Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/06/98



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Pending Governor's Signature

HB1307  Veterans Affairs Board; transfer Fiscal Year 1998         Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Due From Governor 03/12/98
HB1309  Mental Health, Department of; transfer FY 98              Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Due From Governor 03/12/98
HB1346  Public Employees' Retirement System; transfer Fiscal      Capps
        Year 1998 funds among categories.                      
           Due From Governor 03/12/98
HB1412  Corrections, Department of; transfer FY 98                Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Due From Governor 03/12/98
HB1413  Public Safety, Department of; transfer FY 1998            Capps
        appropriation funds among categories.                  
           Due From Governor 03/12/98



Signed By The Governor

HB 927  Airport authorities; lengthen time period for repayment   Simpson
        of certain loans.                                      
           Approved by Governor
HB1353  Community hospitals; authorize investment of funds in     Holland
        repurchase agreements.                                 
           Approved by Governor



House: Floor Actions

HB  50  Restore Suffrage to Lavern Yarbrough Paster of            Ellis
        Oktibbeha County.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB  78  Suffrage; restore to Donald L. Weeks of Lee County.       Holland
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 590  Suffrage; restore to Trina Washington of Washington       Thornton
        County.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2037  State personnel system; clarify treatment of disabled     Gordon
        applicants.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2090  State Board of Barber Examiners; increase certain fees.   Canon
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2092  Office of Purchasing and Travel; authorize longer         Burton
        travel management contract and annual publication of   
        expense allowances.                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2101  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for Medicaid beds    Dearing
        in various counties.                                   
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2174  Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program and       Bean
        commission; establish.                                 
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2192  Medical malpractice; revise statute of limitations.       Bean
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2193  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; may set policy      Nunnelee
        for employee leave, legal holidays, contracts with     
        other agencies.                                        
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2195  CON to rehab hospital in Hinds County for nursing care    Woodfield
        for disabled persons; authorize.                       
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2200  State plan for treatment of persons with Alzheimer's;     Bean
        authorize Department of Mental Health to develop.      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2212  Social workers employed by DHS; authorize time-limited    Bean
        positions.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2213  Fraudulent receipt of TANF assistance; may be             Bean
        prosecuted as a misdemeanor.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2226  Mississippi Employment Security Law; delete obsolete      Lee
        provisions.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2231  Department of Marine Resources; receive two sets of the   Moffatt
        Mississippi Code.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2235  Victim Compensation Act; revise definitions, coverage     Frazier
        and award.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2251  Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Law; add drug   Bean
        to Schedule IV.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2259  Telemedicine practices; authorize State Department of     Bean
        Health to regulate.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2260  Crimes; assault against public health personnel.          Bean
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2261  Permit fees for milk and frozen dessert processing;       Bean
        increase.                                              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2264  State Department of Health registry for persons with      Bean
        impaired hearing or vision; repeal.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2286  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Jordan (24th)
        education.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2293  MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.             Canon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2318  Medicaid assistance program; revise eligibility,          Bean
        services, notification prior to issuance of CON.       
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2334  Jailers; require to complete basic and continuing         Lee
        education courses.                                     
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2352  Victim Rights; enact specific per Constitutional          Turner
        amendment.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2356  Proprietary School and College Registration law; make     Ferris
        technical revisions to.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2391  Annual license renewal fee for physicians and             Bean
        osteopaths; increase to fund portion of impaired       
        physicians program.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2403  Notice; require to surface owner prior to exploration     Dearing
