Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/04/98



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Signed By The Governor

SB2738  Appropriation; Dept. of Wildlife,  Admin. Bldg.;          Hall
        Additional, FY98 and FY99.                             
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1825  City of Fulton; authorized to impose additional           Miles
        assessment in certain court cases.                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1826  Yalobusha County; authorize to contribute to              Reynolds
        Coffeeville and Water Valley Chambers of Commerce.     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1827  City of Ripley; authorize to collect donations for Good   McElwain
        Samaritan Program through utility bills.               
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1828  Town of Tunica; remove restrictions on expenditure of     Henderson (9th)
        gaming revenue.                                        
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HC 104  Commend Gilbert Metz as Mississippi's only Holocaust      Stribling
        survivor.                                              
           Referred To Rules
HR  24  Commend Tate County on 125th Anniversary.                 Williams
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HC 101  Commend Ackerman Indians on winning state football        Smith (35th)
        championship.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 102  Weir Lions Football Team; commend on winning State        Smith (35th)
        Championship.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 103  Commend Stewart Patridge for outstanding football         Green (34th)
        collegiate career.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2013  Commercial contractors fee; double to fund education      Bean
        programs in colleges and universities.                 
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2150  Homestead exemption; provide that a surviving spouse      Dearing
        shall not be required to file a new application for    
        (STC).                                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Passed
SB2164  Insurance companies; Commissioner increase assessments    Kirby
        on.                                                    
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2187  Delinquent payments owed county; percentage add-on as     Rayborn
        cost of collection.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2191  Annual salary of Executive Director of DECD; delete       Gordon
        from statutory salary section.                         
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2192  Medical malpractice; revise statute of limitations.       Bean
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2215  Diabetes, child immunizations and mammography coverage;   Bean
        require certain insurance policies to include.         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Passed
SB2251  Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Law; add drug   Bean
        to Schedule IV.                                        
           Passed
SB2261  Permit fees for milk and frozen dessert processing;       Bean
        increase.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2265  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Rayborn
        have to be approved by the State Tax Commission.       
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2267  Ad valorem taxation; value of agricultural land           Rayborn
        determined according to its use as of January 1.       
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2310  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Rayborn
        electronic means.                                      
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2332  Mississippi Mutual Insurance Company Conversion and       Kirby
        Reorganization Act; create.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2334  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Lee
        education courses.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2388  MS Insurance Rating Bureau; remove repealer on.           Kirby
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2440  Mississippi Antifreeze Law of 1978; revise.               Thames
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2448  Withholding tax; tax commission set filing periods by     Bryan
        rule or regulation (STC).                              
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2450  Fuel & oil taxes; include certain persons in other        Bryan
        states within the definition of the term "distributor" 
        (STC).                                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2451  Alcoholic beverage transactions; tax commission sets      Bryan
        time for filing verification of certain transactions   
        (STC).                                                 
           Passed
           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).                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2486  Alcoholic beverages; extend the authority of Alcoholic    Bryan
        Beverage Control Division to enforce beer laws (STC).  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2488  State Tax Commission; authorize use of administrative     Bryan
        sales tax provisions in collection of certain taxes and
        fees (STC).                                            
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2522  Employee leasing firms; provide for unemployment          Lee
        compensation rates and reporting.                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
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.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2591  Prisons; authorize private guards to use necessary        Huggins
        force to recapture escapees.                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2593  Salaries of county sheriffs and justice court judges;     Burton
        based on 1980 federal census.                          
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2606  Bonds; clarify use of proceeds for capital improvements   Thames
        for Department of Agriculture.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2609  Subpoena; Bureau of Narcotics may compel production of    Turner
        business records.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2610  Wiretapping; revise regulations.                          Turner
           Passed
SB2611  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession    Turner
        (MPA).                                                 
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2627  Manufactured homes; revise license fees for               Kirby
        manufacturers of.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2650  Statute of limitations; revise for certain crimes         Turner
        (MPA).                                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2662  Parole; require DOC to notify local authorities of        Gollott
        out-of-state parolee.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Passed
SB2668  Wildlife; revise list of federal acts applicable to       Posey
        state laws.                                            
           Passed
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2687  Chancery clerks; provide allowance in certain counties.   Gordon
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2692  Ethics Commission; delete repealer and authorize          Little *
        preliminary investigations.                            
           Passed
SB2694  Wildlife; reallocate certain funds for fish hatchery.     Posey
           Passed
SB2696  Trusts; Family Trust Preservation Act of 1998.            Woodfield
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2707  Sales tax; divert a portion of the sales to fund the      Carlton
        Boll Weevil Management Act.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           Passed
SB2761  Vulnerable adults act; applies to residents regardless    Bean
        of age.                                                
           Passed
SB2787  Eleemosynary institutions; Uniform Management of          Turner
        Institutional Funds Act (NCCUSL).                      
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2800  Newspapers; increase fees authorized for publication of   Gordon
        legal notices.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2826  Brewpubs; authorize.                                      Horhn
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2854  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; create.                    Woodfield
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2861  Wildlife; prohibit the introduction of aquatic species    Posey
        in public waters without a permit.                     
           Passed
SB2868  Capital murder; revise.                                   Ross
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2871  Execution; occur at 6:00 p.m., victim's family may        Farris
        attend.                                                
           Passed
SB2880  Boats; revise definition of motor for title.              Posey
           Passed
SB2881  Deer; prohibit use of light amplifying device to kill     Posey
        at night.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2944  Reading sufficiency plans for all school districts;       Ferris
        direct State Department of Education to provide        
        assistance.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2969  Public employees; revise law relating to transfer of      Gordon
        accrued leave.                                         
           Passed
SB2995  County road system; require counties to adopt an          Little
        official map and a county road system register.        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3041  Wildlife; increase penalty for sale of.                   Posey
           Passed
SB3099  Employment security commission; conform state law         Lee
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Passed
SB3126  Medicaid fraud; investigators to be law enforcement       Turner
        officers.                                              
           Passed
SB3150  Philanthropy Act of 1995; enact exemption.                Robertson
           Passed
SB3154  Limited Liability Company Act; revise.                    Robertson
           Passed



