Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/20/97



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HB1164  Welfare reform; establish Mississippi Temporary           Blackmon
        Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1165  Attempted murder; create offense.                         Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1166  Trial; defendant may be tried in absentia with proper     Perry
        notice.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1167  Bail; revise presumption against release on bail after    Perry
        felony conviction.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1168  270-day rule; repeal.                                     Perry
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1169  Bail bondsmen; revise qualification bond.                 Perry
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1170  Special venire facias; repeal provision for certain       Perry
        criminal cases.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1171  Legal holiday; county or city may substitute any one      Manning
        day per year.                                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1172  Auctioneers; License Act; provide repealer.               Hamilton
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1173  Auctioneers; exempt auction galleries and small           Hamilton
        auctioneers from regulation.                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1174  Divorce; require counseling of parents of children        Franks
        under age 15.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1175  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; revise and require     Davis (7th) *
        permits for retail establishments.                     
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1176  Elected officials; office vacated if change parties       Franks
        during term of office.                                 
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1177  Ad valorem tax; exempt environmental pollution control    Compretta
        equipment.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1178  Pawnshop Act; revise confiscation and conform to          Compretta
        receiving stolen property.                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1179  Alcoholic beverages; allow possession in certain          Compretta
        counties of that purchased out of state for personal   
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1180  Law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement   Compretta
        system for.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1181  Suffrage; restore to Harold Thomas Bounds of Hancock      Compretta
        County.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1182  Property; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        transfer to Department of Transportation (MDOT).       
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1183  Child custody; revise.                                    Smith (35th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1184  School districts; reduce teacher-student ratio in K-4     Moss
        to 1:20.                                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1185  Campaign contributions; require all to be reported.       Smith (35th)
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1186  Court of Appeals; provide for appointed judges.           Smith (35th)
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB1187  Circuit judges and chancellors; provide eight year        Smith (39th)
        terms.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB1188  Mississippi Child Equity Trust Fund; establish.           Saucier
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1189  Child Passenger Restraint Devices Law; repeal authority   Martinson
        to dismiss charges for violating.                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB1190  Child passenger restraints; redefine vehicles that must   Martinson
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Transportation
HB1191  Teachers; establish alternative to National Teachers      Grist
        Examination passage for certification.                 
           Referred To Education
HB1192  Highway 17; designate portion in Holmes County as         Clark
        "Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Memorial Highway".      
           Referred To Transportation
HB1193  Ratite industry promotion program; create.                Shows
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1194  Bicycle; require operators under age 16 to wear helmet.   Holden
           Referred To Transportation
HB1195  Medicaid program; provide for eligibility, hearings and   Moody
        opposition to issuance of CON.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1196  Public purchasing; increase amount that may be made by    Moody
        public hospitals without advertising for bids.         
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1197  Campaign Finance Reform; establish.                       Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1198  Health and accident insurance; reduce preexisting         Stevens
        conditions time to six months.                         
           Referred To Insurance
HB1199  Health insurance; prohibit exclusion of certain drug      Stevens
        coverage.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
HB1200  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Stevens
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB1201  Small employer health benefit plans; revise definitions   Stevens
        and provide guaranteed issue.                          
           Referred To Insurance
HB1202  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Stevens
        Act; reenact and revise.                               
           Referred To Insurance
HB1203  Railroad abandonment; revise notice requirements;         Stevens
        require reports from Archives and History and          
        Department of Environmental Quality.                   
           Referred To Transportation
HB1204  Railroad abandonment; revise notice requirements;         Stevens
        require reports from DECD and MDOT.                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB1205  Crime Stoppers Advisory Council; revise designation of    Ford
        director.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1206  Employment; immunity from liability for job performance   Ford
        reference-givers.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1207  Family and children's services provided by the            Moody
        Department of Human Services; make technical           
        amendments.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1208  Ambulatory surgical facility; certain providers'          Moody
        offices subject to CON and licensure requirements.     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1210  Public ambulance services; limit time that governing      Mitchell *
        bodies may contract for.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1211  Universities and colleges; revise admissions              Martinson
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1212  Elected judiciary; increase salaries in Fiscal Year       Smith (39th)
        1998 and Fiscal Year 1999.                             
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1213  State property; authorize bar codes to be attached to.    Williams
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1214  Income tax; exempt insurance companies in order to        Williams
        simplify calculation of insurance premium tax          
        liability. (STC).                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1215  Sales tax; clarify on tangible property/construction on   Williams
        certain floating structures in lieu certain other sales
        taxes.                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1216  Corporation franchise tax; clarify meaning of the term    Williams
        "corporation" for the purposes of (STC).               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1217  Deputy tax assessors; require counties to pay             Middleton
        supplement for professional certification.             
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1218  Alternative school programs; require separate space for   Moss
        students in Grades 5 and lower.                        
           Referred To Education
HB1219  Public records; court records maintained electronically   Ford
        to conform to standards of Administrative Office of    
        Courts.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1220  Justice court judges; increase salaries in certain        Compretta
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1221  Chancery clerks; may waive fees for recording             Compretta
        instruments for public entities.                       
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1222  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; allow    Compretta
        fire protection district to participate.               
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1223  Judgment Roll; list social security or tax                Compretta
        identification of defendant (MDOT).                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1224  Crime victims; provide for videotaping or written         Franks
        records of victim's statement for parole hearings.     
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB1225  Motor vehicle taxes; cash refund instead of credit when   Franks
        vehicle is sold or destroyed.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1226  County medical examiners; require notice to examine in    Eaton
        county where accident occurred.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1227  Justice Court; revise filing fee.                         Dedeaux
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1228  Bad checks; authorize business to post a second check     Vince
        that is dishonored.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Appropriations
HB1230  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Ellington
        County to become a member of the district.             
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1231  Campaign finances; authorize Secretary of State to        Denny
        assess a penalty for failure to file a report.         
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1232  Parole; authorize field supervisors to visit offender's   Walker
        place of residence.                                    
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB1233  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance for retired   Walker
        teachers.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1234  Institutions of higher learning board; employees of not   Walker
        acquire tenure.                                        
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1235  Hazardous waste; clarify requirements for demonstration   Walker
        of need for commercial hazardous waste management      
        facility.                                              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1236  Schools; may use video cameras to monitor student         Walker
        discipline.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB1237  Water; repeal authority for certain river basin, flood    Ellington
        control and water districts.                           
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1238  Human resource agencies; authorize per diem and expense   Rogers
        reimbursement for governing boards.                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1239  Chancery court; provide additional chancellors for        Warren
        youth court purposes.                                  
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1240  Beer and alcohol beverage permits; prohibit issuance      Guice *
        upon certain petition protest against.                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1241  Unemployment compensation; sweet potato farming shall     Grist
        be classified a seasonal industry.                     
           Referred To Labor
HB1242  Bid Purchase Law; exempt municipal water tank             Watson
        maintenance contracts from.                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1243  License agents bonding requirements fees; revise.         Livingston
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1244  Division of Youth Services; increase number of            Warren
        Adolescent Offender Program sites.                     
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1245  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for certain juvenile        Warren
        facilities, extend time to issue certain bonds and     
        extend repealer on Juvenile Detention Fund.            
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Ways and Means
HB1246  Youth court; standardize procedures and reporting.        Warren
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1247  Livestock shows; revise management membership.            Eaton
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1248  Forest Resource Development Program; Legislature shall    Eaton
        appropriate certain sums for support of.               
           Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
HB1249  Marriage lciense; revise three-day waiting period and     Rotenberry
        reduce age for which parental permission required.     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1250  Teachers; decrease minimum number of contract days for    Woods
        full school year.                                      
           Referred To Education
HB1251  Driver's license; unlawful to obtain fraudulently.        Woods
           Referred To Transportation
HB1252  Whitfield, State Hosptial at; expand number of beds       Robinson (63rd)
        (HINDS).                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1253  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Franks
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1254  Accumulated leave; authorize transfer between state and   Robinson (63rd)
        county agencies.                                       
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1255  Juvenile detention facilities; increase state             Robinson (63rd)
        appropriations to and increase funding of such         
        facilities.                                            
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1256  Gaming; pay revenue generated from certain local fees     Robinson (63rd)
        to counties of the state based on proportion to which  
        generated.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1257  Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act; repeal.                Moore
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB1258  Municipal court; may be held outside municipal            Perry
        boundaries for preliminary matters.                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1259  Eleemosynary institutions; Uniform Management of          Perry
        Institutional Funds Act (NCCUSL).                      
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1260  Agricultural refrigerated trucks; authorize certain       Maples
        transfer.                                              
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1261  Ad valorem taxes; revise date by which board of           Williams
        supervisors must disallow homestead exemption/correct  
        supplemental roll. (STC).                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1262  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Ellis
        statewide.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1263  Levee damage commissioners; increase per diem and         Cameron
        expense allowance to standard rates.                   
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1264  Highway 49; bring segment between U.S. 90 and U.S. 80     Rotenberry
        up to highway standards.                               
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1265  Headlights; require use when windshield wipers            Comans
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB1266  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance for support   Guice
        of schools.                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1267  Nursing facility; CON for construction in Rankin          Moore
        County.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1268  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; amend board     Huskey
        memberships and meeting requirements.                  
           Referred To Military Affairs
HB1269  Unemployment compensation; define "employment" for        Flaggs
        purposes of eligibility.                               
           Referred To Labor
HB1270  Sixteenth section lands; authorize transfer for road      Stringer
        right-of-way purposes.                                 
           Referred To Education
HB1271  Interstate highways; MDOT erect signs providing Highway   Barnett (92nd)
        Patrol cellular telephone number.                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB1272  Retirement; prohibit PERS retiree from being reemployed   Robinson (63rd)
        by PERS employer.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1273  Federal highway monies; revise apportionment among        Robinson (63rd)
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB1274  Bond; require one bond for multiple count warrant.        Endt
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1275  Pharmaceutical purchasers; provide equal access to        Read
        manufacturers' discounts.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1276  Deer hunters; hunter orange not required when in tree     Warren
        stands.                                                
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1277  Depositions; copies must be purchased from court          Perkins
        reporter.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1278  Hearings; all parties have the right to be heard.         Perkins
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1279  Court reporters; prohibit terminating deposition          Perkins
        without consent of parties.                            
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1280  Depositions; party asking first question is responsible   Perkins
        for paying for original deposition.                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1281  Youth court; establish statewide Juvenile Work Program.   Cameron
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1282  Marine resources; require commission to develop limited   Barnett (116th)
        entry fisheries management program.                    
