Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/09/99



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House: Introductions

HB1561  Northwest Mississippi Community College District;         Gadd
        authorize to donate real property to school district.  
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1562  Lamar County; authorize to donate to Boys and Girls       Frierson
        Club.                                                  
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1563  City of Hattiesburg; authorize annual contribution to     Davis
        the Center for Gifted Studies.                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1564  City of Hattiesburg; authorize annual contribution to     Davis
        the Gulf Pines Girl Scout Council.                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1565  City of Hattiesburg; annual contribution to Interaction   Davis
        Factory.                                               
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1566  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Barnett (92nd)
        of the Mississippi School of Fine Arts.                
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  88  Celebrating the music of William Grant Still.             Clark
           Referred To Rules
HC  89  Suspend deadlines for introduction; driver's license;     Jennings
        foreign exchange student exempt from social security   
        number.                                                
           Referred To Rules
HC  90  Commend life and works of Charles William Dean.           Capps
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1560  City of Meridian; authorize to grant increase in          Horne
        monthly benefits for certain retired police, firemen   
        and employees.                                         
           DR - TSDP: LP To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB 757  Appropriation; Archives and History for contribution to   Capps
        the National World War II Memorial Campaign.           
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 819  Appropriations; Archives and History for contribution     Martinson
        to Women in Military Service Memorial Foundation for   
        national memorial.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2637  Appropriation; Dept. of Rehab Services; Addl. FY99.       Hall
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2639  Appropriation; State Treasurer; ADDL.  FY99.              Hall
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2642  Appropriation; Dept. of Marine Resources; Addl. FY99.     Hall
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB  20  Bail; prohibit pending appeal of certain felony           Formby
        convictions.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 167  Four-lane highway program; add segment of highway in      Endt
        Jackson County.                                        
           Passed
HB 332  Landscape Architectural Practice; reenact and remove      Stevens
        repealer.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 333  Rural Fire Truck Program; authorize fourth round of       Stevens
        fire trucks.                                           
           Passed
HB 336  State Veterans Affairs Board; revise certain              Rogers
        appointments by.                                       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 355  Youth Challenge Program; authorize National Guard to      Weathersby
        award adult high school diploma to certain graduates.  
           Passed
HB 359  Bail agents; revise licensing and continuing education    Rogers
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 364  Franchisees; prohibit franchisor from forcing             Miles
        acceptance of products not ordered or desired.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 452  Bail bonds; order may be set aside if clerk does not      Rogers
        provide required notice.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 459  Office of State Aid Road Construction; authorize          Green (34th)
        reimbursement of certain administrative expenses.      
           Passed
HB 472  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Perry
        annual benefit.                                        
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 559  Hunting and fishing guide services; extend authority of   Ford
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to regulate.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 561  Surface water; extend repealer date on provision that     Ford
        defines established minimum flow.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 609  School nurse intervention program; extend repealer        Ford
        allowing state matching funds for school districts.    
           Passed
HB 611  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Passed
HB 655  Appointment of counsel for indigents; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 695  Nationally certified teachers; authorize local school     Frierson
        districts and private entities to pay certification    
        costs and be reimbursed.                               
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 732  Controlled substances seizures; clarify authority of      Compretta *
        Transportation Department enforcement officers (MDOT). 
           Passed
HB 733  Railroad grade crossings; private entity to pay cost of   Compretta *
        installation under certain circumstances (MDOT).       
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 734  Transportation Commission; delete certain expenditure     Compretta *
        restrictions (MDOT).                                   
           Passed
HB 736  Traffic offenses; revise the fine for speeding in a       Compretta *
        highway work zone (MDOT).                              
           Passed
HB 779  Public purchasing laws; revise certain provisions of.     Perry
           Reconsidered
           Amendment Failed
           Passed As Amended
HB 821  Check Cashers Law; make various amendments and extend     Guice
        repealer.                                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 822  County jails; establish and mandate training standards    Green (34th)
        for county jail officers.                              
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 829  Corporations; business judgment rule and liability of     Holden
        directors (BLAG).                                      
