Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/29/00



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SB2512  Mississippi Telecommunications Tax Reform Act; enact.     Minor
           Approved by Governor



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 197  Prekindergarten education program; authorize State        Scott (17th)
        Board of Education to implement for four-year-olds.    
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB 292  Agricultural Seed Law; revise definitions and complaint   Holland
        procedures.                                            
           DR - TSDPCS: AG To JB
HB 342  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Teacher Program; extend     Ford
        repealer.                                              
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 347  Housing authorities; revise appointment of                Smith (39th)
        commissioners.                                         
           DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB 481  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
           DR - TSDP: MU To AP
HB 609  County and city officials; permit expenditure for         Green
        training courses for new officials.                    
           DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB 986  Child support; require bingo operators and casinos to     Reeves
        verify if winners have outstanding judgement against   
        them.                                                  
           DR - TSDP: JA To WM
HB1100  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; make        Woods
        certain technical revisions.                           
           DR - TSDPCS: WM To IC
HB1332  Department of Archives and History; authorize to accept   Peranich
        donation of Coker House and accompanying land on       
        Champion Hill Battlefield.                             
           DR - TSDP: PB To AP
HB1468  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Ellington
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           DR - TSDPCS: CR To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB 143  Garnishment; remove limit on amount on which judgement    Cameron
        is based.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 259  Board of Bar Admissions; reenact and extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 412  City councilmen; revise residency requirement.            Janus
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 537  Counties; authorize to donate money to Salvation Army     Pierce
        and Boys and Girls Club.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 609  County and city officials; permit expenditure for         Green
        training courses for new officials.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 647  Mayors; authorize to suspend employees with or without    Jennings
        pay.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 665  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Reeves
        defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 672  Food; delete outdated provisions in laws providing that   Moody
        board of health regulate food.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 709  Town of Noxapater; authorize expansion of water system    Moody
        outside corporate limits.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 713  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Moody
        and definitions.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 714  Dietetics Practice Act; revise definitions and extend     Moody
        repealer.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 771  Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Act; make     Moody
        technical amendments to.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 845  Educator and administrator licenses; extend expiration    McCoy
        date of certain licenses for new renewal requirement   
        purposes.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 904  State Veterans Home; require Veterans Affairs Board to    Warren
        manage Collins facility.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 959  Attorneys; provide exemption from dues for retired, ill   Simpson
        and disabled attorneys.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 968  Social workers; authorize DHS to use federal funds to     Moody
        employ time-limited.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1073  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Compretta
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1083  Marine resources; provide for commercial gig fishing      Ellington
        license (DMR).                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1085  Marine resources; authorize commission to develop a       Ellington
        marine fisheries harvest information system (DMR).     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1100  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; make        Woods
        certain technical revisions.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1291  Public property; authorize lease of certain fairgrounds   Peranich
        property for construction of multipurpose sports arena.
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1339  Public property; authorize Department of Wildlife,        Peranich
        Fisheries and Parks to transfer control of certain     
        property to DFA.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1343  Public property; authorize DFA and Mental Health to       Ellzey
        sell certain state-owned property.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1347  Small Business Assistance Act; extend repealer and        Morris
        revise certain provisions (DECD).                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1362  Public property; revise terms of lease to Mississippi     Brown
        Federation of Women's Clubs, Incorporated.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1371  Major Economic Impact Act; clarify duties of authority    Morris
        (DECD).                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1381  Public Funds Guaranty Pool; create in State Treasury.     Guice
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1384  Mississippi Home Corporation; reconstitute membership,    Morris
        increase bond authority and revise conflict of interest
        requirements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1548  Department of Archives and History; name new building.    Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass
HC  38  Recognize Mississippi Authority for Educational           Holland
        Television on its 30th Anniversary.                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  45  Commend James Terryl Bechtol.                             Formby
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  46  Commend Lawrence County High School football team upon    Hudson
        winning 4A State Championship.                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  50  Commend Mississippi Special Olympics Team.                Martinson
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  51  Commend Wayne Academy High School Football Team.          Taylor
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  52  Commend Booneville High School Football Team.             McCoy
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  53  Commend Booneville High School Baseball Team.             McCoy
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  55  Commend Steve "Air" McNair upon outstanding football      Clarke
        career.                                                
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  56  Commend the life of Judge Chet Henley.                    Brown
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  57  Commend Leasha Segars upon being named 1999-2000 Lee      Scott (17th)
        County Teacher of the Year.                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  59  Commending Jim Maher upon his retirement as the           Rogers
        Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency        
        Management Agency.                                     
