Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/06/98



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House: Introductions

HC  87  Commend the Buffalo Soldier.                              Dickson
           Referred To Rules
HR  14  Commend Florence High School Band, State 3A Marching      Weathersby
        Champions.                                             
           Referred To Rules
HR  15  Commend Richland High School Principal Robert E.          Weathersby
        Luckett, Principal of the Year.                        
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB  49  Parole; authorize field supervisors to visit offender's   Walker
        place of residence.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 117  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 122  Fire loss; revise method law enforcement agencies         Stevens
        release certain information.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 149  Municipalities; authorize to make expenditures to         Walker
        purchase honorarium for retiring municipal employees.  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 238  Boating accident reports; available to persons involved   Broomfield
        in accident.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 260  Commercial contractors fee; double to fund education      Guice
        programs in colleges and universities.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 378  Automobile insurance; policy must be in effect for 60     Stevens
        days before cancellation hearing request.              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 428  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; create.           Stevens
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Passed
HB 448  Capital assets; require scheduled maintenance plan for.   King
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 456  Weights and measures; revise permit fees and certain      Weathersby
        regulations.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 471  Agricultural seeds; include genetically engineered        Chaney
        seeds in definition and testing requirements.          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 507  State Grand Jury Act; reenact and extend repealer.        Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 508  Board of supervisors; extend authority to contract with   Ford
        constables to collect delinquent fines.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 511  Death certificate; delete repealer on provision           Ford
        requiring pregnancy status of deceased female to be    
        recorded on.                                           
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 514  Community Service Revolving Fund; reenact and extend      Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 550  Passenger vehicles; repeal section limiting number        Perry
        state agencies may purchase.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 556  Alcoholic beverage transactions; authorize Tax            Williams
        Commission to prescribe time period for filing         
        verification of certain transactions (STC).            
           Passed
HB 558  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
        at three percent (STC).                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 563  Income tax, withholding; authorize Tax Commission to      Williams
        establish filing periods by rule or regulation (STC).  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 577  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Foster
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 629  Eleemosynary institutions; Uniform Management of          Perry
        Instituional Funds Act (NCCUSL).                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 651  Constable; extend date of repeal of authority to          Ford
        collect delinquent fines in justice court.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 652  Local improvement taxing districts; reenact authority     Ford
        and delete repealer.                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 680  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 742  Protective orders; give full faith and credit to orders   Perry
        from other states.                                     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 744  Gasoline, fuel and oil taxes; include certain persons     Williams
        in other states within the definition of the term      
        "distributor" (STC).                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 753  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Williams
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
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).                   
           Transmitted To Senate
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).                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 771  Unemployment compensation; increase maximum weekly        Flaggs
        benefit amount for individuals.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 782  DECD; authorize to purchase property damage and           Williams
        uninsured motorist insurance on department vehicles    
        (DECD).                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 784  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Williams
        Program; revise interest rate and repayment period on  
        loans (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).                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 795  State buildings; revise list of buildings under           Brown
        supervision of DFA.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 799  Community services; increase fees offenders pay to.       Malone
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 800  Offenders; to pay costs of filing frivolous lawsuits.     Malone
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 803  Offenders; may be required to submit to chemical          Malone
        analysis test more than once per month.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 907  Prisoners; administration of hospital to determine if     Moody
        guard needed while at hospital.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 927  Airport authorities; lengthen time period for repayment   Simpson
        of certain loans.                                      
           Passed
HB 932  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Robinson (63rd)
        increase compensation.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 970  MDITS; revise authority relating to bids, contracts and   Brown
        information confidentiality officers.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 993  Podiatrists; create Advisory Committee to Board of        Broomfield
        Medical Licensure for.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1025  Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Program;           Moody
        establish.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1026  Radiological health fees; revise.                         Moody
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1027  TB and HIV screening; require in private correctional     Moody
        facilities.                                            
           Passed
HB1028  Disciplinary proceedings by Board of Nursing; authorize   Moody
        hearing panel to conduct.                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1029  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Moody
        to requirement of.                                     
           Passed
HB1031  Licensure fees charged by State Department of Health;     Moody
        increase certain.                                      
           Passed
HB1041  Property; authorize state to sell certain forestry        Perry
        service land.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1096  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1097  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; revise          Williams
        definition of "manufacturing" for purposes of projects 
        eligible for bonds.                                    
