Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/25/98



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Floor Actions

SB3049  State employees paid twice per month; delay until         Gordon
        January 1, 2000.                                       
           Suspend from Deadlines by SC 619



Pending Governor's Signature

HB 596  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB 652  Local improvement taxing districts; reenact authority     Ford
        and delete repealer.                                   
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB 743  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; reenact and revise.    Perry
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB 768  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Taylor
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB 990  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol content levels      Montgomery
        and penalties.                                         
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1002  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession.   Perry
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1027  TB and HIV screening; require in private correctional     Moody
        facilities.                                            
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1194  Health care services utilization review; must be          Moody
        concurred in by Mississippi physician if adverse.      
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1257  Oysters; eliminate requirement to open at least 1         Compretta
        oyster reef per county during oyster season.           
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1304  School curriculum; requires courses on sex education to   Janus
        include abstinence education.                          
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1377  Seafood; commercial seafood license not issued to         Compretta
        certain nonresidents and out-of-state boats.           
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1392  Computers; allow limitation of certain warranties         Williams
        regarding computer software and hardware and related   
        services.                                              
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1472  Interstate commercial carriers motor fuel tax laws;       Compretta *
        revise penalty for certain violations (MDOT).          
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1570  Flood control; authorize Pearl River Basin Development    Ellington
        District to create flood control districts.            
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
HB1696  City of Richland; authorize additional assessment on      Rogers
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court to purchase law   
        enforcement equipment.                                 
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2485  Sales tax; tax prepaid telephone calling cards as sale    Bryan
        of tangible personal property (STC).                   
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2486  Alcoholic beverages; extend the authority of Alcoholic    Bryan
        Beverage Control Division to enforce beer laws (STC).  
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2576  Mississippi Supreme Court; appoint one or more deputy     Turner
        marshals.                                              
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Due From Governor 03/31/98
SB3187  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for repair and renovation,        Tollison
        preservation of Rowan Oak and surrounding property at  
        Univ of MS.                                            
           Due From Governor 03/31/98



Signed By The Governor

SB2315  Estate taxation; increase the amount of the standard      Nunnelee
        deduction.                                             
           Approved by Governor
SB2805  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        Bryan
        under the Small Enterprise Development Finance Act     
        (DECD).                                                
           Approved by Governor
SB2859  Transfer FY98 Minimum Program funds; fund transmission    Ferris
        tower for ETV; maintenance of MS Library Commission    
        database project.                                      
           Approved by Governor
SB3086  Local privilege tax; repeal tax on travel agencies.       Jordan (24th)
           Approved by Governor
SB3265  Bonds; increase amount authorized for State Health        Johnson (19th)
        Department Building.                                   
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1874  Madison County Economic Development Authority;            Blackmon
        agreements regarding certain projects are sufficient   
        consideration for sale of project sites.               
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1875  Noxubee County and City of Macon; authorize to provide    Dickson
        additional assurance of financial resources for        
        landfill closure.                                      
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1876  Lowndes County and City of Columbus; authorize to         Smith (39th)
        provide additional assurance of financial resources for
        landfill closure.                                      
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1877  City of Jackson; authorize to create storm water          Green (72nd)
        utility district.                                      
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1878  City of Walnut Grove; authorize to establish a            Malone
        correctional authority.                                
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HC 153  Commend Falkner High School Boys Basketball Team.         McElwain
           Referred To Rules
HC 154  Commend Brookhaven High School Panthers Football Team.    Barnett (92nd)
           Referred To Rules
HC 155  Commend Elisa Carney on academic accomplishments.         Robinson (84th)
           Referred To Rules
HC 156  Commend Coach Judy Morgan on being elected to Coaches     Robinson (84th)
        Hall of Fame.                                          
           Referred To Rules
HC 157  Commend Greenville High School Girls Basketball Team.     Thornton
           Referred To Rules
HR  31  Commend Linda M. Stuckey of Marion County on her          Simmons (100th)
        service in fire education in the State of Mississippi. 
           Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB1762  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Foster
           Conference Report Filed
HC 145  Suspend deadlines for introduction; revise certain        McCoy
        licensing provisions for builders and remodelers.      
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 146  Suspend deadlines for introduction; property and          Guice
        casualty insurance; require the plans to offer buy-back
        provision for deductibles.                             
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 151  Grenada School District retirees; commend on many years   Perkins
        of dedicated service.                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 635  Murrah High School Lady Mustangs Basketball Team;         Frazier
        commend.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HC 104  Commend Gilbert Metz as Mississippi's only Holocaust      Stribling
        survivor.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 127  Commend registered nurses for 100 years of service.       Moody
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 130  Commend Bruce High School Lady Trojans Basketball Team.   Grist
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 131  Commend Murrah High School Mustangs Girls Basketball      Coleman (65th)
        Team on outstanding season and winning 5A State        
        Championship.                                          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 132  Commend Sidney Dewitt Davis for his contributions to      Rotenberry
        his community and many outstanding accomplishments     
        despite hardships.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 133  Commend the life and accomplishments of the Right         Chaney
        Reverend John Maury Allin and express sympathy to his  
        family upon his passing.                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 134  Commend Mark Rice for being recognized as an              Stringer
        outstanding educator.                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 135  Commend USM Golden Eagles and Jeff Bower on outstanding   Davis
        season.                                                
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 136  Commend Provine High School Rams Boys Basketball Team     Banks
        for an outstanding season and winning the Class 5A Boys
        State Championship.                                    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 141  Commend Calhoun City High School Wildcats Boys            Grist
        Basketball Team.                                       
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 142  Commend Glenda Barnett.                                   Rotenberry
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 143  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 648;    Walker
        extend repealer on Science and Technology commission.  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 144  Commend First Sargeant Charles Parker.                    Grist
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 145  Suspend deadlines for introduction; revise certain        McCoy
        licensing provisions for builders and remodelers.      
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 146  Suspend deadlines for introduction; property and          Guice
        casualty insurance; require the plans to offer buy-back
        provision for deductibles.                             
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 147  Commend the life of Melia Peavey.                         Bourdeaux
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 148  Commend Morton High School Boys Basketball Team.          Livingston
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 149  Commend Winston Academy Football Team.                    Moody
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 150  Commend Hyman Folkes McCarty, Jr.                         Rotenberry
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC 151  Grenada School District retirees; commend on many years   Perkins
        of dedicated service.                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HR  26  Commend Ivous Sisk.                                       Miles
           Adopted
HR  29  Commend Captain Keith McCary for receiving the Junior     Horne
        Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Mississippian    
        Award.                                                 
           Adopted
HR  30  Commend Choctaw Central Basketball Team for winning       Manning
        Boys State Championship.                               
           Adopted
SB2101  Nursing facility beds; authorize CON for Medicaid beds    Dearing
        in various counties.                                   
           Conferees Named Moody,Flaggs,Holland
SB2192  Medical malpractice; revise statute of limitations.       Bean
           Conferees Named Perry,Simpson,Holden
SB2193  Mississippi Industries for the Blind; may set policy      Nunnelee
        for employee leave, legal holidays, contracts with     
        other agencies.                                        
           Conferees Named Moody,Grist,Stribling
SB2318  Medicaid assistance program; revise eligibility,          Bean
        services, notification prior to issuance of CON.       
           Conferees Named Moody,Stribling,Holland
SB2707  Sales tax; divert a portion of the sales to fund the      Carlton
        Boll Weevil Management Act.                            
           Conferees Named McBride,Ellis,Smith (27th)
SB2765  Welfare; provide for a study of the effects of welfare    Simmons
        reform on its recipients.                              
