Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/04/98



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House: Introductions

HB1711  Appropriation; Archives and History for restoration and   Flaggs
        preservation of historic black churches.               
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1712  Radar; authorize Rankin County Sheriff's Department to    Rogers
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation



House: Floor Actions

HB 117  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Passed
HB 260  Commercial contractors fee; double to fund education      Guice
        programs in colleges and universities.                 
           Passed
HB 309  Teachers; authorize superintendents to offer contracts    Broomfield
        conditioned upon graduation and licensure.             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 320  Parole; authorize board to require potential parolees     Endt
        complete Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program.      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 412  Living wills; provide for reciprocity.                    Dedeaux
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 448  Capital assets; require scheduled maintenance plan for.   King
           Passed
HB 456  Weights and measures; revise permit fees and certain      Weathersby
        regulations.                                           
           Passed
HB 471  Agricultural seeds; include genetically engineered        Chaney
        seeds in definition and testing requirements.          
           Passed
HB 507  State Grand Jury Act; reenact and extend repealer.        Ford
           Passed
HB 508  Board of supervisors; extend authority to contract with   Ford
        constables to collect delinquent fines.                
           Passed
HB 515  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 523  School districts; authorize child whose residence         Johnson
        changes to complete school year in district of choice. 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 545  Arbitration; Uniform Arbitration Act (NCCUSL).            Perry
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 550  Passenger vehicles; repeal section limiting number        Perry
        state agencies may purchase.                           
           Passed
HB 558  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
        at three percent (STC).                                
           Passed
HB 559  License tags; revise certain laws concerning (STC).       Williams
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 563  Income tax, withholding; authorize Tax Commission to      Williams
        establish filing periods by rule or regulation (STC).  
           Passed
HB 577  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Foster
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Passed
HB 579  Freedom of Jobs Act; prohibits requirement of             Smith (35th)
        certificate of employability.                          
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 603  Date rape drugs; clarify criminality, include in          Green (72nd)
        Schedule I and revise age of consent.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 648  Mississippi Science and Technology Commission; extend     Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 651  Constable; extend date of repeal of authority to          Ford
        collect delinquent fines in justice court.             
           Passed
HB 680  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Passed
HB 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
        appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 726  Property; authorize State Forestry Commission to sell     Maples
        certain land in George and Issaquena Counties.         
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 741  Legislation; clarify duties of Joint Committee on         Perry
        Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legislation.  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 742  Protective orders; give full faith and credit to orders   Perry
        from other states.                                     
           Passed
HB 743  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; reenact and revise.    Perry
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 744  Gasoline, fuel and oil taxes; include certain persons     Williams
        in other states within the definition of the term      
        "distributor" (STC).                                   
           Passed
HB 753  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Williams
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Passed
HB 754  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Williams
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 757  Tobacco tax; revise expiration date for certain           Williams
        retailer permits and prorate privilege tax for permits 
        issued for less than one year (STC).                   
           Passed
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).                                  
           Passed
HB 762  Ethics Commission; reenact laws establishing.             Ford
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 782  DECD; authorize to purchase property damage and           Williams
        uninsured motorist insurance on department vehicles    
        (DECD).                                                
           Passed
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).                                 
           Passed
HB 795  State buildings; revise list of buildings under           Brown
        supervision of DFA.                                    
           Passed
HB 803  Offenders; may be required to submit to chemical          Malone
        analysis test more than once per month.                
           Passed
HB 881  Alcoholic beverages; allow shipment of wine from out of   Johnson
        state directly to consumers in certain circumstances.  
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 892  State travel contract; effective for 3 years with         Montgomery
        option to renew for 2 one-year periods.                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 921  Nepotism; revise prohibition.                             Johnson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 932  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Robinson (63rd)
        increase compensation.                                 
           Passed
HB 969  DUI test; clarify persons authorized to administer.       Martinson
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 970  MDITS; revise authority relating to bids, contracts and   Brown
        information confidentiality officers.                  
           Passed
HB 981  Trusts; Family Trust Preservation Act of 1998.            Rotenberry
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1041  Property; authorize state to sell certain forestry        Perry
        service land.                                          
           Passed
HB1102  Election contest; clarify legislative jurisdiction and    Perry
        procedure in case of legislative seat.                 
           Passed
HB1112  Military license tags; allow widows to retain.            Ishee
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1173  Chancery and circuit clerks; authorize performance of     Stevens
        duties on behalf of each other in counties with two    
        judicial districts.                                    
           Passed
HB1212  State parks; revise amounts Board of Supervisors may      Livingston
        contribute to.                                         
           Passed
HB1220  Tidelands; authorize State Auditor to audit funds         Ryan
        disbursed from Public Trust Tidelands Fund.            
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1269  School boards; entity approved by SBE to conduct          Morris
        continuing education courses.                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1290  Property; authorize DOC to purchase from Greene County.   McInnis
           Passed
HB1307  Veterans Affairs Board; transfer Fiscal Year 1998         Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Passed
HB1309  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY 98              Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Passed
HB1321  Employment security commission; conform state law         Flaggs
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Passed
HB1346  Public Employees' Retirement System; transfer Fiscal      Capps
        Year 1998 funds among categories.                      
           Passed
HB1382  Employee leasing firms; provide for unemployment          Flaggs
        compensation rates and reporting.                      
           Passed
HB1399  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Perry
        annual payment.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1402  Death penalty; revise method of execution.                Perry
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1412  Corrections, Department of; transfer FY 98                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Passed
HB1413  Public Safety, Department of; transfer FY 1998            Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Passed
HB1445  Cable television; residential landlords and condominium   Barnett (116th)
        associations may not prohibit services.                
           Passed
HB1555  Highway Patrol; delete maximum age qualifications for     Wells-Smith
        newly employed patrol officers.                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1559  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1569  Sales tax; allow STC to make changes in collection of     Williams
        sales tax by out-of-state marketers (STC).             
           Passed
HB1664  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended



