Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/07/98



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House: Introductions

HB 667  Southern Dairy Compact Law; create.                       Holland
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB 668  Income tax; provide a job credit for certain employers    Williams
        in empowerment zones or enterprise communities (DECD). 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 669  Vehicle weight limits; provide exception for animal       Ellzey
        feed transporters.                                     
           Referred To Transportation
HB 670  Mineral interests; revise procedure for payment of        Ellzey
        taxes.                                                 
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Ways and Means
HB 671  Jury duty; require employer to supplement juror's pay.    Warren
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 672  Youth Court Act; technical revisions.                     Warren
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 673  Mississippi Pesticide Law; revise the renewal periods     Holland
        for pesticide registrations and revise fees.           
           Referred To Agriculture;Conservation and Water Resources
HB 674  Income tax; provide a credit for a portion of certain     Holland
        conservation equipment.                                
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB 675  Mississippi Antifreeze Law of 1978; revise.               Holland
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 676  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Holland
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 677  Bureau of Plant Industry Advisory Board; add State Soil   Holland
        Survey leader as a member.                             
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 678  Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau;      Holland
        authorize to investigate all agriculture-related       
        crimes.                                                
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 679  Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau;      Holland
        allow purchase of full-sized, passenger vehicles.      
           Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
HB 680  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 681  Death penalty; provide counsel for indigent death row     Capps
        inmates for post-conviction purposes.                  
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
        appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           Referred To Education
HB 683  Mississippi Human Relations Act of 1998; create to        Green (72nd)
        promote equal opportunity for all.                     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 684  Constable; delete requirement to wear uniform while on    Horne *
        duty.                                                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 685  Telecommunications; prohibit accessing of messages by     Robinson (84th)
        persons other than intended recipient.                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 686  Circuit Court; additional judge for 20th district.        Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 687  Public Employees Negotiations Act.                        Blackmon
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 688  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 689  Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; clarify           Blackmon
        legislative intent.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 690  School Employment Procedures Law; require                 Blackmon
        nonreemployment of licensed employees to be based on   
        good cause.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB 691  Youth court; provide uniform system.                      Blackmon
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 692  Murder; murder on educational property to be capital      Blackmon
        murder.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 693  Hate crimes; expand scope and provide civil cause of      Blackmon
        action.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 694  Circuit court; additional judge for 15th district.        Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 695  Judges, justice court; authorize additional               Taylor
        compensation while serving for disabled or suspended   
        judge.                                                 
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 696  Gun silencers; allow certain persons to own.              Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 697  Irreconcilable differences; thirteenth ground for         Taylor
        divorce.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 698  DUI maiming; revise.                                      Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 699  Doctrine of adverse possession; repeal.                   Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 700  Wills; require probate within five years or               Taylor
        ineffective.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 701  Nursing facility; authorize CON for construction in       Green (96th)
        Amite County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 702  Public School Employees Health Insurance Plan; allow      Stringer
        certain retired teachers to enroll in the plan.        
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 703  Retirement system, highway patrol; allow credit for all   Stringer
        active duty military service.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 704  Sales tax; pay county percentage of sales tax generated   Stringer
        from business activities outside city.                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 705  Income tax; reduce rate of tax on income derived from     Stringer
        gain on certain sales or other disposition of real     
        estate and timber.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 706  Estate tax; increase amount of exemption.                 Stringer
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 707  Criminal investigators; increase salaries.                Green (96th)
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 708  Duplicate driver's license; no fee for issuing to         Ryan
        certain persons whose license was supended.            
           Referred To Transportation
HB 709  Notaries Public; increase fees allowed for services.      Moak
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 710  Health insurance; senior status judges continue to        Moak
        receive state insurance coverage.                      
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 712  Medicaid; all beds in DeSoto County psychiatric           Woods
        residential treatment facility may participate in.     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 713  Stop signs; require counties and cities to erect at       Broomfield
        railroad grade crossings.                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB 714  Money laundering; conform to federal law.                 Broomfield
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 715  Motor vehicle taxes; cash refund instead of credit when   Robinson (84th)
        vehicle is sold or destroyed.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 716  Chlorofluorocarbons; authorize possession, use,           Robinson (84th)
        manufacture, transport and sale.                       
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 717  Municipal annexation; require election before without     Robinson (84th)
        judicial review.                                       
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 718  Insurance policy provisions; require primary insurers     Robinson (84th)
        to file certain information with secondary insurers.   
