Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

House Transportation Committee

As of 12/08/97 at 11:32

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HB  49  Police lights; felony to use without authority.           Clark
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  51  Driver's license; use of counterfeit license to be a      Clark
        felony.                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  62  Traffic regulations; roadway to be marked with yellow     King
        center line to prohibit passing at intersections.      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  82  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Davis (102nd)
        necessary.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  83  Traffic regulations; post signs directing slow-moving     Davis (102nd)
        traffic to keep right.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  86  Traffic control devices; MDOT maintain on state           Endt
        highways within all cities.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  92  Highway system; add highway in Jackson County.            Endt
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 110  Radar; restrict use by city police on interstate          Guice
        highways.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 136  Municipal bypasses; replaced state Highway 15 in          Bowles
        Chickasaw County maintained by state.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 138  State aid roads; provide supplemental funds in support    Bowles
        of.                                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 139  Drivers license suspension; require immediate notice.     Bowles
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 156  Road construction and repair; local government;           Smith (27th)
        establish state program to assist.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 157  Log trucks; may operate during certain dark hours with    Manning
        special lighting.                                      
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 159  Radar; restrict use by city police on interstate          Guice
        highways.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 160  Driver's license; jailtime not suspended for person       Guice
        driving with suspended or revoked license.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 161  Traffic violation; exempt one violation within three      Guice
        years from motorist's traffic record.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 184  Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.     Ryan
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 189  State highway system; add portion of Mississippi 472 in   Barnett (92nd)
        Copiah County to.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 254  Radar; authorize Lamar County Sheriff's Department to     Saucier
        use.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 363  Easement; provide alternative procedure for obtaining     Robinson (84th)
        for harvesting timber.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 384  Harvest permits; reenact and extend repealer for one      Ford
   %    year.                                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 418  Transportation Commission; abolish.                       Cameron
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 457  Vehicle inspection law; repeal.                           McInnis
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 463  Motor vehicles; auxiliary driving lights connected to     McInnis
        dimmer switch and pointed downward.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 477  Radar; authorize sheriffs and deputies to use on county   Green (96th)
        roads.                                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 481  Motor vehicle; unlawful for minor to ride in portion      Broomfield
        not designed for passengers.                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 487  Handicapped tags; authorize to be issued to businesses    Holden
        that regularly transport handicapped persons.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 524  Radar; sheriffs may use on state aid roads.               Morris
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 532  Radar; require certification of operators.                Green (72nd)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 534  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Fredericks
        Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 538  Motor vehicles; require reduction in speed in highway     McElwain
        work zone.                                             
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 544  Radar; authorize sheriff to use in certain counties       Moore
        upon referendum approval.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 563  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Guice
 *      Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           03/26 Approved by Governor
HB 590  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 591  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 600  Radar; authorize Harrison County Sheriff's Department     Short
        to use.                                                
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 642  Radar; cities may not use on federal or state highways.   Cameron
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 647  Radar; require certification of operators.                Wallace
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 654  School buses; require operators and passengers to use     Clarke
        seat belts.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 657  Public property; prohibit from being named after a        McInnis
   %    living person.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 707  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Holland
        education requirement.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 721  Jury service; select jurors from voter registration       Woods
        list and driver's license list.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 757  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Cameron
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 765  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 809  Radar; delete prohibition against MHP setting up within   Green (72nd)
        certain size cities.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 825  County road bonds;  state aid funds may be  pledged       Comans
        for.                                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 827  Motor vehicle weight limitations; prohibit use of MDOT    Robinson (84th)
        equipment to enforce on county roads.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 837  Motorcycles; helmet not required for person over age      Nettles
        21.                                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 859  Transportation Commission; revise number of               Guice
        commissioners.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 907  Motor vehicles; tow company notify owner by certified     Bozeman
        mail within seven working days.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 964  Driver's license; licensee may include first name,        Dedeaux
        middle name or initials on license.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 972  Timber on highway right-of-way; proceeds of sale used     Eaton
        by Forestry Commission for equipment.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 975  Emergency vehicles; require to operate emergency lights   Bowles
        and sound siren when exceeding speed limit.            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1024  Motor vehicles; repeal section providing for storage      Moss
        and towing lien.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1026  Casino Infrastructure Program; require bonds to be        Barnett (116th)
   %    issued and restrict use of monies in debt service fund.