           Passed
HB1098  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Williams
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1102  Election contest; clarify legislative jurisdiction and    Perry
        procedure in case of legislative seat.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1139  Physicians; increase annual license renewal fee and use   Moody
        portion to aid impaired licensees.                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1173  Chancery and circuit clerks; authorize performance of     Stevens
        duties on behalf of each other in counties with two    
        judicial districts.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1193  Medicaid; persons with catastrophic illnesses and         Moody
        persons having high drug expenses eligible for.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1212  State parks; revise amounts Board of Supervisors may      Livingston
        contribute to.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1242  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Compretta *
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1248  Fishing license; clarify definition of domicile for       Compretta
        purpose of obtaining resident fishing license.         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1275  Banks and savings associations; private corporation       Guice
        laws shall apply to.                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1290  Property; authorize DOC to purchase from Greene County.   McInnis
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1295  Bonds; clarify use of proceeds of bonds issued for        Williams
        Department of Agriculture and Commerce capital         
        improvements.                                          
           Passed
HB1307  Veterans Affairs Board; transfer Fiscal Year 1998         Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1309  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY 98              Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1316  Motor vehicle license tag; authorize purchase by use of   Stribling
        credit card.                                           
           Passed
HB1321  Employment security commission; conform state law         Flaggs
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1330  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Martinson
        electronic means.                                      
           Passed
HB1346  Public Employees' Retirement System; transfer Fiscal      Capps
        Year 1998 funds among categories.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1353  Community hospitals; authorize investment of funds in     Holland
        repurchase agreements.                                 
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1377  Seafood; commercial seafood license not issued to         Compretta
        certain nonresidents and out-of-state boats.           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1382  Employee leasing firms; provide for unemployment          Flaggs
        compensation rates and reporting.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1386  Ad valorem taxation; provide that value of agricultural   Martinson
        land will be determined according to its use as of     
        January 1.                                             
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1387  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Martinson
        have to be approved by State Tax Commission.           
           Passed
HB1412  Corrections, Department of; transfer FY 98                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1413  Public Safety, Department of; transfer FY 1998            Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1445  Cable television; residential landlords and condominium   Barnett (116th)
        associations may not prohibit services.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1446  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Ellington
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1447  Sales tax; divert a portion of sales tax on cotton        Williams
        compresses and cotton warehouses to assist in boll     
        weevil management.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1531  Depositories of local government funds; revise law to     Williams
        address potential conflicts of interest.               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1546  Business improvement districts; reduce the amount of      Williams
        the vote necessary to implement.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1547  Water; revise membership of local governments and rural   Ellington
        water systems improvements board.                      
           Passed
HB1549  Museum unclaimed property; authorize conservation         King
        measures to be taken.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1562  Bonds; extend time on authority to issue bonds for        Smith (35th)
        Major Energy Project Development Fund.                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1569  Sales tax; allow STC to make changes in collection of     Williams
        sales tax by out-of-state marketers (STC).             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1571  Public property; authorize DFA to transfer certain        Howell
        property to Montgomery County.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1585  Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund; unexpended        Moody
        amounts not lapse, and interest credited to fund.      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1633  Health care profession educational leave procedure;       Barnett (92nd)
        amend for persons violating educational leave conduct  
        provisions.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  24  Amend Constitution; establish state boundaries.           Endt
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3174  DECD; grant DECD certain authority with relation to       Horhn
        "Project Cougar".                                      
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2013  Commercial contractors fee; double to fund education      Bean
        programs in colleges and universities.                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2187  Delinquent payments owed county; percentage add-on as     Rayborn
        cost of collection.                                    
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2198  Telecommunications; require PSC reports and create        Scoper
        advisory committee.                                    
           Referred To Public Utilities;Appropriations
SB2213  Fraudulent receipt of TANF assistance; may be             Bean
        prosecuted as a misdemeanor.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2224  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize        Canon
        Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.  
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2226  Mississippi Employment Security Law; delete obsolete      Lee
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Labor;Ways and Means
SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2259  Telemedicine practices; authorize State Department of     Bean
        Health to regulate.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2261  Permit fees for milk and frozen dessert processing;       Bean
        increase.                                              
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2345  Bureau of Plant Industry Advisory Board; add State Soil   Thames
        Survey leader as a member.                             
