Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/07/97



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House: Introductions

HB1736  Additional appropriation; State Department of Health;     Holden
        federal match for Breast and Cervical Cancer Grant.    
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1737  City of Shelby; authorize to contract with United         Coleman (29th)
        States and issue bonds for street improvement.         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1738  Ad valorem tax; authorize any municipality and city to    Simpson
        grant exemption for certain residential rehabilitation 
        and renovation.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1739  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; include certain    Morris
        projects that produce and transmit electrical power.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1740  Appropriation; DECD for Mississippi Folklife Festival.    Cameron
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1741  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Advanced        Watson
        Partnership Center for Applied Technology.             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1742  Appropriations; Mississippi Industries for the Blind.     Foster
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1743  Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain home medical        Williams
        equipment and supplies.                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  75  Commend Mississippi Humanities Council upon its 25th      Simmons (37th)
        Anniversary.                                           
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB  53  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Passed
HB  55  Unmarked sheriff's vehicles; delete cap on maximum        Taylor
        number.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 100  Trespass; specify inclusion of public housing authority   Smith (39th)
        property.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 107  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend date of repealer      Ford
        on.                                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 112  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
        departments.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 239  Sixteenth section land; suspend bid requirements for      Stevens
        governmental agency on mineral lease.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 244  Trial; allow defendant to be tried in absentia if         Simpson
        notice is made.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 262  Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 263  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 273  Medicaid; expand home- and community-based services       Flaggs
        statewide.                                             
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 316  Crime victims compensation; increase maximum award.       Green (72nd)
           Passed
HB 326  Schools; incorporate law-related education                Dickson
        instructional approach.                                
           Passed
HB 359  Pharmacy services; health plan may not charge higher      Robinson (84th)
        copay for not using certain pharmacies.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           Passed
HB 393  State Board of Cosmetology; extend date of repealer on.   Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 402  State/school employees health insurance medical savings   Ford
        accounts; extend repealer.                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 412  Phone calls; prohibit false reporting of crimes and       Wallace
        revise penalties.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 431  Wilkinson County Sheriff; authorize Board of              Green (96th)
        Supervisors to pay annual supplement.                  
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 442  Gaming; authorize state universities and                  Clark
        community/junior colleges to offer limited courses     
        relating to.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 453  Deputy circuit clerks; authorize additional to certify    Peranich
        initiative petitions.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 465  Crimes; clarify prohibition against scalping ticket.      Short
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 572  Hearing impairment; require testing of newborn children   Robertson
        in hospitals for.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 585  Insurance laws; make various technical amendments.        Stevens
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 593  Self defense; revise justifiable homicide.                Chaney
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 614  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 630  Grave desecration; revise penalties and provide for       Blackmon
        forfeiture.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 667  Sheriff; provide annual salary supplement in Greene       McInnis
        County.                                                
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 686  Youth court counselors; reside in respective district     Moody
        unless approved by Director of Community Services.     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 688  Youth courts; transfer reporting from DHS to              Moody
        Administrative Office of Courts.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 690  Psychologist; may make mental exam of alleged felons.     Moody
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 709  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 803  Banking regulatory laws; amend various.                   Guice
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 817  Health facilities; increase licensure fees for various.   Moody
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 819  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Moody
        law.                                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 820  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Moody
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 821  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Moody
        licensure law.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 839  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance;       Horne
        create a management board.                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 891  Teen Court; revise certain provisions.                    Fredericks
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 908  State-owned land; prohibit clearing of timber until       Henderson (9th)
        after a public hearing.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 916  Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Law and Small Loan            Guice
        Regulatory Law; make various amendments to.            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 918  Leave time; state employees may donate to other ill or    Clarke
        injured state employees.                               
