Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/29/98



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House: Introductions

HB1690  Town of Oakland; authorize to convey certain property     Reynolds
        to Yalobusha County.                                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1691  Estate tax; eliminate.                                    Weathersby *
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1692  Sod farms; exempt products sold to individuals from       Moss
        sales tax.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1693  Sales tax; exempt certain sales of trailers, boats,       Moss
        travel trailers, motorcycles and all-terrain cycles.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1694  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Williams
        that may be issued and increase amount for loans for   
        incubation centers.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1695  Sales tax; phase out on sales of tangible personal        Williams
        property or services to certain religious institutions.
           Referred To Ways and Means



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 205  Graffiti; prohibit and provide penalties.                 Scott (80th)
           DR - TSDPCS: JB To TR
HB 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED
HB 617  Surety bonds; official bonds of certain public            Young
        officials payable to political subdivision employing   
        official.                                              
           DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB 622  Marine Resources Law Enforcement Division of Department   Ryan
        of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; transfer powers &      
        duties to Dept. of Marine Resources.                   
           DR - TSDPCS: CR To GF
HB 643  Municipal utilities; authorize early payment discount     Miles
        allowances.                                            
           DR - TSDP: MU To WM
HB 834  Teenage pregnancy; create task force and raise sexual     Ellington
        consent age to reduce.                                 
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB 966  Statewide trauma care system; State Department of         Fredericks
        Health shall develop and administer.                   
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1025  Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Program;           Moody
        establish.                                             
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB1030  Central Mississippi Residential Center; establish in      Moody
        Newton for adults with chronic mental illness.         
           DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1046  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Holland
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           DR - TSDP: JB To AG
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
        supplement.                                            
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB1169  Natural and scenic waterways; Department of Wildlife,     Livingston
        Fisheries and Parks to conduct study and make          
        legislative recommendations.                           
           DR - TSDPCS: CR To GF
HB1191  Nursing homes; allow Medicaid participation for           Moody
        existing beds and authorize new beds.                  
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB1193  Medicaid; persons with catastrophic illnesses and         Moody
        persons having high drug expenses eligible for.        
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB1231  Municipalities; authorize interlocal agreement with       Jennings
        certain rural water associations to upgrade system for 
        fire protection.                                       
           DR - TSDPCS: MU To WM
HB1239  Juvenile correctional facility; MDOC contract for         Malone
        private facility in Walnut Grove.                      
           DR - TSDPCS: PE To JJ
HB1273  Mississippi; H.E.L.P. College Tuition Program; include    Warren
        private colleges under.                                
           DR - TSDP: AP To UC
HB1415  Medicaid program; provide for eligibility hearings, and   Moody
        opposition to CONs.                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1424  Fishing license; authorize reciprocal agreement with      Compretta
        surrounding states.                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: GF To CR
HB1551  Constables; revise requirements for law enforcement       Formby
        training programs.                                     
           DR - TSDPCS: JB To CA
HB1584  Board of Animal Health; provide for membership and        Holland
        revise certain appointments.                           
           DR - TSDPCS: AG To AP
HB1585  Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund; unexpended        Moody
        amounts not lapse, and interest credited to fund.      
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB1610  Campaign finance; revise laws.                            Denny
           DR - TSDPCS: AE To LA
HB1612  Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; allow        Hudson
        employees to run for office without having to resign.  
           DR - TSDP: GF To JA
HB1615  Winterville Indian Mounds Park; authorize to be           Cameron
        transferred to Department of Archives and History.     
           DR - TSDP: GF To AP
HB1616  Property insurance; authorize creditor to purchase if     Guice
        debtor fails to maintain on collateral.                
