Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/30/98



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House: Introductions

HB1696  City of Richland; authorize additional assessment on      Rogers
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court to purchase law   
        enforcement equipment.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1697  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Williams
        of new office facility for Mississippi Employment      
        Security Commission.                                   
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Ways and Means
HB1698  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain medications for        Williams
        production of fish, poultry and livestock.             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1699  Casino Infrastructure program; increase maximum bonds,    Barnett (116th)
        restrict use of monies in debt service fund.           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1700  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Flaggs
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1701  Income tax; provide a job credit for certain employers    Williams
        in empowerment zones or enterprise communities.        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1702  Income tax; exempt insurance companies in order to        Williams
        simplify calculation of insurance premium tax liability
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1703  Sales tax; exempt transfers of motor vehicles into        Banks
        revocable trusts and transfers made as gifts.          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1704  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Ketchings
        tuition organizations and for extra curricular activity
        fees.                                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  80  Commend Bill Ferris on being confirmed Chairman of the    Flaggs
        National Endowment for the Humanities.                 
           Referred To Rules
HC  81  Commend the life of John Henry Dagner, Jr.                Banks
           Referred To Rules
HC  82  Commend the life of Thompson Tyson Terry, Sr.             Banks
           Referred To Rules
HR  12  Commend Dorothy Moore.                                    Clarke
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 275  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           DR - TSDP: AP To JJ
HB 649  State offenders housed in county jails; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           DR - TSDP: AP To PE
HB 999  Deputy chancery clerk; counties with two judicial         Guice
        districts pay allowance to chancery clerk for.         
           DR - TSDPCS: CA To FS
HB1241  Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund   Moody
        for.                                                   
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB1467  Highway weight violations; fines and penalties            Compretta *
        deposited into State Highway Fund (MDOT).              
           DR - TSDP: CA To TR
HB1473  Department of Transportation; revise annual program       Compretta *
        budget requirements (MDOT).                            
           DR - TSDP: AP To TR
HB1584  Board of Animal Health; provide for membership and        Holland
        revise certain appointments.                           
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To AG
HB1616  Property insurance; authorize creditor to purchase if     Guice
        debtor fails to maintain on collateral.                
           DR - TSDP: IN To BB