House: Referred Other House

SB2036  Proceedings before Employee Appeals Board; clarify        Gordon
        review authority.                                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2037  State personnel system; clarify treatment of disabled     Gordon
        applicants.                                            
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2473  Marine resources; clarify duties of CMR and DMR on        Hewes
        marine aquaculture.                                    
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2678  Marine resources; clarify CMR power to issue licenses.    Hewes
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2681  Saltwater fishing; provide for free fishing day.          Hewes
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2696  Trusts; Family Trust Preservation Act of 1998.            Woodfield
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2738  Appropriation; Dept. of Wildlife,  Admin. Bldg.;          Hall
        Additional, FY98 and FY99.                             
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2740  Marine Resources; clarify legal representation for the    Hewes
        department.                                            
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2928  County Port Development Commissions; authorize to         Hewes
        employ real estate brokers.                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3070  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Little
        extend repealer.                                       
           Referred To Transportation
SC 547  Mississippi engineers; commend during National            Carter
        Engineers Week.                                        
           Referred To Rules
SC 550  Terry High School Band; commend.                          White (29th)
           Referred To Rules
SC 552  Natchez Opera Festival; commend.                          Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 553  The Cotton Blossom Singers, Piney Woods School;           Smith
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 554  Beechwood Elementary School Project ABC; commend.         Ferris
           Referred To Rules
SC 555  Milt Hinton, jazz bassist; commend.                       Ferris
           Referred To Rules
SC 557  The Canton Spirituals; commend.                           Blackmon
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 881  Alcoholic beverages; allow shipment of wine from out of   Johnson
        state directly to consumers in certain circumstances.  
           Died In Committee
HB1220  Tidelands; authorize State Auditor to audit funds         Ryan
        disbursed from Public Trust Tidelands Fund.            
           Died In Committee



