Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/06/00



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House: Introductions

HC 118  Commend retirees of Greenwood Public School.              Perkins
           Referred To Rules
HC 119  Commend retirees of Leflore County School District.       Perkins
           Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

SB3232  Hancock County Equine and Livestock Facility Board;       Cuevas
        transfer control and management to county board of     
        supervisors.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

SB2008  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize issuance of         Dearing
        in-transit tags to motor vehicle dealers.              
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2049  Noninstructional school employees; authorize board        Thames
        designee to make employment recommendations for.       
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2075  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Canon
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2078  Wildlife; extend authority of the wildlife commission     Posey
        to set game bag limits.                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2131  Four-lane program; remove qualifications on inclusion     Dearing
        of two segments in phase four.                         
           Passed
SB2141  Off-duty municipal or county law enforcement officers;    Nunnelee
        authorize to use public equipment for school security. 
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2150  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for one year.                          
           Passed
SB2157  Transportation Commission; may provide security at        Dearing
        certain welcome centers operated by DECD.              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2191  Bonds; authorize Copiah-Lincoln Community College to      Dearing
        purchase certain land with its bond allocation.        
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2240  Forestry; Remove certain mandates on the Forestry         Harvey
        Commission related to Department of Corrections'       
        Lambert State Forest.                                  
           Passed
SB2279  Architects; revise examination and registration           Frazier
        requirements.                                          
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2291  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Harvey
        state-owned land.                                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2369  Counties and municipalities; authorize to expend funds    Ross
        for training of newly elected officials prior to their 
        term.                                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2405  Bad checks; conform civil and criminal procedures.        Tollison
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2429  Residential child care facilites and youth camps;         Huggins *
        increase licensure fees.                               
           Tabled Subject To Call
           Passed
SB2432  Food law regulation by the State Board of Health;         Huggins *
        delete certain outdated provisions.                    
           Passed
SB2435  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Huggins *
        amendments thereto.                                    
           Passed
SB2437  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Huggins *
        and definitions.                                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2461  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; revise fees.       Huggins
           Passed
SB2472  Practice of podiatric medicine; clarify definition.       Thames
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2475  Motor Vehicle Commission; provide dealer and              Little
        manufacturer guidelines.                               
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           Amendment Ruled Improper
           Passed
SB2478  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act by removing authority to kill hawks and owls.      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2484  Boats; revise renewal of certificate number procedure.    Posey
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2487  Acquisition of school district property by the exchange   Harden
        method; clarify.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2494  Egg marketing; revise temperature and labeling            Stogner
        requirements.                                          
           Passed
SB2495  Director of Bureau of Plant Industry; act as review       Stogner
        officer for change of rule violations.                 
           Passed
SB2506  State automobiles; increase authority for MS Bureau of    Gordon
        Narcotics, PERS, Capitol Police, State Fire Marshal,   
        Liquefied Compressed Gas Div.                          
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2508  Highway patrol; create statewide safety training          Scoper
        officer.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2513  Public borrowing; authorize cities and counties to        Jordan
        borrow to pay costs incurred as a result of natural    
        disasters.                                             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2528  MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact.                      Harden
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2534  Highways; designate a portion of Highway 35 as the        Stogner
        Major General James W. Ball Memorial Highway.          
           Passed
SB2553  Hunting; authorize commission on wildlife to sell over    Posey
        internet.                                              
           Amendment Ruled Improper
           Passed
SB2554  Fishing; repeal 49-1-31 prohibiting the wildlife          Posey
        commission from regulating fishing on Sardis Spillway. 
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2555  Litter; prohibit littering of putrescible animal waste.   Posey
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2556  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Stogner
           Passed
SB2557  Cotton factors, cotton brokers and rice dealers;          Stogner
        require to obtain annual license.                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2559  Organic Certification Program; create.                    Stogner
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2588  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Hewes
        charter boats.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2598  Marine resources; authorize DMR to remove derelict        Hewes
        vessels from manmade canal connected to coastal        
        wetlands.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2600  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Hewes
        maintenance program (DMR).                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2601  Marine resources; push trawls legal gear to harvest       Hewes
        shrimp.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2604  Family foster care homes, child-caring and                Huggins
        child-placing agencies; require licensure by DHS.      
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
SB2605  Denial of claim for foster care or adoption assistance;   Huggins
        provide fair hearing procedures.                       