           DR - TSDP: BB To IN



House: Committee Reports

HB  49  Parole; authorize field supervisors to visit offender's   Walker
        place of residence.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB  59  Sexual offenses; prohibit jailers from having sex with    Moak
        inmates.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB  66  Law enforcement; enhance penalty for assault upon         Dedeaux
        auxiliary law enforcement officer.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 122  Fire loss; revise method law enforcement agencies         Stevens
        release certain information.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 149  Municipalities; authorize to make expenditures to         Walker
        purchase honorarium for retiring municipal employees.  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 218  Domestic abuse; municipal court may issue protective      Simpson
        orders.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 238  Boating accident reports; available to persons involved   Broomfield
        in accident.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 352  Imprisonment for nonpayment of fine; revise credit        Smith (39th)
        amount.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 378  Automobile insurance; policy must be in effect for 60     Stevens
        days before cancellation hearing request.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 385  Extended day and extended school year programs;           Scott (17th)
        authorize local districts to provide.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 411  Weapons; law enforcement officers may possess weapons     Moody
        in courthouse.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 511  Death certificate; delete repealer on provision           Ford
        requiring pregnancy status of deceased female to be    
        recorded on.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 514  Community Service Revolving Fund; reenact and extend      Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 533  Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history       Chaney
        background checks for applicants.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 629  Eleemosynary institutions; Uniform Management of          Perry
        Instituional Funds Act (NCCUSL).                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 685  Telecommunications; prohibit accessing of messages by     Robinson (84th)
        persons other than intended recipient.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 689  Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; clarify           Blackmon
        legislative intent.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
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).                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 785  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on issuance of       Williams
        bonds for fund.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 790  Income taxes delinquent; STC may pay out-of-state         Williams
        collection agency's fee from amount collected when paid
        directly to STC (STC).                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 799  Community services; increase fees offenders pay to.       Malone
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 800  Offenders; to pay costs of filing frivolous lawsuits.     Malone
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 834  Teenage pregnancy; create task force and raise sexual     Ellington
        consent age to reduce.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 861  Veterinary; licensed veterinarians shall write            Holland
        prescriptions for animal medicine to be filled at place
        of consumer's choice.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 881  Alcoholic beverages; allow shipment of wine from out of   Johnson
        state directly to consumers in certain circumstances.  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 883  Self defense; revise and provide immunity.                Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 885  Municipal elected officials; bond in same manner as       Montgomery
        members of boards of supervisors.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 907  Prisoners; administration of hospital to determine if     Moody
        guard needed while at hospital.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 926  County court; revise jurisdictional limit.                Simpson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 927  Airport authorities; lengthen time period for repayment   Simpson
        of certain loans.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 986  Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified      Malone
        resort area" for purposes of State Local Option        
        Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 991  Crimes; create felony offense for possession of stolen    Montgomery
        firearm.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 993  Podiatrists; create Advisory Committee to Board of        Broomfield
        Medical Licensure for.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 994  Offenders; authorize to work for any nonprofit            Malone
        organization.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 995  Disorderly conduct; disturbing religious worship may be   Ryan
        prosecuted in justice, municipal, county or circuit    
        court.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1025  Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Program;           Moody
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1026  Radiological health fees; revise.                         Moody
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1027  TB and HIV screening; require in private correctional     Moody
        facilities.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1028  Disciplinary proceedings by Board of Nursing; authorize   Moody
        hearing panel to conduct.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1029  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Moody
        to requirement of.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1031  Licensure fees charged by State Department of Health;     Moody
        increase certain.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1037  Headlighting penalty; include destruction of livestock.   McBride
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1093  Contractors; require payment and performance bond to      Smith (39th)
        protect subcontractors.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1096  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1098  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Williams
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1099  Crimes; revise fraudulent use of identifying              Reynolds
        information.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1112  Military license tags; allow widows to retain.            Ishee
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1139  Physicians; increase annual license renewal fee and use   Moody
        portion to aid impaired licensees.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1155  Private correctional facilities; DOC to appoint           Ellis
        investigators to investigate and enforce state laws.   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1185  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
        auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1191  Nursing homes; allow Medicaid participation for           Moody
        existing beds and authorize new beds.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1193  Medicaid; persons with catastrophic illnesses and         Moody
