Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/30/97



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House: Double Referred Reports

HB 273  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Flaggs
        statewide.                                             
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 291  County prosecuting attorney; increase salary in certain   Perkins
        counties.                                              
           DR - TSDP: FS To CA
HB 316  Crime victims compensation; increase maximum award.       Green (72nd)
           DR - TSDP: AP To JA
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           DR - TSDP: AP To PE
HB 402  State/school employees health insurance medical savings   Ford
        accounts; extend repealer.                             
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To IN
HB 442  Gaming; authorize state universities and                  Clark
        community/junior colleges to offer limited courses     
        relating to.                                           
           DR - TSDP: WM To UC
HB 454  Autopsy; notice must be given to deceased's relative      Peranich
        before being performed.                                
           DR - TSDP: PH To JB
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To IN
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To IN
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
        Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
HB 839  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance;       Horne
        create a management board.                             
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To IN
HB 856  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Davis (7th)
        permits for sale of certain.                           
           DR - TSDPCS: GF To AG
HB 913  Birth defects registry; direct Department of Health to    Moody
        establish.                                             
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB 918  Leave time; state employees may donate to other ill or    Clarke
        injured state employees.                               
           DR - TSDP: AP To FS
HB 937  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Holland
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To AG
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           DR - TSDP: AP To IN
HB1032  Salaries; increase for certain state and county elected   Green (96th)
        and appointed officials.                               
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To FS
HB1195  Medicaid program; provide for eligibility, hearings and   Moody
        opposition to issuance of CON.                         
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           DR - TSDP: AP To CR
HB1245  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for certain juvenile        Warren
        facilities, extend time to issue certain bonds and     
        extend repealer on Juvenile Detention Fund.            
           DR - TSDPCS: WM To JJ
HB1246  Youth court; standardize procedures and reporting.        Warren
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To JJ
HB1248  Forest Resource Development Program; Legislature shall    Eaton
        appropriate certain sums for support of.               
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To AG
HB1320  Contractors' tax, deposit portion to State Highway        Compretta
        Fund.                                                  
           DR - TSDPAA: TR To WM
HB1341  Harvest permits; continue and amend; authorize relevant   Compretta
        evidence overweight penalty (MDOT).                    
           DR - TSDPCS: TR To CA
HB1362  Research-based reading instruction; implement as pilot    Martinson
        program in five schools.                               
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB1393  Gaming counties infrastructure program; continue          Barnett (116th)
        diversion of revenues to fund.                         
           DR - TSDP: TR To WM
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
        prisons to locate in counties.                         
           DR - TSDPCS: WM To PE
HB1603  Court reporters; increase salary for circuit and          Endt
        chancery courts.                                       
           DR - TSDPCS: FS To CA
HB1607  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Ellington
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           DR - TSDP: CR To WM
HB1672  Charter schools; authorize local public schools to        Chaney
        become.                                                
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB  33  Gun permits; allow reciprocity with other states.         Frierson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB  37  Concealed weapons; provide for reciprocity with other     Bowles
        states.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 157  Log trucks; may operate during certain dark hours with    Manning
        special lighting.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 264  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law; reenact and extend   Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 273  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Flaggs
        statewide.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 313  Schools; grant immunity to certain employees              King
        administering corporal punishment.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 316  Crime victims compensation; increase maximum award.       Green (72nd)
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 337  Constables; revise law enforcement training               Formby
        requirements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 399  Offenders; extend date of repeal for medical release      Ford
        of.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 402  State/school employees health insurance medical savings   Ford
        accounts; extend repealer.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 431  Wilkinson County Sheriff; authorize Board of              Green (96th)
        Supervisors to pay annual supplement.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 442  Gaming; authorize state universities and                  Clark
        community/junior colleges to offer limited courses     
        relating to.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 478  State offenders; allow voluntary work for Habitat for     Cameron
        Humanity.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 538  Motor vehicles; require reduction in speed in highway     McElwain
        work zone.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 563  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Guice
        Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 587  Pharmacy Board; may add license renewal fee surcharge     Howell
        to fund impaired pharmacist program.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 621  Public purchases; certain purchases may be made outside   Perry
