Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/07/97



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House: Introductions

HB   1  Municipalities; revise law regarding investment of        Janus
        surplus funds.                                         
           Referred To Municipalities
HB   2  School districts; authorize rewards for confiscation of   Manning
        illegal firearms.                                      
           Referred To Education
HB   3  Justice court judges; increase salaries of.               Manning
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB   4  Supplemental Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Program;        Manning
        create.                                                
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB   5  School boards; authorize to allow leave for school        Manning
        employees at same rate as state employees.             
           Referred To Education
HB   6  Commissioner of Public Safety; remove from omnibus pay    Guice
        section.                                               
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB   7  Realtors and bankers; prohibit from requiring use of      Perkins
        preselected attorneys in real estate transactions.     
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB   8  Schools; require African-American history course and      Perkins
        drug education programs.                               
           Referred To Education
HB   9  Voter Protection Act; establish.                          Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB  10  Ratite industry promotion program; establish.             Shows
           Referred To Agriculture
HB  11  Election Commissioners; require training and              Denny
        certification.                                         
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB  12  Sales tax; exempt finance charges from.                   Short
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  13  Antique car tags; authorize to be issued for              Short
        motorcycles.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  14  Schools; increase salaries of teachers, assistant         Frierson
        teachers and other school employees.                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB  15  Elected officials; cannot employ or contract with         Bowles
        campaign contributors or family.                       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB  16  Historic landmark;  Department of Archives and History    Green (72nd)
        to preserve and restore "William H. Holtzclaw" House.  
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB  17  Attorneys; attorney discipline is Supreme Court duty      Green (72nd)
        and provide for audit of Mississippi Bar.              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  18  Voter registration; allow at driver's license office      Green (72nd)
        and other agency locations.                            
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB  19  Mississippi Bar; provide for audits by Department of      Green (72nd)
        Audit.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  20  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  21  AIDS test; require for persons arrested, charged or       Green (72nd)
        convicted of sexual offenses.                          
           Referred To Judiciary B;County Affairs
HB  22  Motor vehicle privilege and ad valorem taxes; authorize   Holland
        cash refund upon sale or transfer.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  23  Schools; require each school district to operate an       Clark
        alternative school program by 1997-1998 school year.   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB  24  School facilities; authorize school boards to allow use   Clark
        of for child care services.                            
           Referred To Education
HB  25  Compulsory school attendance enforcement, department      Clark
        of; establish under Office of State Auditor.           
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB  26  Universities and colleges; authorize to teach all         Clark
        lawful subjects.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means;Universities and Colleges
HB  27  Commission on the Restoration of the Family; create.      Clark
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB  28  Hunting and fishing; allow on flood waters of public      Moak
        waterways.                                             
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB  29  Game, fish and exotic fish; increase fee charged to       Ellzey
        nonresidents for certain permits.                      
           Referred To Agriculture;Game and Fish
HB  30  Aquaculture permits; revise fee charged to                Ellzey
        nonresidents.                                          
           Referred To Agriculture
HB  31  Hotels; prohibit rental to minors for less than 24        Green (72nd)
        hours.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  32  Initiative Petitions; lower number of signatures          Denny
        required.                                              
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Constitution
HB  33  Gun permits; allow reciprocity with other states.         Frierson
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  34  Mental health facilities; not disclose name/address of    Frierson
        patients or kin without kin's consent.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB  35  Automobile insurance; prohibit increase or cancellation   Bowles
        when insured not at fault.                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB  36  Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission; required to     Bowles
        submit rules to Legislature for approval.              
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB  37  Concealed weapons; provide for reciprocity with other     Bowles
        states.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  38  Elected or appointed officials; must resign before        Bowles
        running for another office.                            
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB  39  Prima facie evidence of hunting; remove certain "other    Bowles
        devices" as proof of.                                  
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB  40  Sexual consent; revise age.                               Clark
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  41  License tags; authorize personalized for motorcycles.     Compretta
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  42  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Flaggs
        program and establish new program (minority).          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB  43  Voter registration; persons registered under NVRA will    Flaggs
        be registered for state elections.                     
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB  44  Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of     Ellington
        registered voters in territory proposed to be annexed. 
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB  45  Mississippi Bar; exempt certain attorneys from payment    Green (72nd)
        of dues.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  46  Mediation; provide as method of dispute resolution.       Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  47  Accident and health insurance; require coverage for       Green (72nd)
        students participating in school athletics.            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB  48  Justice court; revise assignment of courtrooms.           Endt
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  49  Police lights; felony to use without authority.           Clark
           Referred To Transportation
HB  50  Crimes; impersonating law enforcement officers is a       Clark
        felony.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  51  Driver's license; use of counterfeit license to be a      Clark
        felony.                                                
           Referred To Transportation
HB  52  Schools; require emphasis on responsible sexual           Martinson
        behavior and prevention of drug use.                   
           Referred To Education
HB  53  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Referred To County Affairs
HB  54  Civil commitment;  may be committed with pending          Compretta
        misdemeanor charge.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  55  Unmarked sheriff's vehicles; delete cap on maximum        Taylor
        number.                                                
           Referred To County Affairs
HB  56  Marine resources; authorize Department of Marine          Ryan
        Resources to exercise law enforcement powers.          
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB  57  Marriage license; require testing for STDs and receive    Green (72nd)
        treatment before issuance of.                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB  58  Bingo games; prohibit within 1500 feet of certain         Green (72nd)
        entities.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  59  Gaming license fee; provide temporary increase and        Smith (27th)
        distribute to nongaming counties.                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  60  Slot amusement machines; revise meaning and regulation    Clark
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  61  Schools; require one minute of quiet reflection upon      Clark
        opening of each school day.                            
           Referred To Education
HB  62  Traffic regulations; roadway to be marked with yellow     King
        center line to prohibit passing at intersections.      
           Referred To Transportation
HB  63  State Personnel Board; copies of proposed rules to        Endt
        committee chairmen, Lieutenant Governor and Governor.  
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB  64  Privilege taxes; reduce levy on travel agents and         Davis (102nd)
        travel agencies.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  65  Sales tax; reduce tax on retail sales of motorcycles.     Davis (102nd) *
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  66  Weapons; increase penalty for possession by convicted     Green (72nd)
        felon.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  67  Weapons;  create felony offense for possession of         Green (72nd)
        stolen firearm.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  68  Local income tax; authorize certain municipalities to     Green (72nd)
        levy.                                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  69  Weapons; prohibit carrying in vehicle not owned or        Green (72nd)
        leased by person carrying.                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  70  Weapons; prohibit carrying within a motor vehicle.        Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  71  Divorce;  revise grounds.                                 Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  72  Sales of weapons by mail; prohibit to persons under 21.   Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  73  Automatic teller machines (ATMs); banks shall establish   Green (72nd)
        in secure locations.                                   
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB  74  Income tax;  allow credit for child adoption expenses.    Green (72nd)
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  75  Jackson State University Law School; require              Green (72nd)
        establishment by year 2001.                            
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB  76  Workers' compensation;  revise definition of surviving    Green (72nd)
        spouse.                                                
           Referred To Insurance
HB  77  Guardian; authorize to pursue claim on behalf of child    Green (72nd)
        without guardianship.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  78  Sales tax; exempt finance charges from.                   Green (72nd)
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  79  Sales tax; exempt food sold to senior citizens and        Green (72nd)
        totally disabled persons.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  80  Workers' compensation; revise distribution of death       Green (72nd)
        benefits.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
HB  81  Real estate; revise broker and salesperson license        Morris
        requirements and appeals.                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  82  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Davis (102nd)
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB  83  Traffic regulations; post signs directing slow-moving     Davis (102nd)
        traffic to keep right.                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB  84  Suffrage; restore to Christopher Michael Nickell of       Davis (102nd)
        Forrest County.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB  85  Child support; provide for surcharge on delinquent        Davis (102nd)
        payments.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB  86  Traffic control devices; MDOT maintain on state           Endt
        highways within all cities.                            
           Referred To Transportation
HB  87  Alligator hunting permits; authorize Commission on        Endt
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to increase those issued.
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB  88  Motor vehicle tags; reduce cost of for active duty        Endt
        military personnel.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  89  Privilege tax; provide for reciprocal assessment on       Endt
        professionals from states where Mississippi residents  
        are assessed.                                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  90  Parole; require potential parolees to complete            Endt
        court-imposed program before being paroled.            
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB  91  Proprietary schools; decrease amount of surety bond       Endt
        required for certificate of registration for.          
           Referred To Education
HB  92  Highway system; add highway in Jackson County.            Endt
           Referred To Transportation
HB  93  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax; grant exemption for         Endt
        out-of-state servicemen.                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  94  Unpaid ad valorem taxes; purchasers of certain vehicles   Endt
        not liable for taxes owed by sellers.                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  95  Sales tax; exempt hearing aids, prosthetic devices, and   Endt
        dentures from.                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  96  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Endt
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  97  Fishing license exemption reciprocity agreement;          Endt
        authorize Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks  
        to enter into with Alabama.                            
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB  98  Gaming establishments; prohibit cash producing or         Endt
        credit producing machines on premises of.              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB  99  State appropriations and employees; limit annual growth   Capps
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 100  Trespass; specify inclusion of public housing authority   Smith (39th)
        property.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 101  Retirement allowance; state officials and employees       Walker
        with 40 years service may receive if waive salary.     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 102  Retirement allowances; state officials and employees      Walker
        may receive if waive salary.                           
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 103  Alcoholic beverage licenses; require to purchase          Moak
        certain liability insurance.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 104  Sixteenth section land; allow board of education to       Robinson (84th)
        sell permits to hunt and fish on certain.              
           Referred To Education
HB 105  Sixteenth section land; revise hunting and fishing        Robinson (84th)
        requirements on.                                       
           Referred To Education
HB 106  School district superintendents; require classroom and    Simmons (100th)
        administrative experience.                             
           Referred To Education
HB 107  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend date of repealer      Ford
        on.                                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 108  Alternative school programs; extend repealer.             Ford
           Referred To Education
HB 109  Wills; authorize to be executed by videotape.             Guice
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 110  Radar; restrict use by city police on interstate          Guice
        highways.                                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB 111  License tags; exempt Purple Heart Medal recipients from   Flaggs
        additional distinctive tag fee.                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 112  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 113  Municipal corporations; provide method for the            Denny
        dissolution of.                                        
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 114  Sentencing guidelines; establish study committee.         Denny
           Referred To Rules
HB 115  Resident hunting license; income tax filing as proof of   Frierson
        resident status.                                       
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 116  Municipalities; require contractor to have license        Guice
        before awarding construction contract or issuing       
        building permit.                                       
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 117  Justice court; authorize private process server to        Guice
        execute process.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 118  Alcoholic beverages; increase penalties for selling to    Reeves
        minors.                                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 119  Smoking; prohibit in state office buildings.              Reeves
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 120  Legislative committees; conference committee and          Reeves
        subcommittee meetings open to public.                  