           Conferees Named Moody,Flaggs,Fredericks
SB2800  Newspapers; increase fees authorized for publication of   Gordon
        legal notices.                                         
           Conferees Named Endt,Green (96th),Smith (39th)
SB2881  Deer; prohibit use of light amplifying device to kill     Posey
        at night.                                              
           Conferees Named Livingston,Nettles,McBride
SB2895  Air and water permits; authorize DEQ to exempt            Thames
        agricultural and other operations.                     
           Point of Order Raised
           Recommitted For Further Conf
SB2980  Uniform Administrative Procedures Law; create study       Robertson
        committee.                                             
           Conferees Named Perry,Simpson,Bourdeaux
SB3027  MS Small Business Assistance Act; increase the amount     Horhn
        that may be issued as grants for loans.                
           Conferees Named Walker,Blackmon,Woods
SB3209  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Hall
           Conferees Named Capps,Perry,Scott (17th)
SC 626  Commend J.B. Brown for selection as Instructor of the     Moffatt
        Year at Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast    
        Community College.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 627  Rebecca Moreton; commend for selection as Instructor of   Moffatt
        the Year at Jackson County Campus of MS Gulf Coast     
        Community College.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 628  Caledonia Elementary School; commend as reading model     Canon
        school.                                                
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 629  Margaret Andresen, Instructor of the Year at Jeff Davis   Moffatt
        Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College;    
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 630  Grace Episcopal Church; commend for 150 years of          Blackmon
        service.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 635  Murrah High School Lady Mustangs Basketball Team;         Frazier
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 637  Florence High School Eagles Soccer Team; commend.         Smith
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 638  Falkner High School Boys Basketball Team; commend.        Little
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 639  Serena Brown Walton; commend.                             Frazier
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC 123  Commend the life of Norman Brown.                         Capps
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  26  Commend Ivous Sisk.                                       Miles
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  29  Commend Captain Keith McCary for receiving the Junior     Horne
        Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Young Mississippian    
        Award.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  30  Commend Choctaw Central Basketball Team for winning       Manning
        Boys State Championship.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2485  Sales tax; tax prepaid telephone calling cards as sale    Bryan
        of tangible personal property (STC).                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2486  Alcoholic beverages; extend the authority of Alcoholic    Bryan
        Beverage Control Division to enforce beer laws (STC).  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2576  Mississippi Supreme Court; appoint one or more deputy     Turner
        marshals.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3187  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for repair and renovation,        Tollison
        preservation of Rowan Oak and surrounding property at  
        Univ of MS.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3310  Yazoo County; revise the law establishing the Yazoo       Blackmon
        County tourist and convention tax.                     
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SC 650  Courtney Scoggin; commend as best vo-tech student.        Burton
           Referred To Rules
SC 651  Tina Scholtes; commend as Mississippi Teacher of the      Gordon
        Year.                                                  
           Referred To Rules
SC 652  West Union County High School Girls Basketball Team;      Browning
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 653  Newton County Academy Boys Basketball Team; commend.      Burton
           Referred To Rules
SC 654  Delta State "Statesmen" Boys Basketball Team; commend.    Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 655  DSU forward Chris Sykes; commend.                         Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 656  DSU Center Trina Davis; commend.                          Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 657  Susp rules; further consider SB 3254; issue g.o. bonds    Smith
        for cert IHL cap improvements & comm/jr college cap    
        improvements.                                          
           Referred To Rules
SC 658  DSU Coach Steve Rives; commend.                           Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 659  Superintendent James Nelson; commend upon retirement.     Burton
           Referred To Rules
SR  30  The Black Rose Theatre Group; commend for winning         Kirby
        award.                                                 
           Referred To Rules
SR  31  Choctaw Central High School Warriors Boys Basketball      Jordan (18th)
        Team; commend for winning state championship.          
           Referred To Rules
SR  32  Rob Morris; commend for score on PSAT.                    Farris
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB3282  Holly Springs; levy hotel, restaurant and alcohol tax     Minor
        for recreational facilities.                           
