Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

House Judiciary A Committee

As of 04/28/99 at 14:03

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HB  21  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        Formby
        county or municipal facility.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  33  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Taylor
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  34  Wills; require probate within five years or               Taylor
        ineffective.                                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  64  Alternative DUI penalty; establish for persons under      Scott (80th)
   %    21.                                                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  89  Punitive damages; limit award in financial injury         Formby
        actions.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  94  Administrative Procedures Act; require agency             Smith (35th)
        consideration of impact on families by regulations and 
        policies.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB  97  Nursing homes; limit time to bring tort claim against.    Nettles
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 104  Court of Appeals; revise method of electing judges.       Perkins
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111  Civil Rights Commission; create.                          Blackmon
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 114  Criminal statutes; provide for separate volumes.          Blackmon
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 118  Medical documents; prohibit health care providers from    Moak
        charging excessive rates.                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 125  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise membership.    Morris
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 127  Court of Appeals; provide office operating allowance      Moak
        for certain judges.                                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 128  Alcohol Boating Safety Act; authorize drawing blood of    Janus
        certain persons.                                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 136  Nepotism; revise prohibition.                             Johnson
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 146  Judges; revise qualifications for senior judge            Ishee
        designation and provide insurance.                     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 147  Paternity; allow use of cheek swab testing.               Ishee
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 150  Unaccepted Trade Practices Act; clarify awarding of       Smith (39th)
        attorney fees.                                         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 151  Drug testing; require for all elected officials.          Nettles
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 155  Medical Examiner; sheriff may employ as deputy.           Stevens
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 157  Criminal investigators; provide arrest powers.            Endt
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 191  DUI; require designation on driver's license for          Moore
   %    conviction.                                            
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 206  Divorce; equitable distribution of marital property.      Scott (80th)
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 208  Implied Consent; persons convicted to attend alcohol      Scott (80th)
   %    and/or drug program.                                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 242  Conservation officers; clarify authority to administer    Janus
        D.U.I. tests.                                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 267  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 277  Circuit courts; provide additional judge for 15th         Frierson
        district.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 278  Wills; provisions affecting spouse void upon              Miles
        dissolution of marriage.                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 294  Hate crimes; expand scope and provide civil cause of      Blackmon
        action.                                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 313  Election contest; clarify that Legislature has            Blackmon
 *      exclusive jurisdiction over contest regarding seat of  
        member.                                                
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 319  Controlled substances; allow prescription of meridia      Warren
        without restrictions.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 320  Child support; increase fee payor may receive for         Warren
   %    complying with wage withholding order.                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 321  Transfer-On-Death of Interest in Real Property and        Simmons
        Nonregistered Personal Property Act; create.           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 325  Marriage; provide for covenant marriage.                  Cameron
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 332  Landscape Architectural Practice; reenact and remove      Stevens
 * %    repealer.                                              
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 365  Circuit court; clerk or deputy to be present whenever     Shows
        court is in session.                                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 368  Agency rules; create joint legislative committee to       Bowles
        review.                                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 369  Public employees; prohibit from recommending or           Taylor
        endorsing purchases.                                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 370  Irreconcilable differences; thirteenth ground for         Taylor
        divorce.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 387  Garnishment; revise compensation of garnishee.            Taylor
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 396  Child support; nonjudicial method for enforcement.        Ketchings
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 421  Social security number; provide penalty for parents not   Bourdeaux
        providing when file birth certificate.                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 427  Adoption; provide evaluation of prospective parents and   Bourdeaux
        waiting period.                                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 428  Adoption; provide for evaluation of and waiting period    Bourdeaux
        for certain out-of-state adoption petitioners.         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 429  Torts; wrongful death damage award distributed            Bailey
        according to decedent's will.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 466  Domestic relations; clarify contempt and assess costs     Guice
        to party in contempt.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 475  DUI; authorize use of ignition interlock device in DUI    Broomfield
   %    convictions.                                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 485  Child support; provide for surcharge on delinquent        Davis
        payments.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 520  Ten Commandments Defense Act; establish.                  Smith (35th)
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 523  Covenant Marriage Act; create.                            Smith (35th)
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  Attorneys; authorize graduates of any law school to       Smith (35th)
        take bar examination.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 542  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer.                 Ford
   %       03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 546  Petition for determination of parental rights; reenact    Ford
 *      and extend repealer for one year.                      
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 570  Uniform Controlled Substances Law; conform certain        Howell
        prescriptions to federal law.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 588  Statutes and consumer agreements; require to be written   McInnis
        in laymen's terms.                                     
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 592  Elected officials; must resign office before qualifying   McInnis
        for another office.                                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 595  Cameras; prohibit in courtroom.                           McInnis
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 605  Marriage; require counseling before granting license.     Flaggs
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 610  Highway Safety Patrol; extend authority on certain        Ford
 *      powers and duties of.                                  
