Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/08/99



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House: Introductions

HB 761  Judicial Compensation Act; create.                        Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 762  Judges; provide insurance for disabled state court        Perry
        judges who retire during term of office.               
           Referred To Insurance
HB 763  Court reporters; revise compensation for court            Perry
        administrator duties.                                  
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 764  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Perry
        circuit court judges.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 765  Youth court; revise jurisdiction regarding age.           Perry
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 766  Youth court; provide jurisdiction over DUIs involving     Perry
        minors.                                                
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 767  Judges; revise per diem of Supreme Court justices and     Perry
        Court of Appeals judges.                               
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 768  Courts; provide full funding for trial court support      Perry
        staff.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 769  Judges; authorize additional judge for the Fifteenth      Frierson
        Circuit Court District.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 770  Deer; revise legal antler size restrictions.              Foster
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 771  District attorneys; authorize additional legal            Compretta
        assistants for Second Circuit Court District.          
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 772  Grenada County; extend repealer on Grenada Tourism        Holden
        Commission and Tourism Tax.                            
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 773  Investments; Uniform Prudent Investor Act (NCCUSL).       Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 774  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 775  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 776  Arbitration; Uniform Arbitration Act (NCCUSL).            Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 777  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 778  Tort Claims Act; clarify notice of claim requirements.    Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 779  Public purchasing laws; revise certain provisions of.     Perry
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 780  Child support; may be ordered retroactively.              Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 781  Court of Appeals; authorize assessment of 15% statutory   Perry
        penalty in cases finalized by the court.               
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 782  State Law Librarian; Supreme Court to appoint.            Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 783  Guardians; revise bond requirement.                       Perry
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 784  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 785  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Referred To Appropriations
HC  46  Amend Constitution; delete provisions providing for       Perry
        State Librarian to be chosen by Legislature.           
           Referred To Constitution