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1283  Weapons; prosecuting attorneys authorized to carry.       King
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1284  Insurance agents; allow to solicit business while         Wells-Smith
        awaiting certificate of authority.                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB1285  Law enforcement; reciprocal agreements with contiguous    Wells-Smith
        states to pursue criminals across state lines.         
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1286  Vehicular assault; create offense.                        Wells-Smith
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1287  Business interruption insurance coverage; make            Wells-Smith
        available.                                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB1288  Municipalities; authorize collection agency hired by      Wells-Smith
        municipality to collect fines/debts to use garnishment 
        procedures.                                            
           Referred To Municipalities
HB1289  Ad valorem taxes; require tax assessor to notify          Wells-Smith
        taxpayer of increased assessment of taxpayer's         
        property.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1290  Ad valorem taxes; appraisers employed by board of         Wells-Smith
        supervisors for purpose of taxation may not be         
        compensated on a percentage basis.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1291  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Wells-Smith
        construed.                                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB1292  Sexually transmitted disease; criminal offense to         Wells-Smith
        knowingly expose another person.                       
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1293  Schools; require schools teaching evolution to indicate   Wells-Smith
        that it is only a theory.                              
           Referred To Education
HB1294  Schools; provide equal instruction time for teaching      Wells-Smith
        the theories about the origin of life, including       
        evolution and creation science.                        
           Referred To Education
HB1295  Youth court administrator; appointed by board of          Robinson (63rd)
        supervisors.                                           
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1296  Hospitality stations and rest areas; establish fund to    Walker
        finance construction and repair.                       
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1297  Public institutions of higher learning; provide for       Walker
        open enrollment at all.                                
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1298  Traffic violations; delete first offense from record      Ellis
        after completing defensive driving course.             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1299  Sales tax; create diversion to counties to defray cost    Ellis
        of garbage collection and disposal.                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1300  Judges; indicted judge must take leave of absence until   Rotenberry
        final disposition of charges.                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1301  Ad valorem taxes; delete school boards' authority to      Moore
        increase without referendum approval.                  
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB1302  Motor vehicles; allow purchaser to return for refund      Bozeman
        within 48 hours.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1303  Champerty and maintenance; revise.                        Wells-Smith
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1304  Open accounts;  include medical services and other        Wells-Smith
        services.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1305  Process; authorize private persons or companies to        Wells-Smith
        execute.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1306  Animal control and cruelty; amend statutes to increase    Holden
        penalties and set treatment procedures.                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1307  Minimum Education Program; include percentage of local    Perkins
        gaming revenue earmarked for education in "other local 
        revenue sources".                                      
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB1308  Correctional officers; include under Law Enforcement      Malone
        Officer Training Program.                              
           Referred To Penitentiary;Judiciary B
HB1309  Court reporters; authorize additional compensation for    Moak
        performing court administrator duties.                 
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1310  Gaming counties infrastructure program; include           Barnett (116th)
        additional highway segments in Harrison County and     
        Vicksburg.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB1311  Levees; increase penalties for certain crimes related     Cameron
        to.                                                    
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1312  Interlocal Cooperation Law; revise to specifically        Cameron
        include Mississippi Levee District and                 
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Districts.               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1313  Business law; Secretary of State authorized to accept     Perry
        electronic filing (SOS).                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1314  School Attendance Officers; place under Attorney          Frierson
        General.                                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1315  Teachers certification; require skills in                 Martinson
        research-based reading instruction.                    
           Referred To Education;Universities and Colleges
HB1316  Notary Public; authorize to notarize documents on any     Banks
        day.                                                   
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1317  Funeral services licenses; require continuing education   Banks
        for license renewal.                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1318  Preneed funeral services; sellers must register with      Banks
        Board of Funeral Services.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1319  Legislators; authorize to take oaths.                     Banks
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1320  Contractors' tax, deposit portion to State Highway        Compretta
        Fund.                                                  
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1321  Medical Licensure, Board of; may assess costs of          Holden
        disciplinary hearings against licensees.               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1322  Medical licensure, Board of; define federal agency        Holden
        sanction for purposes of disciplinary action by.       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1323  Bail; restrict in post-conviction situations.             Holland
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1324  State Board of Rehabilitation Services; revise            Holland
        composition of.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1325  Municipal annexation; require election in both            Holland
        municipality and territory to be annexed before.       
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1326  Municipal annexation; mandatory election if 20% of        Holland
        electors in proposed area sign petition.               
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1327  Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Law; include      Holland *
        fish and fish by-products.                             
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1328  Meat, Meat-Food and Poultry Regulation and Inspection     Holland *
        Law; revise.                                           
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1329  Fertilizer Law; charge frequency and method of            Holland *
        reporting fertilizer tonnage sold.                     
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1330  Fishing license; revise certain fees and requirements.    Livingston
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1331  Game fish; amend definition to include certain            Livingston
        classifications.                                       
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1332  Fee for combination resident hunting and fishing          Livingston
        license; revise.                                       
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1333  Wildlife Endowment Fund; amend to clarify endowment       Livingston
        language.                                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1334  Boat fees for certificates of number; revise.             Livingston
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1335  Game animal bag limit; revise certain requirements.       Livingston
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1336  Workers' compensation; define purpose to be impartially   Formby
        construed.                                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB1337  Workers' compensation; preexisting conditions do not      Formby
        have to be occupationally disabling for apportionment  
        to apply.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
HB1338  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Formby
        available to employers.                                
           Referred To Insurance
HB1339  Chancery and circuit court documents; state and           Compretta
        political subdivisions not required to prepay costs for
        filing (MDOT).                                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1340  Eminent Domain; prescribe alternate procedure for use     Compretta
        by MDOT (MDOT).                                        
           Referred To Transportation
HB1341  Harvest permits; continue and amend; authorize relevant   Compretta
        evidence overweight penalty (MDOT).                    
           Referred To Transportation;County Affairs
HB1342  Easement; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        grant to Mississippi Department of Transportation      
        (MDOT).                                                
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1343  Railroad inspectors; require to be qualified under        Compretta
        federal law.                                           
           Referred To Transportation
HB1344  Insurance companies; require to pay certain costs and     Compretta
        expenses in subrogation claims.                        
           Referred To Insurance
HB1345  Chancery court; court administrator to assign causes      Compretta
        and dockets in districts with administrator.           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1346  Probation; revise workload of field supervisors.          Compretta
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB1347  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus.     Banks
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1348  Illegal aliens; prohibit hiring.                          Banks
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1349  School curriculum; require program for character          Banks
        education.                                             
           Referred To Education
HB1350  Drug offenders; must appear before judge for bail         Banks
        hearing.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1351  Medical doctor; impersonation in course of treatment is   Banks
        misdemeanor.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1352  Election polls; recording devices not allowed at.         Banks
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1353  Alcoholic beverages; 20% of taxes goes to counties        Banks
        where generated.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1354  Death certificates; attending physicians must sign        Banks
        within ten days after.                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1355  Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance; authorize   Chaney
        Governor to set annual salary for.                     
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1356  Administrative Employer Organization Agreements Act;      Franks
        create.                                                
           Referred To Insurance
HB1357  Elected officials; authorize limited access to office     Straughter
        for successor during predecessor's last 15 days.       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1358  Emergency vehicles; clarify authority to display          Stringer
        emergency lights.                                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB1359  Public schools; require screening of kindergarten         Martinson
        students for phonemic awareness.                       
           Referred To Education
HB1360  Teachers; require five days of in-service training in     Martinson
        reading instruction for K-3.                           
           Referred To Education
HB1361  Schools; require schools to teach certain                 Martinson
        research-based reading instruction.                    
           Referred To Education
HB1362  Research-based reading instruction; implement as pilot    Martinson
        program in five schools.                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1363  State Department of Education; require to assume          Chaney
        governance of all athletic activities of the public    
        schools.                                               
           Referred To Education
HB1364  Uninsured motorist coverage; revise methods of            Stevens
        selecting limits.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
HB1365  Lorenzo's Oil; state provide to children with ALD         Chaney
        genetic disorder.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1366  Nursing home; CON for construction in Newton County.      Comans
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1367  Real estate; revise seller's disclosure form.             Frierson
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1368  Teachers and assistant teachers; guarantee the right to   Frierson
        eat lunch.                                             
           Referred To Education
HB1369  State Veterans Affairs Board; increase number of          Rogers
        vehicles for.                                          
           Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations
HB1370  Oil and Gas Board; authorize to pay certain dues and      Bowles
        expenses.                                              
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1371  Malicious mischief; revise penalties.                     McElwain
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1372  Safety belts; require to be worn by children under 12     Barnett (116th)
        regardless of seat child occupies.                     
           Referred To Transportation
HB1373  Safety Belt Law; violation to be a primary offense.       Barnett (116th)
           Referred To Transportation
HB1374  Mississippi Health Data Commission; establish.            Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1375  Mississippi Highway 15; describe route through DeSoto     Maples *
        National Forest under four-lane highway program.       
           Referred To Transportation
HB1376  Handicapped hunters; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries    Peranich
        and Parks shall provide reasonable access to hunting   
        areas for.                                             
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1377  Traffic control devices; Transportation Commission        Watson
        maintain on highways within all cities (MA).           
           Referred To Transportation
HB1378  Local government CAP loan program; include recreational   Watson
        facilities and roads.                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1379  Four-lane highway program; add segment in Amite and       Moak
        Pike Counties.                                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1380  Adoption; provide for evaluation of and waiting period    Bourdeaux
        for certain out-of-state adoption petitioiners.        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1381  Schools; increase teachers' salaries to the               Bourdeaux
        southeastern average.                                  
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1382  Social security number; provide penalty for parents not   Bourdeaux
        providing when file birth certificate.                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1383  Adoption; provide evaluation of prospective parents and   Bourdeaux
        waiting period.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1384  Humane societies; provide duties for animal protection.   King
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1385  Elected officials; prohibit from serving in two           Montgomery
        legislative positions at the same time.                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1386  School Employment Procedures Law of 1977; revisions to.   Franks
           Referred To Education
HB1387  Mississippi Essential Knowledge and Skills Report;        Martinson
        State Department of Education to prepare.              
           Referred To Education
HB1388  Health insurance; reimburse services of registered        Stevens
        nurse first assistant.                                 
           Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Welfare
HB1389  Tobacco; Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access and          McBride
        Prevention Act of 1997.                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1390  Managed health care plans; prohibit disclosure            Ford
        restriction against participating providers.           
           Referred To Insurance
HB1391  Managed health care plans; cover ER visits based on       Ford
        "prudent lay person" standard.                         
           Referred To Insurance
HB1392  Income and franchise tax; provide credit for taxpayers    Stevens
        providing funds for certain railroad capital           
        improvement projects.                                  
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1393  Gaming counties infrastructure program; continue          Barnett (116th)
        diversion of revenues to fund.                         
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1394  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB1395  Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission; revise             Barnett (116th)
        compensation of commissioners.                         
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1396  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and        Smith (35th)
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1397  Jacinto Courthouse in Alcorn County; authorize            Moss
        Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to acquire.
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Ways and Means
HB1398  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Watson
        statutory minimum.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB1399  Universities; allow enhanced degree-granting branch       Peranich
        campuses in certain areas.                             
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1400  Creditor-placed insurance; provide for regulation by      Guice
        Commissioner of Insurance.                             
           Referred To Banks and Banking;Insurance
HB1401  Health-care decisions; uniform act.                       Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1402  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of employee paychecks and    Ellington
        AFDC or TANF checks at casino.                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1403  Capital assets; require scheduled maintenance plan for.   King
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1404  Court of Appeals; appoint judges.                         Ross
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB1405  Water; revise Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Law.        Ellington
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1406  Justice court; judge must reside in district he seeks     Perry
        to serve.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1407  Sanitation inspection of retail food stores; authorize    Holland *
        Commissioner of Agriculture to conduct.                
           Referred To Agriculture;Public Health and Welfare
HB1408  Tort Claims Fund; authorize payment above limitation on   Green (96th)
        school bus accident claim.                             
           Referred To Education
HB1409  Banks; delete from parity provision references to         Guice
        insurance activities of banks.                         
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1410  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Greenville      Cameron
        Higher Education Center.                               
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Ways and Means
HB1411  Antique motor vehicle tags; prohibit vehicles             Robinson (84th) *
        displaying such tags from operating on roads on days   
        other than Sunday.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1412  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Malone
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1413  County road and bridge funds; establish allocation        Perkins
        formula.                                               
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1414  Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Commission; create.     Stribling
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1415  Prison industries; authorize to locate at a private       Malone
        correctional facility or at a regional correctional    
        facility.                                              
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB1416  Student teaching; exempt assistant teachers and private   Miles
        school teachers from requirements.                     
           Referred To Education
HB1417  State highway system; add segment of Mississippi          Gibbs
        Highway 389 in Clay County.                            
           Referred To Transportation
HB1418  Cancer tests; Health Department develop pilot project     Scott (80th)
        to provide free of charge.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1419  Physician assistants/nurse practitioners; income tax      Scott (80th)
        credit for certain practices.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1420  Campaign finances; prescribe penalties for fraudulent     Denny
        reports.                                               
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1421  Driver education programs; clarify nonpublic schools'     Reynolds
        authority to establish.                                
           Referred To Education
HB1422  Recreational Facilities Activity Fund; create and use     Scott (80th)
        for recreatioinal facilities on school property.       
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1423  Ammunition; require ID for purchase.                      Scott (80th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1424  Gaming; revise time for holding subsequent referendum     Davis (7th)
        election to legalize gaming.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1425  Circuit clerks; increase fee for attendance upon court    Green (96th)
        term.                                                  
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1426  Beer; allow home brewing.                                 Ford
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1427  Elections; district attorneys and justice court judges    Reynolds
        to be nonpartisan.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB1428  Child care facilities; adopt procedure for care of        Read
        child when facility closes early.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1429  Oil and Gas Board; provide lien to enforce oil and gas    Bowles
        laws.                                                  
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1430  Public utilities; revise regulation of excavation near    Ellis
        underground utility facilities.                        
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1431  Open season on game animals; authorize United States      McBride
        Army Corps of Engineers to hunt outside of.            
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1432  State highway system; add portion of Mississippi 472 in   Weathersby
        Copiah County.                                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1433  Municipal utility purchases; purchases up to $25,000.00   Watson
        made without advertising. (MA).                        
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1434  Bad checks; business may not sell to collecting entity    Ellis
        until run through bank twice.                          
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1435  Gaming licensees; require to prefer Mississippi           Ryan
        residents in purchasing and hiring.                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1436  Oil and gas interests; revise payment by nonconsenting    Bowles
        owner.                                                 
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1437  Oil and gas interests; revise percentages paid by         Bowles
        nonconsenting owners.                                  
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1438  Deer antlers; legalize use for art purposes.              Moak
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1439  Railroad laws; change authority from PSC to               Ellis
        Transportation Commission and repeal certain others.   
           Referred To Public Utilities;Transportation
HB1440  Conservation officers; delete prohibition against         Stringer
        running for political office.                          
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1441  Oil and Gas Board; provide right of appeal for persons    Stringer
        affected by drilling.                                  
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1442  Front projecting loads on vehicles; utility company       Green (34th)
        aerial lift devices exempt from restrictions.          
           Referred To Transportation
HB1443  Junior colleges; authorize unrestricted participation     Shows
        in extracurricular activities in other junior college  
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1444  Seafood; increase penalties for violations of seafood     Barnett (116th)
        laws and increase fees for certain licenses.           
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1445  Traffic control devices; authorize flashing green         Endt
        signals to indicate caution for vehicular traffic.     
           Referred To Transportation
HB1446  Verdict; revise for criminal conviction.                  Simpson *
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1447  Implied consent;  authorize use of ignition interlock     Simpson
        devices.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1448  Crimes; enhanced penalties for larceny and burglary of    Reynolds
        places of worship.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1449  Nursing home beds; CON for construction in Yalobusha      Reynolds
        County.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1450  Nursing home beds; CON for construction or coversion in   Mitchell
        Union County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1451  Institutions of higher learning; authorize study          Peranich
        offering courses at off-campus sites.                  
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1452  Teacher contracts; require certain provisions and         Frierson
        delivery before May 15.                                
           Referred To Education
HB1453  Gill nets; prohibit use in certain areas.                 Barnett (116th)
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1454  Alternative DUI penalty; establish for persons under      Scott (80th)
        21.                                                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1455  Oil and Gas Board; revise procedures regarding appeals    Bowles
        of rules, regulations and orders of.                   
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1456  Controlled substances; allow Mississippi physicians to    Robinson (84th)
        prescribe Redux without restrictions.                  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1457  Open season on deer; authorize primitive weapon and       McBride
        bowhunters to hunt at end of.                          
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1458  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance for support   Janus
        of schools.                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1459  Gaming Commission; prohibit interference with duties      Ryan
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1460  Employees, public; authorize employee organizations to    Nettles
        post notices and meet at certain times.                
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1461  Supreme Court; provide for appointed judges.              Ross
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB1462  Trustee; bank acting as may not invest trust funds in     Guice
        bank instruments without consent.                      
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1463  Investments; uniform prudent investor act (NCCUSL).       Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1464  Parks; authorize Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and    Stevens
        Parks to conduct study for golf course at Holmes County
        State Park.                                            
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1465  Skilled nursing facilities; revise definition under CON   Holland *
        law.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1466  Campaign contributions; allow corporations to make        Wells-Smith
        donations for purchase of political party's            
        headquarters.                                          
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1467  Circuit judges and chancellors; provide eight year        Compretta
        terms.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB1468  Minority set-aside; require for all state purchases.      Scott (80th)
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1469  Dialysis technician; may start dialysis machines          Miller
        without doctor or nurse present.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1470  Voter registration; require statewide record of voters    Denny
        to be maintained by the Secretary of State.            
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1471  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Williams
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1472  Ad valorem taxes; create county assessment/collection     Moak
        division within STC, tax assessors determine true value
        every 4 years.                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1473  Graffiti; prohibit and provide penalties.                 Scott (80th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1474  School administrators; exempt persons having begun        Eaton
        certification process from new requirements.           
           Referred To Education
HB1475  Timber severance tax; increase the amount of tax          Williams
        liability under which quarterly returns may be filed   
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1476  School transportation contracts; increase maximum term    Johnson
        for private contracts.                                 
           Referred To Education
HB1477  Nursing home;  CON for construction at continuing care    Brown
        retirement community in Lowndes County.                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1478  Squirrel hunting zones; amend zone three to last          Davis (102nd)
        Saturday in October.                                   
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1479  Ad valorem taxes; require tax assessor to notify          Ford
        taxpayer of increased assessed value of taxpayer's     
        property in certain cases.                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1480  Seafood; recodify and revise state seafood laws.          Ellington
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1481  Sales tax and use tax; clarify diversion to the Motor     Williams
        Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund (STC).           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1482  Commission on Privatization; create.                      Janus
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1483  Pascagoula River Wildlife Management Area; require        Hamilton
        Commision on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to honor    
        leases.                                                
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1484  Leave time;  state employees may transfer to a pool for   McBride
        other ill employees.                                   
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1485  Firearms; require registration.                           Scott (80th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1486  Ratites; exempt all establishments dealing exclusively    Reynolds
        with ratites from certain state fees.                  
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1487  Ad valorem taxes; authorize State Tax Commission to       Williams
        grant extensions for filing schedules/statements by    
        certain taxpayers (STC).                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1488  Weapons; felony to sell to minors.                        Scott (80th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1489  Schools; require all students to wear uniforms.           Scott (80th)
           Referred To Education
HB1490  Youth Court; authorize work program for nonviolent        Scott (80th)
        offenders.                                             
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1491  Cop killer ammunition; prohibit use and enhance           Scott (80th)
        penalties.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B;Penitentiary
HB1492  Alcoholic beverages; allow sale of wine at wholesale by   Henderson (9th)
        private entities.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1493  Swine Demonstration Unit at Pontotoc Branch Experiment    Holland
        Station; rename Wiley L. Bean Swine Demonstration Unit.
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1494  Abortion; prohibit partial-birth abortions.               Peranich
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1495  School district accreditation; authorize consideration    Chaney
        of variables affecting student performance.            
           Referred To Education
HB1496  Implied consent; authorize seizure of vehicle for first   Wells-Smith
        and second offense.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1497  Community hospitals; require to make monthly reports      Wells-Smith
        upon request of board of supervisors.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1498  Real Estate Appraiser and Certification Act; revise       Wells-Smith
        application.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1499  Motor vehicles; prohibit parking within 20 feet of        Gadd
        driveway outside city.                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB1500  Junkyards; include additional roads in group of roads     Gadd
        from which public view must be screened.               
