Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/20/97



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Pending Governor's Signature

HB 563  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Guice
        Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
HB 913  Birth defects registry; direct Department of Health to    Moody
        establish.                                             
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
HB1031  Museum property; prescribe procedure for conserving and   King
        disposing of loaned property.                          
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
HB1142  New Home Warranty Act; create.                            Davis (7th)
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
HB1268  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; amend board     Huskey
        memberships and meeting requirements.                  
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
SB2006  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Kirby
        stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
SB2288  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise hearing procedures,   Thames
        extend repealer.                                       
           Due From Governor 03/26/97
SB2366  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Posey
        to create.                                             
           Due From Governor 03/26/97



House: Introductions

HB1915  Suffrage; restore to Clifford E. D'Angelo of Harrison     Short
        County.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HC 129  Commend the life of Martha Frances Allen.                 Ford
           Referred To Rules
HC 130  Rosa Scott Middle School in Madison; commend on           Martinson
        outstanding achievements.                              
           Referred To Rules
HC 131  Memorialize Congress to amend certain laws to             Howell
        facilitate approval of new drugs.                      
           Referred To Rules
HR  26  Commend life and public service of Judge Frank David      Stevens
        Barber.                                                
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1870  Robinsonville-Commerce Utility District; authorize        Henderson (9th)
        special assessment bonds.                              
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1879  Town of Rienzi; authorize to expend gas transmission      McCoy
        and distribution system beyond corporate limits.       
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1889  Diamond Lakes Utilities and Improvements District,        Henderson (9th)
        Tunica County; revise provisions.                      
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1891  Tunica County; revise distribution of county gaming       Henderson (9th)
        revenues.                                              
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1903  City of Columbus/Lowndes County; revise distribution of   Smith (39th)
        tourism and MUW support tax.                           
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM
HB1906  City of New Albany; authorize to impose tourism tax on    Mitchell
        hotels, motels and restaurants.                        
           DR - TSDPAA: LP To WM
HB1908  Panola County; borrow money to construct livestock        McBride
        facilities.                                            
           DR - TSDP: LP To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB 736  City of Ridgeland; authorize to pay injured police        Martinson
        officers the difference between workers compensation   
        benefits and regular net base pay.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 890  Authorize Harrison County to pay claim in case of State   Fredericks
        v. Kevin Harrison.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1075  Alcorn County/City of Corinth; authorize additional       McCoy
        assessment in justice/municipal courts for support of  
        Northeast Mississippi Crime Stoppers.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1858  Humphreys County; garbage collection fees may be          Bailey
        enforced by sale of property furnished services.       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1875  Local and private; authorize Bolivar County to            Capps
        compensate individual for programming voting machines  
        and performing voting machine custodial work.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1876  Quitman County; garbage collection fees may be enforced   Henderson (9th)
        by sale of property furnished services.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1878  Hattiesburg Tourism Commission; extend repealer.          Davis (102nd)
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1882  Pontotoc County; garbage collection fees may be           Foster
        enforced by sale of property furnished services.       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1883  Belzoni; authorize to contribute to industrial            Straughter
        development entities.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1884  Humphreys County; authorize to contribution to            Straughter
        Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1888  Leflore County; garbage collection fees may be enforced   Perkins
        by sale of property furnished services.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1892  Hancock County/City of Bay St. Louis/City of Waveland;    Compretta
        authorize to assess additional court fee.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1893  Lafayette County; garbage collection fees may be          Perry
        enforced by sale of property furnished services.       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1894  Town of Plantersville; authorize to extend police         Holland
        jurisdiction beyond municipal limits.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1898  Union County; garbage collection fees may be enforced     Mitchell
        by sale of property furnished services.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1901  Coahoma County Tourism Commission; authorize to           Miller
        transfer certain property to Coahoma County.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1907  Harrison County; authorize county to contribute to        Fredericks
        Mississippi Cheshire Homes.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1909  Calhoun County; garbage collection fees may be enforced   Grist
        by sale of property furnished services.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1910  Town of Sumner; authorize to maintain banks of Cassidy    Huddleston
        Bayou within the town limits.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1912  City of Okolona; extend repealer on authority to impose   Bowles
        additional court costs to fund crime stoppers program. 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1913  City of Houston; extend repealer on authority to impose   Bowles
        additional court costs to fund crime stoppers program. 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1914  Chickasaw County; extend repealer on authority to         Bowles
        impose additional court costs to fund crime stoppers   
        program.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3216  Warren County; sell Mississippi River bridge.             Ferris
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 519  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
        of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           Conferees Named Stevens,Simpson,Robinson (63rd)
HB 584  Rural fire truck acquisition program; revise.             Stevens
           Conferees Named Stevens,Montgomery,Capps
HB 899  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend          Williams
        repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance        
        economic development projects (DECD).                  
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 918  Leave time; state employees may donate to other ill or    Clarke
        injured state employees.                               
           Conferees Named Endt,Green (96th),Foster
HB 970  State Fire Academy; transfer certain funds for capital    Montgomery
        improvements.                                          
           Conferees Named Stevens,Montgomery,Capps
HB 999  Judges; retired appellate judges may serve on temporary   Perry
        basis, etc.                                            
           Conferees Named Perry,Simpson,Reeves
HB1219  Public records; court records maintained electronically   Ford
        to conform to standards of Administrative Office of    
        Courts.                                                
           Conferees Named Perry,Simpson,Bourdeaux
HB1481  Sales tax and use tax; clarify diversion to the Motor     Williams
        Vehicle Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund (STC).           
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
           Reconsidered
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1669  Garnishment; revise garnishee's obligations.              Smith (39th)
           Conferees Named Perry,Simpson,Moss
HB1713  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners and        Foster
        State Board of Cosmetology.                            
           Conferees Named Foster,Bowles,Maples
HB1714  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under Local     Williams
        Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan        
        Program. (DECD).                                       
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1733  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to renovate old     Evans
        National Guard Armory for children's museum, renovate  
        Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.                         
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1758  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Brown
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           Conferees Named Capps,Brown,Foster
HB1762  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Holland
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Davis (7th)
HB1765  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           Conferees Named Capps,Moody,Hamilton
HB1766  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,McInnis,Maples
HB1767  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Livingston,Short
HB1768  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Bowles,Denny
HB1769  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Maples,McInnis
HB1771  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Foster
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           Conferees Named Foster,Davis (7th),Bowles
HB1772  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Foster
        Gulfport.                                              
           Conferees Named Foster,Barnett (92nd),Bowles
HB1773  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Barnett (92nd),Denny
HB1774  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Foster
        Administrators.                                        
           Conferees Named Foster,Barnett (92nd),Maples
HB1775  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Barnett (92nd),McInnis
HB1776  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Barnett (92nd),Bowles
HB1778  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway Dist, Pearl River    Foster
        Basin Dev Dist, Pearl River Valley Water Sup Dist,     
        Tombigbee River Valley Water Mgmt District.            
           Conferees Named Foster,Livingston,Bowles
HB1782  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Foster
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           Conferees Named Foster,Livingston,McInnis
HB1783  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission      Foster
        and the Public Utilities Staff.                        
           Conferees Named Foster,Denny,Davis (7th)
HB1786  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission and Real Estate     Foster
        Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board.           
           Conferees Named Foster,Denny,Livingston
HB1788  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Foster
        Transportation.                                        
           Conferees Named Foster,Davis (7th),Barnett (92nd)
HB1789  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Maples,Davis (7th)
HB1790  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Foster
           Conferees Named Foster,Denny,McInnis
HB1791  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Foster
        Authority.                                             
           Conferees Named Foster,Livingston,Bowles
HB1797  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Livingston
           Conferees Named Foster,Livingston,Hamilton
HB1804  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Coleman (29th)
HB1816  Income tax, corporation franchise tax; revise how         Williams
        certain businesses determine, exempt certain equipment 
        and fuel sales from sales tax.                         
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1831  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Endt
        high benefit project and increase amount of bonds      
        issued under.                                          
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1840  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain ETV     Chaney
        capital improvements.                                  
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1843  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for certain IHL     Williams
        capital improvements and community/junior college      
        capital improvements.                                  
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1845  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Mississippi     Williams
        Trade Mart capital improvements.                       
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1847  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Holland
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           Conferees Named Capps,Foster,Holland
SB2150  Water and sewage utilities; notify customers of           Hawks
        proposed rate increase in local newspaper and in       
        customer invoice.                                      
           Conferees Named Simmons (100th),Barnett (116th),Weathersby
SB2164  Child support enforcement; comply with mandates of        Bean
        federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity   
        Reconciliation Act of 1996.                            
           Conferees Named Perry,Simpson,Green (72nd)
SB2329  Justice court fees; increase.                             Rayborn
           Conferees Named Endt,Guice,Smith (39th)
SB2330  State Auditor; authorize to purchase certain number of    Kirby
        automobiles.                                           
           Conferees Named Capps,Foster,Perry
SB2343  Purchase, sale, transfer or trade by agreement between    Hall
        state agencies; clarify procedure for.                 
           Conferees Named Capps,Foster,Perry
SB2874  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
        office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           Conferees Named Stevens,Simpson,Bozeman
SB2958  State Personnel Board's powers and duties; clarify and    Gordon
        extend repealer.                                       
           Conferees Named Endt,Smith (39th),Foster