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2346  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Thames
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2388  MS Insurance Rating Bureau; remove repealer on.           Kirby
           Referred To Insurance
SB2401  Public purchasing law bid requirements; increase          Bean
        limitations.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2430  Domestic mutual insurance companies; authorize merger     Kirby
        with foreign or other domestic mutual insurance        
        companies.                                             
           Referred To Insurance
SB2438  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Thames
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2440  Mississippi Antifreeze Law of 1978; revise.               Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2441  Mississippi Pesticide Law; revise the renewal periods     Thames
        for pesticide registrations and revise fees.           
           Referred To Agriculture;Conservation and Water Resources
SB2488  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Bryan
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2513  Constable; authorize to serve as deputy sheriff.          Hamilton
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2542  Emergency Management Act; authorize local governments     Furniss
        to declare disaster areas and use equipment.           
           Referred To Military Affairs
SB2552  Driver's license; renew prior to going overseas.          Gollott
           Referred To Transportation
SB2565  Persons approved for treatment at mental health           Carlton
        facilities; clinical psychologist may authorize        
        treatment.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2606  Bonds; clarify use of proceeds for capital improvements   Thames
        for Department of Agriculture.                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2668  Wildlife; revise list of federal acts applicable to       Posey
        state laws.                                            
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2841  Foreign business trusts; registration.                    Robertson
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2880  Boats; revise definition of motor for title.              Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2881  Deer; prohibit use of light amplifying device to kill     Posey
        at night.                                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2993  Airport authorities; increase time for short term         Hewes
        loans.                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3041  Wildlife; increase penalty for sale of.                   Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB3105  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Tollison
        serve as.                                              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB3107  County roads; revise grounds for abandonment.             Rayborn
           Referred To County Affairs
SB3112  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
SC 505  Const. 100; authorize compromising of income tax          Kirby
        liability.                                             
           Referred To Constitution
SC 517  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Referred To Constitution



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1291  Public Service Commission; extend repealer on.            Ellis
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3174  DECD; grant DECD certain authority with relation to       Horhn
        "Project Cougar".                                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3175  Radar; authorize Rankin County Sheriff's Department to    Ross
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Local and Private;Judiciary
SB3176  Major Economic Impact Act; include certain Fortune 500    Hall
        companies.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB3177  Bond; increase amount issued and used by DECD for low     Horhn
        to moderate income housing under Business Investment   
        Act.                                                   
           Referred To Finance
SB3178  Appropriation; MS National Guard for construction of a    Tollison
        multi-purpose armory.                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3179  Taxation; exempt sales to certain 501(c)(3)               Frazier
        organizations from sales taxation.                     
           Referred To Finance
SB3180  Ad valorem taxes; exempt tools of pest exterminator.      Scoper
           Referred To Finance
SC 558  Eastman Memorial Foundation/Lauren Rogers Museum;         Scoper
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 559  Amos Wesley Wright; commend life.                         Blackmon
           Referred To Rules
SC 560  Commend Joshua Brock of Forrest Co.; finalist in          Farris
        Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.                 
           Referred To Rules
SC 561  Susp rules; drafting, intro, etc. for bill to name MS     Hall
        Highway 25 the "Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway".       
           Referred To Rules
SC 562  Jennifer Leigh Adcock, Mississippi Junior Miss;           Bean
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 563  The life and accomplishments of Sheriff Mike McKee of     Jackson
        Kemper County.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 564  Dr. David Daigneault; commend.                            Huggins
           Referred To Rules
SC 565  Susp. rules; draft bill to incr. days for municipal       Ferris
        auth. to confirm susp. of civil service employee.      
           Referred To Rules
SR   8  Implementation of a Strategic Rail Plan; create.          Carter
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 452  Grenada County; authorize to donate funds to Headstart.   Perkins
           Transmitted To House
HB 540  Narcotics Bureau; authorize to purchase 29 additional     Capps
        vehicles.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2007  Coahoma County; contribute to Aaron Henry Community       Furniss
        Health Center.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2017  Brandon; impose court costs for police body armor.        Kirby
           Transmitted To House
SB2090  State Board of Barber Examiners; increase certain fees.   Canon
           Transmitted To House
SB2092  Office of Purchasing and Travel; authorize longer         Burton
        travel management contract and annual publication of   
        expense allowances.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Transmitted To House
SB2164  Insurance companies; Commissioner increase assessments    Kirby
        on.                                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2171  Protocol for identifying potential organ and tissue       Nunnelee
        donors; revise.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2180  Justice court; impose fee for dropping charges.           Rayborn
           Transmitted To House
SB2184  Compensatory time, overtime pay, personal and medical     Gordon
        leave for state employees; clarify.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2198  Telecommunications; require PSC reports and create        Scoper
        advisory committee.                                    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2201  School board training courses; continuing education       Ferris
        shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Assn.  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2262  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Bean
        to requirement.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2264  State Department of Health registry for persons with      Bean
        impaired hearing or vision; repeal.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2265  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Rayborn
        have to be approved by the State Tax Commission.       
