in youth detention centers; require State Board of Education to issue policy on financial reimbursement to.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Kindergarten enrollment; require SDE to survey school districts on feasibility of changing date to July 1 for five-year-olds.

Sponsor: William McCoy

Law Student Limited Practice Act; revise to allow certain federal judges to issue orders to admit certain law students to limited practice.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Building Fund for the Arts; extend repealer on Arts Commission's authority to use bond proceeds for certain project costs.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Marine Resources; exempt fishing license sales from definition of state-sources special funds.

Sponsor: Tommy Dickerson

Urban renewal agencies; authorize certain municipal property to be conveyed to.

Sponsor: David Blount

Homeschooled students; to be tested for grade assignment prior to transfer into public school district.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Transportation; revise requirements for certain vehicles to stop and cross railroads.

Sponsor: Tom King

School teacher and administrator licensure; provide penalties for sexual involvement of school employees with a student.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of Highway 11 in Jones County as "Jefferson 'Carl' Monk, Jr. Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Gaming; clarify that wagering on certain athletic events is unlawful.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

State or federal credit unions; fiduciaries may deposit funds in without a court order.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 6 in Pontotoc County as "Military Order of the Purple Heart Highway."

Sponsor: Nickey Browning

Memorial highway; designate U.S. Highway 51 in Coldwater as "Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway."

Sponsor: David Jordan

Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions of.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Power of attorney; revise certain provisions pertaining to the Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Memorial highway; designate a certain segment of highway adjacent to Camp Shelby as "Chaplin Clark Polling Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

Appropriation; Egg Marketing Board.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Dr. Willis H. Lott; commend distinguished service as president of MGCCC upon the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Appropriation; Personnel Board.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Commend Mt. Olive High School "Pirates" Football Team for winning the Class A State Championship.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Appropriation; Massage Therapy, Board of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Recognize 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day and designate March 8, 2011, as "Women's Day in Mississippi."

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

State Board of Barber Examiners; extend automatic repealer on.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Commend Jeramey Anderson and The Mississippi Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs "Youth of the Year" Program.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Karen R. Anderson; commend life and accomplishments upon her passing.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Commend West Jones High School "Lady Mustangs" Soccer Team for winning Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Appropriation; Veterinary Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

Appropriation; Contractors, Board of.

Sponsor: Doug Davis

St. Joseph Catholic High School Bruins Boys Soccer Team; commend upon winning Class 1A/2A/3A State Championship.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Madison Central Lady Jaguars Soccer Team; commend on winning third consecutive Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Neshoba Central High School cheerleading team; commend for winning 2010 MHSAA Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Scott Bounds

Commend and congratulate Suzana Brown, Instructor of the Year at Jackson County Campus of MS Gulf Coast Community College.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Commend judicial career of 10th District Chancellor Sebe Dale, Jr.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Miss Whitney Miller; commend and congratulate for winning title of "MasterChef".

Sponsor: Mark Formby

Commend Gabrielle Spicer for winning the 2011 Mississippi Prudential Spirit of Community Award as Youth Volunteer.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mrs. Dollie R. Creath; commend upon named a recipient of the Fannie Lou Human Rights Award.

Sponsor: John Hines

Commend 11 Senior Class Eagle Scouts from Jackson Prep.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Mrs. Melvina Swaggard King Strong; commend life and legacy upon her passing.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Congratulate Justice James Graves upon his confirmation to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Eugene Coleman Roberts, Jr.; commend life of upon his passing.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Recognize the civic contributions of veteran civil rights leader, soldier and businessman Hank Thomas.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Republic of Turkey; recognize contributions of republic and of Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians.

Sponsor: Donnie Bell

State Public Defender offices; merge into one office.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Terrance M. Wray; commend the life, legacy and service upon his passing.

Sponsor: John Moore

Scenic byway; name segment of road in Lee & Prentiss Counties "Brice's Crossroads Battlefield-Chief Tishomingo Scenic Byway".

