Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/10/97



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Signed By The Governor

SB2593  Appropriation; Vet. Memorial Stadium Commission;          Hall
        Additional, FY97.                                      
           Approved by Governor
SB2969  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Hall
           Approved by Governor



House: Floor Actions

HB  33  Gun permits; allow reciprocity with other states.         Frierson
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB  37  Concealed weapons; provide for reciprocity with other     Bowles
        states.                                                
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB  53  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 264  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law; reenact and extend   Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 316  Crime victims compensation; increase maximum award.       Green (72nd)
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 326  Schools; incorporate law-related education                Dickson
        instructional approach.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 337  Constables; revise law enforcement training               Formby
        requirements.                                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 409  County equipment and employees; authorize to be used to   Warren
        open and close graves or to gravel driveways.          
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 413  Jury; allow persons 18 and older to serve on jury.        Miles
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 587  Pharmacy Board; may add license renewal fee surcharge     Howell
        to fund impaired pharmacist program.                   
           Passed
HB 656  Soil and Water Conservation District; authorize to        Moody
        purchase insurance on equipment.                       
           Passed
HB 673  State land mammals; designate red fox as one of.          Clark
           Passed
HB 679  Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history       Chaney
        background checks for applicants.                      
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 719  Pharmacist technicians; Pharmacy Board shall regulate.    Howell
           Passed
HB 802  Check cashers; provide for licensure and regulation of    Guice
        by Department of Banking.                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 848  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Moody
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 860  Credit union regulatory laws; make various amendments     Guice
        to.                                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 904  County or municipal equipment; counties and cities may    Morris
        lease to other counties and cities.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 918  Leave time; state employees may donate to other ill or    Clarke
        injured state employees.                               
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 935  Weights and measures; revise and authorize Commissioner   Holland *
        of Agriculture to determine penalties.                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 944  Tilapia; revise labeling requirements and authorize       Holland *
        Commissioner of Agriculture to set penalties.          
           Passed
HB 953  Geologists; create registered professional geologists     Ellington
        practice act.                                          
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 993  Judicial Campaign Finance Reform; establish.              Reeves
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Passed As Amended
HB 996  Frozen desserts; place under regulation of State Board    Holland *
        of Health.                                             
           Passed
HB 998  Prosecutors; authorize district attorneys, assistants     Perry
        and justice court judges to carry firearms.            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1094  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Ellington
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1108  Inspection of grain crops; allow inspection for           Cameron
        companies domiciled in Mississippi.                    
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1137  Weapons; increase penalties for carrying concealed        Green (72nd)
        weapon (Jxn).                                          
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB1142  New Home Warranty Act; create.                            Davis (7th)
           Passed
HB1171  Legal holiday; county or city may substitute any one      Manning
        day per year.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1175  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; revise and require     Davis (7th) *
        permits for retail establishments.                     
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1260  Agricultural refrigerated trucks; authorize certain       Maples
        transfer.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1274  Bond; require one bond for multiple count warrant.        Endt
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1321  Medical Licensure, Board of; may assess costs of          Holden
        disciplinary hearings against licensees.               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1322  Medical licensure, Board of; define federal agency        Holden
        sanction for purposes of disciplinary action by.       
           Passed
HB1323  Bail; restrict in post-conviction situations.             Holland
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1342  Easement; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        grant to Mississippi Department of Transportation      
        (MDOT).                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1367  Real estate; revise seller's disclosure form.             Frierson
           Passed
HB1374  Mississippi Health Data Commission; establish.            Moody
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1376  Handicapped hunters; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries    Peranich
        and Parks shall provide reasonable access to hunting   
        areas for.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1412  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Malone
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1429  Oil and Gas Board; provide lien to enforce oil and gas    Bowles
        laws.                                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1444  Seafood; increase penalties for violations of seafood     Barnett (116th)
        laws and increase fees for certain licenses.           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1470  Voter registration; require statewide record of voters    Denny
        to be maintained by the Secretary of State.            
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1480  Seafood; recodify and revise state seafood laws.          Ellington
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1501  Bonded weighmasters; revise license fees charged by       Gadd
        Commissioner of Agriculture.                           
           Passed
HB1545  State employees; delete requirement that personal leave   Clarke
        be used for first day of illness.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1553  Chiropractors; authorize to refer patients to physical    Moody
        therapists.                                            
           Passed
HB1580  Marine resources; classify cobia as game fish.            Barnett (116th)
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1581  Cash bail bond; impose fee at the time bond is posted.    Reeves
           Passed
HB1614  Label; include disclosure of information regarding        Ford
        certain beverages.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1620  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    King
        certain accreditation requirements.                    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1647  Seafood; change boundaries for shrimping along Pearl      Compretta
        River.                                                 
           Passed
HB1657  Medical Licensure Board; clarify authority regarding      Foster
        employment of executive officer.                       
           Passed



