Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/02/00



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Signed By The Governor

SB2379  Newton County; may donate certain land to the Beulah      Burton
        Hubbard Community Development Club, Inc.               
           Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1573  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for repair and      Peranich
        renovation of state-owned buildings and facilities.    
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Ways and Means
HB1574  Bonds; issue for a conference and cultural center for     Montgomery (74th)
        the City of Clinton and the Mississippi Music Heritage 
        Museum.                                                
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Ways and Means
HB1575  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Compretta
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means



House: Double Referred Reports

HB  87  Superintendent of education, county; prohibit voters in   Howell
        certain school districts from voting in election for.  
           DR - TSDP: ED To AE
           DR - TSDP: AE To ED
HB 106  Assistant teachers; establish GED as minimum              Holland
        requirement and authorize employing licensed teachers  
        with funds.                                            
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To ED
HB 107  Family planning services; women with income up to 185%    Holland
        of proverty level eligible for under Medicaid.         
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB 199  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Ford
        for one year.                                          
           DR - TSDP: AP To PH
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           DR - TSDP: AP To ED
HB 305  Postsecondary academic courses on Internet; establish     Fleming
        tuition grant program for.                             
           DR - TSDP: UC To AP
HB 336  Mississippi Aquaculture Act; extend repealer on           Ford
        authorization of Agriculture Department to issue       
        permits for game fish pilot program.                   
           DR - TSDPCS: GF To AG
HB 340  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer and place            Ford
        moratorium on certain poultry loans.                   
           DR - TSDPCS: AG To WM
           DR - TSDPCS: WM To AG
HB 418  Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating         Scott (17th)
        Council and Advisory Committee; establish.             
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB 420  MSU Cooperative Extension Service; authorize to           Scott (17th)
        establish parent and family education programs.        
           DR - TSDPCS: UC To AP
HB 523  MDOT/University of Mississippi; authorize to exchange     Eads
        certain real property in Lafayette County.             
           DR - TSDP: AP To PB
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
        UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To UC
HB 881  State universities and community or junior colleges;      Capps
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           DR - TSDP: WM To UC
HB 902  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Warren
        establish in State Department of Education.            
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 903  School librarians; include public library experience in   Warren
        computation of years of teaching experience.           
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB1039  School security personnel; require minimum level of       Warren
        basic law enforcement training.                        
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To JB
HB1054  Medicaid; authorize buy-in of coverage by workers with    Moody
        potentially severe disabilities.                       
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1090  County prosecuting attorneys; increase salary in          Green
        certain counties.                                      
           DR - TSDPAA: FS To CA
HB1108  State universities and colleges; authorize to offer       Peranich
        limited gaming-related courses if located in county    
        where gaming is legal.                                 
           DR - TSDP: UC To WM
HB1134  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Broomfield
        accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        establish.                                             
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
HB1152  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           DR - TSDP: TR To WM
HB1167  School resource officers; establish pilot program under   Scott (80th)
        Department of Human Services.                          
           DR - TSDPCS: JJ To AP
HB1262  Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program;    Gadd
        create.                                                
           DR - TSDP: UC To WM
           DR - TSDP: WM To UC
HB1280  Medicaid; division shall educate managed care program     Moody
        participants about manner to seek care under.          
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1294  Department of Corrections; require to construct and       Bailey
        equip a correctional center for juvenile offenders.    
           DR - TSDPCS: JJ To AP
HB1295  Utility regulation taxes; cap at legislative              Ellis
        appropriation for utility regulatory purposes.         
           DR - TSDP: WM To PU
HB1373  Public property; transfer from Department of Wildlife,    Moak
        Fisheries and Parks to newly created arts and          
        entertainment center.                                  
           DR - TSDPCS: PB To AP
HB1432  Hospitals; cannot participate in disproportionate share   Moody
        program unless they participate in intragovernmental   
        transfer program.                                      