           Referred To Insurance
HB 719  Employer and labor organizations; may agree to a          Evans
        "fair-share fee" in collective bargaining agreements.  
           Referred To Labor
HB 720  State Commission on Human Rights; create.                 Evans
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB 721  Nursing facility; allow 15 medicaid beds at existing      Stribling
        facility in Vicksburg.                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 722  Medicaid; provide for facilitation to federal funding     Evans
        under block grant program.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 723  Medicaid; create Mississippi Health Care Authority to     Evans
        administer, and expand eligibility.                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 724  Bond; require hearing before revocation.                  Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 725  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in Amite    Vince
        and Pike Counties.                                     
           Referred To Transportation
HB 726  Property; authorize State Forestry Commission to sell     Maples
        certain land in George and Issaquena Counties.         
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 727  Gaming work permit; Gaming Commission to have             Peranich
        discretion in issuing work permit to certain convicted 
        felons.                                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 728  Universal health insurance; provide access through plan   Evans
        of Mississippi Health Finance Authority Board.         
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 729  Personal care homes; create program of assistance         Evans
        payments for certain residents of.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 730  School bonds; majority approval required when district    Evans
        has no outstanding indebtedness.                       
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 731  Physician assistants; license and regulate practice of.   Evans
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 732  Commission on Status of Women; create.                    Green (72nd)
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 733  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher loans      Green (72nd)
        for persons agreeing to teach in public school or      
        university.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 734  School attendance officers; transfer employment           Green (72nd)
        responsibility to local school districts.              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 735  School district employee teacher-scholar incentive        Green (72nd)
        grant program; create.                                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 736  William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program; available    Green (72nd)
        to students preparing to be school administrators.     
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 737  Wages; require Mississippi employers to pay wages of no   Green (72nd)
        less than 25% above federal minimum wage.              
           Referred To Labor
HB 738  Gun shows; prohibit on state-owned property.              Green (72nd)
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 739  Organ donations; revise law regarding identifying and     Green (72nd)
        requesting organ and tissue donors.                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 740  Children; prohibit child under 14 years from              Green (72nd)
        door-to-door solicitation without adult supervision.   
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 741  Legislation; clarify duties of Joint Committee on         Perry
        Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legislation.  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 742  Protective orders; give full faith and credit to orders   Perry
        from other states.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 743  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; reenact and revise.    Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 744  Gasoline, fuel and oil taxes; include certain persons     Williams
        in other states within the definition of the term      
        "distributor" (STC).                                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 745  Mississippi Business Investment Act; increase amount of   Williams
        bonds that may be issued and increase amount that may  
        be loaned for incubation centers (DECD).               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 746  Corporation franchise tax; authorize a deduction for      Williams
        certain large projects (DECD).                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 747  Cardiac defibrillator; authorize use, require training,   Barnett (92nd)
        and provide civil immunity.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
HB 748  Immunity; provide for property owner allowing outdoor     Barnett (92nd)
        recreation.                                            
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 749  City of Yazoo City; authorize additional payment to       Johnson
        retirees under disability and relief fund for firemen  
        and policemen.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 750  Health Care Fund; create to purchase medicine and drugs   Reynolds
        for Medicare recipients.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 751  Rural Fire Truck Program; fully funds the program for     Reynolds
        certain number of years.                               
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 752  Insurance premium tax; reduce rate imposed on certain     Williams
        types of insurance.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 753  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Williams
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 754  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Williams
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 755  Sales tax; tax prepaid telephone calling cards as sale    Williams
        of tangible personal property (STC).                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 756  Sales tax; revise the rate imposed on the sale of         Williams
        certain truck-tractors and semitrailers (STC).         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 757  Tobacco tax; revise expiration date for certain           Williams
        retailer permits and prorate privilege tax for permits 
        issued for less than one year (STC).                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 758  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Williams
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 759  Nonresident hunting and fishing license penalties;        Ketchings
        increase for second offense.                           
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 760  Adequate Education Program; authorize use of interim      Johnson
        funds for teachers' homes.                             
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 761  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; extend repealer   Ford
        on bond issuance provisions.                           
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 762  Ethics Commission; reenact laws establishing.             Ford
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 763  Charitable bingo; revise meaning of "charitable           Bowles
        organization," lengthen license term and revise gaming 
        commission's authority (PEER).                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 764  School fund-raising activities; require competitive       Bowles
        bidding process for selection of vendors.              
