Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: COUNTIES-GENERAL

As of 12/08/97 at 11:55

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HB  53  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
 *      attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           03/12 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 123  Bonds; mandate election on issuing county or city         Horne
        general obligation bonds.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 140  Driveways; counties maintain to private residences for    Bowles
        emergency vehicle access.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 214  Driveways; authorize counties to maintain for home        Taylor
        health care recipients.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 226  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Moak
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 233  Sales tax; pay county percentage of sales tax generated   Nettles
        from business activities outside city.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 238  Driveways; counties maintain for persons receiving home   Bozeman
        health services.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 248  Board of supervisors; require publication of synopsis     Simmons (100th)
        of minutes.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 278  County work stations; must be located on county           Simmons (100th)
        property or sixteenth section land.                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 290  Public facilities contracts; local governments subject    Reeves
   %    to public purchase laws.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 300  Holidays; authorize counties and municipalities to        Endt
        declare the Friday before Easter a legal holiday.      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 309  County and city motor vehicles; only full-time            Endt
        employees may be furnished.                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 387  State offenders; extend date of repeal for housing in     Ford
        county jails.                                          
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB 408  Private access roads; allow counties to gravel and        Warren
   %    maintain upon approval by referendum.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 409  County equipment and employees; authorize to be used to   Warren
 * %    open and close graves or to gravel driveways.          
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 460  Driveways; counties may maintain to private residences    McInnis
        for certain purposes.                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 521  Ad valorem taxes; require county to reduce millage rate   Guice
  $%    when property within county is assessed at higher rate.
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 636  County unit; revise question on election ballot for       Dedeaux
        returning to beat system.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 840  Gaming; allow legal gaming in any county electing to do   Smith (27th)
   %    so.                                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 843  Ad valorem tax; counties levy 1/4 mill to support         Clark
  $%    Greenville Burn Center.                                
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 849  Ad valorem taxes; revise manner in which local            Williams
   %    governments grant exemptions for additions/expansions  
        to certain enterprises.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 904  County or municipal equipment; counties and cities may    Morris
 *      lease to other counties and cities.                    
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 910  County Medical Examiners; require counties to pay         Taylor
        monthly salary.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 917  Architects; county and city not required to inspect       Guice
        plans and site if architect is licensed.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 956  County and municipal bonds; removal of name from          Smith (39th)
        protest against issuance due to fraud.                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 973  Counties and municipalities; authorize to grant           Short
        donations to certain nonprofit organizations.          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1006  Deputy tax assessors; counties may supplement salaries    Weathersby
 *      upon meeting certain appraiser licensing requirements. 
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB1013  Public defender; establish office in each county.         Watson
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1017  Garbage fees; county that charges fees may not levy ad    Ellzey
   %    valorem tax.                                           
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1076  State Auditor; require training for employees with        Williams
   %    fiscal responsibility.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1098  Private driveways; authorize counties to gravel and       Reynolds
        maintain for school vehicle turnarounds.               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1113  County assessment records; three years to bring into      Manning
        compliance.                                            
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1132  Counties; create sales tax diversion to and cap ad        Young
   %    valorem tax millage rate.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1133  Sales tax increase diversion to cities, create            Young
   %    diversion to counties, use diversions to reduce ad     
        valorem taxes.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1134  Sales and ad valorem taxes; increase tax diversion to     Young
   %    cities, create diversion to counties; cap city and     
        county ad valorem tax.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1139  Deputy tax assessors; authorize counties to pay           Livingston
        additional amount on becoming state certified general  
        real estate appraiser.                                 
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1153  Ad valorem taxes; require counties reduce millage rate    Weathersby
  $%    in certain instance, delete school board authority to  
        increase without referendum.                           
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1171  Legal holiday; county or city may substitute any one      Manning
 *      day per year.                                          
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1210  Public ambulance services; limit time that governing      Mitchell
        bodies may contract for.                               
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1217  Deputy tax assessors; require counties to pay             Middleton
        supplement for professional certification.             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1219  Public records; court records maintained electronically   Ford
 *      to conform to standards of Administrative Office of    
        Courts.                                                
           04/08 Approved by Governor
HB1353  Alcoholic beverages; 20% of taxes goes to counties        Banks
   %    where generated.                                       