           Referred To Transportation
HB1501  Bonded weighmasters; revise license fees charged by       Gadd
        Commissioner of Agriculture.                           
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1502  Fishing; freshwater fishing license in effect for         Bailey
        twelve months from date of purchase.                   
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1503  Workers compensation; attorney for claimant to be         Bailey
        reimbursed for certain legal expenses.                 
           Referred To Insurance
HB1504  Telemedicine; health insurance contracts shall not        Barnett (92nd)
        prohibit reimbursement for.                            
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1505  Beer permits; prohibit issuance or renewal for            Simmons (100th)
        on-premises consumption upon certain petition protest  
        against.                                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1506  Pesticides; prohibit any person from spraying inside a    Broomfield
        residence unless licensed.                             
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1507  Health insurance plan, state; retirees' spouses and       Broomfield
        children may participate in at any time.               
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1508  Ethics; revise certain provisions regarding               Davis (7th)
        contractors.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1509  Board of Optometry; extend repealer on.                   Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1510  Artificial noisemakers; authorize to be used at college   Holland
        football games.                                        
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1511  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act; revise       Montgomery
        certain set off requirements.                          
           Referred To Insurance
HB1512  Marine resources; revise composition of commission.       Janus
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1513  State employees; salary increases for certain             Green (96th)
        occupational positions.                                
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1514  Motor vehicle passing on bridge; delete prohibition.      Compretta
           Referred To Transportation
HB1515  Income tax; repeal law requiring buyer to withhold        Morris
        certain percentage of sales price in certain property  
        sales.                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1516  Income tax credits; limit to the income tax liabilities   Williams
        derived from the business income which generates the   
        credit. (STC).                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1517  State personnel; require posting of job openings and      Flaggs
        remove certain exemptions.                             
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1518  Brewpubs; authorize licensing and operation in            Janus
        Mississippi.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1519  Airport authorities; authorize lease-purchase,            Bourdeaux
        advertising, etc.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1520  Wild animals; classify as inherently dangerous to         Ellzey
        humans.                                                
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1521  Telecommunication conference facility; authorize          Williams
        portion of room tax and bond interest to be used for   
        start-up and operation costs.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1522  Medicaid; remove prohibition on participating in for      Short
        health care facilities in Hancock and Harrison         
        Counties.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1523  Municipalities; delete requirement for municipalities     Reeves
        to hear protests concerning motor vehicle rolls.       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1524  Appropriations; military base planning.                   Brown
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1525  Motor vehicles; revise certain administrative             Williams
        provisions relating to State Tax Commission (STC).     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1526  Nursing home beds; CON for conversion of personal care    Horne
        beds in Lauderdale County.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1527  Abstinence, to be taught in schools; Teen Pregnancy       Scott (80th)
        Pilot Program, establish.                              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1528  Gaming; Gaming Commission and STC establish certain       Bowles
        joint procedures/regulations; provide for temporary    
        work permits.                                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1529  Domestic violence; DHS enforce standards to screen,       Scott (80th)
        refer and help protect TANF recipients who are victims 
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1530  Absentee ballots; revise procedures for counting.         Chaney
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1531  Utility trailers; out-of-state manufacturers pay permit   Warren
        fee for titling based upon reciprocity.                
           Referred To Transportation
HB1532  Nursing facility; CON for construction at existing        Robinson (84th)
        nursing home in Clarke County.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1533  Skilled nursing facilities; revise definition under CON   Wells-Smith
        law.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1534  Gaming revenues; percentage of state share paid to        Reynolds
        counties adjacent to gaming counties.                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1535  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated    Williams
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
        prisons to locate in counties.                         
           Referred To Penitentiary;Ways and Means
HB1537  State Board of Rehabilitation Services; revise            Holland
        composition of.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1538  Sales tax; divert sales tax on cotton compresses and      McBride
        cotton warehouses to assist in boll weevil             
        management/eradication.                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1539  Sales tax; create diversion to counties.                  Perkins
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1540  Income taxation; clarify that certain corporations may    Williams
        be required to file consolidated returns. (STC).       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1541  Public property; authorize Mississippi Forestry           McBride
        Commission to exchange land with Panola County.        
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1542  Insurance policies; repeal prohibition against            Montgomery
        preferred rates or premiums based on any fictitious    
        grouping.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
HB1543  Marine resources; remove uniform requirement for law      Barnett (116th)
        enforcement.                                           
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1544  Constitutional amendments; delete requirement for         Bowles
        explanatory statement to appear on the ballot.         
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1545  State employees; delete requirement that personal leave   Clarke
        be used for first day of illness.                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1546  State agency purchases; authorize purchases from          Reynolds *
        warehouse membership clubs.                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1547  National Teachers Examination; authorize persons          Scott (80th)
        failing to teach five years while retaking exam.       
           Referred To Education
HB1548  Education, State Department of; conduct study to          Scott (80th)
        determine if curriculum is academically challenging.   
           Referred To Education
HB1549  Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Fund;        Williams
        create and provide checkoff on individual tax form to  
        allow contribution to.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1550  Gil nets; may be nonbiodegradable and set boundary for    Broomfield
        use off Jackson County.                                
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1551  Optometrists; allow to use certain drugs.                 Endt
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1552  Law Enforcement Officers Training Program; bring          Holland
        forward for purposes of amendment.                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1553  Chiropractors; authorize to refer patients to physical    Moody
        therapists.                                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1554  Alcoholic beverages; authorize holders of package         Williams
        retailer's permits to sell juices, mixers and other    
        beverages used to mix with.                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1555  Teacher certification; teachers may select college        King
        coursework as option for renewal.                      
           Referred To Education
HB1556  TANF recipients; Employment Security Commission provide   Scott (80th)
        intensive job assistance to.                           
           Referred To Labor
HB1557  TANF recipients; state agencies set hiring goals for,     Scott (80th)
        and MESC provide intensive job assistance to.          
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Labor
HB1558  Home health agencies, expand without CON; Medicaid,       Flaggs
        expand home- and community-based services.             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1559  Home health agencies, expand without CON; Medicaid,       Flaggs
        home- and community-based services in Warren County.   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1560  Workers' compensation self-funded pools; require          Stevens
        employers to be members of the same professional       
        associations.                                          
           Referred To Insurance
HB1561  Radar; lower population requirement for cities to use     Mitchell
        on federally designated highways.                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB1562  Nursing facility; CON for construction in Rankin          Malone
        County.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1563  National Teachers Examination; authorize certain          Dickson
        persons who fail to teach in geographical shortage     
        areas.                                                 
           Referred To Education
HB1564  Psychiatric residential treatment facility; CON for in    Coleman (65th)
        Hinds, Madison or Rankin Counties.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1565  Implied consent; persons convicted to attend alcohol      Scott (80th)
        and/or drug program.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1566  Emergency 911 service; provide civil immunity to          Ellis *
        cellular telephone service or personal communications  
        network providers.                                     
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1567  Funeral Services, Board of; transfer FY97 appropriation   Capps
        funds among categories.                                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1568  Audit, Department of; transfer FY97 appropriation funds   Capps
        among categories.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1569  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY97               Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1570  Medical Licensure, Board of; transfer FY97                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1571  Massage therapists; license and regulate.                 Martinson
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1572  Home health services; allow CONs for in Wilkinson         Moody
        County and allow hospitals to contract for.            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1573  Home health agencies; certain may expand territory        Flaggs
        without CON.                                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1574  Pat Harrison Waterway District; transfer FY97             Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1575  Ad valorem taxes; revise how often tax assessors must     Miles
        determine true value and STC must conduct              
        assessment/ratio studies.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1576  Physician assistants; provide for licensure and           Barnett (92nd)
        regulation.                                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1577  Ad valorem tax assessments; bring forward certain         Reynolds
        sections relating to for purposes of amendment.        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1578  Attorneys; authorize graduate of any law school to take   Smith (35th)
        bar examination.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1579  Food handlers; require to wear gloves if they touch       Holland *
        food directly.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1580  Marine resources; classify cobia as game fish.            Barnett (116th)
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1581  Cash bail bond; impose fee at the time bond is posted.    Reeves
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1582  Oysters; revise areas reserved for tonging.               Peranich
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1583  Squirrel hunting zones; change highway designations.      Davis (102nd)
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1584  Teacher certification; exempt holders of master's of      Walker
        education degree from state testing requirements.      
           Referred To Education
HB1585  Parole; offender will not be paroled if victim objects.   Franks
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB1586  Small loan licensees; may charge borrowers for            Chaney
        noncredit life insurance under certain conditions.     
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1587  Ad valorem taxes; create county assessment/collection     Henderson (9th)
        division within STC, tax assessors determine true value
        every four years.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1588  Ad valorem taxes; create county assessment/collection     McBride
        division within STC, tax assessors determine true value
        every 4 years.                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1589  School superintendents; prohibit payments supplemental    Banks
        to salary paid by school district.                     
           Referred To Education
HB1590  Legislation, publication of; transfer certain functions   Ford *
        from joint committee to Secretary of State.            
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1591  Legislation, publication of; transfer all of Secretary    Ford *
        of State's powers regarding to Joint Committee.        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1592  Ad valorem taxes; create county assessment/collection     Woods
        division within STC, tax assessors determine true value
        every 4 years.                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1593  Elections; authorize incumbent U.S. Senators and          Guice
        Representatives to run concurrently for President and  
        for reelection.                                        
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1594  Candidates; allow to run for the office of President or   Moore
        Vice President of the United States and another office 
        concurrently.                                          
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1595  State flag, Mississippi; remove stars and bars from.      Banks
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1596  Teachers; authorize superintendents to offer contracts    Broomfield
        conditioned upon graduation and certification.         
           Referred To Education
HB1597  Mississippi Insurance Licensee and Sales Act; create.     Stevens
           Referred To Insurance;Banks and Banking
HB1598  Deeds of Trust; not automatically extinguished when       Wells-Smith
        credit line reaches a zero balance.                    
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1599  Elections on bond issues; require voters to present ad    Hudson
        valorem tax receipt before voting.                     
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1600  Banks; delete from parity provision references to         Chaney
        insurance activities of banks.                         
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1601  Teacher education cooperative program; establish in       Frierson
        Mississippi colleges.                                  