           Referred To Education
HB 765  State Personnel Board; report to legislative committees   Bowles
        on certain salary increases.                           
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 766  Crimes; enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly;    Franks
        falsifying certain documents.                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 767  Mortgage or deed of trust; require cancellation upon      Taylor
        full payment.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 768  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 769  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            Taylor
        Training; revise membership.                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 770  Mississippi Employment Security Law; delete obsolete      Flaggs
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Labor;Ways and Means
HB 771  Unemployment compensation; increase maximum weekly        Flaggs
        benefit amount for individuals.                        
           Referred To Labor;Ways and Means
HB 772  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayers expending        Flaggs
        funds for repair, restoration or preservation of       
        certain historic structures.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 773  Ad valorem tax; exempt certain historical property.       Flaggs
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 774  County medical examiners; require counties to pay         Taylor
        monthly salary.                                        
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 775  Garnishment; revise compensation of garnishee.            Taylor
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 776  Public employees; prohibit from recommending or           Taylor
        endorsing purchases.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary A



Senate: Introductions

SB2192  Medical malpractice; revise statute of limitations.       Bean
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2193  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; may set policy      Nunnelee
        for employee leave, legal holidays, contracts with     
        other agencies.                                        
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Public Health and Welfare
SB2194  Alzheimer's Education, Services and Training Program;     Bean
        establish under the State Board of Mental Health.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2195  CON to rehab hospital in Hinds County for nursing care    Woodfield
        for disabled persons; authorize.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2196  Inmates in correctional facilities; shall be tested for   Bean
        TB and HIV pursuant to regulations of the State Board  
        of Health.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Corrections
SB2197  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Ferris
        authorized millage for repayment of.                   
           Referred To Education;Finance
SB2198  Telecommunications; require PSC reports and create        Scoper
        advisory committee.                                    
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2199  Oil overcharge fund; create and restrict use.             Hall
           Referred To Appropriations;Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB2200  State plan for treatment of persons with Alzheimer's;     Bean
        authorize Department of Mental Health to develop.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2201  School board training courses; continuing education       Ferris
        shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Assn.  
           Referred To Education
SB2202  Regional alternative school programs; authorize 1 mill    Ferris
        levy for support of.                                   
           Referred To Education;Finance
SB2203  Non-licensed teaching personnel; increase percentage      Ferris
        which may be employed.                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2204  Charter school districts; provide authority for under     Ferris
        charter school law.                                    
           Referred To Education
SB2205  Hospital dental procedures; require health insurance      Dearing
        coverage for certain.                                  
           Referred To Insurance
SB2206  Public lands and funds; may be donated by city to         Ferris
        school district.                                       
           Referred To Public Property;Education
SB2207  Prescription drugs brought on public school property;     Tollison
        require school nurse to properly store.                
           Referred To Education
SB2208  Public housing; create drug-free zone.                    Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2209  Health care utilization review; require concurrence of    Bean
        physician licensed in Mississippi.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2210  Assisted living facilities; define for purposes of        Tollison
        licensure by the State Department of Health.           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2211  Mississippi Home Corporation; increase the amount of      Woodfield
        bonds that the corporation may issue.                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2212  Social workers employed by DHS; authorize time-limited    Bean
        positions.                                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2213  Fraudulent receipt of TANF assistance; may be             Bean
        prosecuted as a misdemeanor.                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2214  Unemployment benefits; disqualify workers violating       Canon
        company drug policy.                                   
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2215  Diabetes, child immunizations and mammography coverage;   Bean
        require certain insurance policies to include.         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Insurance
SB2216  Immunization for preventable diseases; require            Gordon
        Hepatitis B Virus immunization for middle school entry.
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Education
SB2217  Justice court; amend service of process in emergencies.   Nunnelee
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2218  Mississippi Code; provide 3 sets to each school           Dearing
        district.                                              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2219  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
        entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2220  Child passenger restraint device law; raise age of        Bean
        children required to comply.                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2221  University president official bond; provide for.          Frazier
           Referred To Finance
SB2222  Sale of animals with hereditary or congenital defects;    Dearing
        provide cause of action against seller.                
           Referred To Judiciary;Agriculture
SB2223  Local government-CAP loans; include construction of       Nunnelee
        soccer, baseball or softball complexes.                
           Referred To Finance
SB2224  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize        Canon
        Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.  
