Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/14/00



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SB2190  Elections; revise compensation of election                Harden
        commissioners.                                         
           Referred To Elections
SB2191  Bonds; authorize Copiah-Lincoln Community College to      Dearing
        purchase certain land with its bond allocation.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2192  School districts, municipal; provide for board members    Carmichael
        from added territory and authorize transfer to adjacent
        district.                                              
           Referred To Education
SB2193  School districts with added territory; provide for        Carmichael
        automatic student transfers.                           
           Referred To Education
SB2194  Pawnshops; revise certain laws.                           Hewes
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2195  Bonds; issue for the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.       Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB2196  Sales taxation; exempt sales to the Lynn Meadows          Hewes
        Discovery Center.                                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2197  Public swimming pools; Dept. of Health enforce            Hewes
        requirements for the abatement of suction hazards.     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2198  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
        with universities for beautification.                  
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2199  Gaming; clarify the waters upon which gaming aboard a     Hewes
        cruise vessel is allowed.                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2200  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of TANF checks at casinos.   Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB2201  Tort liability, charitable activity; include food         Hewes
        donated needy.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2202  Motor vehicle dealers; require disclosure of certain      Hewes
        repairs.                                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2203  Stalking; second offense felony.                          Hewes
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2204  Homestead exemption; phase in a 25% increase.             Hewes
           Referred To Finance
SB2205  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2206  Sales tax; phase out on retail sales of certain foods     White (5th)
        for human consumption.                                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2207  Constables; authorize appointment of deputies.            Burton
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2208  Ad valorem taxation; exempt certain motor vehicles used   Burton
        to transport children for medical treatment.           
           Referred To Finance
SB2209  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Burton
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2210  Income tax; increase exemption for National Guard and     Burton
        Reserve pay.                                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2211  Justice court judges; include in Nonpartisan Judicial     Burton
        Election Act.                                          
           Referred To Elections
SB2212  Primary elections; allow voters to vote for candidates    Canon
        of their choice regardless of party affiliation.       
           Referred To Elections
SB2213  Hunting; require absentee landowner to obtain             Burton *
        permission of adjacent owners before leasing hunting   
        rights.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2214  Constables; allow expense reimbursement for good faith    Burton
        effort to serve process.                               
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2215  Salvage motor vehicles; provide for issuance of           Burton
        certificates of title.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2216  Amusement Ride Safety Inspection and Insurance Act;       Burton
        create.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2217  Juries; special venire limited to death penalty cases.    Burton *
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2218  Truancy; child may be committed to training school for    Burton *
        second offense.                                        
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2219  Elderly; enhanced penalties for certain crimes against.   Burton
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2220  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize a distinctive tag   Burton
        for Bronze Star Medal recipients.                      
           Referred To Finance
SB2221  State service jobs; MS graduates given preference for.    Burton
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2222  Auto insurance; require compulsory liability insurance.   Burton
           Referred To Insurance
SB2223  CPR classes; require in health curriculum Grades 9-12.    Burton *
           Referred To Education
SB2224  Reading sufficiency; require for Fourth Grade students.   Burton
           Referred To Education
SB2225  Health and life insurance companies; disclose medical     Burton *
        exam findings to policy applicants.                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2226  Adult care facilities; define assisted living             Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2227  Hunting; require participation in simulated hunt for      Burton
        hunter ed certification for teenagers.                 
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2228  Ad valorem taxation; exempt egg houses, pullet houses     Burton
        and broiler houses.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2229  Highways; construct a highway connecting Greenville       Carlton
        with I-69 at the Mississippi River.                    
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
SB2230  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; extend            Kirby
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2231  Water; create MS Public Water Systems Management Review   Dearing
        Council under Public Service Commission.               
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2232  Mississippi Code; provide set to office of school         Dearing
        superintendent and school board attorney.              
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2233  Landlord/tenant law; revise.                              Smith
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2234  Income tax; allow credit for child adoption expenses.     Nunnelee
           Referred To Finance
SB2235  License tag; distinctive tag issued to volunteer fire     Carmichael
        fighters without additional fee.                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2236  Certified Public Manager Program; require state           Blackmon
        supervisory personnel to participate.                  
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2237  Graves; require certain depth when burying dead human     Browning
        bodies.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2238  Forestry; extend repealer on forestry arson               Harvey
        investigators and increase number of investigators.    
           Referred To Forestry
SB2239  Forestry; remove the repealer on the Tree Seedling        Harvey
        Revolving Fund.                                        
           Referred To Forestry
SB2240  Forestry; Remove certain mandates on the Forestry         Harvey
        Commission related to Department of Corrections'       
        Lambert State Forest.                                  