           Passed
HB 849  Certificate of Need Law; exempt certain expenditures      Moody
        and projects from.                                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 853  Dental services; increase Medicaid reimbursement rates    Moody
        for.                                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 861  Professions; revise laws regulating engineers and land    Perry
        surveyors.                                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 876  Family court; abolish and transfer duties to county       Fredericks
        court.                                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 880  Litter law; revise penalties.                             Compretta
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 904  Antlerless deer; person possessing nonresident lifetime   Livingston
        sportsman license may kill on any land where resident  
        may kill.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 947  Slow-moving vehicles; authorize use of reflectorized      Foster
        strips to identify.                                    
           Passed
HB 990  Telecommunications; prohibit accessing of messages by     Robinson (84th)
        persons other than intended recipient.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 993  Public property; require certain capital improvements     Guice
        projects to be funded in three phases.                 
           Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost
HB1012  Motor vehicle titles; allow all designated agents to      Williams
        electronically transmit title information (STC).       
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1018  Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having       Grist
        high drug expenses eligible for.                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1035  Drainage districts; authorize to create drainage          Wallace
        districts.                                             
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1051  College tuition program for students in financial need;   Vince
        increase annual income allowed.                        
           Passed
HB1070  Levees; revise fines for violations damaging levee        Cameron
        property.                                              
           Passed
HB1073  Bail bonds; defendant to post fee on bonds when bond is   Robinson (63rd)
        posted.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1100  Bridge in Lamar County; Highway 61 in Adams County;       Davis
        designate as memorials.                                
           Passed
HB1102  Personal and sick leave; prohibit certain temporary       Davis
        university employees from accumulating.                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1110  Medicaid; reimbursement for services provided to          Moody
        persons with spinal cord and head injuries.            
           Passed
HB1137  Rape; revise medical exam provisions.                     Blackmon
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1139  Public utilities; prohibit courts from collaterally       Ellis *
        attacking lawfully established rates and service       
        provisions.                                            
           Point of Order-Not Well Taken
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1145  Bad checks; revise application for motor vehicle          Davis
        transactions.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1151  Life and health guaranty association laws; revise.        Stevens
           Passed
HB1162  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Laws; revise.     Stevens
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1165  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program; establish    Holland
        in Department of Agriculture.                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1188  Pearl River Basin Development District; authorize         Ellington
        county to withdraw from.                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1196  State highway system; Transportation Department           Horne
        construct certain four-lane highways and exits.        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1208  Handicap license tag; extend time period disability       King
        must exist to qualify for.                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1221  Regional Initiative Program within the University         Foster
        Research Center; create.                               
           Passed
HB1227  Sport-shooting ranges; grant civil immunity for noise     Woods
        pollution.                                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1229  Insurance agent, agency or affiliate; authorize to pay    Guice
        referral fees to certain unlicensed employees.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1230  Insurance agency license; repeal provisions which         Guice
        prohibit certain lending institutions from obtaining.  
           Passed
HB1232  State highway system; delete segments of Mississippi      Taylor
        510 and Mississippi 435 from.                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1233  Boards of supervisors; may bury livestock which have      Stringer
        died as a result of an emergency situation.            
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1235  Bail bonds; agent responsible for returning certain       Fredericks
        defendants.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1238  Local Bridge Program; county to forfeit funds allocated   Foster
        to it if not expended within three years.              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1240  Marine resources; authorize maintenance of artificial     Ellington
        fishing reefs and create special account therefor      
        (DMR).                                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1315  High voltage power lines; revise provisions concerning    Simpson
        safety precautions.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1319  Public property; authorize DFA to purchase or             Brown
        lease-purchase property to centrally locate state      
        agencies.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1320  Livestock facilities built with grant money; certain      Ellzey
        clubs may use free of charge for limited times per     
        year.                                                  
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1332  Medicaid; create Medical Advisory Committee to, and       Moody
        revise reimbursement for physician's services.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1339  Vehicle size; increase width restrictions for vehicles    Moody
        hauling unprocessed forest products.                   