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1046  Overweight vehicles; authorize MDOT to issue continuous   Malone
 * %    movement permits.                                      
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1047  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1048  Radar; delete prohibition against MHP setting up within   Wallace
        certain size cities.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1086  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Ross
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1107  State highway system; MDOT construct and add segments     McBride
        in Panola and Quitman Counties.                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1114  Bypass; MDOT construct at or near Greenville.             Cameron
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1126  Undercover law enforcement; exclude from speed            Myers
        restricts.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1138  Salvage motor vehicles; provide for issuance of           Moak
   %    certificates of title.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1150  Driver's license; suspend for 15 year old who violates    Martinson
   %    restrictions of driving hours.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1154  Highway 49; Transportation Department construct           Weathersby
        additional lanes and new segment in Rankin County.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1189  Child Passenger Restraint Devices Law; repeal authority   Martinson
        to dismiss charges for violating.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1190  Child passenger restraints; redefine vehicles that must   Martinson
        use.                                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1192  Highway 17; designate portion in Holmes County as         Clark
        "Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Memorial Highway".      
           03/12 Approved by Governor
HB1194  Bicycle; require operators under age 16 to wear helmet.   Holden
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1200  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Stevens
        necessary.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1203  Railroad abandonment; revise notice requirements;         Stevens
        require reports from Archives and History and          
        Department of Environmental Quality.                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1204  Railroad abandonment; revise notice requirements;         Stevens
        require reports from DECD and MDOT.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1251  Driver's license; unlawful to obtain fraudulently.        Woods
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1264  Highway 49; bring segment between U.S. 90 and U.S. 80     Rotenberry
        up to highway standards.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1265  Headlights; require use when windshield wipers            Comans
        necessary.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1271  Interstate highways; MDOT erect signs providing Highway   Barnett (92nd)
        Patrol cellular telephone number.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1273  Federal highway monies; revise apportionment among        Robinson (63rd)
        counties.                                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1296  Hospitality stations and rest areas; establish fund to    Walker
        finance construction and repair.                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1310  Gaming counties infrastructure program; include           Barnett (116th)
 *      additional highway segments in Harrison County and     
        Vicksburg.                                             
           04/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB1320  Contractors' tax, deposit portion to State Highway        Compretta
        Fund.                                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1339  Chancery and circuit court documents; state and           Compretta
        political subdivisions not required to prepay costs for
        filing (MDOT).                                         
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB1340  Eminent Domain; prescribe alternate procedure for use     Compretta
        by MDOT (MDOT).                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1341  Harvest permits; continue and amend; authorize relevant   Compretta
   %    evidence overweight penalty (MDOT).                    
           02/12 (H) Died In Committee
HB1343  Railroad inspectors; require to be qualified under        Compretta
        federal law.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1358  Emergency vehicles; clarify authority to display          Stringer
 *      emergency lights.                                      
           04/23 Approved by Governor
HB1372  Safety belts; require to be worn by children under 12     Barnett (116th)
        regardless of seat child occupies.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1373  Safety Belt Law; violation to be a primary offense.       Barnett (116th)
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1375  Mississippi Highway 15; describe route through DeSoto     Maples
        National Forest under four-lane highway program.       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1377  Traffic control devices; Transportation Commission        Watson
        maintain on highways within all cities (MA).           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1379  Four-lane highway program; add segment in Amite and       Moak
        Pike Counties.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1392  Income and franchise tax; provide credit for taxpayers    Stevens
  $%    providing funds for certain railroad capital           
        improvement projects.                                  