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1434  Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program; create.             Holland
           DR - TSDPCS: AG To AP
HB1468  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Ellington
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           DR - TSDPCS: WM To CR
HB1469  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); reduce        Holland
        eligibility waiting period and conduct outreach        
        campaign.                                              
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1475  IHL construction projects; exempt contracts with single   Young
        entity for design and construction from bid laws.      
           DR - TSDPCS: UC To AP
HB1506  Mantachie Natural Gas District; redesignate as            Franks
        Northeast Mississippi Gas District and increase limit  
        on amount of bonds authorized.                         
           DR - TSDPCS: PU To WM
HB1511  Municipalities; create drainage districts.                Wallace
           DR - TSDPCS: CR To WM
HB1535  Deputy sheriffs; each sheriff to employ a minimum of      Barnett (92nd)
        five.                                                  
           DR - TSDPCS: JB To CA
HB1538  IHL construction contracts; require penalty for           Young
        untimely performance and warranties.                   
           DR - TSDP: UC To AP
HB1539  Institutions of Higher Learning Capital Improvements      Young
        Preplanning Fund; create as revolving fund.            
           DR - TSDP: UC To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB  55  Sentencing; revise earned time allowance.                 Ishee
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 106  Assistant teachers; establish GED as minimum              Holland
        requirement and authorize employing licensed teachers  
        with funds.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 146  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise restrictions on height of   Holland
        buildings and structures located adjacent to.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 199  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 208  Juvenile offenders; may only be placed in state           Fredericks
        approved facilities.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 256  Pulpwood scaling and practices; extend repealer.          Ford
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 280  Distinctive license tag; authorize for various            Moak
        organizations.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 292  Agricultural Seed Law; revise definitions and complaint   Holland
        procedures.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 310  Public schools; authorize display of Ten Commandments     Jennings
        in classrooms and other areas.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 336  Mississippi Aquaculture Act; extend repealer on           Ford
        authorization of Agriculture Department to issue       
        permits for game fish pilot program.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 340  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer and place            Ford
        moratorium on certain poultry loans.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 346  Law enforcement monument; include names of certain        Taylor
        federal law enforcement officers.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 390  Cigarettes; prohibit deceptive practices regarding        Holland
        packaging relating to stamping.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 429  Lambert State Forest Management; remove certain           Hamilton
        mandates on Forestry Commission.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 440  Counties; authorize use of county or municipal property   Dedeaux
        or equipment for nonprofit organizations.              
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 466  Mississipppi Code; provide Ethics Commission with two     Ford
        sets, House of Representatives additional set.         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 523  MDOT/University of Mississippi; authorize to exchange     Eads
        certain real property in Lafayette County.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 559  Forestry; extend Forester Registration Law.               Holland
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 581  Public school students and employees; require use of      Woods
        titles of respect.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 659  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Fillingane
        quiet reflection.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 715  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Moody
        amendments to.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 725  Audit reports; abolish certain filing requirements for    Green
        investigative reports.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 776  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      Warren
        students whose presence is detrimental to educational  
        environment.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 787  Interpreters in criminal cases; revise compensation.      Watson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 796  Weights and Measures Law of 1964; revise definitions      Holland
        and standards and set penalties for misrepresentation. 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 836  Probationers; require courts to give notice to certain    Stevens
        offices within the Department of Corrections regarding 
        probationers.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Shows
        for which assistance may be provided and increase      
        amount of bonds authorized under.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 862  Distinctive license tags; establish certain conditions    Moak
        for issuance.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 881  State universities and community or junior colleges;      Capps
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 887  Restore suffrage to James G. Banana of Clay County.       Ellis
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 894  Juror qualifications; revise.                             Blackmon
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 923  Killing of a fetus; clarify that such action shall        Robinson (84th)
        constitute a crime.                                    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 932  E911 telephone calls; revise confidentiality              Fredericks
        requirement.                                           
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 946  Department of Corrections; revise use of funds            Malone
        generated by inmate telephone call commissions.        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 974  Beer products; delete repealer and reverter on certain    Simpson
        identification requirements.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 984  Child abuse/neglect; authorize release of certain         Moody
        information from DHS without court order.              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 995  Crimes; create offense of false reporting of a crime.     McBride
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1031  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Warren
        establish for school district equipment.               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1038  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Compretta
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1043  Department of Audit; transfer money in FY 2000            Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1044  Department of Marine Resources; transfer money in FY      Capps
        2000 appropriation among categories.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1045  Budgets; DFA may approve esculations using insurance      Capps
        proceeds as a result of damage to state property.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1056  Division of Medicaid; transfer money in FY 2000           Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1071  Firearms; reciprocal agreements for law enforcement       Weathersby
        officers to carry firearms in other states.            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1072  Durable legal custody; subsequent proceedings in          Compretta
        chancery court.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1104  Municipal courts; increase cost of dismissing an          Coleman (65th)
        affidavit, complaint or charge.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1130  Mississippi Support Dog Act; revise to include any        Snowden
        disabled person and any specially trained animal.      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1212  Vocational education teachers; authorize certain summer   Frierson
        work to satisfy licensure renewal requirements.        
