Legislator Jobs Report Card

2011

How Legislators Vote on Business, Jobs and Economic Growth Issues

www.bipec.org Details About Evaluation Process

What are the five performance levels? Lawmakers are given one of five performance grades. Each grade indicates to business leaders how, in general, legislators support economic growth, jobs and other broad job-related issues. BUSINESS CHAMPION A STRONG BUSINESS SUPPORT B AVERAGE BUSINESS SUPPORT C BELOW AVERAGE BUSINESS SUPPORT D FAILING BUSINESS SUPPORT F

• “Number” grades were used for the BIPEC Jobs Report Card prior to the use of “letter” grades in 2009 – for use in determining the 3 year average, 2008 scores were converted to the current letter grade scale. • While averaging the 3 yearly scores, pluses (+) and minuses (-) were used to more accurately reflect the 3 year performance of the legislators (pluses and minuses are not and will not be used for the yearly scoring assessment). • For the most recently concluded legislative session, the 2010 Bills and Action Card and Bills Vote Key are included – the Bills and Action Card gives brief descriptions of the legislation, the vote totals, notations regarding the closeness (within 2/3rds margin) of the vote, and the “business” vote position (yea or nay). The Bills Vote Key provides the voting tally sheet for each of the legislators and their votes used for the scoring process. For additional information including direct links to the MS Legislature website, Bills and Action Cards and Voting Keys, please visit www.bipec.org.

What does a performance evaluation mean? BIPEC’s performance evaluation is a measuring stick used to determine each legislator’s business philosophy, attitude and effectiveness in supporting growth of jobs in Mississippi. Over 60 business and professional leaders participate in the rating process. Key factors of the assessment are:

• Legislator’s votes on clearly identified economic principles and employer issues • Leadership in committee and floor debates on job-related issues • Encouragement of other legislators to support economic growth and build coalitions

What types of votes are used in the ratings? It is important to note that no single issue dominates BIPEC’s ratings. A great deal of effort is made ot ensure that the votes chosen represent a broad cross-section of employer-related issues. Votes impacting operating costs and restriction of management choices are viewed as very important. Key subject areas include: • Government growth • Labor/management issues • Government regulation • Incentives for job growth • Privatization of government services • Workers Compensation • Lawsuit reduction • Business taxation • Environmental protection • Government spending controls How to use the BIPEC Legislative Jobs Report Card? In 1980, the Business and Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC) was founded by Mississippi’s business and professional leaders to supply needed political research information. Founders wanted credible information to identify candidates who understood needs and concerns of employers…these employers are the people who take risks to create jobs, stimulate our economy and give back to communities! Use this guide to determine and assess your legislator’s support of the employers who provide the jobs our state needs to thrive. Please visit www.bipec.org for additional information and for links to various other resources that will help you to seek accountability from your elected officials, especially in this election year of 2011! BIPEC 2011 Legislator JOBS Score Card

Bill Issue vote H ouse Business Author key vote S enate HB 1240 Required liability insurers to disclose the limit and coverage amounts to third party A H 60 - 58 - 4 nay Johnson claimants; would result in addt’l costs to businesses and would reduce negotiation/settlement opportunities SB2515 Strongly supported by MS employers, this would have allowed businesses an income tax credit A S 45 - 5 - 1 yea Hewes against their paid inventory taxes; MS is 1 of 9 states burdening businesses w/ an inventory tax

HB 403 Economic incentives for solar panel manufacturer STION; the B H 117 - 2 - 1 - 1 yea Watson $500million facility located in Hattiesburg will provide 1,000 jobs B S 50 - 0 yea HB 625 Strongly opposed by MS employers, this bill would have allowed C H 59 - 60 -2 nay C. Brown union dues to be payroll auto-deducted (“check-off”) for school teachers

HB 225 Strongly opposed by MS employers, this bill would have prohibited employers from terminating D H 61 - 58 - 3 nay Mayo any worker that had filed a work comp claim, regardless of cause and without time limits

SB2618 “Sunshine” attorney act; essentially attempted to create oversight C S 39 - 12 yea Fillingane procedures for state contracted attorneys via contract bids, fee structures

