Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/27/97



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Signed By The Governor

SB2583  Criminal investigators; district attorney may designate   Bean
        as peace officer.                                      
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HC  96  Commend Angel Martino on her performance at the 1996      Davis (102nd)
        Olympic Games.                                         
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 751  City of Mendenhall; authorize to expend city funds and    Rotenberry
        use city employees and equipment to maintain publicly  
        and/or privately owned cemeteries in city.             
           DR - TSDP: LP To MU
HB1737  City of Shelby; authorize to contract with United         Coleman (29th)
        States and issue bonds for street improvement.         
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1750  Kemper County; authorize to house state inmates in a      Moody
        private correctional facility.                         
           DR - TSDPAA: LP To PE
HB1832  City of Grenada; authorize expansion of water and sewer   Holden
        system beyond corporate limits.                        
           DR - TSDPCS: LP To PU
HB1834  Local and private; authorize City of D'Iberville and      Barnett (116th)
        Harrison County to jointly create a port commission.   
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1837  City of Batesville; authorize to increase tourism and     McBride
        industry promotion tax.                                
           DR - TSDPAA: LP To WM
HB1857  City of Hollandale; authorize to construct a              Straughter
        correctional facility.                                 
           DR - TSDP: LP To PE
SB2005  State employees; delete requirement of adjusting life     Gordon
        insurance amounts on policy anniversary date.          
           DR - TSDP: AP To IN
SB2016  School curriculum; create Mississippi Public School       Dearing
        Laboratory Chemical Management Act.                    
           DR - TSDPAA: CR To AP
SB2046  Circuit judges; revise number in 8th District.            Jordan (18th)
           DR - TSDP: AP To JA
SB2056  Health care facilities; authorize CON for private pay     Bean
        nursing home in Lamar County.                          
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
SB2100  Mental health services; Department of Mental Health       Thames
        approve minimum programs at regional mental health     
        centers.                                               
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2146  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Bean
        program and establish an additional program.           
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2213  Medicaid home- and community-based services program;      Burton
        expand statewide.                                      
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
SB2218  Salaries of statewide and district elected officials;     Gordon
        increase.                                              
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To FS
SB2219  Salaries of local officials; increase.                    Gordon
           DR - TSDPAA: FS To CA
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
        advisory committee.                                    
           DR - TSDPAA: AG To AP
SB2231  Universities; tuition payments for needy students.        Gollott
           DR - TSDP: AP To UC
SB2263  County court reporters in certain counties; receive       Blackmon
        same salary as circuit court reporters.                
           DR - TSDP: FS To CA
SB2291  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Thames
        permits for sale of.                                   
           DR - TSDPAA: AG To GF
SB2319  County court; establish uniform system and youth court.   Smith
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To JJ
SB2377  Office on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; create under      Bean
        SBCJC.                                                 
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
SB2387  Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale.          Bean
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
SB2510  Youth court; standardize procedures, reporting and        Smith
        create statewide tracking system.                      
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To JJ
SB2527  Commission on Volunteer Service; technical amendments     Ferris
        relating thereto.                                      
           DR - TSDP: AP To UC
SB2555  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; create board of     Bean
        directors/authorize nonprofit MIB corp; provide        
        legislative study.                                     
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2579  Medicaid assistance program; provide for eligibility,     Bean
        hearings, opposition to issuance of CON.               
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
SB2623  Meat inspection; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture    Thames
        to hold hearings and determine penalties.              
