Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

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House: Floor Actions

HB  67  Blue book; shall be published in such numbers as          McCoy
        determined by Secretary of State.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB  87  Superintendent of education, county; prohibit voters in   Howell
        certain school districts from voting in election for.  
           Passed
HB 146  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise restrictions on height of   Holland
        buildings and structures located adjacent to.          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 199  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 211  Unemployment compensation; revise method of filing        Flaggs
        liens and issuing warrants.                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 214  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 340  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer and place            Ford
        moratorium on certain poultry loans.                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 346  Law enforcement monument; include names of certain        Taylor
        federal law enforcement officers.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 390  Cigarettes; prohibit deceptive practices regarding        Holland
        packaging relating to stamping.                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 394  Municipally owned railroad transportation system;         Mayo
        revise definition of "municipality.".                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 429  Lambert State Forest Management; remove certain           Hamilton
        mandates on Forestry Commission.                       
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 440  Counties; authorize use of county or municipal property   Dedeaux
        or equipment for nonprofit organizations.              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 478  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Hamilton
        state-owned land.                                      
           Passed
HB 506  Controlled substances; include precursors in              Watson
        enhancement provision.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 609  County and city officials; permit expenditure for         Green
        training courses for new officials.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 643  Physicians and podiatrists; allow Board of Medical        Moody
        Licensure to reinstate lapsed licenses under certain   
        circumstances.                                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 659  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Fillingane
        quiet reflection.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 665  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Reeves
        defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 666  Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; update references to old   Livingston
        agency names.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 667  Board of supervisors; delete exemption from certain       Green
        expenditure prohibitions.                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 669  Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Officers; authorize     Stringer
        placement of distinctive marker on tombstone of officer
        killed in performance of duties.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 672  Food; delete outdated provisions in laws providing that   Moody
        board of health regulate food.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 713  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Moody
        and definitions.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 714  Dietetics Practice Act; revise definitions and extend     Moody
        repealer.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 715  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Moody
        amendments to.                                         
           Passed
HB 720  Unemployment compensation; revise penalties for           Moss
        violations.                                            
           Passed
HB 732  Special unmarked vehicles; include Attorney General's     Compretta
        Office in agencies for which purchases may be made.    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 761  Insurance advertising; allow to advertise in foreign      Stevens
        languages with English policy controlling.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 787  Interpreters in criminal cases; revise compensation.      Watson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 795  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Holland
        of certain persons by physicians and psychologists.    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 796  Weights and Measures Law of 1964; revise definitions      Holland
        and standards and set penalties for misrepresentation. 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 836  Probationers; require courts to give notice to certain    Stevens
        offices within the Department of Corrections regarding 
        probationers.                                          
           Passed
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Shows
        for which assistance may be provided and increase      
        amount of bonds authorized under.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 843  Jurors; alternates may be retained until end of trial.    Watson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 845  Educator and administrator licenses; extend expiration    McCoy
        date of certain licenses for new renewal requirement   
        purposes.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 862  Distinctive license tags; establish certain conditions    Moak
        for issuance.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 874  Advisory Committee on Telecommunications Service for      Ellington
        the Deaf and Hearing Impaired; revise membership.      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 887  Restore suffrage to James G. Banana of Clay County.       Ellis
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 904  State Veterans Home; require Veterans Affairs Board to    Warren
        manage Collins facility.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 942  Motor Vehicle; clarify that theft shall be a felony       Moore (60th)
        regardless of value.                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 959  Attorneys; provide exemption from dues for retired, ill   Simpson
        and disabled attorneys.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 968  Social workers; authorize DHS to use federal funds to     Moody
        employ time-limited.                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 971  Child custody; mandate fee for court ordered home         Moody
        study.                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 974  Beer products; delete repealer and reverter on certain    Simpson
        identification requirements.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 984  Child abuse/neglect; authorize release of certain         Moody
        information from DHS without court order.              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1018  Retired highway patrol officer; allow to wear uniform     Stringer
        at certain events.                                     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1073  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Compretta
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1082  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Ellington
        charter boats (DMR).                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1085  Marine resources; authorize commission to develop a       Ellington
        marine fisheries harvest information system (DMR).     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1100  Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; make        Woods
        certain technical revisions.                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1118  Scientific information; extend reporting date for         Ellington
        Mississippi Scientific Information Management System   
        Coordinating Council (DEQ).                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1130  Mississippi Support Dog Act; revise to include any        Snowden
        disabled person and any specially trained animal.      
