Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/05/99



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Signed By The Governor

HB1514  Claiborne County; authorize to contribute funds to the    Middleton
        Claiborne County Family Health Center.                 
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1559  Tunica County; increase tourism tax.                      Henderson (9th)
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1560  City of Meridian; authorize to grant increase in          Horne
        monthly benefits for certain retired police, firemen   
        and employees.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Appropriations
HC  87  Commend University of Southern Mississippi Gifted         Davis
        Studies on 20th anniversary.                           
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB  20  Bail; prohibit pending appeal of certain felony           Formby
        convictions.                                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB  95  Municipalities; authorize to refund utility deposits      Miles
        immediately to municipal utility customers.            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 100  Lice; three occasions of student having need not be       Manning
        consecutive before Health Department may assist.       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 101  Retirement advisory boards; expand by one; require one    Horne
        member of board be a retiree elected by retired firemen
        and policemen.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 130  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 145  Funerals; out-of-state directors may conduct if their     Flaggs *
        state grants reciprocity.                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 149  Restitution programs; delete provision which only         Moak
        allows Mississippi residents to be placed in.          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 238  Distinctive license tag decal; authorize issuance to      Janus
        commemorate tricentennial at Biloxi.                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 273  Municipalities; authorize to establish a reserve fund.    Jennings
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 358  College tuition; classify members of Mississippi          Rogers
        National Guard as residents for in-state tuition.      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 359  Bail agents; revise licensing and continuing education    Rogers
        requirements.                                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 398  Crimes; revise penalty for manslaughter.                  Blackmon
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 431  County units; supervisor civilly liable for               Hamilton
        noncompliance.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 452  Bail bonds; order may be set aside if clerk does not      Rogers
        provide required notice.                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 511  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;          Holland
        authorize transfer certain monies among several        
        categories.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 538  Hospitals; extend repealer on authority to establish      Ford
        group purchase programs.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 539  Dyslexia testing pilot programs; extend repealer.         Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 542  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer.                 Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 553  Prison lands; extend repealer on leasing to private       Ford
        entities.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 554  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer on.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 556  Intensive supervision program; reenact and extend         Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 557  Special Needs Prison Program of 1994; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 558  Community Service Revolving Fund; reenact and extend      Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 559  Hunting and fishing guide services; extend authority of   Ford
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to regulate.             
           Passed
HB 616  Quitman County, school district; extend repealer on       Ford
        authority to transfer Old Falcon School property to    
        board of supervisors.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 617  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on reforestation     Ford
        cost-share program and remove certain programs.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 618  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers    Ford
        and Land Surveyors; extend repealer on.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 655  Appointment of counsel for indigents; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Passed
HB 660  Board of Animal Health, Veterinary Diagnostic Board and   Ford
        State Veterinarian; reenact and extend repealer.       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 687  Railroad authority; revise make-up of board.              Chaney
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 694  Beginning teacher support program; authorize school       Frierson
        districts to compensate mentor teachers participating  
        in.                                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 699  Civil service laws; confirmation by appointing power of   Chaney
        suspension of employee shall be within 10 working days.
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 700  Convention centers; expand municipalities that may        Chaney
        establish.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 758  Law Enforcement Officer's Contingency Fund; create to     Capps
        pay death benefits to survivors of officers killed.    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 778  Tort Claims Act; clarify notice of claim requirements.    Perry
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 784  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 785  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 793  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Holland
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 794  Drainage districts; revise time in landowner's favor      Simpson *
        before property taken for improvements.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 800  Increase number of passenger vehicles authorized for      Foster
        several agencies.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 814  Corporation franchise tax; clarify method used by         Williams
        certain holding corporations to determine portion of   
        capital excluded from.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 817  Alcoholic beverages; delete requirement that applicant    Williams
        for alcoholic beverage permit  read and write the      
