Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/13/99



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House: Introductions

HB 835  Crimes; create crime of burglary/home invasion.           Shows
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 836  Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee     Watson
        filing claim in good faith.                            
           Referred To Insurance
HB 837  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           Referred To Insurance
HB 838  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for              Watson
        disfigurement.                                         
           Referred To Insurance
HB 839  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Watson
        statutory minimum.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 840  Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; must include    Watson
        medical coverage.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
HB 841  Uninsured motorist coverage; equal to liability limits.   Watson
           Referred To Insurance
HB 842  Long-term care; Medicaid Division conduct public          Johnson
        educational program about need to plan for.            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 843  Paternity; delete two-year limitation for filing          Howell
        voluntary acknowledgement of.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 844  Crimes; suspend driver's license of those not paying      Chaney
        for gasoline.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 845  Estate tax; provide that amount of deduction will         Chaney
        always conform to federal deduction.                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 846  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Franks
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 847  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            Taylor
        Training; revise membership.                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 848  Nursing home beds; CONs for at existing nursing home in   Taylor
        Wayne County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 849  Certificate of Need Law; exempt certain expenditures      Moody
        and projects from.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 850  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Moody
        amendments to.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 851  Radiological health license fees; increase.               Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 852  Child support enforcement statutes; revise pursuant to    Moody
        federal law.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 853  Dental services; increase Medicaid reimbursement rates    Moody
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 854  Child support enforcement statutes; revise.               Moody
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 855  CON proceedings; authorize stay of pending appeal.        Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 856  Youth Camp Advisory Council; reconstitute membership.     Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 857  Medicaid; require cost-to-charge ratio for outpatient     Moody
        services and reimbursement for holding nursing beds.   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 858  Foster care placement program; clarify responsibilities   Moody
        of Department of Human Services.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 859  Child residential home licensure; clarify inspection      Moody
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 860  Single-specialty ambulatory surgical facilities;          Moody
        require licensure under certain conditions.            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 861  Professions; revise laws regulating engineers and land    Perry
        surveyors.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 862  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; transfer funds in fiscal   Capps
        year 1999 appropriation among categories.              
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 863  Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board;          Capps
        transfer funds in fiscal year 1999 appropriation among 
        categories.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 864  Agricultural Aviation Board; transfer funds in FY99       Capps
        appropriations among categories.                       
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 865  Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act; revise consent for     Perry
        certain persons.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 866  Distinctive license tags for veterans; war or military    McCoy
        conflict boldly indicated.                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 867  Criminal history record checks for child residential      Moody
        facilities; Dept. of Public Safety responsible for     
        releasing info.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 868  DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; grant subpoena power to.    Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
HB 869  Mentally ill patients; provide for interim facility       Moody
        treatment and cost reimbursement.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 870  Real property; require appraisal of land sold in          Watson
        partition suit.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 871  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 872  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        Supreme Court instead of to the circuit court.         
           Referred To Insurance
HB 873  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           Referred To Insurance
HB 874  Insurance company; provide for direct action against.     Watson
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary A
HB 875  Campaign finance reform; revise.                          Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
HB 876  Family court; abolish and transfer duties to county       Fredericks
        court.                                                 
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 877  Tidelands; authorize State Auditor to audit funds         Ryan
        disbursed from Public Trust Tidelands Fund.            
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 878  Law enforcement functions of WFP transferred to           Ryan
        Department of Marine Resources.                        
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Game and Fish
HB 879  Unclaimed Property Act; revise regarding agreements to    Frierson
        locate certain property.                               
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 880  Litter law; revise penalties.                             Compretta
           Referred To Transportation
HB 881  County court; allow certain counties to create and        Warren
        enact state funding support of youth court division.   
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 882  Workers' compensation; increase benefits for funeral      Warren
        expenses.                                              
           Referred To Insurance
HB 883  State and local health insurance plans; allow sheriffs    Green (96th)
        to participate in after leaving office.                
           Referred To Insurance
HB 884  Sheriff not required to serve execution on judgements.    Green (96th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 885  Sheriffs; create separate retirement system for.          Green (96th)
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 886  Open enrollment; require policy allowing students to      Johnson
        attend any public school in state.                     
           Referred To Education
HB 887  School building plans; require Department of Education    Johnson
        to hire staff architects to develop.                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 888  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           Referred To Transportation
HB 889  Four-lane roadways; vehicles to be driven in right-hand   Cameron
        lane.                                                  
           Referred To Transportation
HB 890  Environmental quality; restrict authority of commission   Cameron
        and DEQ executive director regarding greenhouse gas    
        emissions.                                             
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 891  Charitable Bingo Law; exempt certain veterans             Dedeaux
        organizations from.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 892  Designated state highway system; recompile sections of    Compretta *
        law describing highways that comprise.                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB 893  Bingo; revise Charitable Bingo Law.                       Ryan
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 894  Distinctive license tag; authorize to be issued to        Shows
        supporters of Mississippi Cattlemen's Foundation.      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HR   5  Commend Kossuth High School Football Team.                Moss
           Referred To Rules
HR   6  Commend Helen McDade on many years of public service.     Horne
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB  57  ICF-MR patients; increase number of home leave days per   Manning
        year for.                                              
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 519  Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund   Moody
        for.                                                   
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 726  State and school employees insurance; combine the two     Stevens
        plans into one plan.                                   
           DR - TSDP: IN To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB  57  ICF-MR patients; increase number of home leave days per   Manning
        year for.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 519  Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund   Moody
        for.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HC  26  Jennifer Reel; commend on being named to top ten in       Robertson
        Miss Teen USA Pageant.                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  32  Commend life and service of Mr. James Franklin Brower     Reynolds
        as Election Commissioner.                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  33  Commend Erin A. Thead for outstanding accomplishments     Horne
        in the 71st Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling    
        Bee.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   5  Commend Kossuth High School Football Team.                Moss
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2262  Appropriation; Board of IHL for MTAG & MESG Programs;     Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB  57  ICF-MR patients; increase number of home leave days per   Manning
        year for.                                              
           Passed
HB  92  Deputy circuit clerks; authorize certain counties to      Clark
        pay allowance.                                         
           Passed
HB 519  Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund   Moody
        for.                                                   
           Passed



