Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/10/98



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House: Floor Actions

HB 275  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 320  Parole; authorize board to require potential parolees     Endt
        complete Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program.      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 379  Manufactured homes; revise certain license fees charged   Stevens
        by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 385  Extended day and extended school year programs;           Scott (17th)
        authorize local districts to provide.                  
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 428  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; create.           Stevens
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 503  Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice    Ford
        Insurance; reenact and extend repealer.                
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 515  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 523  School districts; authorize child whose residence         Johnson
        changes to complete school year in district of choice. 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 533  Teachers, public school; authorize criminal history       Chaney
        background checks for applicants.                      
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 546  Health-care decisions; uniform act (NCCUSL).              Perry
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 557  Alcoholic beverages; remove repealer on Alcoholic         Williams
        Beverage Control Division's authority to enforce light 
        wine and beer laws (STC).                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 596  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 609  Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act of 1998.        Manning
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 622  Marine Resources Law Enforcement Division of Department   Ryan
        of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks; transfer powers &      
        duties to Dept. of Marine Resources.                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 648  Mississippi Science and Technology Commission; extend     Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 649  State offenders housed in county jails; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Passed
HB 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
        appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 785  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on issuance of       Williams
        bonds for fund.                                        
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 834  Teenage pregnancy; create task force and raise sexual     Ellington
        consent age to reduce.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 892  State travel contract; effective for 3 years with         Montgomery
        option to renew for 2 one-year periods.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 921  Nepotism; revise prohibition.                             Johnson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 945  Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to use certain      Endt
        monies for repair/maintenance of certain public parks  
        and recreation facilities.                             
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 966  Statewide trauma care system; State Department of         Fredericks
        Health shall develop and administer.                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 972  Parole Board; change date on which it will be repealed.   Endt
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 986  Alcoholic beverages; revise definition of "qualified      Malone
        resort area" for purposes of State Local Option        
        Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 993  Podiatrists; create Advisory Committee to Board of        Broomfield
        Medical Licensure for.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 999  Deputy chancery clerk; counties with two judicial         Guice
        districts pay allowance to chancery clerk for.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1002  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession.   Perry
           Passed
HB1028  Disciplinary proceedings by Board of Nursing; authorize   Moody
        hearing panel to conduct.                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1030  Central Mississippi Residential Center; establish in      Moody
        Newton for adults with chronic mental illness.         
           Passed
HB1046  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Holland
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           Point of Order Withdrawn
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1098  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Williams
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1103  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
        of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
        supplement.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1139  Physicians; increase annual license renewal fee and use   Moody
        portion to aid impaired licensees.                     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1155  Private correctional facilities; DOC to appoint           Ellis
        investigators to investigate and enforce state laws.   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1166  Ad valorem taxes; require notice to secured creditors     Williams
        before sale of mobile homes for delinquent taxes.      
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1185  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
        auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1226  Citizenship and/or character education; authorize         Smith (35th)
        school districts to teach.                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1239  Juvenile correctional facility; MDOC contract for         Malone
        private facility in Walnut Grove.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1250  Saltwater fishing; provide for free saltwater fishing     Compretta
        day during National Fishing Week in July.              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1256  Oyster shells; remove requirement that oyster shells be   Compretta
        planted equally in each coastal county.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1278  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Guice
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1304  School curriculum; requires courses on sex education to   Janus
        include abstinence education.                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1402  Death penalty; revise method of execution.                Perry
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1415  Medicaid program; provide for eligibility hearings, and   Moody
        opposition to CONs.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           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.                                     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1453  Preneed funeral services; increase trust fund deposit     Stevens
        and license under the Department of Banking.           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1467  Highway weight violations; fines and penalties            Compretta *
        deposited into State Highway Fund (MDOT).              
           Passed
HB1473  Department of Transportation; revise annual program       Compretta *
        budget requirements (MDOT).                            
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1516  State Fire Academy; abolish Minimum Standards Board and   Montgomery
        transfer duties to State Fire Academy.                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1546  Business improvement districts; reduce the amount of      Williams
        the vote necessary to implement.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1559  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1560  Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain   Moody
        benefits for anesthesia for dental treatment.          
