Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/15/99



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House: Introductions

HB 939  Traffic regulations; clarify types of highways for        Walker
        which minimum speed of 40 required.                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB 940  Roadblocks; Highway Patrol give prior notice to           Walker
        businesses in vicinity.                                
           Referred To Transportation
HB 941  Retirement allowance; state officials and employees may   Walker
        receive if waive salary.                               
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 942  Distinctive license tag; authorize issuance for retired   Walker
        teachers.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 943  Retirement; allow PERS retiree serving as elected         Walker
        official to receive.                                   
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 944  Parole; authorize field supervisor to visit offender's    Walker
        place of residence.                                    
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 945  Hospitality stations and rest areas; establish fund to    Walker
        finance construction and repair.                       
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB 946  School boards; establish minimum educational and          McCoy
        meeting attendance requirements.                       
           Referred To Education
HB 947  Slow-moving vehicles; authorize use of reflectorized      Foster
        strips to identify.                                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB 948  Third-party payment to certified nurse practitioners;     Stevens
        require in policy or contract provisions.              
           Referred To Insurance
HB 949  Traffic regulations; MDOT erect signs on interstate       Walker
        highways directing slow-moving traffic to keep right.  
           Referred To Transportation
HB 950  Local income tax; authorize certain municipalities to     Wallace
        levy.                                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 951  Radar; require certification of operators.                Wallace
           Referred To Transportation
HB 952  Weapons; prohibit persons under 21 from carrying in       Wallace
        vehicle.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 953  Firearms; require registration with Department of         Wallace
        Public Safety.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 954  Automated external defibrillators; provide for            Barnett (92nd)
        requirements and training for use of.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 955  Sales tax and use tax; increase amount that a taxpayer    Comans
        may retain as compensation for collecting.             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 956  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize retiring member to         Stringer
        retain sidearm.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 957  Bureau of Narcotics; agents injured on duty not           Stringer
        required to use leave during recovery.                 
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 958  Sales tax; pay county percentage of sales tax generated   Stringer
        from business activities outside city.                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 959  Highway Patrol Retirement System; allow credit for all    Stringer
        active duty military service.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 960  School accreditation and statewide assessment testing;    McCoy
        revise various provisions.                             
           Referred To Education
HB 961  Seafood; technical changes regarding licenses regulated   Bowles
        by Commission on Marine Resources.                     
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 962  Marine Resources Department; transfer funds in FY 99      Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 963  Mental Health Department; transfer funds in FY 99         Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 964  School districts; prohibit termination of employee        Blackmon
        contracts for constitutionally impermissible reasons.  
           Referred To Education
HB 965  Schools; require health class for seventh graders and     Blackmon
        allot funds therefor.                                  
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 966  Public Employees Negotiations Act.                        Blackmon
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 967  Schools; increase percentage of nonlicensed teachers      Blackmon
        in.                                                    
           Referred To Education
HB 968  School Employment Procedures Law; require                 Blackmon
        nonreemployment of licensed employees to be based on   
        good cause.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB 969  Joint Legislative Budget Committee; expand membership.    Blackmon
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 970  School Employment Procedures Law; delete provisions       Blackmon
        relating to tenure.                                    
           Referred To Education
HB 971  Pre-College Earned Credit Act; create.                    Blackmon
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 972  Public School Employees Health Insurance Plan; allow      Stringer
        certain retired teachers to enroll in the plan.        
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 973  Family support centers and parent education programs;     Scott (17th)
        authorize pilot program under Department of Education. 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 974  Landscape gardeners; revise licensure law regarding       Bowles
        examinations.                                          
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 975  Silencers; repeal state law and make federal law apply.   Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 976  Children's Health Care Program; increase eligibility to   Holland
        200% of poverty level.                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 977  Crimes; create offense of fleeing or eluding law          Holland
        enforcement officer.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 978  County prosecuting attorney; increase salary in certain   Stevens
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 979  Elections; persons convicted of any felony may not        Denny
        vote.                                                  
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary B
HB 980  Commissioners of election; revise compensation of.        Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 981  Juries; implement 10-2 verdict in certain criminal        Ketchings
        cases.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 982  Safe deposit boxes; prescribe terms and conditions of     Robertson
        access to upon death of lessee of box.                 
           Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 983  Vehicle weight limitations; increase maximum weight for   Stribling
        triaxle vehicles.                                      
