Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/01/99



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House: Introductions

HB1536  Humphreys County; authorize contribution to Dixie Youth   Straughter
        Baseball.                                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1537  Marshall County; authorize to expend county funds as      Woods
        matching funds for Institute of Community Services,    
        Inc.                                                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1538  Income tax; provide a credit for premiums paid for        Barnett (92nd)
        long-term care insurance.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1539  Chickasaw County; extend repealer on authorizing levy     Bowles
        of certain additional court costs for crime stoppers   
        program.                                               
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1540  Sales tax; delete labor charges from meaning of "gross    Comans
        income" for purposes of.                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1541  Income tax; exclude premiums paid for health insurance    Howell
        from gross income.                                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1542  Ad valorem tax; exempt cold frames and greenhouses.       Maples
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1543  National Guard tags; issue free to active or retired      Gadd
        members with ten years of service.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  79  Suspend deadlines for introduction; special municipal     West
        separate school districts; authorize agreement to elect
        trustees.                                              
           Referred To Rules
HC  80  Commend Bill Sones for having served as President of      Barnett (92nd)
        the Independent Bankers Association of America.        
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 459  Office of State Aid Road Construction; authorize          Green (34th)
        reimbursement of certain administrative expenses.      
           DR - TSDP: AP To TR
HB 550  Office of Public Defender; reenact and extend repealer    Ford
        for one year.                                          
           DR - TSDP: JB To AP
HB 611  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           DR - TSDP: AP To JJ
HB 876  Family court; abolish and transfer duties to county       Fredericks
        court.                                                 
           DR - TSDP: AP To JJ
HB1051  College tuition program for students in financial need;   Vince
        increase annual income allowed.                        
           DR - TSDP: AP To UC
HB1221  Regional Initiative Program within the University         Foster
        Research Center; create.                               
           DR - TSDP: AP To UC
HB1238  Local Bridge Program; county to forfeit funds allocated   Foster
        to it if not expended within three years.              
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To TR
HB1467  Youth court; provide funds and support for referees and   Warren
        county courts.                                         
           DR - TSDP: AP To JJ
SB2211  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
        increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           DR - TSDPAA: AP To TR