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1214  Tax Commission; transfer excess funds in FY 2000          Capps
        appropriation bill to State General Fund.              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1262  Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program;    Gadd
        create.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1264  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT)    Gadd
        Program; expand board's investment authority.          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1281  PERS; Highway Patrol Retirement System, and               Stringer
        Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; revise       
        certain provisions of.                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1295  Utility regulation taxes; cap at legislative              Ellis
        appropriation for utility regulatory purposes.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1342  Brewpub; allow to provide complimentary beverages to      Simpson
        certain patrons.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1352  Student transportation plans; require universities and    West
        colleges to develop for off-campus events.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1368  Vehicles; authorize increased number for Capitol Police   Capps
        and others, and delete certain purchase restrictions.  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1389  Ceiling on salaries; exempt DECD Director and             Ford
        Governor's Chief of Staff.                             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1393  School districts; authorize districts issuing debt to     Brown
        take certain actions to qualify the debt for federal   
        assistance.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1415  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Moore (60th)
        use.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1451  DOT; transfer funds in FY 2000 appropriation from one     Capps
        category to another.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1455  Warrants; when cancelled, funds shall be transferred to   Capps
        Abandoned Property Fund.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1464  Marine resources; possession of gill nets and other       Ellington
        like unlawful contrivances prima facie evidence of     
        offense.                                               
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1468  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Ellington
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1487  Travel for state employees; allow post-audit of           Capps
        expenses and multiple contracts with several travel    
        agencies.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1505  PERS Board; authorize to set salaries for all nonstate    Stringer
        service employees of retirement system.                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1510  Drinking water; revise membership of local governments    Ellington
        and rural water systems improvements board and increase
        maximum loan amount.                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1521  Animals; reduce the three-day notice requirement to       Roberson
        owners of animals alleged to be neglected.             
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1545  Special local improvement taxing districts; revise law    Reeves
        regarding establishment, funding and management of.    
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2440  Alcoholic beverages; prohibit interests in more than      Minor
        one package retailer's permit.                         
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB  48  Agricultural aviation; increase license fees for          Capps
        aircraft and pilots.                                   
           Passed
HB  85  Mortgage or deed of trust; require cancellation upon      Taylor
        full payment.                                          
           Passed
HB 175  Residential builders and remodelers; pay fee dedicated    Guice
        to Construction Education Fund.                        
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 244  Mississippi Ratite Council and Promotion Board; extend    Ford
        date of repealer.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 345  Division of Community Services of the Department of       Ford
        Youth Services; extend repealer.                       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 415  Director of Bureau of Plant Industry; act as review       Holland
        officer for change of rule violations.                 
           Passed
HB 467  Mississippi Bird Dealers Licensing Act; place under       Holland
        State Veterinarian and Board of Animal Health.         
           Passed
HB 486  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 591  Retail food establishments; owners of shall pay annual    Holland
        license fee to Department of Agriculture.              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB 677  Credit cards; issuers may offer products and services     Guice
        agreed to by the debtor.                               
