Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

House Judiciary A Committee

As of 06/21/00 at 13:47

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HB  19  Marriage; require counseling before granting license.     Flaggs
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  49  Adoption; prohibit homosexual couples from being able     Howell
        to adopt.                                              
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB  52  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Ellington
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  63  DUI; authorize use of ignition interlock device in DUI    Broomfield
   %    convictons.                                            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  80  Irreconcilable differences; thirteenth ground for         Taylor
        divorce.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  83  Wills; require probate within five years or               Taylor
        ineffective.                                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  86  Garnishment; revise compensation of garnishee.            Taylor
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB  94  Marriage; provide for covenant marriage.                  Cameron
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 131  Adoption; guardian ad litem not required when adoption    Guice
        is by certain relatives.                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 142  Administrative law; clarify appeals process.              Simpson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 143  Garnishment; remove limit on amount on which judgement    Cameron
 *      is based.                                              
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 153  Victims Assistance Coordinators; to be state employees.   Moak
 *         04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 156  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Moak
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 159  Court of Appeals; provide office operating allowance      Moak
        for certain judges.                                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 161  Medical documents; prohibit health care providers from    Moak
        charging excessive rates.                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 171  Crimes; revise state RICO law to cover certain offenses   Guice
        committed by public officials.                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 177  Regulations; regulations affecting general public must    Moore (60th)
        be approved by Legislature.                            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 182  DUI; distinctive license tag for third offense.           Davis
   %       03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 186  Public employees; prohibit from recommending or           Taylor
        endorsing purchases.                                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 189  Polygraphs; remove requirement that examiner must be      Cameron
        licensed.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 192  Drug testing; require for all elected officials.          Nettles
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 193  Nursing homes; limit time to bring tort claim against.    Nettles
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 200  Frivolous lawsuits; require plaintiff to  pay             Cameron
        defendant's cost of defending.                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 207  15th Circuit Court District; provide additional judge.    Frierson
   %       03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 214  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 229  Child support; provide for surcharge on delinquent        Davis
        payments.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 233  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer for four         Simpson
   %    years.                                                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 246  Intercepted communications; extend repealer.              Ford
 *         04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 259  Board of Bar Admissions; reenact and extend repealer      Ford
 * %    for one year.                                          
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 289  Child custody; revise age when child can select           Holland
        custodial parent.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 304  Juries; require to be informed of real party in           Fleming
        interest.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 313  Structured Settlement Protection Act; create.             Reeves
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 328  Property; allow landowner renting lot to evict mobile     Robinson (84th)
        home owner in timely manner.                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 338  Engineering; extend date of repealer on the minimum       Ford
        qualifications required to register as a professional. 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 358  Gun manufacturers; prohibit cities from suing.            Cameron
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 375  Child support; increase fee payor may receive for         Warren
   %    complying with wage withholding order.                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 387  Agency rules; create joint legislative committee to       Bowles
        review.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 392  Gun manufacturers; prohibit litigation against.           Denny
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 483  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 485  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 498  Property, partition; require appraisal before a court     Watson
   %    orders sale of land in suit.                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 501  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 503  Uniform Law Commission; clarify appointments.             Watson
 *         05/15 Approved by Governor
HB 504  Investments; Uniform Prudent Investor Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 505  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
 *         04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 506  Controlled substances; include precursors in              Watson
        enhancement provision.                                 
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 507  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize to hire more than one      Watson
        attorney and revise agent age qualifications.          
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 508  Fiduciaries; Uniform Principal and Income Act (NCCUSL).   Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 509  Arbitration; uniform arbritration act (NCCUSL).           Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 510  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 511  Whistleblower Law; revise.                                Simpson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 525  Constables; may be employee of county served.             Eads
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 526  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
   %    race of party.                                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 528  Joint and several liability; abolish.                     Chism
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 534  Circuit Court; create separate district for DeSoto        Jennings
        County.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 539  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Martinson
   %       03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 549  Court of Appeals; clarify districts.                      Reynolds
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
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 625  Garnishment; require writ to include social security      Formby
        number.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 631  Punitive damages; limit award in financial injury         Formby
        actions.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 642  Controlled substances; revise Schedules II, III and IV.   Moody
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 657  Implied consent; revise suspension of licenses.           Montgomery (74th)
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 660  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 665  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Reeves
 *      defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 674  First Chancery Court District; provide separate posts.    Holland
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 681  Bureau of Narcotics, revise age qualifications.           Myers
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 690  Child support; nonjudicial method for enforcement.        Ketchings
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 696  Divorce; require counseling for children before           Whittington
        granting.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 704  Child custody; custodial parent must notify               Formby
        noncustodial parent before leaving state.              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 706  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        Formby
        county or municipal facility.                          