Senate: Introductions

SB2382  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Mining and             Dearing
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB2383  Elections; enact open primary law; abolish partisan       Cuevas
        primaries.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2384  Sales tax; provide for special municipal sales tax to     Hall
        fund certain capital projects.                         
           Referred To Finance
SB2385  Public employee whistleblower law; revise.                Ross
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2386  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2387  Auto insurance; require proof of liability insurance.     Nunnelee
           Referred To Insurance
SB2388  Agricultural cooperatives; reduce minimum number of       Hamilton
        members.                                               
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2389  Sales tax; exempt sales to the American Family            Nunnelee
        Association.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2390  Corrections; provide earned time allowance for inmates    Huggins
        in trusty status.                                      
           Referred To Corrections
SB2391  Sales tax; exempt sales to residential facilities for     Huggins
        mentally or physically handicapped individuals.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2392  Corrections; remove repealer on the special needs         Huggins
        prison program.                                        
           Referred To Corrections
SB2393  Corrections; remove repealer on community service         Huggins
        revolving fund.                                        
           Referred To Corrections
SB2394  Corrections; remove the repealer on sections allowing     Huggins
        housing of state inmates in county jails.              
           Referred To Corrections
SB2395  Corrections; remove repealer on the Prison Overcrowding   Huggins
        Emergency Powers Act.                                  
           Referred To Corrections
SB2396  Corrections; remove repealer on the house arrest          Huggins
        program.                                               
           Referred To Corrections
SB2397  Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain   Dearing
        benefits for anesthesia for dental treatment.          
           Referred To Insurance
SB2398  Appropriation; state parks furniture and equipment; FY    Dearing
        2000.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2399  Appropriations; Dept of Archives & History for field      Gollott
        office on Gulf Coast; FY2000.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2400  Teachers; authorize Three-for-Three Teacher Relocation    Simmons
        Program.                                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2401  Children-at-risk; establish the Motivating Parents and    Simmons
        Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts.
           Referred To Education;Juvenile Justice
SB2402  Wildlife; remove repealer on regulation of guide          Posey
        services.                                              
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2403  MS Business Incubator Assistance Act; create and          Hall
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2404  Students required to be assigned to alternative           Bean
        schools; clarify school disciplinary authority.        
           Referred To Education
SB2405  Sales taxation; provide an exemption for sales of movie   Hall
        production equipment.                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2406  Agricultural seed law; authorize Ag Commissioner to       Thames
        conduct hearing and impose civil penalties.            
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2407  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act;          Thames
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2408  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Thames
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2409  Cotton brokers; require licensing by the Commissioner     Thames
        of Agriculture.                                        
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2410  Grain dealers law; revise bonding requirements and        Thames
        require fee for license.                               
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2411  MS Egg Marketing Board; revise membership.                Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2412  State Board of Agricultural Aviation; extend repealer.    Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2413  Timber; require certain information for identification    Thames
        purposes and increase penalties for theft.             
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2414  Judicial performance; add municipal court judge to        Mettetal
        Commission on Judicial Performance.                    
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2415  Public school districts; authorize petitions for          Hawks
        locally managed "School of Excellence" status.         
           Referred To Education
SB2416  State agencies; require standardized forms when           Hawks
        soliciting bids for public construction.               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2417  Additional highways; reconstruct a portion of Highway     Mettetal
        315.                                                   
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2418  Forestry; clarify damages for cutting trees without       Harvey
        owners consent.                                        
           Referred To Forestry
SB2419  Crimes; prohibit false reporting of.                      Mettetal
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2420  Law enforcement officer; create crime of fleeing or       Hawks
        eluding.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2421  Healthcare facilities; CON for adolescent psychiatric     Burton
        beds in Lauderdale County.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2422  Manslaughter; revise penalty.                             Farris
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2423  Economic Development; authorize certain programs to       Simmons
        encourage development in less developed counties.      
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB2424  Animals; revise seizure of maltreated, neglected or       Farris
        abandoned animals.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2425  Appropriation; Human Services, expand Adolescent          Farris
        Offender Program; FY2000.                              
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2426  Appropriation; Human Services, 100 placements in          Farris
        Wilderness Training Program; FY2000.                   
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2427  Torts; revise damage awards, liability and limitations.   Hawks
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2428  Self defense; provide civil immunity.                     Hawks
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2429  Student Readiness for College Incentive Grant Program;    Hawks
        direct State Board of Education to implement.          
           Referred To Education
SB2430  Income tax rebate for individual taxpayers; provide.      Hawks
           Referred To Finance
SB2431  Student school choice; authorized.                        Hawks
           Referred To Education
SB2432  Road equipment; allow Board of Supervisors to lease       Hawks
        from vendor quotes instead of bids.                    
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;County Affairs
SB2433  Motor vehicle privilege tax; exempt one vehicle owned     Hawks
        by each active duty member of the National Guard.      
           Referred To Finance
SB2434  Medicaid; increase home leave days for nursing & ICFMR    Furniss
        facilities reimbursement.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2435  Homestead exemption; allow two unrelated persons who      Rayborn
        jointly own a dwelling to be granted homestead.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2436  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for 1 year.                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2437  Motor vehicle license tags; increase the amount of time   Rayborn
        that a person must be certified as being disabled to   
        receive a special tag.                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2438  Corrections; authorize DOC to construct prison on state   Furniss
