Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/05/98



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House: Introductions

HC 105  Commend Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Team.             Brown
           Referred To Rules
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Committee Reports

HR  20  Urge Secretary of State to issue certain Public Trust     Ryan
        for Tidelands leases.                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  22  Commend student athletes being honored on the Spirit of   Barnett (92nd)
        America Day XXVIII.                                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 592  Johannes Newman; commend upon retirement after law        Harvey
        enforcement service.                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 593  King Brown, Sr.; commend life.                            Walls
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 594  Dr. William Sutton; commend upon his retirement.          Jordan (24th)
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 595  Lottie Catholic; commend life.                            Walls
           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



House: Floor Actions

HB  50  Restore Suffrage to Lavern Yarbrough Paster of            Ellis
        Oktibbeha County.                                      
           Passed
HB  78  Suffrage; restore to Donald L. Weeks of Lee County.       Holland
           Passed
HB 590  Suffrage; restore to Trina Washington of Washington       Thornton
        County.                                                
           Passed
SB2037  State personnel system; clarify treatment of disabled     Gordon
        applicants.                                            
           Passed
SB2090  State Board of Barber Examiners; increase certain fees.   Canon
           Passed
SB2092  Office of Purchasing and Travel; authorize longer         Burton
        travel management contract and annual publication of   
        expense allowances.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2101  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for Medicaid beds    Dearing
        in various counties.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2136  Flood control; additional cities to clear ditches and     Carter
        organize districts.                                    
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2174  Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program and       Bean
        commission; establish.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2187  Delinquent payments owed county; percentage add-on as     Rayborn
        cost of collection.                                    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2191  Annual salary of Executive Director of DECD; delete       Gordon
        from statutory salary section.                         
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2193  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; may set policy      Nunnelee
        for employee leave, legal holidays, contracts with     
        other agencies.                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2195  CON to rehab hospital in Hinds County for nursing care    Woodfield
        for disabled persons; authorize.                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2200  State plan for treatment of persons with Alzheimer's;     Bean
        authorize Department of Mental Health to develop.      
           Passed
SB2206  Public lands and funds; may be donated by city to         Ferris
        school district.                                       
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2212  Social workers employed by DHS; authorize time-limited    Bean
        positions.                                             
           Passed
SB2213  Fraudulent receipt of TANF assistance; may be             Bean
        prosecuted as a misdemeanor.                           
           Passed
SB2226  Mississippi Employment Security Law; delete obsolete      Lee
        provisions.                                            
           Passed
SB2231  Department of Marine Resources; receive two sets of the   Moffatt
        Mississippi Code.                                      
           Passed
SB2235  Victim Compensation Act; revise definitions, coverage     Frazier
        and award.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Passed
SB2259  Telemedicine practices; authorize State Department of     Bean
        Health to regulate.                                    
           Passed
SB2260  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Bean
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2264  State Department of Health registry for persons with      Bean
        impaired hearing or vision; repeal.                    
           Passed
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2293  MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.             Canon
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2318  Medicaid assistance program; revise eligibility,          Bean
        services, notification prior to issuance of CON.       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2352  Victim Rights; enact specific per Constitutional          Turner
        amendment.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2356  Proprietary School and College Registration law; make     Ferris
        technical revisions to.                                
           Passed
SB2381  Community/junior college and university admission;        Ferris
        authorize dual enrollment and early admissions program.
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2403  Notice; require to surface owner prior to exploration     Dearing
        or drilling for oil or gas.                            
           Passed
SB2418  Highway; add in Coahoma County and make other changes     Furniss
        in highway system.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2453  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Bryan
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Passed
SB2503  Local planning commissions; authorize members to be       Mettetal
        paid per diem.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2513  Constable; authorize to serve as deputy sheriff.          Hamilton
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2522  Employee leasing firms; provide for unemployment          Lee
        compensation rates and reporting.                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2534  Child abuse reporting act; define responsibilities of     Burton
        Dept of Human Services, law enforcement, dist. atty.   
           Passed
SB2542  Emergency Management Act; authorize local governments     Furniss
        to declare disaster areas and use equipment.           
           Passed
SB2543  Veteran's Home Purchase Board; authorize to purchase      Furniss
        property and construct offices thereon.                
           Passed
SB2552  Driver's license; renew prior to going overseas.          Gollott
           Passed
SB2555  Municipal judges; revise number allowed.                  Hall
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2565  Persons approved for treatment at mental health           Carlton
        facilities; clinical psychologist may authorize        
        treatment.                                             
           Passed
SB2577  Rules; repeal required consideration by Advisory          Turner
        Committee.                                             
           Passed