           DR - TSDPCS: FI To LP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1762  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Foster
           Conference Report Filed
HC 109  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1399;   Perry
        retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional      
        annual payment.                                        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 118  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of House      Moss
        Bill 1693; sales tax; exempt certain sales of trailers,
        boats and all-terrain cycles.                          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB3252  DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau;             Hawks
        convention bureau tax proceeds for additional purposes.
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3256  Tunica County; revise provisions concerning Diamond       Furniss
        Lakes Utilities and Improvements District.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3292  Tunica County; revise purposes for which gaming revenue   Furniss
        may be spent.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3298  City of Picayune; authorize to levy additional tax on     Lee
        room rentals and sales of prepared foods.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3301  Jackson County; authorize to levy additional tax on       Robertson
        hotel, motel and bed and breakfast room rentals.       
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3302  Washington County; auth add'l assessment on criminal      Carlton
        cases in justice/county court to support Crime Stoppers
        and Drug Task Force.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 650  Courtney Scoggin; commend as best vo-tech student.        Burton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 651  Tina Scholtes; commend as Mississippi Teacher of the      Gordon
        Year.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 652  West Union County High School Girls Basketball Team;      Browning
        commend.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 653  Newton County Academy Boys Basketball Team; commend.      Burton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 654  Delta State "Statesmen" Boys Basketball Team; commend.    Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 655  DSU forward Chris Sykes; commend.                         Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 656  DSU Center Trina Davis; commend.                          Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 658  DSU Coach Steve Rives; commend.                           Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 659  Superintendent James Nelson; commend upon retirement.     Burton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN   6  Ms. Donna Smith Whitty, Jackson, Mississippi, as a        LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind     
        Board, for a two year term commencing July 1, 1997     
           Do Advise and Consent
SN   7  Mr. Maxie Bruce, Waynesboro, Mississippi, as a member     LT. GOVERNOR
        of the Appeals Board of the Mississippi Transportation 
        Commission, for a term commencing July 1, 1997, and    
        expiring June 30, 2001                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN   9  Ms. Jane Stroble Miller, Meridian, Mississippi, as a      LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind     
        Board, for a four year term commencing July 1, 1997    
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  16  Jackie Field, Booneville, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Nursing, for the unexpired term of  
        office ending June 30, 2001                            
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  17  David L. Foster, Yazoo City, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and       
        Marriage and Family Therapists, for the term of office 
        commencing July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1998       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  18  David L. Foster, Yazoo City, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and 
        Marriage and Family Therapists, for the four year term 
        of office commencing June 30, 1998                     
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  19  Ruth Lail Glaze, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage 
        and Family Therapists, for the term of office          
        commencing July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 2000       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  20  Joyce S. Pendleton-Dumas, Starkville, Mississippi, as a   GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and
        Marriage and Family Therapists, for the term of office 
        commencing July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 1999       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  21  Reba M. Causey, Laurel, Mississippi, as a member of the   GOVERNOR
        Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and 
        Family Therapists, for the term of office commencing   
        July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 2001                  
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  22  Clayton R. Barnett, Newton, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage 
        and Family Therapists, for the term of office          
        commencing July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 2002       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  23  Virginia House Evans, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Examiners for Social Workers and
        Marriage and Family Therapists, for the term of office 
        commencing July 1, 1997 and ending June 30, 2002       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  29  Karen E. Brown, Madison, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Industries  
        for the Blind, for the two year term of office         
        commencing July 1, 1997                                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  30  John L. Parrish, Ed. D., Jackson, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of Directors for the Mississippi   
        Industries for the Blind, for the three year term of   
        office commencing July 1, 1997                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  31  David O. Puckett, III, Tupelo, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the Board of Directors for the Mississippi          
