Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/25/97



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House: Introductions

HB1848  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Hattiesburg    Davis (102nd)
        Downtown Association, Inc.                             
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1849  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Neighborhood   Davis (102nd)
        Education Services.                                    
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1850  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Hattiesburg    Davis (102nd)
        Little League Baseball Association.                    
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1851  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to the Pine       Davis (102nd)
        Belt Boys and Girls Club.                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1852  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Forrest        Davis (102nd)
        County Agricultural High School.                       
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1853  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to the Dale       Davis (102nd)
        Robertson Celebrity Golf Tournament.                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1854  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis (102nd)
        child abuse centers.                                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1855  Bonds; issue g. o. bonds for additional funding of        Eaton
        Forest Resource Development Fund, retire bonds with    
        timber severance tax revenue.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1856  Sales tax; exempt sales of motor vehicles between         Moak
        siblings; distinctive license tags; issue of state     
        university tags.                                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1857  City of Hollandale; authorize to construct a              Straughter
        correctional facility.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Penitentiary
HB1858  Humphreys County; garbage collection fees may be          Bailey
        enforced by sale of property furnished services.       
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1859  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for the             Holden
        construction and development of golf course at certain 
        location in state.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  93  Commend Kari Litton, Miss Mississippi.                    Foster
           Referred To Rules
HR  15  Commend public service career of Will Green Poindexter.   Ellzey
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1751  Lauderdale County; authorize to create tourism            Young
        commission and levy tourism tax on hotel and motel room
        rentals in the county.                                 
           DR - TSDP: WM To LP
HB1812  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for the purchase    Compretta
        of Mississippi College of Law property.                
           DR - TSDPCS: PB To WM
           DR - TSDPCS: WM To PB
SB2056  Health care facilities; authorize CON for private pay     Bean
        nursing home in Lamar County.                          
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2213  Medicaid home- and community-based services program;      Burton
        expand statewide.                                      
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
SB2231  Universities; tuition payments for needy students.        Gollott
           DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2527  Commission on Volunteer Service; technical amendments     Ferris
        relating thereto.                                      
           DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2579  Medicaid assistance program; provide for eligibility,     Bean
        hearings, opposition to issuance of CON.               
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2584  Veteran Affairs Board; authorize additional vehicles.     Furniss
           DR - TSDP: MA To AP
SB2649  Public school finance; implement MS Adequate Education    Bryan
        Funding formula.                                       
           DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
SB2879  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Stogner
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           DR - TSDPAA: PE To AP
SB2958  State Personnel Board's powers and duties; clarify and    Gordon
        extend repealer.                                       
           DR - TSDPAA: FS To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB1410  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Greenville      Cameron
        Higher Education Center.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1751  Lauderdale County; authorize to create tourism            Young
        commission and levy tourism tax on hotel and motel room
        rentals in the county.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1812  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for the purchase    Compretta
        of Mississippi College of Law property.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1840  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain ETV     Chaney
        capital improvements.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1841  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair,         Williams
        renovation and new construction work at state          
        penitentiary.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1843  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain IHL     Williams
        capital improvements and community/junior college      