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Euclatubba Road; name bridge over U.S. Highway 45 as the "Euclatubba Memorial Crossing."

Sponsor: Mark DuVall

Mississippi Highway 198; designate certain segment in Greene County as the "Blue Star Highway."

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Senatobia, Mississippi; commend upon being named as one of Businessweek's "Best Places in America to Raise Kids."

Sponsor: Billy Nicholson

MS Highway 370; designate a certain segment of in Lee County as the "Trooper Steve Hood Memorial Highway".

Sponsor: Greg Ward

Scenic byways; designate certain segments in Hancock County as "Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway" and "Scenic Byways to Space."

Sponsor: Joseph Compretta

MS Highway 382; designate certain segment in Monroe County as "The Gulf Ordinance Plant Memorial Highway".

Sponsor: Jimmy Puckett

Recognize Tishomingo County's own Mac McAnally on the occasion of the dedication of his Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Mississippi Securities Act of 2010; clarify nonpublic nature of certain personal information obtained during investigations.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Shrimp; revise where can be taken and clarify personal consumption.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Dr. Clay Hays; commend for selection as Grand Marshal of Jackson Christmas Parade and his contributions to promoting better health.

Sponsor: Mary Ann Stevens

Income tax; extend repeal date on credit for certain charges incurred at ports for import of cargo and on annual impact report.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

House arrest; authorize use as a condition for nonadjudicated sentences.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Lance Corporal Joshua Ose; commend life, legacy and service upon losing his life in action while in Afghanistan.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Civil actions; provide that P&C insurers have burden of proof for exclusions in "all perils" coverage policy.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Mississippi Foundation for Early Childhood Development; create.

Sponsor: Reecy Dickson

Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Child support; delinquent payments are still property of custodial parent after child is age 21 or emancipated.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Midwives; provide for licensure of practice of midwifery.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Scholarship; create program for law students who agree to work as attorney for Mississippi Legal Services.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Joe Warren

Hinds County State Highway System Study Committee; create.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Personal care homes; revise certain licensure provisions for.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Legendary Bluesman Robert Johnson; acknowledge and designate 2011 as the 100th anniversary of birth.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Ocean Springs High School Boys Soccer Team; commend on winning the 2011 Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Auto liability insurance coverage; require before receiving tag.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

Crew of PCU Mississippi (SSN 782); commend service of in observance of Mississippi Navy Week on March 19-27, 2011.

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Dr. Owen "Bev" Evans; commend upon retirement as Chairman of Pediatrics at UMMC and for record of service to children.

Sponsor: Mary Ann Stevens

Pearl Pirates Boy's Soccer Team; commend on winning Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Ray Rogers

Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc.; commend and recognize new administration and program implementation on AKA Day at the Capitol.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Uniform laws; create Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.

Sponsor: Bobby Moak

Albert Jackson; commend and congratulate upon attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Marine Resources; designate a free fishing weekend in marine waters.

Sponsor: Tommy Dickerson

Mississippi Delta Workforce Training Project; extend repeal date on.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Ocean Springs High School Tennis Team; commend on winning the 2010 Class 6A State Championship.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Electronic Prescription Adoption Act; enact.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Eminent domain; restrict to direct public use.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Psychologists; make various changes to licensure law and delete repealers on sections.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Richton High School Rebels Baseball Team; commend on winning the Class 2A State Championship.

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; delete requirement of minimum rate of interest for loans under.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Coastal wetlands; conform application hearings to the Administrative Procedures Act.

Sponsor: Tommy Dickerson

Smoking in government and university buildings and vehicles; prohibit.

Sponsor: Hob Bryan

Public school students; authorize community service as an alternative to suspension or expulsion.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Court reporters; authorize board to discipline persons engaging in court reporting without certification or permission.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Sickle cell disease; create task force to study growing incidence and available treatment options.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Sixteenth section land; clarify provisions related to leases of.

