Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/13/98



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Signed By The Governor

HB 351  Hunting and fishing guide services regulation; reenact    Ford
        and extend repealer for one year.                      
           Approved by Governor
HB 511  Death certificate; delete repealer on provision           Ford
        requiring pregnancy status of deceased female to be    
        recorded on.                                           
           Approved by Governor
HB 689  Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act; clarify           Blackmon
        legislative intent.                                    
           Approved by Governor
HB 711  Property; authorize DFA to transfer certain property to   Barnett (92nd)
        the City of Brookhaven.                                
           Approved by Governor
HB 803  Offenders; may be required to submit to chemical          Malone
        analysis test more than once per month.                
           Approved by Governor
HB 885  Municipal elected officials; bond in same manner as       Montgomery
        members of boards of supervisors.                      
           Approved by Governor
HB1029  Notice of infectious disease; add bystanding caregiver    Moody
        to requirement of.                                     
           Approved by Governor
HB1030  Central Mississippi Residential Center; establish in      Moody
        Newton for adults with chronic mental illness.         
           Approved by Governor
HB1154  Railroad abandonments; clarify authority of               Ellis
        Transportation Committees to conduct hearings on.      
           Approved by Governor
HB1231  Municipalities; authorize interlocal agreement with       Jennings
        certain rural water associations to upgrade system for 
        fire protection.                                       
           Approved by Governor
HB1577  Water; create task force on rural water companies.        Weathersby
           Approved by Governor
SB2037  State personnel system; clarify treatment of disabled     Gordon
        applicants.                                            
           Approved by Governor
SB2090  State Board of Barber Examiners; increase certain fees.   Canon
           Approved by Governor
SB2154  Insurance laws; make various amendments.                  Kirby
           Approved by Governor
SB2213  Fraudulent receipt of TANF assistance; may be             Bean
        prosecuted as a misdemeanor.                           
           Approved by Governor
SB2231  Department of Marine Resources; receive two sets of the   Moffatt
        Mississippi Code.                                      
           Approved by Governor
SB2243  Disciplinary proceedings by the Mississippi Board of      Bean
        Nursing; authorize hearing panel.                      
           Approved by Governor
SB2244  Child residential facility background check through       Bean
        fingerprinting; provide procedure.                     
           Approved by Governor
SB2251  Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Law; add drug   Bean
        to Schedule IV.                                        
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1852  Lafayette County; authorize to enter interlocal           Perry
        agreements to establish small business incubator and   
        provide funds for.                                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1853  Washington County; authorize additional assessment on     Bailey
        criminal cases in justice/county court to support Crime
        Stoppers and Drug Task Force.                          
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1854  Lafayette County; authorize to make additional            Perry
        contribution to Oxford-Lafayette County Economic       
        Development Foundation.                                
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HC 118  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of House      Moss
        Bill 1693; sales tax; exempt certain sales of trailers,
        boats and all-terrain cycles.                          
           Referred To Rules
HC 119  Helen Napier; commend for years of service with           Guice
        Department of Banking.                                 
           Referred To Rules
HC 120  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB986;     Malone
        revise definition of "qualified resort area" under     
        State Local Option ABC Law.                            
           Referred To Rules
HC 121  Commend Florence High School Eagles Soccer Team on an     Weathersby
        outstanding season.                                    
           Referred To Rules
HC 122  Commend Mississippi Federation of Women's Clubs on        Simmons (100th)
        their 100th Anniversary.                               
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 218  Domestic abuse; municipal court may issue protective      Simpson
        orders.                                                
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 320  Parole; authorize board to require potential parolees     Endt
        complete Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Program.      
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 411  Weapons; law enforcement officers may possess weapons     Moody
        in courthouse.                                         
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 508  Board of supervisors; extend authority to contract with   Ford
        constables to collect delinquent fines.                
