Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Senator Rob H. Smith

District 35

As of 12/08/97 at 11:53

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SB2081  Minimum Education Program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2082  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2083  Minimum program funds; addl allotment for reading         Smith
        instructors in school districts with high percentage of
        at-risk pupils.                                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2084  Approp; SDE for additional Teacher Assistants in school   Smith
        districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2085  Teacher certification; require instruction in all         Smith
        reading methods for K-4.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086  Students-at-risk; required parenting classes as part of   Smith
        health education curriculum.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2100  Mental health services; Department of Mental Health       Thames
 * %    approve minimum programs at regional mental health     
        centers.                                               
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2119  Elections; prohibit campaign contributions during and     Smith
        60 days before and 30 days after regular sessions.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2154  Salaries of local officials; authorize additional         Smith
        compensation for tax assessors who are certified       
        appraisers.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2163  Welfare reform; establish Mississippi Temporary           Smith
 * %    Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2164  Child support enforcement; comply with mandates of        Bean
 * %    federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity   
        Reconciliation Act of 1996.                            
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2165  Income taxation; increase the amount of the optional      Bryan
 *$%    standard deduction and exemption for married           
        individuals.                                           
           03/03 Approved by Governor
SB2171  Food stamp purchases; limit to five basic nutritional     Smith
        or hygiene items under federal waiver.                 
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2173  Circuit court; create drug treatment court pilot          Smith
        program.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2183  Domestic relations; Pre-Divorce Counseling Act.           Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2187  Medicaid; authorize reimbursement for primary care        Smith
        physicians services for children 0-6.                  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2195  State employee managers; establish the Statewide          Smith
        Personnel Development Center.                          
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2215  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
   %    Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
 *      advisory committee.                                    
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2262  Bonds; issue GO bonds for Agriculture Department needs    Thames
  $%    and create sinking fund.                               
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2265  Automobile insurance; extend coverage to certain          Kirby
 *      vehicles loaned by licensed dealer.                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2268  Local crime and juvenile justices commissions;            Smith
        establish.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2275  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; clarify funding   Ferris
        components.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2292  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Dept. of        Thames
  $%    Agriculture needs.                                     
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2294  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2316  New Capitol space allocation; Senate Management           Jackson
        Committee responsibility.                              
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2317  Agriculture license fees; revise and deposit in           Thames
 * %    Department of Agriculture Special Fund.                
           02/14 (S) Died In Committee
SB2318  Welfare reform; establish EBT system for TANF             Smith
        assistance payments and supportive services.           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2319  County court; establish uniform system and youth court.   Smith
 *  *      04/04 (S) Died In Conference
SB2320  Excess weight permits; authorize issuance by Department   Smith
 * %    of Transportation on annual basis.                     
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2321  Ad valorem taxation; STC conduct assessment/ratio         Smith
        studies biennially.                                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2334  Radar; use by all law enforcement officers trained by     Smith
        Department of Public Safety.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2348  GED; provide ETV program for pregnant teens.              Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2352  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Smith
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2369  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
 * %    feasibility of.                                        
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2373  Mississippi Federal Block Grant Implementation Council;   Smith
        establish.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2374  Juvenile Justice Pilot Prevention (JJPP) program under    Smith
        TANF; establish.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2387  Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale.          Bean
 *         03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2430  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of AFDC checks at casinos.   Johnson (19th)
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2456  Sex crimes; revise rape and statutory rape, create        Smith
        crime of unlawful intercourse.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2457  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for purchase of MS College Law    Smith
  $%    School.                                                
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2461  Infant Mortality Task Force; reauthorize.                 Smith
 *         03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2510  Youth court; standardize procedures, reporting and        Smith
 *      create statewide tracking system.                      
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2525  Appropriation; match revenue taxes in the Forest          Harvey
        Resource Development Program.                          
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2528  Medicaid reimbursement for obstetrical services and       Smith
        mother's inpatient care; financial responsibility of   
        recipient.                                             
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2529  Transfer payments for convicted felons; disqualify        Smith
        except for dependent children.                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2561  Prisoners; require to reimburse for costs of              Burton
        incarceration.                                         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2615  Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Law; include      Thames
 * %    fish and fish by-products.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2616  Bureau of Plant Industry Advisory Board; add State Soil   Thames
        Survey leader as a member.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2618  Meat, Meat-Food and Poultry Regulation and Inspection     Thames
        Law; require plant management to reimburse for         