House: Referred Other House

SC 583  Carol Holley; commend as MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Lee
           Referred To Rules
SC 584  Deborah Hill; commend as MGCCC Instructor of Year in      Lee
        Jackson County.                                        
           Referred To Rules
SC 585  Marilyn Lott; commend as MGCCC Instructor of the Year     Lee
        at Perkinston.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 588  South Pontotoc Elementary School; commend.                Browning
           Referred To Rules
SC 589  North Pontotoc Elementary School; commend for Level 5     Browning
        accreditation.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 590  South Pontotoc High School; commend for Level 5           Browning
        accreditation.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 591  North Pontotoc High School; commend for Level 5           Browning
        Accreditation.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 592  Dr. Don L. Durham, Naval Meterology and Oceanography      Gollott
        Command; commend.                                      
           Referred To Rules
SC 596  Roger P. Friou; commend.                                  Horhn
           Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB  33  Gun permits; allow reciprocity with other states.         Frierson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 100  Trespass; specify inclusion of public housing authority   Smith (39th)
        property.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 305  Death certificates; revise list of officials who          Endt
        receive.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 631  Arson; revise penalties, provide for forfeiture and       Blackmon
        include churches for first degree arson.               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 690  Psychologist; may make mental exam of alleged felons.     Moody
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 819  Physical therapists and assistants; revise licensure      Moody
        law.                                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 912  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for State           Moody
        Department of Mental Health capital improvements.      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 937  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Holland
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1090  Public water systems; require certified operators for     Ellington
        certain.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1110  Bonds; extend repealer on authority to issue for major    Howell
        energy project development fund.                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1124  Securities; revise Mississippi Securities Act (SOS).      Perry
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1376  Handicapped hunters; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries    Peranich
        and Parks shall provide reasonable access to hunting   
        areas for.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1429  Oil and Gas Board; provide lien to enforce oil and gas    Bowles
        laws.                                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1430  Public utilities; revise regulation of excavation near    Ellis
        underground utility facilities.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1476  School transportation contracts; increase maximum term    Johnson
        for private contracts.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1501  Bonded weighmasters; revise license fees charged by       Gadd
        Commissioner of Agriculture.                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
        prisons to locate in counties.                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1554  Alcoholic beverages; authorize holders of package         Williams
        retailer's permits to sell juices, mixers and other    
        beverages used to mix with.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1580  Marine resources; classify cobia as game fish.            Barnett (116th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1717  Sales tax; delete that imposed on the ginning of cotton   Williams
        (STC).                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1755  Income tax; increase tax credit granted to employers      Wells-Smith
        providing dependent care for employees during work     
        hours.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 101  Commend Maxie Bruce for being selected 1997 Multiple      Rotenberry
        Sclerosis Father of the Year.                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 104  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of House      Endt
        Bill 1863:  ad valorem tax; Pat Harrison Waterway      
        District.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 105  Commend Officers Randall Webster and James Griffin and    Stevens
        Town of West on receiving MMA's Making Mississippi Move
        Award.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 108  Commending the Tupelo High School Academic Decathlon      Ford
        Team.                                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2006  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Kirby
        stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2288  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise hearing procedures,   Thames
        extend repealer.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2366  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Posey
        to create.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Robert Jerry "Gentle Ben" Williams, Jr.; commend.         Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Bassfield High School boys basketball team; commend.      Harvey
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  LeRoy Braxton "Roy" Cochran; commend.                     Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Michael D. "Mike" Taylor; commend.                        Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3239  Batesville; increase tourism and industry tax, assume     Mettetal
        promotion authority.                                   
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3240  Northwest Mississippi Community College; lease certain    Mettetal
        real property.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private
SC 597  Rachel Ann Ruckdeschel; commend.                          Moffatt
           Referred To Rules
SC 598  James Lowry Bolden; commend life of.                      Simmons
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SN   3  Stephen A. Adamec, Jr., Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a      GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of the Mississippi Department of   
        Information Technology, for the five year term of      
        office commencing June 30, 1996                        
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  44  Ms. Eileen Shaffer Bailey, Jackson, Mississippi, as a     LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, for a term
        of four years commencing on May 7, 1996                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  61  Rodney Pearson, Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        the Board of the Mississippi Department of Information 
        Technology, for the five year term of office commencing
        June 30, 1997                                          
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  69  Samuel Tom Hall, Oxford, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the State Personnel Board, for the five year term of   
        office commencing July 1, 1997                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  71  L. C. Carlton, Clinton, Mississippi, as a member of the   GOVERNOR
        Veterans' Home Purchase Board, for the four year term  
        of office commencing June 30, 1997                     
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  91  Jo Leslie, Brandon, Mississippi, as a member of the       GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board, for the five year  
        term of office commencing May 14, 1997                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  94  Robert H. Montague, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a        GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board, for  
        the five year term of office commencing  May 14, 1997  
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 109  Kemper B. Ehrhardt, Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Personnel Board, for the unexpired term of
        office ending July 1, 1998                             
           Do Advise and Consent