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1602  Criminal assessments; provide assessment to fund          Frierson
        Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging.               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1603  Court reporters; increase salary for circuit and          Endt
        chancery courts.                                       
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1604  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount drawn for            Stringer
        revolving loan fund for agribusiness programs; provide 
        funds for boll weevil mgt.                             
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB1605  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Ellington
        services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1606  Municipal courts; increase fee for dismissal of           Reeves
        complaint.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1607  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Ellington
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Ways and Means
HB1608  Public purchases; authorize certain nongovernmental       Williams
        organizations to be considered as state agencies for   
        purposes of.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1609  Income tax credit; employer not receive until TANF        Scott (80th)
        recipient employed for six months.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1610  Gaming Counties Infrastructure Program;  revise source    Compretta
        and authority for funding.                             
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1611  Loans; create title pledge act.                           Guice
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB1612  Crimes; enhance penalties for violations regarding sale   Ford
        and distribution of beer and light wine.               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1613  Timber; require valid timber cutting contracts to have    Stevens
        a provision concerning use of Best Management          
        Practices.                                             
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1614  Label; include disclosure of information regarding        Ford
        certain beverages.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1615  Marine Resources; revise commission and create interim    Broomfield
        study committee to propose reorganization.             
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1616  Ayers Endowment Fund; create to provide certain funding   Ford
        for JSU, ASU and MVSU.                                 
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1617  Education enhancement funds; clarify expenditure for      Davis (102nd)
        classroom supplies.                                    
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1618  Teachers, retired; authorize reemployment as teachers     Weathersby
        and retirement benefits paid to trust account.         
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1619  Asbestos; revise asbestos abatement accreditation and     Foster
        certification law.                                     
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1620  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    King
        certain accreditation requirements.                    
           Referred To Education
HB1621  Traffic signals; clarify duties of MDOT and cities.       Read
        (MDOT).                                                
           Referred To Transportation
HB1622  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; create board of     Moody
        directors and authorize privatization.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1623  Animal supplies and feed; bring forward certain           Mitchell
        sections for purposes of amendment.                    
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1624  Manufactured homes; MDOT regulate and enforce             Holden
        transportation of excess size.                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1625  Health information; protect privacy of.                   Holden
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1626  Ad valorem taxes; create county assessment/collection     Holden
        division within STC, tax assessors determine true value
        every four years.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1627  Taxes; tax diversions on leased vehicles to go to         Holden
        municipalities.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1628  School counselors; require school districts to employ     Holden
        one per every 500 students.                            
           Referred To Education
HB1629  School administrators; require State Department of        Holden
        Education to prepare report on.                        
           Referred To Education
HB1630  Railroads; clarify duties of MDOT with regard to          Stevens
        enforcement of safety regulations.                     
           Referred To Transportation
HB1631  Absentee ballots; revise procedures for voting for        Denny
        uniformed and overseas citizens.                       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1632  Traffic fines; Department of Public Safety may contract   Dedeaux
        with private colleciton agency to collect.             
           Referred To Transportation
HB1633  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize to issue state    Ford
        general obligation bonds for limited purpose.          
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1634  Bonds; increase amount funding livestock facility         Moak
        grants.                                                
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB1635  Attorney General; may file suit without approval of       Banks
        Governor.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1636  Parents; strengthen rights of natural parents to          Green (34th)
        custody and visitation.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1637  School attendance officers; increase maximum number per   Wells-Smith
        county.                                                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1638  Budget; transfer from General Fund to counties portion    Ellis
        of sales tax growth.                                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1639  Plumbers; certificate of responsibility to be             Shows
        recognized statewide.                                  
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1640  Manufactured housing; counties and cities regulate.       Flaggs
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1641  Delinquent tax lands; strike off to county.               Robinson (63rd)
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1642  Elected county officials; pay salaries semimonthly.       McBride
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1643  Old Capitol Museum; create trust fund.                    Stevens
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1644  Disabilities; establish individual and family support     King
        program.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1645  Homestead exemption; delete cap on reimbursement to       Howell
        cities for senior citizens.                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1646  School attendance officers; create separate agency for    Frierson
        supervision.                                           
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1647  Seafood; change boundaries for shrimping along Pearl      Compretta
        River.                                                 
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1648  Gaming counties infrastructure program; include segment   Simpson
        of highway in Harrison County.                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1649  County prosecuting attorney; increase salary in certain   Mitchell
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1650  Health Education Program; require implementation in       Scott (80th)
        K-12 by 1999-2000 school year.                         
           Referred To Education
HB1651  Nurse, school; may be either registered nurse or          Scott (80th)
        licensed practical nurse.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1652  DECD; authorize to purchase property damage and           Brown
        uninsured motorist insurance on department vehicles.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1653  Motor vehicle certificates of title; authorize lending    Williams
        institutions to accept applications for (STC).         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1654  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Robinson (84th)
        Program; expand meaning of "capital improvements" for  
        purposes of.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1655  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1656  High school honors graduates; first year of college       Robinson (63rd)
        paid for.                                              
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1657  Medical Licensure Board; clarify authority regarding      Foster
        employment of executive officer.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1658  Venison; require processor to give customer a weight      Holland
        ticket for deer carcass before processing.             
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB1659  Prison construction; increase maximum capacity of         Woods
        Marshall County/Wilkinson County facility.             
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB1660  Teachers; establish alternative to NTE passage for        Gadd
        certification.                                         
           Referred To Education
HB1661  Homestead exemption; reimburse municipalities for         Watson
        entire tax loss.  (MA).                                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1662  State employees; pay salaries semimonthly.                Weathersby
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1663  Public property; extend repealer on law which governs     Moss
        the disposal of obsolete property.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1664  School districts; provide certain annexation procedures   Ellis
        and incentive grants.                                  
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1665  Human Services, Department of; Youth Services Division    Scott (80th)
        of; develop aftercare program for youth.               
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1666  Summer Youth School-to-Work Transition Program;           Scott (80th)
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1667  Medicaid; capture available Medicaid funds for special    Short
        education programs.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1668  Forfeiture; revise burden of proof and return property    Ross
        if defendant exonerated.                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1669  Garnishment; revise garnishee's obligations.              Smith (39th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1670  Pat Harrison Waterway; tax assessor to pay special tax    Endt
        levy for bond payment.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1671  Education, State Department of; establish school          Scott (80th)
        resource officer position as pilot program in school   
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1672  Charter schools; authorize local public schools to        Chaney
        become.                                                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1673  Arbitration; create uniform arbitration act.              Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1674  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Chaney
        appointed superintendents of.                          
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB1675  Information Technology Network Revolving Fund;            Chaney
        establish for statewide backbone infrastructure.       
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1676  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Rogers
        2001.                                                  
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB1677  Youth court law; revise definition of abused child.       Simmons (100th)
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1678  Child abuse; revise reporting requirements to district    Simmons (100th)
        attorneys.                                             
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1679  Community hospitals; trustees may receive salary          Broomfield
        instead of per diem.                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1680  Community hospitals; provide minutes of board to owner,   Broomfield
        which shall make available for public inspection.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1681  Library Commission; revise membership.                    Dedeaux
           Referred To Education
HB1682  Transportation Commission; abolish.                       Cameron
           Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
HB1683  Land records; authorize board of supervisors to modify    Davis (7th)
        maps and plats.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1684  Highway 45 Bypass; construct interchange in Meridian to   Young
        provide access to Bonita Lakes property.               
           Referred To Transportation
HB1685  Home health services; direct State Department of Health   Robinson (84th)
        to transfer its home health services to certain        
        hospitals.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1686  Energy building code; require DECD to develop and         Clark
        implement.                                             
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1687  Charter School Act; create.                               Ketchings
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1688  Licenses of harbor masters, pilots; increase fees.        Hamilton
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1689  Youth Challenge Program; establish at Camp Shelby and     Holden
        at Camp McCain.                                        
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1690  School districts; elect all school board members and      Huddleston
        appoint all superintendents.                           
           Referred To Education;Apportionment and Elections
HB1691  Mining; revise Mississippi surface mining and             Ellington
        reclamation law.                                       
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1692  Medical savings accounts; reenact and remove repealer.    Stevens
           Referred To Insurance;Ways and Means
HB1693  Youth Court; create uniform system in county courts.      Blackmon
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1694  Emergency 911 service; provide civil immunity to          Ellis *
        service suppliers.                                     
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1695  Homestead exemption; increase reibursement of tax         Williams
        losses to counties.                                    
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1696  Amusement machines;  authorize license to be good for     Davis (102nd)
        one year from date of purchase.                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1697  Sales tax; allow public/private community colleges,       Williams
        junior colleges, colleges and universities to retain   
        tax on their sales.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1698  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           Referred To Education
HB1699  Education Enhancement Fund; dedicate certain monies to    Chaney
        increasing K-12 teachers' and college instructors'     
        salaries.                                              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1700  Correctional facility; authorize to house minimum         Gadd
        security offenders in Marshall or Wilkinson County.    
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB1701  Regional Cultural Heritage District; establish.           Reeves
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1702  Youth; authorize youth services and National Guard to     Davis (102nd)
        implement youth offender program.                      
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1703  Public Service Commission; entities lawfully exercising   Ellis
        power of eminent domain not required to obtain         
        information from.                                      
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1704  Community service; technical revisions to MS Commission   Walker
        for National and Community Service.                    
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1705  Ad valorem taxes; date of postmark does not represent     Davis (102nd)
        date of payment for delinquent taxes or amount to      
        redeem from sale.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1706  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Wells-Smith
        high economic benefit project.                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB1707  Employees; authorize certain payroll deductions for       Nettles
        state and IHL employees.                               
           Referred To Appropriations
HC  57  Amend Constitution; increase number of signatures         Banks
        required on initiative petition.                       
           Referred To Constitution
HC  58  Amend Constitution; allow teachers to serve in            Walker
        Legislature.                                           
           Referred To Constitution
HC  59  HCR; amend constitution appointed Supreme Court judges.   Smith (35th)
           Referred To Constitution
HC  60  Amend Constitution; provide for six-person juries in      Perry
        misdemeanor cases in circuit court.                    
           Referred To Constitution
HC  61  Memorialize Transportation Commission; construct bypass   Cameron
        at one of two alternative routes in Greenville,        
        Mississippi.                                           
           Referred To Transportation;Rules
HC  62  Amend Constitution; revise number of jurors needed for    Simpson *
        noncapital criminal verdicts.                          
