Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/08/97



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House: Introductions

HB 767  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for additional      McCoy
        funding of Tech-Prep Fund.                             
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 768  Income tax;  increase standard deduction and exemption    Warren
        for married individuals.                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 769  Taxation; increase income tax standard deduction and      Moak
        personal exemption for married individuals; exempt     
        certain retail sales of food from sales tax.           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 770  Taxation; increase income tax standard deduction and      Formby
        exemption for married individuals, reduce sales tax on 
        certain food items.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 771  Taxation; revise various income tax provisions for        Reeves
        married persons, reduce sales tax on certain food      
        items.                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 772  Income tax; provide a job tax credit for certain          Reeves
        businesses in empowerment zones and enterprise         
        communities.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 773  Sales tax; exempt sales of food that otherwise would      Bowles
        qualify under food stamps program.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 774  Poultry processors; provide penalties on loans to         Moak
        processors who hire illegal immigrants.                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 775  College Board; revise membership and terms.               Holland
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Constitution
HB 776  Income tax; allow deductions for completing certain       Moak
        educational levels and bring forward various tax       
        sections.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 777  Child Support; create Uniform Interstate Family Support   Blackmon
        Act.                                                   
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 778  Child support; public assistance assignment to DHS        Blackmon
        Central Disbursement Unit and forward orders to case   
        registry.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 779  Child support; payments to DHS Central Disbursement       Blackmon
        Unit and orders forwarded to DHS Case Registry.        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 780  Child support; Child Support Unit to receive certain      Blackmon
        financial information.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 781  Child support; develop data match system with financial   Blackmon
        institutions on noncustodial parents.                  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 782  Child support; require employers to report certain        Blackmon
        information concerning employees.                      
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 783  Child support; authorize seizure of certain assets to     Blackmon
        satisfy overdue support.                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 784  Child support; judgments based upon child support may     Moore
        be collected from retirement benefits.                 
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 785  Child support; indicia of fraud to create prima facie     Blackmon
        case of avoiding payment of support.                   
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 786  Withholding order; revise notice requirements.            Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 787  Paternity; allow transfer of venue in cases in which      Blackmon
        DHS is a party.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 788  Paternity; remove right of defendant to demand jury       Blackmon
        trial.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 789  Paternity; authorize genetic testing.                     Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 790  Paternity; establish if alleged father fails to appear.   Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 791  Child support; revise withholding orders.                 Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 792  Withholding order; revise payor's duty to deduct and      Blackmon
        pay over income.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 793  Child support; DHS provide consumer reporting agencies    Blackmon
        reports on overdue support.                            
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 794  Attachment; include child support orders.                 Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 795  Child support; revise purposes of Child Support Unit.     Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 796  Child support; medical coverage to transfer if            Blackmon
        noncustodial parent changes employment.                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 797  Withholding orders; revise hearing requirements.          Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 798  DHS; allow use of social security numbers for             Blackmon
        establishing and enforcing support orders.             
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 799  Withholding order; revise penalties for failure to        Blackmon
        withhold or pay.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 800  Managed health care plans; provide conditions relating    Moody
        to participating providers.                            
           Referred To Insurance
HC  40  Amend Constitution; marital status not to determine       Rotenberry
        distribution of public funds or imposition of tax.     
           Referred To Constitution
HC  41  Joint session; hear address by the Governor.              Ford
           Referred To Rules
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB2166  Department of Health; authorize establishment of Birth    Bean
        Defects Registry.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2167  Pickup trucks; no passengers in truck bed.                Woodfield
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2168  Municipal annexation; provide special election for.       Woodfield
           Referred To Municipalities;Elections
SB2169  Professional health services; prohibit licensure action   Dearing
        based on physician's practice of acupuncture.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2170  School curriculum; require program for character          Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2171  Food stamp purchases; limit to five basic nutritional     Smith
        or hygiene items under federal waiver.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2172  Sales tax; exempt finance charges from sales tax.         Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB2173  Circuit court; create drug treatment court pilot          Smith
        program.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary;Juvenile Justice
SB2174  Firearms; felony to sell to minors, penalize illegal      Blackmon
        possession by minors.                                  
