Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/15/98



Instructions Next Day

Previous Day

Bill Status Menu








House: Introductions

HB1040  Retirement; active duty service with National Guard       Perry
        shall be creditable service under PERS.                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1041  Property; authorize state to sell certain forestry        Perry
        service land.                                          
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands



House: Committee Reports

HB 381  Appropriation; authorize expenditure of certain monies    Stevens
        in the Rural Fire Truck Fund.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 421  Organ donations; revise law regarding identifying and     Scott (17th)
        requesting organ and tissue donors.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 513  Medical Release Program; reenact and extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 650  Penitentiary lands leased for agricultural purposes;      Ford
        reenact and extend repealer for one year.              
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 176  City of Brandon; authorize additional assessment on       Moore
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court to purchase       
        protective body armor for police officers.             
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 452  Grenada County; authorize to donate funds to Headstart.   Perkins
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 540  Narcotics Bureau; authorize to purchase 29 additional     Capps
        vehicles.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 749  City of Yazoo City; authorize additional payment to       Johnson
        retirees under disability and relief fund for firemen  
        and policemen.                                         
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 951  Authorize Tallahatchie County to create a correctional    Reynolds
        authority.                                             
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB2602  Manslaughter; mother's use of illegal drugs while         Furniss
        pregnant.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2603  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize the issuance of     Furniss
        distinctive tags to retired law enforcement officers.  
           Referred To Finance
SB2604  DUI cases; prohibit plea bargaining when person           Furniss
        allegedly causes death in a negligent manner.          
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2605  Medicaid; increase home leave reimbursement for           Furniss
        nursing facilities.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2606  Bonds; clarify use of proceeds for capital improvements   Thames
        for Department of Agriculture.                         
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2607  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           Referred To Finance
SB2608  Medicaid; all beds in DeSoto County psychiatric           Hawks
        residential treatment facility may participate in.     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2609  Subpoena; Bureau of Narcotics may compel production of    Turner
        business records.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2610  Wiretapping; revise regulations.                          Turner
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2611  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession    Turner
        (MPA).                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2612  Retirement; certain employees of The Department of        Harden
        Corrections may retire after 20 years of service.      
           Referred To Finance
SB2613  Retirement; certain employees of the Department of        Harden
        Mental Health may retire after 20 years of service.    
           Referred To Finance
SB2614  Identity theft; create offense.                           Lee
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2615  Income taxation; exempt certain insurance companies.      Bryan
           Referred To Finance
SB2616  Civil actions; plaintiff responsible for certain costs    Bean *
        of prevailing defendant.                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2617  MS Agribusiness Council; revise membership and remove     Thames
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2618  Divorce; equitable distribution of marital property.      Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2619  Medicaid waiver for coverage of the chronically ill       Jordan (24th)
        with hypertension and diabetes; authorize.             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2620  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Furniss
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Education
SB2621  Nonrenewal of contract for school district employees;     Nunnelee *
        provide conditions, mentoring, etc.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2622  District attorney; revise number of assistants.           Dearing
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2623  Vehicle weight limits; provide exception for animal       Burton
        feed transporters.                                     
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2624  Municipalities; authorized to settle certain claims.      Moffatt
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2625  Tidelands; funds from subleases by city retained by       Moffatt
        city.                                                  
           Referred To Finance;Ports and Marine Resources
SB2626  Law enforcement officers; may be loaned for drug          Bean
        enforcement.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2627  Manufactured homes; revise license fees for               Kirby
        manufacturers of.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2628  MS Clean Indoor Air Act; enact.                           Nunnelee
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
        appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           Referred To Education
SB2630  Transportation of houses; motor carriers keep minimum     Furniss
        insurance.                                             
           Referred To Insurance
SB2631  Courts; revise office expense allowed to circuit and      Turner
        chancery judges.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2632  Youth court judges; appoint one additional per county.    Smith
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2633  County court; allow certain counties option to create,    Smith
        enact state funding support of youth court division    
        (Council proposal).                                    
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2634  Youth court; create magistrate system.                    Smith
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2635  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance;              Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2636  Appropriation; Board of Dental Examiners; Additional,     Hall
        FY98.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2637  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Services; Additional,     Hall
        FY98.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2638  Appropriation; MS Tuition Assistance Grants Program;      Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2639  Appropriation; Board of Architecture; Additional, FY98.   Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2640  Appropriation; DFA - temporary chillers; Additional,      Hall
