Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/23/97



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House: Double Referred Reports

HB  32  Initiative Petitions; lower number of signatures          Denny
        required.                                              
           DR - TSDP: AE To CO
HB 258  Prosthetic services and devices; authorize Medicaid       Short
        reimbursement for.                                     
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB 273  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Flaggs
        statewide.                                             
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           DR - TSDP: PE To AP
HB 721  Jury service; select jurors from voter registration       Woods
        list and driver's license list.                        
           DR - TSDPAA: JB To TR
HB 724  Justice courts; assistant county attorney to attend       Moak
        criminal cases.                                        
           DR - TSDP: JB To CA
HB 856  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Davis (7th)
        permits for sale of certain.                           
           DR - TSDP: AG To GF
HB 915  Justice court judges; revise compensation and revise      Guice
        civil jurisdiction.                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: JB To FS
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1248  Forest Resource Development Program; Legislature shall    Eaton
        appropriate certain sums for support of.               
           DR - TSDPCS: AG To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB 100  Trespass; specify inclusion of public housing authority   Smith (39th)
        property.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
        departments.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 244  Trial; allow defendant to be tried in absentia if         Simpson
        notice is made.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 262  Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 263  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 393  State Board of Cosmetology; extend date of repealer on.   Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 413  Jury; allow persons 18 and older to serve on jury.        Miles
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 465  Crimes; clarify prohibition against scalping ticket.      Short
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 593  Self defense; revise justifiable homicide.                Chaney
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 614  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 817  Health facilities; increase licensure fees for various.   Moody
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 819  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Moody
        law.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 820  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Moody
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 821  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Moody
        licensure law.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 864  Solid waste; revise waste tire and household hazardous    Ellington
        waste programs.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 940  Meat inspection; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture    Holland *
        to hold hearings and determine penalties.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1038  School districts; establish home rule authority for       Chaney
        districts achieving level 3 or higher accreditation.   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1059  Venue; revise in certain criminal cases.                  Watson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1197  Campaign Finance Reform; establish.                       Denny
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1230  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Ellington
        County to become a member of the district.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1231  Campaign finances; authorize Secretary of State to        Denny
        assess a penalty for failure to file a report.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1237  Water; repeal authority for certain river basin, flood    Ellington
        control and water districts.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1357  Elected officials; authorize limited access to office     Straughter
        for successor during predecessor's last 15 days.       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1406  Justice court; judge must reside in district he seeks     Perry
        to serve.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1420  Campaign finances; prescribe penalties for fraudulent     Denny
        reports.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1440  Conservation officers; delete prohibition against         Stringer
        running for political office.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1478  Squirrel hunting zones; amend zone three to last          Davis (102nd)
        Saturday in October.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1612  Crimes; enhance penalties for violations regarding sale   Ford
        and distribution of beer and light wine.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1633  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize to issue state    Ford
        general obligation bonds for limited purpose.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 515  Carl Jackson, country and bluegrass musician; commend.    Bean
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 521  Financial Aid Awareness Month; recognize.                 Frazier
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 165  Affidavit ballot; establish a uniform.                    Denny
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 265  Commissioner of Agriculture; extend repealer on duties    Ford
        concerning agricultural seeds.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 338  Mississippi Teacher Center; extend repealer.              Ford
           Passed
HB 392  Pulpwood receiving facilities; extend repealer on         Ford
        licensing of.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 398  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend date of          Ford
        repeal.                                                
           Passed
HB 400  Leasing of penitentiary lands; extend date of repeal.     Ford
           Passed
HB 499  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Livingston
        provisions.                                            
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 922  Absentee ballots; require list of names of persons who    Blackmon
        assist others to vote by.                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 938  Commercial feed; exempt certain feed from inspection      Holland *
        fee.                                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 999  Judges; retired appellate judges may serve on temporary   Perry
        basis, etc.                                            
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HC  26  Teachers; commend recipients of certification by          Morris
        National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  35  HCR; commend the life and accomplishments of              Moody
        Mississippi author Jim Majure.                         
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  64  Commend Moss Point High School on winning Class 5A        Broomfield
        State Football Championship.                           
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HR   6  Commend Shirley M. Henry upon 55th birthday and many      Flaggs
        years of Christian service.                            
           Adopted