SB 2570 Ultimately, this measure attempted to streamline the personnel D S 24 - 23 - 4 yea T. Brown procedures by which state employees are hired/fired

HB 1078 Streamlines the legal process by allowing Work Comp cases on appeal to by-pass lower courts E H 117 -2 -3 yea Watson and go directly from the MS Work Comp Commission to the MS Supreme Court E S 49 - 0 - 2 yea HB 105 Addressed the issue of on site waste water systems and updated current laws to be more consumer F H 103-17-2 yea Mayo and business friendly; allows consumer to hire own engineer for system design; allows for more convenient local license renewals; created advisory board of private businesses and state agencies F S 37-7-7-1 yea SB 2445 Reenacted the MS Pharmacy Practices Act, but also took an anti-business departure in the G H 116 - 4 - 2 nay Dearing regulatory arena. Under the conference report passed in both chambers and sent to Gov., regulatory authority over Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) was taken from Dept of Insurance and shifted to Board of Pharmacy. As relayed by the Federal Trade Commission, this will undermine the PBM’s ability to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, which in turn, will raise prices for both G S 46 - 4 - 2 nay insurers and consumers covered by insurance. In short, the effect is an anti-competitive one. HCR 41 Attempt to create a constitutional amendment to prohibit the state from requiring anyone to H H 54 - 66 yea Monsour purchase healthcare coverage as mandated by recent federal legislation

SB 2852 MS Freedom of Choice in Healthcare Act; attempted to prohibit the state from requiring anyone H S 45 - 5 - 1 yea Clarke to purchase healthcare coverage as mandated by recent federal legislation

HB 932 Bill requiring a creditor to forgive a debt and purge from credit reports by simply claiming to be I H 66 - 52 nay Clark a victim of identity theft via “certified mail” - as crafted, this bill had the potential for abuse and resulting litigation costs; existing safeguards are already in place for consumers and creditors JR 1 Proposed House Redistricting Plan; significantly ignored under-served areas with population increases J H 66 - 56 nay Reynolds (like H’burg, Madison & Rankin) while overpopulating voter numbers in districts with a conservative base, thus diluting the districts cumulative voting strength for the 2012 House Speaker race

JR 201 Senate vote by which the McCoy/Reynolds Redistricting Plan (JR 1)was rejected; in doing this I S 29-18-1-2 yea Burton the Senate “invited conference” with the House in hopes of negotiating a mutually acceptable plan; the invitation to conference was rejected by Spkr McCoy. Legislator Jobs Report Card 2011 Legislative Session HOUSE