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2225  Concealed weapons; fee exemption for retired law          Canon
        enforcement.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2226  Mississippi Employment Security Law; delete obsolete      Lee
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Labor;Judiciary
SB2227  Law enforcement officer; provide training for             Burton
        part-time, reserve, auxiliary and volunteer.           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2228  Law enforcement officers; require continuing training     Burton
        for all.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2229  Justice court; revise number of judges in certain         Rayborn
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary;County Affairs
SB2230  Garnishment; revise.                                      Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2231  Department of Marine Resources; receive two sets of the   Moffatt
        Mississippi Code.                                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2232  Appropriation MS National Guard; construct Senatobia      Furniss
        armory FY99.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2233  House arrest; provide for immediate incarceration for     Smith
        violation while on.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2234  School employees insurance plan; include life insurance   Little
        benefits under.                                        
           Referred To Education;Insurance
SB2235  Victim Compensation Act; revise definitions, coverage     Frazier
        and award.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2236  Fuel taxes; revise the amount of the diversion into the   Rayborn
        State Aid Road Fund.                                   
           Referred To Finance;Highways and Transportation
SB2237  Homestead exemption; increase the amount of               Rayborn
        reimbursement for county tax losses.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2238  Fire protection; make rural fire truck funds available    Lee
        in 1998.                                               
           Referred To Insurance
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2240  Health care facilities; authorize CON for additional      Canon
        nursing beds in Lowndes County.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2241  Child custody award; parent gender not a factor.          Canon
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2242  School-related fund-raising activities; provide certain   Nunnelee
        restrictions on.                                       
           Referred To Education
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2245  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   White (5th)
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2246  State Health Insurance Plan; allow certain retired        Tollison
        local employees to participate.                        
           Referred To Insurance
SB2247  Mississippi Advisory Committee on Judicial Nominations;   Tollison
        create.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2248  Health care facilities; increase nursing beds             Tollison
        authorized for Calhoun County.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2249  Tort Claims Act; revise trial without jury.               Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2250  Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.; authorize annual    Stogner
        contributions by certain counties.                     
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2251  Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Law; add drug   Bean
        to Schedule IV.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2252  Beer; prohibit consumption on licensed premises after     Furniss
        hours.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2253  Income tax refund check-off; burn center.                 Furniss
           Referred To Finance
SB2254  Professional art therapists; provide for certification    Ferris
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2255  Retirement benefits; increase percentage amount used to   Smith
        calculate.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2256  Immunity from tort liability for charitable activity;     Ferris
        include certain sponsoring volunteer agencies.         
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2257  Personal leave for state employees; eliminate first day   Gordon
        of illness requirement.                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2258  Motor vehicle license tags; provide for a distinctive     Burton
        tag for Freemasons.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2259  Telemedicine practices; authorize State Department of     Bean
        Health to regulate.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2260  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2261  Permit fees for milk and frozen dessert processing;       Bean
        increase.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2262  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Bean
        to requirement.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2263  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Bean
        amendments thereto.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2264  State Department of Health registry for persons with      Bean
        impaired hearing or vision; repeal.                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2265  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Rayborn
        have to be approved by the State Tax Commission.       
           Referred To Finance
SB2266  Ad valorem taxation; grant an exemption to certain        Rayborn
        personal property when collection costs exceed tax.    
           Referred To Finance
SB2267  Ad valorem taxation; value of agricultural land           Rayborn
        determined according to its use as of January 1.       
           Referred To Finance
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2269  Hazardous waste; remove special exemption for aqueous     Moffatt
        waste facilities.                                      
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2270  Perjury; misdemeanor offense in justice court.            Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2271  DUI; revise hardship exception procedure.                 Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2272  Malicious mischief; require restitution.                  Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2273  Hunting; landowner subject to penalty for baited field.   Rayborn
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2274  Petty larceny; conform various crimes.                    Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2275  Drive-by shooting; capital offense for homicide.          Woodfield
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2276  State agency automobiles; repeal specific authority for   Hall
        purchase and operation of.                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2277  Purchase of passenger vehicles by state agencies;         Hall
        delete certain restrictions.                           
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2278  MS Business Incubator Assistance Act; create and          Hall
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB2279  Taxation; allow payment of motor vehicle taxes within     Dearing
        30 days of purchase without penalty.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2280  Teacher certification; establish Commission on            Dearing
        Professional Educators' Standards and Practices.       