Sponsor: Tracy Arinder

School curriculum; authorize financial literacy curriculum in high schools.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Burn Center Lodge for families of victims treated at Rankin County burn unit; authorize county millage for.

Sponsor: John Horhn

State personnel system; create Personnel Strategic Planning Council for.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Rural water systems or associations; include under Open Meetings Act and Public Records Act.

Sponsor: Jerry Turner

Guardian ad litem; clarify duties and weight of testimony.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Trade Secrets; revise Uniform Act.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Schedule I; expand definition of cathinone derivatives and synthetic cannabinoids.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Auto liability insurance; authorize Dept. of Public Safety to implement an uninsured motorist database/increase fines.

Sponsor: Giles Ward

Window tint law; exempt government fire department vehicles.

Sponsor: Sidney Albritton

Implied consent law; remove Crime Lab's responsibility to calibrate intoxilyzers and other such devices.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 552 in Claiborne and Jefferson Counties as "Dr. Walter Washington Parkway."

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Concealed weapons; authorize carrying without permit by all prosecutors and coroners.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Municipal elections; require election managers to be qualified electors of the municipality.

Sponsor: David Jordan

Child endangerment; clarify grammatical construction of the word "or" as delineating independent alternatives.

Sponsor: Sidney Albritton

Acknowledgment; revise form of and clarify date provisions.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Carl Gordon

Judgment for overdue child support and enforcement by DHS; extend reverters and repealers relating to.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Marine Resources; allow bait camp application to be submitted at anytime.

Sponsor: Tommy Dickerson

District attorneys; clarify authority.

Sponsor: Sidney Albritton

Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of commemoration, not paid legal holiday.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Hotel renovation projects sales tax incentive; authorize for certain projects.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Retirement; allow members who retire under Option 4 to modify benefits if their marital status changes.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Domestic violence and problem solving courts; authorize.

Sponsor: Kimberly Campbell

Controlled substances; acquiring by theft, fraud and the like.

Sponsor: Sidney Albritton

U.S. Highway 78; designate certain segment of in Benton and Marshall Counties as "William 'Bill' Minor Memorial Highway".

Sponsor: Becky Currie

Crimes; provide procedure for expunction of certain felonies of persons under 18 years of age at time of conviction.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Healthcare Coordinating Council; require to make a report on specific health goals for the state.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Mental health; community centers may provide services and shall be reimbursed by Department of Mental Health.

Sponsor: Dirk Dedeaux

Exceptional children in inpatient facilities; shall be eligible for state financial assistance for full term of placement.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Rural Physicians Recruitment and Retention Incentive Grant Program Act; create.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Medicaid; redetermination of eligibility for shall be available by mail, and prohibit face-to-face requirement.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

DEQ; direct to provide Legislature with groundwater report by January 1, 2012.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Justice court; appeal from must indicate plea of nolo contendere in notice.

Sponsor: Mark DuVall

State agency information technology services; authorize Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services to consolidate.

Sponsor: Merle Flowers

Law enforcement; require pursuit policy of alleged crime perpetrator.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Commercial harvesting of seafood; revise location in which one may engage in.

Sponsor: Frances Fredericks

Emerging Crops Fund; loan program for agribusinesses engaged in poultry production is separate from other loan programs in the fund.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon request of either party.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Mississippi High School Activities Association; provide legislative oversight for and appoint advisors.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Traffic Safety Violator Course Study Committee; create.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Liens; clarify where and when enforcement takes place.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

Protest at funerals; revise penalties.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Insurance; revise uninsured motorist coverage law and require Commissioner of Insurance to establish homeowners bill of rights.

Sponsor: Richard Bennett

Professional contracts; certain indemnity provisions void.

Sponsor: Willie Bailey

Wildlife; regulate deer-breeding farms.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Charter schools; authorize open-enrollment and conversion public charter schools in the state.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Highway Patrol officers; allow to be employed after retirement under certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Subpoenas; authorize attorney to reissue in certain circumstances by certified mail.