        English language (STC).                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 825  Public utility districts; authorize free service to       Compretta
        county agencies and volunteer fire departments.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 827  Physicians; Medical Licensure Board may assess costs      Holden
        against in disciplinary actions.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 830  Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and      Holden
        use portion to aid impaired licenses.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 862  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; transfer funds in fiscal   Capps
        year 1999 appropriation among categories.              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 863  Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board;          Capps
        transfer funds in fiscal year 1999 appropriation among 
        categories.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 864  Agricultural Aviation Board; transfer funds in FY99       Capps
        appropriations among categories.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 900  Hunting; revise scope of special youth hunts outside of   Livingston
        open season.                                           
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 904  Antlerless deer; person possessing nonresident lifetime   Livingston
        sportsman license may kill on any land where resident  
        may kill.                                              
           Passed
HB 915  Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; revise.                 Denny
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 921  Property; allow landowner renting lot to evict mobile     Robinson (84th)
        home owner in timely manner.                           
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 962  Marine Resources Department; transfer funds in FY 99      Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 963  Mental Health Department; transfer funds in FY 99         Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 969  Joint Legislative Budget Committee; expand membership.    Blackmon
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 984  Pat Harrison Waterway District; delete prohibition on     Endt
        expending monies required from member counties.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 989  Mississippi Department of Information Technology          Brown
        Services; technical amendments to certain laws         
        establishing.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 990  Telecommunications; prohibit accessing of messages by     Robinson (84th)
        persons other than intended recipient.                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1049  Bureau of Narcotics; revise age qualifications.           Myers
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1053  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Cameron
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1073  Bail bonds; defendant to post fee on bonds when bond is   Robinson (63rd)
        posted.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1077  Corrections Department; transfer funds in FY99            Capps
        appropriation to allow payment of county expenses.     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1083  Mississippi Life and Health Insurance Guaranty            Stevens
        Association; rights of policyholders.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1113  Offenders; authorize trustees to accumulate additional    Malone
        earned time.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1121  Public property; DFA convey all interest in certain       Howell
        property to Montgomery Co., NWMS Comm. Coll. convey    
        property to Benton Co. Sch. Dist.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1130  Mississippi Code; provide Department of Rehabilitation    Moody
        Services with four sets of.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1137  Rape; revise medical exam provisions.                     Blackmon
           Passed
HB1143  Sixteenth section lands; revise requirements concerning   Livingston
        accounting of educable children and division of funds. 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1145  Bad checks; revise application for motor vehicle          Davis
        transactions.                                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1146  Power of attorney; clarify for gift making.               Chaney
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1155  Auxiliary law enforcement training; remove mandatory      Perkins
        provisions.                                            
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1195  Municipalities; governing authorities cannot regulate     Montgomery
        rights of entry to private residential property.       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1199  Public purchasing laws; revise definition of              Malone
        "commodities".                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1235  Bail bonds; agent responsible for returning certain       Fredericks
        defendants.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1239  Chiropractors; establish requirements for doing claims    Moody
        reviews in Mississippi.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1316  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program;   Bourdeaux
        revise various provisions.                             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1336  Boxing; require license by Athletic Commission before     Williams
        person acts as promoter of event or closed circuit     
        telecast.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1362  Bad checks; revise service charge.                        Gadd
           Passed
HB1411  Lieu lands; authorize certain counties to make            Huddleston
        restitution to school districts for sales proceeds     
        from.                                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1414  State depositories; revise formula for allocating state   Guice
        funds among.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1430  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Bozeman
        increase compensation.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1448  Proprietary School and College Registration Law;          Franks
        restore fee based on school's annual tuition income.   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1449  Premium finance companies; revise method of calculating   Chaney
        refund of unearned premiums to.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1469  Municipalities; may contribute to certain nonprofit       Watson
        corporation engaged in economic development.           
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2064  Emergency services under HMO contracts; prohibit prior    Jordan (24th)
        authorization.                                         