           Referred To Judiciary B;Rules
HB 121  Schools, elementary; minimum program allotment for        Holden
        employing counselors in.                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 122  Schools; require fifth grade field trip to state          Holden
        correctional facility.                                 
           Referred To Education;Penitentiary
HB 123  Bonds; mandate election on issuing county or city         Horne
        general obligation bonds.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 124  Initiative; Attorney General explain misleading facts     Horne
        in arguments for and against.                          
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 125  Mineral interests; revise procedure for payment of        Ellzey
        taxes.                                                 
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Ways and Means
HB 126  Implied Consent Law; lower blood alcohol content for      Ellzey
        persons under 18.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 127  Income tax; provide a credit for ad valorem taxes paid    Ellzey
        on poultry houses.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 128  Gaming; revise locations where gaming vessels may be      Flaggs
        located in Mississippi River counties.                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 129  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        Formby
        county or municipal facility.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 130  Bail;  prohibit pending appeal of certain felony          Formby
        convictions.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 131  Seized controlled substances;  may be used in arresting   Formby
        drug offenders.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 132  Controlled substances; revise distance near schools for   Formby
        enhanced penalties.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 133  Personal care homes, unlicensed; prohibit from using      Guice
        home health agency services.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 134  Disinterment of buried human bodies; define persons       Moak
        having right of consent to.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 135  Health insurance; PERS members may prepay costs of        Moak
        before retirement.                                     
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 136  Municipal bypasses; replaced state Highway 15 in          Bowles
        Chickasaw County maintained by state.                  
           Referred To Transportation
HB 137  License tags; authorize personalized and antique tags     Bowles
        for motorcycles.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 138  State aid roads; provide supplemental funds in support    Bowles
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
HB 139  Drivers license suspension; require immediate notice.     Bowles
           Referred To Transportation
HB 140  Driveways; counties maintain to private residences for    Bowles
        emergency vehicle access.                              
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 141  Smoking; prohibit in all state buildings.                 Clarke
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 142  Public defenders; create state system.                    Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 143  Waste tire fee; exempt certain tire sales from.           Taylor
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 144  Nursing home beds; CONs for at existing nursing home in   Taylor
        Wayne County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 145  Retirement; certain unused personal leave shall           Taylor
        increase average compensation for.                     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 146  Court of Appeals; opinions not published but public       Reeves
        record.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 147  Welfare reform; pilot program in Wayne County to assist   Taylor
        with home health services.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 148  Social worker licenses; issue to certain social workers   Taylor
        and social services designees.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 149  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 150  Judges, justice court; authorize additional               Taylor
        compensation while serving for disabled or suspended   
        judge.                                                 
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 151  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            Taylor
        Training; revise membership.                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 152  Doctrine of adverse possession; repeal.                   Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 153  Mortgage or deed of trust; upon full payment require      Taylor
        cancellation of.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
        departments.                                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 155  City of Biloxi; authorize to donate funds to the United   Janus
        Way of South Mississippi.                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 156  Road construction and repair; local government;           Smith (27th)
        establish state program to assist.                     
           Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
HB 157  Log trucks; may operate during certain dark hours with    Manning
        special lighting.                                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB 158  Sales tax; reduce rate imposed on retail sales of         Manning
        previously titled private carriers of passengers and   
        light carriers of property.                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 159  Radar; restrict use by city police on interstate          Guice
        highways.                                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB 160  Driver's license; jailtime not suspended for person       Guice
        driving with suspended or revoked license.             
           Referred To Transportation
HB 161  Traffic violation; exempt one violation within three      Guice
        years from motorist's traffic record.                  
           Referred To Transportation
HB 162  Sales tax; exempt sales to certain community and          Perkins
        recreational centers.                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 163  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Denny
        or services to Daughters of the American Revolution.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 164  Campaign Expenditures; limit.                             Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 165  Affidavit ballot; establish a uniform.                    Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 166  Voter registration; to be conducted within 2 years        Denny
        after federal decennial census.                        
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 167  Parole; prohibit for murder conviction.                   Denny
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 168  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance in support    Moak
        of veterans' monument.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 169  Killing cattle; increase penalty.                         Moak
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 170  Sexual offenses; prohibit jailers from having sex with    Moak
        inmates.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 171  State buildings; increase number of women's restrooms.    Moak
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB 172  Insurance companies; write all lines of insurance         Moak
        proportionately.                                       
           Referred To Insurance
HB 173  Health insurance; prohibit insurers from cancelling       Moak
        because insured bought second policy.                  
           Referred To Insurance
HB 174  Commissioner of Insurance; exclude certain religious      Moak
        publications from jurisdiction of.                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 175  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 176  PERS; remove members for certain criminal convictions.    Moak
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 177  Sales tax; exempt sale or transfer of motor vehicle       Moak
        between siblings.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 178  Strategic planning; create structure for recommending     Taylor
        state goals (AUDITOR).                                 
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 179  Absentee ballots; revise procedures for.                  Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 180  Absentee ballots; revise procedures for.                  Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 181  Elections; commissioners of election to run party         Denny
        primary.                                               
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 182  Resident hunting and fishing licenses; allow certain      Taylor
        nonresidents to purchase.                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 183  Schools; increase teachers' salaries to the               Moak
        southeastern average.                                  
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 184  Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.     Ryan
           Referred To Transportation
HB 185  City of Biloxi; authorize to donate money to the United   Ryan
        Way of South Mississippi.                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 186  Income tax; provide credit for legal child adoption.      Ryan
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 187  False identification; crime to give to law enforcement    Ryan
        officer.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 188  Sales tax; exempt sales to or by Signature Works, Inc.,   Barnett (92nd)
        formerly known as Royal Maid Association for the Blind.
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 189  State highway system; add portion of Mississippi 472 in   Barnett (92nd)
        Copiah County to.                                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB 190  Ballots; candidate names to be arranged in alphabetical   Ellington
        order.                                                 
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 191  Community hospital boards; remove exemption from open     Guice
        meetings law.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 192  Implied consent law; revise blood alcohol level.          Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 193  Implied consent law; revise municipal judges's            Reeves
        authority to suspend license.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 194  Implied Consent Law; lower blood alcohol level for        Reeves
        minors.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 195  Surface water; create program for Department of           Moak
        Environmental Quality to monitor quality.              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 196  Campaign contributions;  delete exemption for reporting   Horne
        out-of-state contributors.                             
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 197  Agriculture Museum; rename as the Mississippi             Manning
        Agricultural and Forestry Museum.                      
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 198  Sales tax; increase diversion to municpalities from       Young
        18.5% to 20.5%.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 199  Mississippi Code; authorize legislators to receive on     Rotenberry
        CD-ROM.                                                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 200  Ad valorem tax; exempt equipment and machinery used to    Frierson
        process or package blueberries.                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 201  Campaign finance report; prescribe penalty for failure    Moak
        to file timely.                                        
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 202  Absentee ballots; revise method of receiving, mailing,    Moak
        examining and counting.                                
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 203  Municipal officials; provide for recall.                  Capps
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 204  State and Public School Health Insurance Plans; same      Frierson
        rate charged for all dependents.                       
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 205  Real Estate Consumer's Agency and Disclosure Act;         Frierson
        create.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 206  Justice Court Judges; bring under nonpartisan Judicial    Moak
        Election Act.                                          
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 207  Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; revise       Moak
        which officers are under merit promotion system.       
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 208  Sexual consent; raise age from 14 to 16 years old.        Ellington
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 209  Annexed territory; prohibit city from levying taxes       Horne
        until service are provided.                            
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 210  Law enforcement officers; require payment of certain      Ryan
        training costs.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 211  Schools; appointed superintendents in all school          Denny
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB 212  Public officials; provide for recall.                     Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 213  Justice Court; authorize private process server to        Guice
        execute process.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 214  Driveways; authorize counties to maintain for home        Taylor
        health care recipients.                                
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 215  Gun silencers; allow certain persons to own.              Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 216  Wills; require probate within five years or               Taylor
        ineffective.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 217  Irreconciliable differences; thirteenth ground for        Taylor
        divorce.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 218  DUI maiming; revise.                                      Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 219  School Attendance officers; place under supervision of    Clarke
        State Superintendent of Education.                     
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 220  Sixteenth section land; authorize sale of to certain      Moak
        Armed Services veterans.                               
           Referred To Education
HB 221  Dairy show; hold in Brookhaven in Lincoln County.         Moak
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 222  Justice courts; assistant county attorney to attend       Moak
        criminal cases.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B;County Affairs
HB 223  Textbooks; increase allocation by One Million Dollars     Moak
        for one year to purchase.                              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 224  Schools; scoliosis screening required in.                 Moak
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 225  Justice court judges; establish uniform salary for.       Moak
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 226  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Moak
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 227  Elections; election commissioners must file training      Denny
        certificate to receive pay.                            
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 228  School boards; delete authority to increase ad valorem    Moak
        taxes automatically.                                   
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 229  Ad valorem taxes; delete school board's authority to      Denny
        increase taxes without referendum approval.            
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 230  Primary elections; provide for cross-filing in.           Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 231  Circuit Court; additional judge for Eighth District.      Manning
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 232  House Speaker and Lieutenant Governor; increase salary    Nettles
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 233  Sales tax; pay county percentage of sales tax generated   Nettles
        from business activities outside city.                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 234  Health insurance; treatment of mental illness; require    Nettles
        minimum benefits for.                                  
           Referred To Insurance
HB 235  Property and casualty insurance; no cancellation for      Nettles
        claims not fault of insured.                           
           Referred To Insurance
HB 236  Gaming; require licensees to advertise personal loss      Bozeman
        experiences in addition to winning experiences.        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 237  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide grants   Bozeman
        for parks and recreational centers.                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 238  Driveways; counties maintain for persons receiving home   Bozeman
        health services.                                       
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 239  Sixteenth section land; suspend bid requirements for      Stevens
        governmental agency on mineral lease.                  
           Referred To Education
HB 240  Excise tax; exempt fuel used in fire department trucks.   Frierson
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 241  Trespass; revise penalties.                               Frierson
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 242  Income tax; provide credit for ad valorem taxes paid on   Frierson
        equipment used in processing or packaging blueberries. 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 243  Ad valorem taxes; 10% cap on increase in assessed value   Ellzey
        of agricultural property and commercial poultry houses.