           Passed
HB1173  Marine resources; push trawls legal gear to harvest       Ellington
        shrimp.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1174  Waste water; authorize use of funds in water pollution    Ellington
        control emergency loan fund for administrative expenses
        (DEQ).                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1207  Notary public; authorize to notarize documents on any     Banks
        day.                                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1212  Vocational education teachers; authorize certain summer   Frierson
        work to satisfy licensure renewal requirements.        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1262  Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) Program;    Gadd
        create.                                                
           Passed
HB1264  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT)    Gadd
        Program; expand board's investment authority.          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1266  Oysters; commission on marine resources to allow          Ellington
        dredging on tonging reefs for resource management.     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1295  Utility regulation taxes; cap at legislative              Ellis
        appropriation for utility regulatory purposes.         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1305  Public property; require DFA to prepare five-year         Brown
        capital improvements plan, require certain projects to 
        be funded in two phases.                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1343  Public property; authorize DFA and Mental Health to       Ellzey
        sell certain state-owned property.                     
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1347  Small Business Assistance Act; extend repealer and        Morris
        revise certain provisions (DECD).                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1352  Student transportation plans; require universities and    West
        colleges to develop for off-campus events.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1355  PERS; authorize certain community hospitals to withdraw   Howell
        from under certain circumstances.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1357  Health insurance; remove requirement that certain rules   Stevens
        impacting nurse practitioners be jointly promulgated.  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1362  Public property; revise terms of lease to Mississippi     Brown
        Federation of Women's Clubs, Incorporated.             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1371  Major Economic Impact Act; clarify duties of authority    Morris
        (DECD).                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1381  Public Funds Guaranty Pool; create in State Treasury.     Guice
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1384  Mississippi Home Corporation; reconstitute membership,    Morris
        increase bond authority and revise conflict of interest
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1393  School districts; authorize districts issuing debt to     Brown
        take certain actions to qualify the debt for federal   
        assistance.                                            
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1415  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Moore (60th)
        use.                                                   
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1450  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Fredericks
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1464  Marine resources; possession of gill nets and other       Ellington
        like unlawful contrivances prima facie evidence of     
        offense.                                               
           Passed
HB1468  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Ellington
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1506  Mantachie Natural Gas District; redesignate as            Franks
        Northeast Mississippi Gas District and increase limit  
        on amount of bonds authorized.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1534  Crime Victims' Compensation Act; revise.                  Stevens
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1536  Mississippi Craft Center; broaden area in which center    Martinson
        may be located.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1545  Special local improvement taxing districts; revise law    Reeves
        regarding establishment, funding and management of.    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1548  Department of Archives and History; name new building.    Ford
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  68  Amend Constitution; qualifications for justice court      Reeves
        judges to be established by general law.               
           Adopted
SB2440  Alcoholic beverages; prohibit interests in more than      Minor
        one package retailer's permit.                         
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2102  Fire Safety Education Division; create in State Fire      Kirby
        Marshal's Office.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2241  Bar association; extend repealer.                         Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2246  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize the issuance of     Furniss
        distinctive tags to retired law enforcement officers.  
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2281  Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act; revise       Kirby
        priority of distribution of claims.                    
           Referred To Insurance
SB2369  Counties and municipalities; authorize to expend funds    Ross
        for training of newly elected officials prior to their 
        term.                                                  
           Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2442  Controlled substances; enhance penalty for                Tollison
        methamphetamine precursor violation when in possession 
        of a weapon.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2471  MS Rural Risk Underwriting Association Law; include       Thames
        Class 8 property.                                      