        or drilling for oil or gas.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2440  Mississippi Antifreeze Law of 1978; revise.               Thames
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2453  Income tax and sales tax; clarify when interest begins    Bryan
        to run on refund made by State Tax Commission for      
        overpayment of (STC).                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2503  Local planning commissions; authorize members to be       Mettetal
        paid per diem.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2513  Constable; authorize to serve as deputy sheriff.          Hamilton
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2534  Child abuse reporting act; define responsibilities of     Burton
        Dept of Human Services, law enforcement, dist. atty.   
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2542  Emergency Management Act; authorize local governments     Furniss
        to declare disaster areas and use equipment.           
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2543  Veteran's Home Purchase Board; authorize to purchase      Furniss
        property and construct offices thereon.                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2552  Driver's license; renew prior to going overseas.          Gollott
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2555  Municipal judges; revise number allowed.                  Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2565  Persons approved for treatment at mental health           Carlton
        facilities; clinical psychologist may authorize        
        treatment.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2572  School district employees may donate leave to another     Ferris
        employee suffering from a catastrophic injury or       
        illness; authorize.                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2576  Mississippi Supreme Court; appoint one or more deputy     Turner
        marshals.                                              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2577  Rules; repeal required consideration by Advisory          Turner
        Committee.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2591  Prisons; authorize private guards to use necessary        Huggins
        force to recapture escapees.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2609  Subpoena; Bureau of Narcotics may compel production of    Turner
        business records.                                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2610  Wiretapping; revise regulations.                          Turner
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2626  Law enforcement officers; may be loaned for drug          Bean
        enforcement.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2650  Statute of limitations; revise for certain crimes         Turner
        (MPA).                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2662  Parole; require DOC to notify local authorities of        Gollott
        out-of-state parolee.                                  
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2668  Wildlife; revise list of federal acts applicable to       Posey
        state laws.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2687  Chancery clerks; provide allowance in certain counties.   Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2692  Ethics Commission; delete repealer and authorize          Little *
        preliminary investigations.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2694  Wildlife; reallocate certain funds for fish hatchery.     Posey
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2698  Driver's license; persons using bioptic telescopic        Mettetal
        lenses may receive.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2726  Corrections; provide for forfeiture of earned time for    Huggins
        baseless lawsuit.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2731  Hearing officer's decision under special education act;   Ferris
        authorize appeal into state courts.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2740  Marine Resources; clarify legal representation for the    Hewes
        department.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2756  Domestic abuse; create a separate offense of.             Carlton
           Recommitted to Committee
SB2761  Vulnerable adults act; applies to residents regardless    Bean
        of age.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2763  Licensing of psychologists; make technical amendments     Ferris
        to licensure law.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2765  Welfare; provide for a study of the effects of welfare    Simmons
        reform on its recipients.                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2767  Ruth Volunteer Fire Department; authorize DFA to sell     Rayborn
        certain property.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2769  MS Business Finance Corporation; revise definition of     Bryan
        "manufacturing" for purposes of projects eligible for  
        bonds.                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little *
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2781  MS Transportation Commission; clarify how purchases of    Little *
        equipment and supplies are made.                       
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2799  Ms. Bd. of Nursing Home Administrators; required to       White (5th)
        deposit monies received into State Treasury.           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2808  Sex offenders; revise registration.                       Turner
           Passed
SB2821  Emergency telephone laws; make amendments in relation     Minor
        to cellular telephone service.                         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2825  Alcohol; revise penalties for retailers, wholesalers      Bryan