        Industries for the Blind, as a member of the Board of  
        Directors for the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  34  Jacqueline Virginia Carter Sullivan, Natchez,             GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, as a member of the State Board for Barber 
        Examiners, for the unexpired term of office ending July
        1, 2000                                                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  38  John H. DeSutter, Olive Branch, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners,   
        for the five year term of office commencing April 20,  
        1998                                                   
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  39  Charles E. Leonard, DDS, Jackson, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Dental Examiners, for the 
        four year term of office commencing June 30, 1998      
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  44  Bradley A. Sanders, Madison, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Mental Health, for the seven year
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  45  William W. Canale, Oxford, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Board of Registration for Foresters, for the five  
        year term of office commencing June 30, 1998           
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  46  J. Marvin Taylor, Summit, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Board of Registration for Foresters, for the five  
        year term of office commencing June 30, 1998           
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  47  C. Lowell Jones, Jr., O.D., Indianola, Mississippi, as    GOVERNOR
        a member of the State Board of Optometry, for the five 
        year term of office commencing June 20, 1998           
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  48  Dr. David C. Newell, Meridian, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, for the five
        year term of office commencing May 22, 1998            
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  49  James C. Holland, Fulton, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators, for the
        four year term of office commencing June 25, 1998      
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  50  Arthur M. Nester, DeKalb, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators, for the
        four year term of office commencing June 25, 1998      
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  52  C. T. Carley, Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Technical Advisory Committee of Boiler and Pressure
        Vessel Safety, for the four year term of office        
        commencing July 29, 1998                               
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  54  E. L. Reeves, Tylertown, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the State Veterans Affairs Board, for the unexpired    
        term of office ending May 14, 2001                     
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  55  J. M. "Flick" Ash, Potts Camp, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Veterans' Affairs Board, for the five year
        term of office commencing May 14, 1998                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  56  Henrietta McCall, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Cosmetology, for the four year term 
        of office commencing August 8, 1998                    
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  57  Gayle Lunsford, Taylorsville, Mississippi, as a member    GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Cosmetology, for the four year   
        term of office commencing August 8, 1998               
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  58  Dorothy W. Vaughn, Aberdeen, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Cosmetology, for the four year   
        term of office commencing August 8, 1998               
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  60  Thomas E. Jolly, Jr., Monticello, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, for
        the seven year term of office commencing June 30, 1998 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  61  Sam Provenza, Greenville, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Veterans' Home Purchase Board, for the four year   
        term of office commencing June 30, 1998                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  62  Beth Leflore, Greenwood, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Pharmacy, for the five year term of 
        office commencing July 1, 1998                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  71  Janice K. Conerly, Columbia, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Health, for the six year term of 
        office commencing July 1, 1998                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  72  Carolyn Prestage, Fulton, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Nursing, for the four year term of  
        office commencing July 1, 1998                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  73  Mikel C. Gusa, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, for the
        four year term of office commencing July 1, 1998       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  77  LaDonna Kaye Northington, Jackson, Mississippi, as a      GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Nursing, for the four year
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  78  James R. Moore, Jr., Grenada, Mississippi, as a member    GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Pharmacy, for the five year term 
        of office commencing July 1, 1998                      
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  79  William H. Mitchell, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, as a     GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Commission on Marine         
        Resources, for the four year term of office commencing 
        July 1, 1998                                           
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  80  Larry Calvert, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        State Board of Health, for the six year term of office 
        commencing July 1, 1998                                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  82  Janet Spencer Lushbaugh, Brandon, Mississippi, as a       GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for 
        Licensed Professional Counselors, for the three year   