Senate: Introductions

SB3173  Health care; create Mississippi Qualified Health Center   Horhn
        Assistance Program.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Finance
SB3174  DECD; grant DECD certain authority with relation to       Horhn
        "Project Cougar".                                      
           Referred To Finance
SN 112  William J. VanDevender, Jackson, Mississippi, as a        GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Commission on Environmental  
        Quality, for the seven year term of office commencing  
        July 1, 1998                                           
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res



Senate: Committee Reports

SB3174  DECD; grant DECD certain authority with relation to       Horhn
        "Project Cougar".                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 540  Narcotics Bureau; authorize to purchase 29 additional     Capps
        vehicles.                                              
           Amended
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1291  Public Service Commission; extend repealer on.            Ellis
           Passed
HC  10  Commend the life of Attorney Frank Ruff Parker, III.      Flaggs
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  11  Commend retirees of Greenwood School District.            Perkins
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  12  Commend Coach Bruce Thornton.                             Maples
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  13  Melanie Black; commend on being named 1997 Coach of the   Maples
        Year.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  14  HCR; commend Johnny Boswell on his installation as        Stevens
        Chairman of the Board of the Mississippi Association of
        Broadcasters.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  16  Commend George County Rebels Baseball Team on winning     Maples
        state championship.                                    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  29  Trinity Episcopal Church; commend on 175th anniversary.   Ketchings
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  30  Commend George County High School Lady Rebels Track       Maples
        Team on outstanding season and winning State Class 4A  
        Championship.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  34  Commend and express sympathy to family of Peter Joseph    Hamilton
        Noto.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  37  Commend Moss Point High School Football Team for          Broomfield
        winning 5A State Championship two years in a row.      
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  38  Commend Sonya Tharp upon being selected Ms. Wheelchair    Simmons (37th)
        Mississippi.                                           
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  39  Commend Sheriff Ricky Banks on service to Leflore         Stevens
        County.                                                
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
HC  40  Commend Dr. Starkey Morgan for receiving 1996 Volunteer   Stevens
        of the Year Award.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  41  Commend Bebe Richardson on 45th anniversary of nursing.   Stevens
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  42  Commend Mayor Harvey Johnson; outstanding new Mayor of    Green (72nd)
        the City of Jackson.                                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  54  Commend Boots Bright.                                     McElwain
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  58  Commend Clarksdale High School Football Team.             Henderson (26th)
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  60  Recognizing Mrs. Bennie Eva Greene on her 100th           Scott (17th)
        birthday.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  70  Commend Leroy Walker on being an outstanding              Green (72nd)
        businessman of Jackson, Mississippi.                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  71  Commend Police Chief Robert Johnson on his outstanding    Green (72nd)
        service to the City of Jackson.                        
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  73  Commend Houston High School Football Team.                Bowles
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  74  Commend Kirk Academy High School Football Team on         Holden
        outstanding 1997-1998 season.                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SB2013  Commercial contractors fee; double to fund education      Bean
        programs in colleges and universities.                 
           Passed
SB2143  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Recommitted to Committee
SB2151  Deputy sheriff for narcotics; fund from drug fines.       Dearing
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2171  Protocol for identifying potential organ and tissue       Nunnelee
        donors; revise.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2180  Justice court; impose fee for dropping charges.           Rayborn
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2187  Delinquent payments owed county; percentage add-on as     Rayborn
        cost of collection.                                    
           Passed
SB2198  Telecommunications; require PSC reports and create        Scoper
        advisory committee.                                    
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2200  State plan for treatment of persons with Alzheimer's;     Bean
        authorize Department of Mental Health to develop.      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2213  Fraudulent receipt of TANF assistance; may be             Bean
        prosecuted as a misdemeanor.                           
           Passed
SB2215  Diabetes, child immunizations and mammography coverage;   Bean
        require certain insurance policies to include.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2224  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize        Canon
        Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.  
           Passed
SB2226  Mississippi Employment Security Law; delete obsolete      Lee
        provisions.                                            
           Passed
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Passed
SB2259  Telemedicine practices; authorize State Department of     Bean
        Health to regulate.                                    
           Passed
SB2261  Permit fees for milk and frozen dessert processing;       Bean
        increase.                                              
           Passed