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2175  Cancer testing; health department implement pilot         Blackmon
        project.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2176  Salaries of appointed state officials; increase.          Gordon
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2177  Medical malpractice; revise statute of limitations.       Bean
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2178  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Bean
        law.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2179  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Bean
        licensure law.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2180  Environmental health inspection fees; prescribe.          Bean
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2181  School districts; provide teacher with reasons for        Nunnelee
        nonrenewal of contract.                                
           Referred To Education
SB2182  Health care facilities; repeal CON law.                   Hewes
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2183  Domestic relations; Pre-Divorce Counseling Act.           Smith
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2184  Unmarked vehicles; additional for use by certain          Carter
        sheriffs.                                              
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2185  State Aid Road Fund; increase motor fuel tax diversion    Gordon
        into.                                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2186  Justice court judges; revise compensation and number      Gordon
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Judiciary
SB2187  Medicaid; authorize reimbursement for primary care        Smith
        physicians services for children 0-6.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2188  State Personnel Board; require to promulgate rules        Blackmon
        governing personal and prefessional service contracts. 
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2189  Commitment; reimburse counties for interim care of        Hawks
        mental patients.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2190  Unemployment benefits; disqualify workers violating       Canon
        company drug policy.                                   
           Referred To Insurance
SB2191  County road and bridge funds; establish allocation        Blackmon
        formula.                                               
           Referred To County Affairs;Highways and Transportation
SB2192  Local government; CAP loans; include recreational         Carter
        facilities.                                            
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB2193  Public purchases; clarify state agency purchases          Hall
        outside of state contract price.                       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Finance
SB2194  State agency automobiles; repeal specific authority for   Hall
        purchase and operation of.                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2195  State employee managers; establish the Statewide          Smith
        Personnel Development Center.                          
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2196  Skilled nursing facilities; revise definition under CON   Bean
        law.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2197  Child residential houses and youth camps; revise          Bean
        licensure statutes and fees.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2198  Professional health licensure; Bd of Veterinary           Huggins
        Medicine shall certify animal euthanasia technicians.  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2199  Income taxation; increase the optional standard           Nunnelee
        deduction for married individuals and heads of         
        households.                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2200  Workers' comp; no compensation to incarcerated person.    Kirby
           Referred To Insurance
SB2201  Mental illness; notice of discharge of committed          Thames
        patient.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2202  Health professional licensure; extend repealer on State   Canon
        Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2203  Board of supervisors; increase salaries.                  Gordon
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2204  Tax collectors and assessors; increase salaries.          Gordon
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2205  Immunity from tort liability for charitable activity;     Ferris
        include sponsoring volunteer agencies.                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2206  Minority business; guarantee performance bond for         Blackmon
        construction contracts with federal agencies.          
           Referred To Finance
SB2207  Hunting; exempt elderly residents from duck stamp.        Posey
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2208  Gaming; require the Gaming Commission to compile a map    Hewes
        of water on which gaming may be conducted on Gulf      
        Coast.                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2209  Lunacy commitment; clarify civil immunity.                Hawks
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2210  Child custody award; parent gender not a factor.          Canon
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2211  Special license tags for antique motorcycles; deaf;       Canon
        Dept. WFP and members of Senate.                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2212  Income tax; dependent exempt for child born to married    Canon
        individ first 3 mos of yr after yr for which taxes are 
        paid.                                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2213  Medicaid home- and community-based services program;      Burton
        expand statewide.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2214  Victim assistance; provide additional coordinator for     Nunnelee
        First Circuit.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2215  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
        Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           Referred To Education;Juvenile Justice
SB2216  Bail; revise crimes for which denied pending appeal.      Nunnelee
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2217  Health professional licensure; reenact and amend          Canon
        cosmetology practice act.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2218  Salaries of statewide and district elected officials;     Gordon
        increase.                                              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2219  Salaries of local officials; increase.                    Gordon
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2220  Food inspection; transfer inspection responsibility to    Bean
        the State Board of Health.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2221  Juvenile delinquents; require juvenile detention          Burton
        facilities funded through state bond issue; create     
        Department of Youth Development.                       