           Referred To Forestry
SB2241  Bar association; extend repealer.                         Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2242  Elections; place candidates' names on the ballot in       Cuevas
        alphabetical order.                                    
           Referred To Elections
SB2243  Elections; hold political party primary elections in      Cuevas
        September.                                             
           Referred To Elections
SB2244  Ad valorem taxation; exempt business inventories from     Cuevas
        ad valorem taxation.                                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2245  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
        trips.                                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2246  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize the issuance of     Furniss
        distinctive tags to retired law enforcement officers.  
           Referred To Finance
SB2247  Retirement; include judges in legislative retirement      Furniss
        plan.                                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2248  Public Housing; create drug-free zone.                    Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2249  HIV; establish crime of exposure.                         Furniss
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2250  Highway Patrol Retirement System; allow certain           Furniss
        beneficiary to change option selection.                
           Referred To Finance
SB2251  Sixteenth section lands; revise agricultural lease        Furniss
        provisions.                                            
           Referred To Education
SB2252  Public officials; allow PERS retiree serving as a local   Furniss
        elected or appointed official to receive retirement    
        allowance.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2253  Retirement system; allow credit for cert. service as      Furniss
        student high school bus driver.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2254  Income tax refund check-off; add burn center and revise   Furniss
        form.                                                  
           Referred To Finance
SB2255  Hunting; exempt elderly and disabled from purchasing      Furniss
        duck stamp.                                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2256  Corrections; authorize DOC to construct prison on state   Furniss
        land in Quitman County.                                
           Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
SB2257  Personal leave for state employees; eliminate first day   Furniss
        of illness requirement.                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2258  State employees paid twice per month; repeal provision.   Furniss
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2259  Health facilities; CON to certain hospital in Hinds       Harden
        County for relocation of acute care beds and           
        construction of necessary facilities.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2260  Accumulated personal leave; authorize transfer between    Harden
        state and county agencies.                             
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2261  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           Referred To Education;Finance
SB2262  Public education; require Legislature to appropriate a    Harden
        minimum percentage of General Fund to.                 
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2263  Student loans; provide graduate degree teacher            Harden
        incentive loans available to applicants agreeing to    
        teach in public school or univ.                        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2264  Pawnshops; prohibit dealing in handguns.                  Harden
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2265  Consumer collection agencies; require registration and    Harden
        prohibit certain acts.                                 
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2266  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Harden
        renovation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.   
           Referred To Finance
SB2267  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for a stadium on    Harden
        the campus of JSU.                                     
           Referred To Finance
SB2268  Weapons; raise possession of hand gun to 21.              Harden
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2269  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on          Harden
        phased-in basis.                                       
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2270  PERS; retiree receiving reduced allowance may change      Harden
        option to receive maximum allowance.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2271  University official liability for missing property;       Harden
        clarify.                                               
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2272  Appropriation; build stadium for JSU.                     Harden
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2273  Education enhancement funds for classroom supplies;       Harden
        clarify distribution of approved plan for use of.      
           Referred To Education
SB2274  Lemon law; prohibit transfer of buyback and               Jackson
        nonconforming vehicles without notice.                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2275  Income taxation; grant a tax credit for contributions     Jackson
        to certain student aid program.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2276  Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Fund;       Jackson
        include improvements to Hwy 16 within DeKalb.          
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance
SB2277  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           Referred To Education
SB2278  Gun shows; prohibit on state-owned property.              Harden
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2279  Architects; revise examination and registration           Frazier
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2280  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Frazier *
        members of certain organizations.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2281  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act; revise       Kirby
        priority of distribution of claims.                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2282  CON for nursing facility beds; county-owned hospitals     Tollison
        have priority in making application for.               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2283  Driver's license; increase reinstatement fee subsequent   Burton *
        to DUI or drug offense.                                
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2284  Radar; allow use by any size municipality.                Dearing
           Referred To Judiciary;Municipalities
SB2285  Income taxation; provide deduction in gross income for    White (29th)
        volunteer firefighters and volunteer law enforcement   
        officers.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2286  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  King
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2287  Constables; annual reports filed with State Auditor.      Jackson
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2288  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2289  State Health Insurance Plan; allow certain retired        Tollison
        local employees to participate.                        
           Referred To Insurance
SB2290  Motor vehicles; clarify towing safety.                    White (29th)
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2291  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Harvey
        state-owned land.                                      
           Referred To Forestry;Public Property
SB2292  Scenic streams; designate Magees Creek as eligible for    Stogner
        nomination.                                            
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2293  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
SB2294  Marriage licenses; require premarital tests for HIV.      Burton *
           Referred To Judiciary;Public Health and Welfare
SB2295  School board election; elect members in all school        Harden
        districts.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2296  Public Trust Tidelands Funds; set conditions for local    Hewes
        use.                                                   
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2297  Regional cultural heritage tourism program; study         Harden
        establishment of.                                      