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 728  Attorney General Investigators; clarify law enforcement   Compretta
        designation and allow retirees to retain sidearm.      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 739  Divorce; require counseling of parents of children        Franks
        under 15.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 741  Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.                Franks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 752  Law suits; plaintiff liable for defendant's cost if       Chism
        defendant prevails.                                    
           03/07 (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 788  Judges; revise rent allowance for chancellors and         Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 789  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 795  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Holland
        of certain persons by physicians and psychologists.    
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 814  Structured Settlement Act; create.                        Blackmon
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 837  Court Reporters; define the practice of court reporting   Stevens
   %    and set penalties for the unauthorized practice of.    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 840  Judges; revise terms of chancellors and circuit court     Watson
        judges.                                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 843  Jurors; alternates may be retained until end of trial.    Watson
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 878  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol levels, revise      Reeves
 * %    sentencing and prohibit open containers.               
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 879  Guardian ad litem; appointment discretionary in custody   Reeves
        case when abuse charge arises.                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 880  Controlled Substances Law; revise precursor provision.    Watson
 *         05/20 Approved by Governor
HB 895  Civil Rights Commission; create.                          Blackmon
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 924  Death of fetus; include in wrongful death statute.        Robinson (84th)
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 925  DUI; include death of unborn fetus in manslaughter        Robinson (84th)
   %    provision.                                             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 927  State Commission on Human Rights; create.                 Evans
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 930  Administrative Procedures Act; create.                    Simpson
   %       03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 941  Land surveyors; establish 6-year statute of limitations   Moore (60th)
        for surveying errors.                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 950  State assessment for violations of Implied Consent Law;   Reeves
   %    increase for Federal-State Alcohol Program Fund.       
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 956  DUI: provide enhanced penalty if handgun is in car.       Wells-Smith
   %       03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 959  Attorneys; provide exemption from dues for retired, ill   Simpson
   %    and disabled attorneys.                                
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB 964  Tort Claims Act; revise definitions and clarify           Watson
        exemption construction.                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 970  Post-adoption contracts; authorize between adoptive and   Moody
        birth parents of certain children.                     
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 971  Child custody; mandate fee for court ordered home         Moody
 * %    study.                                                 
           04/22 Approved by Governor
HB 973  15th Circuit Court District; provide additional judge.    Simpson
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 986  Child support; require bingo operators and casinos to     Reeves
        verify if winners have outstanding judgement against   
        them.                                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB 989  Adoption; allow nurse practitioners to certify            Watson
        condition of child to be adopted.                      
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1018  Retired highway patrol officer; allow to wear uniform     Stringer
 *      at certain events.                                     
           04/30 Approved by Governor
HB1037  Courts; provide preference status for certain ad          Reynolds
        valorem disputes.                                      
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1041  First Chancery Court District; establish Places One,      Mitchell
        Two and Three for election purposes only.              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1077  Agencies and other entities; prohibit from lobbying if    Bowles
        receiving appropriated funds.                          
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1078  Public funds; prohibit using for lobbying.                Bowles
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1095  Administrative Procedures Act; require agencies to        Smith (35th)
        consider proposed policies and regulations' impact on  
        families.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1096  Ten Commandments Defense Act; establish.                  Smith (35th)
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1109  Lemon law; require car dealers to notify buyers of law.   Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1114  Truth in Jury Trials Act; create.                         Franks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1115  Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and   Guice
        prescribe any drug rational to optometric practice.    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1117  Court reporters; repeal board and certification.          Clarke
   %       03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1131  Power of attorney; authorize in conveyance of             Snowden
 *      homestead.                                             
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1132  Property; clarify purchase money mortgage.                Snowden
           04/16 Approved by Governor
HB1135  Mississippi Bar; reenact and revise repealer.             Simpson
 * %       05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1144  Covenant marriage; create as a form of marriage.          Smith (35th)
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1146  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Smith (35th)
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1161  Implied Consent; persons convicted to attend alcohol      Scott (80th)
   %    and/or drug program.                                   
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1168  Divorce; require counseling of parents and minor          Whittington
        children.                                              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1183  Marriage licenses; application to advise to have          Banks
        HIV/AIDS test.                                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1184  Drug offenders; must appear before judge for bail         Banks
        hearing.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1189  Divorce; revise grounds.                                  Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1192  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus      Banks
        stop.                                                  
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1204  Professions; license and regulate private and legal       Banks
   %    investigators.                                         
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1207  Notary public; authorize to notarize documents on any     Banks
        day.                                                   
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1208  Legislators; authorize to take oaths.                     Banks
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1210  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; redesignate     Smith (59th)
        security officers as reservoir patrol officers.        