House: Committee Reports

HB 275  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 649  State offenders housed in county jails; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 999  Deputy chancery clerk; counties with two judicial         Guice
        districts pay allowance to chancery clerk for.         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1046  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Holland
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1467  Highway weight violations; fines and penalties            Compretta *
        deposited into State Highway Fund (MDOT).              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1473  Department of Transportation; revise annual program       Compretta *
        budget requirements (MDOT).                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1560  Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain   Moody
        benefits for anesthesia for dental treatment.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1584  Board of Animal Health; provide for membership and        Holland
        revise certain appointments.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1616  Property insurance; authorize creditor to purchase if     Guice
        debtor fails to maintain on collateral.                
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 528  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion,          Stevens
        Reorganization and Merger Act; create.                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 655  Mississippi Waste Pesticide Disposal Act; reenact and     Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 714  Money laundering; conform to federal law.                 Broomfield
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1001  Environmental quality; revise hiring of Executive         Ellington
        Director of Department of Environmental Quality.       
           Recommitted to Committee
HC  10  Commend the life of Attorney Frank Ruff Parker, III.      Flaggs
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  11  Commend retirees of Greenwood School District.            Perkins
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  12  Commend Coach Bruce Thornton.                             Maples
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  13  Melanie Black; commend on being named 1997 Coach of the   Maples
        Year.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  14  HCR; commend Johnny Boswell on his installation as        Stevens
        Chairman of the Board of the Mississippi Association of
        Broadcasters.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  16  Commend George County Rebels Baseball Team on winning     Maples
        state championship.                                    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  29  Trinity Episcopal Church; commend on 175th anniversary.   Ketchings
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  30  Commend George County High School Lady Rebels Track       Maples
        Team on outstanding season and winning State Class 4A  
        Championship.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  34  Commend and express sympathy to family of Peter Joseph    Hamilton
        Noto.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  37  Commend Moss Point High School Football Team for          Broomfield
        winning 5A State Championship two years in a row.      
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  38  Commend Sonya Tharp upon being selected Ms. Wheelchair    Simmons (37th)
        Mississippi.                                           
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  39  Commend Sheriff Ricky Banks on service to Leflore         Stevens
        County.                                                
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  40  Commend Dr. Starkey Morgan for receiving 1996 Volunteer   Stevens
        of the Year Award.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  41  Commend Bebe Richardson on 45th anniversary of nursing.   Stevens
           Amended
           Adopted As Amended
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  42  Commend Mayor Harvey Johnson; outstanding new Mayor of    Green (72nd)
        the City of Jackson.                                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  54  Commend Boots Bright.                                     McElwain
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  58  Commend Clarksdale High School Football Team.             Henderson (26th)
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  60  Recognizing Mrs. Bennie Eva Greene on her 100th           Scott (17th)
        birthday.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  61  Amend Constitution; only qualified elector may            Capps
        circulate initiative petitions.                        
           Adopted
HC  70  Commend Leroy Walker on being an outstanding              Green (72nd)
        businessman of Jackson, Mississippi.                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  71  Commend Police Chief Robert Johnson on his outstanding    Green (72nd)
        service to the City of Jackson.                        
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  73  Commend Houston High School Football Team.                Bowles
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  74  Commend Kirk Academy High School Football Team on         Holden
        outstanding 1997-1998 season.                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  79  Urging Mississippi Department of Transportation to        Horne
        maintain Old Highway 45.                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HR   2  Commend Mrs. Berta Lee White.                             Horne
           Adopted
HR   4  Commend the life of John Dow, Sr., and express the        Barnett (92nd)
        House's deepest sympathy on his passing.               
           Adopted
HR   6  Commend the life of Booker T. Hobbs, Sr.                  Banks
           Adopted
HR   7  Commend the life of Joseph P. Stewart.                    Banks
           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.                                   
           Adopted
HR   9  Commend life of Talmage Kenneth "Skimp" Davis.            Reynolds
           Adopted
HR  10  Commend Dr. Robert D. Ballard, founder of the JASON       Chaney
        Project.                                               
           Adopted
SC 501  Thomas Dyson; commend for service to state.               Burton
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 502  Mrs. Olene Moore; commend.                                Burton
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 528  Mayor Terry Wood of Sherman, Mississippi; commend.        Nunnelee
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 537  Resolution; support community-based intervention          Farris
        programs.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR   2  Commend Mrs. Berta Lee White.                             Horne
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   4  Commend the life of John Dow, Sr., and express the        Barnett (92nd)
        House's deepest sympathy on his passing.               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   6  Commend the life of Booker T. Hobbs, Sr.                  Banks
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   7  Commend the life of Joseph P. Stewart.                    Banks
           Enrolled Bill Signed
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.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR   9  Commend life of Talmage Kenneth "Skimp" Davis.            Reynolds
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  10  Commend Dr. Robert D. Ballard, founder of the JASON       Chaney
        Project.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SN 107  Gregory A. Payne, Gulfport, 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 108  S. George Sekul, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, for the   
        three year term of office commencing January 19, 1998  
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SN 109  Kemper B. Ehrhardt, Vicksburg, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Personnel Board, for the five year term of
        office commencing June 30, 1998                        
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SN 110  Willie J. Green, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member    GOVERNOR
        of the Board of Directors of the Prison Industry       
        Corporation, for the four year term of office          
        commencing May 5, 1998                                 
           Referred To Corrections



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2386  Retired state and school employees health insurance;      Kirby
        revise benefits.                                       
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To IN
SB2509  Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; shall not charge    Harden
        JSU for use of stadium.                                
           DR - TSDPCS: UC To AP
SB3029  Dental procedures under anesthesia; require health        Dearing
        insurance coverage for.                                
           DR - TSDPCS: IN To PH
SB3030  Constable training program; provide for.                  Lee
           DR - TSDPCS: JU To CA