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2332  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion and       Kirby
        Reorganization Act; create.                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2333  Camp Shelby Timber Fund; require audit.                   Lee
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2334  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Lee
        education courses.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2345  Bureau of Plant Industry Advisory Board; add State Soil   Thames
        Survey leader as a member.                             
           Passed
SB2346  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Thames
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Passed
SB2356  Proprietary School and College Registration law; make     Ferris
        technical revisions to.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2388  MS Insurance Rating Bureau; remove repealer on.           Kirby
           Passed
SB2401  Public purchasing law bid requirements; increase          Bean
        limitations.                                           
           Passed
SB2430  Domestic mutual insurance companies; authorize merger     Kirby
        with foreign or other domestic mutual insurance        
        companies.                                             
           Passed
SB2438  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Thames
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Passed
SB2440  Mississippi Antifreeze Law of 1978; revise.               Thames
           Passed
SB2441  Mississippi Pesticide Law; revise the renewal periods     Thames
        for pesticide registrations and revise fees.           
           Passed
SB2488  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Bryan
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Passed
SB2496  Workers' comp; establish criteria for drug and alcohol    Hewes
        testing under.                                         
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2513  Constable; authorize to serve as deputy sheriff.          Hamilton
           Passed
SB2522  Employee leasing firms; provide for unemployment          Lee
        compensation rates and reporting.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2540  Counties; eliminate mandatory alternation of supervisor   Hall
        meetings in two-district counties.                     
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2542  Emergency Management Act; authorize local governments     Furniss
        to declare disaster areas and use equipment.           
           Passed
SB2543  Veteran's Home Purchase Board; authorize to purchase      Furniss
        property and construct offices thereon.                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2552  Driver's license; renew prior to going overseas.          Gollott
           Passed
SB2565  Persons approved for treatment at mental health           Carlton
        facilities; clinical psychologist may authorize        
        treatment.                                             
           Passed
SB2606  Bonds; clarify use of proceeds for capital improvements   Thames
        for Department of Agriculture.                         
           Passed
SB2683  Northwest & South Central MS State Hospitals; authorize   Mettetal
        Dept. of Mental Health to acquire hospital buildings to
        operate.                                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2692  Ethics Commission; delete repealer and authorize          Little *
        preliminary investigations.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2708  Boll Weevil Management Act; revise requirements for       Hawks
        passage of subsequent referenda.                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2821  Emergency telephone laws; make amendments in relation     Minor
        to cellular telephone service.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2841  Foreign business trusts; registration.                    Robertson
           Passed
SB2854  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; create.                    Woodfield
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2855  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Woodfield
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
        tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2993  Airport authorities; increase time for short term         Hewes
        loans.                                                 
           Passed
SB3004  Animal Health; State Board appoint director of state      Ross
        lab.                                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3025  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Blackmon
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3105  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Tollison
        serve as.                                              
           Passed
SB3107  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Rayborn
           Passed
SB3112  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Passed
SB3174  DECD; grant DECD certain authority with relation to       Horhn
        "Project Cougar".                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Transmitted To House
SC 505  Const. 100; authorize compromising of income tax          Kirby
        liability.                                             
           Adopted
SC 517  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Adopted
SC 546  Const. 213-A; reconstitute membership of State College    Walls
        Board.                                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SC 547  Mississippi engineers; commend during National            Carter
        Engineers Week.                                        
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 550  Terry High School Band; commend.                          White (29th)
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 552  Natchez Opera Festival; commend.                          Dearing
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 553  The Cotton Blossom Singers, Piney Woods School;           Smith
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 554  Beechwood Elementary School Project ABC; commend.         Ferris
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 555  Milt Hinton, jazz bassist; commend.                       Ferris
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 557  The Canton Spirituals; commend.                           Blackmon
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2143  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Died In Committee

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



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