Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/24/00



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House: Introductions

HB1549  Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain food.            Snowden
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1550  Utility trailers; exempt from highway privilege taxes     Jennings
        and registration.                                      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1551  Appropriation; Department of Health for HIV/AIDS          Thornton
        education, prevention and treatment programs/services. 
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1552  Sales tax; exempt sales to Back Bay Mission.              Fredericks
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1553  Sales tax; reduce rate on sales of certain food and       Snowden
        revise diversion to municipalities.                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1554  Humphreys County; authorize contribution to All Girls     Straughter
        Softball Team.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 336  Mississippi Aquaculture Act; extend repealer on           Ford
        authorization of Agriculture Department to issue       
        permits for game fish pilot program.                   
           DR - TSDPCS: AG To GF
HB 666  Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; update references to old   Livingston
        agency names.                                          
           DR - TSDPCS: GF To WM
HB 795  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Holland
        of certain persons by physicians and psychologists.    
           DR - TSDP: PH To JA
HB1126  County court, youth court and youth court referees;       Flaggs
        revise certain provisions concerning.                  
           DR - TSDP: JJ To AP
HB1273  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer.                 Howell
           DR - TSDPAA: JJ To AP
HB1285  Liability; provide immunity for retired physicians who    Moody
        serve Legislature as "doctor of the day".              
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To JA