        state contract terms.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 638  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; authorize to      Holland
        purchase one additional passenger vehicle.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 656  Soil and Water Conservation District; authorize to        Moody
        purchase insurance on equipment.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 667  Sheriff; provide annual salary supplement in Greene       McInnis
        County.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 673  State land mammals; designate red fox as one of.          Clark
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
        Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 716  State offenders; are to be under the supervision of DOC   Malone
        when placed in the Medical Release Program.            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 719  Pharmacist technicians; Pharmacy Board shall regulate.    Howell
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 815  Marriage and family therapists; license, and create       Moody
        joint licensure board with social workers.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 839  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance;       Horne
        create a management board.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 898  Income tax; delete repealer on law providing income tax   Williams
        credit for ad valorem taxes paid on products, goods and
        merchandise held for resale.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 918  Leave time; state employees may donate to other ill or    Clarke
        injured state employees.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 935  Weights and measures; revise and authorize Commissioner   Holland *
        of Agriculture to determine penalties.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 937  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Holland
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 944  Tilapia; revise labeling requirements and authorize       Holland *
        Commissioner of Agriculture to set penalties.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 953  Geologists; create registered professional geologists     Ellington
        practice act.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 979  Energy efficiency services and equipment; agencies may    Ellzey
        contract directly for.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 996  Frozen desserts; place under regulation of State Board    Holland *
        of Health.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1032  Salaries; increase for certain state and county elected   Green (96th)
        and appointed officials.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1046  Overweight vehicles; authorize MDOT to issue continuous   Malone
        movement permits.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1069  Highway Patrol; add member to PERS Board, and allow       Perry
        members to receive 13th check in 12 installments.      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1078  State property; authorize state agencies to transfer      Williams
        obsolete property to local governing authorities.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1108  Inspection of grain crops; allow inspection for           Cameron
        companies domiciled in Mississippi.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1137  Weapons; increase penalties for carrying concealed        Green (72nd)
        weapon (Jxn).                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1142  New Home Warranty Act; create.                            Davis (7th)
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1175  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; revise and require     Davis (7th) *
        permits for retail establishments.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1192  Highway 17; designate portion in Holmes County as         Clark
        "Bishop Charles Harrison Mason Memorial Highway".      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1196  Public purchasing; increase amount that may be made by    Moody
        public hospitals without advertising for bids.         
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1227  Justice Court; revise filing fee.                         Dedeaux
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1245  Bonds; revise use of proceeds for certain juvenile        Warren
        facilities, extend time to issue certain bonds and     
        extend repealer on Juvenile Detention Fund.            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1246  Youth court; standardize procedures and reporting.        Warren
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1248  Forest Resource Development Program; Legislature shall    Eaton
        appropriate certain sums for support of.               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1260  Agricultural refrigerated trucks; authorize certain       Maples
        transfer.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1268  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; amend board     Huskey
        memberships and meeting requirements.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1274  Bond; require one bond for multiple count warrant.        Endt
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1281  Youth court; establish statewide Juvenile Work Program.   Cameron
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1310  Gaming counties infrastructure program; include           Barnett (116th)
        additional highway segments in Harrison County and     
        Vicksburg.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1322  Medical licensure, Board of; define federal agency        Holden
        sanction for purposes of disciplinary action by.       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1323  Bail; restrict in post-conviction situations.             Holland
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1339  Chancery and circuit court documents; state and           Compretta
        political subdivisions not required to prepay costs for
        filing (MDOT).                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1358  Emergency vehicles; clarify authority to display          Stringer
        emergency lights.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1367  Real estate; revise seller's disclosure form.             Frierson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1374  Mississippi Health Data Commission; establish.            Moody
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1376  Handicapped hunters; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries    Peranich
        and Parks shall provide reasonable access to hunting   
        areas for.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1412  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Malone
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1444  Seafood; increase penalties for violations of seafood     Barnett (116th)
        laws and increase fees for certain licenses.           