        capital improvements.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1845  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Mississippi     Williams
        Trade Mart capital improvements.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2520  New Capitol receptionist; Legislature employ.             Gordon
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2700  Spinal cord and traumatic brain injury treatment          Thames
        program, technical amendments to; create Registry.     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2710  Wildlife; clarify game status of white-tailed deer;       Posey
        classify opossum as fur-bearing animal.                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2929  Wildlife; authorize commission to set special youth       Posey
        hunt for deer.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2930  Hunting; allow handicapped nonresidents to take doe in    Hawks
        special hunts on U.S. Corps of Engineers land at       
        Arkabutla Lake.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2941  Wildlife; require residency period for lifetime hunting   Posey
        license.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2946  Wildlife; strictly regulate possession of wild animals    Posey
        inherently dangerous to humans.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 548  Ad valorem tax; watercraft used in gaming operations      Simpson
        not exempt from.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 684  Bonds; increase amount of state general obligation        Morris
        bonds issued for the Mississippi Affordable Housing    
        Development Fund.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 854  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain medications for        Williams
        production of fish, poultry and livestock.             
           Passed
HB 912  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for State           Moody
        Department of Mental Health capital improvements.      
           Passed
HB1714  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under Local     Williams
        Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan        
        Program. (DECD).                                       
           Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost
HB1717  Sales tax; delete that imposed on the ginning of cotton   Williams
        (STC).                                                 
           Passed
HB1719  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
        at three percent (STC).                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1721  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under           Williams
        Economic Development Highway Act (DECD).               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1731  Counties/fire protection districts; certain counties      Henderson (9th)
        may increase tax levy on real and personal property.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1733  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to renovate old     Evans
        National Guard Armory for children's museum, renovate  
        Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB1734  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds to            Martinson
        construct Mississippi Craft Center.                    
           Passed
HB1739  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; include certain    Morris
        projects that produce and transmit electrical power.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1743  Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain home medical        Williams
        equipment and supplies.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1746  Sales tax; exempt federal and state employees on          Guice
        certain hotel accommodation charges.                   
           Passed
HB1751  Lauderdale County; authorize to create tourism            Young
        commission and levy tourism tax on hotel and motel room
        rentals in the county.                                 
           Passed
HB1758  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Brown
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1763  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1768  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Foster
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1811  Sales tax; exempt admissions or tickets to hockey games   Simpson
        between teams operated under a professional league     
        franchise.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1812  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for the purchase    Compretta
        of Mississippi College of Law property.                
           Read the Third Time
HB1816  Income tax, corporation franchise tax; revise how         Williams
        certain businesses determine, exempt certain equipment 
        and fuel sales from sales tax.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1840  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain ETV     Chaney
        capital improvements.                                  
           Read the Third Time
HB1841  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair,         Williams
        renovation and new construction work at state          
        penitentiary.                                          
           Passed
HB1843  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain IHL     Williams
        capital improvements and community/junior college      
        capital improvements.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1845  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Mississippi     Williams
        Trade Mart capital improvements.                       
           Read the Third Time



