Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/09/98



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House: Introductions

HB1829  Hancock County; authorize to appoint cemetery             Dedeaux
        committees.                                            
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1830  Hancock County; extend repealer on Hancock County         Dedeaux
        Tourism Development Bureau.                            
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1831  DeSoto County; authorize DeSoto County Convention and     Miller
        Visitors Bureau to use certain collection proceeds.    
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1832  Town of Florence; authorize additional assessment on      Weathersby
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court to purchase law   
        enforcement equipment.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1833  City of Iuka; authorize expansion of water system         Cummings
        beyond corporate limits.                               
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1834  City of Laurel; authorize to impose additional court      Shows
        costs to fund drug abuse and crime prevention education
        programs.                                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1835  Sunflower County; authorize expansion of nursing home     Huddleston
        at North Sunflower County Hospital.                    
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Public Health and Welfare
HB1836  City of Ocean Springs; authorize to levy additional tax   Guice
        on hotel, motel and bed and breakfast room rentals.    
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HC 106  Commend the life of Granville Harrison.                   Gadd
           Referred To Rules
HC 107  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 772;    Flaggs
        provide income tax credit for expenses for repair and  
        restoration of certain historic structures.            
           Referred To Rules
HC 108  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of H.B.       Flaggs
        773; ad valorem tax; exempt certain historical         
        property.                                              
           Referred To Rules
HC 109  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1399;   Perry
        retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional      
        annual payment.                                        
           Referred To Rules
HC 110  HCR SUSPEND: further consideration of HB 1559; Highway    Perry
        Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of benefits  
        for retired members.                                   
           Referred To Rules
HC 111  HCR SUSPEND:  further consideration of HB 1664; Public    Perry
        Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol        
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HC 105  Commend Phi Theta Kappa All-Mississippi Team.             Brown
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HR  20  Urge Secretary of State to issue certain Public Trust     Ryan
        for Tidelands leases.                                  
           Adopted
HR  22  Commend student athletes being honored on the Spirit of   Barnett (92nd)
        America Day XXVIII.                                    
           Adopted
SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2227  Law enforcement officer; provide training for             Burton
        part-time, reserve, auxiliary and volunteer.           
           Passed
SB2239  Public defender; establish statewide system.              Turner
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2391  Annual license renewal fee for physicians and             Bean
        osteopaths; increase to fund portion of impaired       
        physicians program.                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2617  MS Agribusiness Council; revise membership and remove     Thames
        repealer.                                              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2681  Saltwater fishing; provide for free fishing day.          Hewes
           Passed
SB2685  Waste tires; clarify definition of.                       Nunnelee
           Passed
SB2765  Welfare; provide for a study of the effects of welfare    Simmons
        reform on its recipients.                              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2808  Sex offenders; revise registration.                       Turner
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2937  Water; authorize water well permits to be issued by the   Dearing
        Executive Director of the Department of Environmental  
        Quality (DEQ).                                         
           Passed
SB2950  Public Trust Tidelands; all port commissions to retain    Gollott
        revenue from projects.                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2989  Environment; create Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary     Dearing
        Cleanup and Redevelopment Act.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3025  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Blackmon
           Recommitted to Committee
SB3044  Great River Road State Park; convey to National Park      Simmons
        Service.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SC 592  Johannes Newman; commend upon retirement after law        Harvey
        enforcement service.                                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 593  King Brown, Sr.; commend life.                            Walls
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 594  Dr. William Sutton; commend upon his retirement.          Jordan (24th)
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 595  Lottie Catholic; commend life.                            Walls
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 597  Sylvia Sessions; commend for work as MDHS adoption        Stogner
        specialist.                                            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 598  National Foundation for Women Legislators, Inc.;          Carlton
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 599  Natchez High School Football Team; commend.               Dearing
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 600  Natchez bicentennial celebration; congratulate city.      Dearing
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SC 549  East MS State Hospital; authorize preplanning for.        Carter
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

SB3025  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Blackmon
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 351  Hunting and fishing guide services regulation; reenact    Ford
        and extend repealer for one year.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 511  Death certificate; delete repealer on provision           Ford
        requiring pregnancy status of deceased female to be    
        recorded on.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 689  Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; clarify           Blackmon
        legislative intent.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 803  Offenders; may be required to submit to chemical          Malone
        analysis test more than once per month.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 885  Municipal elected officials; bond in same manner as       Montgomery
        members of boards of supervisors.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1029  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Moody
        to requirement of.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1030  Central Mississippi Residential Center; establish in      Moody
        Newton for adults with chronic mental illness.         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1154  Railroad abandonments; clarify authority of               Ellis
        Transportation Committees to conduct hearings on.      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1231  Municipalities; authorize interlocal agreement with       Jennings
        certain rural water associations to upgrade system for 
        fire protection.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1577  Water; create task force on rural water companies.        Weathersby
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3282  Holly Springs; levy hotel, restaurant and alcohol tax     Minor
        for recreational facilities.                           