Senate: Introductions

SC 542  East Central Community College Warriors; commend.         Burton
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 766  Welfare reform; establish Mississippi Temporary           Moody
        Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.          
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2058  Public Contractors Board; additional fee to fund          Bean
        construction education programs.                       
           Passed
SB2115  Penalties; conform for commercial marine violations;      Moffatt
        prohibit gill nets within certain area.                
           Transmitted To House
SB2164  Child support enforcement; comply with mandates of        Bean
        federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity   
        Reconciliation Act of 1996.                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2180  Environmental health inspection fees; prescribe.          Bean
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
        advisory committee.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2265  Automobile insurance; extend coverage to certain          Kirby
        vehicles loaned by licensed dealer.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2288  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise hearing procedures,   Thames
        extend repealer.                                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2291  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Thames
        permits for sale of.                                   
           Transmitted To House
SB2299  Psychologists; perform competency exams of alleged        Ferris
        felons.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2320  Excess weight permits; authorize issuance by Department   Smith
        of Transportation on annual basis.                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2339  Inventory; suppliers required to repurchase under         Thames
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2377  Office on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; create under      Bean
        SBCJC.                                                 
           Passed
SB2399  School boards; authorize home rule with limitations.      Ferris
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2453  Workers' Comp; allow employer to exempt parent, child     Bean
        or spouse.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2461  Infant Mortality Task Force; reauthorize.                 Smith
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2470  Banking regulatory laws; amend various.                   Woodfield
           Passed
SB2472  Telecommunications; require PSC reports and create        Scoper
        advisory committee.                                    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2480  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Kirby
        Act; reenact and revise.                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2493  Water pollution control; authorize permit board to        Dearing
        require applicants for permits to post financial       
        security.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2495  Water quality analysis fees; clarify payment of           Dearing
        certain.                                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2502  New Home Warranty Act; create.                            Robertson
           Transmitted To House
SB2511  School depository selection; State Treasurer selects if   Ferris
        conflict of interest on school board.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2514  Pharmacist technicians; Pharmacy Board shall regulate.    Mettetal
           Transmitted To House
SB2531  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Passed
SB2576  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Carlton
        education requirement.                                 
           Passed
SB2584  Veteran Affairs Board; authorize additional vehicles.     Furniss
           Transmitted To House
SB2597  Water systems, community public; require governing        Dearing
        board members to have management training.             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2615  Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Law; include      Thames
        fish and fish by-products.                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2619  Agriculture Seed Law; revise penalties and due date for   Thames
        permits.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2621  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; require permits for    Thames
        retail establishments and make clarifications.         
           Transmitted To House
SB2623  Meat inspection; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture    Thames
        to hold hearings and determine penalties.              
           Transmitted To House
SB2631  Real estate brokers; increase license renewal fees.       Hewes
           Passed
SB2690  Uninsured motorist coverage; signed form is prima facie   Kirby
        evidence of rejection.                                 
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2691  Marine resources; remove uniform requirement for law      Moffatt
        enforcement.                                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2699  Wildlife; technical revisions to shooting preserves       Posey
        law.                                                   
           Passed
SB2765  Youth; authorize youth services and National Guard to     Smith
        implement youth offender program.                      
           Passed
SB2777  Oysters; authorize CMR to designate areas reserved for    Cuevas
        tonging.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2796  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Dearing
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Passed
SB2856  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Dearing
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2857  Economic development districts; employ real estate        Hewes
        brokers and appraisers.                                
           Passed
SB2861  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Bean
           Passed
SB2881  Exercise care over State Service Center in City of        Jackson
        Hattiesburg.                                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2883  Transportation of pupils; eliminate time restriction on   Johnson (19th)
        private contracts.                                     
           Passed
SB2902  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Dearing
        services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2920  Community/junior college and university admission;        Ferris
        authorize dual enrollment and early admissions program.
           Transmitted To House
SB2936  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Mining and             Dearing
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2940  Wildlife; authorize commission to regulate hunting and    Posey
        fishing guide services.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2949  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with MSU for beautification.                           
           Passed
SB2964  Franchise tax; treat certain organizations as             Bryan
        corporations.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2983  Small Business Assistance Program; amend and continue.    Horhn
           Passed
SB2986  State Crime Stoppers Fund; establish and assess monies    Scoper
        for.                                                   
           Transmitted To House
SB2997  Railroad laws; change authority from PSC to MS            Minor
        Transportation Commission and repeal certain others.   
           Transmitted To House
SB3008  Regional cultural heritage program; study establishment   Horhn
        of.                                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3037  Pearl River Basin Development District; allow Madison     Hall
        County to become a member.                             
           Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  53  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Referred To County Affairs
HB  55  Unmarked sheriff's vehicles; delete cap on maximum        Taylor
        number.                                                
           Referred To County Affairs;Appropriations
HB 112  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