           Passed
HB1362  Bad checks; revise service charge.                        Gadd
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1422  Streams; provide for voluntary scenic streams             Livingston
        stewardship program.                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1424  Board of Mental Health; authorize negotiation for         Shows
        exchange, lease or sale of Ellisville State School     
        property.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1467  Youth court; provide funds and support for referees and   Warren
        county courts.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended



House: Referred Other House

SB2001  Statutory rape; reinstate penalty.                        Nunnelee
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2103  Procedures for determination of rights of an alleged      Bean
        father in adoption proceedings; revise repealers on.   
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2256  Youth Camp Advisory Council; reconstitute membership.     Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2257  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Bean
        amendments thereto.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2310  Foster care placement program; clarify responsibilities   Bean
        of Department of Human Services.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2424  Animals; revise seizure of maltreated, neglected or       Farris
        abandoned animals.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2436  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for 1 year.                            
           Referred To Game and Fish;Conservation and Water Resources
SB2500  Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program;        Bean
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2528  DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; grant subpoena power to.    Bean
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
SB2564  Hunting; revise scope of special youth hunts outside of   Posey
        open season.                                           
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2682  Insurance premium finance companies; compute return of    Gordon
        unearned premiums by pro rata method.                  
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2741  Motor vehicle titles; allow all designated agents to      Bryan
        electronically transmit title information (STC).       
           Referred To Transportation
SB2862  Health care decisions; revise surrogacy for certain       Turner
        patients and reinstate n.c.m. judicial review (41-41-9)
        (DMH).                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2901  Sexual assault; clarify responsibility for payment for    Frazier
        medical exam/rape kit (MCSA).                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2928  Small Loan Regulatory Law; licensees may charge           Nunnelee *
        borrowers non-credit life insurance premiums.          
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2933  Wildlife; enhance penalties for sale of.                  Posey
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2945  Medicaid program; increase physicians fees and create     Gordon
        advisory committee.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2975  State depositories; revise formula for allocating state   Woodfield
        funds among.                                           
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB3004  Power of attorney; clarify effect of.                     Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB3017  Dental services; increase Medicaid reimbursement rates    Bean
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1012  Motor vehicle titles; allow all designated agents to      Williams
        electronically transmit title information (STC).       
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  81  Commend Michael B. Vinson on being named the 1999         Scott (17th)
        National Superintendent of the Year.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3111  Appropriation; DFA, pay state's portion of retirement;    Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3112  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.; Addl. FY99 & FY00.   Hall
           Referred To Appropriations
SC 551  City of Ridgeland; commend on Centennial Celebration.     Hall
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 448  Harrison County; authorize Harrison County to             Fredericks
        contribute funds to the Gulf Coast Community Action    
        Agency.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 449  Harrison County; authorize Harrison County to             Fredericks
        contribute funds to the South Mississippi Aids Task    
        Force.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1479  George County; authorize to contribute funds to county    Maples
        fire departments to assist in purchase of fire trucks. 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3104  Hattiesburg; convey certain real property to Forrest      Farris
        County.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 542  Christopher Moore; commend for excellent essay            White (29th)
        regarding wildlife.                                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 543  Miss Hospitality; commend Jeanna Runnels.                 Farris
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 548  Billy Shaw; commend upon induction into the Pro           Ferris
        Football Hall of Fame.                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 549  Principal Will Revies; commend.                           Frazier
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 550  Margaret Walker Alexander; commend life and mourn         Frazier
        passing.                                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  City of Ridgeland; commend on Centennial Celebration.     Hall
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2026  Housing authorities; uniform per diem compensation for    Burton
        commissioners.                                         
           Passed
SB2039  Auto insurance; require compulsory liability insurance.   Hall
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2143  Medicaid assistance program; revise eligibility and       Bean
        services reimbursement.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2147  Traffic offenses; revise the fine for speeding in a       Little *
        highway work zone (MDOT).                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2153  Public lands; create the Metro Recreational Highway       Smith
        Authority to study use of land between the Pearl River 
        levee system.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2190  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; establish      Ferris
        under School Executive Management Institute.           