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1480  Seafood; recodify and revise state seafood laws.          Ellington
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1481  Sales tax and use tax; clarify diversion to the Motor     Williams
        Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund (STC).           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1501  Bonded weighmasters; revise license fees charged by       Gadd
        Commissioner of Agriculture.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1519  Airport authorities; authorize lease-purchase,            Bourdeaux
        advertising, etc.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1521  Telecommunication conference facility; authorize          Williams
        portion of room tax and bond interest to be used for   
        start-up and operation costs.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1535  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated    Williams
        (STC).                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
        prisons to locate in counties.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1545  State employees; delete requirement that personal leave   Clarke
        be used for first day of illness.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1553  Chiropractors; authorize to refer patients to physical    Moody
        therapists.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1554  Alcoholic beverages; authorize holders of package         Williams
        retailer's permits to sell juices, mixers and other    
        beverages used to mix with.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1567  Funeral Services, Board of; transfer FY97 appropriation   Capps
        funds among categories.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1568  Audit, Department of; transfer FY97 appropriation funds   Capps
        among categories.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1569  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY97               Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1570  Medical Licensure, Board of; transfer FY97                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1580  Marine resources; classify cobia as game fish.            Barnett (116th)
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1581  Cash bail bond; impose fee at the time bond is posted.    Reeves
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1614  Label; include disclosure of information regarding        Ford
        certain beverages.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1616  Ayers Endowment Fund; create to provide certain funding   Ford
        for JSU, ASU and MVSU.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1630  Railroads; clarify duties of MDOT with regard to          Stevens
        enforcement of safety regulations.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1647  Seafood; change boundaries for shrimping along Pearl      Compretta
        River.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1652  DECD; authorize to purchase property damage and           Brown
        uninsured motorist insurance on department vehicles.   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1653  Motor vehicle certificates of title; authorize lending    Williams
        institutions to accept applications for (STC).         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1657  Medical Licensure Board; clarify authority regarding      Foster
        employment of executive officer.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 385  Ad valorem taxes; delete repealer on authority to         Ford
        assess based on one year average.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 752  Digital signatures; authorize use of to facilitate        Chaney
        economic development.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 851  Fuel tax; delete repealer on distribution of certain      Williams
        proceeds derived from.                                 
           Passed
HB 897  Major Economic Impact Act; extend repealer on authority   Williams
        to issue bonds for certain projects, revise requirement
        for certain bonds.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 899  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend          Williams
        repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance        
        economic development projects (DECD).                  
           Passed
HB1110  Bonds; extend repealer on authority to issue for major    Howell
        energy project development fund.                       
           Passed
HB1214  Income tax; exempt insurance companies in order to        Williams
        simplify calculation of insurance premium tax          
        liability. (STC).                                      
           Passed
HB1215  Sales tax; clarify on tangible property/construction on   Williams
        certain floating structures in lieu certain other sales
        taxes.                                                 
           Passed
HB1216  Corporation franchise tax; clarify meaning of the term    Williams
        "corporation" for the purposes of (STC).               
           Passed
HB1261  Ad valorem taxes; revise date by which board of           Williams
        supervisors must disallow homestead exemption/correct  
        supplemental roll. (STC).                              
           Passed
HB1312  Interlocal Cooperation Law; revise to specifically        Cameron
        include Mississippi Levee District and                 
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Districts.               
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1409  Banks; delete from parity provision references to         Guice
        insurance activities of banks.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1471  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Williams
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Passed
HB1475  Timber severance tax; increase the amount of tax          Williams
        liability under which quarterly returns may be filed   
        (STC).                                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1487  Ad valorem taxes; authorize State Tax Commission to       Williams
        grant extensions for filing schedules/statements by    
        certain taxpayers (STC).                               
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1525  Motor vehicles; revise certain administrative             Williams
        provisions relating to State Tax Commission (STC).     
           Passed
HB1540  Income taxation; clarify that certain corporations may    Williams
        be required to file consolidated returns. (STC).       
           Passed
HC  65  Commend George County Football Team on an outstanding     Maples
        season.                                                
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  67  Commend Harry Charles Tartt.                              Short
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  69  Brothers of the Sacred Heart; commend for service in      Chaney
        Vicksburg.                                             
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HR   7  Commend Mississippi Humanities Council upon its 25th      Simmons (37th)
        anniversary.                                           
           Adopted
SB2969  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Hall
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled



House: Referred Other House

SB2163  Welfare reform; establish Mississippi Temporary           Smith
        Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SC 537  Chief Judge John J. Fraiser, Jr., commend.                Gordon
           Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  46  Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery; commend on his      Ford
        retirement.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  64  Commend Moss Point High School on winning Class 5A        Broomfield
        State Football Championship.                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   7  Commend Mississippi Humanities Council upon its 25th      Simmons (37th)
        anniversary.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3096  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Gollott
        high economic benefit project.                         