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 244  Trial; allow defendant to be tried in absentia if         Simpson
        notice is made.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 245  Smoking; prohibit in certain public indoor areas.         Reeves
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 246  DUI sentences; prohibit sentence suspension.              Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 247  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Reeves
        receiving tag.                                         
           Referred To Insurance
HB 248  Board of supervisors; require publication of synopsis     Simmons (100th)
        of minutes.                                            
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 249  Medicaid; revise eligibility for.                         Reeves
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 250  Motor vehicle tags; provide for cost reduction of.        Saucier
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 251  Lorenzo's Oil; state provide to children with ALD         Saucier
        genetic disorder.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 252  Ballots; add category of "none of the above" on all       Saucier
        election ballots for candidates.                       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 253  Resisting arrest; forfeiture of vehicle used to resist    Saucier
        arrest.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 254  Radar; authorize Lamar County Sheriff's Department to     Saucier
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB 255  Crimes; create felony for fleeing police officer and      Saucier
        provide for forfeiture of vehicle.                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 256  Local privilege tax; reduce levy on travel agencies and   Short
        agents.                                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 257  Local privilege tax; remove on travel agents.             Short *
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 258  Prosthetic services and devices; authorize Medicaid       Short
        reimbursement for.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 259  Workers' Compensation; increase number of employees       Guice
        required from five to ten.                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 260  Homestead exemption; increase for persons sixty-five      Guice
        years of age or older or disabled.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 261  Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice    Ford
        Insurance; reenact and extend repealer.                
           Referred To Insurance
HB 262  Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 263  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 264  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law; reenact and extend   Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 265  Commissioner of Agriculture; extend repealer on duties    Ford
        concerning agricultural seeds.                         
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 266  Agricultural products; out-of-state First Purchaser       Ford
        License; extend repealer.                              
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 267  Medicaid; extend dates of repealers on certain            Ford
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 268  Oil and gas; revise administrative tax millage for        Bowles
        conservation purposes and other enforcement.           
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 269  Campaigns; unlawful for candidate to publish false        Howell
        statement.                                             
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 270  Charitable contributions; require identifying             Holland
        disclosures on containers.                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 271  Open Primary Law; create.                                 Davis (102nd)
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 272  Nursing facility beds; CON for county-owned hospital in   Morris
        Panola County to convert and construct.                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 273  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Flaggs
        statewide.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 274  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Flaggs
        into Warren County.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 275  Open Elections Law; create.                               Guice
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 276  Trespass; include public housing areas in statute.        Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 277  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Chaney
        telecommunications in schools.                         
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 278  County work stations; must be located on county           Simmons (100th)
        property or sixteenth section land.                    
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 279  State offenders; authorize to place phone calls with a    Guice
        prepaid telephone card.                                
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 280  Gaming; exempt certain charitable organizations           Guice
        conducting bingo from Gaming Commission regulations.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 281  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Moak
        statutory minimum.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 282  Insurance policies; require to provide minimum stay in    Moak
        hospital for mother after child birth.                 
           Referred To Insurance
HB 283  Small loan licensees; may sell noncredit products not     Robinson (84th)
        related to loans made.                                 
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 284  Child abuse; revise reporting requirements.               Robinson (84th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 285  Open Primary Law; create.                                 Ellzey
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 286  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayer paying home       Denny
        security expenses for primary residence.               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 287  Open Primary Law; establish.                              Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 288  Drug testing; require for all elected officials.          Nettles
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 289  Nursing homes; limit time to bring tort claim against.    Nettles
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 290  Public facilities contracts; local governments subject    Reeves
        to public purchase laws.                               
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 291  County prosecuting attorney; increase salary in certain   Perkins
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 292  Unemployment compensation; exempt certain nonprofit       Perkins
        facilities.                                            
           Referred To Labor
HB 293  Courts; authorize senior county judge to assign family    Simpson
        court cases to county court judges.                    
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 294  Justice court; reduce number in certain counties and      Guice
        revise compensation.                                   
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Judiciary B
HB 295  Marriage; same sex marriages not recognized.              Robinson (84th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 296  Mississippi Eminent Scholars program; revise              King
        eligibility requirements.                              
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 297  State Parole Board; create three-member board for North   Endt
        Mississippi and three-member board for South           
        Mississippi.                                           
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB 298  Crimes; felony for person drawing total disability from   Endt
        PERS to earn income fron any employment.               
           Referred To Appropriations;Judiciary B
HB 299  State and county offenders; prohibit from filing          Endt
        complaints with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 300  Holidays; authorize counties and municipalities to        Endt
        declare the Friday before Easter a legal holiday.      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 301  State employees' life insurance; revise date of           Endt
        adjustment.                                            
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 302  State buildings; create fund for repairs and              Endt
        renovation.                                            
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB 303  Antique car tags; authorize to be issued for              Endt
        motorcycles.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 304  Process; authorize private investigators to execute.      Endt
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 305  Death certificates; revise list of officials who          Endt
        receive.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 306  Drug testing; expand employment positions subject to.     Endt
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 307  Water and sewage service districts; require return of     Endt
        service deposit after five years.                      
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 308  Dissolved corporation; provide penalty for doing          Endt
        business under name of.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 309  County and city motor vehicles; only full-time            Endt
        employees may be furnished.                            
           Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 310  Motor vehicle operator; unlawful not to stop vehicle      Endt
        when pursued by law enforcement vehicle.               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 311  Solid waste; authorize municipalities to increase ad      Ryan
        valorem tax millage rate and use general funds to      
        defray cost of collection.                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 312  Appropriations; increase salaries of Department of        Compretta
        Public Safety Patrol Officers.                         
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 313  Schools; grant immunity to certain employees              King
        administering corporal punishment.                     
           Referred To Education;Judiciary A
HB 314  D.U.I.; distinctive license tag for third offender.       Davis (102nd)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 315  Residential housing improvement; issue bonds and          Reeves
        authorize partial ad valorem tax exemption.            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 316  Crime victims compensation; increase maximum award.       Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 317  Minority-owned businesses;  certain entities doing        Green (72nd)
        public business file plan on utilization of.           
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 318  Abstinence; teach as part of school health program.       Green (72nd)
           Referred To Education
HB 319  Schools; require public high schools to teach course      Green (72nd)
        including issues of slavery, genocide and the          
        holocaust.                                             
           Referred To Education
HB 320  Workers' compensation; allow employee to sue employer     Green (72nd)
        for intentional torts or gross negligence.             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 321  Minority-owned professional services businesses;          Green (72nd)
        require utilization plan with public contracts.        
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 322  Registration of weapons;  special conditions on mail      Green (72nd)
        orders.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 323  Public hazards and court records; prohibit concealment.   Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 324  School districts; mandatory referendum on ad valorem      Reeves
        tax increase above fiscal year 1997 rate.              
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 325  School districts; mandatory referendum on ad valorem      Reeves
        tax increases above certain millage rate.              
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 326  Schools; incorporate law-related education                Dickson
        instructional approach.                                
           Referred To Education
HB 327  Smoking; prohibit in New Capitol Building.                Clarke
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 328  Federal mandates; establish procedure for state           Saucier
        implementation of.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 329  Predivorce seminars; create pilot project in 8th          Short
        Chancery Court District.                               
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 330  Municipalities; contract to provide law enforcement       Short
        assistance.                                            
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 331  Juvenile detention; create centers between alternative    Short
        school and state training school.                      
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 332  Municipal annexation; require election before in          Short
        territory to be annexed.                               
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 333  Law enforcement officer; authorize to use public          Short
        equipment during private employment.                   
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 334  Mississippi Information Network; create.                  Short
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 335  Medical records; allow hospitals to retire X-ray film     Short
        after retention period without notifying patient.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 336  Food stamp program violations; revise penalties for.      Short
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 337  Constables; revise law enforcement training               Formby
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 338  Mississippi Teacher Center; extend repealer.              Ford
           Referred To Education
HB 339  Tort Claims; extend repealer for payment from old         Ford
        Accident Contingent Tort Fund.                         
           Referred To Education
HB 340  Elected offices; increase filing fees for certain.        Moak
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 341  Implied consent laws; revise.                             Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 342  Car tag; confiscate for DUI arrest.                       Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 343  Firearm; unlawful to possess while under influence of     Reeves
        alcohol or drugs.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 344  Damages; codify collateral source rule for medical        Denny
        malpractice.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 345  School boards; authorize members who are federal          Johnson
        employees to choose salary or per diem in same manner  
        as other members.                                      
           Referred To Education
HB 346  Marriage; same sex marriages not recognized.              Denny
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 347  Employee Leasing Company Regulatory Act; create.          Reeves
           Referred To Insurance
HB 348  State employees; increase salaries of.                    Moak
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 349  Community and junior colleges; increase salaries of       Moak
        academic faculty.                                      
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 350  Sky rockets; prohibit possession and sale of certain.     Moak
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 351  Dyslexia pilot programs in schools; extend SDE            Broomfield
        reporting date and repealer.                           
           Referred To Education
HB 352  Legislature; reduce size.                                 Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 353  Workers' Compensation Commission; revise salaries of      Guice
        members and adminstrative law judges.                  
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 354  Workers' Compensation Commission; appoint two attorneys   Guice
        to prosecute fraud cases.                              
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 355  School Districts; establish homerule if accredited at     Guice
        level III, IV or V.                                    
           Referred To Education
HB 356  Court of Appeals; provide for appointed judges.           Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB 357  School districts; require all boards of trustees to be    Reeves
        elected.                                               
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB 358  Municipal annexation; require election before without     Robinson (84th)
        judicial review.                                       
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 359  Pharmacy services; health plan may not charge higher      Robinson (84th)
        copay for not using certain pharmacies.                
           Referred To Insurance
HB 360  Ad valorem tax; impose on nonproducing mineral estates    Robinson (84th)
        held separately from surface estate.                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 361  School districts; require certain officials to attend     Robinson (84th)
        budget hearings.                                       
           Referred To Education
HB 362  School districts, municipal; provide for board member     Robinson (84th)
        from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB 363  Easement; provide alternative procedure for obtaining     Robinson (84th)
        for harvesting timber.                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB 364  Banks and financial institutions; allow borrower to       Perkins
        select attorney to handle loan closing.                
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 365  Ethics Commission; authorize to govern campaign finance   Denny
        disclosure.                                            
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Appropriations
HB 366  State Personnel Board; extend repealer on duties and      Ford
        functions.                                             
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 367  Office of Court Administrator; establish for circuit,     Reeves
        chancery and county courts.                            
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 368  State and U.S. flags; require to be displayed on all      Janus
        public buildings.                                      
