Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Senator Delma Furniss

District 11

As of 12/08/97 at 11:52

Instructions Bill Status Menu






SB2053  Same-sex marriages; prohibit.                             Kirby
 *         02/12 Approved by Governor
SB2100  Mental health services; Department of Mental Health       Thames
 * %    approve minimum programs at regional mental health     
        centers.                                               
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2141  Appropriation; Department of Transportation construct     Furniss
        hospitality station in Coahoma County.                 
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2176  Salaries of appointed state officials; increase.          Gordon
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2218  Salaries of statewide and district elected officials;     Gordon
 *  @   increase.                                              
           04/05 (S) Died In Conference
SB2219  Salaries of local officials; increase.                    Gordon
 * %@      04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2225  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for a hospitality station in      Furniss
  $%    Coahoma County.                                        
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
 *      advisory committee.                                    
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2256  Gaming; increase gaming license fee and deposit           Canon
  $%    increase into State Highway Fund.                      
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2261  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Rayborn
           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
SB2316  New Capitol space allocation; Senate Management           Jackson
        Committee responsibility.                              
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2387  Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale.          Bean
 *         03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2421  Highway; add in Coahoma County.                           Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2422  Retirement; include payments to legislators for mileage   Furniss
        in earned compensation.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2423  Child care facilities; certain students not counted       Furniss
        under licensing law.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2425  Personal leave for state employees; eliminate first day   Furniss
        of illness requirement.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2426  Public houisng; create drug-free zone.                    Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2430  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of AFDC checks at casinos.   Johnson (19th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2434  Abortion; criminal penalties for partial-birth abortion   White (29th)
        and post-viability abortion.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2437  Traffic control devices; transportation commission        Jordan (24th)
        maintain on highways within all cities (MA).           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2441  Appropriation; DFA, Bureau of Building, State Parks       Horhn
        Furniture & Equipment; FY98.                           
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2455  Local government CAP loan program; include recreational   Jordan (24th)
 *      facilities and roads (MA).                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2458  Municipal utility purchases up to $25,000; made without   Jordan (24th)
        advertising (MA).                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2464  Homestead exemption; reimburse cities for entire tax      Jordan (24th)
        loss (MA).                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2469  Retirement; include judges in legislative retirement      Furniss
        plan.                                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2481  Beer; prohibit consumption on licensed premises after     Furniss
        hours.                                                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2484  Medicaid; increase home leave reimbursement, nursing      Furniss
        home reimbursement to run consecutive with             
        hospitalization.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2485  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2488  Justice court judges of Quitman County; provide           Furniss
        additional compensation for.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2504  Justice court judges, sheriff and county attorney of      Furniss
   %    Tunica County; authorize additional compensation.      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2520  New Capitol receptionist; Legislature employ.             Gordon
           03/17 Approved by Governor
SB2521  State-owned land; prohibit clearing of timber until       Furniss
        after a public hearing.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2525  Appropriation; match revenue taxes in the Forest          Harvey
        Resource Development Program.                          
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2541  Public officials; allow PERS retiree serving as a local   Furniss
        elected or appointed official to receive retirement    
        allowance.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2542  HIV; establish crime of exposure.                         Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2543  Retirement; include payments to legislators for mileage   Furniss
        in earned compensation.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2547  Solid waste disposal; cities increase tax and expend      Jordan (24th)
  $%    available funds to finance (MA).                       
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2559  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Simmons
        Program.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2576  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Carlton
        education requirement.                                 
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2584  Veteran Affairs Board; authorize additional vehicles.     Furniss
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2585  Corrections; authorize DOC to construct prison on state   Furniss
        land in Quitman County.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2601  Post-Mastectomy Care for Women; require.                  Jordan (24th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2602  Managed health care plans; prohibit certain               Jordan (24th)
 *      restrictions relating to providers and enrollees.      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2604  Abortion; prohibit partial-birth abortions.               Frazier