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Finance
SB2222  Gaming; authorize community/junior colleges to offer      Ferris
        limited courses relating to.                           
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2223  Motor vehicle privilege tax; exempt one vehicle owned     Hawks
        by each active duty member of the National Guard.      
           Referred To Finance
SB2224  Wild game; allow donation to charities for food.          Blackmon
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2225  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for a hospitality station in      Furniss
        Coahoma County.                                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2226  Dental Practice Act; reenact and revise licensure         Canon
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2227  Health facilities licensure; increase fees.               Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
        advisory committee.                                    
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2229  Practical nurse licensure; prescribe certain              Gollott
        educational requirements.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2230  Social work licensure; extend grandfathering provision.   Gollott
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2231  Universities; tuition payments for needy students.        Gollott
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2232  Insurance laws; make various technical amendments.        Kirby
           Referred To Insurance
SB2233  Sheriffs Retirement System; create.                       Rayborn
           Referred To Finance
SB2234  Marriages; prohibit same sex.                             Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2235  Homestead exemption tax loss reimbursements; increase.    Rayborn
           Referred To Finance
SB2236  Gaming fees; increase and dedicate for state and county   Rayborn
        highway maintenance.                                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2237  Bonds; increase amount funding livestock facility         Rayborn
        grants.                                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2238  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2239  Child care facilities; revise licensure law and           Bean
        increase certain fees.                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2240  Emergency medical services; certify "first responder"     Bean
        and "emergency medical dispatcher".                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2241  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2242  State Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and amend        Canon
        licensure act.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2243  Mississippi Board of Optometry; reenact.                  Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2244  Prisoners; allow county and city to work prisoner to      Huggins
        aid charity providing food to needy.                   
           Referred To Corrections
SB2245  Orthotics and prosthetics; extend grandfather clause      Gordon *
        for certification.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2246  Sexual battery; define penetration by MDOC employee or    Huggins
        contractor as.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2247  Extortion; revise to include MDOC employees and           Huggins
        contractors.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2248  State Parole Board; abolish.                              Huggins
           Referred To Corrections
SB2249  State Health Insurance Plan; allow certain retired        Tollison
        local employees to participate.                        
           Referred To Insurance
SB2250  Adverse possession; repeal.                               Woodfield
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2251  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Woodfield
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2252  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Woodfield
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2253  Elections; provide that general elections shall be held   Cuevas
        on Saturdays.                                          
           Referred To Elections
SB2254  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Cuevas
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2255  Aquaculture permits; revise fee charged to                Stogner
        nonresidents.                                          
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2256  Gaming; increase gaming license fee and deposit           Canon
        increase into State Highway Fund.                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2257  Justice court judges; increase pay.                       Lee
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2258  Sexual harassment; define as civil rights violation.      Gunn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2259  Marriage; prohibit homosexual marriages.                  Posey
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2260  Const:  Local govt. spending mandates; limit.             Rayborn
           Referred To Constitution
SB2261  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Rayborn
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2262  Bonds; issue GO bonds for Agriculture Department needs    Thames
        and create sinking fund.                               
           Referred To Finance
SB2263  County court reporters in certain counties; receive       Blackmon
        same salary as circuit court reporters.                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2264  Creditor-placed insurance; provide for regulation by      Kirby
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           Referred To Insurance
SB2265  Automobile insurance; extend coverage to certain          Kirby
        vehicles loaned by licensed dealer.                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2266  Income taxation; adjust income tax rates for inflation.   Kirby
           Referred To Finance
SB2267  Additional highways, bypasses and bridges; direct DOT     Mettetal
        to accept, construct and maintain.                     
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2268  Local crime and juvenile justices commissions;            Smith
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2269  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when raining.            Gordon
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2270  State Port; clarify powers and duties.                    Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2271  Insurance; errors and omissions coverage for real         Hewes
        estate not violative of law.                           
           Referred To Insurance
SB2272  Tort reform; enact certain provisions.                    Hall
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2273  School depository selection; State Treasurer selects if   Ferris
        conflict of interest on school board.                  
