Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Representative Sara R. Thomas

District 31

As of 06/21/00 at 13:49

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HB 144  State Police; create as a division of Department of       Fleming
        Public Safety.                                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 197  Prekindergarten education program; authorize State        Scott (17th)
        Board of Education to implement for four-year-olds.    
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 303  Sales tax; reduce on sales of certain food and revise     Fleming
  $%    diversion to municipalities.                           
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 304  Juries; require to be informed of real party in           Fleming
        interest.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 305  Postsecondary academic courses on Internet; establish     Fleming
        tuition grant program for.                             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 306  Appropriations; IHL for funding grant program for         Fleming
        persons taking academic courses on Internet.           
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 307  Income tax; authorize State Tax Commission to allow       Fleming
        taxpayers owing additional tax to pay through          
        installment agreement.                                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 308  Distinctive license tag; authorize additional Purple      Martinson
   %    Heart tag upon payment of regular taxes.               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 418  Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating         Scott (17th)
 *      Council and Advisory Committee; establish.             
           04/30 Approved by Governor
HB 419  Prekindergarten through kindergarten teachers license;    Scott (17th)
 *      authorize for certain holders of Bachelor of Science   
        Degree.                                                
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 420  MSU Cooperative Extension Service; authorize to           Scott (17th)
        establish parent and family education programs.        
           03/13 (H) Tabled
HB 515  Physician assistants; provide for licensure of.           Malone
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 522  State hoilday; make July 4 Medgar Wiley Evers' Day.       Evans
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 538  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 550  Smoking; prohibit in all state buildings.                 Clarke
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 551  Smoking; prohibit in all state buildings except in        Clarke
 *      designated areas.                                      
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 562  Child custody; make family violence a factor in           Fredericks
        determining.                                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 563  Victims of Domestic Violence Fund; provide fee from       Fredericks
   %    divorce filings.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 564  Assault; revise simple and aggravated domestic assault.   Fredericks
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 565  Stalking; revise offense and penalties.                   Fredericks
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 566  Domestic violence; revise warrantless arrest procedure.   Fredericks
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 595  Bonds; increase amount authorized for Library             Reynolds
  $%    Commission capital improvements and public libraries   
        grant program.                                         
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 621  Auto liability insurance; make compulsory.                Stevens
 *         02/23 Approved by Governor
HB 651  State and School Employees Health Insurance Management    Stevens
        Board; determine direction of benefit payments.        
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 658  Sheriffs; authorize Claiborne County to supplement        Middleton
        salary.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 696  Divorce; require counseling for children before           Whittington
        granting.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
 *      UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB 768  School counselors; fund under minimum education program   Clarke
        for K-8.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 769  Appropriation; $600,000 per congressional district for    Clarke
        drug courts.                                           
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 770  Drug Court Fund; create special fund for distribution     Clarke
        to drug courts.                                        
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 817  Commissioners of Election; revise compensation.           Gibbs
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 818  Trains; require minimum number of crew.                   Gibbs
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 819  Deputy Justice Court Clerk; require training when in      Gibbs
        separate office.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 839  Explosives; revise list of unlawful items and penalty     Clarke
        for unlawful use.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 849  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Fredericks
  $%    of African-American Art Center at the Ohr-O'Keefe      
        Museum of Art.                                         
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 893  Mississippi Human Relations Act; establish.               Gibbs
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 905  Sales tax and use tax; exempt finance charges from.       Formby
  $%       03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 932  E911 telephone calls; revise confidentiality              Fredericks
 *      requirement.                                           
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 961  Appropriation; IHL for funding certain improvements at    Clarke
        the Margaret Walker Alexander Research Center at JSU.  
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 962  Appropriation; IHL for making improvements to library     Clarke
        at Jackson State University.                           
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 963  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to library at         Clarke
  $%    Jackson State University.                              
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 980  Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create     Evans
        elected position of Commissioner of Labor.             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 998  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Clarke
  $%    of transitional student housing at Jackson State       
        University.                                            
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB 999  Bonds; issue bonds for improvements to the Margaret       Clarke
  $%    Walker Alexander National Research Center at Jackson   
        State University.                                      
