Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/05/97



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House: Introductions

HB1730  Video coin machines; provide for licensing fees and       Clark
        taxation of.                                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1731  Counties/fire protection districts; certain counties      Henderson (9th)
        may increase tax levy on real and personal property.   
           Referred To Ways and Means



House: Committee Reports

HC  32  Commend Millicent Mayo on being named Mississippi's       Ketchings
        Administrator of the Year.                             
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  33  Commend Jennifer Steckler on being named Miss             Ketchings
        Mississippi State University.                          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Commend MS Baptist Medical Center for 11th annual         Ford
        legislative health screening.                          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  72  Commend Coach Harry Brown for winning 100 football        Straughter
        games.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   9  Commend Chip Pickering on winning Third Congressional     Robinson (84th)
        District seat.                                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 100  Trespass; specify inclusion of public housing authority   Smith (39th)
        property.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 112  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           Passed
HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
        departments.                                           
           Passed
HB 244  Trial; allow defendant to be tried in absentia if         Simpson
        notice is made.                                        
           Passed
HB 262  Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 263  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 393  State Board of Cosmetology; extend date of repealer on.   Ford
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 413  Jury; allow persons 18 and older to serve on jury.        Miles
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 465  Crimes; clarify prohibition against scalping ticket.      Short
           Passed
HB 593  Self defense; revise justifiable homicide.                Chaney
           Passed
HB 614  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 630  Grave desecration; revise penalties and provide for       Blackmon
        forfeiture.                                            
           Passed
HB 679  Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history       Chaney
        background checks for applicants.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB 690  Psychologist; may make mental exam of alleged felons.     Moody
           Passed
HB 709  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           Passed
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Passed
HB 802  Check cashers; provide for licensure and regulation of    Guice
        by Department of Banking.                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB 803  Banking regulatory laws; amend various.                   Guice
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 817  Health facilities; increase licensure fees for various.   Moody
           Passed
HB 819  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Moody
        law.                                                   
           Passed
HB 820  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Moody
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 821  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Moody
        licensure law.                                         
           Passed
HB 864  Solid waste; revise waste tire and household hazardous    Ellington
        waste programs.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 916  Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Law and Small Loan            Guice
        Regulatory Law; make various amendments to.            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 929  Securities; uniform transfer-on-death securities          Perry
        registration (NCCUSL).                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 950  Solid waste; create Local Governments Solid Waste         Ellington
        Assistance Fund.                                       
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 976  State Auditor; audit Camp Shelby Timber Fund annually     Bowles
        (PEER).                                                
           Passed
HB 998  Prosecutors; authorize district attorneys, assistants     Perry
        and justice court judges to carry firearms.            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1038  School districts; establish home rule authority for       Chaney
        districts achieving level 3 or higher accreditation.   
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1059  Venue; revise in certain criminal cases.                  Watson
           Passed
HB1069  Highway Patrol; add member to PERS Board, and allow       Perry
        members to receive 13th check in 12 installments.      
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1162  Agricultural Seed Law; revise penalties and due date      Holland *
        for permits.                                           
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1197  Campaign Finance Reform; establish.                       Denny
           Passed
HB1221  Chancery clerks; may waive fees for recording             Compretta
        instruments for public entities.                       
           Passed
HB1223  Judgment Roll; list social security or tax                Compretta
        identification of defendant (MDOT).                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1230  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Ellington
        County to become a member of the district.             
           Passed
HB1231  Campaign finances; authorize Secretary of State to        Denny
        assess a penalty for failure to file a report.         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1237  Water; repeal authority for certain river basin, flood    Ellington
        control and water districts.                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1253  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Franks
           Passed
HB1258  Municipal court; may be held outside municipal            Perry
        boundaries for preliminary matters.                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1288  Municipalities; authorize collection agency hired by      Wells-Smith
        municipality to collect fines/debts to use garnishment 
        procedures.                                            
           Passed
HB1312  Interlocal Cooperation Law; revise to specifically        Cameron
        include Mississippi Levee District and                 
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Districts.               
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1357  Elected officials; authorize limited access to office     Straughter
        for successor during predecessor's last 15 days.       
           Passed
HB1406  Justice court; judge must reside in district he seeks     Perry
        to serve.                                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1415  Prison industries; authorize to locate at a private       Malone
        correctional facility or at a regional correctional    
        facility.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1416  Student teaching; exempt assistant teachers and private   Miles
        school teachers from requirements.                     
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1420  Campaign finances; prescribe penalties for fraudulent     Denny
        reports.                                               
           Amended
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1440  Conservation officers; delete prohibition against         Stringer
        running for political office.                          
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1448  Crimes; enhanced penalties for larceny and burglary of    Reynolds
        places of worship.                                     
           Passed
HB1474  School administrators; exempt persons having begun        Eaton
        certification process from new requirements.           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1476  School transportation contracts; increase maximum term    Johnson
        for private contracts.                                 
           Passed
HB1478  Squirrel hunting zones; amend zone three to last          Davis (102nd)
        Saturday in October.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1493  Swine Demonstration Unit at Pontotoc Branch Experiment    Holland
        Station; rename Wiley L. Bean Swine Demonstration Unit.
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1612  Crimes; enhance penalties for violations regarding sale   Ford
        and distribution of beer and light wine.               
           Passed
HB1620  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    King
        certain accreditation requirements.                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1689  Youth Challenge Program; establish at Camp Shelby and     Holden
        at Camp McCain.                                        
           Passed
HC  15  Amend Constitution; same gender marriages void.           Reeves
           Amended
           Adopted As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HC  39  Amend Constitution; establish hunting and fishing as a    Capps
        constitutional right.                                  
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2053  Same-sex marriages; prohibit.                             Kirby
           Passed