House: Referred Other House

SC 597  Sylvia Sessions; commend for work as MDHS adoption        Stogner
        specialist.                                            
           Referred To Rules
SC 598  National Foundation for Women Legislators, Inc.;          Carlton
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 599  Natchez High School Football Team; commend.               Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 600  Natchez bicentennial celebration; congratulate city.      Dearing
           Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1145  Light wine and beer; increase percent of alcohol from     Simpson
        four percent to five percent and allow label to reflect
        percent.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1307  Veterans Affairs Board; transfer Fiscal Year 1998         Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1309  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY 98              Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1346  Public Employees' Retirement System; transfer Fiscal      Capps
        Year 1998 funds among categories.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1412  Corrections, Department of; transfer FY 98                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1413  Public Safety, Department of; transfer FY 1998            Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  90  Commending The Natchez Opera Festival, Incorporated.      Ketchings
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  91  Commend Delta State University cheerleaders on winning    Capps
        their third straight Division II National Championship.
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  92  John W. Jordan; commend on being named School             Perry
        Superintendent of the Year.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  93  Commend Shelly Evans.                                     Montgomery
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  94  Commend life of Sheriff Harvey Tackett.                   Cameron
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  96  Commend Mary Jones on being named Parent of the Year.     Hamilton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  97  Commend Emily Mathes on receiving 1998 Prudential         Chaney
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3276  McComb; authorize tourism tax.                            Dearing
           Referred To Local and Private;Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB3277  Waynesboro; impose assessment on misdemeanors to fund     Dickerson
        crimestoppers.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3278  City of Hattiesburg; authorize to donate to the           Farris
        Hattiesburg Education Literacy Program.                
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3279  City of Hattiesburg; authorize to donate to USM Gifted    Farris
        Studies, Leadership Studies Program.                   
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3280  Covington County; give to the Boys and Girls Club.        Harvey
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3281  Wayne County; impose assessment on misdemeanors to fund   Dickerson
        Crimestoppers.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Committee Reports

HC  98  Commend Bill Glass Ministries; recognize and commend      Capps
        for prison ministries.                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  99  Commend Valley Bank for 100th anniversary celebration.    Perkins
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 100  Commend Gautier Gators Football Team.                     Read
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 597  Sylvia Sessions; commend for work as MDHS adoption        Stogner
        specialist.                                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 598  National Foundation for Women Legislators, Inc.;          Carlton
        commend.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 599  Natchez High School Football Team; commend.               Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 600  Natchez bicentennial celebration; congratulate city.      Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  17  Reverend Selby McManus; commend for dedicated ministry    Gollott
        and service.                                           
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  18  "Magnolia Bible College Day"; proclaim upon               Johnson (19th)
        inauguration of its third president.                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