           Referred To Insurance
SB2525  Legal advertisements; separate by judicial district in    Gollott
        Harrison Co.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2558  MS Bird Dealers Licensing Act; change administration      Stogner
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2561  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act; expand   Stogner
        to include manufactured goods.                         
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2595  Highway privilege tax; provide for new tax on trailers    Dearing
        traveling in interstate commerce in lieu of current    
        one.                                                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2598  Marine resources; authorize DMR to remove derelict        Hewes
        vessels from manmade canal connected to coastal        
        wetlands.                                              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2601  Marine resources; push trawls legal gear to harvest       Hewes
        shrimp.                                                
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2608  State financial institutions; revise record-keeping       Mettetal
        laws.                                                  
           Referred To Banks and Banking
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
SB2639  Employer training program tax credit; certified by        Burton
        State Board for Community/Junior Colleges.             
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Ways and Means
SB2643  Marine resources; remove repealer on attorney for         Hewes
        department.                                            
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2700  Beer and light wine; remove provisions of law that        Minor
        require tax stamps to be affixed to containers from and
        after July 1, 2000.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2719  Marine resources; authorize the department to obtain      Hewes
        wetlands.                                              
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2743  Forgery; revise punishment for notary's fraudulent        Robertson
        acknowledgment.                                        
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2746  Whistleblower Law; clarify definition of governmental     Ross
        entity.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2755  Fire protection sprinkler installers; exempt certain      Mettetal
        persons from Public Contractors Law.                   
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2760  Bonds; issue to fund the Railroad Revitalization Fund     Dearing
        for loans for certain railroad projects.               
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
SB2768  Distinctive license tags; authorized issuance of tag      Hewes
        displaying emblems designed by the Department of Marine
        Resources.                                             
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2776  Executive Director, Division of Medicaid; prescribe       Huggins
        qualifications for.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2822  Marine resources; limit the amount of fish caught in      Hewes
        shrimp trawls that may be kept for personal            
        consumption.                                           
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2826  Marine waters; prohibit use of trammel net close to       Moffatt
        shore.                                                 
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2925  Agricultural Seed Law; revise definitions and complaint   Stogner
        procedures.                                            
           Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary B
SB2976  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; create in          Nunnelee
        support of Keep MS Beautiful, Inc.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3015  Catfish; authorize Agriculture Department to certify      Stogner
        purity of catfish strains released in state.           
           Referred To Agriculture
SB3120  Ad valorem school taxes; districts levying more than 52   Harden
        mills may exceed statutory limitation.                 
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
SB3185  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
        authorized term of.                                    
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
SB3188  Official county road system map and registry; declare     Robertson
        legislative intent regarding provision of law.         
           Referred To County Affairs
SB3196  Utility regulation tax; shall not exceed total            Robertson
        appropriation to PSC and PU staff.                     