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  61  Commend Maribeth Porter on receiving 2000 Prudential      Nettles
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  63  Commend Nick Peterman upon being named 1999-2000          Ketchings
        Natchez-Adams County Teacher of the Year.              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  66  Commend Reservoir Thunder on winning 12-year-old World    Smith (59th)
        Series.                                                
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  69  Commend the life of Ernest Lynn McMurchy, Jr.             Capps
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  72  Commend Amber Wallin for receiving Prudential Spirit of   Davis
        Community Award.                                       
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  75  Commend Kimberly Dickard on being named state's top       Martinson
        middle level student volunteer.                        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  76  Commend Byron Stallings on winning a Prudential Spirit    Taylor
        of Community Award.                                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  78  Commend Crossroads Quilters.                              Middleton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  79  Commend Hattiesburg Arts Council upon receiving the       Watson
        Arts in Community Award.                               
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  80  Commend Reverend Richard G. Burns upon his retirement.    Flaggs
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  81  Commend John N. Palmer on receiving the Arts Patron       Brown
        Award.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  11  Commending the life of Reverend Johnnie B. Owens, Sr.     Watson
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 504  Jordan Morrison; commend.                                 Smith
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 522  Mississippi's three Division I-A football teams;          Moffatt
        commend for being ranked in the final college football 
        polls.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 533  Weyerhaeuser; commend for contributions and               Canon
        congratulate on its Centennial Day.                    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 534  Lawrence County High School Football Cougars; commend     Hyde-Smith
        on perfect season and state championship.              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 535  MSU Bulldog Football team; commend for outstanding        Hamilton
        season, Peach Bowl victory and national ranking.       
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 536  Dr. Walter Washington; commend life and express           Simmons
        sympathy of the Legislature.                           
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 537  Timmy Foster; commend for winning NFL National PP&K       Dearing
        competition.                                           
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 540  Vicksburg; congratulate on 175th anniversary.             Chaney
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 543  Kenneth Quinn, Mississippi's Superintendent of the Year   Browning
        2000; commend.                                         
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 545  Booneville High School Football Team; commend for         White (5th)
        perfect season.                                        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 546  Betty J. Brumfield; commend life of.                      Frazier
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 547  1999 USM Golden Eagles Football Team; commend.            Farris
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 548  Booneville High School Baseball Team; commend on State    White (5th)
        2A championship.                                       
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  Legendary radio personality Early Wright; commend life.   Walls
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 552  National TRIO Day 2000; designate and comment TRIO        Harden
        Programs.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Brigadier General Ernest R. Webster; commend.             Gollott
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 402  County unit; provide for election in counties operating   Bowles
        under.                                                 
           Amendment Failed
           Failed
HB 419  Prekindergarten through kindergarten teachers license;    Scott (17th)
        authorize for certain holders of Bachelor of Science   
        Degree.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2009  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System;      Gollott
        allow members to serve in the Highway Patrol beyond age
        60.                                                    
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown



Senate: Introductions

SB3210  Bonds; issue to fund additional grants under the MS       Horhn
        Small Business Assistance Act.                         
           Referred To Finance
SB3211  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for impovements     Gollott
        to the Lyman State Fish Hatchery.                      
           Referred To Finance
SB3212  Taxation; exempt sales to the American Water Works        White (29th)
        Association and its affiliates.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB3213  Bonds; establish Rural Hospital Capital Improvements      Burton
        Revolving Loan Program.                                
