Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/03/99



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House: Introductions

HB1544  Bonds; issue bonds to construct an access road to the     Middleton
        Grand Gulf Nuclear Facility.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1545  Humphreys County; authorize to contribute funds to        Straughter
        Keystone Lodge #15.                                    
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1546  Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration   Bourdeaux
        Military Communities Council.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1547  Income tax; provide credit to individual nonbusiness      Moore
        taxpayers for portion of income taxes imposed.         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1548  Appropriation; Mississippi National Guard for             Barnett (92nd)
        construction of a National Guard Armory.               
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1549  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain home medical           Hudson
        equipment and supplies when paid for under Medicare or 
        Medicaid program.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  81  Commend Michael B. Vinson on being named the 1999         Scott (17th)
        National Superintendent of the Year.                   
           Referred To Rules
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Committee Reports

SC 533  The Canton Spirituals; commend.                           Blackmon
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 536  Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing        Burton
        Agents; commend.                                       
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 538  Coach Todd Knight; commend.                               Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 539  Mary Keen; commend upon retirement as the State Bond      Gordon
        Advisory Director.                                     
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 541  MSU Bulldog baseball team; commend.                       Hamilton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 100  Lice; three occasions of student having need not be       Manning
        consecutive before Health Department may assist.       
           Passed
HB 101  Retirement advisory boards; expand by one; require one    Horne
        member of board be a retiree elected by retired firemen
        and policemen.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 130  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Passed
HB 145  Funerals; out-of-state directors may conduct if their     Flaggs *
        state grants reciprocity.                              
           Passed
HB 149  Restitution programs; delete provision which only         Moak
        allows Mississippi residents to be placed in.          
           Passed
HB 152  Boxing; promoter must be licensed to stage a match or     Broomfield
        show on pay-per-view or closed circuit.                
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 238  Distinctive license tag decal; authorize issuance to      Janus
        commemorate tricentennial at Biloxi.                   
           Passed
HB 511  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;          Holland
        authorize transfer certain monies among several        
        categories.                                            
           Passed
HB 538  Hospitals; extend repealer on authority to establish      Ford
        group purchase programs.                               
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 553  Prison lands; extend repealer on leasing to private       Ford
        entities.                                              
           Passed
HB 554  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer on.                                           
           Passed
HB 556  Intensive supervision program; reenact and extend         Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Passed
HB 557  Special Needs Prison Program of 1994; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Passed
HB 558  Community Service Revolving Fund; reenact and extend      Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Passed
HB 580  Business improvement districts; reduce the amount of      Williams
        the vote necessary to implement.                       
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 616  Quitman County, school district; extend repealer on       Ford
        authority to transfer Old Falcon School property to    
        board of supervisors.                                  
           Passed
HB 617  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on reforestation     Ford
        cost-share program and remove certain programs.        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 660  Board of Animal Health, Veterinary Diagnostic Board and   Ford
        State Veterinarian; reenact and extend repealer.       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 758  Law Enforcement Officer's Contingency Fund; create to     Capps
        pay death benefits to survivors of officers killed.    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 779  Public purchasing laws; revise certain provisions of.     Perry
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 780  Child support; may be ordered retroactively.              Perry
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 784  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Passed
HB 785  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 793  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Holland
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 794  Drainage districts; revise time in landowner's favor      Simpson *
        before property taken for improvements.                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 800  Increase number of passenger vehicles authorized for      Foster
        several agencies.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 814  Corporation franchise tax; clarify method used by         Williams
        certain holding corporations to determine portion of   
        capital excluded from.                                 
           Passed
HB 817  Alcoholic beverages; delete requirement that applicant    Williams
        for alcoholic beverage permit  read and write the      
        English language (STC).                                
           Passed
HB 827  Physicians; Medical Licensure Board may assess costs      Holden
        against in disciplinary actions.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 830  Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and      Holden
        use portion to aid impaired licenses.                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 852  Child support enforcement statutes; revise pursuant to    Moody
        federal law.                                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 854  Child support enforcement statutes; revise.               Moody
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 862  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; transfer funds in fiscal   Capps
        year 1999 appropriation among categories.              
           Passed
HB 863  Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board;          Capps
        transfer funds in fiscal year 1999 appropriation among 
        categories.                                            
           Passed
HB 864  Agricultural Aviation Board; transfer funds in FY99       Capps
        appropriations among categories.                       
           Passed
HB 914  Absentee ballots; issue applications only upon request    Denny
        of the voter and allow assistance.                     