FIRST LAST PARTY CITY DIST GRADE FIRST LAST PARTY CITY DIST GRADE FIRST LAST PARTY CITY DIST GRADE Noal Akins R Oxford 12 B Bob Evans D Monticello 91 F R Morgantown 100 A Brian Aldridge R Tupelo 17 B James Evans D Jackson 70 F Harvey Moss D Corinth 2 F Tracy L. Arinder D Morton 75 F Harvey Fillingane R Sumrall 101 A David Myers D McComb 98 F Willie L. Bailey D Greenville 49 F George Flaggs, Jr. D Vicksburg 55 D Billy R. Nicholson R Little Rock 78 B Larry J. Baker R Senatobia 8 A R Picayune 108 A David Norquist D Cleveland 28 D Mark Baker R Brandon 74 A Frances Fredericks D Gulfport 119 F Russ C. Nowell R Louisville 43 A Earle S. Banks D Jackson 67 F Herb Frierson R Poplarville 106 A Deryk R. Parker D Lucedale 107 C Toby Barker R Hattiesburg 102 B Jack Gadd D Hickory Flat 13 D Randall H. Patterson D Biloxi 115 D Jim Beckett R Bruce 23 A Joe C. Gardner D Batesville 11 F Diane C. Peranich D Pass Christian 121 F D Fulton 21 D David Gibbs D West Point 36 F Willie J. Perkins, Sr. D Greenwood 32 F Richard Bennett R Long Beach 120 A J. Andrew (Andy) Gipson R Braxton 77 A R Tylertown 99 A Edward Blackmon D Canton 57 F Jeff Guice R Ocean Springs 114 A Jimmy G. Puckett D Amory 20 F Sid Bondurant R Grenada 24 A R Clinton 56 A John O. Read R Gautier 112 B C. Scott Bounds R Philadelphia 44 A E. Forrest Hamilton R Olive Branch 6 B Dannie Reed R Ackerman 35 A Billy Broomfield D Moss Point 110 F Frank Hamilton R Hurley 109 B Thomas U. Reynolds D Water Valley 33 F Cecil Brown D Jackson 66 F Esther M. Harrison D Columbus 41 F Walter L. Robinson, Jr. D Bolton 63 F Kelvin O. Buck D Holly Springs 5 F John W. Hines D Greenville 50 F Margaret Ellis Rogers R New Albany 14 A Kimberly Campbell Buck D Jackson 72 F Steve Holland D Plantersville 16 D Ray Rogers R Pearl 61 A Clara Burnett D Tunica 9 F Gregory Holloway, Sr. D Hazlehurst 76 F D Laurel 80 F R Petal 104 A Steve Horne R Meridian 81 B Bobby Shows R Ellisville 89 C Credell Calhoun D Jackson 68 F Bobby B. Howell R Kilmichael 46 A D Carthage 27 F Tad Campbell R Meridian 84 B R Pontotoc 15 A Jeff Smith D Columbus 39 C Lester (Bubba) Carpenter R Burnsville 1 A Robert E. Huddleston D Sumner 30 F Greg Snowden R Meridian 83 A Gary A. Chism R Columbus 37 A Roger G. Ishee R Gulfport 118 C Gary V. Staples R Laurel 88 A Bryant W. Clark D Pickens 47 D Wanda T. Jennings R Southaven 7 B Mary Ann Stevens D West 48 A Alyce Griffin Clarke D Jackson 69 F Robert Johnson D Natchez 94 F Rufus E. Straughter D Belzoni 51 F Angela Cockerham D Magnolia 96 F Brandon C. Jones D Pascagoula 111 D Johnny W. Stringer D Montrose 87 F Linda F. Coleman D Mound Bayou 29 F Wilbert Jones D Meridian 82 F Preston E. Sullivan D Okolona 22 D Mary H. Coleman D Jackson 65 F Sherra Lane D Waynesboro 86 F Sara R. Thomas D Indianola 31 F J . P. Compretta D Bay St. Louis 122 F Bennett Malone D Carthage 45 F Jerry R. Turner R Baldwyn 18 A R Brookhaven 92 A Rita Martinson R Madison 58 A Jessica Sibley Upshaw R Diamondhead 95 A Dirk D. Dedeaux D Gulfport 93 F Ted Mayhall R Southaven 40 A Shaun Walley D Leakesville 105 D Scott Delano R Biloxi 117 A John M. Mayo D Clarksdale 25 F Greg Ward D Ripley 4 D William C. (Bill) Denny, Jr. R Jackson 64 A Warner McBride D Courtland 10 D Joe L. Warren D Mount Olive 90 F Reecy L. Dickson D Macon 42 F William J. McCoy D Rienzi 3 F Percy W. Watson D Hattiesburg 103 F Mark A. Duvall D Mantachie 19 C Kevin McGee R Brandon 59 A Tom Weathersby R Florence 62 B Blaine H. (Bo) Eaton, II D Taylorsville 79 F A. D Port Gibson 85 F D Schlater 34 F Jim Ellington R Raymond 73 A Sam C. Mims, V R McComb 97 A Tommy Woods R Byhalia 52 B Tyrone Ellis D Starkville 38 F Bobby Moak D Bogue Chitto 53 F D Jackson 71 F D Clarksdale 26 F , Jr. R Vicksburg 54 A H. B. “Hank” Zuber, III R Ocean Springs 113 A Casey Eure R Biloxi 116 A John L. Moore R Brandon 60 A www.bipec.org Legislator Jobs Report Card 2011 Legislative Session SENATE