           Referred To Finance
SB3214  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to build a golf     Burton
        course at Roosevelt State Park.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB3215  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgements &            Gordon
        Settlements; Addl. FY2000.                             
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3216  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide      Dearing
        grants for livestock facilities.                       
           Referred To Finance
SC 573  Suspend rules; to introduce a bill to revise Charitable   Burton
        bingo laws.                                            
           Referred To Rules
SC 574  Minadene Waldrop, "Teacher of the Year"; commend.         White (29th)
           Referred To Rules
SC 575  Larry Brown, 2000 Governor's Awards for Excellence in     Tollison
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Referred To Rules
SC 576  Donald Glenn Breazeale; commend for "Who's Who Among      Michel
        American Universities and Colleges.".                  
           Referred To Rules
SC 577  Meridian High School Cross Country Team; commend.         Carmichael
           Referred To Rules
SC 578  Meridian High School Girls Softball Team; commend.        Carmichael
           Referred To Rules
SC 579  UPS application for new air express service to China;     White (29th)
        urge U.S. Department of Transportation to grant.       
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2538  First Chancery District; chancellors to run by post       Little
        rather than in the herd.                               
           DR - TSDP: EL To JU
SB2780  State veterans homes; authorize Veterans Affairs Bd. to   Furniss
        establish additional homes.                            
           DR - TSDP: VM To AP
SB2840  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Huggins
        federal law.                                           
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To JU
SB2841  DHS child support enforcement statutes; revise.           Huggins
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To JU
SB2847  Medicaid reimbursable services; include inpatient         Huggins
        programmable pump implant.                             
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
SB2903  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer for one year.        Minor
           DR - TSDPAA: AG To AP
SB3024  MS Veterans Monument Commission;  authorize to plan       Furniss
        monument recognizing MS Congressional Medal of Honor   
        recipients.                                            
           DR - TSDP: VM To AP
SB3087  Scenic streams; provide income tax credit for certain     Posey
        wildlife habitat projects along.                       
           DR - TSDPCS: WI To FI
SB3123  MS Emergency Management Laws; make various amendments.    Furniss
           DR - TSDPCS: VM To AP
SB3179  Youth courts; state-funded county courts (S. Ct.          Walls
        initiative).                                           
           DR - TSDP: JJ To AP
SB3180  Youth courts; state-funded support staff (S. Ct.          Walls
        initiative).                                           
           DR - TSDP: JJ To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 461  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek as eligible for   Livingston
        nomination.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 462  Scenic streams; designate Wolf River as state scenic      Livingston
        stream.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 883  Scenic streams; designate Tangipahoa River as eligible    Livingston
        for nomination.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2055  Prison industries; define agricultural commodities.       Posey
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2081  Motor vehicles; provide for a distinctive tag for Eagle   Turner
        Scouts.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2246  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize the issuance of     Furniss
        distinctive tags to retired law enforcement officers.  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2298  Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program;           Hewes
        establish.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2302  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot        Harden
        program in public schools.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2367  Health facilities; direct the issuance of a certificate   Huggins
        of need to a certain hospital.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2427  Barber board regulations relating to sanitation; must     Huggins *
        be approved by State Board of Health.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2431  Mississippi Dietetics Practice Act; revise definitions    Huggins *
        and extend repealer.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2439  Seafood law regulation by the State Board of Health;      Huggins *
        delete certain outdated provisions.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2467  Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of      Frazier
        Commission for Volunteer Service.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2494  Egg marketing; revise temperature and labeling            Stogner
        requirements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2495  Director of Bureau of Plant Industry; act as review       Stogner
        officer for change of rule violations.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2556  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Stogner
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2557  Cotton factors, cotton brokers and rice dealers;          Stogner
        require to obtain annual license.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2558  MS Bird Dealers Licensing Act; change administration      Stogner
        of.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2559  Organic Certification Program; create.                    Stogner
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2560  Retail food establishments; require annual license fee    Stogner
        to Department of Agriculture.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2561  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act; expand   Stogner
        to include manufactured goods.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2567  Distinctive license tags; authorize for animal care       Michel
        organizations and public school teachers.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2622  Agriculture; Weights and Measures Law of 1964; revise     Stogner