House: Committee Reports

HB  48  Agricultural aviation; increase license fees for          Capps
        aircraft and pilots.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB  85  Mortgage or deed of trust; require cancellation upon      Taylor
        full payment.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 175  Residential builders and remodelers; pay fee dedicated    Guice
        to Construction Education Fund.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 244  Mississippi Ratite Council and Promotion Board; extend    Ford
        date of repealer.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 263  Residential builders and remodelers and State Board of    Ford
        Public Contractors; extend repealer and revise certain 
        provisions.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 291  Medical Radiologic Technologists; extend repealer on      Holland
        advisory council, registration and continuing education
        requirements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 345  Division of Community Services of the Department of       Ford
        Youth Services; extend repealer.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 367  City of Vicksburg; increase minimum monthly benefits to   Flaggs
        retirees of fire/police departments.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 415  Director of Bureau of Plant Industry; act as review       Holland
        officer for change of rule violations.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 433  Hunting and fishing license; authorize issuance of        Hudson
        resident license to out-of-state military personnel.   
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 467  Mississippi Bird Dealers Licensing Act; place under       Holland
        State Veterinarian and Board of Animal Health.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 499  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 591  Retail food establishments; owners of shall pay annual    Holland
        license fee to Department of Agriculture.              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 604  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to          Davis
        Forrest County Agricultural High School.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 643  Physicians and podiatrists; allow Board of Medical        Moody
        Licensure to reinstate lapsed licenses under certain   
        circumstances.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 762  City of Fulton; authorize to acquire North Clay Water     Miles
        Association.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1002  Capitol police; authorize use of one unmarked vehicle.    Capps
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1060  Prisoners; create medical release program for offenders   Malone
        who are completely bedridden.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1080  Shrimp; increase penalty for shrimping during closed      Ellington
        season.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1082  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Ellington
        charter boats (DMR).                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1118  Scientific information; extend reporting date for         Ellington
        Mississippi Scientific Information Management System   
        Coordinating Council (DEQ).                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1173  Marine resources; push trawls legal gear to harvest       Ellington
        shrimp.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1174  Waste water; authorize use of funds in water pollution    Ellington
        control emergency loan fund for administrative expenses
        (DEQ).                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1266  Oysters; commission on marine resources to allow          Ellington
        dredging on tonging reefs for resource management.     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1306  Elections; provide safety net for conducting elections.   Reynolds
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1320  Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to promulgate   Ellington
        regulations in accordance with public policy.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1383  State Parole Board; abolish the terms of office of        Malone
        members and extend the date of the repealer for two    
        years.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1450  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Fredericks
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1537  Election contest; clarify that Legislature has            Blackmon
        exclusive jurisdiction over contest regarding seat of  
        member.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2379  Newton County; may donate certain land to the Beulah      Burton
        Hubbard Community Development Club, Inc.               
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 245  Mississippi Forestry Commission; extend repealer on the   Ford
        provision providing for the appointment of law         
        enforcement officers.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 295  Beginning Principal Support Pilot Program; delete         McCoy
        requirement for annual application.                    
           Passed
HB 343  Water diversion project; extend repealer on law that      Ford
        funds certain projects.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 431  Mississippi National Guard Educational Assistance Law;    Rogers
        revise meaning of "tuition".                           
           Passed
HB 531  Personal and medical leave; narcotics agents not          Stringer
        required to use when injured on duty.                  
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 565  Stalking; revise offense and penalties.                   Fredericks
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 642  Controlled substances; revise Schedules II, III and IV.   Moody
           Passed
HB 772  Election laws; technical revisions.                       Reynolds
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 880  Controlled Substances Law; revise precursor provision.    Watson
           Passed
SB2512  Mississippi Telecommunications Tax Reform Act; enact.     Minor
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2513  Public borrowing; authorize cities and counties to        Jordan
        borrow to pay costs incurred as a result of natural    
        disasters.                                             
           Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SC 552  National TRIO Day 2000; designate and comment TRIO        Harden
        Programs.                                              
           Referred To Rules
SC 561  Brigadier General Ernest R. Webster; commend.             Gollott
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SB3197  Approp.; DOE - employ elem. School Counselors from CSBG   Blackmon
        funds; FY2001.                                         
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3198  Approp.; DHS - State School for at-risk children from     Blackmon
        SSBG funds; FY2001.                                    
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3199  Approp.; DOC - HOME DETENTION FOR JUVENILES from CSBG     Blackmon
        funds; FY2001.                                         
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3200  Approp.; DOE - Employ Social Workers for School           Blackmon
        Districts from CSBG funds; FY2001.                     
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3201  Approp.; DECD - Community Dev. Block Grant Funds for      Blackmon
        economic development; FY2001.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3202  Approp.; Dept. of Health - Child Care Dev. Block Grant    Blackmon
        Funds for Child Care Services; FY2001.                 
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3203  Approp.; AG - Boys and Girls Clubs of America from CSBG   Blackmon
        funds; FY2001.                                         
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3204  Approp.; DOE - M.P.A.C. Pilot Program from block grant    Blackmon
        funds; FY2001.                                         
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3205  Approp.; DOE - School Resource Officer Pilot Program      Blackmon
        from block grant funds; FY2001.                        
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3206  Approp.; DOE - Support our Students Program from block    Blackmon
        grant funds; FY2001.                                   
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3207  Lafayette County; may contribute to the                   Tollison
        Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development           
        Foundation.                                            
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3208  City of Oxford; may contribute to the Oxford-Lafayette    Tollison
        County Economic Development Foundation.                
           Referred To Local and Private
SC 566  Miss-Lou Athlete of the Century, Tony Byrne; commend.     Dearing
           Referred To Rules
SC 567  Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts; commend      Michel
        recipient Senator Thad Cochran.                        
           Referred To Rules
SC 568  Dr. Frank M. Davis; commend on retirement from MSU.       Hamilton
           Referred To Rules
SR  17  Memorialize Mississippi Congressional delegation to       Posey
        fund Land and Water Conservation Fund.                 
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2291  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Harvey
        state-owned land.                                      
           DR - TSDP: FO To PP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 987  Sales tax diversions; abate suit by municipalities for    McCoy
        additional amounts.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2238  Forestry; extend repealer on forestry arson               Harvey
        investigators and increase number of investigators.    
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2239  Forestry; remove the repealer on the Tree Seedling        Harvey
        Revolving Fund.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2240  Forestry; Remove certain mandates on the Forestry         Harvey
        Commission related to Department of Corrections'       
        Lambert State Forest.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2279  Architects; revise examination and registration           Frazier
        requirements.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2563  Constitutional rights; contractual waiver of must be      Williamson
        knowing.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2565  Health insurance; provide requirements for minimum        Kirby
        hospital stay after childbirth.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2573  Health insurance; require coverage for reconstructive     Kirby
        surgery following mastectomies.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2613  Insurance policies; policy controls over foreign          Kirby
        language advertisement.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2644  Chop Shop Act; revise various provisions.                 Kirby
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2680  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Carlton
        use.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2689  Jail officers; revise training and board composition,     Dearing
        include municipalities.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2722  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Tollison
        defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2760  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Dearing
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2772  Ad valorem tax exemption; exemption for certain           Minor
        additions, expansions or replacements shall commence   
        from the date of completion.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2792  Interpreter; may be paid reasonable fee as determined     Turner
        by the court.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2803  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance        Kirby
        Board; revise composition.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2838  Soliciting bail agent; revise definition.                 Minor
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2854  Distinctive license plates; require purchase certain      Minor
        number to be guaranteed before the State Tax Commission
        prepares and issues them.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3012  Residential builders and remodelers/State Board of        Mettetal
        Public Contractors; extend repealer and make           
        amendments.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3078  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; authorized   Ross
        a certain city to vote to come out from under the dry  
        law.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3100  Mortgage companies; provide for licensure of by           Mettetal
        Department of Banking.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3144  Deeds of trust; specify when satisfaction of certain      Posey
        mortgages are entered upon record.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SR  17  Memorialize Mississippi Congressional delegation to       Posey
        fund Land and Water Conservation Fund.                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2469  Transportation Commission; delete requirement that all    Dearing
        requisitions be approved by commission (MDOT).         
           Passed
SB2637  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter             Dearing
        agreements for advance funding of highway projects     
        (MDOT).                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SC 552  National TRIO Day 2000; designate and comment TRIO        Harden
        Programs.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 561  Brigadier General Ernest R. Webster; commend.             Gollott
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  22  Board of Supervisors; minutes of meetings may be          Perkins
        approved at subsequent meeting.                        
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 245  Mississippi Forestry Commission; extend repealer on the   Ford
        provision providing for the appointment of law         
        enforcement officers.                                  
           Referred To Forestry
HB 251  Rental equipment theft; include services and failure to   Ford
        pay.                                                   
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 365  County budget; revise time for publication.               Robertson
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 414  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Holland
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 416  Egg marketing; revise temperature and labeling            Holland
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 449  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Rotenberry
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 564  Assault; revise simple and aggravated domestic assault.   Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 565  Stalking; revise offense and penalties.                   Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 590  Timber theft; increase penalties for.                     Holland
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 722  Strip clubs; prohibit within 1/4 mile of church, school   Mayo
        or courthouse.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary

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