           Passed
SB2195  Veterans' Home Purchase Board; revise maximum amount to   Furniss
        use for acquisition of homes.                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2226  Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program;          Rayborn
        provide for appropriation.                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2289  Youth Court Act; technical corrections.                   Bean
           Transmitted To House
SB2290  Victims' rights; clarify in delinquency cases.            Bean
           Transmitted To House
SB2324  University & college tuition; members of National Guard   Ross
        considered in-state residents.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2326  Public property; DFA to convey certain property to        Ross
        Belhaven College.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2328  MS Bd of Animal Health and Veterinary Diagnostic Bd;      Ross
        extend repealer.                                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2332  Biddle guard; required for transporting DOC prisoners.    Smith
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2381  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Bryan
        annual benefit.                                        
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2388  Agricultural cooperatives; reduce minimum number of       Hamilton
        members.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2395  Corrections; remove repealer on the Prison Overcrowding   Huggins
        Emergency Powers Act.                                  
           Passed
SB2396  Corrections; remove repealer on the house arrest          Huggins
        program.                                               
           Passed
SB2407  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act;          Thames
        establish.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2411  MS Egg Marketing Board; revise membership.                Thames
           Transmitted To House
SB2413  Timber; require certain information for identification    Thames
        purposes and increase penalties for theft.             
           Transmitted To House
SB2457  Domestic violence; revise arrest procedure (MCADV).       Carlton
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2460  Domestic violence; full faith and credit for foreign      Carlton
        orders (MCADV).                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2474  Controlled substance seizures; clarify authority of       Little *
        MDOT enforcement officers.                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2479  Salary of certain appointed and elected officials;        Gordon
        revise.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2484  Corrections; remove repealer on agricultural leases of    Huggins
        prison lands.                                          
           Passed
SB2492  Repair and renovation funds; create for IHL, community    Jackson
        colleges and state agencies.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2493  Constables; prescribe annual reports to be filed with     Jackson
        State Auditor.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2506  Education of exceptional children in compliance with      Thames
        federal law; require, establish complaint procedures,  
        etc.                                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2537  Health care facility Certificate of Need Review; exempt   Bean
        certain expenditures and projects from.                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2538  Public Purchasing Laws; revise definition of the term     Huggins
        "commodities".                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2541  Deputy circuit clerks; authorize surety bonds to be       Gordon
        given by.                                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2563  Deeds of trust; not automatically extinquished upon       Posey
        payment of money secured.                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2571  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Thames
        information collected by not available for public      
        inspection.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2573  Mississippi Agriculture Development Committee; revise     Thames
        membership.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2579  Poll worker training sessions; require them to be open    Harden *
        to the general public.                                 
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2589  State Medical Examiner; Commissioner of Public Safety     Posey
        may appoint office administrator in absence of.        
           Transmitted To House
SB2603  Circuit clerks; increase certain fees charged.            Gordon
           Passed
SB2612  Board of supervisors; eliminate alternating board         Horhn
        meetings in counties with two court districts (Hinds). 
           Transmitted To House
SB2618  Task Force on the Development and Implementation of       Ferris
        Comprehensive Early Childhood Services in Mississippi; 
        create.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2620  Elections; revise compensation of election                Harden *
        commissioners.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2623  Precursors; prohibit possession under certain             Huggins
        circumstances.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2698  Personal Services Contract Review Board; exempt           Ross
        contracts of Pearl River Valley Water Supply District  
        from review.                                           
           Passed
SB2706  Environmental Quality; prohibit DEQ rule based on Kyoto   Burton
        Protocol until ratified by U.S. Senate.                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2712  Hunting; allow native son nonresident lifetime license    Posey
        to take doe.                                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2713  State employee donated leave; require approval by         Gordon
        appointing authority.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2756  Marine Resources; clarify duties of commission,           Hewes
        department and executive director.                     