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1393  Gaming counties infrastructure program; continue          Barnett (116th)
        diversion of revenues to fund.                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1417  State highway system; add segment of Mississippi          Gibbs
        Highway 389 in Clay County.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1432  State highway system; add portion of Mississippi 472 in   Weathersby
        Copiah County.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1439  Railroad laws; change authority from PSC to               Ellis
        Transportation Commission and repeal certain others.   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1442  Front projecting loads on vehicles; utility company       Green (34th)
        aerial lift devices exempt from restrictions.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1445  Traffic control devices; authorize flashing green         Endt
        signals to indicate caution for vehicular traffic.     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1499  Motor vehicles; prohibit parking within 20 feet of        Gadd
 *      driveway outside city.                                 
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1500  Junkyards; include additional roads in group of roads     Gadd
        from which public view must be screened.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1514  Motor vehicle passing on bridge; delete prohibition.      Compretta
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1531  Utility trailers; out-of-state manufacturers pay permit   Warren
   %    fee for titling based upon reciprocity.                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1561  Radar; lower population requirement for cities to use     Mitchell
        on federally designated highways.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1610  Gaming Counties Infrastructure Program;  revise source    Compretta
   %    and authority for funding.                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1621  Traffic signals; clarify duties of MDOT and cities.       Read
        (MDOT).                                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1624  Manufactured homes; MDOT regulate and enforce             Holden
   %    transportation of excess size.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1630  Railroads; clarify duties of MDOT with regard to          Stevens
 *      enforcement of safety regulations.                     
           03/31 Approved by Governor
HB1632  Traffic fines; Department of Public Safety may contract   Dedeaux
   %    with private colleciton agency to collect.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1648  Gaming counties infrastructure program; include segment   Simpson
        of highway in Harrison County.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1653  Motor vehicle certificates of title; authorize lending    Williams
   %    institutions to accept applications for (STC).         
           02/11 (H) Died In Committee
HB1682  Transportation Commission; abolish.                       Cameron
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1684  Highway 45 Bypass; construct interchange in Meridian to   Young
        provide access to Bonita Lakes property.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1706  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Wells-Smith
        high economic benefit project.                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1752  Bonds; authorize to be issued to improve U.S. Highway     Rotenberry
  $%    49.                                                    
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1867  Designate portion of U.S. Highway 278 as "Jerome Huskey   Miles
    @   Memorial Highway".                                     
           04/23 Approved by Governor
HC  61  Memorialize Transportation Commission; construct bypass   Cameron
        at one of two alternative routes in Greenville,        
        Mississippi.                                           
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2025  Arthur Winstead Memorial Highway and Veterans Memorial    Jordan (18th)
 *      Drive; designate.                                      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2040  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
 * %       03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2267  Additional highways, bypasses and bridges; direct DOT     Mettetal
 *      to accept, construct and maintain.                     
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2269  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when raining.            Gordon
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2320  Excess weight permits; authorize issuance by Department   Smith
 * %    of Transportation on annual basis.                     
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2379  Volunteer firemen; authorized red lights may remain       Bean
        mounted on dash of vehicles.                           
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2463  Eminent domain; prescribe alternate procedure for use     Little
 *      by MDOT.                                               
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2576  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Carlton
        education requirement.                                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2599  Traffic regulations; passing near bridge o.k. on 4-lane   Little
        road.                                                  
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2617  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   White (29th)
 *         03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2636  Gaming counties infrastructure program; add road.         Gollott
 *         03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2831  31st Infantry, Dixie Division Memorial Highway;           Scoper
 *      designate.                                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2895  Motor vehicle certificates of title; lending              Bryan
        institutions may accept applications for.              
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2933  Traffic signals; clarify DOT, cities responsibilities.    Lee
 *         04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2934  Harvest permits; extend repeal; authorize certain         Lee
 * %    tolerances.                                            
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2949  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
 *      with MSU for beautification.                           
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2997  Railroad laws; change authority from PSC to MS            Minor
 *      Transportation Commission and repeal certain others.   
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB3188  Gaming tax; increase amount of temporary borrowings for   Little
 *$%@   certain highway programs.                              
           04/24 Approved by Governor



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