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1562  Bonds; extend time on authority to issue bonds for        Smith (35th)
        Major Energy Project Development Fund.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1570  Flood control; authorize Pearl River Basin Development    Ellington
        District to create flood control districts.            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1584  Board of Animal Health; provide for membership and        Holland
        revise certain appointments.                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1616  Property insurance; authorize creditor to purchase if     Guice
        debtor fails to maintain on collateral.                
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1664  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1665  Children's Health Care Act; establish.                    Moody
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
HC  88  Dr. S. Jay McDuffie; commend for years of medical         Holland
        practice.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2007  Coahoma County; contribute to Aaron Henry Community       Furniss
        Health Center.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2017  Brandon; impose court costs for police body armor.        Kirby
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2090  State Board of Barber Examiners; increase certain fees.   Canon
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2092  Office of Purchasing and Travel; authorize longer         Burton
        travel management contract and annual publication of   
        expense allowances.                                    
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2135  Individual and Family Support Joint Study Committee;      Bean
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2151  Deputy sheriff for narcotics; fund from drug fines.       Dearing
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Referred To Insurance
SB2164  Insurance companies; Commissioner increase assessments    Kirby
        on.                                                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2171  Protocol for identifying potential organ and tissue       Nunnelee
        donors; revise.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2180  Justice court; impose fee for dropping charges.           Rayborn
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2184  Compensatory time, overtime pay, personal and medical     Gordon
        leave for state employees; clarify.                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2195  CON to rehab hospital in Hinds County for nursing care    Woodfield
        for disabled persons; authorize.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2200  State plan for treatment of persons with Alzheimer's;     Bean
        authorize Department of Mental Health to develop.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2201  School board training courses; continuing education       Ferris
        shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Assn.  
           Referred To Education
SB2215  Diabetes, child immunizations and mammography coverage;   Bean
        require certain insurance policies to include.         
           Referred To Insurance
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2253  Income tax refund check-off; burn center.                 Furniss
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2262  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Bean
        to requirement.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2264  State Department of Health registry for persons with      Bean
        impaired hearing or vision; repeal.                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2265  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Rayborn
        have to be approved by the State Tax Commission.       
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2267  Ad valorem taxation; value of agricultural land           Rayborn
        determined according to its use as of January 1.       
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Referred To Transportation
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2292  State Board of Cosmetology; revise manicurist license     Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2306  Public property; authorize sale of university forest      Tollison
        land to U.S. Forestry Service.                         
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB2310  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Rayborn
        electronic means.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2322  Banks; repeal par clearance statute.                      Woodfield
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2332  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion and       Kirby
        Reorganization Act; create.                            
           Referred To Insurance
SB2333  Camp Shelby Timber Fund; require audit.                   Lee
           Referred To Military Affairs
SB2334  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Lee
        education courses.                                     
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2356  Proprietary School and College Registration law; make     Ferris
        technical revisions to.                                
           Referred To Education
SB2391  Annual license renewal fee for physicians and             Bean
        osteopaths; increase to fund portion of impaired       
        physicians program.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2393  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
        entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2419  Coahoma County; authorize to extend lease for health      Furniss
        care facilities on county-owned property.              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2421  Health care facilities; authorize CON for non-Medicaid    Bean
        nursing home beds in certain counties.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2445  Nursing facility; no CON required if agree not to         Ross
        participate in Medicaid.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2447  Highway Safety Patrol; increase the days of training      Mettetal
        required for recruits.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2448  Withholding tax; tax commission set filing periods by     Bryan
        rule or regulation (STC).                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2451  Alcoholic beverage transactions; tax commission sets      Bryan
        time for filing verification of certain transactions   
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2453  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Bryan
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2484  Income taxes delinquent; STC may pay out-of-state         Bryan
        collection agency's fee from amount collected when paid
        directly to STC (STC).                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2497  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with MSU for beautification.                           
           Referred To Transportation
SB2504  State Auditor; authorize to review municipal audit        Gordon
        reports or compilations for compliance with state law. 