           DR - TSDPAA: AG To GF
SB2649  Public school finance; implement MS Adequate Education    Bryan
        Funding formula.                                       
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
SB2856  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Dearing
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           DR - TSDPAA: WM To CR
SB2861  Trauma Care Task Force; create.                           Bean
           DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2875  FY97 funds for Educable Child and School District         Hall
        Student Level Database Programs; transfer from minimum 
        program.                                               
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To ED
SB2879  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Stogner
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To PE
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
        repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           DR - TSDP: AP To IN
SB2958  State Personnel Board's powers and duties; clarify and    Gordon
        extend repealer.                                       
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To FS
SB3123  Ridgeland; create tourism commission and impose tourism   Hall
        tax.                                                   
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB 838  City of Biloxi; authorize contribution to the Lynn        Ryan
        Meadows Discovery Center.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 888  Harrison County; authorize county to contribute to        Fredericks
        United Way of South Mississippi.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 889  Harrison County; authorize county to contribute to De     Fredericks
        l'Epee Deaf Center.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 892  Harrison County; authorize county to contribute to        Fredericks
        certain nonprofit organizations.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1818  Warren County; authorize to contribute to the             Flaggs
        Mississippi Food Network.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1823  Warren County; authorize to contribute to Vicksburg       Flaggs
        Family Development Service, Incorporated.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1824  Authorize Warren County to contribute to Keep             Flaggs
        Vicksburg-Warren Beautiful, Incorporated.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1825  Warren County; authorize to contribute to the We Care     Flaggs
        Community Services, Incorporated.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1826  Warren County; authorize to contribute to HIV Services,   Flaggs
        Incorporated.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1830  Tallahatchie County; garbage collection fees may be       Reynolds
        enforced by sale of property furnished services.       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1836  Issaquena County; authorize to accept property from the   Cameron
        Mississippi Forestry Commission.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1838  Panola County; garbage fees may be enforced by sale of    McBride
        property furnished garbage services.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1850  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Hattiesburg    Davis (102nd)
        Little League Baseball Association.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1851  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to the Pine       Davis (102nd)
        Belt Boys and Girls Club.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1852  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to Forrest        Davis (102nd)
        County Agricultural High School.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1853  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to the Dale       Davis (102nd)
        Robertson Celebrity Golf Tournament.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1854  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to certain        Davis (102nd)
        child abuse centers.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HC  80  Suspend deadlines for introduction; bill to provide       Broomfield
        enhanced penalties for failure to provide hospital     
        board minutes.                                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  87  Judge Howard L. Patterson, Jr.; commend on being          King
        elected President of Lions International.              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  88  Commend Cathedral School upon 150th anniversary.          Ketchings
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  89  Commending Speaker Tim Ford upon election as President    Barnett (92nd)
        of the National Speakers Conference.                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  90  Commend Annette Evans Austin for leadership as a Black    Straughter
        businesswoman.                                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  91  Commend Clara Taylor Reed as successful Black             Straughter
        businesswoman.                                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  93  Commend Kari Litton, Miss Mississippi.                    Foster
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  94  Commend Federally Employed Women, Inc., on sponsoring     Flaggs
        1997 Southeastern Regional Training Program.           
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  95  Commend Royce B. Luke for years of public service.        Guice
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  96  Commend Angel Martino on her performance at the 1996      Davis (102nd)
        Olympic Games.                                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  15  Commend public service career of Will Green Poindexter.   Ellzey
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  16  Commend Mary Hariald on being named American Vocational   Holland
        DECA Teacher of the Year.                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2005  State employees; delete requirement of adjusting life     Gordon
        insurance amounts on policy anniversary date.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2046  Circuit judges; revise number in 8th District.            Jordan (18th)
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2056  Health care facilities; authorize CON for private pay     Bean
        nursing home in Lamar County.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2071  Land surveyors; entrance on private property not          Bean
        trespass.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2094  Service dogs; prohibit harassment.                        Tollison
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2115  Penalties; conform for commercial marine violations;      Moffatt
        prohibit gill nets within certain area.                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2202  Health professional licensure; extend repealer on State   Canon
        Board of Chiropractic Examiners.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2213  Medicaid home- and community-based services program;      Burton
        expand statewide.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2218  Salaries of statewide and district elected officials;     Gordon
        increase.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2226  Dental Practice Act; reenact and revise licensure         Canon