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 554  Domestic violence; revise bail and penalty provisions.    Perry
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 579  Freedom of Jobs Act; prohibits requirement of             Smith (35th)
        certificate of employability.                          
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 714  Money laundering; conform to federal law.                 Broomfield
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1025  Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Program;           Moody
        establish.                                             
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1169  Natural and scenic waterways; Department of Wildlife,     Livingston
        Fisheries and Parks to conduct study and make          
        legislative recommendations.                           
           Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1218  Crime victims; create bill of rights.                     Stribling
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1239  Juvenile correctional facility; MDOC contract for         Malone
        private facility in Walnut Grove.                      
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2544  Appropriation FY98 and FY99; to Veterans Home             Furniss
        Purchasing Board to purchase property and construct    
        offices.                                               
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2635  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance;              Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2636  Appropriation; Board of Dental Examiners; Additional,     Hall
        FY98.                                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2637  Appropriation; Board of Funeral Services; Additional,     Hall
        FY98.                                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2639  Appropriation; Board of Architecture; Additional, FY98.   Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2640  Appropriation; DFA - temporary chillers; Additional,      Hall
        FY98.                                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2642  Appropriation; District Attorneys and Staff;              Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2643  Appropriation; Bd. of Animal Health; Additional, FY98.    Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2645  Appropriation; Judicial Performance; Additional, FY98.    Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2646  Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial     Hall
        Judges; Additional, FY98.                              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2735  Appropriation; MS Emergency Management Agency;            Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2736  Appropriation; Attorney General Legal Fees, etc.;         Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2737  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District;            Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3158  Appropriation; Interest from the Mississippi Fire         Furniss
        Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3169  Appropriation; Archives and History, Records Center,      Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3184  Appropriation; Prof. Counselor Licensing Bd.;             Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3192  Appropriation; Funeral Services Board.                    Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3193  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3194  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3195  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3196  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3197  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3198  Appropriation;  Governor's Office and Mansion.            Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3199  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3200  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3201  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3202  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3203  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3204  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3205  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3206  Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Consol.            Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3207  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Hall
        Maintenance.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3208  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3209  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3210  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3211  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3212  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Hall
        Grain Div.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3213  Appropriation; Plant Industry Div.                        Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3214  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3215  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3216  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3217  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3218  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Hall
        Service.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3219  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Hall
        Station.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3220  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Hall
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3224  Appropriation; Econ. & Comm. Develop. Support.            Hall
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3226  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Hall
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3230  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Hall
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3237  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3238  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Hall
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3239  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3244  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Hall
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3268  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission,      Hall
        Additional, FY98.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SC 617  Susp rules; reconsider hb577; Taxation; Board of Levee    Carlton
        Comm/Yazoo-MS Delta prepare privilege licenses.        
           Referred To Rules
SC 618  William M. "Mitch" Stennett; commend as Outstanding       Scoper
        Economic Developer of the Year in Mississippi.         
           Referred To Rules
SC 619  Susp rules; further consid of SB 3049; state employees    Gordon
        paid twice per month, delay until January 1, 2000.     
           Referred To Rules
SC 620  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to      Woodfield
        designate portion of US 90, Gulfport as James C.       
        Simpson, Sr., Mem. Hiway.                              
           Referred To Rules
SC 621  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to to   Woodfield
        designate portion of US 49, Gulfport as Isaiah         
        Fredericks Mem. Hiway.                                 
           Referred To Rules
SC 622  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to      Woodfield
        designate US 90, Lyman as Joseph A. "Blackie" Pol Mem. 
        Hiway.                                                 
           Referred To Rules
SC 623  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to      Woodfield
        designate US 90, Long Beach as William Patrick Kenny   
        Mem. Hiway.                                            
           Referred To Rules
SC 624  100 years of professional nursing in Mississippi;         Bean
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 199  Bonds; increase amount issued and amount which DECD may   Morris
        use for low to moderate income housing under Business  
        Investment Act.                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 381  Appropriation; authorize expenditure of certain monies    Stevens
        in the Rural Fire Truck Fund.                          