           Referred To Public Utilities;Ways and Means



House: Signed By The Speaker

HC  38  Recognize Mississippi Authority for Educational           Holland
        Television on its 30th Anniversary.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  45  Commend James Terryl Bechtol.                             Formby
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  46  Commend Lawrence County High School football team upon    Hudson
        winning 4A State Championship.                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  50  Commend Mississippi Special Olympics Team.                Martinson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  51  Commend Wayne Academy High School Football Team.          Taylor
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  52  Commend Booneville High School Football Team.             McCoy
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  53  Commend Booneville High School Baseball Team.             McCoy
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  56  Commend the life of Judge Chet Henley.                    Brown
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  57  Commend Leasha Segars upon being named 1999-2000 Lee      Scott (17th)
        County Teacher of the Year.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Commending Jim Maher upon his retirement as the           Rogers
        Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency        
        Management Agency.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Commend Maribeth Porter on receiving 2000 Prudential      Nettles
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  63  Commend Nick Peterman upon being named 1999-2000          Ketchings
        Natchez-Adams County Teacher of the Year.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  66  Commend Reservoir Thunder on winning 12-year-old World    Smith (59th)
        Series.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  69  Commend the life of Ernest Lynn McMurchy, Jr.             Capps
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  72  Commend Amber Wallin for receiving Prudential Spirit of   Davis
        Community Award.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  75  Commend Kimberly Dickard on being named state's top       Martinson
        middle level student volunteer.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Commend Byron Stallings on winning a Prudential Spirit    Taylor
        of Community Award.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Commend Crossroads Quilters.                              Middleton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Commend Hattiesburg Arts Council upon receiving the       Watson
        Arts in Community Award.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  80  Commend Reverend Richard G. Burns upon his retirement.    Flaggs
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  81  Commend John N. Palmer on receiving the Arts Patron       Brown
        Award.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Musician Jack Jones; commend life.                        White (29th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Paul Varnado; commend for 2000 Prudential Spirit of       Farris
        Community Award.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Sarah Gillespie, Governor's Awards for Excellence in      Farris
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 566  Miss-Lou Athlete of the Century, Tony Byrne; commend.     Dearing
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 567  Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts; commend      Michel
        recipient Senator Thad Cochran.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 568  Dr. Frank M. Davis; commend on retirement from MSU.       Hamilton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570  Dexter McCleon, starting cornerback for the World         Carmichael
        Champion St. Louis Rams; commend.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Dr. Raygene Paige; commend on retirement.                 Harvey
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Pearl High School "Pirate" Marching Band; commend.        Kirby
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 574  Minadene Waldrop, "Teacher of the Year"; commend.         White (29th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Larry Brown, 2000 Governor's Awards for Excellence in     Tollison
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Donald Glenn Breazeale; commend for "Who's Who Among      Michel
        American Universities and Colleges.".                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Meridian High School Cross Country Team; commend.         Carmichael
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Meridian High School Girls Softball Team; commend.        Carmichael
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 461  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek as eligible for   Livingston
        nomination.                                            
           Transmitted To House
HB 462  Scenic streams; designate Wolf River as state scenic      Livingston
        stream.                                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 883  Scenic streams; designate Tangipahoa River as eligible    Livingston
        for nomination.                                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1291  Public property; authorize lease of certain fairgrounds   Peranich
        property for construction of multipurpose sports arena.
           Passed
           Transmitted To House
SB2046  Surplus lines insurance; allow nonresident agents to      Kirby
        obtain license under certain circumstances.            
           Transmitted To House
SB2047  Law enforcement officer; not required to use personal     Jackson
        leave for wound or injury in line of duty.             
           Transmitted To House
SB2055  Prison industries; define agricultural commodities.       Posey
           Transmitted To House
SB2081  Motor vehicles; provide for a distinctive tag for Eagle   Turner
        Scouts.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2111  Gangs; establish Task Force.                              Jackson
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2123  Property/casualty insurers; repeal provision requiring    Kirby
        to file certain reports with Commissioner of Insurance.
           Transmitted To House
SB2150  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for one year.                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2157  Transportation Commission; may provide security at        Dearing
        certain welcome centers operated by DECD.              
           Transmitted To House
SB2209  Motor vehicle headlamps; lighted when windshield wipers   Burton
        necessary.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2230  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; extend            Kirby
        repealer.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2238  Forestry; extend repealer on forestry arson               Harvey
        investigators and increase number of investigators.    
           Transmitted To House
SB2239  Forestry; remove the repealer on the Tree Seedling        Harvey
        Revolving Fund.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2240  Forestry; Remove certain mandates on the Forestry         Harvey
        Commission related to Department of Corrections'       
        Lambert State Forest.                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2245  School boards; may use district funds to pay for field    Furniss
        trips.                                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2291  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Harvey
        state-owned land.                                      