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 613  State Grand Jury Act; reenact and extend repealer.        Ford
 *         03/29 Approved by Governor
HB 615  Notary Public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Moak
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 618  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers    Ford
   %    and Land Surveyors; extend repealer on.                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 622  Frivolous lawsuits; require plaintiff to pay              Cameron
        defendant's cost of defending.                         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 626  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Smith (35th)
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 634  Frivolous suit; party and attorney jointly liable.        McInnis
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 637  Tort Reform; revise damage awards, liability,             Chaney
        limitations and venue.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 638  Torts; revise damage awards, liability and limitations.   Chaney
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 639  Torts; abolish 15% appeal penalty.                        Chaney
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 640  Torts; 50% contributory negligence bar.                   Chaney
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 641  Torts; statute of repose added to general statute of      Chaney
        limitations.                                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 642  Torts; revise joint and several liability.                Chaney
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 645  DUI; distinctive license tag for third offense.           Davis
   %       02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 653  Fiduciaries; extend repealer on provisions authorizing    Ford
 *      compliance with environmental laws.                    
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 656  State grand jury exception from local jurisdiction;       Ford
 *      reenact and extend repealer for one year.              
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 658  Y2K; exempt state and political subdivisions from         Bourdeaux
        liability from computer malfunctions.                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 659  Child support; remove distinction between legitimate      Bourdeaux
        and illegitimate and allow retroactive order.          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 662  Courts; abolish family courts.                            Ishee
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 666  Public funds; prohibit using for lobbying.                Bowles
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 667  Agencies and other entities; prohibit from lobbying if    Bowles
        receiving appropriated funds.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 669  Victims Assistance Coordinators; to be state employees.   Moak
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 677  Polygraphs; remove requirement that examiner must be      Cameron
        licensed.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 698  Landlord/Tenant Law; revise concerning mobile home        Fredericks
        lots.                                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 702  Torts; statute of repose applied to persons with          Chaney
        disabilities tolling statute.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 703  Torts; enact certain caps on damages and revise venue.    Chaney
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 709  Child support; require parents to contribute in           Guice
        proportion to financial ability.                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 710  Divorce; require parents to contribute to child support   Guice
        in proportion to financial ability.                    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 711  Child support; require both parents to contribute when    Guice
        financially able.                                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 715  Child support; require bingo operators and casinos to     Reeves
 *      verify if winners have outstanding judgment against    
        them.                                                  
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 732  Controlled substances seizures; clarify authority of      Compretta *
        Transportation Department enforcement officers (MDOT). 
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 761  Judicial Compensation Act; create.                        Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 764  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Perry
        circuit court judges.                                  
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 767  Judges; revise per diem of Supreme Court justices and     Perry
        Court of Appeals judges.                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 768  Courts; provide full funding for trial court support      Perry
 *      staff.                                                 
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 769  Judges; authorize additional judge for the Fifteenth      Frierson
   %    Circuit Court District.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 771  District attorneys; authorize additional legal            Compretta
 *      assistants for Second Circuit Court District.          
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 773  Investments; Uniform Prudent Investor Act (NCCUSL).       Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 774  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 775  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 776  Arbitration; Uniform Arbitration Act (NCCUSL).            Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 777  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Perry
 *         03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 778  Tort Claims Act; clarify notice of claim requirements.    Perry
 *         03/25 Approved by Governor
HB 780  Child support; may be ordered retroactively.              Perry
 *         03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 781  Court of Appeals; authorize assessment of 15% statutory   Perry
 *      penalty in cases finalized by the court.               
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 782  State Law Librarian; Supreme Court to appoint.            Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 783  Guardians; revise bond requirement.                       Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 795  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 796  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Watson
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 810  Judges; revise 1st Chancery and Circuit Court Districts   Moss
        to create posts within districts.                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 818  Divorce; require counseling of parents of children        Rotenberry
        under age 15.                                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 829  Corporations; business judgment rule and liability of     Holden
 *      directors (BLAG).                                      
           03/25 Approved by Governor
HB 843  Paternity; delete two-year limitation for filing          Howell
        voluntary acknowledgement of.                          
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 852  Child support enforcement statutes; revise pursuant to    Moody
 * %    federal law.                                           
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 854  Child support enforcement statutes; revise.               Moody
 * %       03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 861  Professions; revise laws regulating engineers and land    Perry
 * %    surveyors.                                             
           02/11 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 865  Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act; revise consent for     Perry
 *      certain persons.                                       
           04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 868  DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; grant subpoena power to.    Moody
 *         03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 870  Real property; require appraisal of land sold in          Watson
        partition suit.                                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 871  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 874  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 875  Campaign finance reform; revise.                          Chaney
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 895  Courts; revise selection of judges in first chancery      Holland
        and circuit court districts.                           
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 901  Divorce; require counseling of parents of children        Franks
        under 15.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 902  Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.                Franks
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 921  Property; allow landowner renting lot to evict mobile     Robinson (84th)
 *      home owner in timely manner.                           