        FY98.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2641  Appropriation; DFA - Renovate Sillers Bldg.;              Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2642  Appropriation; District Attorneys and Staff;              Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2643  Appropriation; Bd. of Animal Health; Additional, FY98.    Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2644  Appropriation; Human Services; Additional, FY98.          Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2645  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional, FY98.    Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2646  Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial     Hall
        Judges; Additional, FY98.                              
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2647  Appropriation; Archives & History, Shaifer House;         Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2648  Real estate brokers; increase license renewal fees.       Hewes
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2649  Beer; increase percent of alcohol from four percent to    Hewes
        five percent and allow label to reflect percent.       
           Referred To Finance
SB2650  Statute of limitations; revise for certain crimes         Turner
        (MPA).                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2651  Sales tax; exempt federal and state employees on          Hewes
        certain hotel accommodation charges.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2652  Alcoholic beverages; allow shipment directly to           Hewes
        consumers under certain circumstances.                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2653  Courts; implement 10-2 verdict in certain criminal        Bean
        cases.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2654  Sexual crime reports; to be confidential.                 White (29th)
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2655  Confederate historical structures; unlawful to destroy    White (29th)
        or remove.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2656  State employees; special leave without pay for adoptive   White (29th)
        parents.                                               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2657  HIV; establish crime of exposure.                         White (29th)
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2658  Auto insurance; require proof of liability insurance.     Nunnelee
           Referred To Insurance
SB2659  Hunting; restrict hunting on waters overlying private     Canon
        lands.                                                 
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2660  DUI; technical correction.                                Kirby
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2661  Grenada County; authorize to donate funds to Headstart.   Gordon
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2662  Parole; require DOC to notify local authorities of        Gollott
        out-of-state parolee.                                  
           Referred To Corrections
SB2663  Interchange; DOT construct on U.S. 45 at Meridian.        Carter
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2664  County prosecuting attorneys; revise salaries of          Gordon
        various counties.                                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2665  Gambling devices; prohibit certain coin-operated          Rayborn
        amusement machines.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2666  Hunting; restrict hunting on waters overlying private     Jordan (24th)
        lands.                                                 
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2668  Wildlife; revise list of federal acts applicable to       Posey
        state laws.                                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2669  Parks; increase amount county may donate to state park    Posey
        within the county.                                     
           Referred To County Affairs;Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2670  Wildlife management area; revise number of appraisals     Posey
        required for acquisition.                              
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2671  Hunting guides; extend repealer on regulation of.         Posey
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2674  Hunting; revise physician certification of disability     Tollison
        for crossbow license.                                  
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2676  Income taxation; exempt prizes awarded to nonresidents    Posey
        from prof. freshwater fishing events.                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2677  Nursing facility; authorize CON for construction of in    Minor
        Marshall County.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2678  Marine resources; clarify CMR power to issue licenses.    Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2679  Oysters; revise opening and replenishing of reefs.        Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2680  Department of Marine Resources; receive two sets of the   Hewes
        Mississippi Code.                                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2681  Saltwater fishing; provide for free fishing day.          Hewes
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2682  State passenger vehicles; authorize Department of         Hewes
        Marine Resources to purchase and operate.              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2683  Northwest & South Central MS State Hospitals; authorize   Mettetal
        Dept. of Mental Health to acquire hospital buildings to
        operate.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2684  Anti-litter law; place certain requirements on            White (29th)
        applicants for a driver's license.                     
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2685  Waste tires; clarify definition of.                       Nunnelee
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2686  Sales tax exemption; Oxford Community Playground, Inc.    Tollison
           Referred To Finance
SB2687  Chancery clerks; provide allowance in certain counties.   Gordon
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2688  State Highway System; extend MS 389 in Chickasaw County   Gordon
        to bypass north of Houston, MS.                        
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2689  Justice court judges; include in Nonpartisan Judicial     Burton
        Election Act.                                          
           Referred To Elections
SB2690  Insurance Intergrity/Adult Abuse Enforcement Bureau;      Burton
        create.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2691  Zoning; authorize establishment of zoning commissions     Ross
        in individual supervisors district.                    
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2692  Ethics Commission; delete repealer and authorize          Little *
        preliminary investigations.                            
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2693  Shaifer House and accompanying property; authorize        Hall
        purchase of.                                           
           Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2694  Wildlife; reallocate certain funds for fish hatchery.     Posey
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2695  Conservation Officers' Retirement System; create.         Posey
           Referred To Finance
SB2696  Trusts; Family Trust Preservation Act of 1998.            Woodfield
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2697  Public Trust Tideland Funds; set conditions for local     Hewes
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2698  Driver's license; persons using bioptic telescopic        Mettetal
        lenses may receive.                                    
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2699  Violation of municipal ordinance; each day is a           Moffatt
        separate offense.                                      
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2700  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Ross