           Passed
SB2621  County budgets; revise time for publication.              Chamberlin
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2631  Foster Care Reviews; conducted by the youth court or      Huggins
        the Department of Human Services.                      
           Passed
SB2632  EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation         Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2637  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter             Dearing
        agreements for advance funding of highway projects     
        (MDOT).                                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2639  Employer training program tax credit; certified by        Burton
        State Board for Community/Junior Colleges.             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2643  Marine resources; remove repealer on attorney for         Hewes
        department.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2644  Chop Shop Act; revise various provisions.                 Kirby
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2647  Public property; DFA and Mental Health to convey          Burton
        certain property to Lazy Boy South, Inc.               
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2654  State highway system; add highway segments in Rankin,     Kirby
        Jones and Newton Counties.                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2665  Unmarked vehicles; authorize use by Department of         Hewes
        Marine Resources.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2671  Bonds; revise manner in which allocations may be used     Posey
        by Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks.          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2680  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Carlton
        use.                                                   
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2697  Crimes; prohibit false reporting of.                      Mettetal
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2724  Wildlife; revoke the hunting privileges of a person for   Posey
        failure to pay fine for wildlife violations.           
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2738  Highway Patrol Retirement System; allow credit for all    Gordon
        active duty military service.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2755  Fire protection sprinkler installers; exempt certain      Mettetal
        persons from Public Contractors Law.                   
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2772  Ad valorem tax exemption; exemption for certain           Minor
        additions, expansions or replacements shall commence   
        from the date of completion.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2776  Executive Director, Division of Medicaid; prescribe       Huggins
        qualifications for.                                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2792  Interpreter; may be paid reasonable fee as determined     Turner
        by the court.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2800  Corrections; exclude nonviolent offenders from            Jackson
        mandatory 85% sentence.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2801  Court of Appeals; freeze election districts.              Turner
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2822  Marine resources; limit the amount of fish caught in      Hewes
        shrimp trawls that may be kept for personal            
        consumption.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2826  Marine waters; prohibit use of trammel net close to       Moffatt
        shore.                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2838  Soliciting bail agent; revise definition.                 Minor
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2861  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Harden
        for one year.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2868  MS Develop. Bank Act; revise def of term "local           Minor
        governmental unit" & provide that units may assume     
        obligations subj to act's limitations.                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2877  Lead; revise exclusions under Lead-Based Paint            Dearing
        Activities Accreditation and Certification Act (MDEQ). 
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2906  MS Emergency Management Agency; authorize local           Furniss
        organizations to apply for matching funds.             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2921  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2922  Municipalities; annexation subject to existing county     Jordan
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2924  Scientific information; extend reporting date for         Dearing
        Scientific Information Management System Coordinating  
        Council (MDEQ).                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2931  Statewide trauma care system; hospitals located in        Huggins
        contiguous states may participate.                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2933  Escalations in state agency budgets; authorize using      Gordon
        property damage insurance proceeds.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2934  Postauditing of documents processed by state agencies;    Gordon
        authorize Dept. of Finance and Administration.         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2943  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; expand purpose     Gordon
        of.                                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2948  Appointive state officials; may receive education         Thames
        benchmark award in addition to salary.                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2950  Cancelled state warrants; provide for transfer of         Gordon
        funds.                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2959  Marine wetlands; clarify application fees for activity    Hewes
        affecting coastal wetlands.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3022  Solid waste; revise distribution of solid waste           Dearing
        management fee.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3024  MS Veterans Monument Commission;  authorize to plan       Furniss
        monument recognizing MS Congressional Medal of Honor   
        recipients.                                            
           Passed
SB3043  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Turner
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3050  Cigarettes; prohibit sale of those intended for export.   Minor
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3052  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Dearing
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3058  Community hospitals; revise permitted investment          Minor
        options.                                               
           Passed
SB3080  Highways; designate a portion of U.S. 84 in Adams         Johnson (38th)
        County the "Delvru John Anthony Minor Memorial         
        Highway."                                              
           Passed
SB3085  Public property; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and    Jackson
        Parks transfer certain property to DFA.                
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3103  Court reporters; revise examination and temporary         Walls
        certification.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3107  Public lands; revise terms of lease to the MS             Smith
        Federation of Women's Clubs.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3130  Visitation; prohibit by parent perpetrator of child       Robertson
        sexual abuse.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3131  Highways; designate a bridge as the "E.C. Gable           Scoper
        Memorial Bridge."                                      
           Passed
SB3144  Deeds of trust; specify when satisfaction of certain      Posey
        mortgages are entered upon record.                     