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 154  Lice; students with shall be treated by county health     Manning
        departments.                                           
           Conferees Named Ferris,Tollison,Bean
HB 263  State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.      Ford
           Conferees Named Canon,White (5th),Bean
HB 393  State Board of Cosmetology; extend date of repealer on.   Ford
           Conferees Named Canon,Rayborn,Bean
HB 572  Hearing impairment; require testing of newborn children   Robertson
        in hospitals for.                                      
           Conferees Named Nunnelee,Frazier,Bean
HB 705  Home medical equipment suppliers; permit required from    Howell
        Pharmacy Board.                                        
           Conferees Named Canon,Mettetal,Bean
HB 815  Marriage and family therapists; license, and create       Moody
        joint licensure board with social workers.             
           Conferees Named Canon,Woodfield,Bean
HB 820  Occupational therapists; revise licensure law.            Moody
           Conferees Named Canon,Woodfield,Bean
HB 821  Speech-language pathology and audiology; revise           Moody
        licensure law.                                         
           Conferees Named Canon,Simmons,Bean
HB1207  Family and children's services provided by the            Moody
        Department of Human Services; make technical           
        amendments.                                            
           Conferees Named Simmons,Tollison,Bean
HB1322  Medical licensure, Board of; define federal agency        Holden
        sanction for purposes of disciplinary action by.       
           Conferees Named Canon,Carlton,Bean
HB1553  Chiropractors; authorize to refer patients to physical    Moody
        therapists.                                            
           Conferees Named Canon,Rayborn,Bean
HB1625  Health information; protect privacy of.                   Holden
           Conferees Named Dearing,Nunnelee,Bean
HB1734  Bonds; issue state general obligation bonds to            Martinson
        construct Mississippi Craft Center.                    
           Transmitted To House
HB1812  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for the purchase    Compretta
        of Mississippi College of Law property.                
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HC 101  Commend Maxie Bruce for being selected 1997 Multiple      Rotenberry
        Sclerosis Father of the Year.                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC 104  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of House      Endt
        Bill 1863:  ad valorem tax; Pat Harrison Waterway      
        District.                                              
           Tabled Subject To Call
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC 105  Commend Officers Randall Webster and James Griffin and    Stevens
        Town of West on receiving MMA's Making Mississippi Move
        Award.                                                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC 108  Commending the Tupelo High School Academic Decathlon      Ford
        Team.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SB2146  Medicaid; continue current capitated managed care pilot   Bean
        program and establish an additional program.           
           Conferees Named Simmons,Hall,Bean
SB2211  Special license tags for antique motorcycles; deaf;       Canon
        Dept. WFP and members of Senate.                       
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2226  Dental Practice Act; reenact and revise licensure         Canon
        provisions.                                            
           Conferees Named Canon,Mettetal,Bean
SB2377  Office on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; create under      Bean
        SBCJC.                                                 
           Conferees Named Simmons,Hall,Bean
SB2661  Marine Resources; DMR may pay cost of removal of          Hewes
        derelict vessels.                                      
           Conferees Named Hewes,Moffatt,Farris
SB2964  Franchise tax; treat certain organizations as             Bryan
        corporations.                                          
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3015  State monetary assessments; revise to fund Leadership     Tollison
        Council on Aging.                                      
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3042  Gaming elections; prohibit holding more often than once   Hawks
        every 8 years under certain conditions.                
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3179  McComb; authorize tourism tax.                            Rayborn
           Reconsidered
           Recommitted to Committee
SB3188  Gaming tax; increase amount of temporary borrowings for   Little
        certain highway programs.                              
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3192  Hollandale; authorize special needs correctional          Carlton
        facility.                                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3198  Bonds; increase allocation to Oakley and Columbia         Bryan
        Training Schools.                                      
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3226  Natchez; authorize exclusive soft drink vending           Dearing
        contract.                                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3227  Kemper County Board of Education; authorize private       Jackson
        sale of property.                                      
           Passed
SB3228  Biloxi; contribute to Camp Wilkes, Inc.                   Gollott
           Passed
SC 583  Carol Holley; commend as MGCCC Instructor of the Year.    Lee
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 584  Deborah Hill; commend as MGCCC Instructor of Year in      Lee
        Jackson County.                                        
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 585  Marilyn Lott; commend as MGCCC Instructor of the Year     Lee
        at Perkinston.                                         
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 588  South Pontotoc Elementary School; commend.                Browning
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 589  North Pontotoc Elementary School; commend for Level 5     Browning
        accreditation.                                         
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 590  South Pontotoc High School; commend for Level 5           Browning
        accreditation.                                         
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 591  North Pontotoc High School; commend for Level 5           Browning
        Accreditation.                                         
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 592  Dr. Don L. Durham, Naval Meterology and Oceanography      Gollott
        Command; commend.                                      
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 596  Roger P. Friou; commend.                                  Horhn
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SR  16  Memorialize Congress to support a strong national         Gunn
        security of Israel.                                    
           Recommitted to Committee