           Referred To Education
SB2281  Motor vehicles; larceny of not in youth court             Dearing
        jurisdiction.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary;Juvenile Justice
SB2282  Water; create public water systems management review      Dearing
        council under Public Service Commission.               
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2283  School districts with added territory; provide for        Carter
        automatic student transfers.                           
           Referred To Education
SB2284  Reduce general sales tax; from 7% to 6%.                  Kirby
           Referred To Finance
SB2285  Highways; require Mississippi Department of               Dearing
        Transportation to construct certain portions of state  
        highways to four lanes.                                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2287  Managed health care plans; prohibit certain               Jordan (24th)
        restrictions relating to providers and enrollees.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2288  Retirement; allow PERS retiree serving as elected         Jordan (24th)
        official to receive retirement allowance.              
           Referred To Finance
SB2289  Vacation rights of state employees; increase for          Simmons
        persons having 25 years service.                       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2290  School districts; pilot program requiring pupils to       Simmons
        read a minimum of 4 books per school year.             
           Referred To Education
SB2291  School boards; elect members in all school districts;     Simmons
        appoint all school superintendents.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2292  State Board of Cosmetology; revise manicurist license     Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2293  MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.             Canon
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2294  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Simmons
        Program.                                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2295  31st Infantry, Dixie Division Memorial Highway;           Scoper
        designate.                                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2296  Paternity; court order specify date for support           Scoper
        payments by minor defendant.                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2297  Law enforcement officers; authorize to operate voice      Scoper
        stress analyzer.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2298  Gaming Commission to place certain restrictions on        Canon
        bingo licensees; require.                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2299  Phone calls; revise penalty for harassing.                Rayborn
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2300  Motor vehicles; limit recovery of damages/lower           Kirby
        property damage deductible for uninsured motorist      
        coverage.                                              
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2301  Federal highway monies; revise apportionment among        Rayborn
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2302  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Frazier
        reflection authorized.                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2303  Dogs; offense if injury occurs while running at large.    Simmons
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2304  Sex offenses; require hormonal chemical treatment for     Smith
        second.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2305  Landlord/tenant law; revise.                              Smith
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2306  Public property; authorize sale of university forest      Tollison
        land to U.S. Forestry Service.                         
           Referred To Public Property
SB2307  State Personnel Board to report exceptions to the         Canon
        Variable Compensation Plan; require.                   
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2308  School boards to use public bid procedures in selecting   Canon
        fund-raising vendors; require.                         
           Referred To Education;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2309  Bridges; increase the number of bridges eligible for      Rayborn
        Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation     
        Program funds.                                         
           Referred To County Affairs;Appropriations
SB2310  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Rayborn
        electronic means.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Referred To Finance
SB2312  Home health services; direct State Department of Health   Gordon
        to transfer its home health services to certain        
        hospitals.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2313  Products liability; enact one-year statute of             Gordon
        limitations.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2314  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2000.                                        
           Referred To Education
SC 514  Const. 69; require a balanced budget.                     Hall
           Referred To Constitution
SC 515  Const; local govt. limit spending mandates by             Rayborn
        Legislature.                                           
           Referred To Constitution
SC 516  Commend Joe Garagiola.                                    Burton
           Referred To Rules
SN   1  Mr. Bill Sones, Brookhaven, Mississippi, as a member of   SECRETARY OF STATE
        the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Board, for
        the six-year term of office commencing July 1, 1997.   
           Referred To Finance
SN   2  Mr. James Bishop, Meridian, Mississippi, as a member of   LT. GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Board, for
        a term commencing July 1, 1997 and expiring on April 1,
        2002                                                   
           Referred To Finance
SN   3  Mr. Shouphie Habeeb, Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a         LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation 
        Board, for a term commencing on July 1,1997, and       
        expiring April 1, 2002.                                
           Referred To Finance
SN   4  Ms. Nancy King, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of      LT. GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Board, for
        a term commencing July 1, 1997 and expiring on April 1,
        2002                                                   
           Referred To Finance
SN   5  Mr. Rick Lambert, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member of   LT. GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Board, for
        a term commencing on July 1, 1997, and expiring on     
        April 1, 2003                                          
           Referred To Finance



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2191  Annual salary of Executive Director of DECD; delete       Gordon
        from statutory salary section.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SC 513  Const.; Victims' rights.                                  Turner
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Adopted
           Motion to Reconsider Entered

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/21/98 at 09:08.



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