           Referred To Transportation
HB 984  Pat Harrison Waterway District; delete prohibition on     Endt
        expending monies required from member counties.        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 985  Municipalities; authorize to donate lost or stolen        Endt
        property to children's homes.                          
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 986  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Clark
        statutory minimum.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 987  County road equipment; authorize boards of supervisors    Robertson
        to lease upon vendor quotes.                           
           Referred To County Affairs;Appropriations
HB 988  Deer hunting; allow over grain or winter pasturage.       Eaton
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 989  Mississippi Department of Information Technology          Brown
        Services; technical amendments to certain laws         
        establishing.                                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 990  Telecommunications; prohibit accessing of messages by     Robinson (84th)
        persons other than intended recipient.                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 991  Chancery and circuit clerks, interim; board of            Guice
        supervisors pay salary.                                
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 992  Board of Contractors Fund; money from civil penalties     Guice
        to be paid into.                                       
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 993  Public property; require certain capital improvements     Guice
        projects to be funded in three phases.                 
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 994  District attorneys; compensation equal to circuit court   Smith (39th)
        judges' salaries.                                      
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 995  Criminal investigators for district attorneys; increase   Smith (39th)
        maximum allowable salary.                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 996  Liens; create for subcontractors or supplliers of         Smith (39th)
        contractors.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 997  Bingo; delete requirement that commercial lessor obtain   Reeves
        license from Gaming Commission, commission to determine
        reasonableness of leases.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 998  County Prosecuting Attorneys; increase salaries.          Woods
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 999  Assistant teachers; authorize use of minimum program      Scott (17th)
        allotment to hire licensed teachers.                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1000  School discipline; prescribe additional requirements      King
        for code of student conduct and automatic expulsion for
        disruptive students.                                   
           Referred To Education
HB1001  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Ellington
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1002  Assistant teachers; authorize persons holding GED to      Frierson
        serve as.                                              
           Referred To Education
HB1003  Retirement system; require study on implementing a        Davis
        deferred retirement option plan (DROP).                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1004  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Library         Reynolds
        Commission capital improvements and public libraries   
        grant program.                                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1005  District attorneys; increase office operating allowance   Moss
        for assistants.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB1006  Bad checks; revise civil penalties.                       Compretta
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1007  State Board of Funeral Services; extend repealer and      Holland
        make revisions.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1008  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
           Referred To Municipalities;Appropriations
HB1009  Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities             Williams
        Authority; authorize board meetings via                
        teleconferencing.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1010  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Williams
        eligible for assistance under.                         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1011  Income tax; provide that certain interest expense may     Williams
        not be claimed as a businses deduction (STC).          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1012  Motor vehicle titles; allow all designated agents to      Williams
        electronically transmit title information (STC).       
           Referred To Transportation
HB1013  Sales tax; increase diversion to municipalities, create   Young
        diversion to counties, use portion to reduce ad valorem
        taxes.                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1014  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Young
        quiet reflection.                                      
           Referred To Education
HB1015  Unsolicited telephone calls; prohibit for subscribers     Bourdeaux
        having notified PSC of objections to.                  
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1016  Medicaid; authorize reimbursement for implantable         Bourdeaux
        infusion pumps.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1017  Adolescent psychiatric beds; authorize CON for            Bourdeaux
        additional in Landerdale County.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1018  Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having       Grist
        high drug expenses eligible for.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1019  Unemployment compensation; sweet potato farming shall     Grist
        be classified as seasonal industry.                    
           Referred To Labor
HB1020  Sales tax; require that tax on sale of equipment          Grist
        trailers be paid when ad valorem taxes are paid rather 
        than at sale.                                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1021  Sexual offenses; revise time limitation application.      Grist
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1022  Teachers; establish alternative for licensure for         Grist
        applicants failing national exam.                      
           Referred To Education
HB1023  Public education; require Legislature to appropriate a    Manning
        minimum percentage of General Fund to.                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1024  Sheriffs; authorize Claiborne County to supplement        Middleton
        salary.                                                
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1025  Retirement allowance; state officials and employees       Walker
        with 40 years' service may receive if waive salary.    
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1026  Boards of supervisors; member not liable for approving    Bozeman
        claim under certain circumstances (Hinds).             
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1027  Sales tax; create diversion to counties.                  Bozeman
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1028  Timber; require notice to adjacent landowners of timber   Bozeman
        sales.                                                 
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1029  Superintendent of schools; office maintained by school    Bozeman
        board rather than county in certain districts.         