        provisions.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2231  Universities; tuition payments for needy students.        Gollott
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2243  Mississippi Board of Optometry; reenact.                  Bean
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2244  Prisoners; allow county and city to work prisoner to      Huggins
        aid charity providing food to needy.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2247  Extortion; revise to include MDOC employees and           Huggins
        contractors.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2276  Certificates and licenses issued by Department of         Ferris
        Mental Health; clarify use of.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2299  Psychologists; perform competency exams of alleged        Ferris
        felons.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2319  County court; establish uniform system and youth court.   Smith
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2387  Teachers; increase minimum program salary scale.          Bean
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2418  Crime Victims Compensation Act; include acts of foreign   Frazier
        terrorism.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2461  Infant Mortality Task Force; reauthorize.                 Smith
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2466  Corrections; make medical release conditional.            Huggins
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2473  Oil and gas; revise administrative tax millage.           Scoper
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2494  Water; revise Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Law.        Dearing
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2495  Water quality analysis fees; clarify payment of           Dearing
        certain.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2496  Lead; Lead-based Paint Activity Accreditation and         Dearing
        Certification Act.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2510  Youth court; standardize procedures, reporting and        Smith
        create statewide tracking system.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2527  Commission on Volunteer Service; technical amendments     Ferris
        relating thereto.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2544  Forestry Commission members; clarify qualifications of.   Harvey
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2563  Charitable solicitation; revise (SOS).                    Turner
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2597  Water systems, community public; require governing        Dearing
        board members to have management training.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2611  Boating; require certificate of title for boats.          Hewes
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2649  Public school finance; implement MS Adequate Education    Bryan
        Funding formula.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2661  Marine Resources; DMR may pay cost of removal of          Hewes
        derelict vessels.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2662  Marine Resources; clarify duties of CMR related to        Hewes
        seafood sanitation programs.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2699  Wildlife; technical revisions to shooting preserves       Posey
        law.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2728  Income taxation; clarify how certain gains are treated.   Bryan
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2729  Timber severance taxation; increase the amount of tax     Bryan
        liability under which quarterly returns may be filed.  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2763  Department of Agriculture; clarify grain crop             Furniss
        inspection duties.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2770  Local government records act; amend.                      Burton
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2777  Oysters; authorize CMR to designate areas reserved for    Cuevas
        tonging.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2778  Corrections; require drug testing of employees.           Johnson (19th)
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2800  Sex offenders; revise registration of in conformity to    Turner
        federal law.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2812  Marine nets; forfeit nets used in violation if not        Hewes
        stolen.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2814  Oysters; allow CMR to grant special permits to certain    Hewes
        nonprofit organizations.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2841  State Parole Board; create 5 member.                      Furniss
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2856  Solid waste; revise authority for municipalities to pay   Dearing
        for services and collect delinquent fees.              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2857  Economic development districts; employ real estate        Hewes
        brokers and appraisers.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2875  FY97 funds for Educable Child and School District         Hall
        Student Level Database Programs; transfer from minimum 
        program.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2879  Corrections; Direct DOC to contract for regional          Stogner
        facilities in certain counties.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2880  State and school employees health insurance; delete       Kirby
        repealer on medical savings accounts.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2896  Falsifying documents issued by schools; define crime      Frazier
        of.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2925  Prisons; allow prison industries to work state inmates    Huggins
        at private facilities.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2927  Boats; increase registration fees.                        Posey
           Title Suff Do Not Pass
SB2937  Water; repeal authorization for certain river basin and   Dearing
        flood control districts and commissions.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2940  Wildlife; authorize commission to regulate hunting and    Posey
        fishing guide services.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2958  State Personnel Board's powers and duties; clarify and    Gordon
        extend repealer.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2961  County officials and state employees; pay twice a         Minor
        month.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2964  Franchise tax; treat certain organizations as             Bryan
        corporations.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2975  Shrimp; allow to be taken in mouth of Pearl River.        Hewes
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2986  State Crime Stoppers Fund; establish and assess monies    Scoper
        for.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2999  Commission on Judicial Performance; lay members receive   Farris
        per diem.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3015  State monetary assessments; revise to fund Leadership     Tollison
        Council on Aging.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3029  Real estate transfer disclosure requirements law; apply   Hewes