           Referred To Finance
SB3097  Appropriation; Miss. Real Estate Commission;              Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3098  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for state parks     Dearing
        capital improvements.                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB3099  Pascagoula fire and police retirement; limit add'l        Moffatt
        annual payment amount.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3100  D'Iberville Port Commission; reconstitute membership.     Gollott
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3101  Biloxi; give to United Way for social services center.    Gollott
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3102  Lauderdale County Tourism Commission; create.             Burton
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3103  Forrest County; contribute to Hattiesburg Downtown        Farris
        Association.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SC 539  Brett Favre; commend back-to-back MVP in NFL and Super    Cuevas
        Bowl winner.                                           
           Referred To Rules
SC 540  Federal mandates; memorialize U.S. Congress to reduce.    Gunn
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2046  Circuit judges; revise number in 8th District.            Jordan (18th)
           DR - TSDP: JU To AP
SB2056  Health care facilities; authorize CON for private pay     Bean
        nursing home in Lamar County.                          
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
SB2146  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Bean
        program and establish an additional program.           
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2213  Medicaid home- and community-based services program;      Burton
        expand statewide.                                      
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2238  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Bean
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To JU
SB2274  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Ferris
        high school arts education instructors.                
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2377  Office on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; create under      Bean
        SBCJC.                                                 
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
SB2387  Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale.          Bean
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2393  Nursing facility; authorize CON for new construction of   Dearing
        in Amite County.                                       
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2534  State Department of Education School Classroom Video      Hall
        Project; establish.                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2579  Medicaid assistance program; provide for eligibility,     Bean
        hearings, opposition to issuance of CON.               
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2580  Workers' Compensation/Employment Security Commissions;    Jordan (18th)
        appeal awards directly to Supreme Court.               
           DR - TSDPAA: JU To IN
SB2687  Juvenile Detention Fund; use to fund operation of         Hall
        juvenile facilities.                                   
           DR - TSDP: JJ To AP
SB2757  16th Circuit Court District; create subdistricts and      Turner
        additional judgeship.                                  
           DR - TSDP: JU To AP
SB2822  Health insurance benefits; require coverage for child     Kirby
        immunizations.                                         
           DR - TSDPCS: IN To PH
SB2830  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           DR - TSDPCS: JU To AP
SB2851  Youth courts; create 11-county pilot program of           Smith
        state-funded judges and prosecutors.                   
           DR - TSDP: JJ To AP
SB2879  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Stogner
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           DR - TSDPCS: CR To AP
SB2902  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Dearing
        services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           DR - TSDPCS: EP To CA
SB2935  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for certain          Kirby
        counties.                                              
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2030  Central MS Correctional Facility; name medical building   Kirby
        after Dr. Robert L. Peede.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2040  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2056  Health care facilities; authorize CON for private pay     Bean
        nursing home in Lamar County.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2117  Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Pool; insurance       Kirby
        commissioner may require contribution to contingency   
        fund.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2146  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Bean
        program and establish an additional program.           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2157  Medicaid fraud; prohibit fraudulent Medicaid managed      Bean
        care practices.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2158  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2178  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Bean
        law.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2179  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Bean
        licensure law.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2202  Health professional licensure; extend repealer on State   Canon
        Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2205  Immunity from tort liability for charitable activity;     Ferris
        include sponsoring volunteer agencies.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2211  Special license tags for antique motorcycles; deaf;       Canon
        Dept. WFP and members of Senate.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2214  Victim assistance; provide additional coordinator for     Nunnelee
        First Circuit.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2218  Salaries of statewide and district elected officials;     Gordon
        increase.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2219  Salaries of local officials; increase.                    Gordon
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2226  Dental Practice Act; reenact and revise licensure         Canon
        provisions.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2241  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Bean
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2242  State Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and amend        Canon
        licensure act.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2243  Mississippi Board of Optometry; reenact.                  Bean
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2244  Prisoners; allow county and city to work prisoner to      Huggins
        aid charity providing food to needy.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2263  County court reporters in certain counties; receive       Blackmon
        same salary as circuit court reporters.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2276  Certificates and licenses issued by Department of         Ferris
        Mental Health; clarify use of.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2299  Psychologists; perform competency exams of alleged        Ferris
        felons.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2329  Justice court fees; increase.                             Rayborn
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2342  Department of Finance and Administration; authorize to    Hall
        purchase property adjacent to Manship House.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2377  Office on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; create under      Bean
        SBCJC.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2383  Department of Agriculture; repeal provisions exempting    Gordon
        personnel from state service.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2406  Cemeteries; deficiency in perpetual care may be fined.    Carlton
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2459  Passenger automobiles operated by the Department of       Thames
        Mental Health; authorize.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2460  School districts; prescribe powers and duties of school   Ferris