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  84  Suffrage; restore to Christopher Michael Nickell of       Davis (102nd)
        Forrest County.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 958  Suffrage; restore suffrage to Kim Marie Tartamus of       Maples
        Stone County.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1034  Suffrage; restore to Randy Lloyd of Hinds County.         Montgomery
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1055  Suffrage; restore to Timothy Monroe Smith of Forrest      Watson
        County.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1181  Suffrage; restore to Harold Thomas Bounds of Hancock      Compretta
        County.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1732  Suffrage; restore suffrage to Arthur Eugene Malley,       Dedeaux
        Jr.,  of Hancock County.                               
           Referred To Judiciary
HC 107  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 345;    Perry
        federal employees choose salary or per diem.           
           Referred To Rules
HC 110  Commend Kristen Earles on being named Mississippi Miss    Rotenberry
        Hospitality.                                           
           Referred To Rules
HC 111  Commend Clarkdale Lady Bulldogs Softball Team on          Robinson (84th)
        outstanding 1995 and 1996 seasons.                     
           Referred To Rules
HC 114  Music In Our Schools Month; proclaim March 1997.          Holden
           Referred To Rules
HC 115  Commend Canton High School for winning 4A State Boys      Blackmon
        Basketball Championship.                               
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 563  State highway system; designate portion of Mississippi    Guice
        Highway 15 as "Wade Guice Memorial Highway".           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 718  Extortion; DOC employees will be guilty of under          Malone
        certain circumstances.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 913  Birth defects registry; direct Department of Health to    Moody
        establish.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1031  Museum property; prescribe procedure for conserving and   King
        disposing of loaned property.                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1142  New Home Warranty Act; create.                            Davis (7th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1268  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; amend board     Huskey
        memberships and meeting requirements.                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2006  Nonadmitted surplus lines insurance policies; establish   Kirby
        stamping procedure by commissioner.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2288  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise hearing procedures,   Thames
        extend repealer.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2366  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Posey
        to create.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Robert Jerry "Gentle Ben" Williams, Jr.; commend.         Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Bassfield High School boys basketball team; commend.      Harvey
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 581  LeRoy Braxton "Roy" Cochran; commend.                     Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Michael D. "Mike" Taylor; commend.                        Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 12/08/97 at 11:43.



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