        and distributors who unlawfully import beer or light   
        wine from out-of-state.                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2826  Brewpubs; authorize.                                      Horhn
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2827  Sales tax; Chairman of the State Tax Commission may       Bryan
        adopt rules for collection of sales tax by direct      
        marketers.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2831  Tort Claims Act; revisions (TCB).                         Robertson
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2858  Enrollment of students in community colleges; prescribe   Ferris
        qualifications for.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
        tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2861  Wildlife; prohibit the introduction of aquatic species    Posey
        in public waters without a permit.                     
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2868  Capital murder; revise.                                   Ross
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2871  Execution; occur at 6:00 p.m., victim's family may        Farris
        attend.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2880  Boats; revise definition of motor for title.              Posey
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2884  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in          Posey
        Copiah, Hinds and Warren Counties.                     
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2887  Energy project bonds; extend authority to issue.          Hamilton
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2888  Major General William "Bud" Miley Highway; designate.     Hamilton
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2892  Amusement machines; authorize license to be good for      Jordan (24th)
        one year from date of purchase.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2928  County Port Development Commissions; authorize to         Hewes
        employ real estate brokers.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2944  Reading sufficiency plans for all school districts;       Ferris
        direct State Department of Education to provide        
        assistance.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2951  Port commission; provide for reconstituted commission     Dearing
        for certain ports.                                     
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2969  Public employees; revise law relating to transfer of      Gordon
        accrued leave.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2980  Uniform Administrative Procedures Law; create study       Robertson
        committee.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2986  Youth Court Act; technical amendments (AOC).              Smith
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2997  Pat Harrison Waterway District; allow to use certain      Robertson
        monies for repair/maintenance of certain public parks  
        and recreation facilities.                             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3000  Chancery & circuit clerks; authorize performance of       Huggins
        duties on behalf of each other in counties with 2      
        judicial districts.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3029  Dental procedures under anesthesia; require health        Dearing
        insurance coverage for.                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3030  Constable training program; provide for.                  Lee
           Amendment Failed
           Failed
SB3032  Solid waste; revise Nonhazardous Solid Waste Planning     Dearing
        Act of 1991.                                           
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3041  Wildlife; increase penalty for sale of.                   Posey
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3043  Winterville Indian Mounds Park; authorize to be           Carlton
        transferred to Department of Archives and History.     
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3059  Biloxi Port Commission; reconstitute membership.          Gollott
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3070  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Little
        extend repealer.                                       
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3099  Employment security commission; conform state law         Lee
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3102  Water; revise membership of local governments and rural   Dearing
        water systems improvements board.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3112  Community development block grants; prohibit for public   Dearing
        water systems unless viable.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3113  Energy conservation; revise energy management services    Dearing
        for public entities.                                   
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3116  Mining; revise surface coal mining and reclamation law.   Dearing
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3126  Medicaid fraud; investigators to be law enforcement       Turner
        officers.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3150  Philanthropy Act of 1995; enact exemption.                Robertson
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3154  Limited Liability Company Act; revise.                    Robertson
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3155  Medicaid assistance program; delete repealer and          Hall
        increase reimbursement on chiropractic services.       
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 513  Const.; Victims' rights.                                  Turner
           Returned For Concurrence