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 929  Securities; uniform transfer-on-death securities          Perry
        registration (NCCUSL).                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 937  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Holland
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 948  County inmates; sheriff may contract for commissary       Holland
        services.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           Passed
HB 976  State Auditor; audit Camp Shelby Timber Fund annually     Bowles
        (PEER).                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1006  Deputy tax assessors; counties may supplement salaries    Weathersby
        upon meeting certain appraiser licensing requirements. 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1007  Unclaimed Property Act; exempt certain payments by        Ford
        nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing           
        associations.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1032  Salaries; increase for certain state and county elected   Green (96th)
        and appointed officials.                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1059  Venue; revise in certain criminal cases.                  Watson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1090  Public water systems; require certified operators for     Ellington
        certain.                                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1118  Health care; clarify revocation of health care            Barnett (92nd)
        professional license obtained through educational leave
        program.                                               
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1124  Securities; revise Mississippi Securities Act (SOS).      Perry
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1125  Charities; revise charitable solicitations (SOS).         Perry
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1151  Podiatry; revise definition of the practice of.           Broomfield
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1182  Property; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        transfer to Department of Transportation (MDOT).       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1197  Campaign Finance Reform; establish.                       Denny
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1205  Crime Stoppers Advisory Council; revise designation of    Ford
        director.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           Passed
HB1213  State property; authorize bar codes to be attached to.    Williams
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1221  Chancery clerks; may waive fees for recording             Compretta
        instruments for public entities.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1227  Justice Court; revise filing fee.                         Dedeaux
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Passed
HB1230  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Ellington
        County to become a member of the district.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1231  Campaign finances; authorize Secretary of State to        Denny
        assess a penalty for failure to file a report.         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1234  Institutions of higher learning board; employees of not   Walker
        acquire tenure.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1237  Water; repeal authority for certain river basin, flood    Ellington
        control and water districts.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1248  Forest Resource Development Program; Legislature shall    Eaton
        appropriate certain sums for support of.               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1253  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Franks
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1258  Municipal court; may be held outside municipal            Perry
        boundaries for preliminary matters.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1268  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; amend board     Huskey
        memberships and meeting requirements.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1269  Unemployment compensation; define "employment" for        Flaggs
        purposes of eligibility.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1270  Sixteenth section lands; authorize transfer for road      Stringer
        right-of-way purposes.                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1288  Municipalities; authorize collection agency hired by      Wells-Smith
        municipality to collect fines/debts to use garnishment 
        procedures.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1311  Levees; increase penalties for certain crimes related     Cameron
        to.                                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1313  Business law; Secretary of State authorized to accept     Perry
        electronic filing (SOS).                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1357  Elected officials; authorize limited access to office     Straughter
        for successor during predecessor's last 15 days.       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1370  Oil and Gas Board; authorize to pay certain dues and      Bowles
        expenses.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1396  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and        Smith (35th)
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1403  Capital assets; require scheduled maintenance plan for.   King
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1406  Justice court; judge must reside in district he seeks     Perry
        to serve.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1414  Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Commission; create.     Stribling
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1415  Prison industries; authorize to locate at a private       Malone
        correctional facility or at a regional correctional    
        facility.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1416  Student teaching; exempt assistant teachers and private   Miles
        school teachers from requirements.                     
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1448  Crimes; enhanced penalties for larceny and burglary of    Reynolds
        places of worship.                                     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1451  Institutions of higher learning; authorize study          Peranich
        offering courses at off-campus sites.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1470  Voter registration; require statewide record of voters    Denny
        to be maintained by the Secretary of State.            
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1474  School administrators; exempt persons having begun        Eaton
        certification process from new requirements.           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1476  School transportation contracts; increase maximum term    Johnson
        for private contracts.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1478  Squirrel hunting zones; amend zone three to last          Davis (102nd)
        Saturday in October.                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1493  Swine Demonstration Unit at Pontotoc Branch Experiment    Holland
        Station; rename Wiley L. Bean Swine Demonstration Unit.
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
        prisons to locate in counties.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1541  Public property; authorize Mississippi Forestry           McBride
        Commission to exchange land with Panola County.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1545  State employees; delete requirement that personal leave   Clarke
        be used for first day of illness.                      
           Passed
HB1586  Small loan licensees; may charge borrowers for            Chaney
        noncredit life insurance under certain conditions.     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1612  Crimes; enhance penalties for violations regarding sale   Ford
        and distribution of beer and light wine.               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1643  Old Capitol Museum; create trust fund.                    Stevens
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1655  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1689  Youth Challenge Program; establish at Camp Shelby and     Holden
        at Camp McCain.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1227  Justice Court; revise filing fee.                         Dedeaux
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR   9  Commend Chip Pickering on winning Third Congressional     Robinson (84th)
        District seat.                                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2040  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           Transmitted To House
SB2094  Service dogs; prohibit harassment.                        Tollison
           Transmitted To House
SB2100  Mental health services; Department of Mental Health       Thames
        approve minimum programs at regional mental health     
        centers.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2118  Life insurance policies; require to be settled within     Kirby
        certain time.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2157  Medicaid fraud; prohibit fraudulent Medicaid managed      Bean
        care practices.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2202  Health professional licensure; extend repealer on State   Canon
        Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2211  Special license tags for antique motorcycles; deaf;       Canon
        Dept. WFP and members of Senate.                       