           Referred To Elections
SB2274  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Ferris
        high school arts education instructors.                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2275  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; clarify funding   Ferris
        components.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2276  Certificates and licenses issued by Department of         Ferris
        Mental Health; clarify use of.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2277  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Hewes
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2278  State centralized automated payroll system; DFA           Hewes
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2279  Workers' compensation; establish criteria for alcohol     Hewes
        and drug testing.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2280  Pagers; prohibit sales to minors without parental         Hewes
        consent.                                               
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2281  Physical evidence; crime lab director may destroy.        Hewes
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2282  Official travel expenses; require airline travel to       Hewes
        originate within the state.                            
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2283  Workers' Comp; clarify compensability for injury due to   Hewes
        alcohol/drug use.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2284  MS Business Finance Corporation; extend repealer on       Hewes
        authority to issue bonds to finance economic           
        development.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2285  Taxation; provide for a local sales tax to support        Hall
        county economic development authorities.               
           Referred To Finance
SB2286  License tags; authorize personalized for motorcycles.     Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB2287  PERS; give preference to Mississippi brokers in PERS      Hewes
        investment transactions.                               
           Referred To Finance
SB2288  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise hearing procedures,   Thames
        extend repealer.                                       
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2289  Emerging crop loan program; establish program of loans    Thames
        for post-production on agricultural businesses.        
           Referred To Agriculture;Finance
SB2290  MS Boll Weevil Management Act; include other pests.       Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2291  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Thames
        permits for sale of.                                   
           Referred To Agriculture;Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2292  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Dept. of        Thames
        Agriculture needs.                                     
           Referred To Finance
SB2293  Circuit clerks; increase salary of county registrar.      Gordon
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2294  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2295  Ad valorem taxation; the State Tax Commission shall       Gordon
        conduct assessment/ratio studies once every four years.
           Referred To Finance
SB2296  Motor veh ad valor taxation; penalty for late pay         Hall
        assessed on the taxes due after the applica of the     
        motor vehe ad valor tax credit.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2297  Income tax; exclude armed forces pay while in hazardous   Hall
        duty area from gross income.                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2298  Appropriation FY97; to Dept of Archives and History to    Hall
        purchase property adjacent to Manship House Museum.    
           Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2299  Psychologists; perform competency exams of alleged        Ferris
        felons.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2300  School board elections; elect members in all school       Harden
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2301  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           Referred To Education
SB2302  Extended office hours for certain state agencies;         Harden
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2303  Prisons; allow licensed ministers to visit offenders.     Harden
           Referred To Corrections
SB2304  SBE study alternatives to NTE as a prerequisite for       Harden
        teacher certification.                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2305  Leave of absence; delete requirement that state           Harden
        employee use personal leave for first day of illness.  
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2306  PERS; retiree receiving reduced allowance may change      Harden
        option to receive maximum allowance.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2307  Sales tax; exempt retail sales of unprepared foods.       Harden
           Referred To Finance
SB2308  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to    
        teach in pub school or univ.                           
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2309  Establish a Summer Youth School-to-Work Transition        Harden
        Program.                                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2310  School bonds; majority vote required on school bond       Harden
        issues.                                                
           Referred To Education;Finance
SB2311  State service status; employees of MIB are state          Harden
        service.                                               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Finance
SB2312  Voter registration; require Secretary of State to         Harden
        maintain statewide record.                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2313  Multicultural understanding; require courses for          Harden
        students in colleges of education.                     
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2314  Constables; authorize refund of certain fees forfeited    Jackson
        to county general fund.                                
           Referred To County Affairs;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2315  School districts; pay retiring teachers for accumulated   Harden
        leave at daily contract rate.                          
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2316  New Capitol space allocation; Senate Management           Jackson
        Committee responsibility.                              