        term of office commencing June 30, 1998                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  84  Randal J. Richardson, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the Technical Advisory Committee of Boiler   
        and Pressure Vessel Safety, for the four year term of  
        office commencing July 29, 1998                        
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  85  Jesse B. Davis, Oxford, Mississippi, as a member of the   GOVERNOR
        Veterans' Home Purchase Board, for the four year term  
        of office commencing June 30, 1998                     
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  86  Walter Thomas Johnson, Jackson, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Health, for the six year  
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  89  Mr. Bob Crisler, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of     LT. GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Industries for the Blind board, for a  
        three year term of office commencing July 1, 1997      
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  90  Duane Forrest Hurt, DDS, Greenwood, Mississippi, as a     GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Health, for the six year  
        term of office commencing July 1, 1998                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  91  Dewitt G. Crawford, M.D., Louisville, Mississippi, as a   GOVERNOR
        member of State Board of Medical Licensure, for the six
        year term of office commencing July 1, 1998            
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  92  Frank W. Bowen, M.D., Carthage, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Medical Licensure, for the
        six year term of office commencing July 1, 1998        
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  93  Charles R. Frye, Moss Point, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the Mississippi Forestry Commission, for the six    
        year term of office commencing July 1, 1998            
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  98  Vernon L. Asper, Ph.D., Diamondhead, Mississippi, as a    GOVERNOR
        member of the Mississippi Commission on Marine         
        Resources, for the four year term of office commencing 
        July 1, 1998                                           
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 102  Barry Clinton Click, D. Min., Jackson, Mississippi, as    LT. GOVERNOR
        a member of  the Social Workers and Marriage and Family
        Therapists Board of Examiners, for a four year term of 
        office commencing July 1, 1997                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 103  K. Edwin Graham, Rel. D., Gulfport, Mississippi, as a     LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Social Workers and Marriage and Family   
        Therapists Board of Examiners, for a two year term of  
        office commencing July 1, 1997                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 104  Cora Jackson, LSW, Shaw, Mississippi, as a member of      LT. GOVERNOR
        the Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists  
        Board of Examiners, for a one year term of office      
        commencing July 1, 1997                                
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 105  Billie Jean Sewell, ACSW, LCSW, University,               LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi, as a member of the Social Workers and     
        Marriage and Family Therapists Board of Examiners, for 
        a three year term of office commencing July 1, 1997    
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 108  S. George Sekul, Biloxi, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, for the   
        three year term of office commencing January 19, 1998  
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 111  Kenneth Warren, Vicksburg, Mississippi, as Executive      MS DEPT TRANSPORTATION
        Director of the Mississippi Department of              
        Transportation, for the unexpired term of office       
        commencing January 15, 1998                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN 113  Barbara G. Mooney, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Nursing, for the unexpired term  
        of office ending July 1, 1999                          
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 114  Shelby C. Reid, M.D., Corinth, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the State Board of Health, for the six year term of 
        office commencing July 1, 1998                         
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 119  Charles M. Thomas, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a         GOVERNOR
        member of Board of Directors of the Mississippi        
        Industries for the Blind, for the unexpired term of    
        office ending July 1, 1999                             
           Do Advise and Consent
SN 121  Philip D. Horn, Pascagoula, Mississippi, as a member of   GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources, for the
        unexpired term of office ending July 1, 2000           
           Do Advise and Consent
SR  30  The Black Rose Theatre Group; commend for winning         Kirby
        award.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  31  Choctaw Central High School Warriors Boys Basketball      Jordan (18th)
        Team; commend for winning state championship.          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  32  Rob Morris; commend for score on PSAT.                    Farris
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 725  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in Amite    Vince
        and Pike Counties.                                     
           Conferees Named Little,Minor,Dearing
HB1082  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; revise      Woods
        authority and authorize bond issuance.                 
           Conferees Named Jordan (18th),Bryan,Gordon
HB1200  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Flaggs
        of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           Conferees Named Little,Minor,Gordon
HB1239  Juvenile correctional facility; MDOC contract for         Malone
        private facility in Walnut Grove.                      
           Conferees Named Huggins,Hall,Smith
HB1253  Traffic offenses; revise the fine for speeding in a       Compretta *
        highway work zone (MDOT).                              
           Conferees Named Little,Blackmon,Farris
HB1273  Mississippi; H.E.L.P. College Tuition Program; include    Warren
        private colleges under.                                