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2768  Regional cultural heritage tourism program; study         Harden
        establishment of.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2799  Chiropractic insurance claim review requirements;         Canon
        establish.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2804  Marine resources; transfer DWFP marine law enforcement    Hewes
        to DMR.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2821  Marine resources; clarify duties of CMR and DMR on        Hewes
        marine aquaculture.                                    
           Passed
SB2825  Hunting license; revise requirement for proof of          Posey
        residency to obtain resident license.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2830  Medical Licensure Board; authorize to use unmarked        Johnson (19th)
        vehicles for investigative use.                        
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2835  Public trust tidelands; limit lease payments by           Moffatt
        nonprofit lessees.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2840  Bail agent; responsible for return of defendant to        Turner
        jurisdiction (MSA).                                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2841  Structured settlements; enact protections.                Turner
           Transmitted To House
SB2842  Youth court; revise witness fees.                         Turner
           Passed
SB2855  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with universities for beautification.                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2860  Statewide Management of Scientific Information Council;   Dearing
        create.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2885  Water heaters; decrease temperature requirements for      Burton
        certain hot water supply storage tanks and heaters.    
           Transmitted To House
SB2886  Motor vehicle retail installment contracts; require       Woodfield
        disclosure of negative equity.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2887  Wild animals; wildlife commission to regulate person      Stogner *
        keeping in captivity.                                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2891  Environmental water quality; designate the Permit Board   Hall
        as agency to administer federal clean water program.   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2893  Rescue Center child residential treatment program;        Ferris
        establish.                                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2897  Reduction of out-of-wedlock birth rates; create county    Tollison *
        incentive fund.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2904  Streams; provide for voluntary scenic streams             Posey
        stewardship program.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2905  Foresters Registration Law; extend repealer.              Nunnelee
           Transmitted To House
SB2915  Controlled substances; revise penalties (tech. corr.).    Walls
           Passed
SB2929  Disability; Social Security Administrations' finding of   Frazier
        disability will create rebuttable presumption of.      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2936  Historic Shaifer House; Grand Gulf. Mil. Mon. Comm.       Posey
        transfer title to Dept. Archives & History.            
           Transmitted To House
SB2947  Real estate brokers; increase license fees and            Woodfield
        continuing ed. requirements.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2958  Waste tires; delay ban on landfilling of.                 Dearing
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2971  Special Task Force for Economic Development Planning;     Horhn
        require heads of state institutions of higher learning 
        to assist.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2973  Litter prevention; authorize Keep MS Beautiful to         Hall
        implement annual awards.                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2974  Wiretapping; clarify prohibition (MBN).                   Turner
           Transmitted To House
SB2982  Wastewater; allow wastewater districts to provide         Cuevas
        residential sewage holding tanks.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2983  Air permit fees; revise method to calculate.              Dearing
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2994  Department of Marine Resources; authorize to employ       Hewes
        legal counsel.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3016  Chiropractic record keeping procedures; prescribe under   Canon
        licensure law.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB3029  Marine Resources; create shoreline and beach              Moffatt
        preservation district.                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3032  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Moffatt
        maintenance program.                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3035  Wastewater; allow loan from pollution control emergency   Cuevas
        fund and revolving fund for certain preliminary costs. 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3050  Corrections; authorize work training in trades with       Huggins
        shortage of workers.                                   
           Passed
SC 516  Const. 99 & 106; revise appointment of State Librarian.   Turner
           Transmitted To House
SC 520  Const 177A; add municipal court judge to Commission on    Mettetal
        Judicial Performance.                                  
           Transmitted To House
SC 523  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SC 542  Christopher Moore; commend for excellent essay            White (29th)
        regarding wildlife.                                    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 543  Miss Hospitality; commend Jeanna Runnels.                 Farris
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 548  Billy Shaw; commend upon induction into the Pro           Ferris
        Football Hall of Fame.                                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 549  Principal Will Revies; commend.                           Frazier
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 550  Margaret Walker Alexander; commend life and mourn         Frazier
        passing.                                               
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 551  City of Ridgeland; commend on Centennial Celebration.     Hall
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  95  Municipalities; authorize to refund utility deposits      Miles
        immediately to municipal utility customers.            