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1217  Ethic laws; revise certain terms and provide              Compretta
        ministerial acts exception.                            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1228  Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Statewide   Watson
 *      Public Defender System; create.                        
           05/20 Approved by Governor
HB1236  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           03/16 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1242  Tort Claims Act; revise standard of care for police or    Coleman (65th)
        fire protection activities.                            
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1244  Lobbyists; require to wear identification badge in        Fillingane
        Capitol.                                               
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1285  Liability; provide immunity for retired physicians who    Moody
        serve Legislature as "doctor of the day".              
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1377  Mississippi Appellate Defender Act; create.               Blackmon
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1378  Mississippi Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel;    Moore (100th)
        establish.                                             
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1395  Acknowledgments; provide for corporate partners of        Snowden
        partnerships and corporate members and managers of LLC.
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB1472  Statute of frauds; contract or promise to lend money      Smith (59th)
        must be in writing.                                    
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1484  Environment; revise environmental self-evaluation         Ellington
        report privilege (DEQ).                                
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1495  Eminent domain; increase maximum appraisal fees           Compretta
 *      authorized in certain proceedings (MDOT).              
           04/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1500  Property seizure; exemptions from.                        Moak
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1512  DHS Child Support statutes; revise.                       Moody
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1518  Court reporters; revise qualifications and                Bailey
   %    applications.                                          
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1525  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Moody
 *      federal law.                                           
           05/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1526  Child support; gaming proceeds to be withheld for         Moody
        delinquency.                                           
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
HB1543  Secured party; revise the release of collateral.          McBride
           03/07 (H) Died In Committee
SB2089  Divorce; equitable distribution of marital property.      Blackmon
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2126  15th Circuit Court District; provide additional judge.    Lee
 *         04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2140  Judges; revise election of circuit and chancery judges    Nunnelee
 *      in First District.                                     
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2241  Bar association; extend repealer.                         Tollison
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2279  Architects; revise examination and registration           Frazier
 * %    requirements.                                          
           04/25 Approved by Governor
SB2349  Eminent domain; increase maximum appraisal fees           Dearing
 *      authorized in certain proceedings (MDOT).              
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2407  Attorneys; revise bar dues exemption for judges.          Tollison
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2418  16th Circuit; create additional judgeship.                Turner
 *         04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2421  Controlled substances; revise Schedules II, III and IV.   Huggins *
           04/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2442  Controlled substances; enhance penalty for                Tollison
        methamphetamine precursor violation when in possession 
        of a weapon.                                           
           04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2508  Highway patrol; create statewide safety training          Scoper
 *      officer.                                               
           04/27 Approved by Governor
SB2517  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
 *      representation to the indigent.                        
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2520  Wiretapping; revise repealer for Bureau of Narcotics.     Tollison
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
 *      of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           04/27 Approved by Governor
SB2524  Board of Bar Admissions; revise repealer.                 Carlton
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2525  Legal advertisements; separate by judicial district in    Gollott
        Harrison Co.                                           
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2536  Oaths; revise time of taking of certain.                  Tollison
 *         04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2537  Capital Post-Conviction Counsel; create office of.        Gordon
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2596  Commitment; revise age of commitment by parent or         Carlton
 *      guardian.                                              
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2616  Appeals; clarify supersedeas of fiduciaries.              Bryan
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2667  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; patrol          Ross
        officers, revise.                                      
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2702  Voice stress analyzer; authorize law enforcement to       Hamilton
 *      operate within limitations.                            
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2722  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Tollison
 *      defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           04/27 Approved by Governor
SB2737  DUI; ignition interlock for repeat offenders.             Chaney
 * %       04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2746  Whistleblower Law; clarify definition of governmental     Ross
        entity.                                                
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2788  Methamphetamine; revise precursor prohibition.            Turner
 *         04/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2801  Court of Appeals; freeze election districts.              Turner
 *         05/01 (H) Died In Conference
SB2805  Business law; revise Business Corporation Act, Limited    Carlton
        Liability Company Act and Limited Partnership Act.     
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2840  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Huggins
 *      federal law.                                           
           05/01 Approved by Governor
SB2974  Tort Claims Act; savings to minors and non compos         Walls
        mentis.                                                
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB3072  Judges; revise term of chancery and circuit.              Turner
           04/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB3095  Constable training program; provide for.                  Burton
 *         05/22 Approved by Governor
SB3103  Court reporters; revise examination and temporary         Walls
 *      certification.                                         
           04/17 Approved by Governor



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