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 915  Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; revise.                 Denny
           Passed
HB 936  Elections; make certain technical amendments to the       Denny
        election laws.                                         
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 962  Marine Resources Department; transfer funds in FY 99      Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Passed
HB 963  Mental Health Department; transfer funds in FY 99         Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Passed
HB 969  Joint Legislative Budget Committee; expand membership.    Blackmon
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 984  Pat Harrison Waterway District; delete prohibition on     Endt
        expending monies required from member counties.        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 989  Mississippi Department of Information Technology          Brown
        Services; technical amendments to certain laws         
        establishing.                                          
           Passed
HB 996  Liens; create for subcontractors or supplliers of         Smith (39th)
        contractors.                                           
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1053  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Cameron
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Passed
HB1077  Corrections Department; transfer funds in FY99            Capps
        appropriation to allow payment of county expenses.     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1113  Offenders; authorize trustees to accumulate additional    Malone
        earned time.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1121  Public property; DFA convey all interest in certain       Howell
        property to Montgomery Co., NWMS Comm. Coll. convey    
        property to Benton Co. Sch. Dist.                      
           Passed
HB1123  Tidelands; exempt certain military establishments from    Ryan
        use or rental fees.                                    
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1130  Mississippi Code; provide Department of Rehabilitation    Moody
        Services with four sets of.                            
           Passed
HB1199  Public purchasing laws; revise definition of              Malone
        "commodities".                                         
           Passed
HB1336  Boxing; require license by Athletic Commission before     Williams
        person acts as promoter of event or closed circuit     
        telecast.                                              
           Passed
HB1414  State depositories; revise formula for allocating state   Guice
        funds among.                                           
           Passed
HB1449  Premium finance companies; revise method of calculating   Chaney
        refund of unearned premiums to.                        
           Passed
HC  81  Commend Michael B. Vinson on being named the 1999         Scott (17th)
        National Superintendent of the Year.                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2381  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Bryan
        annual benefit.                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SC 533  The Canton Spirituals; commend.                           Blackmon
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 536  Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing        Burton
        Agents; commend.                                       
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 538  Coach Todd Knight; commend.                               Dearing
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 539  Mary Keen; commend upon retirement as the State Bond      Gordon
        Advisory Director.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 541  MSU Bulldog baseball team; commend.                       Hamilton
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB3084  Appropriation; Athletic Commission; Additional, FY99.     Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3085  Appropriation;  MS Coast Coliseum Commission; ADDL.       Hall
        FY99.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3086  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Hall
        ADDL.FY99.                                             
           Referred To Appropriations
SC 539  Mary Keen; commend upon retirement as the State Bond      Gordon
        Advisory Director.                                     
           Referred To Rules
SC 541  MSU Bulldog baseball team; commend.                       Hamilton
           Referred To Rules
SC 544  Chenise Danielle Lyles; commend.                          Blackmon
           Referred To Rules
SC 545  Jasmine Michelle Martin; commend.                         Blackmon
           Referred To Rules
SC 546  George Washington; join in commemorating 200th            Scoper
        anniversary.                                           
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 152  Boxing; promoter must be licensed to stage a match or     Broomfield
        show on pay-per-view or closed circuit.                
           Died In Committee
HB 996  Liens; create for subcontractors or supplliers of         Smith (39th)
        contractors.                                           
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  15  Commend life and service of Mr. Dalton Lake Hyde as       Reynolds
        Election Commissioner.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  17  Commend Moss Point Monarchs Baseball Team.                Broomfield
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  44  Commend Charlie Worsham.                                  Holden
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  65  Commend Calvin Thigpen on being named a Rhodes Scholar.   Ford
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  66  Commend Kosciusko High School Band.                       Stevens
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  67  Commend Coach Farriss Jenkins on his outstanding          Stevens
        career.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  68  Commend Laura M. Curry, the 1998 Carroll County           Stevens
        Business Woman of the Year.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  69  Commend Deborah Newman on being named 1999 Mississippi    Scott (17th)
        Teacher of the Year.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  70  Commend the life of Edward Elliott.                       Perkins
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  71  Commend Smithville High School Football Team.             Markham
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  72  Commend Winston Academy Patriots Football Team.           Moody
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  73  Commend Meridian All-Stars for winning the 1998 Babe      Grist
        Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series.                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  74  Commend Dr. Kent Wyatt upon his retirement as President   Capps
        of Delta State University.                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  75  Commend Mr. Leland Speakes, Jr., President of the         Capps
        Foundation for North American Wild Sheep.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Commend James Rasberry on being named 1998 Builder        Stevens
        Member of the Year.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  77  Commend James Weeks on being selected 1998 State          Stevens
        Veterans Affairs Board Employee of the Year.           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Commend Dr. Barbara West Carpenter on being the guest     Watson
        speaker at the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Founder's Day    
        Banquet.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3098  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued under the       Smith
        Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan  
        Program (DECD).                                        
           Referred To Finance
SB3099  Income tax; revise businesses eligible for jobs tax       Smith
        credit under the Economic Development Reform Act       
        (DECD).                                                
           Referred To Finance
SB3100  Bonds; increase amount of bonds that may be issued        Smith
        under the Economic Development Highway Act (DECD).     