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2655  School curriculum; may include religious matters when     Little
 *      properly included in course of study.                  
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2658  RR safety inspectors; must be qualified to be employed    Furniss
        by MDOT.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2669  School Administrator Sabbatical Program; establish.       Simmons
 *         03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2671  County court reporters in certain counties; receive       Furniss
   %    same salary as circuit court reporter.                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2696  Income tax refund check-off; burn center.                 Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2705  Railroads; require minimum number of engineers and        Furniss
        conductors on trains.                                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2763  Department of Agriculture; clarify grain crop             Furniss
        inspection duties.                                     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2769  Panola County highway; add to state system.               Mettetal
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2773  Highways; DOT study MS 49 four-laning near Clarksdale.    Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2819  Ad valorem taxation; determine true value once every      Furniss
        four years.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2825  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers utilizing        Johnson (19th)
  $%    short-line railroads (DECD).                           
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2841  State Parole Board; create 5 member.                      Furniss
 *         04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2859  Appropriation; Department of Transportation construct     Furniss
        hospitality station in Coahoma County.                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2918  Homestead exemption; increase reimbursement of tax        Johnson (19th)
        losses to counties.                                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2962  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3021  New motor vehicle purchases; cooling off period.          Furniss
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3030  School attendance officers; place under Attorney          Furniss
        General.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3031  School attendance officers; create separate agency for    Furniss
        supervision.                                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3032  Mobile homes; require ID plate for new homes sold.        Furniss
 *         02/12 (S) Failed
SB3034  Mobile home; tax collector post notice of delinquency,    Furniss
 *      unlawful to move until paid.                           
           02/12 (S) Died In Committee
SB3042  Gaming elections; prohibit holding more often than once   Hawks
 *      every 8 years under certain conditions.                
           03/31 Approved by Governor
SB3062  Tunica County; pay money to Chamber of Commerce.          Furniss
 *         04/07 Approved by Governor
SB3064  Ad valorem taxes; gaming vessels are not exempt from ad   Furniss
  $%    valorem taxation.                                      
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3078  Fire protection district; cert county increase tax and    Furniss
  $%    levy on real and personal property.                    
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3084  Major Economic Impact Act; include certain projects       Mettetal
  $%    that produce and transmit electrical power.            
           03/18 (H) Died In Committee
SB3085  Tunica County; pay money to Institute of Community        Furniss
        Services.                                              
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB3095  Bonds; increase amount funding livestock facility         Rayborn
  $%    grants.                                                
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3098  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for state parks     Dearing
  $%    capital improvements.                                  
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3107  Appropriation; Interest from the Mississippi Fire         Furniss
        Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund.                    
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB3189  Appropriation; Small Town Youth Anti-crime/Anti-drug      Furniss
        Program; FY98.                                         
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3191  Robinsonville-Commerce Utility District; authorize        Furniss
   %    special assessment bonds.                              
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3194  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for addition of a   Cuevas
  $%    building at the Stennis Space Center to house the      
        Center for Marine Sciences.                            
           03/27 Approved by Governor
SB3221  Coahoma County; in road abandonment not required to       Furniss
        find lack of maintenance.                              
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3224  Diamond Lakes Utilities and Improvements District,        Furniss
   %    Tunica County; revise provisions.                      
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3225  Quitman County; impose license tag assessment for         Furniss
   %    garbage collection cost.                               
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3229  Tunica; increase gaming revenue paid to Town of Tunica.   Furniss
   %       04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3230  Quitman County; impose lien for delinquent garbage        Furniss
        fees.                                                  
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB3232  Coahoma Tourism Comm; auth. transferring property to      Furniss
   %    Coahoma County.                                        
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 524  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Hall
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SC 534  Urge support of traditional closing date of duck          Posey
        season.                                                
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 558  Marshall Bouldin; commend for Artist Achievement Award.   Furniss
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 569  Commend Tregnel Thomas; Charles Conerly Award.            Simmons
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee



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