Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/08/00



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Signed By The Governor

SB2459  Appropriations; Critical Needs Teacher Scholarship        Gordon
        Program; Addl. FY2000.                                 
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB 709  Town of Noxapater; authorize expansion of water system    Moody
        outside corporate limits.                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation



House: Committee Reports

HB 339  Community development block grants; extend repealer on    Ford
        prohibition against grants for public water systems    
        unless viable.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 673  Seafood; clarify authority of Health Department to        Moody
        enter into certain agreements.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



House: Floor Actions

HB 133  State Personnel Board; extend repealer on duties.         Ford
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 344  Donation of leave time; extend repealer.                  Ford
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 620  Mississippi Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Law;      Stevens
        strengthen enforcement and make compulsory.            
           Reconsidered
           Amend Defeated on Reconsider
           Passed



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  24  Joint session; call to hear an address by the Governor.   Horne
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2572  Municipalities; revise definitions.                       Chamberlin
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2573  Health insurance; require coverage for reconstructive     Kirby
        surgery following mastectomies.                        
           Referred To Insurance
SB2574  Financial institutions; require to pay check if           Browning *
        previously communicated that account has sufficient    
        funds.                                                 
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2575  Retirement system; social security finding of total       Scoper
        disability shall be accepted when determining          
        eligibility for disability retirement.                 
           Referred To Finance
SB2576  Insurance premium tax; reduce rate imposed  on certain    Minor
        types of insurance.                                    
           Referred To Finance
SB2577  State automobiles; increase authorization for Soil and    Posey
        Water Conservation Commission.                         
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2578  Banker's bank; define and allow acquisitions and          Thames
        transactions involving.                                
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2579  Income tax; provide a credit for a portion of certain     Thames
        conservation equipment.                                
           Referred To Finance
SB2580  Municipalities; may assess fee against certain property   Jordan
        owners.                                                
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2581  Municipalities; powers of, technical correction.          Jordan
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2582  Bonds; increase amount authorized for Library             Smith
        Commission capital improvements and public libraries   
        grant program.                                         
           Referred To Finance
SB2583  Forestry; extend forester registration law.               Harvey
           Referred To Forestry
SB2584  Sales taxation; exempt retail sales of certain articles   Michel
        of clothing during the first weekend in August.        
           Referred To Finance
SB2585  Elections; qualified elector may vote absentee for any    Jackson
        reason.                                                
           Referred To Elections
SB2586  Capitol Complex Real Estate Board; create.                Jackson
           Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
SB2587  Economic Development; authorize certain programs and      Simmons
        tax credits to encourage development in less developed 
        counties.                                              
           Referred To Economic Dev, Tourism and Parks;Finance
SB2588  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Hewes
        charter boats.                                         
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2589  Timber theft; increase penalties for.                     Stogner
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2590  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month;          Harden
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Education;Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2591  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2592  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Dearing
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2593  Minors; revise age of emancipation and majority.          Dearing
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2594  Commission on Human Rights; create.                       Harden
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2595  Highway privilege tax; provide for new tax on trailers    Dearing
        traveling in interstate commerce in lieu of current    
        one.                                                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2596  Commitment; revise age of commitment by parent or         Carlton
        guardian.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2597  School district security personnel with police power;     Harden
        require minimum training standards.                    
           Referred To Education;Judiciary
SB2598  Marine resources; authorize DMR to remove derelict        Hewes
        vessels from manmade canal connected to coastal        
        wetlands.                                              
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2599  Marine Resources; require certain commercial fishermen    Hewes
        to obtain license to sell catch.                       
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2600  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Hewes
        maintenance program (DMR).                             
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Appropriations
SB2601  Marine resources; push trawls legal gear to harvest       Hewes
        shrimp.                                                
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2602  Ad valorem taxation; municipalities may exempt            Harden
        renovations to or improvements of certain homes.       
           Referred To Finance
SB2603  DHS to use federal funds to employ time-limited social    Huggins
        workers; authorize.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2604  Family foster care homes, child-caring and                Huggins
        child-placing agencies; require licensure by DHS.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2605  Denial of claim for foster care or adoption assistance;   Huggins
        provide fair hearing procedures.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2606  All agencies to provide DHS information relating to       Huggins
        child abuse/neglect investigations; require.           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2607  Additional highways; reconstruct a portion of Highway     Mettetal
        315.                                                   
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2608  State financial institutions; revise record-keeping       Mettetal
        laws.                                                  
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2609  Fish; allow green sunfish to be sold as bait.             Mettetal
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2610  Erroneous conviction; provide civil cause of action.      Jackson
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2611  Retirement system; social security finding of total       Jackson
        disability shall be accepted for disablility           
        retirement.                                            
           Referred To Finance
SB2612  Sales tax; exempt certain amount of retail sales to       Jackson
        churches.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2613  Insurance policies; policy controls over foreign          Kirby
        language advertisement.                                
           Referred To Insurance
SB2614  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Hyde-Smith
        reemployed as teachers in critical teacher shortage    
        areas.                                                 
           Referred To Education;Finance
SB2615  Clarke County; may contribute annually to the Boys and    Thames
        Girls Club of Clarke County.                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB2616  Appeals; clarify supersedeas of fiduciaries.              Bryan
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2617  Ad valorem taxation; exempt homestead property of         Lee
        person 65 or older or totally disabled.                
           Referred To Finance