           Point of Order Withdrawn
           Passed As Amended
HB 936  University of Mississippi Advance Education Center;       Ford
        clarify course offerings.                              
           Passed
HB1002  Capitol police; authorize use of one unmarked vehicle.    Capps
           Passed
SB2009  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System;      Gollott
        allow members to serve in the Highway Patrol beyond age
        60.                                                    
           Conference Report Adopted



House: Referred Other House

SB2052  Local government-CAP loans; include construction of       Nunnelee
        athletic complexes.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2738  Highway Patrol Retirement System; allow credit for all    Gordon
        active duty military service.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2854  Distinctive license plates; require purchase certain      Minor
        number to be guaranteed before the State Tax Commission
        prepares and issues them.                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3078  Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; authorized   Ross
        a certain city to vote to come out from under the dry  
        law.                                                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3169  State Fair Commission; authorize to lease state           Horhn
        property for construction of sports arena.             
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  11  Commending the life of Reverend Johnnie B. Owens, Sr.     Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2009  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System;      Gollott
        allow members to serve in the Highway Patrol beyond age
        60.                                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 534  Lawrence County High School Football Cougars; commend     Hyde-Smith
        on perfect season and state championship.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 551  Legendary radio personality Early Wright; commend life.   Walls
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 552  National TRIO Day 2000; designate and comment TRIO        Harden
        Programs.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3219  City of D'Iberville; authorize a contribution to the      Gollott
        Hurricane Camille Memorial Project.                    
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3220  Harrison County; may contribute to Feed My Sheep, Inc.    Gollott
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3221  City of Gautier; may levy a tax on room rentals of        Moffatt
        hotels, motels and bed and breakfast.                  
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3222  Prentiss County; authorize additional assessment on       White (5th)
        misdemeanor cases filed in justice court to fund       
        Crimestoppers of Northeast MS.                         
           Referred To Local and Private
SC 581  Nita Green Dees; commend for Mississippi Ageless Heroes   Little
        Award.                                                 
           Referred To Rules
SR  19  Rev. John E. Cameron; commend.                            Harden
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2113  Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of         Blackmon
        Education to establish as pilot program.               
           DR - TSDPCS: JJ To ED
SB2261  Retired teachers; may draw retirement benefits and be     Harden
        reemployed as teachers.                                
           DR - TSDP: ED To FI
SB2385  School attendance officers; revise salary scale.          Walls
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2489  Critical teacher shortage area master's degree program;   Harden
        include teachers currently employed in school district.
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2490  Beginning teacher and principal support pilot programs;   Harden
        clarify reapplication procedure.                       
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2522  Immunity of school personnel from liability for lawful    Harden
        action; add school counselors to.                      
           DR - TSDP: ED To JU
SB2590  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month;          Harden
        authorize.                                             
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To FS
SB2597  School district security personnel with police power;     Harden
        require minimum training standards.                    
           DR - TSDP: ED To JU
SB2678  Physical education classes; require in Grades K-9         Harden
        beginning with 2000-2001 school year.                  
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2693  State automobiles; authorize State Fire Marshal &         Nunnelee
        Liquefied Compressed Gas Division to purchase passenger
        vehicles.                                              
           DR - TSDP: IN To AP
SB2720  Master planned community; revise the definition of.       Minor
           DR - TSDPCS: CA To FI
SB2937  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Harden
        extend repealer.                                       
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB3024  MS Veterans Monument Commission;  authorize to plan       Furniss
        monument recognizing MS Congressional Medal of Honor   
        recipients.                                            
           DR - TSDPCS: AP To VM
SB3043  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Turner
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           DR - TSDP: ED To JJ
SB3073  Regional high schools operated by two school districts;   Turner
        provide additional incentive funds for.                
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB3164  Budget and business operation authority of school         Harden
        districts; revise.                                     
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To FS
SB3182  School administrators spending Education Enhancement      Harden
        Funds classroom instructional supplies funds; criminal 
        penalties for misuse.                                  
           DR - TSDP: ED To JU
SB3185  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
        authorized term of.                                    