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1112  Commission on Economic Status of Women; create.           Scott (80th)
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1134  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Broomfield
 *      accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        establish.                                             
           05/01 Approved by Governor
HB1166  Agricultural Aviation Board; prohibit spraying within     Huddleston
        1/4 mile of city or residential area.                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1237  AIDS and HIV Education, Services and Nondiscrimination    Thornton
        Act; create.                                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1238  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Thornton
        statutory minimum.                                     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1262  Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program;    Gadd
   %    create.                                                
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1407  Medicaid; allow at least 15 days of outpatient            Myers
        physician's services annually for all recipients.      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1411  Schools; increase salaries of teachers and assistant      Scott (80th)
        teachers.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1438  Mississippi Department of Labor; establish and create     Evans
        elected position of Commissioner of Labor.             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1489  Community development corporations; establish a grant     Scott (80th)
        program within Department of Economic and Community    
        Development for.                                       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1497  "MHOPE" Scholarship Program; establish study committee    Coleman (65th)
        on.                                                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1502  School districts; provide for elected trustees and        Huddleston
   %    appointed superintendents.                             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1548  Department of Archives and History; name new building.    Ford
           03/29 Approved by Governor
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS          Thornton
        education, prevention and treatment programs/services. 
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1560  Appropriation; Department of Finance and Administration   Scott (80th)
        to construct State School for Children.                
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1562  Appropriation; State Department of Education for school   Scott (80th)
        counselors.                                            
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1563  Appropriation; Department of Corrections for expansion    Scott (80th)
        of the intensive supervision program to include        
        juveniles.                                             
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1568  Income tax; provide a credit for premiums paid for        Barnett (92nd)
  $%    long-term care insurance.                              
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1581  Appropriation; Department of Education to expand          Thornton
        programs on prevention of HIV and other STDS.          
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1586  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for         Huddleston
  $%    minority economic development.                         
           03/29 (H) Died In Committee
HB1682  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for certain           McCoy
  $%    programs administered by the Department of Archives and
        History.                                               
           04/27 Approved by Governor
HB1700  City of Indianola; authorize municipal law enforcement    Thomas
        officers to use radar speed detection equipment on U.S.
        49-W and U.S. 82.                                      
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1729  Sunflower County; justice and municipal courts assess     Thomas
   %    additional court costs for Crimestoppers.              
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC  25  Commend the career of Sportscaster Robin Roberts.         Peranich
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  26  Commend career of volleyball star Gabrielle Reece.        Peranich
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  27  Commemorate National Women in Sports Day on February 4,   Peranich
        2000, at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.   
           02/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  31  Commend Jack E. Harper, Jr., upon his retirement as       Thomas
        Chancery Clerk of Sunflower County.                    
           02/15 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  47  Memorialize Congress; look into matter of high prices     Green
        of new drugs in United States and take action to       
        reduce.                                                
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC  50  Commend Mississippi Special Olympics Team.                Martinson
           03/10 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  55  Commend Steve "Air" McNair upon outstanding football      Clarke
        career.                                                
           03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  90  Recognizing the first Sunday in October as "Family        Mayo
        Day".                                                  
        .                                                      
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC 105  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of H.B.       Nettles
        1093; Rails-To-Trails Recreational Districts; rules to 
        be published and violations to constitute misdemeanor. 
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HC 117  Commend the life and accomplishments of Representative    Ford
        Dick Livingston.                                       
           04/20 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 124  Commend West Point School District retirees.              Gibbs
           05/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 143  Commend Takiyah Perkins.                                  Perkins
           05/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 145  Request Joint Legislative Budget Committee to recommend   Howell
        appropriations from Health Care Expendable Fund for    
        small publc hospitals.                                 
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HR  10  Commend Dr. Norma Solomon White.                          Coleman (65th)
           05/07 (H) Died In Committee
HR  25  Commend Takiyah Perkins.                                  Perkins
           04/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  26  Commend Bobby Rush.                                       Thornton
           05/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



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