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks
SB2298  Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program;           Hewes
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2299  Approp; SDE for additional teacher assistants in school   Smith
        districts with 60% participation in free lunch program.
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2300  Budget; require the Joint Legislative Budget Committee    Smith
        to make its final revenue estimate by the first Monday 
        in March.                                              
           Referred To Finance;Appropriations
SB2301  Bonds for Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds   Smith
        that may be issued under.                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2302  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot        Harden
        program in public schools.                             
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2303  Beer; prohibit consumption on licensed premises after     Furniss
        hours.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2304  Community development corporations; establish a grant     Blackmon
        program within DECD for.                               
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Appropriations
SB2305  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise laws regarding              Dearing
        acquisition of property for and advertising near.      
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2306  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
        feasibility of.                                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2307  School district accreditation; create task force to       Harden
        revise accreditation system.                           
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2308  Sheriff; authorize Coahoma County to supplement salary.   Furniss
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2309  Sheriff; authorize Claiborne County to supplement         Posey
        salary.                                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2310  Civil immunity; provide for physicians rendering          Chaney
        charitable care.                                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2311  Commission on Economic Status of Women; create.           Blackmon
           Referred To Rules
SB2312  Medical procedures on minor by Department of Health;      Nunnelee
        require parental consent.                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2313  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           Referred To Finance
SB2314  Manslaughter; mother's use of illegal drugs while         Furniss
        pregnant.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2315  Municipally-owned railroad transportation system;         Furniss
        revise definiton of "municipality" in regard to.       
           Referred To Municipalities;Highways and Transportation
SB2316  County patrol officers; increase salary in certain        Jackson
        county.                                                
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;County Affairs
SB2317  Regional Housing Authority; provide for additional        Burton
        commissioners.                                         
           Referred To Finance
SB2318  Public school classroom; brief period of quiet            Frazier
        reflection authorized.                                 
           Referred To Education
SB2319  Minority Participation Compliance Office, establish;      Harden
        require purchases from minority vendors.               
           Referred To Finance
SB2320  Gun shows; prohibit attendance by certain minors.         Harden
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Judiciary
SB2321  Medicaid waiver for coverage of the chronically ill       Jordan
        with hypertension and diabetes; authorize.             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2322  MDOT/Univ. of MS; authorize to exchange certain real      Tollison
        property in Lafayette County.                          
           Referred To Public Property
SB2323  Mammography coverage; require Medicare supplement         Blackmon
        insurance policies to include.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2324  Workers' comp; worker must give notice of injury before   Hewes
        termination.                                           
           Referred To Insurance;Labor
SB2325  Gaming; prohibit the cashing of TANF checks at casinos.   Johnson (19th)
           Referred To Finance
SB2326  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White (29th)
           Referred To Finance;Judiciary
SB2327  Safety Professional Title Protection Act; create.         Kirby
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2328  Business Improvements Districts Act; repeal.              Harden
           Referred To Finance
SB2329  State agencies; create One-Stop Information Center for    Blackmon
        citizens.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SC 511  Joint Rules; require amendments to show deleted           Hewes
        language, etc.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 512  Federal legislation to provide lifetime health care for   Hewes
        veteran retirees; urge Congress to enact.              
           Referred To Rules
SC 513  Corporal Jeff Palmer; commend for being named the MS      Tollison
        Bureau of Narcotics Officer of the Year Award.         
           Referred To Rules
SC 514  Const 254; reduce the size of the Legislature.            Burton
           Referred To Constitution
SC 515  School districts; resolution encouraging training staff   Johnson (19th)
        member in CPR and Heimlich.                            
           Referred To Rules
SC 516  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Referred To Constitution
SC 517  Constitution 116, 128; remove term limits on Governor     Cuevas
        and Lieutenant Governor.                               
           Referred To Constitution
SC 518  Taxation; joint committee to study state tax system.      Harden
           Referred To Rules
SC 519  Martin Luther King birthday; Legislature not convene.     Harden
           Referred To Rules
SC 520  Women; create joint study committee to study creation     Harden
        of Dept. of Women's Affairs.                           
           Referred To Rules
SC 521  Dogs and other pets inside the New Capitol Building;      Harden
        prohibit.                                              
           Referred To Rules
SR   3  Amend Senate Rules; provide for a Standing Committee on   Harden
        Children and Youth.                                    
           Referred To Rules
SR   4  TANF recipients; encourage state agencies to employ in    Harden
        state jobs.                                            
           Referred To Rules
SR   5  Wade Walton, Sr.; commend life of.                        Walls
           Referred To Rules

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