        persons having high drug expenses eligible for.        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1213  Public funds; authorize certain agencies to deposit in    Livingston
        Treasury on frequency other than daily.                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1214  Fishing license laws; amend penalties for violations      Livingston
        of.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1218  Crime victims; create bill of rights.                     Stribling
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1239  Juvenile correctional facility; MDOC contract for         Malone
        private facility in Walnut Grove.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1248  Fishing license; clarify definition of domicile for       Compretta
        purpose of obtaining resident fishing license.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1250  Saltwater fishing; provide for free saltwater fishing     Compretta
        day during National Fishing Week in July.              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1256  Oyster shells; remove requirement that oyster shells be   Compretta
        planted equally in each coastal county.                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1257  Oysters; eliminate requirement to open at least 1         Compretta
        oyster reef per county during oyster season.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1262  Prisons; unlawful to bring alcohol or drugs into.         McInnis
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1273  Mississippi; H.E.L.P. College Tuition Program; include    Warren
        private colleges under.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1275  Banks and savings associations; private corporation       Guice
        laws shall apply to.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1278  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Guice
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1286  Energy conservation; revise energy management law.        Ellington
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1295  Bonds; clarify use of proceeds of bonds issued for        Williams
        Department of Agriculture and Commerce capital         
        improvements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1300  Municipalities; authorize to establish rainy day fund.    Jennings
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1353  Community hospitals; authorize investment of funds in     Holland
        repurchase agreements.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1358  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize        Scott (80th)
        Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1377  Seafood; commercial seafood license not issued to         Compretta
        certain nonresidents and out-of-state boats.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1396  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; authorize to   Holden
        designate portion of Yalobusha/Grenada Counties as fox 
        preserve.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1401  Parole; require Department of Corrections to notify       Janus
        local authorities of out-of-state parolees.            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1448  Youth Court Act; revise definition of abused child.       Simmons (100th)
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1449  Child abuse; revise reporting requirements to             Simmons (100th)
        prosecuting attorneys.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1453  Preneed funeral services; increase trust fund deposit     Stevens
        and license under the Department of Banking.           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1454  Court records; revise certain destruction provisions.     Blackmon
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1507  Massage therapists; license and regulate.                 Martinson
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1531  Depositories of local government funds; revise law to     Williams
        address potential conflicts of interest.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1549  Museum unclaimed property; authorize conservation         King
        measures to be taken.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1562  Bonds; extend time on authority to issue bonds for        Smith (35th)
        Major Energy Project Development Fund.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1569  Sales tax; allow STC to make changes in collection of     Williams
        sales tax by out-of-state marketers (STC).             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1571  Public property; authorize DFA to transfer certain        Howell
        property to Montgomery County.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1580  Crimes; revise penalties for unlawful use of              Robinson (84th)
        identification cards.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1585  Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund; unexpended        Moody
        amounts not lapse, and interest credited to fund.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1636  Consumer finance laws; make various amendments to.        Guice
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1689  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase the       Williams
        amount of bonds that may be issued for certain projects
        (DECD).                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1694  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Williams
        that may be issued and increase amount for loans for   
        incubation centers.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HC  10  Commend the life of Attorney Frank Ruff Parker, III.      Flaggs
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  11  Commend retirees of Greenwood School District.            Perkins
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  12  Commend Coach Bruce Thornton.                             Maples
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  13  Melanie Black; commend on being named 1997 Coach of the   Maples
        Year.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  14  HCR; commend Johnny Boswell on his installation as        Stevens
        Chairman of the Board of the Mississippi Association of
        Broadcasters.                                          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  16  Commend George County Rebels Baseball Team on winning     Maples
        state championship.                                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  29  Trinity Episcopal Church; commend on 175th anniversary.   Ketchings
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  30  Commend George County High School Lady Rebels Track       Maples
        Team on outstanding season and winning State Class 4A  
        Championship.                                          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  34  Commend and express sympathy to family of Peter Joseph    Hamilton
        Noto.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  37  Commend Moss Point High School Football Team for          Broomfield
        winning 5A State Championship two years in a row.      
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  38  Commend Sonya Tharp upon being selected Ms. Wheelchair    Simmons (37th)
        Mississippi.                                           
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  39  Commend Sheriff Ricky Banks on service to Leflore         Stevens
        County.                                                
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  40  Commend Dr. Starkey Morgan for receiving 1996 Volunteer   Stevens
        of the Year Award.                                     