           Transmitted To House
SB2267  Ad valorem taxation; value of agricultural land           Rayborn
        determined according to its use as of January 1.       
           Transmitted To House
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2306  Public property; authorize sale of university forest      Tollison
        land to U.S. Forestry Service.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2310  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Rayborn
        electronic means.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2322  Banks; repeal par clearance statute.                      Woodfield
           Transmitted To House
SB2332  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion and       Kirby
        Reorganization Act; create.                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2334  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Lee
        education courses.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2391  Annual license renewal fee for physicians and             Bean
        osteopaths; increase to fund portion of impaired       
        physicians program.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2419  Coahoma County; authorize to extend lease for health      Furniss
        care facilities on county-owned property.              
           Transmitted To House
SB2447  Highway Safety Patrol; increase the days of training      Mettetal
        required for recruits.                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2448  Withholding tax; tax commission set filing periods by     Bryan
        rule or regulation (STC).                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2453  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Bryan
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2454  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Bryan
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2484  Income taxes delinquent; STC may pay out-of-state         Bryan
        collection agency's fee from amount collected when paid
        directly to STC (STC).                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2497  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with MSU for beautification.                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2504  State Auditor; authorize to review municipal audit        Gordon
        reports or compilations for compliance with state law. 
           Transmitted To House
SB2517  Removal of student from class for conduct; provide        Carter
        procedure for.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2521  Salary of Exec. Dir. Pearl River Valley Water Supply      Gordon
        District; increase.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2543  Veteran's Home Purchase Board; authorize to purchase      Furniss
        property and construct offices thereon.                
           Transmitted To House
SB2555  Municipal judges; revise number allowed.                  Hall
           Transmitted To House
SB2572  School district employees may donate leave to another     Ferris
        employee suffering from a catastrophic injury or       
        illness; authorize.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2576  Mississippi Supreme Court; appoint one or more deputy     Turner
        marshals.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2577  Rules; repeal required consideration by Advisory          Turner
        Committee.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2588  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Ferris
        of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           Transmitted To House
SB2607  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           Transmitted To House
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
        appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2649  Beer; increase percent of alcohol from four percent to    Hewes
        five percent and allow label to reflect percent.       
           Transmitted To House
SB2664  County prosecuting attorneys; revise salaries of          Gordon
        various counties.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2668  Wildlife; revise list of federal acts applicable to       Posey
        state laws.                                            
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2670  Wildlife management area; revise number of appraisals     Posey
        required for acquisition.                              
           Passed
SB2671  Hunting guides; extend repealer on regulation of.         Posey
           Passed
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2683  Northwest & South Central MS State Hospitals; authorize   Mettetal
        Dept. of Mental Health to acquire hospital buildings to
        operate.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2693  Shaifer House and accompanying property; authorize        Hall
        purchase of.                                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2694  Wildlife; reallocate certain funds for fish hatchery.     Posey
           Passed
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           Passed
SB2763  Licensing of psychologists; make technical amendments     Ferris
        to licensure law.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2767  Ruth Volunteer Fire Department; authorize DFA to sell     Rayborn
        certain property.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2769  MS Business Finance Corporation; revise definition of     Bryan
        "manufacturing" for purposes of projects eligible for  
        bonds.                                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little *
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           Passed
SB2797  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Little *
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           Passed
SB2799  Ms. Bd. of Nursing Home Administrators; required to       White (5th)
        deposit monies received into State Treasury.           
