Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/15/97



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House: Introductions

HB1069  Highway Patrol; add member to PERS Board, and allow       Perry
        members to receive 13th check in 12 installments.      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1070  Commitment; persons in jail provided medical and mental   Perry
        health care.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A;County Affairs
HB1071  Retirement; all remuneration paid to Supreme Court and    Perry
        Court of Appeals judges counts toward.                 
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1072  Judges; set daily expense allowance for supreme and       Perry
        appeals court at federal expense allowance rate.       
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB1073  Board of Medical Licensure; revise nominations for.       Perry
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1074  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession.   Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1075  Alcorn County/City of Corinth; authorize additional       McCoy
        assessment in justice/municipal courts for support of  
        Northeast Mississippi Crime Stoppers.                  
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1076  State Auditor; require training for employees with        Williams
        fiscal responsibility.                                 
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1077  State Auditor; authorize purchase of passenger motor      Williams
        vehicles.                                              
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1078  State property; authorize state agencies to transfer      Williams
        obsolete property to local governing authorities.      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1079  State Auditor; authorize to review and approve            Williams
        municipal audits.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1080  Department of Audit; transfer FY97 appropriation funds    Williams
        from one category to another.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1081  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     Williams
        income of certain manufacturers.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1082  Corporation franchise tax; revise method by which         Williams
        certain multistate corporations determine gross        
        receipts.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1083  Sales tax; create industrial exemption for certain        Williams
        sales of environmental pollution control systems.      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1084  Conservation officers; establish separate retirement      Dedeaux
        system for.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1085  Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Council; create to develop   Dedeaux
        plan for Legislature.                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1086  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Ross
           Referred To Transportation
HB1087  Circuit court; additional judge for 15th Circuit Court    Blackmon
        District.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB1088  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Capps
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1089  Rural water companies; include rate regulation of         Weathersby
        within jurisdiction of Public Service Commission.      
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1090  Public water systems; require certified operators for     Ellington
        certain.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1091  Water quality analysis fees; clarify payment of           Ellington
        certain.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1092  Water systems, community public; require governing        Ellington
        board members to have management training.             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1093  Water; create public water systems management review      Ellington
        council under Public Service Commission.               
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1094  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Ellington
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1095  Alcoholic beverages; limited amounts for personal use     Clark
        may be possessed in dry counties.                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1096  Agencies and other entities; prohibit from lobbying if    Bowles
        receiving appropriated funds.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1097  Medicaid eligibility; conduct study on feasibility of     Reynolds
        for children of unemployed parents.                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1098  Private driveways; authorize counties to gravel and       Reynolds
        maintain for school vehicle turnarounds.               
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1099  Income tax; credit for college tuition.                   Reynolds
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1100  Justice court judges; raise jurisdictional amount to      Robinson (63rd)
        $3,000.00.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1101  Child care facilities; require licensing agency to        Scott (17th)
        employ one licensing officer per 100 facilities.       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1102  Video coin machines; authorize and provide for            Clark
        licensing and regulation of.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1103  Voter registration; persons registered under NVRA will    Flaggs
        be registered for state elections.                     
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1104  Sixteenth section lands; authorize exchange of separate   Dedeaux
        lieu land parcels for contiguous tract.                
           Referred To Education
HB1105  Gasoline excise tax; eliminate evaporation deduction      Endt
        allowed distributors of gasoline.                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1106  Retirement; allow purchase of PERS credit for work by     Endt
        students at public junior colleges or IHLs.            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1107  State highway system; MDOT construct and add segments     McBride
        in Panola and Quitman Counties.                        
           Referred To Transportation
HB1108  Inspection of grain crops; allow inspection for           Cameron
        companies domiciled in Mississippi.                    
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1109  Hazardous wastes; clarify requirements for                Brown
        demonstration of need for commercial hazardous waste   
        management facility.                                   
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1110  Bonds; extend repealer on authority to issue for major    Howell
        energy project development fund.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1111  Mississippi Home Corporation; make subject to state       Bowles
        administrative regulations.                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1112  Bureau of Narcotics Agents; remove maximum age            Stringer
        restriction.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1113  County assessment records; three years to bring into      Manning
        compliance.                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1114  Bypass; MDOT construct at or near Greenville.             Cameron
           Referred To Transportation
HB1115  Omnibus pay section; include Department of Corrections    Malone
        Deputy Commissioners and Wardens.                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1116  Ambulance; paramedics may decide which hospital to        Malone
        transport patients to.                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1117  Nursing home; CON for expansion of existing home in       Barnett (92nd)
        Lincoln County.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1118  Health care; clarify revocation of health care            Barnett (92nd)
        professional license obtained through educational leave
        program.                                               
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1119  Justice court; increase fees.                             McBride
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1120  Architects and engineers; immunity for volunteer          Scott (17th)
        services during emergency.                             
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1121  Newspapers; increase fees of printers and publishers.     Green (96th)
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1122  Managed health care plans; require to provide due         Ford
        process hearing for provider deleted from network.     
           Referred To Insurance
HB1123  School district accreditation; require districts to       McCoy
        comply with standards concerning fixed assets audits.  
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1124  Securities; revise Mississippi Securities Act (SOS).      Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1125  Charities; revise charitable solicitations (SOS).         Perry
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1126  Undercover law enforcement; exclude from speed            Myers
        restricts.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB1127  Accountants; revise laws regarding licensing by State     Perry
        Board of Public Accountancy.                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1128  State Fiscal Officer; authorize to prepare a condensed    Capps
        version of the Comprehensive Annual Report.            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1129  Judicial Compensation Act; establish.                     Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1130  State Aid Road Fund; increase sales tax revenues          Huskey
        distributed to.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1131  Bonita Lakes area; establish as a state park.             Young
           Referred To Game and Fish;Appropriations
HB1132  Counties; create sales tax diversion to and cap ad        Young
        valorem tax millage rate.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1133  Sales tax increase diversion to cities, create            Young
        diversion to counties, use diversions to reduce ad     
        valorem taxes.                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1134  Sales and ad valorem taxes; increase tax diversion to     Young
        cities, create diversion to counties; cap city and     
        county ad valorem tax.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1135  Bad checks; permit prosecution for closing account        Cummings
        before checks clear.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1136  Child care entities; limit charges by local law           Green (72nd)
        enforcement for performing sex offense records checks  
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1137  Weapons; increase penalties for carrying concealed        Green (72nd)
        weapon (Jxn).                                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1138  Salvage motor vehicles; provide for issuance of           Moak
        certificates of title.                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB1139  Deputy tax assessors; authorize counties to pay           Livingston
        additional amount on becoming state certified general  
        real estate appraiser.                                 
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1140  Municipal annexation; require election before the         Hamilton
        extension of municipal boundaries.                     
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1141  Child custody; delete authority for child over 12 to      Nettles *
        decide which parent to live with.                      
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1142  New Home Warranty Act; create.                            Davis (7th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1143  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide          Eaton
        additional funding Forest Resource Development Fund.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1144  Bail; bond for certain crimes to be cash or property      Livingston
        bond only.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1145  State and public school employees health insurance        Livingston
        plans for retirees; pay equal premiums.                
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1146  Education Enhancement Fund; earmark percentage of         Livingston
        ending cash balance funds for teacher salary increases.
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1147  Weapons; prohibit persons under 21 from carrying in       Green (72nd)
        vehicle (JXN).                                         
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1148  Public transportation systems; Legislature appropriate    Fredericks
        sums equal to amount of decreased federal funds for.   
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1149  Alcoholic beverages; prohibit advertising on              Reeves
        billboards.                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1150  Driver's license; suspend for 15 year old who violates    Martinson
        restrictions of driving hours.                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1151  Podiatry; revise definition of the practice of.           Broomfield
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1152  School Attendance Officers; place under supervision of    Weathersby
        school superintendent.                                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1153  Ad valorem taxes; require counties reduce millage rate    Weathersby
        in certain instance, delete school board authority to  
        increase without referendum.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1154  Highway 49; Transportation Department construct           Weathersby
        additional lanes and new segment in Rankin County.     
           Referred To Transportation
HB1155  School administrators; grant certification to             Richardson
        administrators certified in other states without       
        testing.                                               
           Referred To Education
HB1156  Corrections; separate retirement system for guards and    Richardson
        law enforcement officers.                              
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1157  Unemployment compensation; allow public school            Richardson
        cafeteria workers and bus drivers to draw during       
        summer.                                                
           Referred To Labor
HB1158  Teachers; grant certification to certain teachers         Richardson
        certified out of state without further tests.          
           Referred To Education
HB1159  Open Primary Law; establish.                              Hamilton
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1160  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Hamilton
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1161  Municipal annexation; require election.                   Hamilton
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1162  Agricultural Seed Law; revise penalties and due date      Holland *
        for permits.                                           
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1163  Alarm Contractors Licensing Act; create.                  Young
           Referred To Insurance
HC  53  Amend Constitution; deny granting of bail to any person   Comans
        charged with a felony offense.                         
           Referred To Constitution
HC  54  Amend Constitution; Supreme Court Judges to be            Ross
        appointed.                                             
           Referred To Constitution
HC  55  Amend Constitution; require justice court judge to        Perry
        reside within the district he seeks to serve.          
           Referred To Constitution