House: Referred Other House

SC 515  Carl Jackson, country and bluegrass musician; commend.    Bean
           Referred To Rules
SC 521  Financial Aid Awareness Month; recognize.                 Frazier
           Referred To Rules
SC 532  Oysters; memorialize Department of Commerce to provide    Hewes
        aid for red tide disaster.                             
           Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR   6  Commend Shirley M. Henry upon 55th birthday and many      Flaggs
        years of Christian service.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3052  Florence; issue special improvement bonds for             Smith
        infrastructure purposes.                               
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3053  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers expending        Smith
        funds for construction, acquisition or rehab of        
        low-income housing projects.                           
           Referred To Finance
SB3054  Ad valorem taxes; gaming vessels are not exempt from ad   Ferris
        valorem taxation.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SB3055  Hattiesburg; donate to Pine Belt Boys and Girls Club.     Farris
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3056  Hattiesburg; contribute to Hattiesburg Downtown           Farris
        Association.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3057  Hattiesburg; donate funds to USM Center for Gifted        Farris
        Studies, Leadership Studies Program.                   
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3058  Hattiesburg; donate funds to Big Brothers/Big Sisters     Farris
        of Southeast Mississippi.                              
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3059  Sales tax; exclude from contractor's tax certain work     Minor
        performed for utilities.                               
           Referred To Finance
SB3060  Bonds; issue G.O. bonds for the Advanced Center for       Bean
        Technology Partnerships.                               
           Referred To Finance
SB3061  Appropriation; DFA for local government military base     Burton
        closure activities.                                    
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3062  Tunica County; pay money to Chamber of Commerce.          Furniss
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3063  Biloxi; donate funds to the Lynn Meadows Discovery        Hewes
        Center, Inc.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3064  Ad valorem taxes; gaming vessels are not exempt from ad   Furniss
        valorem taxation.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SC 532  Oysters; memorialize Department of Commerce to provide    Hewes
        aid for red tide disaster.                             
           Referred To Rules
SN  56  Barbara Schoonover Pittman, Ed. S., Yazoo City,           GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, as a member of the State Board of         
        Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, for the
        three year term of office commencing June 30, 1997     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  57  Ted Kendall, IV, Bolton, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Animal Health, for the four year    
        term of office commencing August 1, 1997               
           Referred To Agriculture
SN  58  The Honorable Barney Schoby, Natchez, Mississippi, to     GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission, for  
        the six year term of office commencing at such time as 
        Senate confirmation is complete and ending January 1,  
        2003                                                   
           Referred To Insurance
SN  59  E. David Cox, Madison, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Real Estate Commission, for the four year  
        term of office commencing May 20, 1997                 
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  60  Hubert F. Green, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Contractors, for the five year   
        term of office commencing July 1, 1997                 
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  61  Rodney Pearson, Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        the Board of the Mississippi Department of Information 
        Technology, for the five year term of office commencing
        June 30, 1997                                          
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2002  Mental patients; reimburse counties for housing.          Simmons
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To CA
SB2186  Justice court judges; revise compensation and number      Gordon
        of.                                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: FS To JU
SB2383  Department of Agriculture; repeal provisions exempting    Gordon
        personnel from state service.                          
           DR - TSDP: FS To FI
SB2875  FY97 funds for Educable Child and School District         Hall
        Student Level Database Programs; transfer from minimum 
        program.                                               
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2001  Weapons; punishment for giving as prizes at carnivals.    Simmons
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2090  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Kirby
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2100  Mental health services; Department of Mental Health       Thames
        approve minimum programs at regional mental health     
        centers.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2110  Motor vehicles; limitation of recovery in absence of      Dearing
        liability insurance.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2118  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Kirby
        certain time.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2204  Tax collectors and assessors; increase salaries.          Gordon
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2279  Workers' compensation; establish criteria for alcohol     Hewes
        and drug testing.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2335  Master teacher certificate; reimburse teacher for cost    Ferris
        of process.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2363  Unmarked vehicles for sheriff.                            Rayborn
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2428  Appropriation; Dept. of Educ., Miss. Writing/Thinking     Hall
        Inst.; Addl.  FY97.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2440  Appropriation; Archives & History, Coker House; Addl.     Hall
        FY97 & FY98.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2444  Phone calls; prohibit false reporting of crimes, revise   Hall
        penalties.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2499  Solid waste; create Local Governments solid waste         Dearing
        assistance fund.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2524  Prepaid legal services plans; clarify types of plans      Kirby
        offered and referrals to attorneys.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2610  Insurance; repeal fictitious grouping law.                Hewes
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2690  Uninsured motorist coverage; signed form is prima facie   Kirby
        evidence of rejection.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2693  Appropriation for Gulf Coast Research Lab-Cedar Point     Gollott
        Campus FY 97; delete.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2706  Funds appropriated to ASU Small Farm Development Center   Jackson
        FY97; clarify.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2875  FY97 funds for Educable Child and School District         Hall
        Student Level Database Programs; transfer from minimum 
        program.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
        repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3047  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District;            Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3048  Appropriation; Board of Dental Examiners; Additional,     Hall
        FY97.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3049  Appropriation; Dept. of Transportation; Additional,       Hall
        FY97.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3050  Appropriation;  Board of Cosmetology; Additional, FY97.   Hall
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 515  Carl Jackson, country and bluegrass musician; commend.    Bean
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 521  Financial Aid Awareness Month; recognize.                 Frazier
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 532  Oysters; memorialize Department of Commerce to provide    Hewes
        aid for red tide disaster.                             
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2427  Appropriation; Reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Hall
        Building; FY98.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2593  Appropriation; Vet. Memorial Stadium Commission;          Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2594  Appropriation; Board of Animal Health; Additional,        Hall
        FY97.                                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2604  Abortion; prohibit partial-birth abortions.               Frazier
           Passed
SB2969  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Hall
           Transmitted To House
SB3051  Kemper Co; Transfer former AHS property to East MSCC.     Jackson
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
SC 515  Carl Jackson, country and bluegrass musician; commend.    Bean
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 521  Financial Aid Awareness Month; recognize.                 Frazier
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 532  Oysters; memorialize Department of Commerce to provide    Hewes
        aid for red tide disaster.                             
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 227  Elections; election commissioners must file training      Denny
        certificate to receive pay.                            
           Referred To Elections
HB 677  Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act; revise to         Green (34th)
        include certain additional species.                    
           Referred To Agriculture

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



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