           Referred To Constitution
HC  63  Amend Constitution; crime victims may appeal sentence     Stribling
        of criminal offender.                                  
           Referred To Constitution
HC  64  Commend Moss Point High School on winning Class 5A        Broomfield
        State Football Championship.                           
           Referred To Rules
HR   6  Commend Shirley M. Henry upon 55th birthday and many      Flaggs
        years of Christian service.                            
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 442  Gaming; authorize state universities and                  Clark
        community/junior colleges to offer limited courses     
        relating to.                                           
           DR - TSDP: UC To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB 227  Elections; election commissioners must file training      Denny
        certificate to receive pay.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 922  Absentee ballots; require list of names of persons who    Blackmon
        assist others to vote by.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



House: Floor Actions

HB   2  School districts; authorize rewards for confiscation of   Manning
        illegal firearms.                                      
           Passed
HB 108  Alternative school programs; extend repealer.             Ford
           Passed



House: Referred Other House

SB2319  County court; establish uniform system and youth court.   Smith
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2500  Elections; persons who register to vote under the         Harden
        "Motor Voter Act" may vote in state elections.         
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections



Senate: Introductions

SB2720  Courts; revise provisions concerning retired court of     Turner
        appeals judges, Supreme Court may appoint deputy       
        marshals.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2721  Sales tax; pay county percentage of sales tax generated   Johnson (19th)
        from business activities outside city.                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2722  Campaign contributions; allow corporations to make        Johnson (19th)
        donations for purchase of a political party's state    
        headquarters building.                                 
           Referred To Elections;Judiciary
SB2723  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2724  Public Employees' Retirement System; provide Continued    Little
        Employment-Early Retirement option.                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2725  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and        Hamilton
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB2726  Alcoholic beverage; allow sale of wine at wholesale by    Hall
        private entities.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2727  Marine resources; transfer DWFP marine law enforcement    Hewes
        to DMR and retain funds and PINS.                      
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2728  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated.   Bryan
           Referred To Finance
SB2729  Timber severance taxation; increase the amount of tax     Bryan
        liability under which quarterly returns may be filed.  
           Referred To Finance
SB2730  Income taxation; clarify that corporations may be         Bryan
        required to file consolidated returns.                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2731  Bonds; create General Obligation Bond Proceeds            Bryan
        Anticipation Fund (DFA).                               
           Referred To Finance
SB2732  Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; use          Bryan
        surplus to reimburse local government for certain tax  
        losses.                                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2733  Hazardous waste;  require certain commercial hazardous    Robertson
        waste management fees to equal those of contiguous     
        states.                                                
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2734  Municipal bypass; eliminate legislative approval.         Bryan
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2735  Home health agencies and services; suspend moratorium     Bryan
        and CON requirements for one year.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2736  Home health agencies; revise CON moratorium and           Bryan
        Medicaid reimbursement for.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2737  Homestead exemption; increase the amount of               Bryan
        reimbursement for county tax losses.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2738  Log trucks; may operate during certain dark hours with    Harvey
        special lighting.                                      
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2739  Justice courts; revise clerk's fees.                      Robertson
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2740  Judges; appoint appellate.                                Robertson
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2741  Charter schools; authorize State Board of Education or    Hall
        IHL to grant charter status to ten local public        
        schools.                                               
           Referred To Education
SB2742  Electronic filing; authorize Secretary of State to        Robertson
        accept.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2743  Child custody laws; revise.                               Walls
           Referred To Judiciary;Juvenile Justice
SB2744  Rape of child under 14; must be knowing and willful.      Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2745  Package retailer permittee; increase kinds of items he    Walls
        can sell like soft drinks.                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2746  Petit larceny; increase amount and penalties.             Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2747  Workers' compensation; authorize out-of-pocket expenses   Walls
        for attorneys.                                         
           Referred To Labor;Insurance
SB2748  Department of Agriculture; repeal various regulatory      Carlton
        laws.                                                  
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2749  Gaming counties infrastructure program; include           Carlton
        Greenville bypass.                                     
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
SB2750  Sovereignty Commission files; make public.                Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2751  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Carlton
        have to be approved by the State Tax Commission.       
           Referred To Finance
SB2752  Homicide; clarify definitions.                            Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2753  Premarital agreement; uniform act.   (nccusl).            Turner
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2754  Prosecutors; authorize district attorneys and             Turner
        assistants to carry firearms (MPA).                    
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2755  Judges; establish Judicial Compensation Commission.       Turner
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2756  State highway system; add segment of Mississippi          Turner
        Highway 389 in Clay County.                            
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2757  16th Circuit Court District; create subdistricts and      Turner
        additional judgeship.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2758  Rules of court; revise Advisory Committee's               Turner
        responsibility.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2759  Controlled substanaces; revise penalties for              Turner
        possession.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2760  County prosecutors; revise secretarial assistance         Turner
        maximum.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2761  Tort claim act; revise definitions.                       Carter
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2762  Bingo; revise Charitable Bingo Law.                       Smith
           Referred To Finance
SB2763  Department of Agriculture; clarify grain crop             Furniss
        inspection duties.                                     
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2764  State employee managers; establish the Statewide          Smith
        Personnel Development Center.                          
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2765  Youth; authorize youth services and National Guard to     Smith
        implement youth offender program.                      
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2766  Teen court; revise pilot program.                         Smith
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2767  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for cert juv facilities     Smith
        incl diag cntr, ext time to issue cert bonds, ext      
        repealer on Juv Detention Fund.                        
           Referred To Finance;Juvenile Justice
SB2768  Nursing facility beds; CON for county-owned hospital in   Mettetal
        Panola County to convert and construct.                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2769  Panola County highway; add to state system.               Mettetal
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2770  Local government records act; amend.                      Burton
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2771  Tobacco; youth access prevention.                         Burton
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Judiciary
SB2772  Public Service Commission; entities lawfully exercising   Minor
        power of eminent domain not required to obtain         
        information from.                                      
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2773  Highways; DOT study MS 49 four-laning near Clarksdale.    Furniss
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2774  Nursing facility beds; CON for personal care conversion   Carter
        in Lauderdale County.                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2775  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White (29th)
           Referred To Finance
SB2776  Board of Optometry; extend repealer on.                   Smith
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2777  Oysters; authorize CMR to designate areas reserved for    Cuevas
        tonging.                                               
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2778  Corrections; require drug testing of employees.           Johnson (19th)
           Referred To Corrections
SB2779  Workers Comp; require impartial construction of the       Hewes
        act.                                                   
           Referred To Insurance
SB2780  Bonds; extend the time for issuance of certain bonds      Bryan
        under the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act.       
           Referred To Finance
SB2781  Motor vehicle dealers; require disclosure of certain      Hewes
        repairs.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2782  Workers comp; apportionment to apply to pre-existing      Hewes
        conditions.                                            
           Referred To Insurance
SB2783  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2784  Workers' Compensation; make certain medical information   Hewes
        available to employers.                                
           Referred To Insurance
SB2785  State Port Authority; establish trade development         Hewes
        account and revise purchasing requirements.            
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2786  MS Consumer Choice in Motor Vehicle Insurance Act;        Hewes
        create.                                                
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2787  MS Insurance Licensee Sales Act; create.                  Kirby
           Referred To Insurance;Business and Financial Institutions
SB2788  Sixteenth section school principal fund; clarify          Ferris
        investment of.                                         
           Referred To Education
SB2789  Certificated school employees; may hold certificate of    Ferris
        school buisness administration.                        
           Referred To Education
SB2790  Health provider licensure; Pedorthists must be            Ferris
        certified by national board.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2791  Salary increase for all state employees who did not       Harden
        receive raise due to realignment; Legislature shall    
        appropriate.                                           
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2792  Salary increases for MIB, State Port Authority and IHL;   Harden
        Legislature shall appropriate.                         
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2793  Elections; clarify that 17 year olds may vote at          Harden
        primaries if they are 18 at general election.          
           Referred To Elections
SB2794  Across the board salary increase for all state            Harden
        employees; Legislature shall appropriate FY 98.        
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2795  Sales tax; exempt finance charges from sales tax.         White (5th)
           Referred To Finance
SB2796  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Dearing
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2797  Hazardous waste; revise commercial hazardous waste        Dearing
        disposal fees.                                         
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2798  Garbage; restrict the height of nonhazardous solid        Cuevas
        waste landfills.                                       
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2799  Law enforcement officers; authorize to operate voice      Scoper
        stress analyzer.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2800  Sex offenders; revise registration of in conformity to    Turner
        federal law.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2801  Public Service Commission; repeal powers which prohibit   Gunn
        market entry.                                          
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2802  Water; revise Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Law.        Gunn
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2803  Public water systems; require certified operators for     Gunn
        certain.                                               
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2804  Water quality analysis fees; revise payment of certain.   Gunn
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2805  Public property; reimburse certain counties for tax       Dickerson
        losses as a result of state ownership of land.         
           Referred To Public Property;Finance
SB2806  Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; authorize to         White (29th)
        enforce and regulate sale of light wines and beer.     
           Referred To Finance
SB2807  Products liability; enact one-year statute of             Gordon
        limitations.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2808  Garnishment; pay garnishee $50 in certain cases.          Gordon
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2809  Mississippi Collateral Protection Insurance Act;          Kirby
        create.                                                
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2810  Liquidating insurers; revise the procedure for set-offs   Kirby
        of mutual debts.                                       
           Referred To Insurance
SB2811  Drug-Free Workplace Workers' Compensation Premium         Kirby
        Reduction Act; create.                                 
           Referred To Insurance
SB2812  Marine nets; forfeit nets used in violation if not        Hewes
        stolen.                                                
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2813  Marine resources; clarify appeals from commission.        Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2814  Oysters; allow CMR to grant special permits to certain    Hewes
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2815  Captive Wild Animal Protection Act.                       Hewes
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2816  Retirement; all remuneration paid to Supreme Court and    Turner
        Court of Appeals judges counts toward.                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2817  Gaming; establish state lottery.                          Jackson
           Referred To Finance
SB2818  Optometry Board and Board of Medical Licensure; revise    White (5th)
        nominations for.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2819  Ad valorem taxation; determine true value once every      Furniss
        four years.                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2820  Four-lane highway program; add segment in Amite and       Rayborn
        Pike Counties.                                         
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2821  Homestead exemption; increase reimbursement of tax        Rayborn
        losses to counties.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2822  Health insurance benefits; require coverage for child     Kirby
        immunizations.                                         
           Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Welfare
SB2823  Judges; revise certain salaries.                          Turner
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2824  County attorneys; increase salaries of certain.           Johnson (19th)
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2825  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers utilizing        Johnson (19th)
        short-line railroads (DECD).                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2826  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
        representation to the indigent.                        