Senate: Introductions

SB3199  Appropriation; DFA - Natchez Bluff Stabilization          Dearing
        Project; FY98.                                         
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3200  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Hall
        Professional Geologists; FY98.                         
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3201  Insurance premium tax; apply to HMO's.                    Bryan
           Referred To Finance
SB3202  Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain home medical        Horhn
        equipment and supplies.                                
           Referred To Finance
SB3203  Bonds; issue to construct a fish hatchery in North        Gollott
        Mississippi.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB3204  Bonds; issue for Department of Agriculture and Commerce   Thames
        capital improvements.                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB3205  Amory; execute lease for golf course.                     Bryan
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3206  Amory; contribute funds for masonic cemetery              Bryan
        maintenance.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3207  Bonds; issue bonds for water pollution control            Dearing
        emergency loan program.                                
           Referred To Finance
SB3208  Income taxation; grant an income tax credit to            Horhn
        businesses providing certain services to impoverished  
        areas.                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB3209  Emerging Crops Fund; utilized to provide interest-free    Horhn
        loan to tourism and film enterprises.                  
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB3210  Bonds; issue bonds for water pollution control            Gunn
        emergency loan program.                                
           Referred To Finance
SB3211  Corporate franchise tax; revise method by which           Robertson
        multistate corporations determine gross receipts under 
        franchise tax laws.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB3212  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for IHL,            Bryan
        community colleges and Greenville Higher Education     
        Center.                                                
           Referred To Finance
SC 566  Targeted business incentive programs; urge mitigation     Horhn
        by Congress and other states.                          
           Referred To Rules
SN 100  Richard W. Pipkin, Sr., Gautier, Mississippi, as a        GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Commission on Marine         
        Resources, for the unexpired term of office ending July
        1, 2000                                                
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SN 101  Alfred L. Holt, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, for 
        the unexpired term of office ending July 1, 2000       
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           DR - TSDP: CR To AP
HB 690  Psychologist; may make mental exam of alleged felons.     Moody
           DR - TSDP: PH To JU
HB 734  Municipal utilities; authorize purchase of electric       Miles
        equipment from surplus inventory of Federal Government 
        and EPAs.                                              
           DR - TSDPAA: PU To MU
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
        prisons to locate in counties.                         
           DR - TSDPAA: CR To FI
SB2151  MS Business Incubator Assistance Act; create and          Hall
        establish.                                             
           DR - TSDPCS: EC To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 359  Pharmacy services; health plan may not charge higher      Robinson (84th)
        copay for not using certain pharmacies.                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 572  Hearing impairment; require testing of newborn children   Robertson
        in hospitals for.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 689  Mental Health Department; certification of therapists     Moody
        by shall be valid only in state mental health system.  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 815  Marriage and family therapists; license, and create       Moody
        joint licensure board with social workers.             
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 865  Water pollution control; authorize permit board to        Ellington
        require applicants for permits to post financial       
        security.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1091  Water quality analysis fees; clarify payment of           Ellington
        certain.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1196  Public purchasing; increase amount that may be made by    Moody
        public hospitals without advertising for bids.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1205  Crime Stoppers Advisory Council; revise designation of    Ford
        director.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1268  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; amend board     Huskey
        memberships and meeting requirements.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1406  Justice court; judge must reside in district he seeks     Perry
        to serve.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1494  Abortion; prohibit partial-birth abortions.               Peranich
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1605  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Ellington
        services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1625  Health information; protect privacy of.                   Holden
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1657  Medical Licensure Board; clarify authority regarding      Foster
        employment of executive officer.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3084  Major Economic Impact Act; include certain projects       Mettetal
        that produce and transmit electrical power.            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3105  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for improvements to Lynn          Hewes
        Meadows Discovery Center; Tupelo Museum; Children's    
        Museum in Jackson.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3188  Gaming tax; increase amount of temporary borrowings for   Little
        certain highway programs.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3196  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain ETV     Ferris
        capital improvements.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3204  Bonds; issue for Department of Agriculture and Commerce   Thames
        capital improvements.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3211  Corporate franchise tax; revise method by which           Robertson
        multistate corporations determine gross receipts under 
        franchise tax laws.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3212  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for IHL,            Bryan
        community colleges and Greenville Higher Education     
        Center.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2165  Income taxation; increase the amount of the optional      Bryan
        standard deduction and exemption for married           
        individuals.                                           
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2870  Sales tax; exempt bad check service charges.              Horhn
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3107  Appropriation; Interest from the Mississippi Fire         Furniss
        Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund.                    
           Passed
SB3134  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Hall
           Passed
SB3135  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Hall
           Passed
SB3154  Appropriation; Econ. & Comm. Develop. Support.            Hall
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3155  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Hall
           Passed
SB3156  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Hall
           Passed
SB3157  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Hall
           Passed
SB3178  Bonds; issue general obligations bonds for capital        Bryan
        improvements to Capitol Complex.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 548  Ad valorem tax; watercraft used in gaming operations      Simpson
        not exempt from.                                       
           Referred To Finance
HB1721  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under           Williams
        Economic Development Highway Act (DECD).               
           Referred To Finance
HB1811  Sales tax; exempt admissions or tickets to hockey games   Simpson
        between teams operated under a professional league     
        franchise.                                             
           Referred To Finance
HC  83  Clinton High School Arrows Soccer Team; commend on        Montgomery
        winning state championship.                            
           Referred To Rules
HC  84  Clinton Lady Arrows Soccer Team; commend on winning       Montgomery
        state soccer championship.                             
           Referred To Rules
HC  86  Commending Carolyn Bush Turner.                           Shows
           Referred To Rules

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 12/08/97 at 11:42.



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