House: Committee Reports

HB 101  Retirement advisory boards; expand by one; require one    Horne
        member of board be a retiree elected by retired firemen
        and policemen.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 459  Office of State Aid Road Construction; authorize          Green (34th)
        reimbursement of certain administrative expenses.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 511  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;          Holland
        authorize transfer certain monies among several        
        categories.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 611  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 758  Law Enforcement Officer's Contingency Fund; create to     Capps
        pay death benefits to survivors of officers killed.    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 779  Public purchasing laws; revise certain provisions of.     Perry
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 784  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 785  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 800  Increase number of passenger vehicles authorized for      Foster
        several agencies.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 862  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; transfer funds in fiscal   Capps
        year 1999 appropriation among categories.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 863  Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board;          Capps
        transfer funds in fiscal year 1999 appropriation among 
        categories.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 864  Agricultural Aviation Board; transfer funds in FY99       Capps
        appropriations among categories.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 876  Family court; abolish and transfer duties to county       Fredericks
        court.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 962  Marine Resources Department; transfer funds in FY 99      Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 963  Mental Health Department; transfer funds in FY 99         Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1051  College tuition program for students in financial need;   Vince
        increase annual income allowed.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1070  Levees; revise fines for violations damaging levee        Cameron
        property.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1077  Corrections Department; transfer funds in FY99            Capps
        appropriation to allow payment of county expenses.     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1130  Mississippi Code; provide Department of Rehabilitation    Moody
        Services with four sets of.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1221  Regional Initiative Program within the University         Foster
        Research Center; create.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1238  Local Bridge Program; county to forfeit funds allocated   Foster
        to it if not expended within three years.              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1467  Youth court; provide funds and support for referees and   Warren
        county courts.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2211  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
        increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2381  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Bryan
        annual benefit.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 220  State Personnel Board; copies of proposed rules to        Endt
        committee chairmen, Lieutenant Governor and Governor.  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 247  School districts; not required to enroll persons unable   Manning
        to graduate by age twenty-one.                         
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 377  Civil service commission; require certain                 Broomfield
        municipalities to adopt.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 906  Municipalities; authorize certain to acquire or lease     McBride
        property from federal government and incorporate into  
        boundaries.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1136  State employment; prohibit certain males from obtaining   Rogers
        if not registered with the Selective Service System.   
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2170  Chancery or circuit clerk; salary limitation applies to   Moffatt
        the office of the clerk.                               
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2186  Salaries of teachers and assistant teachers; increase.    Ferris
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2209  Brandon; impose court costs for police body armor.        Kirby
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2281  Environmental protection; remove repealer on fee and      Dearing
        groundwater protection fund requirements.              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2282  Water resources; remove repealer on definition of         Dearing
        established minimum flow.                              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2367  City of Pontotoc; may acquire Primrose Water              Browning
        Association.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2382  Mining; revise Mississippi Surface Mining and             Dearing
        Reclamation Law.                                       
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Conservation and Water Resources
SB2451  Coahoma County; authorize interfund loans from the        Furniss
        hospital reserve fund.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2463  Harrison County; contribute to Feed My Sheep, Inc.        Gollott
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2465  Harrison County; contribute to the South Mississippi      Gollott
        Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.                
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2466  Harrison County; contribute to the Mississippi Gulf       Gollott
        Coast Multiple Sclerosis Society.                      
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2467  Harrison County; contribute to the Gulf Coast Community   Gollott
        Action Agency.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2468  Harrison County; contribute to the George E. Ohr Arts &   Gollott
        Cultural Center in Biloxi.                             
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2477  Authorize CIty of Pascagoula to clean up certain          Moffatt
        property and assess costs to property owner.           
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2567  Water resources; extend repealer on Mississippi Water     Dearing
        Resources Advisory Council.                            
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2646  Appropriation; Board of IHL for MSU expenses from ice     Hall
        storm; Addl. FY99.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2664  City of Jackson; may contract with Keep Jackson           Hall
        Beautiful, Inc.                                        
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB2735  Richland; remove repealer on restaurant tax.              Smith
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3053  Appropriation; Admin. Off. of Courts - Pub. Defender      Hall
        Comm.; Addl. FY99.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3054  Appropriation; Governor's Office - CENSUS 2000; Addl.     Hall
        FY99 & FY00.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3055  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgements; Addl.       Hall
        FY99.                                                  
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3056  Appropriation; Dept. of Human Services; ADDL. FY99.       Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3062  Appropriation; Archives & History, Oral Histories;        Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3063  Appropriation; Bd. of Dental Examiners; Addl. FY99.       Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3064  Appropriation; MS Real Estate Comm.; Addl. FY99.          Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3066  Appropriation; Arts Comm., National Symphony Orchestra;   Hall
        Addl. FY99 & FY00.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Introductions