        definitions and standards and set penalties for        
        misrepresentation.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2627  Release certain information from DHS central registry     Huggins
        on child neglect and abuse without court order;        
        authorize.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2631  Foster Care Reviews; conducted by the youth court or      Huggins
        the Department of Human Services.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2639  Employer training program tax credit; certified by        Burton
        State Board for Community/Junior Colleges.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2641  Vulnerable adult abuse and neglect; DHS shall             Huggins
        investigate if alleged action occurred in private      
        residence.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2653  Consumer finance laws; revise various fees and            Mettetal
        penalties.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2677  Nursing practice; clarify definition of.                  Huggins
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2704  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2768  Distinctive license tags; authorized issuance of tag      Hewes
        displaying emblems designed by the Department of Marine
        Resources.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2778  Distinctive license plates; allow all honorably           Furniss
        discharged veterans to purchase.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2820  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; revise and require     Stogner
        certain license fees.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2834  Fair commission; prohibit from charging for parking at    Browning
        state high school basketball championships.            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2868  MS Develop. Bank Act; revise def of term "local           Minor
        governmental unit" & provide that units may assume     
        obligations subj to act's limitations.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2877  Lead; revise exclusions under Lead-Based Paint            Dearing
        Activities Accreditation and Certification Act (MDEQ). 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2883  Appropriations; transfer funds within Dept. of Mental     Thames
        Health.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2887  Ad valorem taxes; clarify the amount of fees in lieu of   Minor
        that may be granted.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2904  Nursing; enact and enter into the interstate Nurse        Huggins
        Licensure Compact.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2923  Adverse possession; payment of ad valorem taxes by        Robertson
        owner constitutes occupancy.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2925  Agricultural Seed Law; revise definitions and complaint   Stogner
        procedures.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2933  Escalations in state agency budgets; authorize using      Gordon
        property damage insurance proceeds.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2943  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; expand purpose     Gordon
        of.                                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2950  Cancelled state warrants; provide for transfer of         Gordon
        funds.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2952  One year limitation for payment of claim; remove if       Gordon
        between state agencies.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2966  Drinking water; revise membership of Local Governments    Dearing
        and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board and increase
        maximum loan amount (MSDH).                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2976  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; create in          Nunnelee
        support of Keep MS Beautiful, Inc.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2977  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise       Gordon
        definition of restaurant.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3015  Catfish; authorize Agriculture Department to certify      Stogner
        purity of catfish strains released in state.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3022  Solid waste; revise distribution of solid waste           Dearing
        management fee.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3058  Community hospitals; revise permitted investment          Minor
        options.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3064  Public Funds Guaranty Pool; create in State Treasury.     Mettetal
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3145  Wildlife; prohibit transport of live wild hogs within     Posey
        state.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3169  State Fair Commission; authorize to lease state           Horhn
        property for construction of sports arena.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3178  Equipment leasing and purchase program; community         Burton
        colleges may establish.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3196  Utility regulation tax; shall not exceed total            Robertson
        appropriation to PSC and PU staff.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 987  Sales tax diversions; abate suit by municipalities for    McCoy
        additional amounts.                                    
           Passed
SB2009  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System;      Gollott
        allow members to serve in the Highway Patrol beyond age
        60.                                                    
           Conferees Named Minor,Nunnelee,Robertson
SB2052  Local government-CAP loans; include construction of       Nunnelee
        athletic complexes.                                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2738  Highway Patrol Retirement System; allow credit for all    Gordon
        active duty military service.                          
           Passed
SB2854  Distinctive license plates; require purchase certain      Minor
        number to be guaranteed before the State Tax Commission
        prepares and issues them.                              
           Passed
SB3078  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; authorized   Ross
        a certain city to vote to come out from under the dry  
        law.                                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed

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