        only to certain real property.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3055  Hattiesburg; donate to Pine Belt Boys and Girls Club.     Farris
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3057  Hattiesburg; donate funds to USM Center for Gifted        Farris
        Studies, Leadership Studies Program.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3058  Hattiesburg; donate funds to Big Brothers/Big Sisters     Farris
        of Southeast Mississippi.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3099  Pascagoula fire and police retirement; limit add'l        Moffatt
        annual payment amount.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3103  Forrest County; contribute to Hattiesburg Downtown        Farris
        Association.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3114  Forrest County; contribute to Neighborhood Education      Farris
        Enhancement Development Services (N.E.E.D.S.).         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3121  Harrison County; contribute to Multiple Sclerosis         Gollott
        Society.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 549  Jim & Three Blake; commend for drag racing exploits.      Stogner
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  Prentiss High School football team; commend for           Harvey
        outstanding season.                                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 552  Bassfield High School football team; commend.             Harvey
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Daniel High School Lady Bulldogs Softball Team;           Browning
        commend.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Ingomar High School Lady Falcons Softball Team;           Browning
        commend.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Sherman E. Stimley; commend life.                         Harden
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Kermit Wells Holly, Sr.; commend as music educator.       Horhn
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 558  Marshall Bouldin; commend for Artist Achievement Award.   Furniss
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 562  Dr. Paul E. Ballard; commend.                             Ferris
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 563  Arts Partnership Award winners; commend.                  Hewes
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 564  International Paper Moss Point Mill; commend.             Moffatt
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 565  Dr. Jean Simmons; commend for Arts Education Award.       Hall
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 567  William C. Gorden; commend.                               Harden
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 684  Bonds; increase amount of state general obligation        Morris
        bonds issued for the Mississippi Affordable Housing    
        Development Fund.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 854  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain medications for        Williams
        production of fish, poultry and livestock.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 912  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for State           Moody
        Department of Mental Health capital improvements.      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1714  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under Local     Williams
        Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan        
        Program. (DECD).                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1717  Sales tax; delete that imposed on the ginning of cotton   Williams
        (STC).                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1719  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
        at three percent (STC).                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1731  Counties/fire protection districts; certain counties      Henderson (9th)
        may increase tax levy on real and personal property.   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1734  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds to            Martinson
        construct Mississippi Craft Center.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1739  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; include certain    Morris
        projects that produce and transmit electrical power.   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1743  Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain home medical        Williams
        equipment and supplies.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1744  Income tax; provide tax credit for employers providing    Chaney
        certain transportation services to employees.          
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1746  Sales tax; exempt federal and state employees on          Guice
        certain hotel accommodation charges.                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1753  Retirement systems, municipal; may increase ad valorem    Williams
        tax levy to fund system under certain circumstances.   
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1758  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Brown
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1763  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1768  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Foster
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1816  Income tax, corporation franchise tax; revise how         Williams
        certain businesses determine, exempt certain equipment 
        and fuel sales from sales tax.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1831  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Endt
        high benefit project and increase amount of bonds      
        issued under.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1841  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair,         Williams
        renovation and new construction work at state          
        penitentiary.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1844  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for water           Ellington
        pollution control emergency loan program.              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1847  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Holland
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1856  Sales tax; exempt sales of motor vehicles between         Moak
        siblings; distinctive license tags; issue of state     
        university tags.                                       
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2066  Hospital and medical service associations; repeal         Kirby
        regulation of by Commissioner of Insurance.            
           Passed
SB2290  MS Boll Weevil Management Act; include other pests.       Thames
           Passed
SB2329  Justice court fees; increase.                             Rayborn
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2339  Inventory; suppliers required to repurchase under         Thames
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2355  Soil and Water Conservation District; authorize to        Posey
        purchase insurance on equipment.                       
           Passed
SB2357  Soil and water conservation districts; revise audit       Posey
        requirements.                                          
           Passed
SB2383  Department of Agriculture; repeal provisions exempting    Gordon
        personnel from state service.                          
