Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/23/00



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HB 621  Auto liability insurance; make compulsory.                Stevens
           Approved by Governor



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 106  Assistant teachers; establish GED as minimum              Holland
        requirement and authorize employing licensed teachers  
        with funds.                                            
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
        UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           DR - TSDPAA: UC To AP
HB 881  State universities and community or junior colleges;      Capps
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           DR - TSDP: UC To WM
HB1100  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; make        Woods
        certain technical revisions.                           
           DR - TSDP: IC To WM



House: Committee Reports

HB  31  Universities and community colleges; authorize courses    Young
        positively impacting state's economy.                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 486  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 651  State and School Employees Health Insurance Management    Stevens
        Board; determine direction of benefit payments.        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 653  Surplus lines insurance; authorize certain nonresident    Stevens
        agents to place.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 784  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act; revise       Stevens
        priority of distribution of claims.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 829  Viatical Settlements Act; create to protect certain       Stevens
        insurance policyholders.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 889  Insurance agents; allow to finance insurance premiums.    Stevens
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 936  University of Mississippi Advance Education Center;       Ford
        clarify course offerings.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2512  Mississippi Telecommunications Tax Reform Act; enact.     Minor
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB  22  Board of Supervisors; minutes of meetings may be          Perkins
        approved at subsequent meeting.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 251  Rental equipment theft; include services and failure to   Ford
        pay.                                                   
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 344  Donation of leave time; extend repealer.                  Ford
           Reconsidered
           Tabled
HB 365  County budget; revise time for publication.               Robertson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 414  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Holland
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 416  Egg marketing; revise temperature and labeling            Holland
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 417  Elections; March 1 filing deadline for municipal          Holland
        candidates.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 449  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Rotenberry
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 531  Personal and medical leave; narcotics agents not          Stringer
        required to use when injured on duty.                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 558  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act; expand   Holland
        to include manufactured goods.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 564  Assault; revise simple and aggravated domestic assault.   Fredericks
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 590  Timber theft; increase penalties for.                     Holland
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 722  Strip clubs; prohibit within 1/4 mile of church, school   Mayo
        or courthouse.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2512  Mississippi Telecommunications Tax Reform Act; enact.     Minor
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered



Senate: Introductions

SB3193  Bonds; issue for repair and renovation of state-owned     Gordon
        buildings.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB3194  Bonds; issue for Master Planned Community Environmental   Minor
        Protection Fund.                                       
           Referred To Finance
SB3195  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Gollott
        of African-American Art Center at the Ohr-O'Keefe      
        Museam of Art.                                         
           Referred To Finance
SB3196  Utility regulation tax; shall not exceed total            Robertson
        appropriation to PSC and PU staff.                     
           Referred To Finance
SC 562  Health care providers adopt CDC guidelines for            Gordon *
        antibiotic resistance; urge.                           
           Referred To Rules
SC 563  Musician Jack Jones; commend life.                        White (29th)
           Referred To Rules
SC 564  Paul Varnado; commend for 2000 Prudential Spirit of       Farris
        Community Award.                                       
           Referred To Rules
SC 565  Sarah Gillespie, Governor's Awards for Excellence in      Farris
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Referred To Rules
SR  16  Olivia Bender for 50 years work at PRCC; commend.         Lee
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2600  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Hewes
        maintenance program (DMR).                             
           DR - TSDPCS: PI To AP
SB2760  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Dearing
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           DR - TSDP: HI To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2131  Four-lane program; remove qualifications on inclusion     Dearing
        of two segments in phase four.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2157  Transportation Commission; may provide security at        Dearing
        certain welcome centers operated by DECD.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2209  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Burton
        necessary.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2305  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise laws regarding              Dearing
        acquisition of property for and advertising near.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2534  Highways; designate a portion of Highway 35 as the        Stogner
        Major General James W. Ball Memorial Highway.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2547  Highways; designate a certain portion as "Jo Doss         Bryan
        Miller Memorial Drive".                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2581  Municipalities; powers of, technical correction.          Jordan
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2588  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Hewes
        charter boats.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2598  Marine resources; authorize DMR to remove derelict        Hewes
        vessels from manmade canal connected to coastal        
        wetlands.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2601  Marine resources; push trawls legal gear to harvest       Hewes
        shrimp.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2643  Marine resources; remove repealer on attorney for         Hewes
        department.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2654  State highway system; add highway segments in Rankin,     Kirby
        Jones and Newton Counties.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2706  Harvest permits for vehicles; extend repealers on         Dearing
        authority of Department of Transportation to issue.    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2719  Marine resources; authorize the department to obtain      Hewes
        wetlands.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2822  Marine resources; limit the amount of fish caught in      Hewes
        shrimp trawls that may be kept for personal            
        consumption.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2826  Marine waters; prohibit use of trammel net close to       Moffatt
        shore.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2922  Municipalities; annexation subject to existing county     Jordan
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2959  Marine wetlands; clarify application fees for activity    Hewes
        affecting coastal wetlands.                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SC 552  National TRIO Day 2000; designate and comment TRIO        Harden
        Programs.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 561  Brigadier General Ernest R. Webster; commend.             Gollott
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2513  Public borrowing; authorize cities and counties to        Jordan
        borrow to pay costs incurred as a result of natural    
        disasters.                                             
           Transmitted To House

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



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