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2827  Judges; revise terms of circuit and chancery.             Turner
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2828  Eleemosynary institutions; Uniform Management of          Turner
        Institutional Funds Act (NCCUSL).                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2829  DUI; clarify prohibitions, revise jurisdiction of youth   Turner
        court.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2830  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2831  31st Infantry, Dixie Division Memorial Highway;           Scoper
        designate.                                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2832  Wolf dogs; require permits and regulation of by           Scoper
        wildlife department.                                   
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2833  New highway; add in Hinds and Madison Counties.           Horhn
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2834  Gaming; req in-state financial interests incl minority    Horhn
        participation & purchases of in-state goods & serv by  
        gaming licensees.                                      
           Referred To Finance;Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB2835  Gasoline tax; eliminate 2% shrinkage offset allowed       Jordan (18th)
        distributors against taxes owed.                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2836  Ad valorem taxation; determine true value once every      Jordan (18th)
        four years.                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2837  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Gollott
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2838  Marine resources; regulate skimmer trawls.                Gollott
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2839  Youth; authorize youth services and National Guard to     Gollott
        implement youth offender program.                      
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2840  Corrections; authorize DOC to develop pre-release         Simmons
        program.                                               
           Referred To Corrections
SB2841  State Parole Board; create 5 member.                      Furniss
           Referred To Corrections
SB2842  Oil and gas interests; revise percentages paid by         Scoper
        nonconsenting owners.                                  
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB2843  Marine Resources; classify cobia as game fish.            Moffatt
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2844  Ports; revise certain license fees for harbor and         Moffatt
        shipping personnel.                                    
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2845  MS Business Finance Corporation; extend repealer on       Bryan
        authority to issue bonds to finance economic           
        development.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2846  Constables; revise law enforcement training               Minor
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2847  Judges; set daily expense allowance for supreme and       Turner
        appeals court at federal expense allowance rate.       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2848  Mississippi Smoke Detector Act; create.                   Smith
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2849  Placement of foster care children in permanent homes;     Smith
        provide time guidelines.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2850  Create Mississippi Advisory Committee on Judicial         Tollison
        Nominations.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2851  Youth courts; create 11-county pilot program of           Smith
        state-funded judges and prosecutors.                   
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2852  Mental health centers; provide five youth court beds.     Smith
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2853  State Fair Commission; authorize to purchase certain      Hall
        land on High Street.                                   
           Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2854  State Fair Commission; authorize to donate High Street    Hall
        right-of-way property to City of Jackson.              
           Referred To Public Property
SB2855  General Educational Development (GED) programs; provide   Ferris
        criteria for.                                          
           Referred To Education
SB2856  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Dearing
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2857  Economic development districts; employ real estate        Hewes
        brokers and appraisers.                                
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2858  Securities; Uniform Transfer-on-Death Security            Hewes
        Registration Act.                                      
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2859  Appropriation; Department of Transportation construct     Furniss
        hospitality station in Coahoma County.                 
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2860  State Port Authority; authorize emergency purchase        Hewes
        exemptions to bid laws.                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2861  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2862  Child care facilities licensure; exempt religious         Bean
        organizations.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2863  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Posey
        permits for sale of certain.                           
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2864  Environmental quality; revise hiring of executive         Dearing
        director.                                              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2865  Prepaid Limited Dental Care Organizations; provide for    Canon
        regulation by Department of Insurance.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Insurance
SB2866  Involuntary commitment; prescribe fees for family         Thames
        member.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2867  Health care coverage cooperatives; authorize              Canon
        establishment.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2868  Sales taxation; authorize taxpayers to request a          Horhn
        hearing on refunds of overpayments.                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2869  MS Business Investment Act; provide loans and grants      Horhn
        for Farish Street Entertainment District.              
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB2870  Sales tax; exempt bad check service charges.              Horhn
           Referred To Finance
SB2871  Require minimum standards for jails.                      Walls
           Referred To Corrections
SB2872  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Hall
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2873  Forestry; direct commission to pay for weekend duty       Cuevas
        instead of comp time.                                  
           Referred To Forestry;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2874  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
        office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           Referred To Labor;Insurance
SB2875  FY97 funds for Educable Child and School District         Hall
        Student Level Database Programs; transfer from minimum 
        program.                                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2876  Museum Trust Fund; establish.                             Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2877  Marine Resources; cost of removal of derelict vessels     Gollott
        may be paid by certain state funds.                    
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Appropriations
SB2878  Marine resources; remove wildlife commissioner from       Gollott
        Commission on Marine Resources.                        
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2879  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Stogner
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
        repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           Referred To Insurance
SB2881  Exercise care over State Service Center in City of        Jackson
        Hattiesburg.                                           
           Referred To Public Property
SB2882  Hearings under federal special education act; specify     Nunnelee
        certain criteria for holding.                          
           Referred To Education
SB2883  Transportation of pupils; eliminate time restriction on   Johnson (19th)
        private contracts.                                     
           Referred To Education
SB2884  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   White (29th)
        for passengers.                                        
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2885  Juries; repeal special venire.                            Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2886  Teachers; require five days of in-service training in     Farris
        reading instruction for K-3.                           
           Referred To Education
SB2887  Mississippi Essential Knowledge and Skills Report;        Farris
        State Department of Education to prepare.              
           Referred To Education
SB2888  Deeds of trust; revise when securing lines of credit.     Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2889  270 day rule; repeal.                                     Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2890  Premarital agreement; uniform act.                        Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2891  Criminal procedure; trial in absentia.                    Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2892  Gaming tax; remove repealer on diversion to Gaming        Little
        Counties Bond Sinking Fund.                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2893  Health care facility CON; authorize additional child      Frazier
        psych residential beds in Hinds, Rankin, Madison Co.   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2894  Character-Based Sex Education Pilot Program; establish.   Frazier
           Referred To Education
SB2895  Motor vehicle certificates of title; lending              Bryan
        institutions may accept applications for.              
           Referred To Finance
SB2896  Falsifying documents issued by schools; define crime      Frazier
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Judiciary;Education
SB2897  Repair and Renovation Fund; provide source of funding.    Jackson
           Referred To Finance
SB2898  Teachers certification; require skills in                 Farris
        research-based reading instruction.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2899  Subdivisions; certain boards of supervisors require       Hawks
        deposit of money for infrastructure.                   
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2900  Truancy; child may be committed to training school for    Burton
        second offense.                                        
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Education
SB2901  Hunting; restrict hunting on waters overlying private     Huggins
        lands.                                                 
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2902  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Dearing
        services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;County Affairs
SB2903  Surplus property; extend repealer on MS Major Economic    Little
        Impact Authority exemption.                            
           Referred To Finance;Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB2904  Digital signatures; authorize use of to facilitate        Hall
        economic development.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2905  Youth court; reorganize and expand dispositional          Johnson (19th)
        alternatives.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary;Juvenile Justice
SB2906  Gaming; Gaming Commission and STC establish certain       Canon
        joint procedures/regulations; provide for temporary    
        work permits.                                          
           Referred To Finance
SB2907  Youth Court; revise confidentiality.                      Burton
           Referred To Judiciary;Juvenile Justice
SB2908  Seafood; recodify and revise state seafood laws.          Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2909  Health care facilities; increase nursing beds             Tollison
        authorized for Calhoun County.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2910  Joint tort-feasors; eliminate limitation on liability,    Walls
        provide for contribution between.                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2911  Criminal defense; lack of capacity due to systematic      Walls
        abuse.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2912  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2913  Terroristic threat or act; create offense.                Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2914  Motor vehicles; authorize distinctive car tags for        Walls
        state senators.                                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2915  Criminal defense; diminished capacity established.        Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2916  Tort Claims Act; revise exemptions.                       Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2917  Tort Claims Act; revise trial without jury.               Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2918  Homestead exemption; increase reimbursement of tax        Johnson (19th)
        losses to counties.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2919  Taxes; no levy under any local and private until          Johnson (19th)
        election.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2920  Community/junior college and university admission;        Ferris
        authorize dual enrollment and early admissions program.
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
SB2921  Ad valorem taxation; revise Tax Commission duties         Minor
        regarding its supervision of tax assessors.            
           Referred To Finance
SB2922  Public utilities; revise regulation of excavation near    Minor
        underground utility facilities.                        
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2923  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Huggins
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2924  Corrections; DOC may build facility for low risk,         Huggins
        property and DUI offenders.                            
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2925  Prisons; allow prison industries to work state inmates    Huggins
        at private facilities.                                 
           Referred To Corrections
SB2926  State port authority; require at least one board member   Hewes
        to have maritime experience.                           
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2927  Boats; increase registration fees.                        Posey
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2928  Wildlife; bring forward Section 49-7-33 for possible      Posey
        revision.                                              
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2929  Wildlife; authorize commission to set special youth       Posey
        hunt for deer.                                         
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2930  Hunting; allow handicapped nonresidents to take doe in    Hawks
        special hunts on U.S. Corps of Engineers land at       
        Arkabutla Lake.                                        
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2931  Wrongful death action; not available to parent who has    Hamilton
        abandoned a child.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2932  Bonds; extend authority to issue bonds for the Major      Hamilton
        Energy Project Development Fund.                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2933  Traffic signals; clarify DOT, cities responsibilities.    Lee
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2934  Harvest permits; extend repeal; authorize certain         Lee
        tolerances.                                            
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2935  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for certain          Kirby
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2936  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Mining and             Dearing
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2937  Water; repeal authorization for certain river basin and   Dearing
        flood control districts and commissions.               
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2938  Public purchases; exempt city water tank maintenance      Dearing
        from bid requirements.                                 
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2939  Taxes; sales tax exemption for pollution control          Dearing
        equipment.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2940  Wildlife; authorize commission to regulate hunting and    Posey
        fishing guide services.                                
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2941  Wildlife; require residency period for lifetime hunting   Posey
        license.                                               
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2942  Wildlife; clarify archery and primitive weapon hunting    Posey
        fees.                                                  
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2943  Parks; increase amount county may donate to state park    Posey
        within the county.                                     