House: Double Referred Reports

HB  14  Schools; increase salaries of teachers, assistant         Frierson
        teachers and other school employees.                   
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED
HB 402  State/school employees health insurance medical savings   Ford
        accounts; extend repealer.                             
           DR - TSDPCS: IN To AP
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           DR - TSDPCS: IN To AP
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
        Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 839  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance;       Horne
        create a management board.                             
           DR - TSDPCS: IN To AP
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           DR - TSDP: IN To AP
HB1066  Unemployment compensation; provide for employment         Flaggs
        service contributions by employers.                    
           DR - TSDPCS: LA To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB   2  School districts; authorize rewards for confiscation of   Manning
        illegal firearms.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB  14  Schools; increase salaries of teachers, assistant         Frierson
        teachers and other school employees.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 108  Alternative school programs; extend repealer.             Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1068  Income tax; increase standard deduction and exemption     Formby
        for married individuals.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HC  46  Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery; commend on his      Ford
        retirement.                                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Referred Other House

SB2454  Repair and Renovation Funds; create for IHL, community    Jackson
        colleges and state agencies.                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations



Senate: Introductions

SB2604  Abortion; prohibit partial-birth abortions.               Frazier
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2325  Manufactured housing; local governments regulate          Burton
        location and standards.                                
           DR - TSDP: MU To CA
SB2535  Youth court; revise jurisdiction.                         Turner
           DR - TSDP: JU To JJ
SB2536  Youth court; correct technical error in jurisdiction.     Turner
           DR - TSDP: JU To JJ



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2103  Municipalities; authorize suggestion reward programs.     Carter
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2153  Abandoned personal property; cities dispose of as they    Carter
        choose without auction requirement.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2359  Flood control; additional cities clear ditches and        Carter
        organize districts.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2414  Municipal judge pro tem; serve for elected as well as     Dearing
        appointed city judge.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2319  County court; establish uniform system and youth court.   Smith
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 12/08/97 at 11:40.



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