Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/15/00



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House: Introductions

HB 987  Sales tax diversions; abate suit by municipalities for    McCoy
        additional amounts.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 609  County and city officials; permit expenditure for         Green
        training courses for new officials.                    
           DR - TSDP: CA To MU



House: Committee Reports

HB  22  Board of Supervisors; minutes of meetings may be          Perkins
        approved at subsequent meeting.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 335  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 365  County budget; revise time for publication.               Robertson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 402  County unit; provide for election in counties operating   Bowles
        under.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 255  Hunting and fishing bag limits; extend repealer on        Ford
        authority of wildlife commission to establish.         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 425  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           Passed
HB 531  Personal and medical leave; narcotics agents not          Stringer
        required to use when injured on duty.                  
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 608  Public officials; require new bond to be executed every   Green
        four years.                                            
           Passed



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  12  Commend Ken Parvin.                                       Ishee
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  13  Commend the life and accomplishments of Dr. Wright L.     Flaggs
        Lassiter.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  14  Commend Kenneth Hester upon his retirement.               Holland
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  23  Commend Mr. John McKinnon for outstanding service to      Reynolds
        his country during World War II.                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  32  Commend Mr. Robert E. Pickett upon his retirement as      Flaggs
        superintendent of the Vicksburg Warren County Schools  
        District.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  33  Commend the life of William Holmes.                       Reynolds
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  34  Commend the life of Mr. Gerald H. Denley.                 Reynolds
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  35  Commend Robert Abraham Greenlee.                          Ford
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  36  Commend Linda Branch McGregor on being selected Carroll   Stevens
        County's 1999 Business Woman of the year.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB2755  Fire protection sprinkler installers; exempt certain      Mettetal
        persons from Public Contractors Law.                   
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2756  Administrative Procedure Law; enact.                      Bryan
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2757  Thomas G. Abernethy; designate Tenn-Tom Waterway bridge   Gordon
        at Amory in memory of.                                 
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2758  Transportation; create the Multimodal Transportation      Hewes
        Capital Improvement Program Fund.                      
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Appropriations
SB2759  Approp.; Department of Health - Brain Injury              Thames
        Association of MS; FY2000.                             
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2760  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Dearing
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance
SB2761  Orthotics and prosthetics certification; define           Dearing
        certifying agency.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2762  Retirement; authorize purchase of creditable service      Ross
        for certain members employed at institutions of higher 
        learning while a student.                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2763  Wildlife; authorize commission to set deer season by      Cuevas
        zones; extend in southernmost zone.                    
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2764  Commission on Status of Women; create.                    Harden
           Referred To Rules
SB2765  Mississippi Comprehensive Early Childhood Services Act    Farris
        of 2000; enact.                                        
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2766  Statewide TANF Work Program Training and Resource         Dearing
        Centers; DHS establish.                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2767  Sales taxation; streamlined sales tax system for the      Smith
        Twenty-first Century Act.                              
           Referred To Finance
SB2768  Distinctive license tags; authorized issuance of tag      Hewes
        displaying emblems designed by the Department of Marine
        Resources.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2769  Distinctive tags; provide for recipients of the Combat    Hewes
        Infantry Badge and Bronze Star.                        
           Referred To Finance
SB2770  PERS; revise distribution of benefits if member and       Minor
        beneficiary die, plus other changes.                   
           Referred To Finance
SB2771  Alcoholic beverages; ABC may enforce all light wine and   Minor
        beer laws.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB2772  Ad valorem tax exemption; exemption for certain           Minor
        additions, expansions or replacements shall commence   
        from the date of completion.                           
           Referred To Finance
SB2773  Railroads; require minimum number of persons on train     Furniss
        crews.                                                 
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2774  State Board of Optometry regulations; place certain       Huggins
        conditions on.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2775  Ammunition; delete sales record requirement.              Robertson
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2776  Executive Director, Division of Medicaid; prescribe       Huggins
        qualifications for.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2777  Deferred compensation plan; require employers of public   Minor
        employees to match the first $25 of employee's monthly 
        contribution.                                          
           Referred To Finance
SB2778  Distinctive license plates; allow all honorably           Furniss
        discharged veterans to purchase.                       
           Referred To Finance
SB2779  Veterans affairs; allow agency boards to set salaries     Furniss
        of executive officers.                                 
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2780  State veterans homes; authorize Veterans Affairs Bd. to   Furniss
        establish additional homes.                            
           Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB2781  Improper laboratory charges by physicians; grounds for    Ross
        license suspension or revocation.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2782  Highways; add a segment of road in Madison County to      Johnson (19th)
        the state highway system.                              
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2783  Firearms; provide enhanced penalties when used in         Kirby
        commission of certain felonies.                        
           Referred To Judiciary
SB2784  "Declaration of Independence"; require school students    Nunnelee
        to recite.                                             
           Referred To Education
SB2785  State and School Life Insurance Plan; restructure to      Kirby
        avoid imputed federal income tax.                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2786  County home rule; expand and clarify (Hinds).             Harden
           Referred To County Affairs
SC 552  National TRIO Day 2000; designate and comment TRIO        Harden
        Programs.                                              
           Referred To Rules
SC 553  Yevonne S. Prewitt; commend for USDA's Silver Plow        Turner
        Award.                                                 
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2369  Counties and municipalities; authorize to expend funds    Ross
        for training of newly elected officials prior to their 
        term.                                                  
           DR - TSDP: CA To MU
SB2513  Public borrowing; authorize cities and counties to        Jordan
        borrow to pay costs incurred as a result of natural    
        disasters.                                             
           DR - TSDP: CA To MU



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2150  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for one year.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2292  Scenic streams; designate Magees Creek as eligible for    Stogner
        nomination.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2381  Scenic streams; designate Wolf River as state scenic      Posey
        stream.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2478  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act by removing authority to kill hawks and owls.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2484  Boats; revise renewal of certificate number procedure.    Posey
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2552  Scenic streams; designate the Tangipahoa River as         Posey
        eligible for nomination.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2554  Fishing; repeal 49-1-31 prohibiting the wildlife          Posey
        commission from regulating fishing on Sardis Spillway. 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2621  County budgets; revise time for publication.              Chamberlin
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  12  Commend Ken Parvin.                                       Ishee
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  13  Commend the life and accomplishments of Dr. Wright L.     Flaggs
        Lassiter.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  14  Commend Kenneth Hester upon his retirement.               Holland
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  23  Commend Mr. John McKinnon for outstanding service to      Reynolds
        his country during World War II.                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  31  Commend Jack E. Harper, Jr., upon his retirement as       Thomas
        Chancery Clerk of Sunflower County.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  32  Commend Mr. Robert E. Pickett upon his retirement as      Flaggs
        superintendent of the Vicksburg Warren County Schools  
        District.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  33  Commend the life of William Holmes.                       Reynolds
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  34  Commend the life of Mr. Gerald H. Denley.                 Reynolds
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  35  Commend Robert Abraham Greenlee.                          Ford
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  36  Commend Linda Branch McGregor on being selected Carroll   Stevens
        County's 1999 Business Woman of the year.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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