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 100  Lice; three occasions of student having need not be       Manning
        consecutive before Health Department may assist.       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 101  Retirement advisory boards; expand by one; require one    Horne
        member of board be a retiree elected by retired firemen
        and policemen.                                         
           Referred To Finance
HB 130  Institutions of Higher Learning; board may sell certain   Capps
        land of Delta State University.                        
           Referred To Public Property
HB 145  Funerals; out-of-state directors may conduct if their     Flaggs *
        state grants reciprocity.                              
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 149  Restitution programs; delete provision which only         Moak
        allows Mississippi residents to be placed in.          
           Referred To Corrections
HB 238  Distinctive license tag decal; authorize issuance to      Janus
        commemorate tricentennial at Biloxi.                   
           Referred To Finance
HB 273  Municipalities; authorize to establish a reserve fund.    Jennings
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 358  College tuition; classify members of Mississippi          Rogers
        National Guard as residents for in-state tuition.      
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 431  County units; supervisor civilly liable for               Hamilton
        noncompliance.                                         
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 511  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;          Holland
        authorize transfer certain monies among several        
        categories.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 538  Hospitals; extend repealer on authority to establish      Ford
        group purchase programs.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 539  Dyslexia testing pilot programs; extend repealer.         Ford
           Referred To Education
HB 542  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer.                 Ford
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 553  Prison lands; extend repealer on leasing to private       Ford
        entities.                                              
           Referred To Corrections
HB 554  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer on.                                           
           Referred To Corrections
HB 556  Intensive supervision program; reenact and extend         Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Referred To Corrections
HB 557  Special Needs Prison Program of 1994; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Referred To Corrections
HB 558  Community Service Revolving Fund; reenact and extend      Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Referred To Corrections
HB 560  Environmental protection fee; delete repealer on law      Ford
        that levies fee on motor fuels.                        
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB 616  Quitman County, school district; extend repealer on       Ford
        authority to transfer Old Falcon School property to    
        board of supervisors.                                  
           Referred To Public Property;Education
HB 617  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on reforestation     Ford
        cost-share program and remove certain programs.        
           Referred To Agriculture;Finance
HB 618  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers    Ford
        and Land Surveyors; extend repealer on.                
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 660  Board of Animal Health, Veterinary Diagnostic Board and   Ford
        State Veterinarian; reenact and extend repealer.       
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 687  Railroad authority; revise make-up of board.              Chaney
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 694  Beginning teacher support program; authorize school       Frierson
        districts to compensate mentor teachers participating  
        in.                                                    
           Referred To Education
HB 699  Civil service laws; confirmation by appointing power of   Chaney
        suspension of employee shall be within 10 working days.
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 700  Convention centers; expand municipalities that may        Chaney
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Municipalities;Finance
HB 725  Fire protection sprinkler contractors; require            Stevens
        registration of.                                       
           Referred To Insurance
HB 758  Law Enforcement Officer's Contingency Fund; create to     Capps
        pay death benefits to survivors of officers killed.    
           Referred To Finance
HB 778  Tort Claims Act; clarify notice of claim requirements.    Perry
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 784  Highway Patrol Retirement System; increase amount of      Perry
        benefits for retired members.                          
           Referred To Finance
HB 785  Public Employees' Retirement System and Highway Patrol    Perry
        Retirement System laws; amend various provisions of.   
           Referred To Finance
HB 793  Milk; transfer regulatory responsibility from the         Holland
        Department of Agriculture to the Board of Health.      
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 794  Drainage districts; revise time in landowner's favor      Simpson *
        before property taken for improvements.                
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB 800  Increase number of passenger vehicles authorized for      Foster
        several agencies.                                      
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB 814  Corporation franchise tax; clarify method used by         Williams
        certain holding corporations to determine portion of   
        capital excluded from.                                 
           Referred To Finance
HB 817  Alcoholic beverages; delete requirement that applicant    Williams
        for alcoholic beverage permit  read and write the      
        English language (STC).                                