        inspection services on holidays.                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2619  Agriculture Seed Law; revise penalties and due date for   Thames
   %    permits.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2620  Imported meats and public contracts for purchase of       Thames
        meat; repeal laws.                                     
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2621  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; require permits for    Thames
 * %    retail establishments and make clarifications.         
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2622  MS Fertilizer Law; change frequency and method of         Thames
   %    reporting fertilizer tonnage sold.                     
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2637  Pesticide; revise procedures and penalties involving      Thames
 *      pesticide law violations.                              
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2644  MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau; expand        Thames
        duties of.                                             
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2655  School curriculum; may include religious matters when     Little
 *      properly included in course of study.                  
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2762  Bingo; revise Charitable Bingo Law.                       Smith
 *  *      03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2764  State employee managers; establish the Statewide          Smith
        Personnel Development Center.                          
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2765  Youth; authorize youth services and National Guard to     Smith
        implement youth offender program.                      
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2766  Teen court; revise pilot program.                         Smith
 * %       04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2767  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for cert juv facilities     Smith
   %    incl diag cntr, ext time to issue cert bonds, ext      
        repealer on Juv Detention Fund.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2776  Board of Optometry; extend repealer on.                   Smith
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2848  Mississippi Smoke Detector Act; create.                   Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2849  Placement of foster care children in permanent homes;     Smith
 *      provide time guidelines.                               
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2851  Youth courts; create 11-county pilot program of           Smith
        state-funded judges and prosecutors.                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2852  Mental health centers; provide five youth court beds.     Smith
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2972  Youth court; pilot program for district attorney to       Smith
        prosecute in certain districts.                        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2973  Radar; use by all law enforcement officers trained by     Smith
        Department of Public Safety.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2979  Military police; pilot program for use in drug            Smith
        interdiction activities.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2996  Marriage license; remove three-day waiting period and     Smith
        reduce age for which parental permission required.     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3044  Sales taxation; exempt certain pollution control          Robertson
  $%    equipment.                                             
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3045  Franchise tax; revise determination of gross receipts     Robertson
   %    for multistate corporations.                           
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3046  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     Robertson
  $%    income of certain foreign manufacturers.               
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3052  Florence; issue special improvement bonds for             Smith
 * %    infrastructure purposes.                               
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB3053  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers expending        Smith
  $%    funds for construction, acquisition or rehab of        
        low-income housing projects.                           
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3059  Sales tax; exclude from contractor's tax certain work     Minor
  $%    performed for utilities.                               
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3086  Appropriation; National Guard,  About Face Program at     Smith
        Camp McCain; FY98.                                     
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3087  Appropriation; Personnel Board, Statewide Personnel       Smith
        Development Center; FY98.                              
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3104  Sales taxation; reduce the sales tax on generating fuel   Bryan
  $%    sold to certain utilities.                             
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3178  Bonds; issue general obligations bonds for capital        Bryan
 *$%    improvements to Capitol Complex.                       
           03/18 (H) Died In Committee
SC 525  Const:  Provide for a cabinet form of government in the   Smith
        executive branch.                                      
           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 548  James Smith, Sr.; commend.                                Smith
           02/27 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 549  Jim & Three Blake; commend for drag racing exploits.      Stogner
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  Dr. Billy Thames; commend.                                Posey
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 577  Memorialize Congress; urge EPA to affirm existing air     Hall
        quality standards.                                     
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 579  Suspend Rules; reconsid SB 2289; emerging crop loan       Thames
        program; estab program of loans for post-production on 
        agricultural businesses.                               
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 580  Suspend rules; further consideration SB 3190; create MS   Thames
        Agribusiness Commercialization Fund.                   
           04/05 (S) Died In Committee
SC 593  Metropolitan Transportation Trust Fund; establish.        Hall
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 604  Charles Lippian; commend life.                            Gollott
           03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 612  Donald W. Zacharias; commend.                             Hamilton
           04/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 618  Space commerce initiative; support.                       Gollott
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SC 646  Susp Rules; further consid of SB 2319; county court;      Smith
        establish uniform system and youth court.              
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SR   4  Jimmie Rodgers; request Presidential Medal of Freedom     Burton
        for.                                                   
           02/17 (S) Adopted
SR   5  Ellis Bodron; express admiration of Senate for.           Robertson
           02/17 (S) Adopted
SR   6  James Smith, Sr., commend.                                Smith
 *         02/20 (S) Adopted As Amended
SR  17  B.B. King, NABOB award; commend.                          Turner
           03/25 (S) Adopted
SR  23  Senate Drug Enforcement Task Force; create.               Smith
           04/04 (S) Adopted
SR  28  Channel 9 TV; commend upon anniversary.                   Bryan
           04/04 (S) Adopted
SR  38  Dr. Billy Thames; commend.                                Posey
           04/05 (S) Died On Calendar



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