           Passed
SB2298  Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program;           Hewes
        establish.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2305  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise laws regarding              Dearing
        acquisition of property for and advertising near.      
           Passed
SB2315  Municipally-owned railroad transportation system;         Furniss
        revise definiton of "municipality" in regard to.       
           Transmitted To House
SB2322  MDOT/Univ. of MS; authorize to exchange certain real      Tollison
        property in Lafayette County.                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2356  Relocation Assistance Law; prohibit assistance to         Dearing
        illegal aliens except in extreme hardship cases (MDOT).
           Transmitted To House
SB2371  MS National Guard Education Assistance Law; revise        Furniss
        definition of the term "tuition".                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2401  Riding bailiffs; compensation shall equal per diem paid   Walls
        to commissioners of elections.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2436  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Huggins *
           Transmitted To House
SB2437  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Huggins *
        and definitions.                                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2439  Seafood law regulation by the State Board of Health;      Huggins *
        delete certain outdated provisions.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2467  Distinctive license tag; authorize for supporters of      Frazier
        Commission for Volunteer Service.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2472  Practice of podiatric medicine; clarify definition.       Thames
           Transmitted To House
SB2478  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act by removing authority to kill hawks and owls.      
           Transmitted To House
SB2484  Boats; revise renewal of certificate number procedure.    Posey
           Transmitted To House
SB2487  Acquisition of school district property by the exchange   Harden
        method; clarify.                                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2490  Beginning teacher and principal support pilot programs;   Harden
        clarify reapplication procedure.                       
           Passed
SB2494  Egg marketing; revise temperature and labeling            Stogner
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2495  Director of Bureau of Plant Industry; act as review       Stogner
        officer for change of rule violations.                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2524  Board of Bar Admissions; revise repealer.                 Carlton
           Transmitted To House
SB2534  Highways; designate a portion of Highway 35 as the        Stogner
        Major General James W. Ball Memorial Highway.          
           Transmitted To House
SB2553  Hunting; authorize commission on wildlife to sell over    Posey
        internet.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB2554  Fishing; repeal 49-1-31 prohibiting the wildlife          Posey
        commission from regulating fishing on Sardis Spillway. 
           Transmitted To House
SB2555  Litter; prohibit littering of putrescible animal waste.   Posey
           Transmitted To House
SB2557  Cotton factors, cotton brokers and rice dealers;          Stogner
        require to obtain annual license.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2559  Organic Certification Program; create.                    Stogner
           Transmitted To House
SB2560  Retail food establishments; require annual license fee    Stogner
        to Department of Agriculture.                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2564  Insurance agents; clarify authority to advance premium    Kirby
        to insured.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2572  Municipalities; revise definitions.                       Chamberlin
           Transmitted To House
SB2580  Municipalities; may assess fee against certain property   Jordan
        owners.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2581  Municipalities; powers of, technical correction.          Jordan
           Passed
SB2583  Forestry; extend forester registration law.               Harvey
           Transmitted To House
SB2588  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Hewes
        charter boats.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2613  Insurance policies; policy controls over foreign          Kirby
        language advertisement.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2627  Release certain information from DHS central registry     Huggins
        on child neglect and abuse without court order;        
        authorize.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2631  Foster Care Reviews; conducted by the youth court or      Huggins
        the Department of Human Services.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2635  Municipalities; authorize to expend matching funds for    Harden
        grant programs.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2641  Vulnerable adult abuse and neglect; DHS shall             Huggins
        investigate if alleged action occurred in private      
        residence.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2656  MS Craft Center; broaden area in which may be built.      Michel
           Transmitted To House
SB2667  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; patrol          Ross
        officers, revise.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2689  Jail officers; revise training and board composition,     Dearing
        include municipalities.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2704  Adult care facilities; define adult day services          Burton
        facilities for licensure purposes.                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2706  Harvest permits for vehicles; extend repealers on         Dearing
        authority of Department of Transportation to issue.    