        land in Quitman County.                                
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2439  Hunting; exempt elderly and disabled from purchasing      Furniss
        duck stamp.                                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2440  Income tax refund check-off; burn center.                 Furniss
           Referred To Finance
SB2441  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2442  Public officials; allow PERS retiree serving as a local   Furniss
        elected or appointed official to receive retirement    
        allowance.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2443  Highway Patrol Retirement System; allow certain           Furniss
        beneficiary to change option selection.                
           Referred To Finance
SB2444  RR; provide safety standards in terminals, yards and      Furniss
        along rights-of-way of.                                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2445  RR safety inspectors; must be qualified to be employed    Furniss
        by MDOT.                                               
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2446  New motor vehicle purchases; cooling off period.          Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2447  Railroads; require minimum number of persons on train     Furniss
        crews.                                                 
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2448  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Furniss
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Education
SB2449  DUI cases; prohibit plea bargain in negligent homicide.   Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2450  HIV; establish crime of exposure.                         Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2451  Coahoma County; authorize interfund loans from the        Furniss
        hospital reserve fund.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2452  Public housing; create drug-free zone.                    Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2453  Beer; prohibit consumption on licensed premises after     Furniss
        hours.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2454  Retirement; include judges in legislative retirement      Furniss
        plan.                                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2455  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize the issuance of     Furniss
        distinctive tags to retired law enforcement officers.  
           Referred To Finance
SB2456  Liens; provide to subcontractor or supplier for work      Carter
        performed or materials furnished.                      
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2457  Domestic violence; revise arrest procedure (MCADV).       Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2458  School enrollment; clarify requirement that parent or     Carlton
        guardian accompany child.                              
           Referred To Education
SB2459  Domestic violence; revise (MCADV).                        Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2460  Domestic violence; full faith and credit for foreign      Carlton
        orders (MCADV).                                        
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2461  Domestic violence; revise appearance for bail (MCADV).    Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2462  Sexual luring; prohibit internet seduction of minors.     Gollott
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2463  Harrison County; contribute to Feed My Sheep, Inc.        Gollott
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2464  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Gollott
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2465  Harrison County; contribute to the South Mississippi      Gollott
        Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.                
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2466  Harrison County; contribute to the Mississippi Gulf       Gollott
        Coast Multiple Sclerosis Society.                      
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2467  Harrison County; contribute to the Gulf Coast Community   Gollott
        Action Agency.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2468  Harrison County; contribute to the George E. Ohr Arts &   Gollott
        Cultural Center in Biloxi.                             
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2469  Highway 90 overpass at Henderson Point; designate as      Gollott
        the "Gerald Roux Memorial Overpass".                   
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2470  Sales tax; exempt sales to the Society of St. Vincent     Gollott
        De Paul.                                               
           Referred To Finance
SB2471  License tags; issue to unremarried surviving spouses of   Gollott
        certain veterans.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2472  Railroad grade crossings; require developer to pay the    Little *
        cost of installing appropriate warning devices.        
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2473  Department of Transportation; remove requirement that     Little *
        its appropriation be divided in 4 program budget areas.
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2474  Controlled substance seizures; clarify authority of       Little *
        MDOT enforcement officers.                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2475  Municipal annexation; require election/prohibit taxes     Kirby
        until services are provided.                           
           Referred To Municipalities;Finance
SB2476  Visitation; prohibit by parent perpetrator of child       Robertson
        sexual abuse.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2477  Authorize CIty of Pascagoula to clean up certain          Moffatt
        property and assess costs to property owner.           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2478  Thomas G. Abernethy; designate Tenn-Tom Waterway bridge   Gordon
        at Amory in memory of.                                 
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2479  Salary of certain appointed and elected officials;        Gordon
        revise.                                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2480  Jurors; select from licensed drivers instead of           Cuevas
        electors.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2481  Ad valorem taxation; exempt business inventories from     Cuevas
        ad valorem taxation.                                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2482  Sales tax; reduce the sales tax on meat and dairy         Cuevas
        products.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2483  Post-conviction collateral relief; revise time for        Farris
        taking appeal.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary
SC 520  Const 177A; add municipal court judge to Commission on    Mettetal
        Judicial Performance.                                  
           Referred To Constitution
SC 521  Const. 241; add child abuse & molestation, violent        Farris
        crimes & drug crimes for disenfranchisement.           
           Referred To Constitution
SC 522  Milken Family Foundation Education Awards; commend Ms.    Harvey
        Helen Milloy of Collins.                               
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2126  Medicaid; increase home leave days for ICFMR services     Bean
        reimbursement.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2211  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
        increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2381  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Bryan
        annual benefit.                                        
           Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 315  Appropriation; MTAG and MESG Tuition Assistance           Guice
        Programs; additional for FY1999.                       
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 472  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Perry
        annual benefit.                                        
           Referred To Finance
HC  22  Commend utility workers for dedication during outages     Ford
        caused by the Christmas Eve ice storm.                 
           Referred To Rules
HC  23  Joint session; hear address by the Governor on January    Horne
        12, 1999.                                              
           Referred To Rules

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/08/99 at 07:28.



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