           Transmitted To House
HB 558  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
        at three percent (STC).                                
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
HB 561  Income tax; conform certain provisions to the Internal    Williams
        Revenue Code (STC).                                    
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 786  Income tax; delete repealer on the tax credit for         Williams
        certain port charges and delete limit on maximum amount
        of credit (DECD).                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 951  Authorize Tallahatchie County to create a correctional    Reynolds
        authority.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1681  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for improvements    Endt
        at Port of Pascagoula.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1684  Appropriation; Reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY99.                                        
           Transmitted To House
HB1685  Appropriation; Reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY98.                                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1694  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Williams
        that may be issued and increase amount for loans for   
        incubation centers.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1698  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain medications for        Williams
        production of fish, poultry and livestock.             
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
HB1721  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Livingston
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1723  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Livingston
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1724  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Livingston
        Parks.                                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1725  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Brown
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1726  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Brown
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1727  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Brown
           Passed
HB1728  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson (9th)
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1729  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson (9th)
        Foresters.                                             
           Passed
HB1731  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1734  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1737  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Foster
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1738  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Foster
        Transportation.                                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1739  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1740  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1741  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1742  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1743  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1744  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Foster
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1745  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1747  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Foster
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1748  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Foster
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1749  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Foster
        Gulfport.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1750  Appropriation; Board of Psychological Examiners.          Foster
           Passed
HB1751  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1752  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Foster
        Administrators.                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1753  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1754  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1755  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Foster
           Passed
HB1756  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1757  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1758  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Foster
        District.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1759  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Foster
        District.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1760  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Foster
        Authority.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1761  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1762  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1763  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Foster
        Certification Board.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1764  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Foster
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1765  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Simmons (37th)
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1766  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Simmons (37th)
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1768  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Simmons (37th)
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           Transmitted To House
HB1770  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1782  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for capital         Williams
        improvements to state-owned Archives and History       
        facilities.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1783  Bonds; issue to provide funds for MS Watershed Repair     Reynolds
        and Rehabilitation Cost-Share Program, repair of       
        Archusa Water Park Dam.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1794  Income tax; conform certain provisions of state law to    Green (96th)
        Internal Revenue Code for purposes of individual       
        retirement accounts.                                   
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
HB1807  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for renovation      Williams
        and repair of Addie McBryde Center located at UMC.     
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
SB2174  Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program and       Bean
        commission; establish.                                 
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2195  CON to rehab hospital in Hinds County for nursing care    Woodfield
        for disabled persons; authorize.                       
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2293  MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.             Canon
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2799  Ms. Bd. of Nursing Home Administrators; required to       White (5th)
        deposit monies received into State Treasury.           
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2854  Mississippi Check Cashers Act; create.                    Woodfield
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SC 617  Susp rules; reconsider hb577; Taxation; Board of Levee    Carlton
        Comm/Yazoo-MS Delta prepare privilege licenses.        
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 618  William M. "Mitch" Stennett; commend as Outstanding       Scoper
        Economic Developer of the Year in Mississippi.         
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 619  Susp rules; further consid of SB 3049; state employees    Gordon
        paid twice per month, delay until January 1, 2000.     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 620  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to      Woodfield
        designate portion of US 90, Gulfport as James C.       
        Simpson, Sr., Mem. Hiway.                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 621  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to to   Woodfield
        designate portion of US 49, Gulfport as Isaiah         
        Fredericks Mem. Hiway.                                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 622  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to      Woodfield
        designate US 90, Lyman as Joseph A. "Blackie" Pol Mem. 
        Hiway.                                                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 623  Susp rules; draft, intro, consider & pass of bill to      Woodfield
        designate US 90, Long Beach as William Patrick Kenny   
        Mem. Hiway.                                            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 624  100 years of professional nursing in Mississippi;         Bean
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/21/98 at 09:10.



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