           Referred To Insurance
SB2142  EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation         Bean
        dates.                                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2146  Orthotics and prosthetics certification; define           Dearing
        certifying agency.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2173  Veterans Affairs Board; revise staffing requirements.     Furniss
           Referred To Military Affairs
SB2176  Public bid requirements and exceptions; clarify.          Burton
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2188  Purchase of state-adopted textbooks by school             Ferris
        districts; exempt from public bid requirements.        
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2216  Third-party payment of certified nurse practitioners;     Bean
        require.                                               
           Referred To Insurance
SB2255  Stay of CON proceedings pending appeal; authorize.        Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2258  Child residential home licensure; clarify inspection      Bean
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2275  Proprietary School and College Registration law;          Ferris
        restore fee based on school's annual tuition income.   
           Referred To Education
SB2293  Fire safety education program; create under State Fire    Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2311  Criminal history record checks for child residential      Bean
        facilities; DPS responsible for releasing information. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2312  TANF assistance payments; increase.                       Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2319  Permit requirements for persons providing home medical    Canon
        equipment; extend repealer.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2354  "Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act of 1997";      Canon
        reenact.                                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2355  State Board of Barber Examiners; revise composition of.   Canon
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2356  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2363  Certified Public Accountants; amend regulatory laws of.   Woodfield
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2368  Ad valorem taxes; clarify payment date when due date      Johnson (19th)
        falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.          
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2386  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2402  Wildlife; remove repealer on regulation of guide          Posey
        services.                                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
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
SB2412  State Board of Agricultural Aviation; extend repealer.    Thames
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2414  Judicial performance; add municipal court judge to        Mettetal
        Commission on Judicial Performance.                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2418  Forestry; clarify damages for cutting trees without       Harvey
        owners consent.                                        
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2434  Medicaid; increase home leave days for nursing & ICFMR    Furniss
        facilities reimbursement.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2469  Highway 90 overpass at Henderson Point; designate as      Gollott
        the "Gerald Roux Memorial Overpass".                   
           Referred To Transportation
SB2486  Health care facilities; issue CON for Comprehensive       Bean
        Cancer Center.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2504  Driver's license; limited license for bioptic             Mettetal
        telescopic lenses.                                     
           Referred To Transportation
SB2505  Weighing devices; transfer regulatory authority to        Thames
        Dept. of Ag for certain weighing devices.              
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2509  MS National Guard Special Construction Project Fund;      Ross
        create.                                                
           Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB2535  MS Rice Promotion Board assessment; extend repealer.      Carlton
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2536  Municipalities; may lease surplus lands to non-profits    Hall
        for less than fair market value (JXN).                 
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2543  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIPS); define       Hall
        eligibility for.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2548  MS Bird Dealers Licensing Act; change administration      Thames
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2569  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize MS     Hamilton
        Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.              
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2663  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Carlton
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2708  Forest Resource Development Fund; divert a portion of     Harvey
        estate tax revenue to it.                              
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
SB2740  Corporation franchise tax; clarify method used by         Bryan
        certain holding corporations to determine portion of   
        capital excluded from.                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2826  Wildlife; provide penalty for failing to respond to       Posey
        citation or summons.                                   
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2828  Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and      Johnson (19th)
        use portion to aid impaired licenses.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2844  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
        representation to the indigent.                        
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
SB2864  Main street program; municipalities may support.          Jordan (24th)
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2890  Department of Economic and Community Development;         Jordan (18th)
        authorize to employ real estate brokers and appraisers.
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2903  Railroad grade crossings; require developer to pay the    Little *
        cost of installing appropriate warning devices.        
           Referred To Transportation
SB2935  Trapping; clarify selling of skins by trappers.           Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2989  Solid wastes; allow reduced payments from corrective      Dearing
        action trust fund when below minimum.                  
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 398  Crimes; revise penalty for manslaughter.                  Blackmon
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