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2470  Banking regulatory laws; amend various.                   Woodfield
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2480  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association      Kirby
        Act; reenact and revise.                               
           Passed
SB2489  Legal interest rate (usury) statute; extend repealer      Woodfield
        on certain provision.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2493  Water pollution control; authorize permit board to        Dearing
        require applicants for permits to post financial       
        security.                                              
           Amended
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
SB2589  Certain health insurance policies; prohibit exclusion     Jordan (18th)
        of certain drug coverage.                              
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2620  Imported meats and public contracts for purchase of       Thames
        meat; repeal laws.                                     
           Passed
SB2624  Hazardous waste; clarify demonstration of need for        Canon
        previously permitted commercial hazardous waste        
        management facility.                                   
           Passed
SB2673  Levee damage commissioners; increase per diem and         Carlton
        expense allowance to standard rates.                   
           Passed
SB2698  Elections; allow extended office hours for registrars     Tollison
        to register voters.                                    
           Passed
SB2725  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Coal Mining and        Hamilton
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Passed
SB2793  Elections; clarify that 17 year olds may vote at          Harden
        primaries if they are 18 at general election.          
           Passed
SB3043  Wildlife department revenues; deposit to State Treasury   Woodfield
        weekly.                                                
           Tabled Subject To Call



House: Referred Other House

SB2870  Sales tax; exempt bad check service charges.              Horhn
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3107  Appropriation; Interest from the Mississippi Fire         Furniss
        Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund.                    
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3134  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3135  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3154  Appropriation; Econ. & Comm. Develop. Support.            Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3155  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3156  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3157  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SC 551  Prentiss High School football team; commend for           Harvey
        outstanding season.                                    
           Referred To Rules
SC 552  Bassfield High School football team; commend.             Harvey
           Referred To Rules
SC 554  Daniel High School Lady Bulldogs Softball Team;           Browning
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 555  Ingomar High School Lady Falcons Softball Team;           Browning
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 556  Sherman E. Stimley; commend life.                         Harden
           Referred To Rules
SC 557  Kermit Wells Holly, Sr.; commend as music educator.       Horhn
           Referred To Rules
SC 558  Marshall Bouldin; commend for Artist Achievement Award.   Furniss
           Referred To Rules
SC 559  Dr. Samuel Marshall Gore; commend for receiving Career    White (29th)
        in the Arts Award.                                     
           Referred To Rules
SC 560  Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County;         Bean
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 561  Malaco Records for receiving Heritage Award, commend.     Frazier
           Referred To Rules
SC 562  Dr. Paul E. Ballard; commend.                             Ferris
           Referred To Rules
SC 563  Arts Partnership Award winners; commend.                  Hewes
           Referred To Rules
SC 564  International Paper Moss Point Mill; commend.             Moffatt
           Referred To Rules
SC 565  Dr. Jean Simmons; commend for Arts Education Award.       Hall
           Referred To Rules
SC 567  William C. Gorden; commend.                               Harden
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1839  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for purpose of      Chaney
        making loans to assist in building of dependent care   
        facilities.                                            
           Died On Calendar



House: Signed By The Speaker

SC 507  Higher education day; commend institutions and            Burton
        students.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 517  Leavell Woods 13-14 year old baseball team; commend.      White (29th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 536  Elizabeth S. Matthews; commend.                           White (29th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 539  Brett Favre; commend back-to-back MVP in NFL and Super    Cuevas
        Bowl winner.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 541  Rosia Bell Jackson Spruell; commemorate life.             Jordan (24th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 542  East Central Community College Warriors; commend.         Burton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 543  Thomas L. Cole; commend the life of.                      Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 544  Kari Litton; commend for reign as Miss Mississippi        Browning
        1996.                                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 548  James Smith, Sr.; commend.                                Smith
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SR  10  Senators reunion; commend and thank all former State      Rayborn
        Senators.                                              
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB  21  AIDS test; require for persons arrested, charged or       Green (72nd)
        convicted of sexual offenses.                          