Sponsor: Robert Johnson

Use of state aircraft and vehicles; prohibit use for purpose other than official business of the state.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Railroad crossings; revise laws regarding.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Corrections; delete repealer on the authority of the department to assign inmates to certain facilities.

Sponsor: Willie Simmons

Controlled substances; enhance penalty for illegal sale in proximity to drug rehab facility.

Sponsor: Lee Yancey

Agritourism; provide limited liability for persons engaged in agritourism.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

State buildings; rename MDOT building in Jackson, MS, the "William J. 'Billy' McCoy Building".

Sponsor: Johnny Stringer

Family protection specialists and workers; require training in legal duties to protect rights of persons being investigated.

Sponsor: Andy Gipson

Mississippi S.A.F.E. Mortgage Act; applies to activities of owner financing only as determined by HUD.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Engineering; delete expert testimony from definition of practice of engineering.

Sponsor: Edward Blackmon

Mississippi Senior Cadets Program; establish in State Department of Education.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Department of Public Safety's Planning Division; clarify certain duties of.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Bastardy; change terminology in code.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

State assessment; provide for violation of not obeying signal indicating approaching train.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Identity theft; establish procedure for victim to have debt forgiven and credit reports purged.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Cell phones; courts may not restrict use in circuit or chancery clerk's office.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Sunshine Attorney Act; create.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Sexual motivation; require special allegation in certain felony prosecutions.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Wireless Communication Commission; revise membership.

Sponsor: Nolan Mettetal

State Board of Cosmetology; extend repealer on.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones

William "Larry" Lucas; commend career accomplishments on being honored by the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus.

Sponsor: George Flaggs

Department of Rehabilitation Services; may borrow from financial institutions for capital improvements.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Court reporting; provide for discipline of persons who engage in unauthorized.

Sponsor: Terry Burton

Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.

Sponsor: Merle Flowers

Feticide; revise killing or injury of an unborn child.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Bonds; authorize for the Montgomery County Performing Arts Center.

Sponsor: Gary Jackson

Lawrence Dwight Pillers; commend athletic accomplishments of and for being a two-time Super Bowl champion.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Income tax; revise provisions regarding certain business deductions.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Ad valorem tax; revise definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide for Mississippi Authority for Educational Television improvements.

Sponsor: Lydia Chassaniol

Bonds; authorize issuance for road and bridge improvements in small municipalities.

Sponsor: Preston Sullivan

Homestead exemption; increase and prorate for homeowner reaching age 65 after January 1 of year for which exemption is claimed.

Sponsor: Mark Baker

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Rail Authority of East MS with construction of East MS Intermodal Railroad.

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of the Wellspring Center for Professional Futures.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for construction of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History.

Sponsor: Walter Robinson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist City of Jackson with purchase of fire fighting equipment.

Sponsor: Alyce Clarke

Mourn the loss of Walthall County Supervisor Travis Alford, Mississippi's longest serving Supervisor.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to Mississippi Museum of Natural Science and certain projects in the City of Corinth.

Sponsor: Lester Carpenter

Bonds; authorize issuance to pay costs of state parks' construction & renovation & transfer certain responsibilities.

Sponsor: Thomas Reynolds

Sales tax; exempt certain sales of personal property to certain organizations coordinating professional golf tournaments in this state.

Sponsor: Diane Peranich

Commend Pearl High School "Pirates" Boys Soccer Team for Class 5A State Championship.

Sponsor: Kelvin Butler

Bonds; issue for construction of the Wellspring Center for Professional Futures.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bonds; authorize to assist the City of Meridian in repairing its storm drainage infrastructure.

Sponsor: Videt Carmichael

Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund; authorize issuance of bonds for.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Sales tax; exempt sales of certain home medical equipment and supplies when paid for under insurance policy or plan.

Sponsor: Ferr Smith

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist City of Jackson in making road and street improvements.