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2075  Circuit courts; provide additional Fifteenth District     Lee
        judge.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2120  Multicultural understanding; require courses for          Harden
        students in colleges of education.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2164  Insurance companies; Commissioner increase assessments    Kirby
        on.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2215  Diabetes, child immunizations and mammography coverage;   Bean
        require certain insurance policies to include.         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2219  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
        entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2238  Fire protection; make rural fire truck funds available    Lee
        in 1998.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2352  Victim Rights; enact specific per Constitutional          Turner
        amendment.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2381  Community/junior college and university admission;        Ferris
        authorize dual enrollment and early admissions program.
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2386  Retired state and school employees health insurance;      Kirby
        revise benefits.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2393  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
        entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2609  Subpoena; Bureau of Narcotics may compel production of    Turner
        business records.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2610  Wiretapping; revise regulations.                          Turner
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2617  MS Agribusiness Council; revise membership and remove     Thames
        repealer.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2627  Manufactured homes; revise license fees for               Kirby
        manufacturers of.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2809  Property and casualty insurers; authorize filing for      Ross
        decrease in rates.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2831  Tort Claims Act; revisions (TCB).                         Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2870  Death penalty; legal representation of defendants.        Farris
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2871  Execution; occur at 6:00 p.m., victim's family may        Farris
        attend.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2872  Murder; multiple victims constitute capital murder.       Farris
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2874  Executions; require lethal injection.                     Farris
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3004  Animal Health; State Board appoint director of state      Ross
        lab.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3043  Winterville Indian Mounds Park; authorize to be           Carlton
        transferred to Department of Archives and History.     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3078  Insurance agents; provide continuing education            Kirby
        requirements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3121  16th Circuit Court District; create additional            Turner
        judgeship.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3122  DUI; technical amendments, revise jurisdiction of youth   Turner
        court.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3129  Courts; revise electronic filing and storage of           Turner
        documents.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3150  Philanthropy Act of 1995; enact exemption.                Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3154  Limited Liability Company Act; revise.                    Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2036  Proceedings before Employee Appeals Board; clarify        Gordon
        review authority.                                      
           Passed
SB2037  State personnel system; clarify treatment of disabled     Gordon
        applicants.                                            
           Passed
SB2473  Marine resources; clarify duties of CMR and DMR on        Hewes
        marine aquaculture.                                    
           Passed
SB2505  State passenger vehicles; authorize certain state         Gordon
        agencies to purchase and operate.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2668  Wildlife; revise list of federal acts applicable to       Posey
        state laws.                                            
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2678  Marine resources; clarify CMR power to issue licenses.    Hewes
           Passed
SB2681  Saltwater fishing; provide for free fishing day.          Hewes
           Tabled Subject To Call
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2696  Trusts; Family Trust Preservation Act of 1998.            Woodfield
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2738  Appropriation; Dept. of Wildlife,  Admin. Bldg.;          Hall
        Additional, FY98 and FY99.                             
           Passed
SB2740  Marine Resources; clarify legal representation for the    Hewes
        department.                                            
           Passed
SB2880  Boats; revise definition of motor for title.              Posey
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2881  Deer; prohibit use of light amplifying device to kill     Posey
        at night.                                              
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2928  County Port Development Commissions; authorize to         Hewes
        employ real estate brokers.                            
           Passed
SB3041  Wildlife; increase penalty for sale of.                   Posey
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3070  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Little
        extend repealer.                                       
           Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  65  Attempted murder; create offense.                         Dedeaux
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 594  Domestic violence; add stalking to offenses for which     Davis
        arrest can be made without a warrant.                  
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 766  Crimes; enhanced penalties for crimes against elderly;    Franks
        falsifying certain documents.                          
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 823  Homicide; include businesses in justifiable homicide.     Maples
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 887  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Moody
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1151  Bad checks; permit prosecution for closing account        Cummings
        before check clears.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1158  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1459  Levees; increase penalties for certain crimes related     Cameron
        to.                                                    
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1689  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase the       Williams
        amount of bonds that may be issued for certain projects
        (DECD).                                                
           Referred To Finance
HB1694  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Williams
        that may be issued and increase amount for loans for   
        incubation centers.                                    
           Referred To Finance

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



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