           Referred To Education
HB1030  Trial court employees; appointment and salaries of        Bozeman
        subject to approval of board of supervisors.           
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB1031  Delinquent payments owed to county; additional fee if     Bozeman
        collection performed by county employee (HINDS).       
           Referred To County Affairs
HB1032  Whitfield, State Hospital at; establish four new          Bozeman
        facilities at (HINDS).                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1033  Juveniles; increase state funding and revise              Bozeman
        enforcement of distribution from Juvenile Detention    
        Fund (Hinds).                                          
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1034  Gaming fees; distribute a portion of the revenue to       Bozeman
        nongaming counties.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1035  Drainage districts; authorize to create drainage          Wallace
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1036  State service programs; establish.                        Wallace
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1037  School district employee teacher-scholar incentive        Wallace
        grant program; create.                                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1038  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher loans      Wallace
        for persons agreeing to teach in public school or      
        university.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1039  William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan Program; available    Wallace
        to students preparing to be school administrators.     
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1040  Gun shows; prohibit on state-owned property.              Wallace
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB1041  Gun shows; prohibit persons under age 18 from             Wallace
        attending.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1042  Weapons; revise possession and carrying concealed.        Wallace
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1043  Ad valorem taxes, exempt property; reimburse City of      Wallace
        Jackson for tax losses as a result of state ownership  
        of property.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1044  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Wallace
        renovation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1045  Weapons; must be 21 to possess unless parents give        Wallace
        consent.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1046  All-terrain vehicles; authorize operation on certain      Gadd
        public roads.                                          
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
HB1047  Motor vehicle ad valorem tax credit; eliminate            Moss
        provision making certain delinquent taxpayers          
        ineligible for.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1048  Transportation Department; conduct feasibility study      Johnson
        for construction of bridge connecting Warren and Hinds 
        Counties.                                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB1049  Bureau of Narcotics; revise age qualifications.           Myers
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1050  Equine; prohibit use of microchip in horses in            Shows
        connection with the Coggins test.                      
           Referred To Agriculture
HB1051  College tuition program for students in financial need;   Vince
        increase annual income allowed.                        
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1052  Disability; Social Security Administration's finding of   Cummings
        disability creates rebuttable presumption of under     
        PERS.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1053  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Cameron
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1054  Sixteenth section agricultural land; authorize            Warren
        reclassification as farm residential land.             
           Referred To Education
HB1055  Assistant district attorneys; revise compensation.        Smith (39th)
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1056  Private Investigators; license and regulate.              Ishee
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1057  DUI; decrease blood alcohol legal limit to .08%.          Janus
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1058  Circuit judges and chancellors; increase salaries.        Maples
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB1059  Annexation; require board of supervisors to certify       Shows
        petition requesting.                                   
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB1060  Law enforcement officers; state pay death benefits to     Myers
        survivors of officers killed in line of duty.          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1061  Autopsy; notice must be given to deceased's relatives     Peranich
        before being performed.                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary B
HB1062  Alcohol; require retailers to post signs about effects    Barnett (92nd)
        of drinking during pregnancy.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1063  Acupuncture; provide for the licensure and regulation     Peranich
        of the practice of.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1064  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1065  Circuit clerks; increase fee for filing writs of          Smith (39th)
        garnishment.                                           
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1066  Motorcycles; helmet not required for persons over age     Nettles
        21.                                                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB1067  Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain   Moody
        benefits for anesthesia for dental treatment.          
           Referred To Insurance
HB1068  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Moody
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1069  Long-term care insurance plan; create for state and       Johnson
        school employees.                                      
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1070  Levees; revise fines for violations damaging levee        Cameron
        property.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1071  PERS; report conditions of retirement programs in terms   Bowles
        of certain performance measures.                       
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1072  Municipal courts; increase cost of dismissing an          Robinson (63rd)
        affidavit, complaint or charge.                        
           Referred To Municipalities
HB1073  Bail bonds; defendant to post fee on bonds when bond is   Robinson (63rd)
        posted.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1074  Municipal Judges; authorize to dismiss warrants for       Robinson (63rd)
        contempt after ten years of unsuccessful service.      
           Referred To Municipalities
HB1075  Firearms; increase age of persons permitted to carry.     Robinson (63rd)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1076  Excess highway property; revise bid procedure for         Bowles
        disposal.                                              
           Referred To Transportation
HB1077  Corrections Department; transfer funds in FY99            Capps
        appropriation to allow payment of county expenses.     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1078  Tidelands; revise procedure for funding tidelands         Bowles
        management projects.                                   
