Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/09/98



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House: Committee Reports

SC 516  Commend Joe Garagiola.                                    Burton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Introductions

SB2438  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Thames
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2439  Southern Dairy Compact Law; create.                       Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2440  Mississippi Antifreeze Law of 1978; revise.               Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2441  Mississippi Pesticide Law; revise the renewal periods     Thames
        for pesticide registrations and revise fees.           
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2442  Workers' compensation; create fraud bureau within AG's    Kirby
        office and fund with assessments on carriers.          
           Referred To Labor;Insurance
SB2443  Coroners; increase fee for completed death reports.       Smith
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2444  Mississippi Child Health Care Plan; authorize             Hall
        development and implementation.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2445  Nursing facility; no CON required if agree not to         Ross
        participate in Medicaid.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2446  Unemployment Compensation Fund; delete certain            Carter
        regulations governing political subdivisions           
        contributions to.                                      
           Referred To Labor;Insurance
SB2447  Highway Safety Patrol; increase the days of training      Mettetal
        required for recruits.                                 
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2448  Withholding tax; tax commission set filing periods by     Bryan
        rule or regulation (STC).                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2449  Income tax; conform certain provisions to the Internal    Bryan
        Revenue Code (STC).                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2450  Fuel & oil taxes; include certain persons in other        Bryan
        states within the definition of the term "distributor" 
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2451  Alcoholic beverage transactions; tax commission sets      Bryan
        time for filing verification of certain transactions   
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2452  Tobacco tax; revise expiration date for cert retailer     Bryan
        permits & prorate privilege tax for permits issued for 
        less than 1 year (STC).                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2453  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Bryan
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2454  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Bryan
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2455  Jurors; select from licensed drivers instead of           Cuevas
        electors.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2456  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Cuevas
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2457  Gaming taxes; distribute portion to nongaming counties.   Jordan (24th)
           Referred To Finance
SB2458  Deer; change opening date for dog hunting season.         Cuevas
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2459  Sales tax; reduce the sales tax on meat and dairy         Cuevas
        products.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2460  Stalking; revise second offense.                          Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2461  Weapons; revise penalty for possession by convicted       Carlton
        felon.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2462  DUI; revise forfeiture of vehicle.                        Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2463  Statute of limitations; revise criminal.                  Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2464  Elections; provide that general elections shall be held   Cuevas
        on Saturdays.                                          
           Referred To Elections
SB2465  Teacher licensure; require state-administered             Blackmon
        examination of achievement to predict success of       
        teacher in classroom.                                  
           Referred To Education
SB2466  Pre-vocational trade program for exceptional children     Blackmon
        Grades 6-9; establish and provide minimum program funds
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2467  Speech and audiology; exempt services to school           Dearing
        districts from certain regulations.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2468  Commitment; reimburse counties for interim care of        Hall
        mental patients.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2469  New highway in Hinds/Madison Counties; add to state       Hall
        system.                                                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2470  Adverse possession; repeal.                               Burton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2471  Workers comp; employer may request autopsy in death       Hewes
        cases.                                                 
           Referred To Insurance;Labor
SB2472  Workers' comp; worker must give notice of injury before   Hewes
        termination.                                           
           Referred To Insurance;Labor
SB2473  Marine resources; clarify duties of CMR and DMR on        Hewes
        marine aquaculture.                                    
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2474  Gaming; require the Gaming Commission to compile a map    Hewes
        of water on which gaming may be conducted on Gulf      
        Coast.                                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2475  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Hewes
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2476  Insurance; errors and omissions coverage for real         Hewes
        estate not violative of law.                           
           Referred To Insurance
SB2477  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Hewes
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2478  Adverse possession; repeal.                               Hewes
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2479  Stalking; second offense felony.                          Hewes
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2480  Health care facilities; repeal CON law.                   Hewes
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2481  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2482  Driver's license; physical possession required.           Gollott
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2483  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Gollott
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2484  Income taxes delinquent; STC may pay out-of-state         Bryan
        collection agency's fee from amount collected when paid
        directly to STC (STC).                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2485  Sales tax; tax prepaid telephone calling cards as sale    Bryan
        of tangible personal property (STC).                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2486  Alcoholic beverages; extend the authority of Alcoholic    Bryan
        Beverage Control Division to enforce beer laws (STC).  
           Referred To Finance
SB2487  License tags; revise certain laws concerning (STC).       Bryan
           Referred To Finance
SB2488  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Bryan
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2489  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Bryan
        at three percent (STC).                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2490  Insurance; repeal fictitious grouping law.                Hewes
           Referred To Insurance
SB2491  MS Consumer Choice in Motor Vehicle Insurance Act;        Hewes
        create.                                                
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2492  Gaming; clarify the waters upon which gaming aboard a     Hewes
        cruise vessel is allowed.                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2493  Official travel expenses; require airline travel to       Hewes
        originate within the state.                            
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2494  State centralized automated payroll system; DFA           Hewes
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2495  Workers' compensation; establish criteria for alcohol     Hewes
        and drug testing.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2496  Workers' comp; establish criteria for drug and alcohol    Hewes
        testing under.                                         
           Referred To Insurance
SB2497  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with MSU for beautification.                           
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2498  Motor vehicle dealers; require disclosure of certain      Hewes
        repairs.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2499  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of AFDC/TANF checks at       Hewes
        casinos.                                               
           Referred To Finance
SC 521  Joint Rules; require amendments to show deleted           Hewes
        language, etc.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 522  Const 177A; add municipal court judge to Commission on    Mettetal
        Judicial Performance.                                  
           Referred To Constitution
SC 523  Amend Const 70; require majority vote for passage of      Hewes
        bill reducing taxes.                                   
           Referred To Constitution
SC 524  Const. 241; add child abuse & molestation & drug crimes   Burton
        for disenfranchisement.                                
           Referred To Constitution
SC 525  Const 100; authorize value of missing agency property     Blackmon
        to be deducted from next year's budget.                
           Referred To Constitution
SC 526  Const; amend Section 31 to allow 10-2 verdict in          Bean
        noncapital criminal cases.                             
           Referred To Constitution
SN  74  Lynn C. Patrick, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member    GOVERNOR
        of the Board of the Mississippi Department of          
        Information Technology Services, for the five year term
        of office commencing June 30, 1998                     
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN  75  Robert S. Gaddis, Laurel, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for the two year  
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  76  W. M. Gulledge, Jr., Greenwood, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi    
        Home Corporation, for the unexpired term of office     
        ending May 7, 1999                                     
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SN  77  LaDonna Kaye Northington, Jackson, Mississippi, as a      GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Nursing, for the four year
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  78  James R. Moore, Jr., Grenada, Mississippi, as a member    GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Pharmacy, for the five year term 
        of office commencing July 1, 1998                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  79  William H. Mitchell, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, as a     GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Commission on Marine         
        Resources, for the four year term of office commencing 
        July 1, 1998                                           
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SN  80  Larry Calvert, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        State Board of Health, for the six year term of office 
        commencing July 1, 1998                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2115  Elections; persons who register to vote under the         Harden
        "Motor Voter Act" may vote in state elections.         
           Transmitted To House
SB2191  Annual salary of Executive Director of DECD; delete       Gordon
        from statutory salary section.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2315  Estate taxation; increase the amount of the standard      Nunnelee
        deduction.                                             
           Passed

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



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