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2217  Health professional licensure; reenact and amend          Canon
        cosmetology practice act.                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2226  Dental Practice Act; reenact and revise licensure         Canon
        provisions.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2255  Aquaculture permits; revise fee charged to                Stogner
        nonresidents.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2269  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when raining.            Gordon
           Transmitted To House
SB2276  Certificates and licenses issued by Department of         Ferris
        Mental Health; clarify use of.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2279  Workers' compensation; establish criteria for alcohol     Hewes
        and drug testing.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2290  MS Boll Weevil Management Act; include other pests.       Thames
           Transmitted To House
SB2299  Psychologists; perform competency exams of alleged        Ferris
        felons.                                                
           Passed
SB2314  Constables; authorize refund of certain fees forfeited    Jackson
        to county general fund.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2333  School districts; provide certain consolidation           Ferris
        procedures and incentive grants.                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2335  Master teacher certificate; reimburse teacher for cost    Ferris
        of process.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2366  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Posey
        to create.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2369  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
        feasibility of.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2379  Volunteer firemen; authorized red lights may remain       Bean
        mounted on dash of vehicles.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2389  Practice of telemedicine; define and require licensure    Bean
        under certain conditions.                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2413  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    Ferris
        certain accreditation requirements.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2418  Crime Victims Compensation Act; include acts of foreign   Frazier
        terrorism.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2455  Local government CAP loan program; include recreational   Jordan (24th)
        facilities and roads (MA).                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2462  Department of Finance and Administration; grant           Little
        easements to DOT on certain state property.            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2494  Water; revise Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Law.        Dearing
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2497  Public water systems; require certified operators for     Dearing
        certain.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2498  Solid waste; revise waste tire program and fee, and       Dearing
        household hazardous waste program.                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2499  Solid waste; create Local Governments solid waste         Dearing
        assistance fund.                                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2512  Schoolteacher and administrator licensure; revise         Ferris
        requirements for standard and special license.         
           Transmitted To House
SB2514  Pharmacist technicians; Pharmacy Board shall regulate.    Mettetal
           Passed
SB2524  Prepaid legal services plans; clarify types of plans      Kirby
        offered and referrals to attorneys.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2544  Forestry Commission members; clarify qualifications of.   Harvey
           Transmitted To House
SB2563  Charitable solicitation; revise (SOS).                    Turner
           Transmitted To House
SB2574  Podiatry; revise definition of practice of.               Horhn
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2575  Public bidding requirements; increase expenditure limit   Bean
        requiring publication.                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2584  Veteran Affairs Board; authorize additional vehicles.     Furniss
           Passed
SB2599  Traffic regulations; passing near bridge o.k. on 4-lane   Little
        road.                                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2616  Bureau of Plant Industry Advisory Board; add State Soil   Thames
        Survey leader as a member.                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2618  Meat, Meat-Food and Poultry Regulation and Inspection     Thames
        Law; require plant management to reimburse for         
        inspection services on holidays.                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2619  Agriculture Seed Law; revise penalties and due date for   Thames
        permits.                                               
           Passed
SB2620  Imported meats and public contracts for purchase of       Thames
        meat; repeal laws.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2622  MS Fertilizer Law; change frequency and method of         Thames
        reporting fertilizer tonnage sold.                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2644  MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau; expand        Thames
        duties of.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2661  Marine Resources; DMR may pay cost of removal of          Hewes
        derelict vessels.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2662  Marine Resources; clarify duties of CMR related to        Hewes
        seafood sanitation programs.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2664  Marine resources; clarify duties of CMR and DMR on        Hewes
        marine aquaculture.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2698  Elections; allow extended office hours for registrars     Tollison
        to register voters.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2709  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        certain procedures for allocation of.                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2727  Marine resources; transfer DWFP marine law enforcement    Hewes
        to DMR and retain funds and PINS.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Failed
SB2728  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated.   Bryan
           Transmitted To House
SB2729  Timber severance taxation; increase the amount of tax     Bryan
        liability under which quarterly returns may be filed.  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2748  Department of Agriculture; repeal various regulatory      Carlton
        laws.                                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2763  Department of Agriculture; clarify grain crop             Furniss
        inspection duties.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2766  Teen court; revise pilot program.                         Smith
           Transmitted To House
SB2785  State Port Authority; establish trade development         Hewes
        account and revise purchasing requirements.            
           Transmitted To House
SB2810  Liquidating insurers; revise the procedure for set-offs   Kirby
        of mutual debts.                                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2812  Marine nets; forfeit nets used in violation if not        Hewes
        stolen.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2813  Marine resources; clarify appeals from commission.        Hewes
           Transmitted To House
SB2854  State Fair Commission; authorize to donate High Street    Hall
        right-of-way property to City of Jackson.              
           Transmitted To House
SB2874  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
        office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
        repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2899  Subdivisions; certain boards of supervisors require       Hawks
        deposit of money for infrastructure.                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2934  Harvest permits; extend repeal; authorize certain         Lee
        tolerances.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2937  Water; repeal authorization for certain river basin and   Dearing
        flood control districts and commissions.               
           Transmitted To House
SB2964  Franchise tax; treat certain organizations as             Bryan
        corporations.                                          
           Passed
SB3015  State monetary assessments; revise to fund Leadership     Tollison
        Council on Aging.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB3079  Appropriation; DOC Medical Expenses & County              Hall
        Reimbursement; Additional, FY97.                       
           Transmitted To House

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



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