SB2618  Bail bonds; revise provisions regarding forfeited         Minor
        bonds.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2619  Bail bonds; revise provisions regarding persons taking    Minor
        insufficient bail bonds.                               
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2620  Bail bonds; increase commission charged by bail agents.   Minor
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2621  County budgets; revise time for publication.              Chamberlin
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2622  Agriculture; Weights and Measures Law of 1964; revise     Stogner
        definitions and standards and set penalties for        
        misrepresentation.                                     
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2623  Justice court judges; provide for increase in salary.     Gollott
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2624  Income taxation; provide deduction in gross income for    Carmichael
        volunteer firefighters and volunteer law enforcement   
        officers.                                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2625  Students who are former foster care children; provide     Huggins
        college tuition waiver for.                            
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2626  Post-adoption contracts between adoptive parents and      Huggins
        birth parents of certain children; authorize with court
        approval.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2627  Release certain information from DHS central registry     Huggins
        on child neglect and abuse without court order;        
        authorize.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2628  Circuit court; create 23rd district.                      Chamberlin
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2629  Natchez Trace Parkway; delete certain exemptions from     Scoper
        signs and building restrictions.                       
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2630  Court-ordered home study; mandate fee for.                Huggins
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2631  Foster Care Reviews; conducted by the youth court or      Huggins
        the Department of Human Services.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2632  EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation         Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2633  Trusts; revise uniform trustee's powers.                  Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2634  Crime Victims' Compensation Act; revise.                  Frazier
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2635  Municipalities; authorize to expend matching funds for    Harden
        grant programs.                                        
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2636  Court reporters; increase annual salary in circuit and    Thames
        chancery courts.                                       
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2637  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter             Dearing
        agreements for advance funding of highway projects     
        (MDOT).                                                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2638  Vulnerable Adults Act; provide for mandated reporters     Huggins
        of abuse and require criminal background checks for    
        nursing home employees.                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2639  Employer training program tax credit; certified by        Burton
        State Board for Community/Junior Colleges.             
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Finance
SB2640  Criminal background checks; require for employees of      Huggins
        child residential facilities.                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2641  Vulnerable adult abuse and neglect; DHS shall             Huggins
        investigate if alleged action occurred in private      
        residence.                                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2642  CON for nursing facility beds; county-owned hospitals     Tollison
        have priority in making application for.               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2643  Marine resources; remove repealer on attorney for         Hewes
        department.                                            
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2644  Chop Shop Act; revise various provisions.                 Kirby
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2645  Coahoma County; may purchase and use radar.               Furniss
           Referred To County Affairs
SB2646  Coahoma County; authorize to levy taxes on                Furniss
        complimentary food; beverages and motel accommodations.
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB2647  Public property; DFA and Mental Health to convey          Burton
        certain property to Lazy Boy South, Inc.               
           Referred To Public Property
SB2648  Public employees; authorize certain payroll deductions    Smith
        for state and IHL employees.                           
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2649  Statewide Public Defender System; revise.                 Gordon
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2650  World War II Veterans; pay bonuses to certain             Canon
        servicemen and surviving spouses.                      
           Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
SC 535  MSU Bulldog Football team; commend for outstanding        Hamilton
        season, Peach Bowl victory and national ranking.       
           Referred To Rules
SC 536  Dr. Walter Washington; commend life and express           Simmons
        sympathy of the Legislature.                           
           Referred To Rules
SC 537  Timmy Foster; commend for winning NFL National PP&K       Dearing
        competition.                                           
           Referred To Rules
SC 538  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Scoper
        popular vote; require run-off if no majority; abolish  
        electoral votes.                                       
           Referred To Constitution
SC 539  Joint Committee to Study the Establishment of             Scoper
        Out-Patient Clinics in Underserved Rural Areas of the  
        State; create.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 540  Vicksburg; congratulate on 175th anniversary.             Chaney
           Referred To Rules
SC 541  Amend Constitution; Governor elected by majority of       Ross
        popular vote; require run-off if no majority; abolish  
        electoral votes.                                       
           Referred To Constitution
SC 542  Review of MDOT implementation of 1987 4-Lane Highway      Chaney
        Program; direct PEER and State Auditor to conduct.     
           Referred To Rules
SC 543  Kenneth Quinn, Mississippi's Superintendent of the Year   Browning
        2000; commend.                                         
           Referred To Rules
SC 544  Const 177A; add municipal court judge to Commission on    Mettetal
        Judicial Performance.                                  
           Referred To Constitution
SC 545  Booneville High School Football Team; commend for         White (5th)
        perfect season.                                        
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2363  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Board; Add'l    Furniss
        FY2000.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2529  Appropriations; DOC - County reimbursements; Addl.        Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2530  Appropriations; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial    Gordon
        Judges; Addl. FY2000.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2531  Appropriations; DEQ - Statewide Information Management    Gordon
        Act; Addl. FY2000 & FY2001.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2532  Appropriations; DECD - Majesty of Spain Exhibition;       Gordon
        Addl. FY2000.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2541  Appropriations; District Attorney & Staff; Addl.          Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2568  Appropriation; Debt Service; Addl. FY 2000 and FY 2001.   Gordon
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2569  Appropriation; Dept. of Education - Minimum Prog. &       Gordon
        Uniform Millage Asst.; Addl. FY2000.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2570  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety - Office space      Gordon
        for Highway Patrol; Addl. FY2000.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2571  Appropriation; Community & Junior Colleges; Addl.         Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 621  Auto liability insurance; make compulsory.                Stevens
           Referred To Insurance



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  24  Joint session; call to hear an address by the Governor.   Horne
           Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 05/24/00 at 07:23.



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