House: Referred Other House

SB2243  Mississippi Board of Optometry; reenact.                  Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1420  Campaign finances; prescribe penalties for fraudulent     Denny
        reports.                                               
           Died In Committee
HB1440  Conservation officers; delete prohibition against         Stringer
        running for political office.                          
           Died In Committee



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 507  Higher education day; commend institutions and            Burton
        students.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 533  Jimmie Rodgers; request Presidential Medal of Freedom     Burton
        for.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 534  Urge support of traditional closing date of duck          Posey
        season.                                                
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2001  Weapons; punishment for giving as prizes at carnivals.    Simmons
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2002  Mental patients; reimburse counties for housing.          Simmons
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2025  Arthur Winstead Memorial Highway and Veterans Memorial    Jordan (18th)
        Drive; designate.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2040  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2071  Land surveyors; entrance on private property not          Bean
        trespass.                                              
           Passed
SB2088  Child abuse; protect child abuse reporters from           Hall
        retaliatory discharge or employment action.            
           Passed
SB2090  Domestic insurance companies; require board approval      Kirby
        before loan or investment of funds.                    
           Passed
SB2094  Service dogs; prohibit harassment.                        Tollison
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2100  Mental health services; Department of Mental Health       Thames
        approve minimum programs at regional mental health     
        centers.                                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2118  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Kirby
        certain time.                                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2150  Water and sewage utilities; notify customers of           Hawks
        proposed rate increase in local newspaper and in       
        customer invoice.                                      
           Passed
SB2178  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Bean
        law.                                                   
           Passed
SB2179  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Bean
        licensure law.                                         
           Passed
SB2202  Health professional licensure; extend repealer on State   Canon
        Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2211  Special license tags for antique motorcycles; deaf;       Canon
        Dept. WFP and members of Senate.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2217  Health professional licensure; reenact and amend          Canon
        cosmetology practice act.                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2226  Dental Practice Act; reenact and revise licensure         Canon
        provisions.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2241  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Bean
           Passed
SB2242  State Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and amend        Canon
        licensure act.                                         
           Passed
SB2246  Sexual battery; define penetration by MDOC employee or    Huggins
        contractor as.                                         
           Passed
SB2247  Extortion; revise to include MDOC employees and           Huggins
        contractors.                                           
           Passed
SB2261  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Rayborn
           Passed
SB2276  Certificates and licenses issued by Department of         Ferris
        Mental Health; clarify use of.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2314  Constables; authorize refund of certain fees forfeited    Jackson
        to county general fund.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2333  School districts; provide certain consolidation           Ferris
        procedures and incentive grants.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2335  Master teacher certificate; reimburse teacher for cost    Ferris
        of process.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2363  Unmarked vehicles for sheriff.                            Rayborn
           Passed
SB2369  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
        feasibility of.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2370  Delinquent payments owed county; percentage add-on as     Rayborn
        cost of collection.                                    
           Passed
SB2385  County depositories; bid every two years.                 Little
           Passed
SB2389  Practice of telemedicine; define and require licensure    Bean
        under certain conditions.                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2399  School boards; authorize home rule with limitations.      Ferris