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3283  Meridian; declare South Industrial Park to be an          Carter
        industrial park of the city.                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3284  Hancock County; may appoint public cemetery committees.   Cuevas
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3285  Tunica County; contribute to Tunica County Museum,        Furniss
        Inc., to establish a museum.                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SC 604  Suspend rules; further consideration of SB 3151; extend   Horhn
        repealer on MS Science and Tech. Comm.                 
           Referred To Rules
SC 605  Susp rules; reconsider SB2607; State Employee             Smith
        Management Training Act; create.                       
           Referred To Rules
SC 606  Suspend rules for drafting, introduction; increase        Ross
        salary of Rankin County prosecuting attorney.          
           Referred To Rules
SC 607  Suspend rules; further consideration of SB2292; State     Canon
        Board of Cosmetology; revise manicurist license        
        qualifications & auth biennial license renewal.        
           Referred To Rules
SC 608  Loyd Star High School Football Team; commend.             Rayborn
           Referred To Rules
SC 609  Brookhaven High School Football Team; commend.            Rayborn
           Referred To Rules
SC 610  MSU Meridian Branch; authorize preplanning for.           Carter
           Referred To Rules
SC 611  Bob Hartley; commend life of.                             Hamilton
           Referred To Rules
SC 612  March as Red Cross month in Mississippi; designate.       Horhn
           Referred To Rules
SC 613  Valley Bank; commend for 100th anniversary celebration.   Simmons
           Referred To Rules
SC 614  Joe Frank Sanderson; commend life.                        Scoper
           Referred To Rules
SR  19  Commend Amanda Purser, Outstanding Educator.              Harvey
           Referred To Rules
SR  20  St. Luke's Episcopal Church commemoration of 150 years    Kirby
        of service.                                            
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 122  Fire loss; revise method law enforcement agencies         Stevens
        release certain information.                           
           Passed
HB 378  Automobile insurance; policy must be in effect for 60     Stevens
        days before cancellation hearing request.              
           Transmitted To House
HB 556  Alcoholic beverage transactions; authorize Tax            Williams
        Commission to prescribe time period for filing         
        verification of certain transactions (STC).            
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 563  Income tax, withholding; authorize Tax Commission to      Williams
        establish filing periods by rule or regulation (STC).  
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 565  Notaries public; establish minimum and maximum fees for   Endt
        services.                                              
           Passed
HB 629  Eleemosynary institutions; Uniform Management of          Perry
        Instituional Funds Act (NCCUSL).                       
           Passed
HB 680  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 714  Money laundering; conform to federal law.                 Broomfield
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 744  Gasoline, fuel and oil taxes; include certain persons     Williams
        in other states within the definition of the term      
        "distributor" (STC).                                   
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 790  Income taxes delinquent; STC may pay out-of-state         Williams
        collection agency's fee from amount collected when paid
        directly to STC (STC).                                 
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 795  State buildings; revise list of buildings under           Brown
        supervision of DFA.                                    