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3146  Hunting; protect and promote hunter safety of children    Posey
        under 16.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3147  Public works; require proof of general liability          Kirby
        insurance before entering into certain contracts.      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3148  Wildfires; authorize board of supervisors to regulate     King
        outdoor burning during drought conditions.             
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3154  Mississippi Fund for the Arts; revise deposit             Chaney
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3160  Mississippi Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies           Nunnelee
        Incentive Grant Fund; make technical amendments to.    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3164  Budget and business operation authority of school         Harden
        districts; revise.                                     
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3176  Driver's license; enact graduated licensing system.       Burton
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3185  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
        authorized term of.                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3188  Official county road system map and registry; declare     Robertson
        legislative intent regarding provision of law.         
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3189  Troopers; authorize tombstone markers for those killed    Gordon
        in line of duty.                                       
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3190  Department of Finance and Administration; may execute     Gordon
        multiple contracts for travel agency services.         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3196  Utility regulation tax; shall not exceed total            Robertson
        appropriation to PSC and PU staff.                     
           Returned For Concurrence



Senate: Introductions

SC 625  Delta State Lady Statesmen Basketball Team; commend for   Carlton
        outstanding season.                                    
           Referred To Rules
SN  39  Jayne A. Sargent, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Education, for an unexpired term    
        beginning February 22, 2000 with the term ending July  
        1, 2005                                                
           Referred To Education
SN  40  Janette Self, Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Board of Directors of the Health Care Trust Fund,  
        for the term of office ending March 1, 2002            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  41  Ben Barrett Smith, Batesville, Mississippi, as Chairman   GOVERNOR
        of the Worker's Compensation Commission, whose term as 
        Chairman will run concurrently with his appointment as 
        commissioner, for a six year term of office ending     
        January 2005                                           
           Referred To Insurance



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB3317  Harrison County; authorize formation of drainage and      Hewes
        recreation districts.                                  
           DR - TSDP: LP To FI
SB3318  West Rankin Metropolitan Sewer Authority;  allow          Kirby
        acquisition of waterworks and water supply systems.    
           DR - TSDP: LP To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 446  Monroe County; may contribute to Monroe County Shrine     Markham
        Club for transporting burn victims.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1589  City of Biloxi; authorize to contribute to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1596  Tunica County; authorize contribution to Aaron E. Henry   Henderson
        Community Health Clinic, Inc.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1597  Issaquena County; authorize to transfer certain fire      Cameron
        truck assistance funds to Riverside Fire Protection    
        District.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1598  Humphreys County; authorize contribution to the Dixie     Straughter
        Youth Baseball, Inc.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1608  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Henderson
        Institute of Community Services, Inc.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1670  City of D'Iberville; authorize contribution to            Barnett (116th)
        Hurricane Camille Memorial Project.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1671  City of Iuka; authorize expansion of water system         Cummings
        beyond corporate limits.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1673  Harrison County; authorize contribution to Boys and       Simpson
        Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, Inc.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1674  Harrison County; authorize contribution to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1680  Bonds; issue bonds for various state capital              Smith (39th)
        improvements and repair and renovation.                
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1694  Ocean Springs; authorize to contribute to the Hurricane   Guice
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1695  Tunica County; authorize the board of supervisors to      Henderson
        contribute to the Tunica County Arena and Exposition   
        Center, Incorporated.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1699  Tallahatchie County; authorize the board of supervisors   Reynolds
        to contract with the Tallahatchie County Correctional  
        Authority.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3321  City of Vicksburg; authorize acquisition of land in       Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3322  Warren County; authorize acquisition of land in           Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SC 624  Mississippi Forestry Commission and employees; commend    Harvey
        fire containment.                                      
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  36  Mrs. Daisy Shirley Reddix; commend on 100th birthday.     Horhn
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  48  Agricultural aviation; increase license fees for          Capps
        aircraft and pilots.                                   
           Transmitted To House
HB  55  Sentencing; revise earned time allowance.                 Ishee
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB  87  Superintendent of education, county; prohibit voters in   Howell
        certain school districts from voting in election for.  