           Transmitted To House
SB2722  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Tollison
        defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           Transmitted To House
SB2778  Distinctive license plates; allow all honorably           Furniss
        discharged veterans to purchase.                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2792  Interpreter; may be paid reasonable fee as determined     Turner
        by the court.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2795  Home Inspectors; provide for licensure and regulation.    Hewes
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2797  Sex offenders; revise registration of.                    Carlton
           Transmitted To House
SB2800  Corrections; exclude nonviolent offenders from            Jackson
        mandatory 85% sentence.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2803  State and Public School Employees Health Insurance        Kirby
        Board; revise composition.                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2805  Business law; revise Business Corporation Act, Limited    Carlton
        Liability Company Act and Limited Partnership Act.     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2820  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; revise and require     Stogner
        certain license fees.                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB2838  Soliciting bail agent; revise definition.                 Minor
           Transmitted To House
SB2847  Medicaid reimbursable services; include inpatient         Huggins
        programmable pump implant.                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2877  Lead; revise exclusions under Lead-Based Paint            Dearing
        Activities Accreditation and Certification Act (MDEQ). 
           Transmitted To House
SB2887  Ad valorem taxes; clarify the amount of fees in lieu of   Minor
        that may be granted.                                   
           Transmitted To House
SB2918  Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program;   Hewes
        define investment authority.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2922  Municipalities; annexation subject to existing county     Jordan
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2924  Scientific information; extend reporting date for         Dearing
        Scientific Information Management System Coordinating  
        Council (MDEQ).                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2931  Statewide trauma care system; hospitals located in        Huggins
        contiguous states may participate.                     
           Passed
SB2934  Postauditing of documents processed by state agencies;    Gordon
        authorize Dept. of Finance and Administration.         
           Transmitted To House
SB2937  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Harden
        extend repealer.                                       
           Passed
SB2942  Medicaid disproportionate share program; require          Gordon
        hospitals to participate in an intergovernmental       
        transfer program.                                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2948  Appointive state officials; may receive education         Thames
        benchmark award in addition to salary.                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2959  Marine wetlands; clarify application fees for activity    Hewes
        affecting coastal wetlands.                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2966  Drinking water; revise membership of Local Governments    Dearing
        and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board and increase
        maximum loan amount (MSDH).                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2978  Responsible Alcohol Vendor Program; establish.            Minor
           Transmitted To House
SB3000  Viatical Settlements Act; create to protect certain       Kirby
        insurance policyholders.                               
           Transmitted To House
SB3012  Residential builders and remodelers/State Board of        Mettetal
        Public Contractors; extend repealer and make           
        amendments.                                            
           Transmitted To House
SB3022  Solid waste; revise distribution of solid waste           Dearing
        management fee.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB3028  Children's Advisory Council; reenact and extend one       Thames
        year.                                                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3047  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; extend         Minor
        repeal date on certain provisions.                     
           Passed
SB3049  Highways; authorize construction of toll roads.           Ross
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3052  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Dearing
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB3073  Regional high schools operated by two school districts;   Turner
        provide additional incentive funds for.                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3080  Highways; designate a portion of U.S. 84 in Adams         Johnson (38th)
        County the "Delvru John Anthony Minor Memorial         
        Highway."                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB3085  Public property; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and    Jackson
        Parks transfer certain property to DFA.                
           Passed
SB3107  Public lands; revise terms of lease to the MS             Smith
        Federation of Women's Clubs.                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3108  Military motor vehicle license tags; create the           Smith
        Mississippi Military License Tag Design Approval       
        Committee to approve design of.                        
           Transmitted To House
SB3131  Highways; designate a bridge as the "E.C. Gable           Scoper
        Memorial Bridge."                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB3133  Department of Mental Health acquire certain land for      Dearing
        ICF/MR group homes; authorize.                         
           Passed
SB3142  Veterans; provide priority in employment assistance.      Furniss
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3144  Deeds of trust; specify when satisfaction of certain      Posey
        mortgages are entered upon record.                     