Sponsor: Cecil Brown

Income tax; authorize credit for taxpayers who maintain, support and care for dependent with diagnosis of developmental disability.

Sponsor: Scott DeLano

Willie Louis Richardson; commend career and community service of.

Sponsor: Willie Perkins

Commend and thank Larry L. "Butch" Brown, Sr., for professional and dedicated service as Executive Director of MDOT.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide for Mississippi Authority for Educational Television improvements.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to acquire and improve property for Jackson State University, authorize property transfer.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Community colleges; authorize additional tax levy for improvements and general support.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Income tax; authorize five-year carryback for net operating loss attributable to Gulf oil spill.

Sponsor: Jessica Upshaw

Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority to fund minority disparity study.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for ACE Fund.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to State Fire Academy.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Income tax; authorize a credit for costs of installing certain energy-efficient products in homes.

Sponsor: Credell Calhoun

Ad valorem taxation; revise the manner of determining the value of affordable rental housing.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to acquire and improve property for Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance for various programs administered by the Mississippi Development Authority.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; increase amount authorized to provide funds for the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance to purchase a research vessel for the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.

Sponsor: T.O. Moffatt

Ad valorem taxation; exempt pollution control equipment mandated by federal or state law.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Rental equipment; exempt from ad valorem taxation and levy a tax in lieu of ad valorem taxation.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Bonds; increase amount authorized under Economic Development Highway Act, extend reverter on negotiated sale provisions.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance to fund replacement of a bridge on the Oakland School Road in Alcorn County.

Sponsor: Eric Powell

Bonds; increase amount authorized under MS Business Investment Act for loans/grants to cities/counties for infrastructure.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Sales tax; exempt certain organizations operating long-term care facilities for adults with mental retardation.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the Rural Impact Fund.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Recognize the "Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides and Freedom Summer of 1961."

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Dept. of Rehabilitation Services; may borrow money from the Mississippi Development Bank for capital improvements.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Income taxation; allow a deduction for amounts contributed to accounts established to pay for uninsured wind damage to homesteads.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Department of Rehabilitation Services; may borrow from the Development Bank for capitol improvements.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Cigarettes; impose a health impact tax on.

Sponsor: David Norquist

Bonds; authorize issuance for the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund.

Sponsor: T.O. Moffatt

Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Bonds; authorize to acquire and improve property for Jackson State University.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.

Sponsor: Tom King

Department of Rehabilitation Services; may borrow from financial institutions for capitol improvements.

Sponsor: Dean Kirby

Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property made to raise funds for schools.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Taxation; impose excise tax on sales of bottles of certain products, and designate revenue for environmental cleanup.

Sponsor: Earle Banks

Mississippi Optional Sales Tax Act; enact.

Sponsor: Bill Stone

Bonds; authorize issuance for grants to counties/municipalities for improvements to livestock facilities.

Sponsor: Mark DuVall

Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.

Sponsor: Karl Gibbs

Appropriation; district attorneys/assistant district attorneys; special judges, chancellors & circuit judges; additional for FY2011.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds to provide funds for.

Sponsor: Tom King

The Sweetened Beverages and Syrups Tax Law; enact.

Sponsor: Deborah Dawkins

Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.

Sponsor: Michael Watson

Appropriation; Recreational Facilities Activity Program Fund administered by the State Department of Education.

Sponsor: Omeria Scott

Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.

Sponsor: Lee Yancey

Disabled veterans; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.

Sponsor: Lee Yancey

Housing Loan Assistance Pilot Program; create.

Sponsor: Bryant Clark

Mississippi Optional Sales Tax Act; enact.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Electric vehicles; impose annual tax on, based on mileage traveled each year.

Sponsor: Jim Ellington

Franchise tax; base the levy on retained earnings employed in this state.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Income taxation; exclude wages of certain full-time students from gross income.