           Referred To Finance
HB 820  Money management skills; include in certain secondary     King
        level courses.                                         
           Referred To Education
HB 825  Public utility districts; authorize free service to       Compretta
        county agencies and volunteer fire departments.        
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 827  Physicians; Medical Licensure Board may assess costs      Holden
        against in disciplinary actions.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 830  Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and      Holden
        use portion to aid impaired licenses.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
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 915  Armed Forces Absentee Voting Law; revise.                 Denny
           Referred To Elections
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 984  Pat Harrison Waterway District; delete prohibition on     Endt
        expending monies required from member counties.        
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB 989  Mississippi Department of Information Technology          Brown
        Services; technical amendments to certain laws         
        establishing.                                          
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB1049  Bureau of Narcotics; revise age qualifications.           Myers
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1053  Taxation; Board of Levee Commissioners for the            Cameron
        Yazoo-Mississippi Delta shall prepare privilege        
        licenses.                                              
           Referred To Finance
HB1067  Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain   Moody
        benefits for anesthesia for dental treatment.          
           Referred To Insurance
HB1077  Corrections Department; transfer funds in FY99            Capps
        appropriation to allow payment of county expenses.     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1083  Mississippi Life and Health Insurance Guaranty            Stevens
        Association; rights of policyholders.                  
           Referred To Insurance;Judiciary
HB1113  Offenders; authorize trustees to accumulate additional    Malone
        earned time.                                           
           Referred To Corrections
HB1121  Public property; DFA convey all interest in certain       Howell
        property to Montgomery Co., NWMS Comm. Coll. convey    
        property to Benton Co. Sch. Dist.                      
           Referred To Public Property
HB1128  Consumer loan brokers; limit payments and fees from       Guice
        borrowers to 6% of loan amount.                        
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1130  Mississippi Code; provide Department of Rehabilitation    Moody
        Services with four sets of.                            
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
HB1143  Sixteenth section lands; revise requirements concerning   Livingston
        accounting of educable children and division of funds. 
           Referred To Education
HB1146  Power of attorney; clarify for gift making.               Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1195  Municipalities; governing authorities cannot regulate     Montgomery
        rights of entry to private residential property.       
           Referred To Municipalities
HB1199  Public purchasing laws; revise definition of              Malone
        "commodities".                                         
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1209  Seafood; revise law regulating the taking of female       Ellington
        sponge crabs (DMR).                                    
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1239  Chiropractors; establish requirements for doing claims    Moody
        reviews in Mississippi.                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1243  Continuing education for insurance agents; require for    Moore
        licensure.                                             
           Referred To Insurance
HB1259  Geographic Information System; provide method of          McBride
        recovering costs of developing.                        
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;County Affairs
HB1297  Deputy circuit clerks; authorize surety bonds to be       Coleman (65th)
        given.                                                 
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Judiciary
HB1309  Public water system; Health Department annually           Weathersby
        identify those with problems and offer assistance.     
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB1316  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program;   Bourdeaux
        revise various provisions.                             
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Finance
HB1336  Boxing; require license by Athletic Commission before     Williams
        person acts as promoter of event or closed circuit     
        telecast.                                              
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Finance
HB1411  Lieu lands; authorize certain counties to make            Huddleston
        restitution to school districts for sales proceeds     
        from.                                                  
           Referred To Education
HB1414  State depositories; revise formula for allocating state   Guice
        funds among.                                           
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1430  School crossing guards; authorize certain counties to     Bozeman
        increase compensation.                                 
           Referred To Education
HB1447  Airport authority; authorize state institutions of        Perry
        higher learning and community colleges to create.      
           Referred To Municipalities
HB1448  Proprietary School and College Registration Law;          Franks
        restore fee based on school's annual tuition income.   
           Referred To Education
HB1449  Premium finance companies; revise method of calculating   Chaney
        refund of unearned premiums to.                        
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB1469  Municipalities; may contribute to certain nonprofit       Watson
        corporation engaged in economic development.           
           Referred To Municipalities

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



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