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1472  Ad valorem taxes; create county assessment/collection     Moak
        division within STC, tax assessors determine true value
        every 4 years.                                         
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1534  Gaming revenues; percentage of state share paid to        Reynolds
        counties adjacent to gaming counties.                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1536  Correctional facilities; authorize private federal        Reynolds
 * %    prisons to locate in counties.                         
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1539  Sales tax; create diversion to counties.                  Perkins
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1605  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Ellington
 * %    services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB1638  Budget; transfer from General Fund to counties portion    Ellis
        of sales tax growth.                                   
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1640  Manufactured housing; counties and cities regulate.       Flaggs
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1641  Delinquent tax lands; strike off to county.               Robinson (63rd)
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1642  Elected county officials; pay salaries semimonthly.       McBride
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1695  Homestead exemption; increase reibursement of tax         Williams
        losses to counties.                                    
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1718  Counties, fire protection districts; authorize certain    Henderson (9th)
  $%    counties to increase tax and levy on real and personal 
        property.                                              
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB1731  Counties/fire protection districts; certain counties      Henderson (9th)
 *$%    may increase tax levy on real and personal property.   
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2002  Mental patients; reimburse counties for housing.          Simmons
 *         02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2091  Income tax setoff; unpaid fines owed cities and           Hamilton
        counties.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2189  Commitment; reimburse counties for interim care of        Hawks
        mental patients.                                       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2191  County road and bridge funds; establish allocation        Blackmon
        formula.                                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2192  Local government; CAP loans; include recreational         Carter
        facilities.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2244  Prisoners; allow county and city to work prisoner to      Huggins
        aid charity providing food to needy.                   
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2260  Const:  Local govt. spending mandates; limit.             Rayborn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2261  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Rayborn
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2314  Constables; authorize refund of certain fees forfeited    Jackson
 *      to county general fund.                                
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2327  Gated residential streets; authorize in unincorporated    Gunn
        area of counties.                                      
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2345  Budget; transfer from the General Fund an amount equal    Gordon
        to a certain portion of sales tax growth to counties.  
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2351  Deputy sheriffs; at least one per supervisor district.    Rayborn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2362  County roads; transportation department yearly accept     Rayborn
        same as state highways.                                
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2370  Delinquent payments owed county; percentage add-on as     Rayborn
        cost of collection.                                    
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2371  County work program to pay fines; withhold homestead      Rayborn
        exemp. payments for failure to implement.              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2385  County depositories; bid every two years.                 Little
 *         03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2455  Local government CAP loan program; include recreational   Jordan (24th)
 *      facilities and roads (MA).                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2517  Minority set aside; counties may establish for            Horhn
        professional services and public work contracts.       
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2540  Sales tax; authorize county and municipal sales tax       Jordan (24th)
  $%    (MA).                                                  
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB2595  Counties; maintain private roads used as Head Start       Jackson
     V  turnarounds.                                           
           03/28 (S) Veto Referred To County Affairs
SB2685  Delinquent tax lands; strike off to county.               Hall
   %       02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2686  Federal highway monies; revise apportionment among        Hall
        counties.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2770  Local government records act; amend.                      Burton
   %       03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2805  Public property; reimburse certain counties for tax       Dickerson
        losses as a result of state ownership of land.         
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2821  Homestead exemption; increase reimbursement of tax        Rayborn
        losses to counties.                                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2902  Solid waste; revise authority for counties to pay for     Dearing
 * %    services and collect delinquent fees.                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2919  Taxes; no levy under any local and private until          Johnson (19th)
        election.                                              
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2943  Parks; increase amount county may donate to state park    Posey
        within the county.                                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3009  Local govt cap loans; include community health centers.   Horhn
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3036  Constables; county may pay health insurance premiums      Gordon
        for injured officer.                                   
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3041  Assessed value; include value of gas produced in a        Thames
 *      county to determine certain compensation.              
           03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB3078  Fire protection district; cert county increase tax and    Furniss
  $%    levy on real and personal property.                    
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SC 502  Const.; provide for alternative forms of county           Hall
        government.                                            
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee



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