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 106  Assistant teachers; establish GED as minimum              Holland
        requirement and authorize employing licensed teachers  
        with funds.                                            
           Transmitted To House
HB 111  Railroad grade crossings; increase penalty for traffic    Fleming
        regulation violations.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 146  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise restrictions on height of   Holland
        buildings and structures located adjacent to.          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 175  Residential builders and remodelers; pay fee dedicated    Guice
        to Construction Education Fund.                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 211  Unemployment compensation; revise method of filing        Flaggs
        liens and issuing warrants.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 214  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           Passed
HB 244  Mississippi Ratite Council and Promotion Board; extend    Ford
        date of repealer.                                      
           Transmitted To House
HB 245  Mississippi Forestry Commission; extend repealer on the   Ford
        provision providing for the appointment of law         
        enforcement officers.                                  
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 250  Children's Advisory Council; reenact and extend for one   Ford
        year.                                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 251  Rental equipment theft; include services and failure to   Ford
        pay.                                                   
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 252  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Ford
           Passed
HB 254  Counsel for indigents; extend repealer on appointment     Ford
        of.                                                    
           Transmitted To House
HB 256  Pulpwood scaling and practices; extend repealer.          Ford
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 259  Board of Bar Admissions; reenact and extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 263  Residential builders and remodelers and State Board of    Ford
        Public Contractors; extend repealer and revise certain 
        provisions.                                            
           Transmitted To House
HB 291  Medical Radiologic Technologists; extend repealer on      Holland
        advisory council, registration and continuing education
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To House
HB 292  Agricultural Seed Law; revise definitions and complaint   Holland
        procedures.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           Transmitted To House
HB 295  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; delete         McCoy
        requirement for annual application.                    
           Transmitted To House
HB 311  Body piercing; may not be performed for compensation      Fredericks
        without registration with Health Department.           
           Transmitted To House
HB 336  Mississippi Aquaculture Act; extend repealer on           Ford
        authorization of Agriculture Department to issue       
        permits for game fish pilot program.                   
           Transmitted To House
HB 337  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           Passed
HB 339  Community development block grants; extend repealer on    Ford
        prohibition against grants for public water systems    
        unless viable.                                         
           Transmitted To House
HB 340  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer and place            Ford
        moratorium on certain poultry loans.                   
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 343  Water diversion project; extend repealer on law that      Ford
        funds certain projects.                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 345  Division of Community Services of the Department of       Ford
        Youth Services; extend repealer.                       
           Transmitted To House
HB 346  Law enforcement monument; include names of certain        Taylor
        federal law enforcement officers.                      
           Transmitted To House
HB 365  County budget; revise time for publication.               Robertson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 390  Cigarettes; prohibit deceptive practices regarding        Holland
        packaging relating to stamping.                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 417  Elections; March 1 filing deadline for municipal          Holland
        candidates.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 418  Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating         Scott (17th)
        Council and Advisory Committee; establish.             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 419  Prekindergarten through kindergarten teachers license;    Scott (17th)
        authorize for certain holders of Bachelor of Science   
        Degree.                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 445  Bail bonds; revise provisions regarding forfeited         Rogers
        bonds.                                                 
           Passed
HB 467  Mississippi Bird Dealers Licensing Act; place under       Holland
        State Veterinarian and Board of Animal Health.         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 481  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 517  Mississippi 35; designate portion in Leake County as      Malone
        "Veterans' Memorial Highway.".                         
           Transmitted To House
HB 523  MDOT/University of Mississippi; authorize to exchange     Eads
        certain real property in Lafayette County.             
           Transmitted To House
HB 537  Counties; authorize to donate money to Salvation Army     Pierce
        and Boys and Girls Club.                               
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 546  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; extend          Ford
        repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance        
        economic development projects.                         
           Transmitted To House
HB 549  Court of Appeals; clarify districts.                      Reynolds
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 558  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act; expand   Holland
        to include manufactured goods.                         
           Passed
HB 559  Forestry; extend Forester Registration Law.               Holland
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 570  Arrests; authorize certain persons to arrest offenders    Stringer
        in violation of house arrest program under certain     
        conditions.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 590  Timber theft; increase penalties for.                     Holland
           Passed
HB 591  Retail food establishments; owners of shall pay annual    Holland
        license fee to Department of Agriculture.              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 620  Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law;      Stevens
        strengthen enforcement and make compulsory.            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 642  Controlled substances; revise Schedules II, III and IV.   Moody
           Passed
HB 643  Physicians and podiatrists; allow Board of Medical        Moody
        Licensure to reinstate lapsed licenses under certain   
        circumstances.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 667  Board of supervisors; delete exemption from certain       Green
        expenditure prohibitions.                              