SC 541  MSU Bulldog baseball team; commend.                       Hamilton
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2493  Constables; prescribe annual reports to be filed with     Jackson
        State Auditor.                                         
           DR - TSDP: FS To JU
SB2614  Juvenile Detention Fund; revise.                          Hall
           DR - TSDPCS: JJ To AP
SB2796  Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and          Burton
        Education Consolidation Act of 1999; enact.            
           DR - TSDPCS: EC To AP
SB2837  Sheriffs; authorize board of supervisors to pay salary    Little
        supplement to certain sheriffs.                        
           DR - TSDP: FS To CA
SB2889  Economic Development Highway Act; include hospitals in    Ferris
        the eligible projects.                                 
           DR - TSDP: EC To FI
SB2942  County prosecuting attorney; increase salary in certain   Minor
        counties.                                              
           DR - TSDPCS: FS To CA
SB2961  Local Governments Livable Communities Investment          Bryan
        Program; establish.                                    
           DR - TSDPCS: EC To AP
SB2971  Special Task Force for Economic Development Planning;     Horhn
        require heads of state institutions of higher learning 
        to assist.                                             
           DR - TSDP: EC To UC
SB2988  County court; allow certain counties option to create,    Turner
        enact state funding support of youth court (Council    
        compromise).                                           
           DR - TSDPCS: JJ To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HC  15  Commend life and service of Mr. Dalton Lake Hyde as       Reynolds
        Election Commissioner.                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  17  Commend Moss Point Monarchs Baseball Team.                Broomfield
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  44  Commend Charlie Worsham.                                  Holden
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  65  Commend Calvin Thigpen on being named a Rhodes Scholar.   Ford
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  66  Commend Kosciusko High School Band.                       Stevens
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  67  Commend Coach Farriss Jenkins on his outstanding          Stevens
        career.                                                
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  68  Commend Laura M. Curry, the 1998 Carroll County           Stevens
        Business Woman of the Year.                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  69  Commend Deborah Newman on being named 1999 Mississippi    Scott (17th)
        Teacher of the Year.                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  70  Commend the life of Edward Elliott.                       Perkins
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Commend Smithville High School Football Team.             Markham
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  72  Commend Winston Academy Patriots Football Team.           Moody
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  73  Commend Meridian All-Stars for winning the 1998 Babe      Grist
        Ruth 13-Year-Old World Series.                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  74  Commend Dr. Kent Wyatt upon his retirement as President   Capps
        of Delta State University.                             
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  75  Commend Mr. Leland Speakes, Jr., President of the         Capps
        Foundation for North American Wild Sheep.              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  76  Commend James Rasberry on being named 1998 Builder        Stevens
        Member of the Year.                                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  77  Commend James Weeks on being selected 1998 State          Stevens
        Veterans Affairs Board Employee of the Year.           
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  78  Commend Dr. Barbara West Carpenter on being the guest     Watson
        speaker at the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Founder's Day    
        Banquet.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2153  Public lands; create the Metro Recreational Highway       Smith
        Authority to study use of land between the Pearl River 
        levee system.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2176  Public bid requirements and exceptions; clarify.          Burton
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2326  Public property; DFA to convey certain property to        Ross
        Belhaven College.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2328  MS Bd of Animal Health and Veterinary Diagnostic Bd;      Ross
        extend repealer.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2388  Agricultural cooperatives; reduce minimum number of       Hamilton
        members.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2407  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act;          Thames
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2408  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Thames
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2409  Cotton brokers; require licensing by the Commissioner     Thames
        of Agriculture.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2410  Grain dealers law; revise bonding requirements and        Thames
        require fee for license.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2411  MS Egg Marketing Board; revise membership.                Thames
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2412  State Board of Agricultural Aviation; extend repealer.    Thames
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2413  Timber; require certain information for identification    Thames
        purposes and increase penalties for theft.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2492  Repair and renovation funds; create for IHL, community    Jackson
        colleges and state agencies.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2493  Constables; prescribe annual reports to be filed with     Jackson
        State Auditor.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2505  Weighing devices; transfer regulatory authority to        Thames
        Dept. of Ag for certain weighing devices.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2535  MS Rice Promotion Board assessment; extend repealer.      Carlton
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2548  MS Bird Dealers Licensing Act; change administration      Thames