           Transmitted To House
SB2811  Transportation Commission; authorize the hiring of a      Little *
        railway safety coordinator.   (MDOT).                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2821  Emergency telephone laws; make amendments in relation     Minor
        to cellular telephone service.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2825  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Bryan
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2827  Sales tax; Chairman of the State Tax Commission may       Bryan
        adopt rules for collection of sales tax by direct      
        marketers.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2836  Annual accountability assessment of adequate education    Farris
        program; require in Mississippi Report Card.           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2854  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; create.                    Woodfield
           Transmitted To House
SB2855  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Woodfield
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Transmitted To House
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
        tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2880  Boats; revise definition of motor for title.              Posey
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2881  Deer; prohibit use of light amplifying device to kill     Posey
        at night.                                              
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2888  Major General William "Bud" Miley Highway; designate.     Hamilton
           Transmitted To House
SB2892  Amusement machines; authorize license to be good for      Jordan (24th)
        one year from date of purchase.                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2896  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2924  Catastrophic illness; clarify definition in relation to   Gordon
        state employee donation of leave.                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2937  Water; authorize water well permits to be issued by the   Dearing
        Executive Director of the Department of Environmental  
        Quality (DEQ).                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2940  Repair and Renovation Funds; create for IHL, community    Jackson
        colleges and state agencies.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2941  Repair and Renovation Fund; provide source of funding.    Jackson
           Transmitted To House
SB2951  Port commission; provide for reconstituted commission     Dearing
        for certain ports.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2959  Public hospitals; authorize board of trustees to invest   Bryan
        in repurchase agreements.                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2969  Public employees; revise law relating to transfer of      Gordon
        accrued leave.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2997  Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to use certain      Robertson
        monies for repair/maintenance of certain public parks  
        and recreation facilities.                             
           Transmitted To House
SB3025  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Blackmon
           Transmitted To House
SB3028  Water; require non-profit water association to file       Dearing
        financial reports and revise annual meeting            
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB3041  Wildlife; increase penalty for sale of.                   Posey
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB3099  Employment security commission; conform state law         Lee
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB3115  Wastes; repeal repealer on pesticide disposal act.        Dearing
           Transmitted To House
SB3116  Mining; revise surface coal mining and reclamation law.   Dearing
           Transmitted To House
SB3126  Medicaid fraud; investigators to be law enforcement       Turner
        officers.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB3155  Medicaid assistance program; delete repealer and          Hall
        increase reimbursement on chiropractic services.       
           Transmitted To House
SC 527  Coastal water resources; create joint study committee     Hewes
        to study and make recommendations regarding.           
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  10  Commend the life of Attorney Frank Ruff Parker, III.      Flaggs
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  11  Commend retirees of Greenwood School District.            Perkins
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  12  Commend Coach Bruce Thornton.                             Maples
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  13  Melanie Black; commend on being named 1997 Coach of the   Maples
        Year.                                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  14  HCR; commend Johnny Boswell on his installation as        Stevens
        Chairman of the Board of the Mississippi Association of
        Broadcasters.                                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  16  Commend George County Rebels Baseball Team on winning     Maples
        state championship.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  29  Trinity Episcopal Church; commend on 175th anniversary.   Ketchings
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  30  Commend George County High School Lady Rebels Track       Maples
        Team on outstanding season and winning State Class 4A  
        Championship.                                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  34  Commend and express sympathy to family of Peter Joseph    Hamilton
        Noto.                                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  37  Commend Moss Point High School Football Team for          Broomfield
        winning 5A State Championship two years in a row.      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  38  Commend Sonya Tharp upon being selected Ms. Wheelchair    Simmons (37th)
        Mississippi.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  39  Commend Sheriff Ricky Banks on service to Leflore         Stevens
        County.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  40  Commend Dr. Starkey Morgan for receiving 1996 Volunteer   Stevens
        of the Year Award.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  41  Commend Bebe Richardson on 45th anniversary of nursing.   Stevens
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  42  Commend Mayor Harvey Johnson; outstanding new Mayor of    Green (72nd)
        the City of Jackson.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  54  Commend Boots Bright.                                     McElwain
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  58  Commend Clarksdale High School Football Team.             Henderson (26th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  60  Recognizing Mrs. Bennie Eva Greene on her 100th           Scott (17th)
        birthday.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  70  Commend Leroy Walker on being an outstanding              Green (72nd)
        businessman of Jackson, Mississippi.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  71  Commend Police Chief Robert Johnson on his outstanding    Green (72nd)
        service to the City of Jackson.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  73  Commend Houston High School Football Team.                Bowles
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  74  Commend Kirk Academy High School Football Team on         Holden
        outstanding 1997-1998 season.                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3174  DECD; grant DECD certain authority with relation to       Horhn
        "Project Cougar".                                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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