        district financial advisors appointed by State Bd of   
        Education.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2461  Infant Mortality Task Force; reauthorize.                 Smith
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2466  Corrections; make medical release conditional.            Huggins
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2511  School depository selection; State Treasurer selects if   Ferris
        conflict of interest on school board.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2514  Pharmacist technicians; Pharmacy Board shall regulate.    Mettetal
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2534  State Department of Education School Classroom Video      Hall
        Project; establish.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2564  Mississippi Securities Act; revise.                       Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2565  Tort Claims Act; revise.                                  Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2569  Circuit judge; revise number for First District.          White (5th)
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2574  Podiatry; revise definition of practice of.               Horhn
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2579  Medicaid assistance program; provide for eligibility,     Bean
        hearings, opposition to issuance of CON.               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2584  Veteran Affairs Board; authorize additional vehicles.     Furniss
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2590  Removal of students who interfere with class; provide     Carter
        procedures for.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2597  Water systems, community public; require governing        Dearing
        board members to have management training.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2602  Managed health care plans; prohibit certain               Jordan (24th)
        restrictions relating to providers and enrollees.      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2629  Bonds; remove unnecessary language regarding interest     Bryan
        rates on certain bond issues.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2655  School curriculum; may include religious matters when     Little
        properly included in course of study.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2728  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated.   Bryan
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2742  Electronic filing; authorize Secretary of State to        Robertson
        accept.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2765  Youth; authorize youth services and National Guard to     Smith
        implement youth offender program.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2788  Sixteenth section school principal fund; clarify          Ferris
        investment of.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2796  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Dearing
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2841  State Parole Board; create 5 member.                      Furniss
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2853  State Fair Commission; authorize to purchase certain      Hall
        land on High Street.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2856  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Dearing
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2861  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Bean
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2874  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
        office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2876  Museum Trust Fund; establish.                             Hall
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2883  Transportation of pupils; eliminate time restriction on   Johnson (19th)
        private contracts.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2895  Motor vehicle certificates of title; lending              Bryan
        institutions may accept applications for.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2899  Subdivisions; certain boards of supervisors require       Hawks
        deposit of money for infrastructure.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2925  Prisons; allow prison industries to work state inmates    Huggins
        at private facilities.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2935  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for certain          Kirby
        counties.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2937  Water; repeal authorization for certain river basin and   Dearing
        flood control districts and commissions.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2954  Personal Service Contract Review Board; regulate          Gordon
        personal and professional service contracts.           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2986  State Crime Stoppers Fund; establish and assess monies    Scoper
        for.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2989  Securities; uniform transfer-on-death securities          Farris
        registration (NCCUSL).                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3015  State monetary assessments; revise to fund Leadership     Tollison
        Council on Aging.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3024  Archives and History; proceed with restoration of         Gollott
        historic shipwreck site.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3037  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Hall
        County to become a member.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3079  Appropriation; DOC Medical Expenses & County              Hall
        Reimbursement; Additional, FY97.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3089  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market; Additional,        Hall
        FY97.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3090  Appropriation; Attorney General Legal Fees, etc.;         Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission -Homestead Exempt.;         Hall
        Additional FY97.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3097  Appropriation; Miss. Real Estate Commission;              Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SN  11  James H. Herring, Canton, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the State Personnel Board, for the unexpired term of   
        office ending July 1, 1998                             
           Do Return to Governor



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 389  Savings banks; extend date of repealer on regulation      Ford
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 390  Savings associations; extend date of repealer on          Ford
        regulation of.                                         
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 394  Department of Banking and Consumer Finance and Board of   Ford
        Banking Review; extend repealers on.                   
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 395  Legal rate of interest; extend repealer.                  Ford
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 520  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Stevens
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           Referred To Insurance
HB 561  Credit unions; extend date of repealer on regulation      Guice
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 678  Hospital and medical service associations; repeal         Stevens
        regulation of by Commissioner of Insurance.            
           Referred To Insurance
HB 865  Water pollution control; authorize permit board to        Ellington
        require applicants for permits to post financial       
        security.                                              
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB 999  Judges; retired appellate judges may serve on temporary   Perry
        basis, etc.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1025  Casualty insurance; limit maximum coverage mortgage       Davis (7th)
        lender may require on secured property.                
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  46  Congressman G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery; commend on his      Ford
        retirement.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  64  Commend Moss Point High School on winning Class 5A        Broomfield
        State Football Championship.                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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