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB3192  School districts may issue reduced or interest-free       Bryan
        debt pursuant to federal law; authorize.               
           DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2138  Open container; prohibit.                                 White (29th)
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2245  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
        trips.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2487  Acquisition of school district property by the exchange   Harden
        method; clarify.                                       
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2491  School board members; prescribe educational               Harden
        qualifications.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2506  State automobiles; increase authority for MS Bureau of    Gordon
        Narcotics, PERS, Capitol Police, State Fire Marshal,   
        Liquefied Compressed Gas Div.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2553  Hunting; authorize commission on wildlife to sell over    Posey
        internet.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2564  Insurance agents; clarify authority to advance premium    Kirby
        to insured.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2659  DUI; strict enforcement against juvenile violators.       Mettetal
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2720  Master planned community; revise the definition of.       Minor
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2724  Wildlife; revoke the hunting privileges of a person for   Posey
        failure to pay fine for wildlife violations.           
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2770  PERS; revise distribution of benefits if member and       Minor
        beneficiary die, plus other changes.                   
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2801  Court of Appeals; freeze election districts.              Turner
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2810  Elections; make certain technical amendments to the       Tollison
        election laws.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2812  Elections; persons who register to vote under the         Tollison
        "Motor Voter Act" may vote in state elections.         
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2884  Wildlife; require commission to impose conditions on      Posey
        depredation permits for deer.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2903  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer for one year.        Minor
           Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2906  MS Emergency Management Agency; authorize local           Furniss
        organizations to apply for matching funds.             
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2921  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2931  Statewide trauma care system; hospitals located in        Huggins
        contiguous states may participate.                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2942  Medicaid disproportionate share program; require          Gordon
        hospitals to participate in an intergovernmental       
        transfer program.                                      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2978  Responsible Alcohol Vendor Program; establish.            Minor
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3000  Viatical Settlements Act; create to protect certain       Kirby
        insurance policyholders.                               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3024  MS Veterans Monument Commission;  authorize to plan       Furniss
        monument recognizing MS Congressional Medal of Honor   
        recipients.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3027  State and School Employee Life Insurance Plan; revise     Dearing
        definition of "annual wage.".                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3088  Franchise tax; provide that entity filing federal         Minor
        return on activity of subsidiary in MS shall be liable 
        for.                                                   
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3108  Military motor vehicle license tags; create the           Smith
        Mississippi Military License Tag Design Approval       
        Committee to approve design of.                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3111  Election of municipal separate school district trustees   Gordon
        presently elected; to be held at the general election. 
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3120  Ad valorem school taxes; districts levying more than 52   Harden
        mills may exceed statutory limitation.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3136  State Veterans Affairs Board; authorize to purchase       Furniss
        contracts for auto insurance.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3142  Veterans; provide priority in employment assistance.      Furniss
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3146  Hunting; protect and promote hunter safety of children    Posey
        under 16.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3147  Public works; require proof of general liability          Kirby
        insurance before entering into certain contracts.      
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3177  Contracts to a single entity for design and               Burton
        construction of public works on university campus; IHL 
        authorized to enter into.                              
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3190  Department of Finance and Administration; may execute     Gordon
        multiple contracts for travel agency services.         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3192  School districts may issue reduced or interest-free       Bryan
        debt pursuant to federal law; authorize.               
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SC 516  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 550  E-Government Committee to study feasibility of            Chaney
        electronic government services; authorize.             
           Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
SC 556  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral vote for Governor   Tollison
        and state officials.                                   
           Title Suff Adopted Comm Sub
SC 563  Musician Jack Jones; commend life.                        White (29th)
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 564  Paul Varnado; commend for 2000 Prudential Spirit of       Farris
        Community Award.                                       
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 565  Sarah Gillespie, Governor's Awards for Excellence in      Farris
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 566  Miss-Lou Athlete of the Century, Tony Byrne; commend.     Dearing
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 567  Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts; commend      Michel
        recipient Senator Thad Cochran.                        