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB 369  Sales tax; exempt Dixie Youth Baseball from.              Taylor
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 370  Gaming license fee; increase and distribute portion to    Smith (27th)
        nongaming counties.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 371  Sixteenth and lieu lands; authorize sale to homeowners.   Manning
           Referred To Education
HB 372  Child support; monitor how money is being used.           Perkins
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 373  Mississippi Dangerous Dog Act; create.                    Ellzey
           Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary B
HB 374  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Jones County    Shows
        Junior College Advanced Education Center.              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 375  IHL Board; require to follow administrative procedures.   Reeves
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 376  Alcohol; retailers post signs about effects of drinking   Barnett (92nd)
        during pregnancy.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 377  Sales and ad valorem taxes; increase sales tax            Young
        diversion to cities and cap city ad valorem tax.       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 378  Homestead exemption; reimburse cities of 5,000 and        Young
        below for entire loss from exemption.                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 379  Newspapers; prohibit from charging to publish             Holland
        obituaries.                                            
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 380  Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning;     Flaggs
        require appointments to be made from universities and  
        four at large.                                         
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 381  Caning; prescribe as punishment for burning church.       Cameron
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 382  Cattle; revise liability for owner of stray livestock     Johnson
        and provide penalties.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 383  Medical documents; prohibit health care providers from    Warren
        charging excessive rates.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
HB 384  Harvest permits; reenact and extend repealer for one      Ford
        year.                                                  
           Referred To Transportation;County Affairs
HB 385  Ad valorem taxes; delete repealer on authority to         Ford
        assess based on one year average.                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 386  Obsolete state property; extend date of repeal on laws    Ford
        governing.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB 388  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend          Ford
        repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance        
        economic development projects.                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 389  Savings banks; extend date of repealer on regulation      Ford
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 390  Savings associations; extend date of repealer on          Ford
        regulation of.                                         
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 391  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           Referred To Insurance
HB 392  Pulpwood receiving facilities; extend repealer on         Ford
        licensing of.                                          
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 393  State Board of Cosmetology; extend date of repealer on.   Ford
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 394  Department of Banking and Consumer Finance and Board of   Ford
        Banking Review; extend repealers on.                   
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 395  Legal rate of interest; extend repealer.                  Ford
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 396  Board of Optometry; extend date of repealer on.           Ford
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 397  State Board of Dental Examiners; extend date of           Ford
        repealer on.                                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 398  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend date of          Ford
        repeal.                                                
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 399  Offenders; extend date of repeal for medical release      Ford
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 400  Leasing of penitentiary lands; extend date of repeal.     Ford
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 401  Fuel tax; extend repealer on distribution of certain      Ford
        proceeds derived from.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 402  State/school employees health insurance medical savings   Ford
        accounts; extend repealer.                             
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 403  Youth court records; require photos and fingerprints      Howell
        for certain offenders.                                 
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 404  DECD; notify legislators of programs and projects.        Horne
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 405  Campaign finance; prescribe a penalty for not timely      Denny
        filing a report.                                       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 406  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Green (34th)
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB 407  Personalized license tag; reduce additional fee and       Warren
        waive fee if vehicle replaced within one year.         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 408  Private access roads; allow counties to gravel and        Warren
        maintain upon approval by referendum.                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 409  County equipment and employees; authorize to be used to   Warren
        open and close graves or to gravel driveways.          
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 410  Distinctive tag; authorize for emergency medical          Warren
        technicians.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 411  Juror qualifications;  revise.                            Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 412  Phone calls; prohibit false reporting of crimes and       Wallace
        revise penalties.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 413  Jury; allow persons 18 and older to serve on jury.        Miles
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 414  Alternative school; authorize administration of GED       Manning
        testing program in.                                    
           Referred To Education
HB 415  AFDC benefits; recipients testing positive for unlawful   Formby
        drugs ineligible for.                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 416  Tort Claims Act; revisions.                               Reeves *
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 417  Water systems; provide reimbursement to user who pays     Ellington
        for installation of water line.                        
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 418  Transportation Commission; abolish.                       Cameron
           Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
HB 419  Ad valorem taxes; delete repealer on law concerning       Holden
        attachment of and authority to assess on inventory     
        based on one year average.                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 420  Mother and Infants Protection Act of 1997; create.        Holden
           Referred To Insurance
HB 421  Assessments; provide additional state assessment on       Clarke
        implied consent law violations for alcohol and drug    
        study.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 422  State Personnel Board; require to promulgate rules        Foster
        governing personal and professional service contracts. 
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 423  Same sex marriages; prohibit.                             Warren
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 424  Arrested students; require law enforcement to report to   Warren
        school officials.                                      
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 425  Civil liability; physicians immune for providing health   Chaney
        services on charitable basis.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 426  Cameras; prohibit in courtroom.                           McInnis
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 427  Prisons; unlawful to bring alcohol or drugs into.         McInnis
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 428  Statutes and consumer agreements; require to be written   McInnis
        in laymen's terms.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 429  Frivolous suit; party and attorney jointly liable.        McInnis
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 430  Garnishment; revise compensation of garnishee.            Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 431  Wilkinson County Sheriff; authorize Board of              Green (96th)
        Supervisors to pay annual supplement.                  
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 432  Charter Schools; exempt from State Board of Education     Cameron
        regulations.                                           
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 433  Witness fees; revise.                                     Holland
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 434  Veterans; delete requirement of service during war or     Holland
        armed conflict to qualify for preference in statewide  
        personnel system.                                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 435  Motor vehicle ad valorem taxes; delinquent taxpayer not   Rotenberry
        ineligible to receive tax credit.                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 436  Sixteenth section lands; delete timber income from        Livingston
        calculation of minimum education program grants.       
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 437  County prosecuting attorneys; increase amount alloted     Flaggs
        for secretarial expenses.                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 438  Schools; establish opening and closing dates of           Moore
        scholastic year.                                       
           Referred To Education
HB 439  Welfare benefits; reduced for unmarried person not        Miles
        cooperating in establishing paternity.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
HB 440  Public office; prohibit convicted felon from serving as   Moore
        elected or appointed official.                         
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 441  Public contractors board; additional fee to fund          Capps
        construction education programs created.               
           Referred To Judiciary B;Universities and Colleges
HB 442  Gaming; authorize state universities and                  Clark
        community/junior colleges to offer limited courses     
        relating to.                                           
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Ways and Means
HB 443  Adopted persons; establish voluntary registry to match    Formby
        with biological parents.                               
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 444  Abortion; prohibit partial-birth abortions.               Formby
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 445  Municipal annexation; require election in territory to    Formby
        be annexed.                                            
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 446  Litter;  revise penalties, revoke licenses and publish    Livingston
        pictures of violators.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 447  Environment;  provide for equity in placing hazardous     Green (72nd)
        waste facilities in certain communities.               
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 448  Income tax; setoff delinquent criminal fines and          Endt
        penalties from any income tax refund due a taxpayer.   
           Referred To Judiciary B;Ways and Means
HB 449  School employees health plan; include certain retired     Broomfield
        teachers in the plan.                                  
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 450  Subcontractor lien; provide for certain commercial        Guice
        property.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 451  Unmarked sheriff's vehicles; increase maximum             Peranich
        authorized number in certain counties.                 
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 452  Judgment rolls; require additional identifying            Peranich
        information.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 453  Deputy circuit clerks; authorize additional to certify    Peranich
        initiative petitions.                                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 454  Autopsy; notice must be given to deceased's relative      Peranich
        before being performed.                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary B
HB 455  Arrests; authorize criminal investigators to make         Endt
        arrests.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 456  Retirement allowances; revise basis for calculating       McInnis
        first year amount under PERS.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 457  Vehicle inspection law; repeal.                           McInnis
           Referred To Transportation
HB 458  Boards of supervisors; prohibit compensation from         McInnis
        public funds in addition to annual salary for attorneys
        employed by.                                           
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 459  Schools; increase experience requirements for             McInnis
        superintendents and principals.                        
           Referred To Education
HB 460  Driveways; counties may maintain to private residences    McInnis
        for certain purposes.                                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 461  Special election; person creating vacancy to run for      McInnis
        another office must pay cost.                          
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 462  Department of Corrections; change name to Department of   McInnis
        Penitentiaries.                                        
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB 463  Motor vehicles; auxiliary driving lights connected to     McInnis
        dimmer switch and pointed downward.                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB 464  Department of Corrections; limit educational programs     McInnis
        to reading, writing and arithmetic.                    
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 465  Crimes; clarify prohibition against scalping ticket.      Short
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 466  Elected officials; cannot accept campaign contributions   Horne
        while in office until qualifying.                      
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 467  Distinctive license tag fees; owner given credit upon     King
        sale or transfer of vehicle.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 468  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        King
        county or municipal facility.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 469  Loans; borrower must leave vehicle with lender when       Montgomery
        vehicle is collateral for loan.                        
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 470  Alcohol; create penalty for certain "drive-through"       Robinson (84th)
        sales of alcoholic beverages, light wine and beer.     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 471  Controlled substances; increase criminal liability for    Chaney
        purchase of drugs.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 472  Controlled substances; expand scope of trafficking        Chaney
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 473  Indictment; Bureau of Narcotics allowed to serve          Chaney
        capias.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 474  Controlled substances; require production of records      Chaney
        for investigation of felony violations.                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 475  Controlled substances; Anti-Drug Diversion Act.           Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 476  Controlled substances; Anti-Drug Diversion Act.           McCoy
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 477  Radar; authorize sheriffs and deputies to use on county   Green (96th)
        roads.                                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB 478  State offenders; allow voluntary work for Habitat for     Cameron
        Humanity.                                              
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 479  Nonprofit water associations; delete exemption from       McInnis
        rate regulation by Public Service Commission.          
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 480  Fire fighters; authorize payroll deductions for Burn      Broomfield
        Center contributions and association dues.             
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 481  Motor vehicle; unlawful for minor to ride in portion      Broomfield
        not designed for passengers.                           
           Referred To Transportation
HB 482  Pawnshops; revise provision for recovering stolen         Broomfield
        items.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 483  Home health agencies; remove moratorium on issuance of    Broomfield
        CONs for.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 484  Workers' compensation;  provide employer the right to     Formby
        require an autopsy in death cases.                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 485  Teachers; increase salaries during next three school      Chaney
        years.                                                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 486  Sentencing; death penalty for crimes where firearm is     Ketchings
        discharged.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 487  Handicapped tags; authorize to be issued to businesses    Holden
        that regularly transport handicapped persons.          
           Referred To Transportation
HB 488  Weapons; revise possession and carrying concealed.        Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 489  Phone calls; prohibit false reporting of crimes and       Green (72nd)
        revise penalties.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 490  Implied consent; provide for preliminary test by          Green (72nd)
        portable breath tester.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 491  Crimes; revise penalties for desecration of church        Green (72nd)
        property.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 492  Elected officials; must resign if they switch parties     Green (72nd)
        while holding office.                                  
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 493  Family Shelter and Relief Fund; establish for grants to   Green (72nd)
        churches for displaced persons.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 494  Teachers; establish world class teachers program.         Cameron
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 495  Automobile insurance; insurer cannot cancel policy if     King
        insured not at fault.                                  
           Referred To Insurance
HB 496  Sentencing options; authorize courts to impose hard       Cameron
        labor.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 497  Sales tax; exempt certain humane societies.               King
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 498  Gaming Commission employees; restrict employment with     King
        gaming licensee.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 499  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Livingston
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB 500  Retirement benefits; increase minimum benefits for        Clarke
        pre-1975 PERS retirees.                                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 501  Gun permits;  provide for reciprocity with other          Robertson
        states.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 502  License tags; authorize issuance of distinctive tags to   Maples
        veterans.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 503  Controlled substances; revise penalties for use of        McCoy
        funds derived from felony drug offenses.               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 504  Narcotics Bureau; officers not required to use leave      McCoy
        during recovery if injured in line of duty.            