FIRST LAST PARTY CITY DIST GRADE FIRST LAST PARTY CITY DIST GRADE Sidney Albritton R Picayune 40 B Cindy Hyde-Smith R Brookhaven 39 A David Baria D Bay St. Louis 46 D Gary Jackson R Kilmichael 15 A David Blount D Jackson 29 C Robert Jackson D Marks 11 F Terry Brown R Columbus 17 A Sampson Jackson D DeKalb 32 D Nickey Browning D Pontotoc 3 B Kenneth Wayne Jones D Canton 21 F Hob Bryan D Amory 7 D David L. (Lee) Jordan D Greenwood 24 F Terry Burton R Newton 31 B Tom King R Petal 44 A Albert Butler D Port Gibson 36 F R Pearl 30 A Kelvin Butler D Magnolia 38 C Ezell Lee R Picayune 47 B Videt Carmichael R Meridian 33 A Perry Lee R Mendenhall 35 A Lydia Chassaniol R Winona 14 A Chris McDaniel R Ellisville 42 A Eugene “Buck” Clarke R Hollandale 22 A Nolan Mettetal R Sardis 10 A Nancy Collins R Tupelo 6 A J. Walter Michel R Jackson 25 A Doug Davis R Hernando 1 A Tommy Moffatt R Gautier 52 A Deborah Dawkins D Pass Christian 48 F Haskins Montgomery D Bay Springs 34 C Bob M. Dearing D Natchez 37 D Eric Powell D Corinth 4 C Tommy Dickerson D Waynesboro 43 B D Greenville 12 Incomplete Joey Fillingane R Sumrall 41 A Willie Simmons D Cleveland 13 D Merle Flowers R Southaven 19 A Bill Stone D Ashland 2 F Hillman Frazier D Jackson 27 C Gray Tollison D Oxford 9 D Tommy Gollott R Biloxi 50 B Bennie Turner D West Point 16 D Jack Gordon D Okolona 8 Deceased Giles K. Ward R Louisville 18 A Alice V. Harden D Jackson 28 D Michael Watson R Pascagoula 51 A Billy Hewes R Gulfport 49 A J . P. Wilemon, Jr. D Belmont 5 D W. Briggs Hopson, III R Vicksburg 23 A Jeremy L. (Lee) Yancey R Brandon 20 A John Horhn D Jackson 26 F Billy Hudson R Purvis 45 B www.bipec.org BIPEC 2011 Legislator Vote Key House

FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G H I J FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G H I J FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G H I J Noal Akins R Oxford 12 + + + + + + + + + Bob Evans D Monticello 91 + + + Ken Morgan R Morgantown 100 + + + + + + + + + Brian Aldridge R Tupelo 17 NV + + + + + + NV + James Evans D Jackson 70 + + + + Harvey Moss D Corinth 2 + + + Tracy L. Arinder D Morton 75 + + + Harvey Fillingane R Sumrall 101 + + + + + + + + + David Myers D McComb 98 + + + Willie L. Bailey D Greenville 49 + + + George Flaggs, Jr. D Vicksburg 55 + + + Billy R. Nicholson R Little Rock 78 + + + + + + + Larry J. Baker R Senatobia 8 NV + NV NV NV + NV NV + Mark Formby R Picayune 108 + + + + + + + + + + David Norquist D Cleveland 28 + + + + Mark Baker R Brandon 74 + + + + + + + + Frances Fredericks D Gulfport 119 + + + Russ C. Nowell R Louisville 43 + + + + + + + + + Earle S. Banks D Jackson 67 + + + Herb Frierson R Poplarville 106 + + + + + + + + Deryk R. Parker D Lucedale 107 + + + + + NV NV + Toby Barker R Hattiesburg 102 + + + + + + + + + Jack Gadd D Hickory Flat 13 + + + + + Randall H. Patterson D Biloxi 115 + + + + + Jim Beckett R Bruce 23 + + + + + + + + + Joe C. Gardner D Batesville 11 + + + Diane C. Peranich D Pass Christian 121 + + + Donnie Bell D Fulton 21 + + + + + David Gibbs D West Point 36 + + + Willie J. Perkins, Sr. D Greenwood 32 + + + Richard Bennett R Long Beach 120 + + + + + + + + + J. Andrew (Andy) Gipson R Braxton 77 + + + + + + + + Bill Pigott R Tylertown 99 + + + + + + + + Edward Blackmon D Canton 57 + + + Jeff Guice R Ocean Springs 114 + + + + + + + + + Jimmy G. Puckett D Amory 20 + + + + Sid Bondurant R Grenada 24 + + + + + + + + + Philip Gunn R Clinton 56 + + + + + + + + + John O. Read R Gautier 112 + + + + + + + C. Scott Bounds R Philadelphia 44 + + NV + + + + + + E. Forrest Hamilton R Olive Branch 6 + + + + + + + + + Dannie Reed R Ackerman 35 + + + + + + + + Billy Broomfield D Moss Point 110 + + + Frank Hamilton R Hurley 109 + + + + + + + + Thomas U. Reynolds D Water Valley 33 + + + Cecil Brown D Jackson 66 + + + Esther M. Harrison D Columbus 41 + + + Walter L. Robinson, Jr. D Bolton 63 + + + Kelvin O. Buck D Holly Springs 5 + + + John W. Hines D Greenville 50 + + + Margaret Ellis Rogers R New Albany 14 + + + + + + + + Kimberly Campbell Buck D Jackson 72 + + + Steve Holland D Plantersville 16 + + + + Ray Rogers R Pearl 61 + + + + + + + + + Clara Burnett D Tunica 9 + + + Gregory Holloway, Sr. D Hazlehurst 76 + + + Omeria Scott D Laurel 80 P + + Larry Byrd R Petal 104 + + + + + + + + + Steve Horne R Meridian 81 NV + NV + + NV + Bobby Shows R Ellisville 89 + + + + + Credell Calhoun D Jackson 68 + + + Bobby B. Howell R Kilmichael 46 + + + + + + + + + Ferr Smith D Carthage 27 + + + Tad Campbell R Meridian 84 + + + + + + + Mac Huddleston R Pontotoc 15 + + + + + + + + + Jeff Smith D Columbus 39 + + + + + + + Lester (Bubba) Carpenter R Burnsville 1 + + + + + + + + Robert E. Huddleston D Sumner 30 + + + + Greg Snowden R Meridian 83 + + + + + + + + + Gary A. Chism R Columbus 37 + + + + + + + + + + Roger G. Ishee R Gulfport 118 + + + NV + + + Gary V. Staples R Laurel 88 + + + + + + + + Bryant W. Clark D Pickens 47 + + + + Wanda T. Jennings R Southaven 7 + + + + + + + + + Mary Ann Stevens D West 48 + + + + + + + + + Alyce Griffin Clarke D Jackson 69 + + + Robert Johnson D Natchez 94 + + + Rufus E. Straughter D Belzoni 51 + + + Angela Cockerham D Magnolia 96 + + + Brandon C. Jones D Pascagoula 111 + + + + + + Johnny W. Stringer D Montrose 87 + + Linda F. Coleman D Mound Bayou 29 + + + Wilbert Jones D Meridian 82 + + + Preston E. Sullivan D Okolona 22 + + + + Mary H. Coleman D Jackson 65 + + + Sherra Lane D Waynesboro 86 + + + Sara R. Thomas D Indianola 31 + + + J . P. Compretta D Bay St. Louis 122 + + + + Bennett Malone D Carthage 45 + + + Jerry R. Turner R Baldwyn 18 + + + + + NV NV + + + Becky Currie R Brookhaven 92 + + + + + + + + + + Rita Martinson R Madison 58 + + + + + + + + + Jessica Sibley Upshaw R Diamondhead 95 + + + + + + + + + Dirk D. Dedeaux D Gulfport 93 + + + + Ted Mayhall R Southaven 40 + + + + + + + + + Shaun Walley D Leakesville 105 + + + + + Scott Delano R Biloxi 117 + + + + + + + + + John M. Mayo D Clarksdale 25 + + + Greg Ward D Ripley 4 + + + + William C. (Bill) Denny, Jr. R Jackson 64 + + + + + + + + + Warner McBride D Courtland 10 + NV + + + Joe L. Warren D Mount Olive 90 + + Reecy L. Dickson D Macon 42 + + + William J. McCoy D Rienzi 3 + + + Percy W. Watson D Hattiesburg 103 + + + Mark A. Duvall D Mantachie 19 + + + + + + + + Kevin McGee R Brandon 59 + + + + + + + + Tom Weathersby R Florence 62 NV + + NV NV + + NV + Blaine H. (Bo) Eaton, II D Taylorsville 79 + + + A. Chuck Middleton D Port Gibson 85 + + + + Linda Whittington D Schlater 34 + + + + Jim Ellington R Raymond 73 + + + + + + + + + Sam C. Mims, V R McComb 97 + + + + + + + + + Tommy Woods R Byhalia 52 + + + + + + + Tyrone Ellis D Starkville 38 + + + Bobby Moak D Bogue Chitto 53 + + + Adrienne Wooten D Jackson 71 + + + + Chuck Espy D Clarksdale 26 + + + Alex Monsour, Jr. R Vicksburg 54 + + + + + + + + + H. B. “Hank” Zuber, III R Ocean Springs 113 + + + + + + + + Casey Eure R Biloxi 116 + Z Z + + + Z + + John L. Moore R Brandon 60 + + + + + + + + + NV= not voting P= Present Z= Vacant BIPEC 2010 Legislator Vote Key BIPEC 2011 LegislatorSENATE Vote Key Senate FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G

FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G H I FIRST LAST CITY DIST A B C D E F G H I Sidney Albritton R Picayune 40 + + + + + + + + Billy Hudson R Purvis 45 + + + + + + + David Baria D Bay St. Louis 46 NV + + NV + Cindy Hyde-Smith R Brookhaven 39 + + + + + + + + David Blount D Jackson 29 + + + + + + Gary Jackson R Kilmichael 15 + + + + + + + Terry Brown R Columbus 17 + + + + + + + + Robert Jackson D Marks 11 + + + Nickey Browning D Pontotoc 3 + + + + + + Sampson Jackson D DeKalb 32 + + + NV + Hob Bryan D Amory 7 + NV + + + Kenneth Wayne Jones D Canton 21 + + + + + Terry Burton R Newton 31 + + + + + + + + David L. (Lee) Jordan D Greenwood 24 + + + + Albert Butler D Port Gibson 36 + + + + + Tom King R Petal 44 + + + + + + + + Kelvin Butler D Magnolia 38 + + + + + + Dean Kirby R Pearl 30 + + + + + + + + Videt Carmichael R Meridian 33 + + + + + + + + Ezell Lee R Picayune 47 + + + + + + Lydia Chassaniol R Winona 14 + + + + + + + + Perry Lee R Mendenhall 35 + + + + + + + + Eugene “Buck” Clarke R Hollandale 22 + + + + + + + + + Chris McDaniel R Ellisville 42 + + + + + NV + + Nancy Collins R Tupelo 6 + VAC + NV + + + + Nolan Mettetal R Sardis 10 + + + + NV NV + + Doug Davis R Hernando 1 + + + + + + + + + J. Walter Michel R Jackson 25 + + + + + + + + Deborah Dawkins D Pass Christian 48 + + + + NV Tommy Moffatt R Gautier 52 + + + + + + + + Bob M. Dearing D Natchez 37 + + + + + + P Haskins Montgomery D Bay Springs 34 + + + + + P Tommy Dickerson D Waynesboro 43 + + + NV + + + + Eric Powell D Corinth 4 + + + + + Joey Fillingane R Sumrall 41 + + + + + + + + Derrick Simmons D Greenville 12 Incomplete Term Merle Flowers R Southaven 19 + + + + + + + + Willie Simmons D Cleveland 13 + + NV + + + Hillman Frazier D Jackson 27 + + + + Bill Stone D Ashland 2 + + + + Tommy Gollott R Biloxi 50 + + + + + + + Gray Tollison D Oxford 9 + + + + + + Jack Gordon D Okolona 8 + + + NV NV NV + NV Bennie Turner D West Point 16 + + + NV NV + Alice V. Harden D Jackson 28 + + + + + + Giles K. Ward R Louisville 18 + + + + + + + + + Billy Hewes R Gulfport 49 + + + + + + + + Michael Watson R Pascagoula 51 + + + + + P + + W. Briggs Hopson, III R Vicksburg 23 + + + + + + + + J . P. Wilemon, Jr. D Belmont 5 + + + + + John Horhn D Jackson 26 + + NV Jeremy L. (Lee) Yancey R Brandon 20 + + + + + + + + + NV= not voting P= Present