           Referred To Finance
SB3101  Ad valorem taxes; revise businesses that counties and     Smith
        municipalities may exempt from.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB3102  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for         Smith
        minority economic development, extend repealer on such 
        assistance (DECD).                                     
           Referred To Finance
SB3103  Calhoun County Nursing Home; authorize a contribution     Gordon
        to Hillcrest Hospital in Calhoun City.                 
           Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2064  Emergency services under HMO contracts; prohibit prior    Jordan (24th)
        authorization.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2142  EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation         Bean
        dates.                                                 
           Passed
SB2146  Orthotics and prosthetics certification; define           Dearing
        certifying agency.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2173  Veterans Affairs Board; revise staffing requirements.     Furniss
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2176  Public bid requirements and exceptions; clarify.          Burton
           Passed
SB2216  Third-party payment of certified nurse practitioners;     Bean
        require.                                               
           Passed
SB2255  Stay of CON proceedings pending appeal; authorize.        Bean
           Passed
SB2257  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Bean
        amendments thereto.                                    
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2258  Child residential home licensure; clarify inspection      Bean
        requirements.                                          
           Passed
SB2293  Fire safety education program; create under State Fire    Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           Passed
SB2300  Trial judges; revise office operating allowance.          Turner
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2305  Insurance; provide to disabled judges for remainder of    Turner
        term of office.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2311  Criminal history record checks for child residential      Bean
        facilities; DPS responsible for releasing information. 
           Passed
SB2312  TANF assistance payments; increase.                       Bean
           Passed
SB2319  Permit requirements for persons providing home medical    Canon
        equipment; extend repealer.                            
           Passed
SB2354  "Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act of 1997";      Canon
        reenact.                                               
           Passed
SB2355  State Board of Barber Examiners; revise composition of.   Canon
           Passed
SB2356  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Passed
SB2363  Certified Public Accountants; amend regulatory laws of.   Woodfield
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2404  Students required to be assigned to alternative           Bean
        schools; clarify school disciplinary authority.        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2408  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Thames
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Passed
SB2409  Cotton brokers; require licensing by the Commissioner     Thames
        of Agriculture.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2410  Grain dealers law; revise bonding requirements and        Thames
        require fee for license.                               
           Passed
SB2412  State Board of Agricultural Aviation; extend repealer.    Thames
           Passed
SB2414  Judicial performance; add municipal court judge to        Mettetal
        Commission on Judicial Performance.                    
           Passed
SB2418  Forestry; clarify damages for cutting trees without       Harvey
        owners consent.                                        
           Passed
SB2434  Medicaid; increase home leave days for nursing & ICFMR    Furniss
        facilities reimbursement.                              
           Passed
SB2486  Health care facilities; issue CON for Comprehensive       Bean
        Cancer Center.                                         
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2504  Driver's license; limited license for bioptic             Mettetal
        telescopic lenses.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2505  Weighing devices; transfer regulatory authority to        Thames
        Dept. of Ag for certain weighing devices.              
           Passed
SB2535  MS Rice Promotion Board assessment; extend repealer.      Carlton
           Passed
SB2543  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIPS); define       Hall
        eligibility for.                                       
           Passed
SB2548  MS Bird Dealers Licensing Act; change administration      Thames
        of.                                                    
           Passed
SB2569  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize MS     Hamilton
        Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.              
           Passed
SB2597  Gasoline; suspend driver's license of those not paying    Ferris
        for.                                                   
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2663  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Carlton
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Passed
SB2828  Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and      Johnson (19th)
        use portion to aid impaired licenses.                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2859  Geographic Information System; provide method of          Dickerson
        recovering costs of developing.                        
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3030  Alcoholic beverages; delete requirement that applicant    Harden *
        for alcoholic beverage permit read and write the       
        English language (STC).                                
           Recommitted to Committee
SC 544  Chenise Danielle Lyles; commend.                          Blackmon
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 545  Jasmine Michelle Martin; commend.                         Blackmon
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 546  George Washington; join in commemorating 200th            Scoper
        anniversary.                                           
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB3030  Alcoholic beverages; delete requirement that applicant    Harden *
        for alcoholic beverage permit read and write the       
        English language (STC).                                
           Died In Committee

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