Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Senate Highways and Transportation Committee

As of 04/21/98 at 09:07

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HB  40  Highway 26; designate bridge in Pearl River County as     Frierson
        "J.D. Batson Memorial Bridge".                         
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 725  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in Amite    Vince
 *      and Pike Counties.                                     
           04/14 Approved by Governor
HB 909  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter into        Woods
 *      contracts with contiguous states to enforce laws       
        (MDOT).                                                
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 938  Motor vehicles; prohibit parking within 20 feet of        Gadd
        private driveway outside city.                         
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1171  Transportation Commission property; revise procedure      Compretta
 *      for disposal when determined excess (MDOT).            
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1200  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Flaggs
 *      of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           04/14 Approved by Governor
HB1242  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Compretta
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1253  Traffic offenses; revise the fine for speeding in a       Compretta
 *   V  highway work zone (MDOT).                              
           04/20 Vetoed
HB1395  Highway 43; designate portion in Rankin County as         Malone
 *      "Bobby McRary Memorial Drive".                         
           04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1467  Highway weight violations; fines and penalties            Compretta
   %    deposited into State Highway Fund (MDOT).              
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1470  Equipment and supplies; clarify how Transportation        Compretta
        Commission may purchase (MDOT).                        
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1471  Harvest permits; fees collected for issuance deposited    Compretta
 * %    into the State Highway Fund (MDOT).                    
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1479  Transportation Commission; delete certain expenditure     Compretta
        restrictions (MDOT).                                   
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1534  County road system; require counties to adopt an          Compretta
 *      official map and a county road system register.        
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2012  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when raining.            Gordon
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2068  Pickup trucks; no passengers in truck bed.                Woodfield
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2081  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Burton
        necessary.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2128  Highway 27; Mississippi Department of Transportation      Posey
        construct certain portion to 4-lanes.                  
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2236  Fuel taxes; revise the amount of the diversion into the   Rayborn
        State Aid Road Fund.                                   
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2245  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   White (5th)
        necessary.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2285  Highways; require Mississippi Department of               Dearing
        Transportation to construct certain portions of state  
        highways to four lanes.                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2295  31st Infantry, Dixie Division Memorial Highway;           Scoper
        designate.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2301  Federal highway monies; revise apportionment among        Rayborn
        counties.                                              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2319  Highways; require MS Department of Transportation to      Tollison
        construct a portion of MS 7 to four lanes.             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2321  Pickup trucks; no passengers in truck bed.                Woodfield
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2395  Bridges; remove requirement that they be built with       Rayborn
        banisters.                                             
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2414  Public transportation systems; Legislature appropriate    Harden
        sums equal to amount of decreased federal funds for.   
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2418  Highway; add in Coahoma County and make other changes     Furniss
 *      in highway system.                                     
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2469  New highway in Hinds/Madison Counties; add to state       Hall
        system.                                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2483  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Gollott
        necessary.                                             
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2497  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
 *      with MSU for beautification.                           
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2500  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
 *      increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2551  Railroads; require minimum number of engineers and        Furniss
        conductors on trains.                                  
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2552  Driver's license; renew prior to going overseas.          Gollott
   %       03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2579  Funeral processions; yield right-of-way to; prescribe     Gollott
 *      penalty for failure to yield.                          
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2588  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Ferris
        of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2623  Vehicle weight limits; provide exception for animal       Burton
        feed transporters.                                     
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2663  Interchange; DOT construct on U.S. 45 at Meridian.        Carter
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2684  Anti-litter law; place certain requirements on            White (29th)
        applicants for a driver's license.                     
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2688  State Highway System; extend MS 389 in Chickasaw County   Gordon
        to bypass north of Houston, MS.                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2698  Driver's license; persons using bioptic telescopic        Mettetal
 *      lenses may receive.                                    
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2715  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Farris
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2717  All-terrain vehicles; require certificate of              Smith
   %    registration for ATV's.                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2776  Traffic control devices; authorize flashing green         Little
        signals to indicate caution for vehicular traffic      
        (MDOT).                                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2777  Department of Transportation; revise annual program       Little