           Conferees Named Frazier,Harden,Burton
HB1395  Highway 43; designate portion in Rankin County as         Malone
        "Bobby McRary Memorial Drive".                         
           Conferees Named Little,Blackmon,Kirby
HB1715  Marshall County; sheriff's office may be located more     Woods
        than one-half mile from courthouse.                    
           Passed
HB1815  Coahoma County; authorize to extend lease for certain     Miller
        county-owned real property.                            
           Passed
SB2381  Community/junior college and university admission;        Ferris
        authorize dual enrollment and early admissions program.
           Conferees Named Frazier,Nunnelee,Moffatt
SB2895  Air and water permits; authorize DEQ to exempt            Thames
        agricultural and other operations.                     
           Conference Report Adopted
SB3277  Waynesboro; impose assessment on misdemeanors to fund     Dickerson
        crimestoppers.                                         
           Concurred in Amend From House



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 596  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 652  Local improvement taxing districts; reenact authority     Ford
        and delete repealer.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 743  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; reenact and revise.    Perry
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 768  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Taylor
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 990  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol content levels      Montgomery
        and penalties.                                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1002  Controlled substances; revise penalties for possession.   Perry
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1027  TB and HIV screening; require in private correctional     Moody
        facilities.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1194  Health care services utilization review; must be          Moody
        concurred in by Mississippi physician if adverse.      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1257  Oysters; eliminate requirement to open at least 1         Compretta
        oyster reef per county during oyster season.           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1304  School curriculum; requires courses on sex education to   Janus
        include abstinence education.                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1347  Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer.       Scott (80th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1377  Seafood; commercial seafood license not issued to         Compretta
        certain nonresidents and out-of-state boats.           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1392  Computers; allow limitation of certain warranties         Williams
        regarding computer software and hardware and related   
        services.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1472  Interstate commercial carriers motor fuel tax laws;       Compretta *
        revise penalty for certain violations (MDOT).          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1570  Flood control; authorize Pearl River Basin Development    Ellington
        District to create flood control districts.            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1696  City of Richland; authorize additional assessment on      Rogers
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court to purchase law   
        enforcement equipment.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  95  Commend Mrs. Berta Lee White.                             Robinson (84th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 106  Commend the life of Granville Harrison.                   Gadd
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 112  Commend Vanessa Trotter for magnificent spirit and        Clarke
        selfless contributions to others.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 113  Commend life and accomplishments of Andy Reese.           Robinson (84th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 114  Commend Margaret Andresen for selection as Instructor     Read
        of the Year at Jeff Davis Campus of Mississippi Gulf   
        Coast Community College.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 115  Commend J. B. Brown for selection as Instructor of the    Read
        Year at Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast    
        Community College.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 116  Commend Rebecca Moreton for selection as Instructor of    Read
        the Year at Jackson County Campus of Mississippi Gulf  
        Coast Community College.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 117  Commend John C. Stennis Space Center's Education          Formby
        Program.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 119  Helen Napier; commend for years of service with           Guice
        Department of Banking.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 121  Commend Florence High School Eagles Soccer Team on an     Weathersby
        outstanding season.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2173  Foster children program under the Dept of Human           Bean
        Services; revise standards and procedures.             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2311  License plates; issue distinctive plates for recipients   Woodfield
        of the Distinguished Flying Cross or the Air Medal.    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2485  Sales tax; tax prepaid telephone calling cards as sale    Bryan
        of tangible personal property (STC).                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2486  Alcoholic beverages; extend the authority of Alcoholic    Bryan
        Beverage Control Division to enforce beer laws (STC).  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2576  Mississippi Supreme Court; appoint one or more deputy     Turner
        marshals.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2675  Hunting; allow use of bows during primitive season in     Posey
        state parks.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3187  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for repair and renovation,        Tollison
        preservation of Rowan Oak and surrounding property at  
        Univ of MS.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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