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 938  Administrative Procedure Law of 1999; establish.          Chaney *
   %       02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB 956  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize retiring member to         Stringer
 *      retain sidearm.                                        
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1001  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Ellington
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1005  District attorneys; increase office operating allowance   Moss
        for assistants.                                        
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1049  Bureau of Narcotics; revise age qualifications.           Myers
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB1056  Private Investigators; license and regulate.              Ishee
   %       02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1057  DUI; decrease blood alcohol legal limit to .08%.          Janus
   %       02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1064  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1090  Legal assistants; additional ADA for 1st Circuit Court    Moss
        District.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1091  Supreme Court; provide office allowance for justices.     Wallace
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1098  Implied consent; provide for preliminary test by          Wallace
        portable breath tester.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1146  Power of attorney; clarify for gift making.               Chaney
           03/09 (S) Died In Committee
HB1147  Foster parents; limited coverage under Tort Claims Act.   Perry
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
HB1149  Landlords/tenant; place cap on late payment charges on    Bozeman
        leases.                                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1152  Structured Settlement Act; create.                        Blackmon
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1159  Deeds; revise acknowledgement of recorded deeds.          Simpson
 *         03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1171  Equine activities; limit liability of counties and        Eaton
        cities.                                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1173  Marriage; revise age requirement.                         Smith (39th)
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1179  Local government officials; require liability insurance   Wallace
        or bond to insure against acts not protected by        
        immunity.                                              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1205  Professions; revise laws regulating engineers and land    Perry
   %    surveyors.                                             
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1212  Mississippi Civil Legal Assistance Fund; create.          Smith (39th)
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1227  Sport-shooting ranges; grant civil immunity for noise     Woods
 *      pollution.                                             
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB1250  Fiduciaries; Uniform Principal and Income Act (NCCUSL).   Perry
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1265  Utility facilities; grant immunity to public utilities    Ellis *
        for vehicles striking.                                 
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1273  Drugs; increase penalty for possession of cocaine.        Fredericks
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1275  Crimes; create offense of knowingly exposing another      Wells-Smith
        person to a sexually transmitted disease.              
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1288  Deeds; require all city and county taxes to be paid       Hudson
        before recording.                                      
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1307  Implied consent; enhanced penalties for possession of     Wells-Smith
   %    handgun during offense.                                
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1315  High voltage power lines; revise provisions concerning    Simpson
 *      safety precautions.                                    
           03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB1351  Notary public; authorize to notarize documents on any     Banks
        day.                                                   
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1352  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus.     Banks
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1353  Legislators; authorize to take oaths.                     Banks
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1354  Marriage licenses; application to advise to have          Banks
        HIV/AIDS test.                                         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1359  Drug offenders; must appear before judge for bail         Banks
        hearing.                                               
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1363  Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel;    Capps
 *      create.                                                
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB1376  Divorce; revise grounds.                                  Banks
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1381  Professions; license and regulate private and legal       Banks
   %    investigators.                                         
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1432  Drug Court Fund; create special fund for distrubution     Clarke
        to drugs courts.                                       
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1450  Ten Commandments Defense Act; establish.                  Moore
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1451  Public Employee Whistleblower Law; revise.                Martinson
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1461  Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and   Endt
        prescribe any drug rational to optometric practice.    
           02/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2103  Procedures for determination of rights of an alleged      Bean
 *      father in adoption proceedings; revise repealers on.   
           04/15 Approved by Governor
SB2300  Trial judges; revise office operating allowance.          Turner
 *         04/15 Approved by Governor
SB2303  Per diem; Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Judges,      Turner
 *      Public Service and Transportation Commissioners.       
           04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2380  Registered engineers and land surveyors; revise laws      Ross
 * %    regulating.                                            
           04/16 Approved by Governor
SB2385  Public employee whistleblower law; revise.                Ross
 *         03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2414  Judicial performance; add municipal court judge to        Mettetal
        Commission on Judicial Performance.                    
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2474  Controlled substance seizures; clarify authority of       Little *
        MDOT enforcement officers.                             
           03/10 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2528  DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; grant subpoena power to.    Bean
 *         03/19 Approved by Governor
SB2623  Precursors; prohibit possession under certain             Huggins
 *      circumstances.                                         
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2841  Structured settlements; enact protections.                Turner
 *         03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2844  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
        representation to the indigent.                        
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2862  Health care decisions; revise surrogacy for certain       Turner
        patients and reinstate n.c.m. judicial review (41-41-9)
        (DMH).                                                 
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2915  Controlled substances; revise penalties (tech. corr.).    Walls
           03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2943  Public utilities; prohibit courts from collaterally       Minor
        attacking lawfully established rates and service       
        provisions.                                            
           03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2974  Wiretapping; clarify prohibition (MBN).                   Turner
 *         03/16 Approved by Governor
SB3004  Power of attorney; clarify effect of.                     Tollison
 *         03/16 Approved by Governor



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