           Transmitted To House
HB 673  Seafood; clarify authority of Health Department to        Moody
        enter into certain agreements.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 677  Credit cards; issuers may offer products and services     Guice
        agreed to by the debtor.                               
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 711  Funeral service technology and mortuary science           Holland
        programs; exempt certain students in from licensing.   
           Transmitted To House
HB 712  Radiological health license fees; increase.               Moody
           Transmitted To House
HB 716  Barber Board regulations relating to sanitation; must     Moody
        be approved by State Board of Health.                  
           Passed
HB 720  Unemployment compensation; revise penalties for           Moss
        violations.                                            
           Passed
HB 722  Strip clubs; prohibit within 1/4 mile of church, school   Mayo
        or courthouse.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
        UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 763  NVRA; persons registered under motor voter may vote in    Reynolds
        state elections.                                       
           Transmitted To House
HB 764  Affidavit ballot; create uniform.                         Reynolds
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 765  Armed Forces Absentee Ballot Law; revise.                 Reynolds
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 776  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      Warren
        students whose presence is detrimental to educational  
        environment.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 784  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act; revise       Stevens
        priority of distribution of claims.                    
           Transmitted To House
HB 845  Educator and administrator licenses; extend expiration    McCoy
        date of certain licenses for new renewal requirement   
        purposes.                                              
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 852  Insurance agents; revise penalties for operating          Stevens
        without a license.                                     
           Transmitted To House
HB 854  State financial institutions; revise record-keeping       Guice
        laws.                                                  
           Transmitted To House
HB 862  Distinctive license tags; establish certain conditions    Moak
        for issuance.                                          
           Transmitted To House
HB 878  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol levels, revise      Reeves
        sentencing and prohibit open containers.               
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 880  Controlled Substances Law; revise precursor provision.    Watson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 897  State highway system; delete segment of Mississippi 389   Gibbs
        in Clay County.                                        
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 902  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Warren
        establish in State Department of Education.            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 903  School librarians; include public library experience in   Warren
        computation of years of teaching experience.           
           Transmitted To House
HB 923  Killing of a fetus; clarify that such action shall        Robinson (84th)
        constitute a crime.                                    
           Passed
HB 931  State highway system; redesignate and designate certain   Howell
        highways in Montgomery County.                         
           Transmitted To House
HB 932  E911 telephone calls; revise confidentiality              Fredericks
        requirement.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 953  Pursuit of criminals; provide reciprocity for crossing    Wells-Smith
        state lines.                                           
           Passed
HB 959  Attorneys; provide exemption from dues for retired, ill   Simpson
        and disabled attorneys.                                
           Passed
HB 969  Criminal background checks; require for employees of      Moody
        child residential facilities.                          
           Passed
HB 974  Beer products; delete repealer and reverter on certain    Simpson
        identification requirements.                           
           Transmitted To House
HB 984  Child abuse/neglect; authorize release of certain         Moody
        information from DHS without court order.              
           Passed
HB 995  Crimes; create offense of false reporting of a crime.     McBride
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1018  Retired highway patrol officer; allow to wear uniform     Stringer
        at certain events.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1039  School security personnel; require minimum level of       Warren
        basic law enforcement training.                        
           Transmitted To House
HB1071  Firearms; reciprocal agreements for law enforcement       Weathersby
        officers to carry firearms in other states.            
           Transmitted To House
HB1072  Durable legal custody; subsequent proceedings in          Compretta
        chancery court.                                        
           Transmitted To House
HB1073  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Compretta
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Recommitted to Committee
HB1080  Shrimp; increase penalty for shrimping during closed      Ellington
        season.                                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1100  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; make        Woods
        certain technical revisions.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1104  Municipal courts; increase cost of dismissing an          Coleman (65th)
        affidavit, complaint or charge.                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1130  Mississippi Support Dog Act; revise to include any        Snowden
        disabled person and any specially trained animal.      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1132  Property; clarify purchase money mortgage.                Snowden
           Passed
HB1135  Mississippi Bar; reenact and revise repealer.             Simpson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1152  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           Passed
HB1164  Medical records; considered to be signed if by            Moody
        electronic signature.                                  