           Referred To Public Property;Management
SN   1  Mr. Bob Chafin, Jackson, Mississippi, serve on the        LT. GOVERNOR
        Telecommunications Conference and Training Center      
        Commission, for a term concurrent with the Lt. Governor
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SN   2  Mr. John Maxey, Jackson, Mississippi, to serve on the     LT. GOVERNOR
        Telecommunications Conference and Training Center      
        Commission, for a term concurrent with the Lt. Governor
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SN   3  Stephen A. Adamec, Jr., Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a      GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of the Mississippi Department of   
        Information Technology, for the five year term of      
        office commencing June 30, 1996                        
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN   4  Myrtis L. Franke, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Health, for the six year term of    
        office commencing July 1, 1996                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   5  Mary Patricia Curtis, RN, EdD, Columbus, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        as a member of the State Board of Nursing, for the four
        year term of office commencing July 1, 1996            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   6  Linda K. Todd, RN, MSN, Meridian, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Nursing, for the four year
        term of office commencing July 1, 1996                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   7  Courtney R. Tannehill, Philadelphia, Mississippi, as a    GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Nursing, for the unexpired
        term of office ending July 1, 1999                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   8  Dr. Harold William Wheeler, Clinton, Mississippi, as a    GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Examiners for Licensed    
        Professional Counselors, for the three year term of    
        office commencing June 30, 1996                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN   9  Sue Lee Bush, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities      
        Authority, for the four year term of office commencing 
        July 1, 1996                                           
           Referred To Finance
SN  10  John L. Waggoner, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Polygraph Examiners Board, for the unexpired term  
        of office ending July 1, 1999                          
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  11  James H. Herring, Canton, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the State Personnel Board, for the unexpired term of   
        office ending July 1, 1998                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  12  Charles N. Brown, Starkville, Mississippi, as a member    GOVERNOR
        of Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for the two year   
        term of office commencing July 1, 1996                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  13  Margaret D. Cooper, Tupelo, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for the two year term 
        of office commencing July 1, 1996                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  14  Gregory A. Payne, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for the two year term 
        of office commencing July 1, 1996                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  15  Sheldon Gooch, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of       GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for the two year term 
        of office commencing July 1, 1996                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  16  Robert S. Gaddis, Laurel, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for the two year term 
        of office commencing July 1, 1996                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  17  Arretta R. Lyles, D'Iberville, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Rehabilitation Services, for the 
        five year term of office commencing July 1, 1996       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  18  Rebecca Browne Taylor, Holly Springs, Mississippi, as a   GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi    
        Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program Trust Fund, 
        for the one year term of office commencing July 1, 1996
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  19  Roosevelt W. Daniels, II, Canton, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi    
        Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program Trust Fund, 
        for the two year term of office commencing July 1, 1996
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  20  Ron E. Allen, Columbus, Mississippi, as a member of the   GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prepaid          
        Affordable College Tuition Program Trust Fund, for the 
        three year term of office commencing July 1, 1996      
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  21  William T. Dale Patterson, Jackson, Mississippi, as a     GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi    
        Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program Trust Fund, 
        for the four year term of office commencing July 1,    
        1996                                                   
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  22  Bobby J. Gaines, Pascagoula, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Prepaid   
        Affordable College Tuition Program Trust Fund, for the 
        five year term of office commencing July 1, 1996       
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  23  Cherry F. Berry, Laurel, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, for the   
        term of office that shall be at the pleasure of the    
        Governor                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  24  Patricia Harvey, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, for the   
        term of office that shall be at the pleasure of the    
        Governor                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  25  Douglas E. Rushing, Tylertown, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, for   
        the unexpired term of office ending April 1, 1998      
           Referred To Finance
SN  26  Willie H. Tomlinson, Jr., Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a    GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Registration for          
        Foresters, for the five year term of office ending June
        30, 2001                                               
           Referred To Forestry
SN  27  Robert Guinn Waites, Brandon, Mississippi, as Executive   GOVERNOR
        Director of the Public Utilities Staff, for the six    
        year term of office ending June 30, 2002               
           Referred To Public Utilities
SN  28  Bob E. Mixon, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Motor Vehicle Commission, for the seven year term  
        of office commencing June 30, 1997                     
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SN  29  James R. Laughlin, Jr., Corinth, Mississippi, as a        GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser        
        Licensing and Certification Board, for the four year   
        term of office commencing January 1, 1997              
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2053  Same-sex marriages; prohibit.                             Kirby
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2165  Income taxation; increase the amount of the optional      Bryan
        standard deduction and exemption for married           
        individuals.                                           
           Passed

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



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