Sponsor: Eric Powell

Appropriations; tobacco litigation funds, supplemental health insurance for law enforcement; FY2012.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

School bonds; require 55% vote to pass.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Sales tax; exempt retail sales of certain food for human consumption.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Appropriation; Attorney General - Boys and Girls Clubs of America from tobacco funds; FY 2012.

Sponsor: Sampson Jackson

Income tax; provide credit for out-of-pocket classroom supply expenditures made by public schoolteachers.

Sponsor: Alice Harden

Ad valorem and sales tax; exempt certain foundation that provide support to state institutions of higher learning.

Sponsor: Eugene Clarke

Income tax; authorize a deduction for certain college savings plans maintained by other states.

Sponsor: Gray Tollison

Ad valorem taxation; revise the definition of "home" or "homestead" under the homestead exemption law.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Out-of-country wire transfers; impose a fee on, create the Border Fence Fund and deposit revenue into the fund.

Sponsor: Joey Fillingane

Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to improve Duncan Park Golf Course in Natchez.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Sales taxation; exempt sales of tangible personal property at certain events conducted by churches.

Sponsor: J.P. Wilemon

Sales taxation; exempt sales to dentist of dental prosthetic appliances made by dental laboratories.

Sponsor: David Blount

Ad valorem tax, homestead property; exempt increase in assessed value above assessed value for preceding year for persons 65 or older.

Sponsor: Shaun Walley

Homestead exemption; increase.

Sponsor: Sam Mims

Historic property tax credit; expand use to franchise tax and insurance premium tax liability, allow refund of excess amount of credit.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Income tax; authorize adjustment to gross income for costs paid for textbooks and supplies for home schooled students.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Bonds; increase amount that may be issued for the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.

Sponsor: Stephen Holland

Appropriations; Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol trooper training class.

Sponsor: Billy Hewes

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of certain food and revise diversion to municipalities.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Ad valorem tax; authorize partial exemption for agricultural land that is converted to a residential use.

Sponsor: Greg Snowden

Taxation; authorize an income tax credit for installation of energy-efficient products in homes.

Sponsor: John Horhn

Distinctive motor vehicle tags; Purple Heart Medal tags may be used upon motorcycles.

Sponsor: Billy Hudson

Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of school supplies during the last weekend in July.

Sponsor: Walter Michel

Ad valorem taxes; authorize cities to designate areas in which certain residences are exempt from city ad valorem taxes.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Sales tax exemption; Ducks Unlimited fund-raising purchases.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Distinctive license tag; authorize a tax-free tag for World War II Veterans.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Homestead exemption; extend to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Chris McDaniel

Sales tax; authorize a sales tax holiday for retail sales of hunting supplies.

Sponsor: Bob Dearing

Appropriation; Archives and History for preplanning new museum of Mississippi's Native American heritage.

Sponsor: John Hines

Franchise tax; provide partial exemption for certain forestry industry enterprises.

Sponsor: Gregory Holloway

Appropriation; Mississippi Delta Strategic Compact.

Sponsor: John Hines

Bonds; issue for the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund.

Sponsor: Percy Watson

Income tax; authorize an adjustment to gross income for employers that hire certain unemployed persons.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Sales tax; reduce on retail sales of motorcycles.

Sponsor: John Moore

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.

Sponsor: W.T. Mayhall

Income tax; partially exclude active duty military compensation received by nonresident while stationed in this state.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Income tax; exclude active duty military compensation received by a resident while stationed out of state.

Sponsor: Henry Zuber

Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for construction of a lake in Alcorn County.

Sponsor: Harvey Moss

Alcohol; increase excise tax and markup on alcoholic beverages, increase excise tax on light wine and beer.

Sponsor: Bob Evans

Annexed territory; prohibit municipality from levying ad valorem taxes until services are provided.

Sponsor: Stephen Horne

Sales tax; exempt retail sales of fruits and vegetables.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Gasoline excise tax; increase and use additional revenues for city, county and state highways purposes.

Sponsor: Brad Mayo

Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled.

Sponsor: Brandon Jones