           Passed
HB 926  County court; revise jurisdictional limit.                Simpson
           Transmitted To House
HB 966  Statewide trauma care system; State Department of         Fredericks
        Health shall develop and administer.                   
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
HB 970  MDITS; revise authority relating to bids, contracts and   Brown
        information confidentiality officers.                  
           Passed
HB1096  Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District;         Ford
        authorize to transfer property to Lee County.          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1158  Misdemeanors; prohibit disclosure of persons arrested     McInnis
        but not charged.                                       
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1171  Transportation Commission property; revise procedure      Compretta *
        for disposal when determined excess (MDOT).            
           Passed
HB1200  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Flaggs
        of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1330  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Martinson
        electronic means.                                      
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1386  Ad valorem taxation; provide that value of agricultural   Martinson
        land will be determined according to its use as of     
        January 1.                                             
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1387  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Martinson
        have to be approved by State Tax Commission.           
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1392  Computers; allow limitation of certain warranties         Williams
        regarding computer software and hardware and related   
        services.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1402  Death penalty; revise method of execution.                Perry
           Transmitted To House
HB1454  Court records; revise certain destruction provisions.     Blackmon
           Transmitted To House
HB1469  Commercial carriers motor fuel tax; liability may be      Compretta *
        discharged by international fuel tax credentials       
        (MDOT).                                                
           Passed
HB1472  Interstate commercial carriers motor fuel tax laws;       Compretta *
        revise penalty for certain violations (MDOT).          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1488  Medical examiners; increase salary and fee for certain    Holland
        reports.                                               
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1547  Water; revise membership of local governments and rural   Ellington
        water systems improvements board.                      
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1549  Museum unclaimed property; authorize conservation         King
        measures to be taken.                                  
           Passed
HB1555  Highway Patrol; delete maximum age qualifications for     Wells-Smith
        newly employed patrol officers.                        
           Passed
HB1569  Sales tax; allow STC to make changes in collection of     Williams
        sales tax by out-of-state marketers (STC).             
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1585  Spinal Cord and Head Injury Trust Fund; unexpended        Moody
        amounts not lapse, and interest credited to fund.      
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 556  Alcoholic beverage transactions; authorize Tax            Williams
        Commission to prescribe time period for filing         
        verification of certain transactions (STC).            
           Died In Committee
HB 563  Income tax, withholding; authorize Tax Commission to      Williams
        establish filing periods by rule or regulation (STC).  
           Died In Committee
HB 744  Gasoline, fuel and oil taxes; include certain persons     Williams
        in other states within the definition of the term      
        "distributor" (STC).                                   
           Died In Committee
HB 790  Income taxes delinquent; STC may pay out-of-state         Williams
        collection agency's fee from amount collected when paid
        directly to STC (STC).                                 
           Died In Committee
HB1330  Ad valorem tax receipts; allow to be furnished by         Martinson
        electronic means.                                      
           Died In Committee
HB1386  Ad valorem taxation; provide that value of agricultural   Martinson
        land will be determined according to its use as of     
        January 1.                                             
           Died In Committee
HB1387  Property tax assessments; changes in assessments do not   Martinson
        have to be approved by State Tax Commission.           
           Died In Committee
HB1569  Sales tax; allow STC to make changes in collection of     Williams
        sales tax by out-of-state marketers (STC).             
           Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2251  Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Law; add drug   Bean
        to Schedule IV.                                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2534  Child abuse reporting act; define responsibilities of     Burton
        Dept of Human Services, law enforcement, dist. atty.   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2610  Wiretapping; revise regulations.                          Turner
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2667  Wildlife violations; require court to notify Dept of      Posey
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks of records.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2692  Ethics Commission; delete repealer and authorize          Little *
        preliminary investigations.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little *
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2781  MS Transportation Commission; clarify how purchases of    Little *
        equipment and supplies are made.                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2826  Brewpubs; authorize.                                      Horhn
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3099  Employment security commission; conform state law         Lee
        provisions to federal law regarding distribution of    
        certain funds.                                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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