        of.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2569  Certified Animal Euthanasia Technicians; authorize MS     Hamilton
        Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2571  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Thames
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2573  Mississippi Agriculture Development Committee; revise     Thames
        membership.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2698  Personal Services Contract Review Board; exempt           Ross
        contracts of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District  
        from review.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2830  Medical Licensure Board; authorize to use unmarked        Johnson (19th)
        vehicles for investigative use.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2893  Rescue Center child residential treatment program;        Ferris
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2902  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Hamilton
        products.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2936  Historic Shaifer House; Grand Gulf. Mil. Mon. Comm.       Posey
        transfer title to Dept. Archives & History.            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 516  Const. 99 & 106; revise appointment of State Librarian.   Turner
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 520  Const 177A; add municipal court judge to Commission on    Mettetal
        Judicial Performance.                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 523  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 525  Const. 213-A; Revise and re-establish membership          Walls
        districts of State College Board.                      
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 539  Mary Keen; commend upon retirement as the State Bond      Gordon
        Advisory Director.                                     
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 541  MSU Bulldog baseball team; commend.                       Hamilton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1514  Claiborne County; authorize to contribute funds to the    Middleton
        Claiborne County Family Health Center.                 
           Passed
SB3084  Appropriation; Athletic Commission; Additional, FY99.     Hall
           Passed
SB3085  Appropriation;  MS Coast Coliseum Commission; ADDL.       Hall
        FY99.                                                  
           Passed
SB3086  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Hall
        ADDL.FY99.                                             
           Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB   4  Risk retention and risk purchasing groups; require        Stevens
        Commissioner of Insurance to collect certain fees from.
           Referred To Insurance
HB   5  Nonresident insurance agents; allow to countersign        Stevens
        certain policies and retain certain commissions.       
           Referred To Insurance
HB  44  Domestic insurance companies; require notification to     Stevens
        commissioner when changing officers or directors.      
           Referred To Insurance
HB  45  Domestic insurer management contracts; revise             Stevens
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Insurance
HB  46  Domestic insurance companies; prohibit from making        Stevens
        certain loans to any stockholder, officer or director  
        of the company.                                        
           Referred To Insurance
HB  47  Nonresident insurance agents; remove requirement of       Stevens
        utilizing services of a resident agent.                
           Referred To Insurance
HB  48  Home warranty associations; revise method of computing    Stevens
        net assets for licensing purposes.                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB  49  Home warranty associations; clarify method of financial   Stevens
        examinations by Commissioner of Insurance.             
           Referred To Insurance
HB  50  Domestic insurance company nonresident officers and       Stevens
        employees; repeal salary limitations.                  
           Referred To Insurance
HB 121  Surplus school property; authorize districts to sell at   Miles
        auction without first receiving competitive bids.      
           Referred To Education
HB 129  Home Economics; delete repealer on statutes requiring     Scott (17th)
        high schools to teach.                                 
           Referred To Education
HB 156  Life, health and accident nonresident agents; revise      Stevens
        written examination waivers.                           
           Referred To Insurance
HB 221  Property and Casualty Insurance; require buy-back         Guice
        provision for deductibles.                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 750  Nonlicensed school employees; authorize superintendent    Manning
        to assign without school board approval.               
           Referred To Education
HB 751  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; establish      Manning
        under School Executive Management Institute.           
           Referred To Education
HB 918  Crimes; revise indecent exposure.                         Moore
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 992  Board of Contractors Fund; money from civil penalties     Guice
        to be paid into.                                       
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Appropriations
HB1021  Sexual offenses; revise time limitation application.      Grist
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1084  Domestic violence; revise arrest procedure.               Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1086  Domestic violence; full faith and credit for foreign      Fredericks
        orders and revise offense.                             
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1253  National educational certification programs; require      Manning
        State Department of Education to study.                
           Referred To Education
HB1267  Crimes against elderly; enhance penalties.                Reynolds
           Referred To Judiciary



Senate: Signed By The President

SC 512  Jerry Clower; commend the life and accomplishments of.    Hall
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 519  Allison Kellogg; commend as 1999 Mississippi Junior       Johnson (19th)
        Miss.                                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 522  Milken Family Foundation Education Awards; commend Ms.    Harvey
        Helen Milloy of Collins.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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