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2521  Salary of Exec. Dir. Pearl River Valley Water Supply      Gordon
        District; increase.                                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2522  Employee leasing firms; provide for unemployment          Lee
        compensation rates and reporting.                      
           Referred To Labor
SB2543  Veteran's Home Purchase Board; authorize to purchase      Furniss
        property and construct offices thereon.                
           Referred To Military Affairs
SB2555  Municipal judges; revise number allowed.                  Hall
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2572  School district employees may donate leave to another     Ferris
        employee suffering from a catastrophic injury or       
        illness; authorize.                                    
           Referred To Education
SB2576  Mississippi Supreme Court; appoint one or more deputy     Turner
        marshals.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2577  Rules; repeal required consideration by Advisory          Turner
        Committee.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2578  Judges; set daily expense allowance for Supreme &         Turner
        Appeals Courts at federal expense allowance rate.      
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2588  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Ferris
        of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           Referred To Transportation
SB2593  Salaries of county sheriffs and justice court judges;     Burton
        based on 1980 federal census.                          
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2607  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
SB2627  Manufactured homes; revise license fees for               Kirby
        manufacturers of.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
        appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           Referred To Education
SB2631  Courts; revise office expense allowed to circuit and      Turner
        chancery judges.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2649  Beer; increase percent of alcohol from four percent to    Hewes
        five percent and allow label to reflect percent.       
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2664  County prosecuting attorneys; revise salaries of          Gordon
        various counties.                                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
SB2670  Wildlife management area; revise number of appraisals     Posey
        required for acquisition.                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2671  Hunting guides; extend repealer on regulation of.         Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2683  Northwest & South Central MS State Hospitals; authorize   Mettetal
        Dept. of Mental Health to acquire hospital buildings to
        operate.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Ways and Means
SB2692  Ethics Commission; delete repealer and authorize          Little *
        preliminary investigations.                            
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2693  Shaifer House and accompanying property; authorize        Hall
        purchase of.                                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
SB2694  Wildlife; reallocate certain funds for fish hatchery.     Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2707  Sales tax; divert a portion of the sales to fund the      Carlton
        Boll Weevil Management Act.                            
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2708  Boll Weevil Management Act; revise requirements for       Hawks
        passage of subsequent referenda.                       
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           Referred To Education
SB2763  Licensing of psychologists; make technical amendments     Ferris
        to licensure law.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2767  Ruth Volunteer Fire Department; authorize DFA to sell     Rayborn
        certain property.                                      
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB2769  MS Business Finance Corporation; revise definition of     Bryan
        "manufacturing" for purposes of projects eligible for  
        bonds.                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little *
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           Referred To Transportation
SB2797  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Little *
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           Referred To Transportation
SB2799  Ms. Bd. of Nursing Home Administrators; required to       White (5th)
        deposit monies received into State Treasury.           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2809  Property and casualty insurers; authorize filing for      Ross
        decrease in rates.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
SB2811  Transportation Commission; authorize the hiring of a      Little *
        railway safety coordinator.   (MDOT).                  
           Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
SB2821  Emergency telephone laws; make amendments in relation     Minor
        to cellular telephone service.                         
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2825  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Bryan
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2827  Sales tax; Chairman of the State Tax Commission may       Bryan
        adopt rules for collection of sales tax by direct      
        marketers.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2836  Annual accountability assessment of adequate education    Farris
        program; require in Mississippi Report Card.           
           Referred To Education
SB2854  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; create.                    Woodfield
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2855  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Woodfield
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
        tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2884  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in          Posey
        Copiah, Hinds and Warren Counties.                     