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 505  Indictment; authorize Bureau of Narcotics to serve        McCoy
        capias.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 506  Warrants; authorize no knock warrants in narcotics        McCoy
        cases.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 507  Controlled substances; expand scope of trafficking        McCoy
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 508  Forfeiture; authorize sale of property before seizure     McCoy
        in drug cases.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 509  Controlled substances; revise penalty for purchase.       McCoy
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 510  Insurance companies; revise certain fees paid to          Stevens
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 511  Sales tax; exempt sales of prescription eyeglasses and    Warren
        hearing aids.                                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 512  Elections; persons voting absentee ballots barred from    Warren
        voting at polls.                                       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 513  Indecent exposure; revise penalties for exposure to       Formby
        minors.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 514  Habitual offender; no discretion in prosecution.          Formby
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 515  Arson; burning church or other place of worship is        Formby
        first degree arson.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 516  Crimes; revise statutory rape.                            Formby
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 517  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Stevens
        stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           Referred To Insurance
HB 518  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Stevens
        certain time.                                          
           Referred To Insurance
HB 519  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
        of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 520  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Stevens
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           Referred To Insurance
HB 521  Ad valorem taxes; require county to reduce millage rate   Guice
        when property within county is assessed at higher rate.
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 522  Bureau of Narcotics; require production of records for    McCoy
        felony investigations.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 523  Bail; prohibit for certain felony convictions pending     Formby
        appeal.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 524  Radar; sheriffs may use on state aid roads.               Morris
           Referred To Transportation
HB 525  Crossbow hunting license; remove fee requirement.         Compretta
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 526  Income tax; exempt certain amounts paid from Soil and     Holland
        Water Cost-Share Program from "gross income".          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 527  General insurance agency; define and provide that one     Formby
        license be required to solicit all lines of insurance. 
           Referred To Insurance
HB 528  Voting; require I.D. to be shown before voting.           Formby
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 529  Salaries; increase for certain state and county elected   Livingston
        and appointed officials and judges.                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 530  Paternity; father must acknowledge paternity to have      Green (72nd)
        rights in adoption or child custody proceedings.       
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 531  Appropriation; Supreme Court for expenses of teen court   Fredericks
        pilot program.                                         
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 532  Radar; require certification of operators.                Green (72nd)
           Referred To Transportation
HB 533  Ad valorem taxes; exempt first $100,000.00 of personal    Endt
        property/products owned or held by manufacturers or    
        certain other businesses.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 534  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Fredericks
        Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           Referred To Transportation
HB 535  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 536  Marriage license; remove three-day waiting period and     Peranich
        reduce age for which parental permission required.     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 537  Mississippi Eminent Scholars Fund award; revise           Guice
        qualifications for.                                    
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 538  Motor vehicles; require reduction in speed in highway     McElwain
        work zone.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB 539  Law enforcement training; exclude deputy sheriffs who     McElwain
        enforce waste and litter disposal laws.                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 540  New state officers and employees after June 30, 1997      Moore
        not members of PERS.                                   
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 541  Teachers, public school; require criminal history         Moore
        background checks for applicants.                      
           Referred To Education
HB 542  Distinctive license tag; Purple Heart recipient issued    Moore
        one tag free of charge.                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 543  Rape; death penalty for conviction if victim is aged 13   Moore
        or under.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 544  Radar; authorize sheriff to use in certain counties       Moore
        upon referendum approval.                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB 545  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Moore
        or services to certain churches.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 546  Ad valorem tax; watercraft used in gaming operations      Janus
        not exempt from.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 547  License tags; authorize display of historical tags on     Janus
        certain vehicles.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 548  Ad valorem tax; watercraft used in gaming operations      Simpson
        not exempt from.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 549  Hospitals, community; trustees are personally liable      Guice
        for unpaid loans made by hospital.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 550  Hospitals, community; must give part of profit to         Guice
        owner, to be used for governmental purpose.            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 551  Hospitals, community; must give part of profit to owner   Guice
        for paying outstanding indebtedness.                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 552  Public officials; prohibit industry regulators from       Ryan
        membership in organizations regulated.                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 553  Reckless endangerment; create offense.                    Ryan
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 554  Sheriffs; include as members of Highway Patrol            Green (96th)
        Retirement System.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 555  Municipal school boards; require appointed members to     Myers
        reside within municipality.                            
           Referred To Education
HB 556  English language; must show ability in to get state       Moore
        license or public assistance.                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 557  Criminals; clarify prohibition against convict            Moore
        profiting from crime.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 558  Capital punishment; mandatory for certain felonies.       Moore
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 559  Juveniles; parents confined to jail with convicted        Moore
        child.                                                 
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 560  Hospitals, community; prohibit loaning or giving money    Guice
        unless unanimous vote of trustees.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 561  Credit unions; extend date of repealer on regulation      Guice
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 562  Campaign contributions; provide limit on the amount       Guice
        that may be accepted.                                  
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 563  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Guice
        Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           Referred To Transportation
HB 564  Automated teller machines;  limit maximum transaction     Guice
        fee to Two Dollars.                                    
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 565  Oil and gas interest; reduce certain costs owed by        Rotenberry
        nonconsenting owner.                                   
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 566  Open Primary Law; create.                                 Rotenberry
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 567  State offenders; prohibit families from receiving         Moore
        public assistance benefits.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 568  State correctional facilities; prohibit all conjugal      Moore
        visitation in.                                         
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 569  Corporal punishment; mandate for first time nonviolent    Moore
        adult and juvenile offenders.                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 570  Food establishments; revise annual permit fees charged    Fredericks
        by Health Department.                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 571  Alcoholic beverages; limited amounts for personal use     Clark
        may be possessed in dry counties.                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 572  Hearing impairment; require testing of newborn children   Robertson
        in hospitals for.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 573  Sales tax; include glider kits within the meaning of      Warren
        truck-tractors for purposes of tax rate.               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 574  Taxation; provide sales tax exemption for county rescue   Cummings
        squads not affiliated with a fire department.          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 575  Ad valorem taxes, motor vehicles; refund when privilege   King
        tax is paid to operate vehicle at gross weight in      
        excess of 10,000 pounds.                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 576  Income tax; provide credit for employers hiring           King
        students as part of certain cooperative or             
        school-to-work education programs.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 577  Restaurants; require to display Department of Health      Foster
        rating.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 578  Primitive weapon hunting season; exempt from forked       Foster
        antler deer restriction during.                        
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 579  Elections; provide for appointment of a nominee when      Cummings
        vacancy occurs before the primary.                     
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 580  Sales tax; reduce that levied upon certain rental         Davis (102nd)
        vehicles.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 581  Distinctive license tag; authorize for retired,           Horne
        disabled veterans.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 582  Cancer drugs; require insurance coverage of certain       Stevens
        drugs.                                                 
           Referred To Insurance
HB 583  Employee leasing companies; require registration with     Stevens
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 585  Insurance laws; make various technical amendments.        Stevens
           Referred To Insurance
HB 586  License tag; increase tag series to 10 years.             Denny
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 587  Pharmacy Board; may add license renewal fee surcharge     Howell
        to fund impaired pharmacist program.                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 588  Absentee ballots; change deadline for casting of.         Johnson
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 589  Trials; defendant in theft cases to be tried in county    Clark
        where property is stolen.                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 590  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           Referred To Transportation
HB 591  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           Referred To Transportation
HB 592  Controlled substances; provide procedure for forfeiture   Chaney
        in criminal trial.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 593  Self defense; revise justifiable homicide.                Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 594  Criminal appeals;  no release pending appeal for crime    Chaney
        of violence.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 595  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; Commissioner    Stevens
        of Insurance may include certain underwriting fee.     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 596  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        remove repealer.                                       
           Referred To Insurance
HB 597  Distinctive license tag; Purple Heart recipient issued    Endt
        free of charge.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 598  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Livingston
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB 599  Appropriation; State Department of Education for          Chaney
        teacher salary increases.                              
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 600  Radar; authorize Harrison County Sheriff's Department     Short
        to use.                                                
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB 601  Elections; place candidates' names on the ballot in       Formby
        alphabetical order.                                    
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 602  Crimes; revise age of consent for rape and sexual         Formby
        battery.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 603  Highway Patrol officers; increase salaries.               Green (96th)
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 604  Nursing facility; authorize CON for new construction of   Green (96th)
        in Amite County.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 605  Nursing facility; authorize CON for new construction of   Green (96th)
        at hospital in Pike County.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 606  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Green (96th)
        education courses.                                     
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 607  Unmarked vehicles; certain vehicles used by sheriff's     Green (96th)
        office not included in total authorized number.        
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 608  Offenders; require to be classified as paroled when       Malone
        placed on medical release.                             
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 609  School Attendance Officers; place under Office of         Frierson
        Educational Accountability.                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 610  School districts; revise provisions authorizing           Frierson
        transfer of students between.                          
           Referred To Education
HB 611  Teacher contracts; authorize school districts to          Taylor
        execute pending issuance of teacher certificates.      
           Referred To Education
HB 612  Legislation; limit number of bills that may be            McInnis
        introduced.                                            
           Referred To Rules
HB 613  Automobile insurance; require policies to offer           McInnis
        multiple-vehicle coverage at lower rate.               
           Referred To Insurance
HB 614  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 615  Headlighting penalty; reduce for persons under the age    Ellzey
        of eighteen.                                           
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 616  Statewide curfew; establish for minors under eighteen.    Scott (80th)
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 617  Automated teller machines; revise transaction fees and    Endt
        other regulations.                                     
           Referred To Banks and Banking;Ways and Means
HB 618  Controlled substances; revise penalties.                  McCoy
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 619  Controlled substances; establish tax on.                  McCoy
           Referred To Judiciary A;Ways and Means
HB 620  Crimes; prohibit providing false information during       McCoy
        criminal investigation.                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 621  Public purchases; certain purchases may be made outside   Perry
        state contract terms.                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 622  Judges; additional judge for 18th Circuit Court           Scott (80th)
        District.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 623  Stalking; revise penalties.                               Scott (80th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 624  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for public school   McCoy
        capital improvements.                                  
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 625  Livestock; increase assessments for impounding            Rotenberry
        livestock loose on highway.                            
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 626  Arson; revise criminal and insurance provisions.          Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 627  Trespass; include church property.                        Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 628  Mississippi Church Property Risk Insurance Underwriting   Blackmon
        Association; create.                                   
           Referred To Insurance
HB 629  Arson; revise reward for reporting.                       Blackmon
           Referred To Insurance
HB 630  Grave desecration; revise penalties and provide for       Blackmon
        forfeiture.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 631  Arson; revise penalties, provide for forfeiture and       Blackmon
        include churches for first degree arson.               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 632  Nursing homes; require a smoking policy to designate      Holland *
        smoking areas.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 633  Weapons; revise possession and carrying concealed.        Wallace
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 634  Open primary; establish.                                  Holland
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 635  Forestry Commission; State Personnel Board to realign     Dedeaux
        certain job classifications.                           