           Transmitted To House
SB3145  Wildlife; prohibit transport of live wild hogs within     Posey
        state.                                                 
           Transmitted To House
SB3147  Public works; require proof of general liability          Kirby
        insurance before entering into certain contracts.      
           Transmitted To House
SB3148  Wildfires; authorize board of supervisors to regulate     King
        outdoor burning during drought conditions.             
           Transmitted To House
SB3164  Budget and business operation authority of school         Harden
        districts; revise.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB3176  Driver's license; enact graduated licensing system.       Burton
           Transmitted To House
SB3178  Equipment leasing and purchase program; community         Burton
        colleges may establish.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB3192  School districts may issue reduced or interest-free       Bryan
        debt pursuant to federal law; authorize.               
           Transmitted To House
SC 516  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Adopted



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  38  Recognize Mississippi Authority for Educational           Holland
        Television on its 30th Anniversary.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  45  Commend James Terryl Bechtol.                             Formby
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  46  Commend Lawrence County High School football team upon    Hudson
        winning 4A State Championship.                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  50  Commend Mississippi Special Olympics Team.                Martinson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  51  Commend Wayne Academy High School Football Team.          Taylor
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  52  Commend Booneville High School Football Team.             McCoy
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  53  Commend Booneville High School Baseball Team.             McCoy
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  56  Commend the life of Judge Chet Henley.                    Brown
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  57  Commend Leasha Segars upon being named 1999-2000 Lee      Scott (17th)
        County Teacher of the Year.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  59  Commending Jim Maher upon his retirement as the           Rogers
        Executive Director of the Mississippi Emergency        
        Management Agency.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  61  Commend Maribeth Porter on receiving 2000 Prudential      Nettles
        Spirit of Community Award.                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  63  Commend Nick Peterman upon being named 1999-2000          Ketchings
        Natchez-Adams County Teacher of the Year.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  66  Commend Reservoir Thunder on winning 12-year-old World    Smith (59th)
        Series.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  69  Commend the life of Ernest Lynn McMurchy, Jr.             Capps
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  72  Commend Amber Wallin for receiving Prudential Spirit of   Davis
        Community Award.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  75  Commend Kimberly Dickard on being named state's top       Martinson
        middle level student volunteer.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  76  Commend Byron Stallings on winning a Prudential Spirit    Taylor
        of Community Award.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  78  Commend Crossroads Quilters.                              Middleton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  79  Commend Hattiesburg Arts Council upon receiving the       Watson
        Arts in Community Award.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  80  Commend Reverend Richard G. Burns upon his retirement.    Flaggs
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  81  Commend John N. Palmer on receiving the Arts Patron       Brown
        Award.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 563  Musician Jack Jones; commend life.                        White (29th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 564  Paul Varnado; commend for 2000 Prudential Spirit of       Farris
        Community Award.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 565  Sarah Gillespie, Governor's Awards for Excellence in      Farris
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 566  Miss-Lou Athlete of the Century, Tony Byrne; commend.     Dearing
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 567  Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts; commend      Michel
        recipient Senator Thad Cochran.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 568  Dr. Frank M. Davis; commend on retirement from MSU.       Hamilton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 570  Dexter McCleon, starting cornerback for the World         Carmichael
        Champion St. Louis Rams; commend.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Dr. Raygene Paige; commend on retirement.                 Harvey
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Pearl High School "Pirate" Marching Band; commend.        Kirby
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 574  Minadene Waldrop, "Teacher of the Year"; commend.         White (29th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Larry Brown, 2000 Governor's Awards for Excellence in     Tollison
        the Arts; commend.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Donald Glenn Breazeale; commend for "Who's Who Among      Michel
        American Universities and Colleges.".                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Meridian High School Cross Country Team; commend.         Carmichael
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Meridian High School Girls Softball Team; commend.        Carmichael
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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