           Referred To Transportation
SB2887  Energy project bonds; extend authority to issue.          Hamilton
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2888  Major General William "Bud" Miley Highway; designate.     Hamilton
           Referred To Transportation
SB2892  Amusement machines; authorize license to be good for      Jordan (24th)
        one year from date of purchase.                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2896  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2924  Catastrophic illness; clarify definition in relation to   Gordon
        state employee donation of leave.                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2937  Water; authorize water well permits to be issued by the   Dearing
        Executive Director of the Department of Environmental  
        Quality (DEQ).                                         
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2940  Repair and Renovation Funds; create for IHL, community    Jackson
        colleges and state agencies.                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
SB2941  Repair and Renovation Fund; provide source of funding.    Jackson
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2951  Port commission; provide for reconstituted commission     Dearing
        for certain ports.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2956  Task Force on Gang Behavior in MS; establish.             Jackson
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2959  Public hospitals; authorize board of trustees to invest   Bryan
        in repurchase agreements.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2969  Public employees; revise law relating to transfer of      Gordon
        accrued leave.                                         
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2971  Marshals and constables; revise fees which may be         Gordon
        charged by.                                            
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2997  Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to use certain      Robertson
        monies for repair/maintenance of certain public parks  
        and recreation facilities.                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3025  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Blackmon
           Referred To Transportation
SB3028  Water; require non-profit water association to file       Dearing
        financial reports and revise annual meeting            
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB3032  Solid waste; revise Nonhazardous Solid Waste Planning     Dearing
        Act of 1991.                                           
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB3059  Biloxi Port Commission; reconstitute membership.          Gollott
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3099  Employment security commission; conform state law         Lee
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Referred To Labor
SB3115  Wastes; repeal repealer on pesticide disposal act.        Dearing
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB3116  Mining; revise surface coal mining and reclamation law.   Dearing
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB3126  Medicaid fraud; investigators to be law enforcement       Turner
        officers.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB3132  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Mining and             Dearing
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB3155  Medicaid assistance program; delete repealer and          Hall
        increase reimbursement on chiropractic services.       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SC 527  Coastal water resources; create joint study committee     Hewes
        to study and make recommendations regarding.           
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 379  Manufactured homes; revise certain license fees charged   Stevens
        by Commissioner of Insurance.                          
           Died In Committee
HB 503  Joint Underwriting Association for Medical Malpractice    Ford
        Insurance; reenact and extend repealer.                
           Died In Committee
HB 945  Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to use certain      Endt
        monies for repair/maintenance of certain public parks  
        and recreation facilities.                             
           Died In Committee
HB 999  Deputy chancery clerk; counties with two judicial         Guice
        districts pay allowance to chancery clerk for.         
           Died In Committee
HB1046  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Holland
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           Died In Committee
HB1103  Employee Leasing Act; create and place under authority    Stevens
        of Insurance Commissioner.                             
           Died In Committee
HB1166  Ad valorem taxes; require notice to secured creditors     Williams
        before sale of mobile homes for delinquent taxes.      
           Died In Committee
HB1616  Property insurance; authorize creditor to purchase if     Guice
        debtor fails to maintain on collateral.                
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 452  Grenada County; authorize to donate funds to Headstart.   Perkins
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 540  Narcotics Bureau; authorize to purchase 29 additional     Capps
        vehicles.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3181  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     Minor
        income of certain foreign manufacturers.               
           Referred To Finance
SB3182  Sales taxation; exempt certain pollution control          Little
        equipment.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SC 566  Ron Polk; commend for outstanding baseball coaching       Hamilton
        career.                                                
           Referred To Rules
SC 567  Commend Tregnel Thomas; Charles Conerly Award.            Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 568  Mississippi Miss Hospitality, Mary Lacy Montgomery;       Bean
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2150  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Dearing
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2092  Office of Purchasing and Travel; authorize longer         Burton
        travel management contract and annual publication of   
        expense allowances.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2193  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; may set policy      Nunnelee
        for employee leave, legal holidays, contracts with     
        other agencies.                                        
           Passed
SB2201  School board training courses; continuing education       Ferris
        shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Assn.  
           Transmitted To House
SB2206  Public lands and funds; may be donated by city to         Ferris
        school district.                                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2212  Social workers employed by DHS; authorize time-limited    Bean
        positions.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2214  Unemployment benefits; disqualify workers violating       Canon
        company drug policy.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2219  State emp health ins; allow assessment of penalties on    Kirby
        entities delinquent in submitting emp terminations.    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2231  Department of Marine Resources; receive two sets of the   Moffatt
        Mississippi Code.                                      
           Passed
SB2238  Fire protection; make rural fire truck funds available    Lee
        in 1998.                                               
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Transmitted To House
SB2293  MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.             Canon
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2390  Guards for hospitalized prisoners; hospital               Bean
        administration may require.                            