House: Referred Other House

SC 601  Bobby Gene Chatman; commend life.                         Walls
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

SB2756  Domestic abuse; create a separate offense of.             Carlton
           Died In Committee



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 128  Youth court; authorize work program for nonviolent        Scott (80th)
        offenders.                                             
           Transmitted To House
HB 218  Domestic abuse; municipal court may issue protective      Simpson
        orders.                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 238  Boating accident reports; available to persons involved   Broomfield
        in accident.                                           
           Transmitted To House
HB 275  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Transmitted To House
HB 352  Imprisonment for nonpayment of fine; revise credit        Smith (39th)
        amount.                                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 378  Automobile insurance; policy must be in effect for 60     Stevens
        days before cancellation hearing request.              
           Passed
HB 428  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; create.           Stevens
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 464  Boat registration citation; presentment for dismissal     Stevens
        may be done without registrant or counsel present.     
           Transmitted To House
HB 471  Agricultural seeds; include genetically engineered        Chaney
        seeds in definition and testing requirements.          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 508  Board of supervisors; extend authority to contract with   Ford
        constables to collect delinquent fines.                
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 554  Domestic violence; revise bail and penalty provisions.    Perry
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 643  Municipal utilities; authorize early payment discount     Miles
        allowances.                                            
           Transmitted To House
HB 654  Game fish; extend repealer on issuing permits for sale    Ford
        of in pilot program.                                   
           Transmitted To House
HB 667  Southern Dairy Compact Law; create.                       Holland
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
HB 676  Aerial applicators; remove requirement that applicants    Holland
        register with the Department of Transportation.        
           Transmitted To House
HB 678  Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau;      Holland
        authorize to investigate all agriculture-related       
        crimes.                                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 725  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in Amite    Vince
        and Pike Counties.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 726  Property; authorize State Forestry Commission to sell     Maples
        certain land in George and Issaquena Counties.         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 800  Offenders; to pay costs of filing frivolous lawsuits.     Malone
           Transmitted To House
HB 803  Offenders; may be required to submit to chemical          Malone
        analysis test more than once per month.                
           Transmitted To House
HB 843  Office of Juvenile Correctional Institutions; establish   Warren
        position of director.                                  
           Transmitted To House
HB 926  County court; revise jurisdictional limit.                Simpson
           Passed
HB 973  Youth court counselors; reside in respective district     Warren
        unless approved by Director of Community Services.     
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 993  Podiatrists; create Advisory Committee to Board of        Broomfield
        Medical Licensure for.                                 
           Transmitted To House
HB 995  Disorderly conduct; disturbing religious worship may be   Ryan
        prosecuted in justice, municipal, county or circuit    
        court.                                                 
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1002  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession.   Perry
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1025  Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Program;           Moody
        establish.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1099  Crimes; revise fraudulent use of identifying              Reynolds
        information.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1155  Private correctional facilities; DOC to appoint           Ellis
        investigators to investigate and enforce state laws.   
           Transmitted To House
HB1158  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1194  Health care services utilization review; must be          Moody
        concurred in by Mississippi physician if adverse.      
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1213  Public funds; authorize certain agencies to deposit in    Livingston
        Treasury on frequency other than daily.                
           Transmitted To House
HB1262  Prisons; unlawful to bring alcohol or drugs into.         McInnis
           Transmitted To House
HB1273  Mississippi; H.E.L.P. College Tuition Program; include    Warren
        private colleges under.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1275  Banks and savings associations; private corporation       Guice
        laws shall apply to.                                   
           Transmitted To House
HB1276  Youth court records; disclose certain records in          Simmons (100th)
        serious medical situations.                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1290  Property; authorize DOC to purchase from Greene County.   McInnis
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1402  Death penalty; revise method of execution.                Perry
           Passed
HB1415  Medicaid program; provide for eligibility hearings, and   Moody
        opposition to CONs.                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1449  Child abuse; revise reporting requirements to             Simmons (100th)
        prosecuting attorneys.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1454  Court records; revise certain destruction provisions.     Blackmon
           Passed
HB1570  Flood control; authorize Pearl River Basin Development    Ellington
        District to create flood control districts.            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1571  Public property; authorize DFA to transfer certain        Howell
        property to Montgomery County.                         
           Transmitted To House
HB1580  Crimes; revise penalties for unlawful use of              Robinson (84th)
        identification cards.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1584  Board of Animal Health; provide for membership and        Holland
        revise certain appointments.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1585  Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund; unexpended        Moody
        amounts not lapse, and interest credited to fund.      
           Passed
HB1665  Children's Health Care Act; establish.                    Moody
           Returned For Concurrence
SC 601  Bobby Gene Chatman; commend life.                         Walls
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HC 101  Commend Ackerman Indians on winning state football        Smith (35th)
        championship.                                          
           Referred To Rules
HC 102  Weir Lions Football Team; commend on winning State        Smith (35th)
        Championship.                                          
           Referred To Rules
HC 103  Commend Stewart Patridge for outstanding football         Green (34th)
        collegiate career.                                     
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

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
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
SB2191  Annual salary of Executive Director of DECD; delete       Gordon
        from statutory salary section.                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2672  Conservation officer; alternate training site.            Posey
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2673  Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may revoke    Posey
        privilege for violations.                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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