        departments.                                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 244  Trial; allow defendant to be tried in absentia if         Simpson
        notice is made.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 316  Crime victims compensation; increase maximum award.       Green (72nd)
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
HB 326  Schools; incorporate law-related education                Dickson
        instructional approach.                                
           Referred To Education
HB 359  Pharmacy services; health plan may not charge higher      Robinson (84th)
        copay for not using certain pharmacies.                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
HB 413  Jury; allow persons 18 and older to serve on jury.        Miles
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 465  Crimes; clarify prohibition against scalping ticket.      Short
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 593  Self defense; revise justifiable homicide.                Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 630  Grave desecration; revise penalties and provide for       Blackmon
        forfeiture.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 709  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 802  Check cashers; provide for licensure and regulation of    Guice
        by Department of Banking.                              
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 817  Health facilities; increase licensure fees for various.   Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 819  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Moody
        law.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 821  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Moody
        licensure law.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 848  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Moody
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 860  Credit union regulatory laws; make various amendments     Guice
        to.                                                    
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 904  County or municipal equipment; counties and cities may    Morris
        lease to other counties and cities.                    
           Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HB 908  State-owned land; prohibit clearing of timber until       Henderson (9th)
        after a public hearing.                                
           Referred To Public Property
HB 948  County inmates; sheriff may contract for commissary       Holland
        services.                                              
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 998  Prosecutors; authorize district attorneys, assistants     Perry
        and justice court judges to carry firearms.            
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1006  Deputy tax assessors; counties may supplement salaries    Weathersby
        upon meeting certain appraiser licensing requirements. 
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1007  Unclaimed Property Act; exempt certain payments by        Ford
        nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing           
        associations.                                          
           Referred To Public Property;Judiciary
HB1059  Venue; revise in certain criminal cases.                  Watson
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1090  Public water systems; require certified operators for     Ellington
        certain.                                               
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1094  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Ellington
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
HB1118  Health care; clarify revocation of health care            Barnett (92nd)
        professional license obtained through educational leave
        program.                                               
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Public Health and Welfare
HB1151  Podiatry; revise definition of the practice of.           Broomfield
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1171  Legal holiday; county or city may substitute any one      Manning
        day per year.                                          
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1196  Public purchasing; increase amount that may be made by    Moody
        public hospitals without advertising for bids.         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1205  Crime Stoppers Advisory Council; revise designation of    Ford
        director.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1209  Hearing impaired infants and toddlers; establish          Holden
        program of registration with Health Department.        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1213  State property; authorize bar codes to be attached to.    Williams
           Referred To Public Property;Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1221  Chancery clerks; may waive fees for recording             Compretta
        instruments for public entities.                       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Appropriations
HB1234  Institutions of higher learning board; employees of not   Walker
        acquire tenure.                                        
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB1253  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Franks
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1269  Unemployment compensation; define "employment" for        Flaggs
        purposes of eligibility.                               
           Referred To Labor
HB1311  Levees; increase penalties for certain crimes related     Cameron
        to.                                                    
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1321  Medical Licensure, Board of; may assess costs of          Holden
        disciplinary hearings against licensees.               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1342  Easement; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        grant to Mississippi Department of Transportation      
        (MDOT).                                                
           Referred To Public Property
HB1370  Oil and Gas Board; authorize to pay certain dues and      Bowles
        expenses.                                              
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1396  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and        Smith (35th)
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1429  Oil and Gas Board; provide lien to enforce oil and gas    Bowles
        laws.                                                  
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB1448  Crimes; enhanced penalties for larceny and burglary of    Reynolds
        places of worship.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1470  Voter registration; require statewide record of voters    Denny
        to be maintained by the Secretary of State.            
           Referred To Elections
HB1541  Public property; authorize Mississippi Forestry           McBride
        Commission to exchange land with Panola County.        
           Referred To Public Property
HB1545  State employees; delete requirement that personal leave   Clarke
        be used for first day of illness.                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1620  Alternative school programs; delete repealer and waive    King
        certain accreditation requirements.                    
           Referred To Education
HB1643  Old Capitol Museum; create trust fund.                    Stevens
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1655  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Referred To Public Property
HC  32  Commend Millicent Mayo on being named Mississippi's       Ketchings
        Administrator of the Year.                             
           Referred To Rules
HC  33  Commend Jennifer Steckler on being named Miss             Ketchings
        Mississippi State University.                          
           Referred To Rules
HC  71  Commend MS Baptist Medical Center for 11th annual         Ford
        legislative health screening.                          
           Referred To Rules
HC  72  Commend Coach Harry Brown for winning 100 football        Straughter
        games.                                                 
           Referred To Rules

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



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