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2412  Mississippi Teacher Center; delete repealer.              Ferris
           Passed
SB2413  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    Ferris
        certain accreditation requirements.                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2444  Phone calls; prohibit false reporting of crimes, revise   Hall
        penalties.                                             
           Passed
SB2460  School districts; prescribe powers and duties of school   Ferris
        district financial advisors appointed by State Bd of   
        Education.                                             
           Passed
SB2472  Telecommunications; require PSC reports and create        Scoper
        advisory committee.                                    
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2473  Oil and gas; revise administrative tax millage.           Scoper
           Passed
SB2512  Schoolteacher and administrator licensure; revise         Ferris
        requirements for standard and special license.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2524  Prepaid legal services plans; clarify types of plans      Kirby
        offered and referrals to attorneys.                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2563  Charitable solicitation; revise (SOS).                    Turner
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2564  Mississippi Securities Act; revise.                       Robertson
           Passed
SB2589  Certain health insurance policies; prohibit exclusion     Jordan (18th)
        of certain drug coverage.                              
           Passed
SB2595  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson
        turnarounds.                                           
           Passed
SB2600  Motor Vehicle Commission; authorize to purchase one       Little
        passenger vehicle.                                     
           Passed
SB2610  Insurance; repeal fictitious grouping law.                Hewes
           Passed
SB2629  Bonds; remove unnecessary language regarding interest     Bryan
        rates on certain bond issues.                          
           Passed
SB2662  Marine Resources; clarify duties of CMR related to        Hewes
        seafood sanitation programs.                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2690  Uninsured motorist coverage; signed form is prima facie   Kirby
        evidence of rejection.                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2698  Elections; allow extended office hours for registrars     Tollison
        to register voters.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2709  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        certain procedures for allocation of.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2711  School board members; require high school education or    Johnson (38th)
        equivalent.                                            
           Passed
SB2728  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated.   Bryan
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2742  Electronic filing; authorize Secretary of State to        Robertson
        accept.                                                
           Passed
SB2793  Elections; clarify that 17 year olds may vote at          Harden
        primaries if they are 18 at general election.          
           Passed
SB2814  Oysters; allow CMR to grant special permits to certain    Hewes
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           Passed
SB2855  General Educational Development (GED) programs; provide   Ferris
        criteria for.                                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
SB2876  Museum Trust Fund; establish.                             Hall
           Passed
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
        repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2895  Motor vehicle certificates of title; lending              Bryan
        institutions may accept applications for.              
           Passed
SB2934  Harvest permits; extend repeal; authorize certain         Lee
        tolerances.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2975  Shrimp; allow to be taken in mouth of Pearl River.        Hewes
           Passed
SB3010  Brewpubs; authorize.                                      Horhn
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3079  Appropriation; DOC Medical Expenses & County              Hall
        Reimbursement; Additional, FY97.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3089  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market; Additional,        Hall
        FY97.                                                  
           Passed
SB3090  Appropriation; Attorney General Legal Fees, etc.;         Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Passed
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission -Homestead Exempt.;         Hall
        Additional FY97.                                       
           Passed
SB3097  Appropriation; Miss. Real Estate Commission;              Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Passed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 12/08/97 at 11:41.



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