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1079  Chlorinated hydrocarbons; prohibit use if not             Chaney
        manufactured in USA.                                   
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB1080  Nursing home and Alzheimer's beds; authorize CON for in   Stribling
        Rankin County.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1081  Homestead exemption; reimburse cities of 5,000 and        Young
        below for entire loss from exemption.                  
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1082  Mississippi Landmark Grant Program; establish under       McCoy
        Department of Archives and History.                    
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1083  Mississippi Life and Health Insurance Guaranty            Stevens
        Association; rights of policyholders.                  
           Referred To Insurance
HB1084  Domestic violence; revise arrest procedure.               Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1085  Domestic violence; revise appearance for bail.            Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1086  Domestic violence; full faith and credit for foreign      Fredericks
        orders and revise offense.                             
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1087  Pesticides; require that pesticides be categorized for    Rogers
        registration purposes.                                 
           Referred To Agriculture;Conservation and Water Resources
HB1088  Gun permits; revise licensing to carry concealed          Endt
        weapons.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1089  Open Primary Law; create.                                 Weathersby
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB1090  Legal assistants; additional ADA for 1st Circuit Court    Moss
        District.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB1091  Supreme Court; provide office allowance for justices.     Wallace
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB1092  Juvenile records; require disclosure to teachers when     King
        child is ordered to enroll in school.                  
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB1093  Nursing homes; authorize CONs for in certain counties.    Robertson
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1094  Cemeteries; make desecration of graves a felony.          Martinson
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1095  Senior judges; allow continuation in state insurance      Wallace
        plans.                                                 
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1096  Health insurance; certain disabled state officials may    Wallace
        continue participation in the state plan.              
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB1097  Appropriation; $30 Million to IHL Board for               Wallace
        construction of football stadium for Jackson State     
        University.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1098  Implied consent; provide for preliminary test by          Wallace
        portable breath tester.                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB1099  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Wallace
        of a stadium on the campus of Jackson State University.
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1100  Bridge in Lamar County; Highway 61 in Adams County;       Davis
        designate as memorials.                                
           Referred To Transportation
HB1101  Sales tax; reduce that levied upon certain rental         Davis
        vehicles.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1102  Personal and sick leave; prohibit certain temporary       Davis
        university employees from accumulating.                
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1103  Domestic violence; add stalking to offenses for which     Davis
        warrantless arrest can be made.                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB1104  State Employees' Donated Leave Policy; revise             Davis
        definition of "Catastrophic illness or injury".        
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB1105  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Davis
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1106  Teachers; school boards may dismiss or refuse             Davis
        employment to persons convicted of a felony.           
           Referred To Education
HC  52  Amend Constitution; allow 10-2 verdict in certain         Ketchings
        criminal cases.                                        
           Referred To Constitution
HC  53  Amend Constitution; felon disqualified as an elector.     Denny
           Referred To Constitution
HC  54  Amend Constitution; allow teachers to serve in            Walker
        Legislature.                                           
           Referred To Constitution
HC  55  Commend Joyce Dortch upon retirement in the field of      Scott (17th)
        social work.                                           
           Referred To Rules
HC  56  Commend Trinity Episcopal Day School Cross-Country        Ketchings
        Team.                                                  
           Referred To Rules
HR   7  Commend Bobby Barrett for being named Mississippi's       Horne
        Outstanding Logger of the Year for 1998.               
           Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

SB2262  Appropriation; Board of IHL for MTAG & MESG Programs;     Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2485  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       White (5th)
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR   5  Commend Kossuth High School Football Team.                Moss
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2639  Appropriation; State Treasurer; ADDL.  FY99.              Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2640  Appropriation; Board of Animal Health; ADDL. FY99.        Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2641  Appropriation; Archives and History, Shaifer House;       Hall
        Addl. FY99 & FY00.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2642  Appropriation; Dept. of Marine Resources; Addl. FY99.     Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2643  Appropriation; Judicial Performance, Addl. FY99.          Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2644  Appropriation; MEMA - Hurricane Georges; Addl. FY99.      Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2645  Appropriation; Tax Comm. - Homestead Exempt., ADDL.       Hall
        FY99.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2646  Appropriation; Board of IHL for MSU expenses from ice     Hall
        storm; Addl. FY99.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2647  Appropriation; Board of Prof. Engineers & Land            Hall
        Surveyors; Addl. FY99 & FY00.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2648  Appropriation; DOC Support & County Reimbursement;        Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2649  Burglar alarm system installers; require licensure.       White (29th)
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2650  Noncertificated school personnel; enhance employment      Harden
        benefits.                                              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2651  Health care facilities; authorize CON for hospital in     Bean
        Perry County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2652  Pearl River Basin Development District; authorize to      White (29th)
        adopt regulations for operation of the spillway.       