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 636  County unit; revise question on election ballot for       Dedeaux
        returning to beat system.                              
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 637  State Soil and Water Conservation Commission; receive     Holland
        one additional set of the Mississippi Code.            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 638  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; authorize to      Holland
        purchase one additional passenger vehicle.             
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 639  Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of      Holland
        Civitan International.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 640  Highway Patrol Officers; increase salaries.               Cameron
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 641  Teachers; establish performance pay plan.                 Cameron
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 642  Radar; cities may not use on federal or state highways.   Cameron
           Referred To Transportation
HB 643  Public records; exempt personal accounts of municipal     Johnson
        public utilities.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 644  Adoption; prohibit by homosexual couples.                 Smith (39th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 645  Church arson; reporting revisions, sales tax exemption    Blackmon
        for alarms and accountability of funds.                
           Referred To Insurance;Ways and Means
HB 646  Ad valorem taxes; require tax assessor to notify          Howell
        taxpayer of increased assessment of taxpayer's         
        property.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 647  Radar; require certification of operators.                Wallace
           Referred To Transportation
HB 648  Implied consent; provide for preliminary test by          Wallace
        portable breath tester.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 649  State employees; increase salaries three percent during   Green (96th)
        each of next three years.                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 650  Highway Safety Patrol; increase civilian employees'       Green (96th)
        salaries.                                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 651  Same sex marriage; prohibit.                              Smith (39th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 652  State Education Technology Bonds; clarify authority to    McCoy
        use for Tech-Prep Fund.                                
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 653  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize retiring agent to retain   McCoy
        firearm.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 654  School buses; require operators and passengers to use     Clarke
        seat belts.                                            
           Referred To Transportation
HB 655  State Board of Public Contractors; authorize job site     Guice
        inspections to determine if contractor has certificate 
        of responsibility.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 656  Soil and Water Conservation District; authorize to        Moody
        purchase insurance on equipment.                       
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 657  Public property; prohibit from being named after a        McInnis
        living person.                                         
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Transportation
HB 658  Hazardous waste; commercial management facility           McInnis
        required to be built, owned and operated by state.     
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Appropriations
HB 659  Elected officials; must resign office before qualifying   McInnis
        for another office.                                    
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary A
HB 660  Public defenders; create Mississippi statewide public     Blackmon
        defender system.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 661  Automobile liability insurance coverage; require before   Cameron
        receiving tag.                                         
           Referred To Insurance
HB 662  Sexual harassment; provide cause of action.               Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 663  Uninsured motorists; forfeit vehicle if involved in       Hamilton
        accident.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
HB 664  Public employees; prohibit from recommending or           Taylor
        endorsing purchases.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 665  Use tax; revise method of calculating interest and        Davis (7th)
        damages for failure to pay in certain cases.           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 666  School Boards; elect in all school districts.             Broomfield
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB 667  Sheriff; provide annual salary supplement in Greene       McInnis
        County.                                                
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 668  Felons; prohibit from receiving any state financial aid   Guice
        for higher education.                                  
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 669  Sheriffs; repeal requirement to serve executions on       Green (96th)
        judgments.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 670  Deputy sheriffs; each sheriff to employ a minimum of      Green (96th)
        five.                                                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 671  State employees health insurance; authorize sheriffs to   Green (96th)
        participate in after leaving office.                   
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 672  Same sex marriages; prohibit.                             Formby
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 673  State land mammals; designate red fox as one of.          Clark
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 674  Salaries; increase for certain state and county elected   Livingston
        and appointed officials.                               
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
        Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 676  School districts; mandate countywide consolidation in     Guice
        certain larger counties.                               
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 677  Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act; revise to         Green (34th)
        include certain additional species.                    
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 678  Hospital and medical service associations; repeal         Stevens
        regulation of by Commissioner of Insurance.            
           Referred To Insurance
HB 679  Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history       Chaney
        background checks for applicants.                      
           Referred To Education
HB 680  Sheriffs; require continuing education.                   Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary B;County Affairs
HB 681  Jailers; establish minimum training standards.            Chaney
           Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 682  Youth court; district attorney prosecution pilot          Warren
        project.                                               
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 683  Board of supervisors; prohibit purchase of motor          Woods
        vehicles for use by members of board.                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 684  Bonds; increase amount of state general obligation        Morris
        bonds issued for the Mississippi Affordable Housing    
        Development Fund.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 685  Circuit clerks; increase certain fees charged.            Perkins
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 686  Youth court counselors; reside in respective district     Moody
        unless approved by Director of Community Services.     
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 687  Medicaid; prohibit fraudulent Medicaid managed care       Moody
        practices.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 688  Youth courts; transfer reporting from DHS to              Moody
        Administrative Office of Courts.                       
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 689  Mental Health Department; certification of therapists     Moody
        by shall be valid only in state mental health system.  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 690  Psychologist; may make mental exam of alleged felons.     Moody
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 691  Mattress; require persons to sanitize and tag used        Green (72nd)
        mattress before sale.                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 692  Physician assistants; license and regulate practice of.   Evans
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 693  Medicaid; create Mississippi Health Care authority to     Evans
        administer and expand eligibility.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 694  Medicaid and aid to dependent children; provide for       Evans
        facilitation to federal funding under block grant      
        program.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 695  Employer and labor organizations; may agree to a          Evans
        "fair-share fee" in collective bargaining agreements.  
           Referred To Labor
HB 696  Personal care homes; create program of assistance         Evans
        payments for certain residents of.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 697  Credit cards; reduce late payment charge on delinquent    Endt
        payments.                                              
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 698  Cemeteries; person convicted of desecrating to make       Holland
        restitution.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 699  State Seed Testing Laboratory; authorize Department of    Holland
        Agriculture to borrow money to improve building.       
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB 700  Conservatorships; create temporary and provide            Holland
        concurrent jurisdiction in county court.               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 701  Agricultural Liming Materials Act; revise.                Holland
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 702  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain medications for        Holland
        production of fish, poultry and livestock.             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 703  Sales tax; exempt Friends of Mississippi Libraries        Holland
        from.                                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 704  Telephones; restricted access to 900 and similar          Holland
        telephone numbers unless requested by a subscriber.    
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 705  Home medical equipment suppliers; permit required from    Howell
        Pharmacy Board.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 706  Appropriation; Archives and History for grants to         Morris
        restore existing or former historical schools.         
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 707  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Holland
        education requirement.                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB 708  Schools; require hours of school day to be from 8:00 to   Scott (80th)
        4:00 in all districts.                                 
           Referred To Education
HB 709  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 710  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; revise          Reeves
        certain laws regarding.                                
           Referred To Military Affairs
HB 711  Landlord-tenant act; revise termination time for breach   Reeves
        of rental agreement.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 712  Sixteeth section lands; revise agricultural lease         Green (34th)
        provisions, Version 2.                                 
           Referred To Education
HB 713  Judges; add additional circuit court judge in 16th        Smith (39th)
        Circuit Court District.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 714  Universities and colleges; authorize restricted access    Richardson
        to campuses.                                           
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 715  Crossbow hunting license; remove fee for.                 Rotenberry
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 716  State offenders; are to be under the supervision of DOC   Malone
        when placed in the Medical Release Program.            
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 717  Sexual battery; DOC Employees to be guilty under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 719  Pharmacist technicians; Pharmacy Board shall regulate.    Howell
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 720  Personalized license tags; additional fee payable only    Davis (102nd)
        upon original issue and when new tags issued.          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 721  Jury service; select jurors from voter registration       Woods
        list and driver's license list.                        
           Referred To Judiciary B;Transportation
HB 722  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Stevens
        Act; reenact and revise.                               
           Referred To Insurance
HB 723  Managed health care plans; prohibit disclosure            Barnett (92nd)
        restrictions against participating providers.          
           Referred To Insurance
HB 724  Justice courts; assistant county attorney to attend       Moak
        criminal cases.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B;County Affairs
HB 725  Justice court judges; revise compensation and number      Moak
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Judiciary B
HB 726  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Holland
        to create.                                             
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 727  Health insurance; insured may designate which policy is   Holland
        primary coverage.                                      
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 728  Trial; right to trial by jury in any court of law.        Holland
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 729  Agricultural land owned by nonresident alien; require     Holland
        certain disclosure.                                    
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 730  Failure to stop at officer's signal; create felony        Davis (102nd)
        offense.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 731  Ad valorem taxes; require municipality to reduce          Guice
        millage rate when property within municipality is      
        assessed at higher rate.                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 732  School bonds; majority approval required when district    Evans
        has no outstanding indebtedness.                       
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 733  Universal health insurance; provide access through plan   Evans
        of Mississippi Health Finance Authority Board.         
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 734  Municipal utilities; authorize purchase of electric       Miles
        equipment from surplus inventory of Federal Government 
        and EPAs.                                              
           Referred To Municipalities;Ways and Means
HB 735  Bonds, school districts; prohibit attorneys fees from     Martinson
        being based on a percentage of bonds issued.           
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 736  City of Ridgeland; authorize to pay injured police        Martinson
        officers the difference between workers compensation   
        benefits and regular net base pay.                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 737  Income tax; exclude certain military compensation         Martinson
        relating to imminent danger pay.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 738  Municipal police officers; not required to use personal   Martinson
        leave during period of recovery when injured.          
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 739  Income tax; allow certain deductions for self-employed    Rotenberry
        individuals.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 740  Income tax; authorize deductions from for completing      Moak
        certain education levels.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 741  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     Cameron
        income of certain foreign manufacturers.               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 742  Sales tax; exempt finance charges from.                   Formby
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 743  Sales tax; certain gross income from legal services       Saucier
        subject to sales tax law.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 744  Welfare benefits; persons convicted of drug offense or    Formby
        violent crime ineligible for.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 745  Curator of the New Capitol; establish.                    Stevens
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 746  Mississippi and United States flags; require all public   McInnis
        office buildings to display.                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB 747  Division I-A universitites; require to play each other    McInnis
        in all sports every year.                              
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 748  Solid waste; authorize certain municipalities to          Janus
        increase ad valorem tax millage rate and use general   
        funds to defray cost of collection.                    
           Referred To Municipalities;Ways and Means
HB 749  Income tax refunds; federal retirees receiving refund     Dedeaux
        under 1995 law shall be paid interest thereon.         
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 750  Veterans Memorial Stadium; require all institutions of    Rotenberry
        higher learning to play in Jackson when playing each   
        other in football.                                     
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 751  City of Mendenhall; authorize to expend city funds and    Rotenberry
        use city employees and equipment to maintain publicly  
        and/or privately owned cemeteries in city.             
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Municipalities
HB 752  Digital signatures; authorize use of to facilitate        Chaney
        economic development.                                  