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;County Affairs
SB2944  Telemedicine practices; authorize State Department of     Bean
        Health to regulate.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2945  CON's in each Long-Term Care Planning District;           Bean
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2946  Wildlife; strictly regulate possession of wild animals    Posey
        inherently dangerous to humans.                        
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2947  Wildlife; provide limited immunity for guides and         Posey
        outfitters.                                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2948  Hunting; allow use of telescopic sights with primitive    Posey
        firearms.                                              
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2949  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with MSU for beautification.                           
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2950  Highway 27; Mississippi Department of Transportation      Posey
        construct certain portion to 4 lanes.                  
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2951  Public water systems; prohibit community development      Gunn
        block grants unless viable.                            
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Public Utilities
SB2952  Water; create public water systems management review      Gunn
        council under Public Service Commission.               
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2953  School Employment Procedures Act; revise legal basis      Turner
        for decisions under.                                   
           Referred To Education
SB2954  Personal Service Contract Review Board; regulate          Gordon
        personal and professional service contracts.           
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2955  Proceedings before Employee Appeals Board; clarify        Gordon
        review authority.                                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2956  Compensatory time, overtime pay, personal and medical     Gordon
        leave for state employees; clarify.                    
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2957  State personnel system; clarify treatment of disabled     Gordon
        applicants.                                            
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2958  State Personnel Board's powers and duties; clarify and    Gordon
        extend repealer.                                       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2959  Ad valorem taxation; determine true value once every      Gordon
        four years.                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2960  Corrections; increase number of beds at certain           Minor
        facilities.                                            
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2961  County officials and state employees; pay twice a         Minor
        month.                                                 
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2962  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2963  Sales taxation; clarify diversion to the Motor Vehicle    Bryan
        Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund.                         
           Referred To Finance
SB2964  Franchise tax; treat certain organizations as             Bryan
        corporations.                                          
           Referred To Finance
SB2965  Motor vehicles; revise certain administrative             Bryan
        provisions relating to State Tax Commission.           
           Referred To Finance
SB2966  Income tax credits; limit to the income tax liabilities   Bryan
        derived from the business income which generates the   
        credit.                                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2967  Homestead exemption; revise the date upon which orders    Bryan
        disallowing an application must be adopted.            
           Referred To Finance
SB2968  State Tax Commission; authorize the use of sales tax      Bryan
        provisions in collection of certain taxes and fees.    
           Referred To Finance
SB2969  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2970  Emergency 911 Service; provide civil immunity to          Minor
        cellular telephone service or personal communications  
        network providers.                                     
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2971  Gill nets; prohibit use in certain areas and during       Moffatt
        certain times.                                         
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2972  Youth court; pilot program for district attorney to       Smith
        prosecute in certain districts.                        
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Judiciary
SB2973  Radar; use by all law enforcement officers trained by     Smith
        Department of Public Safety.                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2974  Pre-need funeral contract trust funds; provide for        Woodfield
        administration by chancery clerk.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2975  Shrimp; allow to be taken in mouth of Pearl River.        Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2976  Motor vehicle license tags; provide for issuance of       Hewes
        "Helping Schools" tag.                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2977  General contractors; furnish payment bond when            Hewes
        requiring subcontractor to post performance bond.      
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2978  State and public school employees health insurance        Bean
        plans for retirees; pay equal premiums.                
           Referred To Insurance;Finance
SB2979  Military police; pilot program for use in drug            Smith
        interdiction activities.                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2980  Child support; Uniform Interstate Family Support Act      Farris
        (NCCUSL).                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2981  Execution; revise property exempt from seizure.           Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2982  Ad valorem taxation; determine true value once every      Minor
        four years.                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2983  Small Business Assistance Program; amend and continue.    Horhn
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB2984  Public transportation systems; Legislature appropriate    Horhn
        sums equal to amount of decreased federal funds for.   
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
SB2985  Extracurricular-athletic school activities volunteers;    Walls
        authorize use of.                                      
           Referred To Education
SB2986  State Crime Stoppers Fund; establish and assess monies    Scoper
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2987  Criminal justice; create oversight committee.             Huggins
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2988  Child passenger restraint requirements; revise.           Farris
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2989  Securities; uniform transfer-on-death securities          Farris
        registration (NCCUSL).                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2990  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Farris
           Referred To Public Property;Judiciary
SB2991  Health-care decisions; uniform act.                       Farris
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2992  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2993  Foster care program to contract with "Mississippi         Frazier
        Families for Kids" for recruitment of families;        
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2994  Bail bondsmen; revise deposit for qualification bond.     Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2995  Subcontractor lien; provide for certain commercial        Frazier
        property.                                              
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2996  Marriage license; remove three-day waiting period and     Smith
        reduce age for which parental permission required.     
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2997  Railroad laws; change authority from PSC to MS            Minor
        Transportation Commission and repeal certain others.   
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2998  Victim Assistance Coordinators; to be state employees.    Walls
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2999  Commission on Judicial Performance; lay members receive   Farris
        per diem.                                              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB3000  Charter schools; provide for establishment, financing     Farris
        and supervision.                                       
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB3001  State and public school employees health insurance        Farris
        plans for retirees; pay equal premiums.                
           Referred To Insurance;Finance
SB3002  Commission on Judicial Performance; salary of director    Farris
        same as DA.                                            
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB3003  Public schools; require screening of kindergarten         Farris
        students for phonemic awareness.                       
           Referred To Education
SB3004  Schools; require schools to teach certain                 Farris
        research-based reading instruction.                    
           Referred To Education
SB3005  Home school students; authorized to participate in        Hall
        public school interscholastic activities.              
           Referred To Education
SB3006  Schools; textbooks and instructional materials to         Farris
        include research-based reading.                        
           Referred To Education
SB3007  Emergency 911 Service; provide civil immunity to          Minor
        service suppliers.                                     
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB3008  Regional cultural heritage program; study establishment   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB3009  Local govt cap loans; include community health centers.   Horhn
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB3010  Brewpubs; authorize.                                      Horhn
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB3011  Magnolia Venture Capital Act; repeal on July 1, 1998,     Horhn
        and prohibit the use of funds to finance certain       
        businesses.                                            
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB3012  Telecommunication conference facility; authorize          Horhn
        portion of room tax and bond interest for start-up and 
        operating costs.                                       
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB3013  Acquittal; court to enter automatic order of              Farris
        expunction.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary
SB3014  Arbitration; establish uniform act.                       Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB3015  State monetary assessments; revise to fund Leadership     Tollison
        Council on Aging.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SB3016  Gaming licensees; prefer Mississippi residents in         Gollott
        purchasing and hiring.                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB3017  Commissioner of Insurance; exclude certain religious      Rayborn
        publications from jurisdiction of.                     
           Referred To Insurance
SB3018  Energy efficiency services and equipment; agencies may    Scoper
        contract directly for.                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB3019  Justice courts; establish procedure for seizing           Farris
        mistreated animals.                                    
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB3020  Chancery/circuit clerks; compensation limit for kin       Rayborn
        inapplicable to persons hired prior to 1-1-96.         
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB3021  New motor vehicle purchases; cooling off period.          Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB3022  Mississippi Title Pledge Act; create.                     Woodfield
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB3023  Water systems; require governing board members of         Gunn
        community public to have management training.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Public Utilities
SB3024  Archives and History; proceed with restoration of         Gollott
        historic shipwreck site.                               
           Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB3025  State-owned lands; regular oil and gas leasing of         Gollott
        certain.                                               
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB3026  Medical Licensure Board impose fines and costs            White (29th)
        following disciplinary action; authorize.              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB3027  Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging Trust Fund;       Burton
        create with traffic ticket assessments.                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB3028  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Posey
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
SB3029  Real estate transfer disclosure requirements law; apply   Hewes
        only to certain real property.                         
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB3030  School attendance officers; place under Attorney          Furniss
        General.                                               
           Referred To Education
SB3031  School attendance officers; create separate agency for    Furniss
        supervision.                                           
           Referred To Education
SB3032  Mobile homes; require ID plate for new homes sold.        Furniss
           Referred To Finance
SB3033  Radiation; Remove regulation of naturally occurring       Johnson (38th) *
        readioactive material from Oil and Gas Board to Health 
        Dept.                                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB3034  Mobile home; tax collector post notice of delinquency,    Furniss
        unlawful to move until paid.                           
           Referred To Finance
SB3035  School administrators; exempt persons having begun        Gordon
        certification process from new requirements.           
           Referred To Education
SB3036  Constables; county may pay health insurance premiums      Gordon
        for injured officer.                                   
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Insurance
SB3037  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Hall
        County to become a member.                             
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB3038  Disciplinary action under Medical Licensure Law; define   White (29th)
        final sanction by federal government.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB3039  Executive Director of the State Board of Medical          White (29th)
        Licensure; clarify appointment of.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB3040  Art for Public Facilities Act; create.                    Hall
           Referred To Finance
SB3041  Assessed value; include value of gas produced in a        Thames
        county to determine certain compensation.              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB3042  Gaming elections; prohibit holding more often than once   Hawks
        every 8 years under certain conditions.                
           Referred To Finance
SB3043  Wildlife department revenues; deposit to State Treasury   Woodfield
        weekly.                                                
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB3044  Sales taxation; exempt certain pollution control          Robertson
        equipment.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB3045  Franchise tax; revise determination of gross receipts     Robertson
        for multistate corporations.                           
           Referred To Finance
SB3046  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     Robertson
        income of certain foreign manufacturers.               
           Referred To Finance
SC 525  Const:  Provide for a cabinet form of government in the   Smith
        executive branch.                                      
           Referred To Constitution
SC 526  Const 213A; IHL member from each university.              Walls
           Referred To Constitution
SC 527  Const. 213-A; reconstitute membership of State College    Walls
        Board.                                                 
           Referred To Constitution
SC 528  Const 145 etc; appointment of Supreme Court Justices.     Robertson
           Referred To Constitution
SC 529  Const 146:  Allow direct appeals from administrative      Bryan
        agencies to the Supreme Court.                         
           Referred To Constitution
SC 530  Const:  Local government spending mandates; limit.        Rayborn
           Referred To Constitution
SC 531  Amend Const; make hunting and fishing constitutional      Posey
        right.                                                 
           Referred To Constitution



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2325  Manufactured housing; local governments regulate          Burton
        location and standards.                                
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  14  Schools; increase salaries of teachers, assistant         Frierson
        teachers and other school employees.                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations

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



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