           Passed
HB1212  Vocational education teachers; authorize certain summer   Frierson
        work to satisfy licensure renewal requirements.        
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
HB1266  Oysters; commission on marine resources to allow          Ellington
        dredging on tonging reefs for resource management.     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1281  PERS; Highway Patrol Retirement System, and               Stringer
        Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; revise       
        certain provisions of.                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1295  Utility regulation taxes; cap at legislative              Ellis
        appropriation for utility regulatory purposes.         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1320  Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to promulgate   Ellington
        regulations in accordance with public policy.          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1324  Mississippi Highway 490; designate portion in Winston     Moody
        County as "Joe Clay - John Austin Hatcher Memorial     
        Highway".                                              
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1330  Health care services; delete reverter on the provision    Moody
        regarding adverse determination under utilization      
        review.                                                
           Passed
HB1332  Department of Archives and History; authorize to accept   Peranich
        donation of Coker House and accompanying land on       
        Champion Hill Battlefield.                             
           Transmitted To House
HB1335  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; revise purposes    Peranich
        for which funds may be used.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1343  Public property; authorize DFA and Mental Health to       Ellzey
        sell certain state-owned property.                     
           Transmitted To House
HB1355  PERS; authorize certain community hospitals to withdraw   Howell
        from under certain circumstances.                      
           Transmitted To House
HB1359  State Highway System; designate portion of Highway 7 as   Reynolds
        C.F. "Pappy" Franklin Memorial Highway.                
           Transmitted To House
HB1366  Crossbow hunting; require commission to allow licensed    Janus
        crossbow hunters to hunt turkey with a crossbow.       
           Transmitted To House
HB1383  State Parole Board; abolish the terms of office of        Malone
        members and extend the date of the repealer for two    
        years.                                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1390  Drinking water; revise cross connection control           Miles
        requirements.                                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1393  School districts; authorize districts issuing debt to     Brown
        take certain actions to qualify the debt for federal   
        assistance.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1395  Acknowledgments; provide for corporate partners of        Snowden
        partnerships and corporate members and managers of LLC.
           Passed
HB1409  Vocational and technical education; authorize school      Lott
        districts to offer as alternative to college prep      
        curriculum.                                            
           Transmitted To House
HB1415  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Moore (60th)
        use.                                                   
           Reconsidered
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB1419  Transportation Commission; delete requirement that all    Compretta
        requisitions be approved by commission (MDOT).         
           Passed
HB1422  Relocation Assistance Law; prohibit assistance to         Compretta
        illegal aliens except in extreme hardship cases (MDOT).
           Passed
HB1464  Marine resources; possession of gill nets and other       Ellington
        like unlawful contrivances prima facie evidence of     
        offense.                                               
           Passed
HB1486  School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; cap at FY 2000      Warren
        appropriated levels with excess going to Education     
        Enhancement Fund.                                      
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1494  Wetlands; Transportation Commission may acquire credits   Compretta
        (MDOT).                                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1521  Animals; reduce the three-day notice requirement to       Roberson
        owners of animals alleged to be neglected.             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1525  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Moody
        federal law.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1537  Election contest; clarify that Legislature has            Blackmon
        exclusive jurisdiction over contest regarding seat of  
        member.                                                
           Transmitted To House
HB1538  IHL construction contracts; require penalty for           Young
        untimely performance and warranties.                   
           Transmitted To House
SB3064  Public Funds Guaranty Pool; create in State Treasury.     Mettetal
           Concurred in Amend From House
SC 608  Willie Lee Tobias, Sr.; commend life.                     Johnson (38th)
           Transmitted To House
SC 609  West Union High School Girls Basketball Team; commend.    Browning
           Transmitted To House
SC 610  Scott Central Girls Basketball Team; commend for          Burton
        winning state championship.                            
           Transmitted To House
SC 611  MSU Coach Sharon Fanning; commend for contributions to    Hamilton
        Lady Bulldogs Basketball.                              
           Transmitted To House
SC 612  MSU Lady Bulldogs; commend for outstanding season.        Hamilton
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 251  Rental equipment theft; include services and failure to   Ford
        pay.                                                   
           Died In Committee
HB1073  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Compretta
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 431  Mississippi National Guard Educational Assistance Law;    Rogers
        revise meaning of "tuition".                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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