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 753  Church arson; create coordinating council to assist in    Blackmon
        church rebuilding.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 754  Criminal statutes; Secretary of State to compile in       Blackmon
        separate volumes.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 755  State flag; may not prohibit display on clothing.         McInnis
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 756  New Capitol; require press corps to vacate certain        McInnis
        premises in.                                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 757  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Cameron
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           Referred To Transportation;Insurance
HB 758  Judges; provide for recall election.                      Chaney
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary A
HB 759  Sheriffs; revise salary scale.                            Green (96th)
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 760  Public officials; prohibit campaign contributions from    Reeves
        certain entities.                                      
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary A
HB 761  Mississippi corps; establish state service programs.      Green (72nd)
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 762  State toy; designate the Teddy Bear as.                   Holland
           Referred To Rules
HB 763  State Commission on Human Rights; create.                 Evans
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB 764  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Moody
        program and establish an additional program.           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 765  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           Referred To Transportation
HB 766  Welfare reform; establish Mississippi Temporary           Moody
        Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HC   1  Amend Constitution; lower number of signatures required   Denny
        on initiative petitions.                               
           Referred To Constitution
HC   2  Amend Constitution; lower number of signatures required   Guice
        on initiative petitions.                               
           Referred To Constitution
HC   3  Amend Constitution; justice court judges; revise          Guice
        minimum qualifications.                                
           Referred To Constitution
HC   4  Amend Constitution; reduce size of Legislature.           Denny
           Referred To Constitution
HC   5  Amend Constitution; require majority vote only for bill   Denny
        reducing taxes.                                        
           Referred To Constitution
HC   6  Amend Constitution; authorize sale of sixteenth section   Moak
        land to certain veterans.                              
           Referred To Constitution
HC   7  Amend Constitution; homeowner may purchase up to five     Manning
        acres of sixteenth section land.                       
           Referred To Constitution
HC   8  Amend Constitution; homeowner may purchase up to five     Taylor
        acres of sixteenth section land.                       
           Referred To Constitution
HC   9  Amend Constitution; establish state boundaries.           Endt
           Referred To Constitution
HC  10  Amend Constitution; define state boundaries.              Janus
           Referred To Constitution
HC  11  Amend Constitution;  require majority vote only for       Formby
        bill reducing taxes.                                   
           Referred To Constitution
HC  12  Amend Constitution; limit time for state appellte         Reeves
        courts to render decisions.                            
           Referred To Constitution
HC  13  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court judges to be            Reeves
        appointed by Governor.                                 
           Referred To Constitution
HC  14  Amend Constitution; reduce terms of members of Board of   Clark
        Institutions of Higher Learning.                       
           Referred To Constitution
HC  15  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Reeves
           Referred To Constitution
HC  16  Congress; memorialize to amend U.S. Constitution          Reeves
        requiring balanced budget.                             
           Referred To Rules
HC  17  Judicial tax levy; memorialize Congress to adopt          Reeves
        constitutional amendment restricting.                  
           Referred To Rules
HC  18  Sovereignty claim by Mississippi under 10th amendment     Saucier
        over powers not granted to federal government.         
           Referred To Rules
HC  19  Amend Constitution; limit ad valorem tax on motor         Saucier
        vehicles.                                              
           Referred To Constitution
HC  20  Amend Constitution; limit terms of legislators.           Saucier
           Referred To Constitution
HC  21  Amend Constitution; revise appointing authority to        Simmons (100th)
        Institutions of Higher Learning Board during Governor's
        second term.                                           
           Referred To Constitution
HC  22  Amend Constitution; state flag; may not prohibit          McInnis
        display on clothing.                                   
           Referred To Constitution
HC  23  Amend Constitution; all elections held same day as        McInnis
        presidential elections.                                
           Referred To Constitution
HC  24  Senator Trent Lott; commend on selection as U.S. Senate   Formby
        Majority Leader.                                       
           Referred To Rules
HC  25  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Formby
           Referred To Constitution
HC  26  Teachers; commend recipients of certification by          Morris
        National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.    
           Referred To Rules
HC  27  Amend Constitution; increase list of crimes for           Ketchings
        disenfranchisement.                                    
           Referred To Constitution
HC  28  Amend Constitution; IHL Board; reduce length of terms;    McInnis
        members appointed from Supreme Court district.         
           Referred To Constitution
HC  29  Amend Constitution; Legislature make exceptions to        Moore
        requirement that persons have remedy for religious     
        issues.                                                
           Referred To Constitution
HC  30  Congress; memorialize to amend U. S. Constitution to      Peranich
        protect natural resources.                             
           Referred To Rules
HC  31  Constitution; amend to prohibit tax increases unless      Moore
        approved by referendum.                                
           Referred To Constitution
HC  32  Commend Millicent Mayo on being named Mississippi's       Ketchings
        Administrator of the Year.                             
           Referred To Rules
HC  33  Commend Jennifer Steckler on being named Miss             Ketchings
        Mississippi State University.                          
           Referred To Rules
HC  34  Amend Constitution; revise type of offenses that          Rotenberry
        disqualify a person as an elector.                     
           Referred To Constitution
HC  35  HCR; commend the life and accomplishments of              Moody
        Mississippi author Jim Majure.                         
           Referred To Rules
HC  36  Amend Constitution; conform State Constitution to U.S.    McCoy
        Fourth Amendment.                                      
           Referred To Constitution
HC  37  Amend Constitution; delete requirement that legislative   Cameron
        bills be read.                                         
           Referred To Constitution
HC  38  Amend Constitution; initiative petitions; revise number   McInnis
        of signatures required.                                
           Referred To Constitution
HC  39  Amend Constitution; establish hunting and fishing as a    Capps
        constitutional right.                                  
           Referred To Constitution
HR   1  Smoking; create House rule to prohibit in Chamber while   Clarke
        House is in session.                                   
           Referred To Rules
HR   2  Smoking; create House Rule to prohibit in House chamber   Reeves
        and committee rooms.                                   
           Referred To Rules
HR   3  House Rules; amend to require new conference report       Howell
        language to be explained before vote.                  
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SB2001  Weapons; punishment for giving as prizes at carnivals.    Simmons
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2002  Mental patients; reimburse counties for housing.          Simmons
           Referred To County Affairs;Appropriations
SB2003  Personal leave for state employees; eliminate first day   Simmons
        of illness requirement.                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2004  Vacation rights of state employees; increase for          Simmons
        persons having 25 years service.                       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2005  State employees; delete requirement of adjusting life     Gordon
        insurance amounts on policy anniversary date.          
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2006  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Kirby
        stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2007  Victims; may testify against granting parole or medical   Kirby
        release.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2008  Tobacco advertising; prohibit near schools.               Nunnelee
           Referred To Education
SB2009  Tobacco; restrict vending machine sale.                   Nunnelee
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2010  Smoking; prohibit in state office buildings.              Nunnelee
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2011  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Jordan (18th)
        to transport children for medical treatment.           
           Referred To Finance
SB2012  Limitation of warranties; not applicable to certain       Horhn
        computer software sales.                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2013  Parental rights; terminate for 6-month abandonment of     Dearing
        any age child.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2014  Motor vehicle towing; provide penalty for failure of      Dearing
        towing company to follow procedures regarding sale of  
        motor vehicle.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2015  Salaries; revise statutory salaries of state and local    Dearing
        public officials.                                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2016  School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School       Dearing
        Laboratory Chemical Management Act.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2017  Car tags; special tags for deaf persons.                  Nunnelee
           Referred To Finance
SB2018  Sales tax exemption; Habitat for Humanity.                Nunnelee
           Referred To Finance
SB2019  Pawnbrokers; must receive proof of ownership of pledged   Simmons
        goods.                                                 
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2020  Reapportionment; reduce the size of the Legislature.      Hall
           Referred To Elections
SB2021  Hate crimes; revise definition to include certain gang    Hall
        activity.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2022  Appropriations; enact one appropriation bill for all      Hall
        general fund agencies.                                 
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2023  Motor vehicle taxes; exempt vehicles owned by Purple      Johnson (19th)
        Heart Medal recipient from ad valorem taxation.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2024  Garbage fee; authorize exemption for disabled person.     Jordan (18th)
           Referred To County Affairs;Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2025  Arthur Winstead Memorial Highway and Veterans Memorial    Jordan (18th)
        Drive; designate.                                      
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2026  Health insurance; prohibit exclusion of certain drug      Jordan (18th)
        coverage.                                              
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2027  Welfare reform; DHS shall conduct Work First Program on   Kirby
        a statewide basis.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2028  Gratification of lust; lower minimum age for              Kirby
        prosecution.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2029  Voluntary prayer; clarify use at non-compulsory school    Kirby
        events.                                                
           Referred To Education
SB2030  Central MS Correctional Facility; name medical building   Kirby
        after Dr. Robert L. Peede.                             
           Referred To Corrections
SB2031  Bonds; limit general obligation bonded indebtedness of    Kirby
        the state to 60% of the tax revenue for certain fiscal 
        years.                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2032  Assault; enhance penalties involving government           Hall
        employees.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2033  Ski boat; no observer when equipped with wide angle       Hall
        mirror.                                                
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2034  Oil overcharge fund; create and restrict use.             Hall
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Appropriations
SB2035  School districts; require pupils to read a minimum of 4   Simmons
        books per school year.                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2036  State and school employees health insurance; bring        Kirby
        forward medical savings accounts.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Insurance
SB2037  State budget; revise the manner in which the Working      Kirby
        Cash-Stabilization Reserve Fund is funded.             
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2038  School board elections; members of school boards in all   Kirby
        municipal separate school districts shall be elected.  
           Referred To Education
SB2039  Boilers; require license to be operator.                  Dearing
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2040  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2041  Fire trucks; authorize county donation to fire            Cuevas
        protection districts.                                  
           Referred To County Affairs;Insurance
SB2042  Rape; second conviction punishable by chemical            Johnson (19th)
        castration.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2043  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     Simmons
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2044  School board elections; elect members in all school       Hall
        districts; appoint school superintendents after        
        1/1/2000.                                              
           Referred To Education
SB2045  Motor vehicle tags; 100% disabled veterans must show      Kirby
        proof of disability only at the time of the initial    
        application.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2046  Circuit judges; revise number in 8th District.            Jordan (18th)
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2047  Board of Trustees of Mississippi School for the Deaf      Hall
        and Blind; reestablish.                                
           Referred To Education
SB2048  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize issuance of         Dearing
        in-transit tags to motor vehicle dealers.              
           Referred To Finance
SB2049  Taxation; allow payment of motor vehicle taxes within     Dearing
        30 days of purchase without penalty.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2050  Motor vehicles; authorize dealers to issue temporary      Dearing
        tags to buyers.                                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2051  Retirement system; provide for disposition of 13th        Dearing
        check if member dies before receipt.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2052  Fire loss; revise method law enforcement agencies         Kirby
        release certain information.                           
           Referred To Insurance
SB2053  Same-sex marriages; prohibit.                             Kirby
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2054  Child care agencies; criminal record checks not           Bean
        required for certain volunteers.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2055  Abortion; criminal penalties for partial-birth            Gunn
        abortion.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2056  Health care facilities; authorize CON for private pay     Bean
        nursing home in Lamar County.                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2057  Package retailer's native wine tasting permit;            Hamilton
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2058  Public Contractors Board; additional fee to fund          Bean
        construction education programs.                       