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2496  Workers' comp; establish criteria for drug and alcohol    Hewes
        testing under.                                         
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2497  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with MSU for beautification.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2500  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
        increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2503  Local planning commissions; authorize members to be       Mettetal
        paid per diem.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2534  Child abuse reporting act; define responsibilities of     Burton
        Dept of Human Services, law enforcement, dist. atty.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2572  School district employees may donate leave to another     Ferris
        employee suffering from a catastrophic injury or       
        illness; authorize.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2590  Performance budget measurement data; PEER perform ann.    Burton
        post audit; est. Emp. Incentive/Agency Productivity    
        Program.                                               
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2593  Salaries of county sheriffs and justice court judges;     Burton
        based on 1980 federal census.                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2609  Subpoena; Bureau of Narcotics may compel production of    Turner
        business records.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2610  Wiretapping; revise regulations.                          Turner
           Passed
SB2629  School attendance officers; extend repealer on            Ferris
        appointing authority of district attorneys.            
           Transmitted To House
SB2633  County court; allow certain counties option to create,    Smith
        enact state funding support of youth court division    
        (Council proposal).                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2662  Parole; require DOC to notify local authorities of        Gollott
        out-of-state parolee.                                  
           Passed
SB2664  County prosecuting attorneys; revise salaries of          Gordon
        various counties.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2685  Waste tires; clarify definition of.                       Nunnelee
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2687  Chancery clerks; provide allowance in certain counties.   Gordon
           Passed
SB2703  State agencies; require standardized forms when           Hawks
        soliciting bids for public construction.               
           Passed
SB2721  House arrest; violator of conditions placed in custody    Huggins
        of DOC.                                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2724  Earned time; allow nonviolent offenders to be eligible    Huggins
        for increased.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2726  Corrections; provide for forfeiture of earned time for    Huggins
        baseless lawsuit.                                      
           Passed
SB2728  Inmates; remove restrictions on drug testing of.          Huggins
           Passed
SB2781  MS Transportation Commission; clarify how purchases of    Little *
        equipment and supplies are made.                       
           Passed
SB2800  Newspapers; increase fees authorized for publication of   Gordon
        legal notices.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2808  Sex offenders; revise registration.                       Turner
           Passed
SB2831  Tort Claims Act; revisions (TCB).                         Robertson
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2836  Annual accountability assessment of adequate education    Farris
        program; require in Mississippi Report Card.           
           Transmitted To House
SB2848  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2861  Wildlife; prohibit the introduction of aquatic species    Posey
        in public waters without a permit.                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2874  Executions; require lethal injection.                     Farris
           Transmitted To House
SB2924  Catastrophic illness; clarify definition in relation to   Gordon
        state employee donation of leave.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2942  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for cert. logging    Jackson
        vehicles transporting equipment.                       
           Passed
SB2986  Youth Court Act; technical amendments (AOC).              Smith
           Passed
SB2989  Environment; create Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary     Dearing
        Cleanup and Redevelopment Act.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2999  MDITS; revise authority relating to bids, contracts and   Robertson
        information confidentiality officers.                  
           Passed
SB3000  Chancery & circuit clerks; authorize performance of       Huggins
        duties on behalf of each other in counties with 2      
        judicial districts.                                    
           Passed
SB3018  Regional jails; board of supervisors to exercise          Walls
        oversight.                                             
           Passed
SB3029  Dental procedures under anesthesia; require health        Dearing
        insurance coverage for.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3030  Constable training program; provide for.                  Lee
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3042  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Thames
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           Passed
SB3049  State employees paid twice per month; delay until         Gordon
        January 1, 2000.                                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3113  Energy conservation; revise energy management services    Dearing
        for public entities.                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3150  Philanthropy Act of 1995; enact exemption.                Robertson
           Transmitted To House
SB3154  Limited Liability Company Act; revise.                    Robertson
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 452  Grenada County; authorize to donate funds to Headstart.   Perkins
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 540  Narcotics Bureau; authorize to purchase 29 additional     Capps
        vehicles.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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