           DR - TSDPAA: JU To CA
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To IN
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
        Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 937  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Holland
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           DR - TSDP: AG To AP
HB 953  Geologists; create registered professional geologists     Ellington
        practice act.                                          
           DR - TSDP: EP To OG
           DR - TSDPAA: EP To OG
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To IN
HB1007  Unclaimed Property Act; exempt certain payments by        Ford
        nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing           
        associations.                                          
           DR - TSDP: PP To JU
HB1213  State property; authorize bar codes to be attached to.    Williams
           DR - TSDP: PP To FS
HB1244  Division of Youth Services; increase number of            Warren
        Adolescent Offender Program sites.                     
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To JJ
HB1248  Forest Resource Development Program; Legislature shall    Eaton
        appropriate certain sums for support of.               
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To FO
HB1672  Charter schools; authorize local public schools to        Chaney
        become.                                                
           DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB  14  Schools; increase salaries of teachers, assistant         Frierson
        teachers and other school employees.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 261  Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice    Ford
        Insurance; reenact and extend repealer.                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 519  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
        of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 585  Insurance laws; make various technical amendments.        Stevens
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 638  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; authorize to      Holland
        purchase one additional passenger vehicle.             
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 675  Textbooks, school; allocate share of Education            Ketchings
        Enhancement Fund for certain nonpublic schools.        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 908  State-owned land; prohibit clearing of timber until       Henderson (9th)
        after a public hearing.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 913  Birth defects registry; direct Department of Health to    Moody
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 953  Geologists; create registered professional geologists     Ellington
        practice act.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1031  Museum property; prescribe procedure for conserving and   King
        disposing of loaned property.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1032  Salaries; increase for certain state and county elected   Green (96th)
        and appointed officials.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1182  Property; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        transfer to Department of Transportation (MDOT).       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1198  Health and accident insurance; reduce preexisting         Stevens
        conditions time to six months.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1201  Small employer health benefit plans; revise definitions   Stevens
        and provide guaranteed issue.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1219  Public records; court records maintained electronically   Ford
        to conform to standards of Administrative Office of    
        Courts.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1229  Water pollution; create hardship grants fund and          Ellington
        program to be administered by Department of            
        Environmental Quality (DEQ).                           
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1342  Easement; Department of Finance and Administration        Compretta
        grant to Mississippi Department of Transportation      
        (MDOT).                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1370  Oil and Gas Board; authorize to pay certain dues and      Bowles
        expenses.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1376  Handicapped hunters; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries    Peranich
        and Parks shall provide reasonable access to hunting   
        areas for.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1389  Tobacco; Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access and          McBride
        Prevention Act of 1997.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1414  Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Commission; create.     Stribling
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1429  Oil and Gas Board; provide lien to enforce oil and gas    Bowles
        laws.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1430  Public utilities; revise regulation of excavation near    Ellis
        underground utility facilities.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1451  Institutions of higher learning; authorize study          Peranich
        offering courses at off-campus sites.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1541  Public property; authorize Mississippi Forestry           McBride
        Commission to exchange land with Panola County.        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1567  Funeral Services, Board of; transfer FY97 appropriation   Capps
        funds among categories.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1568  Audit, Department of; transfer FY97 appropriation funds   Capps
        among categories.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1569  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY97               Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1570  Medical Licensure, Board of; transfer FY97                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1601  Teacher education cooperative program; establish in       Frierson
        Mississippi colleges.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1616  Ayers Endowment Fund; create to provide certain funding   Ford
        for JSU, ASU and MVSU.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1643  Old Capitol Museum; create trust fund.                    Stevens
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1655  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1672  Charter schools; authorize local public schools to        Chaney
        become.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1704  Community service; technical revisions to MS Commission   Walker
        for National and Community Service.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SN  27  Robert Guinn Waites, Brandon, Mississippi, as Executive   GOVERNOR
        Director of the Public Utilities Staff, for the six    
        year term of office ending June 30, 2002               
           Do Advise and Consent
SR  10  Senators reunion; commend and thank all former State      Rayborn
        Senators.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1409  Banks; delete from parity provision references to         Guice
        insurance activities of banks.                         