SB2617  MS Agribusiness Council; revise membership and remove     Thames
        repealer.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2626  Law enforcement officers; may be loaned for drug          Bean
        enforcement.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2698  Driver's license; persons using bioptic telescopic        Mettetal
        lenses may receive.                                    
           Passed
SB2721  House arrest; violator of conditions placed in custody    Huggins
        of DOC.                                                
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2726  Corrections; provide for forfeiture of earned time for    Huggins
        baseless lawsuit.                                      
           Passed
SB2728  Inmates; remove restrictions on drug testing of.          Huggins
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2740  Marine Resources; clarify legal representation for the    Hewes
        department.                                            
           Passed
SB2763  Licensing of psychologists; make technical amendments     Ferris
        to licensure law.                                      
           Passed
SB2767  Ruth Volunteer Fire Department; authorize DFA to sell     Rayborn
        certain property.                                      
           Passed
SB2769  MS Business Finance Corporation; revise definition of     Bryan
        "manufacturing" for purposes of projects eligible for  
        bonds.                                                 
           Passed
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little *
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2781  MS Transportation Commission; clarify how purchases of    Little *
        equipment and supplies are made.                       
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2799  Ms. Bd. of Nursing Home Administrators; required to       White (5th)
        deposit monies received into State Treasury.           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2800  Newspapers; increase fees authorized for publication of   Gordon
        legal notices.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2821  Emergency telephone laws; make amendments in relation     Minor
        to cellular telephone service.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2825  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Bryan
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2826  Brewpubs; authorize.                                      Horhn
           Reconsidered
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2827  Sales tax; Chairman of the State Tax Commission may       Bryan
        adopt rules for collection of sales tax by direct      
        marketers.                                             
           Passed
SB2831  Tort Claims Act; revisions (TCB).                         Robertson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2841  Foreign business trusts; registration.                    Robertson
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2854  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; create.                    Woodfield
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2858  Enrollment of students in community colleges; prescribe   Ferris
        qualifications for.                                    
           Passed
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
        tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2884  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in          Posey
        Copiah, Hinds and Warren Counties.                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2887  Energy project bonds; extend authority to issue.          Hamilton
           Passed
SB2888  Major General William "Bud" Miley Highway; designate.     Hamilton
           Passed
SB2890  Oil and gas interests; revise percentages paid by         Scoper
        nonconsenting owners.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2892  Amusement machines; authorize license to be good for      Jordan (24th)
        one year from date of purchase.                        
           Passed
SB2928  County Port Development Commissions; authorize to         Hewes
        employ real estate brokers.                            
           Passed
SB2950  Public Trust Tidelands; all port commissions to retain    Gollott
        revenue from projects.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2951  Port commission; provide for reconstituted commission     Dearing
        for certain ports.                                     
           Passed
SB2980  Uniform Administrative Procedures Law; create study       Robertson
        committee.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2986  Youth Court Act; technical amendments (AOC).              Smith
           Passed
SB2989  Environment; create Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary     Dearing
        Cleanup and Redevelopment Act.                         
           Amended
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
SB2993  Airport authorities; increase time for short term         Hewes
        loans.                                                 
           Recommitted to Committee
SB2995  County road system; require counties to adopt an          Little
        official map and a county road system register.        
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2997  Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to use certain      Robertson
        monies for repair/maintenance of certain public parks  
        and recreation facilities.                             
           Passed
SB3000  Chancery & circuit clerks; authorize performance of       Huggins
        duties on behalf of each other in counties with 2      
        judicial districts.                                    
           Passed
SB3029  Dental procedures under anesthesia; require health        Dearing
        insurance coverage for.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3032  Solid waste; revise Nonhazardous Solid Waste Planning     Dearing
        Act of 1991.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3043  Winterville Indian Mounds Park; authorize to be           Carlton
        transferred to Department of Archives and History.     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3044  Great River Road State Park; convey to National Park      Simmons
        Service.                                               
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3059  Biloxi Port Commission; reconstitute membership.          Gollott
           Passed
SB3070  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Little
        extend repealer.                                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3074  Election commissioners; require certain training.         Harden
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB3102  Water; revise membership of local governments and rural   Dearing
        water systems improvements board.                      
           Passed
SB3112  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3113  Energy conservation; revise energy management services    Dearing
        for public entities.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3116  Mining; revise surface coal mining and reclamation law.   Dearing
           Passed
SB3155  Medicaid assistance program; delete repealer and          Hall
        increase reimbursement on chiropractic services.       
           Passed
SC 513  Const.; Victims' rights.                                  Turner
           Amended
           Passed As Amended