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2653  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
        feasibility of.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2654  Teacher certification; require instruction in all         Smith
        reading methods for K-4.                               
           Referred To Education
SB2655  Transfer payments for convicted felons; disqualify        Smith
        except for dependent children.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2656  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 1999; enact.       Smith
           Referred To Education
SB2657  Juvenile correctional facility; authorize contract.       Smith
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2658  Public Service Commission; may issue competing            White (29th)
        certificates to electricity providers.                 
           Referred To Public Utilities
SB2659  Animal control officers; require certification.           Smith
           Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2660  Tobacco litigation trust fund; establish in State         Smith
        Treasury and expend interest for reading sufficiency   
        program.                                               
           Referred To Finance
SB2661  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           Referred To Finance
SB2662  Auto insurance; require proof of liability insurance.     Smith
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2663  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Carlton
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2664  City of Jackson; may contract with Keep Jackson           Hall
        Beautiful, Inc.                                        
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2665  Tort Claims Act; no judgment for interest on appeal       Hall
        (Jxn).                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2666  Superintendent of schools; office maintained by school    Hall
        board rather than county in certain districts.         
           Referred To Education
SB2667  Radar; use by all law enforcement officers trained by     Smith
        Department of Public Safety.                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2668  Health facilities; delete restriction against Medicaid    Hall
        participation for Hinds CON.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2669  Landlord/tenant law; revise.                              Smith
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2670  GED; provide ETV program for pregnant teens.              Smith
           Referred To Education;Juvenile Justice
SB2671  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2672  Food stamp purchases; limit to five basic nutritional     Smith
        or hygiene items under federal waiver.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2673  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Smith
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           Referred To Education;Juvenile Justice
SB2674  Appropriation; SDE for additional teacher units in        Smith
        Grades 1-4.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2675  Income tax; provide credit for certain reforestation      Harvey
        expenses.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2676  Pre-need Sales of Cemetery Merchandise; codify            Little *
        regulation in Cemetery Law.                            
           Referred To Insurance
SB2677  Protection From High Risk and Coercive Abortion Act;      White (29th)
        enact.                                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2678  Prohibition against deductions from salary of school      Harden
        employees; repeal.                                     
           Referred To Education
SB2679  Nursing facilities; require preadmission screening and    Bean
        authorize additional beds.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2680  Approp; SDE for additional teacher assistants in school   Smith
        districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2681  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Frazier *
        members of certain organizations.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2682  Insurance premium finance companies; compute return of    Gordon
        unearned premiums by pro rata method.                  
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2683  State service status; employees of MIB are state          Harden
        service.                                               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Finance
SB2684  Adequate education program allotments; authorize more     Harden
        expenditures for instructional purposes.               
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2685  Environmental quality; CEQ appoint the executive          Dearing
        director.                                              
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2686  Extended office hours for certain state agencies;         Harden
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2687  Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission; shall not charge    Harden
        JSU for use of stadium.                                
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2688  William Winter Teacher/Administrator Scholar Loan         Harden
        Program; available to students preparing to be school  
        administrators.                                        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2689  Personal care homes; create program of Medicaid           Harden
        assistance payments for.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2690  School board elections; elect members in all school       Harden
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2691  School district employee teacher-scholar incentive        Harden
        grant program; create.                                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2692  Mentor teacher program; extend to school administrators   Harden
        and authorize retired teachers/administrators to       
        participate.                                           
           Referred To Education
SB2693  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           Referred To Education
SB2694  Appropriation; build stadium for JSU.                     Harden
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2695  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten services     Harden
        pilot program in public schools.                       