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.             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 351  Hunting and fishing guide services regulation; reenact    Ford
        and extend repealer for one year.                      
           Passed
HB 411  Weapons; law enforcement officers may possess weapons     Moody
        in courthouse.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 421  Organ donations; revise law regarding identifying and     Scott (17th)
        requesting organ and tissue donors.                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 507  State Grand Jury Act; reenact and extend repealer.        Ford
           Passed
HB 511  Death certificate; delete repealer on provision           Ford
        requiring pregnancy status of deceased female to be    
        recorded on.                                           
           Passed
HB 512  Children's Advisory Council; extend repealer on.          Ford
           Passed
HB 515  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 596  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
        appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 689  Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; clarify           Blackmon
        legislative intent.                                    
           Passed
HB 741  Legislation; clarify duties of Joint Committee on         Perry
        Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legislation.  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 743  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; reenact and revise.    Perry
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 762  Ethics Commission; reenact laws establishing.             Ford
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 885  Municipal elected officials; bond in same manner as       Montgomery
        members of boards of supervisors.                      
           Passed
HB 887  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Moody
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 930  Mississippi Registration of Foreign Business Trust Act;   Simpson
        create.                                                
           Passed
HB 969  DUI test; clarify persons authorized to administer.       Martinson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1027  TB and HIV screening; require in private correctional     Moody
        facilities.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1029  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Moody
        to requirement of.                                     
           Passed
HB1030  Central Mississippi Residential Center; establish in      Moody
        Newton for adults with chronic mental illness.         
           Passed
HB1031  Licensure fees charged by State Department of Health;     Moody
        increase certain.                                      
           Passed
HB1082  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; revise      Woods
        authority and authorize bond issuance.                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
        supplement.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1154  Railroad abandonments; clarify authority of               Ellis
        Transportation Committees to conduct hearings on.      
           Passed
HB1214  Fishing license laws; amend penalties for violations      Livingston
        of.                                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1218  Crime victims; create bill of rights.                     Stribling
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1226  Citizenship and/or character education; authorize         Smith (35th)
        school districts to teach.                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1231  Municipalities; authorize interlocal agreement with       Jennings
        certain rural water associations to upgrade system for 
        fire protection.                                       
           Passed
HB1240  Magnolia Capital Corp. and Magnolia Venture Capital       Reeves
        Corp.; revise boards of directors, powers and other    
        provisions.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1256  Oyster shells; remove requirement that oyster shells be   Compretta
        planted equally in each coastal county.                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1257  Oysters; eliminate requirement to open at least 1         Compretta
        oyster reef per county during oyster season.           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1269  School boards; entity approved by SBE to conduct          Morris
        continuing education courses.                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1278  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Guice
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Passed
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1377  Seafood; commercial seafood license not issued to         Compretta
        certain nonresidents and out-of-state boats.           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1443  School attendance officers; place under supervision of    Warren
        State Department of Education.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1519  Art therapists; provide for certification of.             Stribling *
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1533  Water; require nonprofit water associations to file       Weathersby
        financial reports and revise annual meeting            
        requirements.                                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1577  Water; create task force on rural water companies.        Weathersby
           Passed
HC  98  Commend Bill Glass Ministries; recognize and commend      Capps
        for prison ministries.                                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  99  Commend Valley Bank for 100th anniversary celebration.    Perkins
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC 100  Commend Gautier Gators Football Team.                     Read
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 597  Sylvia Sessions; commend for work as MDHS adoption        Stogner
        specialist.                                            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 598  National Foundation for Women Legislators, Inc.;          Carlton
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 599  Natchez High School Football Team; commend.               Dearing
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 600  Natchez bicentennial celebration; congratulate city.      Dearing
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SR  17  Reverend Selby McManus; commend for dedicated ministry    Gollott
        and service.                                           
           Adopted
SR  18  "Magnolia Bible College Day"; proclaim upon               Johnson (19th)
        inauguration of its third president.                   
           Adopted

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



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