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2993  Airport authorities; increase time for short term         Hewes
        loans.                                                 
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  98  Commend Bill Glass Ministries; recognize and commend      Capps
        for prison ministries.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  99  Commend Valley Bank for 100th anniversary celebration.    Perkins
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 100  Commend Gautier Gators Football Team.                     Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 601  Bobby Gene Chatman; commend life.                         Walls
           Referred To Rules
SC 602  Suspend rules; further consideration SB 3163, providing   Dearing
        tax credit for historic places.                        
           Referred To Rules
SC 603  Susp rules; Reconsider SB3132; Mining; revise             Dearing
        Mississippi Surface Mining and Reclamation Law.        
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 596  Susp rules; further consideration of SB3166; sales tax;   Little
        exempt trailers, boats and all-terrain cycles.         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 601  Bobby Gene Chatman; commend life.                         Walls
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 602  Suspend rules; further consideration SB 3163, providing   Dearing
        tax credit for historic places.                        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 603  Susp rules; Reconsider SB3132; Mining; revise             Dearing
        Mississippi Surface Mining and Reclamation Law.        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 128  Youth court; authorize work program for nonviolent        Scott (80th)
        offenders.                                             
           Passed
HB 218  Domestic abuse; municipal court may issue protective      Simpson
        orders.                                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 238  Boating accident reports; available to persons involved   Broomfield
        in accident.                                           
           Passed
HB 260  Commercial contractors fee; double to fund education      Guice
        programs in colleges and universities.                 
           Transmitted To House
HB 275  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Passed
HB 309  Teachers; authorize superintendents to offer contracts    Broomfield
        conditioned upon graduation and licensure.             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 351  Hunting and fishing guide services regulation; reenact    Ford
        and extend repealer for one year.                      
           Transmitted To House
HB 352  Imprisonment for nonpayment of fine; revise credit        Smith (39th)
        amount.                                                
           Passed
HB 411  Weapons; law enforcement officers may possess weapons     Moody
        in courthouse.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 421  Organ donations; revise law regarding identifying and     Scott (17th)
        requesting organ and tissue donors.                    
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 434  School district employees; authorize donation of leave    Livingston
        for catastrophic illnesses.                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 464  Boat registration citation; presentment for dismissal     Stevens
        may be done without registrant or counsel present.     
           Passed
HB 471  Agricultural seeds; include genetically engineered        Chaney
        seeds in definition and testing requirements.          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 507  State Grand Jury Act; reenact and extend repealer.        Ford
           Transmitted To House
HB 508  Board of supervisors; extend authority to contract with   Ford
        constables to collect delinquent fines.                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 511  Death certificate; delete repealer on provision           Ford
        requiring pregnancy status of deceased female to be    
        recorded on.                                           
           Transmitted To House
HB 512  Children's Advisory Council; extend repealer on.          Ford
           Transmitted To House
HB 515  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; reenact and     Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 579  Freedom of Jobs Act; prohibits requirement of             Smith (35th)
        certificate of employability.                          
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 596  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 643  Municipal utilities; authorize early payment discount     Miles
        allowances.                                            
           Passed
HB 654  Game fish; extend repealer on issuing permits for sale    Ford
        of in pilot program.                                   
           Passed
HB 667  Southern Dairy Compact Law; create.                       Holland
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 676  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Holland
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Passed
HB 678  Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau;      Holland
        authorize to investigate all agriculture-related       
        crimes.                                                
           Passed
HB 682  School property; require school boards to obtain          Chaney
        appraisals before purchasing real property.            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 689  Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; clarify           Blackmon
        legislative intent.                                    
           Transmitted To House
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Passed
HB 726  Property; authorize State Forestry Commission to sell     Maples
        certain land in George and Issaquena Counties.         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 741  Legislation; clarify duties of Joint Committee on         Perry
        Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legislation.  
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 743  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; reenact and revise.    Perry
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 762  Ethics Commission; reenact laws establishing.             Ford
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 800  Offenders; to pay costs of filing frivolous lawsuits.     Malone
           Passed
HB 803  Offenders; may be required to submit to chemical          Malone