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



Senate: Introductions

SB3104  Hattiesburg; convey certain real property to Forrest      Farris
        County.                                                
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3105  Nonprofit oil spill clean up corporation; exempt          Moffatt
        property from ad valorem tax; exempt certain sales to. 
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Finance
SB3106  Bonds; issue for the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.       Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB3107  Income tax credit; authorize for contributions to         Hewes
        certain low-income housing projects.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB3108  Homestead exemption; phase in a 25% increase.             Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB3109  Appropriation; Bd. of Nursing Home Admin.; Addl. FY99.    Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SC 547  Federal legislation to provide lifetime health care for   Hewes
        veteran retirees; urge Congress to enact.              
           Referred To Rules
SC 548  Billy Shaw; commend upon induction into the Pro           Ferris
        Football Hall of Fame.                                 
           Referred To Rules
SC 549  Principal Will Revies; commend.                           Frazier
           Referred To Rules
SC 550  Margaret Walker Alexander; commend life and mourn         Frazier
        passing.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SN  60  Joyce S. Pendleton-Dumas, Starkville, Mississippi, as a   GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Social Workers and        
        Marriage and Family Therapists, for the four term of   
        office commencing June 30, 1999                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  61  Rich Cannon, French Camp, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Children's Trust Fund Commission, for the four year
        term of office ending July 1, 2002                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  62  Chief Ronnie L. White, Carrollton, Mississippi, as a      GOVERNOR
        member of the Children's Trust Fund Commission, for the
        four year term of office ending July 1, 2002           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  63  Thomas E. Ruffin, Clinton, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and    
        Certification Board, for the four year term of office  
        ending January 1, 2004                                 
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  64  L.C. Carlton, Clinton, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        Veteran's Home Purchase Board, for the unexpired term  
        of office ending June 30, 2000                         
           Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs
SN  65  Nancy Hurst Yentzen, Pass Christian, Mississippi, as a    GOVERNOR
        member of the State Board of Nursing, for the four term
        of office commencing July 1, 1999                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SR  11  Exchange Club of Byram; commend.                          White (29th)
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 472  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Perry
        annual benefit.                                        
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2001  Statutory rape; reinstate penalty.                        Nunnelee
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2103  Procedures for determination of rights of an alleged      Bean
        father in adoption proceedings; revise repealers on.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2188  Purchase of state-adopted textbooks by school             Ferris
        districts; exempt from public bid requirements.        
           Transmitted To House
SB2256  Youth Camp Advisory Council; reconstitute membership.     Bean
           Passed
SB2275  Proprietary School and College Registration law;          Ferris
        restore fee based on school's annual tuition income.   
           Transmitted To House
SB2310  Foster care placement program; clarify responsibilities   Bean
        of Department of Human Services.                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2368  Ad valorem taxes; clarify payment date when due date      Johnson (19th)
        falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.          
           Transmitted To House
SB2386  Ad valorem tax increase notice by school districts;       Nunnelee
        revise procedure.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2402  Wildlife; remove repealer on regulation of guide          Posey
        services.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2424  Animals; revise seizure of maltreated, neglected or       Farris
        abandoned animals.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2436  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for 1 year.                            
           Passed
SB2469  Highway 90 overpass at Henderson Point; designate as      Gollott
        the "Gerald Roux Memorial Overpass".                   
           Transmitted To House
SB2500  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Bean
        establish.                                             
           Passed
SB2509  MS National Guard Special Construction Project Fund;      Ross
        create.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2528  DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; grant subpoena power to.    Bean
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2536  Municipalities; may lease surplus lands to non-profits    Hall
        for less than fair market value (JXN).                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2564  Hunting; revise scope of special youth hunts outside of   Posey
        open season.                                           
           Passed
SB2599  Pre-need Cemetery and Funeral Consumer Protection Act;    Nunnelee
        create.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Recommitted to Committee
SB2682  Insurance premium finance companies; compute return of    Gordon
        unearned premiums by pro rata method.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2708  Forest Resource Development Fund; divert a portion of     Harvey
        estate tax revenue to it.                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2740  Corporation franchise tax; clarify method used by         Bryan
        certain holding corporations to determine portion of   
        capital excluded from.                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2741  Motor vehicle titles; allow all designated agents to      Bryan
        electronically transmit title information (STC).       
           Passed
SB2826  Wildlife; provide penalty for failing to respond to       Posey
        citation or summons.                                   
           Transmitted To House
SB2844  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
        representation to the indigent.                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2862  Health care decisions; revise surrogacy for certain       Turner
        patients and reinstate n.c.m. judicial review (41-41-9)
        (DMH).                                                 
           Passed
SB2864  Main street program; municipalities may support.          Jordan (24th)
           Transmitted To House
SB2890  Department of Economic and Community Development;         Jordan (18th)
        authorize to employ real estate brokers and appraisers.
           Transmitted To House
SB2901  Sexual assault; clarify responsibility for payment for    Frazier
        medical exam/rape kit (MCSA).                          
           Passed
SB2903  Railroad grade crossings; require developer to pay the    Little *
        cost of installing appropriate warning devices.        
           Transmitted To House
SB2928  Small Loan Regulatory Law; licensees may charge           Nunnelee *
        borrowers non-credit life insurance premiums.          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2933  Wildlife; enhance penalties for sale of.                  Posey
           Passed
SB2935  Trapping; clarify selling of skins by trappers.           Posey
           Transmitted To House
SB2943  Public utilities; prohibit courts from collaterally       Minor
        attacking lawfully established rates and service       
        provisions.                                            
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2945  Medicaid program; increase physicians fees and create     Gordon
        advisory committee.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2975  State depositories; revise formula for allocating state   Woodfield
        funds among.                                           
           Passed
SB2989  Solid wastes; allow reduced payments from corrective      Dearing
        action trust fund when below minimum.                  
           Transmitted To House
SB3004  Power of attorney; clarify effect of.                     Tollison
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3017  Dental services; increase Medicaid reimbursement rates    Bean
        for.                                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 726  State and school employees insurance; combine the two     Stevens
        plans into one plan.                                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 906  Municipalities; authorize certain to acquire or lease     McBride
        property from federal government and incorporate into  
        boundaries.                                            
           Referred To Municipalities
HC  81  Commend Michael B. Vinson on being named the 1999         Scott (17th)
        National Superintendent of the Year.                   
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2599  Pre-need Cemetery and Funeral Consumer Protection Act;    Nunnelee
        create.                                                
           Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

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

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