           Transmitted To House
HC  24  Senator Trent Lott; commend on selection as U.S. Senate   Formby
        Majority Leader.                                       
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  73  Commend Vaiden 4-H Club Stars on their contributions to   Stevens
        Carroll County.                                        
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  74  Commend Wayne County leaders for growth and progress of   Taylor
        the county.                                            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  75  Commend Mississippi Humanities Council upon its 25th      Simmons (37th)
        Anniversary.                                           
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  77  Suspend deadlines for introduction; designate portion     Miles
        of U.S. 278 as "Jerome Huskey Memorial Highway".       
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  78  Commend Bailey Howell on being inducted into the          Simmons (37th)
        Basketball Hall of Fame.                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  81  Commend Ken Lindsay on being named PGA President.         Denny
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  83  Clinton High School Arrows Soccer Team; commend on        Montgomery
        winning state championship.                            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  84  Clinton Lady Arrows Soccer Team; commend on winning       Montgomery
        state soccer championship.                             
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  86  Commending Carolyn Bush Turner.                           Shows
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SB3084  Major Economic Impact Act; include certain projects       Mettetal
        that produce and transmit electrical power.            
           Transmitted To House
SB3105  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for improvements to Lynn          Hewes
        Meadows Discovery Center; Tupelo Museum; Children's    
        Museum in Jackson.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB3178  Bonds; issue general obligations bonds for capital        Bryan
        improvements to Capitol Complex.                       
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3188  Gaming tax; increase amount of temporary borrowings for   Little
        certain highway programs.                              
           Transmitted To House
SB3193  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Department of   Bean
        Mental Health capital improvements.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB3194  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for addition of a   Cuevas
        building at the Stennis Space Center to house the      
        Center for Marine Sciences.                            
           Transmitted To House
SB3196  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain ETV     Ferris
        capital improvements.                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB3198  Bonds; increase allocation to Oakley and Columbia         Bryan
        Training Schools.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB3200  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Hall
        Professional Geologists; FY98.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB3204  Bonds; issue for Department of Agriculture and Commerce   Thames
        capital improvements.                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB3211  Corporate franchise tax; revise method by which           Robertson
        multistate corporations determine gross receipts under 
        franchise tax laws.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB3212  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for IHL,            Bryan
        community colleges and Greenville Higher Education     
        Center.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SC 551  Prentiss High School football team; commend for           Harvey
        outstanding season.                                    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 552  Bassfield High School football team; commend.             Harvey
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 554  Daniel High School Lady Bulldogs Softball Team;           Browning
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 555  Ingomar High School Lady Falcons Softball Team;           Browning
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 556  Sherman E. Stimley; commend life.                         Harden
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 557  Kermit Wells Holly, Sr.; commend as music educator.       Horhn
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 558  Marshall Bouldin; commend for Artist Achievement Award.   Furniss
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 559  Dr. Samuel Marshall Gore; commend for receiving Career    White (29th)
        in the Arts Award.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 560  Library of Hattiesburg, Petal and Forrest County;         Bean
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 561  Malaco Records for receiving Heritage Award, commend.     Frazier
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 562  Dr. Paul E. Ballard; commend.                             Ferris
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 563  Arts Partnership Award winners; commend.                  Hewes
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 564  International Paper Moss Point Mill; commend.             Moffatt
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 565  Dr. Jean Simmons; commend for Arts Education Award.       Hall
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 567  William C. Gorden; commend.                               Harden
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SR   8  Engineers; honor during National Engineers Week.          Carter
           Adopted
SR  10  Senators reunion; commend and thank all former State      Rayborn
        Senators.                                              
           Adopted



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2165  Income taxation; increase the amount of the optional      Bryan
        standard deduction and exemption for married           
        individuals.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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