           Referred To Education
SB2696  Minimum program funds; addl allotment for reading         Smith
        instructors in school districts with high percentage of
        at-risk pupils.                                        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2697  Paternity; eliminate two-year limitation for filing       Ross
        voluntary acknowledgment.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2698  Personal Services Contract Review Board; exempt           Ross
        contracts of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District  
        from review.                                           
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2699  Sales tax; exempt certain sales of environmental          Nunnelee
        pollution control equipment.                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2700  Health care facilities; authorize CON for hospital in     Burton
        Scott County.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2701  Health facilities; delete restriction against Medicaid    Woodfield
        participation for Harrison CON.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2702  Appropriation; Public Safety - local youth only;          Gollott
        FY2000.                                                
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2703  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for a hospitality station in      Furniss
        Coahoma County.                                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2704  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
        trips.                                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2705  Tidelands; exempt military installations from use or      Gollott
        rental fees.                                           
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2706  Environmental Quality; prohibit DEQ rule based on Kyoto   Burton
        Protocol until ratified by U.S. Senate.                
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2707  Distinctive motor vehicle tag; revise qualifications      Ross
        for law enforcement officer tag.                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2708  Forest Resource Development Fund; divert a portion of     Harvey
        estate tax revenue to it.                              
           Referred To Forestry;Finance
SB2709  State aid roads; divert funding utilized for 4-lane       Lee
        casino roads programs to the State Aid Road Fund upon  
        completion of programs.                                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance
SB2710  MS Rural Risk Underwriting Association Law; include       Thames
        Class 8 property.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2711  Health care facilities; authorize CON for additional      Canon
        nursing beds in Lowndes County.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2712  Hunting; allow native son nonresident lifetime license    Posey
        to take doe.                                           
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2713  State employee donated leave; require approval by         Gordon
        appointing authority.                                  
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2714  Workers' Comp; no compensation to incarcerated person.    Kirby
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
SB2715  Historic Shaifer House; Grand Gulf Mil. Mon. Comm.        Hall
        transfer title to Dept. Archives & History.            
           Referred To Public Property
SB2716  Hunting; disabled person exempt from procuring hunting    Posey
        license not exempt from hunter education requirement.  
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2717  Hunting or fishing without license; impose                Posey
        administrative fee in addition to other penalties.     
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2718  Mississippi High School for Visual and Performing Arts;   Farris
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2719  16th Circuit Court District; create additional            Turner
        judgeship.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2720  Seat belt; primary violation.                             Turner
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2721  DUI; revise BAC.                                          Turner
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2722  Minimum education program; allot funds for employing      Smith
        high school arts education instructors.                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2723  Divorce; prohibit court change in child support in        Canon
        irreconcilable differences.                            
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2724  Child custody award; parent gender not a factor.          Canon
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2725  Concealed weapons; fee exemption for retired law          Canon
        enforcement.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2726  Architects; revise examination and registration           Frazier
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2727  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;          Stogner
        authorize transfer certain monies among several        
        categories.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2728  Insurance companies; prohibit discrimination against      Carlton
        domestic abuse victims.                                
           Referred To Insurance
SB2729  Health care facility certificate of need requirements;    White (29th)
        delete hospitals.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2730  Automotive crash parts; provide consumer protection.      White (29th)
           Referred To Insurance
SB2731  Income taxation; provide deduction in gross income for    White (29th)
        volunteer firefighters and volunteer law enforcement   
        officers.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SC 527  Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.      Harden
           Referred To Rules
SC 528  Const. 213-A; reconstitute membership and terms of        Harden
        State College Board.                                   
           Referred To Constitution
SC 529  Const; right of due process vests at fertilization.       White (29th)
           Referred To Constitution
SR   1  Tupelo High School Academic Decathlon Team; commend.      Nunnelee
           Referred To Rules
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2079  Flood control; additional cities to clear ditches and     Carter
        organize districts.                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2168  Excavations near underground utility facilities; remove   Minor
        repealer on laws regulating.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2637  Appropriation; Dept. of Rehab Services; Addl. FY99.       Hall
           Passed
SR   1  Tupelo High School Academic Decathlon Team; commend.      Nunnelee
           Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  57  ICF-MR patients; increase number of home leave days per   Manning
        year for.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB  92  Deputy circuit clerks; authorize certain counties to      Clark
        pay allowance.                                         
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;County Affairs
HB 519  Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund   Moody
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Finance
HC  26  Jennifer Reel; commend on being named to top ten in       Robertson
        Miss Teen USA Pageant.                                 
           Referred To Rules
HC  32  Commend life and service of Mr. James Franklin Brower     Reynolds
        as Election Commissioner.                              
           Referred To Rules
HC  33  Commend Erin A. Thead for outstanding accomplishments     Horne
        in the 71st Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling    
        Bee.                                                   
           Referred To Rules

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



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