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  41  Commend Bebe Richardson on 45th anniversary of nursing.   Stevens
           Title Suff Adopted As Amended
HC  42  Commend Mayor Harvey Johnson; outstanding new Mayor of    Green (72nd)
        the City of Jackson.                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  54  Commend Boots Bright.                                     McElwain
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  58  Commend Clarksdale High School Football Team.             Henderson (26th)
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  60  Recognizing Mrs. Bennie Eva Greene on her 100th           Scott (17th)
        birthday.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  70  Commend Leroy Walker on being an outstanding              Green (72nd)
        businessman of Jackson, Mississippi.                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Commend Police Chief Robert Johnson on his outstanding    Green (72nd)
        service to the City of Jackson.                        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  73  Commend Houston High School Football Team.                Bowles
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  74  Commend Kirk Academy High School Football Team on         Holden
        outstanding 1997-1998 season.                          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  79  Urging Mississippi Department of Transportation to        Horne
        maintain Old Highway 45.                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   2  Commend Mrs. Berta Lee White.                             Horne
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   4  Commend the life of John Dow, Sr., and express the        Barnett (92nd)
        House's deepest sympathy on his passing.               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   6  Commend the life of Booker T. Hobbs, Sr.                  Banks
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   7  Commend the life of Joseph P. Stewart.                    Banks
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   8  Commend Congressman Bennie Thompson on his outstanding    Green (72nd)
        service to his community, the State of Mississippi and 
        the U.S. of America.                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   9  Commend life of Talmage Kenneth "Skimp" Davis.            Reynolds
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  10  Commend Dr. Robert D. Ballard, founder of the JASON       Chaney
        Project.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2115  Elections; persons who register to vote under the         Harden
        "Motor Voter Act" may vote in state elections.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 501  Thomas Dyson; commend for service to state.               Burton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 502  Mrs. Olene Moore; commend.                                Burton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 528  Mayor Terry Wood of Sherman, Mississippi; commend.        Nunnelee
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 537  Resolution; support community-based intervention          Farris
        programs.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB  65  Attempted murder; create offense.                         Dedeaux
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 222  Juries; revise minimum age requirement.                   Miles
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 594  Domestic violence; add stalking to offenses for which     Davis
        arrest can be made without a warrant.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 714  Money laundering; conform to federal law.                 Broomfield
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 766  Crimes; enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly;    Franks
        falsifying certain documents.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 823  Homicide; include businesses in justifiable homicide.     Maples
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 887  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Moody
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1151  Bad checks; permit prosecution for closing account        Cummings
        before check clears.                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1158  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1459  Levees; increase penalties for certain crimes related     Cameron
        to.                                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1689  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase the       Williams
        amount of bonds that may be issued for certain projects
        (DECD).                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1694  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Williams
        that may be issued and increase amount for loans for   
        incubation centers.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB3168  Appropriation; Community and Junior Colleges;             Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3169  Appropriation; Archives and History, Records Center,      Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2534  Child abuse reporting act; define responsibilities of     Burton
        Dept of Human Services, law enforcement, dist. atty.   
           DR - TSDPCS: JJ To JU
SB2633  County court; allow certain counties option to create,    Smith
        enact state funding support of youth court division    
        (Council proposal).                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To JJ
SB2811  Transportation Commission; authorize the hiring of a      Little *
        railway safety coordinator.   (MDOT).                  
           DR - TSDP: FS To HI
SB2932  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Carter
        supplement.                                            
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2980  Uniform Administrative Procedures Law; create study       Robertson
        committee.                                             
           DR - TSDPCS: FS To JU
SB3000  Chancery & circuit clerks; authorize performance of       Huggins
        duties on behalf of each other in counties with 2      
        judicial districts.                                    
           DR - TSDP: FS To CA



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2077  Mississippi H.E.L.P. College Tuition Program; include     Moffatt
        private colleges under.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2092  Office of Purchasing and Travel; authorize longer         Burton
        travel management contract and annual publication of   
        expense allowances.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2101  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for Medicaid beds    Dearing
        in various counties.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2135  Individual and Family Support Joint Study Committee;      Bean
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2165  Statewide trauma care system; State Department of         Woodfield
        Health shall develop and administer.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2184  Compensatory time, overtime pay, personal and medical     Gordon
        leave for state employees; clarify.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2195  CON to rehab hospital in Hinds County for nursing care    Woodfield
        for disabled persons; authorize.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2201  School board training courses; continuing education       Ferris
        shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Assn.  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2253  Income tax refund check-off; burn center.                 Furniss
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2267  Ad valorem taxation; value of agricultural land           Rayborn
        determined according to its use as of January 1.       