        budget requirements (MDOT).                            
           02/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2778  Contractors' tax; deposit portion to State Highway Fund   Little
        (MDOT).                                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2781  MS Transportation Commission; clarify how purchases of    Little
        equipment and supplies are made.                       
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2782  MS Transportation Commission; authorize the commission    Little
        to enter into contracts with contiguous states for     
        enforcement of laws.                                   
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2783  Controlled substance seizures; clarify authority of       Little
        MDOT enforcement officers.   (MDOT).                   
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2784  Transportation Commission; delete certain expenditure     Little
        restrictions (MDOT).                                   
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2785  Railroad Revitalization Fund; increase the amount that    Little
        MDOT may use for administrative costs.                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2786  Oversize carriers; Transportation Department may          Little
   %    authorize carriers to issue own permits (MDOT).        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2793  Highway construction; provide a procedure for removal     Little
        of utilities from right-of-ways.                       
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2796  Transportation department enforcement officers; clarify   Little
        authority (MDOT).                                      
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2797  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Little
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2798  Department of Economic and Community Development;         Little
        transfer operation and maintenance of hospitality      
        stations to (MDOT).                                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2811  Transportation Commission; authorize the hiring of a      Little
        railway safety coordinator.   (MDOT).                  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2812  Harvest permits; fees collected for issuance deposited    Little
   %    into the State Highway Fund (MDOT).                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2813  Highway weight violations; fines and penalties            Little
   %    deposited into State Highway Fund (MDOT).              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2815  Railroads; require minimum number of persons on train     Furniss
        crews.                                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2816  Additional highways, bypasses and bridges; direct DOT     Mettetal
        to accept, construct and maintain.                     
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2860  Rural tourist-oriented directional signs;                 Thames
   %    Transportation Commission regulate.                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2862  Transportation Commission; abolish.                       Johnson (19th)
   %       02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2884  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in          Posey
 *      Copiah, Hinds and Warren Counties.                     
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
SB2888  Major General William "Bud" Miley Highway; designate.     Hamilton
           03/17 Approved by Governor
SB2891  State highway system; add a certain portion of highway    White (5th)
        in Itawamba County.                                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2906  Traffic regulations; slow-moving traffic to keep right.   Walls
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2907  Headlights; require use during precipitation or in poor   Walls
        visibility.                                            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2921  Highways; designate portion of MS Hwy. 13 as Tommy        Harvey
        Bourne and J.P. Rutland Memorial Highway.              
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2936  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Furniss
        education requirement.                                 
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2942  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for cert. logging    Jackson
        vehicles transporting equipment.                       
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2995  County road system; require counties to adopt an          Little
 *      official map and a county road system register.        
           04/09 Approved by Governor
SB2996  Transportation Commission property; revise procedure      Little
        for disposal when determined excess (MDOT).            
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB2998  Towing; revise required connections for towed vehicles.   White (29th)
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3003  DeKalb; improvements to MS Hwy 16 within city limits.     Jackson
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3007  Ports; direct Transportation Department to conduct        Hewes
        study (MDOT).                                          
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3020  Motor vehicle inspection law; municipal law enforcement   Little
        officers enforce.                                      
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3067  RR safety inspectors; must be qualified to be employed    Furniss
        by MDOT.                                               
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3068  RR; provide safety standards in terminals, yards and      Furniss
        along rights-of-way of.                                
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3070  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Little
 * %    extend repealer.                                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3109  State highway system; add a segment to the state system   Rayborn
        in Lawrence County.                                    
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SB3130  Road signs; MDOT must post signs indicating to            Dearing
        motorists when they are entering a dry county.         
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee
SN   7  Mr. Maxie Bruce, Waynesboro, Mississippi, as a member     LT. GOVERNOR
        of the Appeals Board of the Mississippi Transportation 
        Commission, for a term commencing July 1, 1997, and    
        expiring June 30, 2001                                 
           04/03 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  60  Thomas E. Jolly, Jr., Monticello, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, for
        the seven year term of office commencing June 30, 1998 
           04/03 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 111  Kenneth Warren, Vicksburg, Mississippi, as Executive      MS DEPT TRANSPORTATION
        Director of the Mississippi Department of              
        Transportation, for the unexpired term of office       
        commencing January 15, 1998                            
           04/03 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SR   6  Highway in Kemper County; designate as part of state      Jackson
        highway system.                                        
           02/03 (S) Died In Committee



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