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2701  Mississippi Paperwork Reduction Act of 1998; enact.       Hawks
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2702  Public school districts; authorize petitions for          Hawks
        locally managed "School of Excellence" status.         
           Referred To Education
SB2703  State agencies; require standardized forms when           Hawks
        soliciting bids for public construction.               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2704  Sales taxation; use tobacco litigation settlement funds   Hawks
        to reduce the general sales tax rate.                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2705  Law enforcement officer; create crime of fleeing or       Hawks
        eluding.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2706  Student Readiness for College Incentive Grant Program;    Hawks
        direct State Board of Education to implement.          
           Referred To Education
SB2707  Sales tax; divert a portion of the sales to fund the      Carlton
        Boll Weevil Management Act.                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2708  Boll Weevil Management Act; revise requirements for       Hawks
        passage of subsequent referenda.                       
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2709  Motor vehicle taxes; exempt vehicles owned by Purple      Johnson (19th)
        Heart Medal recipient from ad valorem taxation.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2710  Sales tax; pay county percentage of sales tax generated   Johnson (19th)
        from business activities outside city.                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2711  Homestead exemption; increase reimbursement of tax        Johnson (19th)
        losses to counties.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2712  Sex offense; require chemical castration for second.      Johnson (19th)
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2713  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of AFDC checks at casinos.   Johnson (19th)
           Referred To Finance
SB2714  Animals; revise seizure for cruelty in justice court.     Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2715  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Farris
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2716  State employees health insurance; reinstate persons       Harvey
        terminated due to incorrect retirement benefit         
        calculation.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2717  All-terrain vehicles; require certificate of              Smith
        registration for ATV's.                                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2718  Medical procedures on minnor by Dept of Health; require   Nunnelee
        parental consent.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2719  Sexual predators; provide civil commitment at             Smith
        expiration of sentence.                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2720  Severance tax; extend repealer on "new" oil and gas.      Dearing
           Referred To Finance
SB2721  House arrest; violator of conditions placed in custody    Huggins
        of DOC.                                                
           Referred To Corrections
SB2722  Inmates; require to pay for lawsuits if has funds in      Huggins
        inmate account or if frivolous.                        
           Referred To Corrections
SB2723  Leasing of penitentiary lands; extend date of repeal.     Huggins
           Referred To Corrections
SB2724  Earned time; allow nonviolent offenders to be eligible    Huggins
        for increased.                                         
           Referred To Corrections
SB2725  Corrections; authorize commissioner to appoint internal   Huggins
        investigators.                                         
           Referred To Corrections
SB2726  Corrections; provide for forfeiture of earned time for    Huggins
        baseless lawsuit.                                      
           Referred To Corrections
SB2727  Prisons; prohibit possession of alcohol and drugs on      Huggins
        public and private.                                    
           Referred To Corrections
SB2728  Inmates; remove restrictions on drug testing of.          Huggins
           Referred To Corrections
SB2729  State service employees; increase annual compensation     White (5th)
        $3,000.                                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2730  Licensure of dispensing opticians in MS; provide for.     Dearing
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2732  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Ferris
        supplement.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2733  Health care facilities; authorize CON for hospital in     Burton
        Scott County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2734  Sexual battery; define penetration of inmate by MDOC      Huggins
        employee or contractor as.                             
           Referred To Judiciary
SC 527  Coastal water resources; create joint study committee     Hewes
        to study and make recommendations regarding.           
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SC 528  Mayor Terry Wood of Sherman, Mississippi; commend.        Nunnelee
           Referred To Rules
SC 529  Const.; create trust fund for tobacco litigation          Kirby
        payments.                                              
           Referred To Constitution
SN  89  Mr. Bob Crisler, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of     LT. GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Industries for the Blind board, for a  
        three year term of office commencing July 1, 1997      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  90  Duane Forrest Hurt, DDS, Greenwood, Mississippi, as a     GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Health, for the six year  
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  91  Dewitt G. Crawford, M.D., Louisville, Mississippi, as a   GOVERNOR
        member of State Board of Medical Licensure, for the six
        year term of office commencing July 1, 1998            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  92  Frank W. Bowen, M.D., Carthage, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Medical Licensure, for the
        six year term of office commencing July 1, 1998        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  93  Charles R. Frye, Moss Point, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the Mississippi Forestry Commission, for the six    
        year term of office commencing July 1, 1998            
           Referred To Forestry
SN  94  Roosevelt W. Daniels, II, Canton, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi    
        Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program Trust Fund, 
        for the five year term of office commencing July 1,    
        1998                                                   
           Referred To Universities and Colleges



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2192  Medical malpractice; revise statute of limitations.       Bean
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SN  10  Mr. Kenny Bush, Philadelphia, Mississippi, as a member    LT. GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Education, for a nine year term  
        expiring June 30, 2006.                                
           Do Advise and Consent



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2174  Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program and       Bean
        commission; establish.                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2597  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain medications for        Carlton
        production of fish, poultry and livestock.             
           Transmitted To House

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



End Of Document

1998/Daily_Action/011598.htm