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2310  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Rayborn
        electronic means.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2318  Medicaid assistance program; revise eligibility,          Bean
        services, notification prior to issuance of CON.       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2403  Notice; require to surface owner prior to exploration     Dearing
        or drilling for oil or gas.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2421  Health care facilities; authorize CON for non-Medicaid    Bean
        nursing home beds in certain counties.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2447  Highway Safety Patrol; increase the days of training      Mettetal
        required for recruits.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2451  Alcoholic beverage transactions; tax commission sets      Bryan
        time for filing verification of certain transactions   
        (STC).                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2453  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Bryan
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2454  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Bryan
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2504  State Auditor; authorize to review municipal audit        Gordon
        reports or compilations for compliance with state law. 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2517  Removal of student from class for conduct; provide        Carter
        procedure for.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2521  Salary of Exec. Dir. Pearl River Valley Water Supply      Gordon
        District; increase.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2531  William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program; provide      Ferris
        enhancements to and create Teacher Education for       
        Critical Areas (TECA) Program.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2536  Part-time Student Tuition Assistance Grant program;       Hall
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2572  School district employees may donate leave to another     Ferris
        employee suffering from a catastrophic injury or       
        illness; authorize.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2578  Judges; set daily expense allowance for Supreme &         Turner
        Appeals Courts at federal expense allowance rate.      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2583  Local crime and juvenile justices commissions;            Smith
        authorize.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2593  Salaries of county sheriffs and justice court judges;     Burton
        based on 1980 federal census.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
        appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2631  Courts; revise office expense allowed to circuit and      Turner
        chancery judges.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2664  County prosecuting attorneys; revise salaries of          Gordon
        various counties.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2693  Shaifer House and accompanying property; authorize        Hall
        purchase of.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2707  Sales tax; divert a portion of the sales to fund the      Carlton
        Boll Weevil Management Act.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2762  School boards; authorized to contract for investment      Ferris
        and management of school dist. funds.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2799  Ms. Bd. of Nursing Home Administrators; required to       White (5th)
        deposit monies received into State Treasury.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2825  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Bryan
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2836  Annual accountability assessment of adequate education    Farris
        program; require in Mississippi Report Card.           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2856  Salaries of assistant teachers; provide an annual         Ferris
        incremental increase.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2890  Oil and gas interests; revise percentages paid by         Scoper
        nonconsenting owners.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2924  Catastrophic illness; clarify definition in relation to   Gordon
        state employee donation of leave.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2932  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Carter
        supplement.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2944  Reading sufficiency plans for all school districts;       Ferris
        direct State Department of Education to provide        
        assistance.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2956  Task Force on Gang Behavior in MS; establish.             Jackson
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2969  Public employees; revise law relating to transfer of      Gordon
        accrued leave.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2989  Environment; create Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary     Dearing
        Cleanup and Redevelopment Act.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3032  Solid waste; revise Nonhazardous Solid Waste Planning     Dearing
        Act of 1991.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3044  Great River Road State Park; convey to National Park      Simmons
        Service.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3049  State employees paid twice per month; delay until         Gordon
        January 1, 2000.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3132  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Mining and             Dearing
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3155  Medicaid assistance program; delete repealer and          Hall
        increase reimbursement on chiropractic services.       
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 525  Const 100; authorize value of missing agency property     Blackmon
        to be deducted from next year's budget.                
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 351  Hunting and fishing guide services regulation; reenact    Ford
        and extend repealer for one year.                      
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
HB 464  Boat registration citation; presentment for dismissal     Stevens
        may be done without registrant or counsel present.     
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
HB 654  Game fish; extend repealer on issuing permits for sale    Ford
        of in pilot program.                                   
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 676  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Holland
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 678  Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau;      Holland
        authorize to investigate all agriculture-related       
        crimes.                                                
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1211  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; amend land   Livingston
        lease powers and duties of.                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries

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



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