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 568  Dr. Frank M. Davis; commend on retirement from MSU.       Hamilton
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 570  Dexter McCleon, starting cornerback for the World         Carmichael
        Champion St. Louis Rams; commend.                      
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 571  Dr. Raygene Paige; commend on retirement.                 Harvey
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 572  Pearl High School "Pirate" Marching Band; commend.        Kirby
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 574  Minadene Waldrop, "Teacher of the Year"; commend.         White (29th)
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 575  Larry Brown, 2000 Governor's Awards for Excellence in     Tollison
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 576  Donald Glenn Breazeale; commend for "Who's Who Among      Michel
        American Universities and Colleges.".                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 577  Meridian High School Cross Country Team; commend.         Carmichael
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 578  Meridian High School Girls Softball Team; commend.        Carmichael
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  16  Olivia Bender for 50 years work at PRCC; commend.         Lee
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  19  Rev. John E. Cameron; commend.                            Harden
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2009  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System;      Gollott
        allow members to serve in the Highway Patrol beyond age
        60.                                                    
           Conference Report Adopted
SB2302  School districts; authorize pre-kindergarten pilot        Harden
        program in public schools.                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2537  Capital Post-Conviction Counsel; create office of.        Gordon
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 709  Town of Noxapater; authorize expansion of water system    Moody
        outside corporate limits.                              
           Referred To Local and Private
HC  38  Recognize Mississippi Authority for Educational           Holland
        Television on its 30th Anniversary.                    
           Referred To Rules
HC  45  Commend James Terryl Bechtol.                             Formby
           Referred To Rules
HC  46  Commend Lawrence County High School football team upon    Hudson
        winning 4A State Championship.                         
           Referred To Rules
HC  50  Commend Mississippi Special Olympics Team.                Martinson
           Referred To Rules
HC  51  Commend Wayne Academy High School Football Team.          Taylor
           Referred To Rules
HC  52  Commend Booneville High School Football Team.             McCoy
           Referred To Rules
HC  53  Commend Booneville High School Baseball Team.             McCoy
           Referred To Rules
HC  55  Commend Steve "Air" McNair upon outstanding football      Clarke
        career.                                                
           Referred To Rules
HC  56  Commend the life of Judge Chet Henley.                    Brown
           Referred To Rules
HC  57  Commend Leasha Segars upon being named 1999-2000 Lee      Scott (17th)
        County Teacher of the Year.                            
           Referred To Rules
HC  59  Commending Jim Maher upon his retirement as the           Rogers
        Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency        
        Management Agency.                                     
           Referred To Rules
HC  61  Commend Maribeth Porter on receiving 2000 Prudential      Nettles
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           Referred To Rules
HC  63  Commend Nick Peterman upon being named 1999-2000          Ketchings
        Natchez-Adams County Teacher of the Year.              
           Referred To Rules
HC  66  Commend Reservoir Thunder on winning 12-year-old World    Smith (59th)
        Series.                                                
           Referred To Rules
HC  69  Commend the life of Ernest Lynn McMurchy, Jr.             Capps
           Referred To Rules
HC  72  Commend Amber Wallin for receiving Prudential Spirit of   Davis
        Community Award.                                       
           Referred To Rules
HC  75  Commend Kimberly Dickard on being named state's top       Martinson
        middle level student volunteer.                        
           Referred To Rules
HC  76  Commend Byron Stallings on winning a Prudential Spirit    Taylor
        of Community Award.                                    
           Referred To Rules
HC  78  Commend Crossroads Quilters.                              Middleton
           Referred To Rules
HC  79  Commend Hattiesburg Arts Council upon receiving the       Watson
        Arts in Community Award.                               
           Referred To Rules
HC  80  Commend Reverend Richard G. Burns upon his retirement.    Flaggs
           Referred To Rules
HC  81  Commend John N. Palmer on receiving the Arts Patron       Brown
        Award.                                                 
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 987  Sales tax diversions; abate suit by municipalities for    McCoy
        additional amounts.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2009  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System;      Gollott
        allow members to serve in the Highway Patrol beyond age
        60.                                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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