Senate: Introductions

SB2486  Health care facilities; issue CON for Comprehensive       Bean
        Cancer Center.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2487  Task Force on Gang Behavior in MS; establish.             Jackson
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2488  Garbage fee; authorize exemption for persons over 65.     Jackson
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2489  Regional Alternative School Pilot Program (R.A.S.P.);     Jackson
        authorize under Division of Youth Services.            
           Referred To Education
SB2490  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for cert. logging    Jackson
        vehicles transporting equipment.                       
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2491  Repair and Renovation Fund; provide source of funding.    Jackson
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2492  Repair and renovation funds; create for IHL, community    Jackson
        colleges and state agencies.                           
           Referred To Public Property
SB2493  Constables; prescribe annual reports to be filed with     Jackson
        State Auditor.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2494  Law enforcement officer; not required to use personal     Jackson
        leave for wound or injury in line of duty.             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2495  Highway in Kemper County; designate as part of state      Jackson
        highway system.                                        
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2496  Hunting; allow permits to take deer over corn.            Jackson
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2497  High school graduation standards; require student         Hall
        community service.                                     
           Referred To Education
SB2498  Motor vehicle taxes; exempt vehicles owned by Purple      Farris
        Heart Medal recipient from ad valorem taxation.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2499  Distinctive license tag; Purple Heart recipient issued    Smith
        free of charge.                                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2500  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Bean
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2501  Appropriation; National Guard, Special Const. Design      Ross
        Fund; FY00.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2502  Windshields; revise tinting and darkening of.             Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2503  Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance    Rayborn
        Program; FY2000.                                       
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2504  Driver's license; limited license for bioptic             Mettetal
        telescopic lenses.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2505  Weighing devices; transfer regulatory authority to        Thames
        Dept. of Ag for certain weighing devices.              
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2506  Education of exceptional children in compliance with      Thames
        federal law; require, establish complaint procedures,  
        etc.                                                   
           Referred To Education
SB2507  Bailiffs, riding; revise per diem.                        Turner
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;County Affairs
SB2508  Salary supplement for school counselors who obtain        Farris
        national certification; authorize.                     
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2509  MS National Guard Special Construction Project Fund;      Ross
        create.                                                
           Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB2510  Medicaid; require cost-to-charge ratio for outpatient     Bean
        services, reimbursement for holding nursing beds, etc. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2511  Single-specialty ambulatory surgical facilities;          Bean
        require licensure under certain conditions.            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2512  Seat belts on school buses; SDE issue regulations based   Furniss
        on federal standards.                                  
           Referred To Education
SB2513  Approp. FY2000; reappropriate to Veterans' Home           Furniss
        Purchase Board for construction of office building.    
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2514  Liquefied compressed gas; increase tax on.                Cuevas
           Referred To Finance
SC 523  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Referred To Constitution



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2079  Flood control; additional cities to clear ditches and     Carter
        organize districts.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2168  Excavations near underground utility facilities; remove   Minor
        repealer on laws regulating.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2263  Appropriation; DFA, Office of Insurance for CHIP.;        Hall
        ADDL. FY99.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2336  Appropriation; Dept. of Environmental Quality; Addl.      Hall
        FY99.                                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2337  Appropriation; Authority for ETV; Addl. FY99.             Hall
           Transmitted To House
SB2338  Appropriation; Museum of Natural Science; Addl. FY99.     Hall
           Transmitted To House
SB2339  Appropriation; Library Commission for Magnolia            Hall
        Database; Addl. FY99.                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2485  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       White (5th)
           Passed
           Transmitted To House

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/08/99 at 07:30.



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