        analysis test more than once per month.                
           Passed
HB 843  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           Passed
HB 885  Municipal elected officials; bond in same manner as       Montgomery
        members of boards of supervisors.                      
           Transmitted To House
HB 930  Mississippi Registration of Foreign Business Trust Act;   Simpson
        create.                                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 973  Youth court counselors; reside in respective district     Warren
        unless approved by Director of Community Services.     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 993  Podiatrists; create Advisory Committee to Board of        Broomfield
        Medical Licensure for.                                 
           Passed
HB1025  Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Program;           Moody
        establish.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1027  TB and HIV screening; require in private correctional     Moody
        facilities.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1029  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Moody
        to requirement of.                                     
           Transmitted To House
HB1030  Central Mississippi Residential Center; establish in      Moody
        Newton for adults with chronic mental illness.         
           Transmitted To House
HB1031  Licensure fees charged by State Department of Health;     Moody
        increase certain.                                      
           Transmitted To House
HB1082  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; revise      Woods
        authority and authorize bond issuance.                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1132  Nationally certified teachers; increase annual salary     Martinson
        supplement.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1151  Bad checks; permit prosecution for closing account        Cummings
        before check clears.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1154  Railroad abandonments; clarify authority of               Ellis
        Transportation Committees to conduct hearings on.      
           Transmitted To House
HB1155  Private correctional facilities; DOC to appoint           Ellis
        investigators to investigate and enforce state laws.   
           Passed
HB1194  Health care services utilization review; must be          Moody
        concurred in by Mississippi physician if adverse.      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1213  Public funds; authorize certain agencies to deposit in    Livingston
        Treasury on frequency other than daily.                
           Passed
HB1214  Fishing license laws; amend penalties for violations      Livingston
        of.                                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1218  Crime victims; create bill of rights.                     Stribling
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1226  Citizenship and/or character education; authorize         Smith (35th)
        school districts to teach.                             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1231  Municipalities; authorize interlocal agreement with       Jennings
        certain rural water associations to upgrade system for 
        fire protection.                                       
           Transmitted To House
HB1240  Magnolia Capital Corp. and Magnolia Venture Capital       Reeves
        Corp.; revise boards of directors, powers and other    
        provisions.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1256  Oyster shells; remove requirement that oyster shells be   Compretta
        planted equally in each coastal county.                
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1257  Oysters; eliminate requirement to open at least 1         Compretta
        oyster reef per county during oyster season.           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1262  Prisons; unlawful to bring alcohol or drugs into.         McInnis
           Passed
HB1269  School boards; entity approved by SBE to conduct          Morris
        continuing education courses.                          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1275  Banks and savings associations; private corporation       Guice
        laws shall apply to.                                   
           Passed
HB1276  Youth court records; disclose certain records in          Simmons (100th)
        serious medical situations.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1278  Multistate Trust Institutions Act and State Trust         Guice
        Institution Charter Modernization Act; create.         
           Transmitted To House
HB1290  Property; authorize DOC to purchase from Greene County.   McInnis
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1377  Seafood; commercial seafood license not issued to         Compretta
        certain nonresidents and out-of-state boats.           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1415  Medicaid program; provide for eligibility hearings, and   Moody
        opposition to CONs.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1443  School attendance officers; place under supervision of    Warren
        State Department of Education.                         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1519  Art therapists; provide for certification of.             Stribling *
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1533  Water; require nonprofit water associations to file       Weathersby
        financial reports and revise annual meeting            
        requirements.                                          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1571  Public property; authorize DFA to transfer certain        Howell
        property to Montgomery County.                         
           Passed
HB1577  Water; create task force on rural water companies.        Weathersby
           Transmitted To House
HB1584  Board of Animal Health; provide for membership and        Holland
        revise certain appointments.                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1665  Children's Health Care Act; establish.                    Moody
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3257  Tunica County; authorize contribution of funds to the     Furniss
        Aaron E. Henry Health Clinic.                          
           Recommitted to Committee
SC 549  East MS State Hospital; authorize preplanning for.        Carter
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House

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



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