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Universities and Colleges
SB2059  Equity funding for school districts; not reduced by       Bean
        sixteenth section timber or mineral sales under certain
        conditions.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2060  Radar; authorize use by all cities and counties.          Bean
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2061  School districts; authorize child care services in        Ferris
        public schools.                                        
           Referred To Education
SB2062  Retirement; revise the annual cost of living increase     Dearing
        under the PERS law.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2063  Managed health care plans; prohibit disclosure            Carlton
        restrictions against participating providers.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2064  Health professional licensure; prescribe qualifications   Canon
        for Registered Nurse First Assistants.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2065  Ad valorem taxation; provide a credit for certain         Bean
        mobile homes that are moved from this state.           
           Referred To Finance
SB2066  Hospital and medical service associations; repeal         Kirby
        regulation of by Commissioner of Insurance.            
           Referred To Insurance
SB2067  Jurors; identity confidential after conduct of criminal   Johnson (19th)
        case.                                                  
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2068  Sales tax; exempt sales to or by Signature Works, Inc.,   Posey
        formerly known as Royal Maid Association for the Blind.
           Referred To Finance
SB2069  School board elections; elect members in all school       Ferris
        districts; appoint school superintendents after        
        1/1/2000.                                              
           Referred To Education
SB2070  School districts; prescribe powers and duties of school   Ferris
        district financial advisors appointed by State Bd of   
        Education.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2071  Land surveyors; entrance on private property not          Bean
        trespass.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2072  Sales tax; exclude Christmas trees from definition of     Bean
        oranmental shrubbery for exemption purposes.           
           Referred To Finance
SB2073  Auto insurance; insurer cannot cancel policy if insured   Bean
        not at fault.                                          
           Referred To Insurance
SB2074  School districts; provide certain annexation procedures   Ferris
        and incentive grants.                                  
           Referred To Education
SB2075  School districts; provide for ADA count in cases of       Ferris
        annexation.                                            
           Referred To Education
SB2076  License tags; authorize personalized for motorcycles.     Bean
           Referred To Finance
SB2077  Motor veh taxation; refund ad valorem taxes when          Bean
        privilege tax is paid to operate a veh at gross weight 
        in excess of 10,000 lbs.                               
           Referred To Finance
SB2078  School employees insurance program; state pays premiums   Bean
        of school lunch and Title I personnel.                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2079  School districts; provide method for annexation and       Bean
        electing school board members.                         
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2080  School district annexation; not automatic if municipal    Bean
        annexation crosses county lines.                       
           Referred To Education
SB2081  Minimum Education Program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2082  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2083  Minimum program funds; addl allotment for reading         Smith
        instructors in school districts with high percentage of
        at-risk pupils.                                        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2084  Approp; SDE for additional Teacher Assistants in school   Smith
        districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2085  Teacher certification; require instruction in all         Smith
        reading methods for K-4.                               
           Referred To Education
SB2086  Students-at-risk; required parenting classes as part of   Smith
        health education curriculum.                           
           Referred To Education
SB2087  Drugs; prohibit the use or sale of RU 486.                Gunn
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2088  Child abuse; protect child abuse reporters from           Hall
        retaliatory discharge or employment action.            
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2089  School curriculum; require program for character          Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2090  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Kirby
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2091  Income tax setoff; unpaid fines owed cities and           Hamilton
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2092  Gaming work permit; allow convicted persons to apply      Hall
        after seven years.                                     
           Referred To Finance;Judiciary
SB2093  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Jordan (18th)
        to transport children for medical treatment.           
           Referred To Finance
SB2094  Service dogs; prohibit harassment.                        Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2095  Reduce general sales tax; from 7% to 6%.                  Kirby
           Referred To Finance
SB2096  Uninsured motorist; eliminate stacking of policies.       Kirby
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2097  Income taxation; adjust income tax rates for inflation.   Kirby
           Referred To Finance
SB2098  Auto insurance; require compulsory liability insurance.   Hall
           Referred To Insurance
SB2099  Child support; revise guidelines concerning custodial     Hall
        parent's remarriage.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2101  Adoption; AIDS test child prior to final decree.          Lee
           Referred To Judiciary;Public Health and Welfare
SB2102  Political contributions and expenditures; limit for       Lee
        certain offices.                                       
           Referred To Elections;Judiciary
SB2103  Municipalities; authorize suggestion reward programs.     Carter
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2104  Private and legal investigators; regulate and license.    Hall
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2105  Insurance cancellation; ineffective without written       Dearing
        explanation.                                           
           Referred To Insurance
SB2106  Auto insurance; insurer cannot cancel policy if insured   Dearing
        not at fault.                                          
           Referred To Insurance
SB2107  Homestead exemption; grant to unremarried, surviving      Dearing
        spouse.                                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2108  Deputy sheriff for narcotics; fund from drug fines.       Dearing
           Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2109  Sales tax exemption; Ducks Unlimited fund-raising         Dearing
        purchases.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2110  Motor vehicles; limitation of recovery in absence of      Dearing
        liability insurance.                                   
           Referred To Insurance
SB2112  Property insurance; prohibit cancellation due to claim    Dearing
        resulting from act of God.                             
           Referred To Insurance
SB2113  Ad valorem taxes for parks and recreation; cities may     Dearing
        increase.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2114  Asbestos; Commission on Environmental Quality to          Dearing
        establish inspection and response action program for   
        school buildings (DEQ).                                
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2115  Penalties; conform for commercial marine violations;      Moffatt
        prohibit gill nets within certain area.                
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2116  Insurance companies; revise certain fees paid to          Kirby
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           Referred To Insurance
SB2117  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; insurance       Kirby
        commissioner may require contribution to contingency   
        fund.                                                  
           Referred To Insurance
SB2118  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Kirby
        certain time.                                          
           Referred To Insurance
SB2119  Elections; prohibit campaign contributions during and     Smith
        60 days before and 30 days after regular sessions.     
           Referred To Elections
SB2120  Managed health care plans; provide conditions relating    Bean
        to participating providers.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2121  Tax credits; income and franchise tax credits for         Carter
        research and development expenses.                     
           Referred To Finance
SB2122  State Personnel System; extend repealer on statute        Gordon
        which empowers State Personnel Board.                  
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2123  Confederate historical structures; unlawful to destroy    White (29th)
        or remove.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2124  HIV; establish crime of exposure.                         White (29th)
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2125  State employees; special leave without pay for adoptive   White (29th)
        parents.                                               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2126  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     White (29th)
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2127  Public school accreditation; eliminate                    White (29th)
        performance-based standards, repeal Workforce-Education
        Act.                                                   
           Referred To Education
SB2128  Nonresident tuition; require certain fees for             White (29th)
        nonresident university and junior college students.    
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2129  Sexual crime reports; to be confidential.                 White (29th)
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2130  Unborn child; penalties for crimes against unborn         White (29th)
        child.                                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2131  Abortion; prohibit use of D and X procedure removing      White (29th)
        brain of unborn child.                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2132  School administration; exempt Charter Schools from        White (29th)
        State Department of Education regulations.             
           Referred To Education
SB2133  Marriage; prohibit homosexual marriages.                  White (29th)
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2134  Ad valorem taxation; exempt egg houses, pullet houses     Burton
        and broiler houses.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2135  Equity funding for school district; not reduced by 16th   Burton
        section income.                                        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2136  Juries; special venire limited to death penalty cases.    Burton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2137  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Burton
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2138  Sales tax; materials for chicken house construction       Burton
        taxed at 3-1/2%.                                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2139  Housing authorities; per diem compensation for            Burton
        commissioners.                                         
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2140  Motor vehicles; provide for special tags for vehicles     Bean
        loaned to schools by dealers.                          
           Referred To Finance
SB2141  Appropriation; Department of Transportation construct     Furniss
        hospitality station in Coahoma County.                 
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2142  Health care facilities; authorize CON for Yalobusha       Tollison
        County.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2143  Volunteer fire fighter; define.                           White (29th)
           Referred To County Affairs;Insurance
SB2144  Federal funds; expend only for programs authorized by     Burton
        Legislature.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2145  Implied Consent Law; authorize constables to conduct      Burton
        tests.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2146  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Bean
        program and establish an additional program.           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2147  Emergency telephone law; amend service charges.           Dearing
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2148  Rural fire truck acquisition assistance; authorize        Dearing
        lease-purchase.                                        
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2149  Retirement; include judges in legislative retirement      Robertson
        plan.                                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2150  Water and sewage utilities; notify customers of           Hawks
        proposed rate increase in local newspaper and in       
        customer invoice.                                      
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2151  MS Business Incubator Assistance Act; create and          Hall
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB2152  MS Egg Marketing Board; retain interest on deposits,      Burton
        exempt from budget cuts.                               
           Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
SB2153  Abandoned personal property; cities dispose of as they    Carter
        choose without auction requirement.                    
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2154  Salaries of local officials; authorize additional         Smith
        compensation for tax assessors who are certified       
        appraisers.                                            
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2155  Administrative Procedures Act; IHL shall follow.          White (29th)
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2156  Welfare reform; Work First demonstration program may be   White (29th)
        expanded statewide.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2157  Medicaid fraud; prohibit fraudulent Medicaid managed      Bean
        care practices.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2158  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians.             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2159  Auto insurance; require uninsured to show proof of        Lee
        liability coverage before receiving tag after an       
        accident.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
SB2160  Post-Delivery Care for Mothers and Newborns Act;          Carter
        create.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2161  Freedom of Jobs Act; enact.                               White (29th)
           Referred To Labor
SB2162  Employment-related information; protect certain           White (29th)
        disclosure by employer.                                
           Referred To Labor
SB2163  Welfare reform; establish Mississippi Temporary           Smith
        Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2164  Child support enforcement; comply with mandates of        Bean
        federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity   
        Reconciliation Act of 1996.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2165  Income taxation; increase the amount of the optional      Bryan
        standard deduction and exemption for married           
        individuals.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SC 501  MS Band of Choctaw Indians; recognize as a government.    Jordan (18th)
           Referred To Rules
SC 502  Const.; provide for alternative forms of county           Hall
        government.                                            
           Referred To Constitution
SC 503  Const. 73; Governor may veto parts of any bill.           Hall
           Referred To Constitution
SC 504  Const. 100; authorize compromising of income tax          Kirby
        liability.                                             
           Referred To Constitution
SC 505  Const. 70; require majority vote for passage of bill      Kirby
        reducing taxes.                                        
           Referred To Constitution
SC 506  Const. 254; gradually reduce the size of the              Hall
        Legislature.                                           
           Referred To Constitution



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2165  Income taxation; increase the amount of the optional      Bryan
        standard deduction and exemption for married           
        individuals.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 12/08/97 at 11:39.



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