Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/16/00



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House: Introductions

HB1586  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for         Huddleston
        minority economic development.                         
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB1587  Appropriation; $1,000,000.00 for DECD Office of           Flaggs
        Minority Business Enterprises to create five regional  
        offices.                                               
           Referred To Appropriations
HB1588  Lafayette County; contribute to Oxford-Lafayette County   Eads
        Economic Development Foundation.                       
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1589  City of Biloxi; authorize to contribute to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1590  Benton County; authorize to contribute to Benton County   Ward
        Development Association.                               
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1591  City of Oxford; authorize contribution to the             Eads
        Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development           
        Foundation.                                            
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1592  City of West Point; authorize expansion of water and      Gibbs
        sewer system beyond corporate limits.                  
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1593  Tunica County; authorize to construct dam or low-water    Henderson
        control structure on Tunica Cut-Off Lake.              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1594  Copiah County, Crystal Springs and Hazlehurst;            Weathersby
        authorize additional assessment on misdemeanors in     
        certain courts to fund Crime Stoppers.                 
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1595  Stone County; authorize to levy additional assessment     Maples
        on misdemeanor convictions in justice court.           
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1596  Tunica County; authorize contribution to Aaron E. Henry   Henderson
        Community Health Clinic, Inc.                          
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1597  Issaquena County; authorize to transfer certain fire      Cameron
        truck assistance funds to Riverside Fire Protection    
        District.                                              
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1598  Humphreys County; authorize contribution to the Dixie     Straughter
        Youth Baseball, Inc.                                   
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1599  Rankin County; authorize sheriff to purchase and use      Rogers
        radar equipment.                                       
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB1600  Harrison County; expand public utility district           Simpson
        services and board membership requirements for master  
        planned community.                                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1601  Ad valorem tax; allow exemption for certain               Janus
        manufactured home or mobile homeowners 65 years of age 
        or older or totally disabled.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1602  Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for the        Ellington
        Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements 
        Revolving Loan Fund.                                   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1603  Ad valorem tax; revise definition of "home" and           Scott (17th)
        "homestead" for purposes of homestead exemption.       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1604  Income tax; provide a credit for contributions to         Smith (35th)
        school tuition oganizations.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1605  Income tax; provide credit for contributions to school    Smith (35th)
        tuition organizations or public schools.               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1606  Ad valorem taxation; provide partial exemption for        Malone
        poultry houses.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB1607  Sales tax; exempt sales of certain food.                  Smith (35th)
           Referred To Ways and Means
HC  94  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1500;   Moak
        property; expand types exempt from seizure under       
        execution of attachment.                               
           Referred To Rules
HC  95  Suspend deadlines for introduction; licensed school       Hamilton
        employees; authorize nonresidents to enroll their      
        children in school district.                           
           Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 301  Lamar County; authorize contribution to Salvation Army.   Frierson
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 473  Marion County; authorize to contribute to City of         Moore (100th)
        Columbia for animal control.                           
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 798  Forrest County; contribute funds to the Gulf Pines Girl   Davis
        Scout Council and Camp Ita Kana.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 799  Forrest County; contribute funds to the Salvation Army.   Davis
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 800  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to          Davis
        Hattiesburg Area Habitat For Humanity.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 801  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to the      Davis
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 802  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to the      Davis
        Neighborhood Education Enhancement Development         
        Services.                                              
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 803  Forrest County; contribute to Hattiesburg Little League   Davis
        Baseball Association.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 804  Forrest County; contribute funds to the Pinebelt          Davis
        Association for Community Enhancement.                 
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 805  Forrest County; authorize to contribute to the Boy        Davis
        Scouts of America.                                     
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 806  Forrest County; contribute funds to Big Brothers/Big      Davis
        Sisters of Southeast Mississippi.                      
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 807  Forrest County; authorize to contribute funds to          Davis
        Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club.                    
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1399  Hancock County equine and livestock facility; transfer    Dedeaux
        administration of to commission members appointed by   
        board of supervisors.                                  
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1554  Humphreys County; authorize contribution to All Girls     Straughter
        Softball Team.                                         
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1565  Marshall County; contribute to Institute of Community     Gadd
        Services, Incorporated.                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1584  Harrison County; authorize to contribute to Feed My       Simpson
        Sheep, Inc.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2424  Lauderdale County; authorize county patrol officers to    Carmichael
        issue citations for solid waste violations.            
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB  55  Sentencing; revise earned time allowance.                 Ishee
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 116  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 117  Driver's license; waive requirement for applicants with   Martinson
        out-of-state license.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 121  Motor vehicle towing charges; delete waiting period       Nettles
        before lien may attach.                                
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 208  Juvenile offenders; may only be placed in state           Fredericks
        approved facilities.                                   
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 217  Malicious mischief; revise penalty.                       Moak
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 310  Public schools; authorize display of Ten Commandments     Jennings
        in classrooms and other areas.                         
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 505  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 641  Tobacco; prohibit use by adults on certain school         Moody
        property.                                              
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 716  Barber Board regulations relating to sanitation; must     Moody
        be approved by State Board of Health.                  
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
        UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 758  Residential child care facilities and youth camps;        Moody
        increase licensure fee.                                
           Reconsidered
           Passed
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 848  Dental Practice Act; make technical amendments to.        Moody
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 878  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol levels, revise      Reeves
        sentencing and prohibit open containers.               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 881  State universities and community or junior colleges;      Capps
        authorize to offer certain courses.                    
           Reconsidered
           Passed
HB 923  Killing of a fetus; clarify that such action shall        Robinson (84th)
        constitute a crime.                                    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 932  E911 telephone calls; revise confidentiality              Fredericks
        requirement.                                           
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 933  Massage therapists; provide for registration of.          Fredericks
           Reconsidered
           Passed
HB1038  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Compretta
           Motion to Reconsider Lost
HB1050  Food stamps; extend implementation dates for EBT system   Moody
        for.                                                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1090  County prosecuting attorneys; increase salary in          Green
        certain counties.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1104  Municipal courts; increase cost of dismissing an          Coleman (65th)
        affidavit, complaint or charge.                        
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1131  Power of attorney; authorize in conveyance of             Snowden
        homestead.                                             
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1160  Board of Health; all proposed rules to be reviewed by     Holland
        Public Health Committees before becoming effective.    
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1228  Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Statewide   Watson
        Public Defender System; create.                        
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1306  Elections; provide safety net for conducting elections.   Reynolds
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1330  Health care services; delete reverter on the provision    Moody
        regarding adverse determination under utilization      
        review.                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1373  Public property; transfer from Department of Wildlife,    Moak
        Fisheries and Parks to newly created arts and          
        entertainment center.                                  
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1386  CON for nursing facility beds; county-owned hospitals     Reynolds
        have priority in receiving.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1415  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Moore (60th)
        use.                                                   
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1432  Hospitals; cannot participate in disproportionate share   Moody
        program unless they participate in intragovernmental   
        transfer program.                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1495  Eminent domain; increase maximum appraisal fees           Compretta
        authorized in certain proceedings (MDOT).              
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1521  Animals; reduce the three-day notice requirement to       Roberson
        owners of animals alleged to be neglected.             
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1525  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Moody
        federal law.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1538  IHL construction contracts; require penalty for           Young
        untimely performance and warranties.                   
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HC  85  Commend Edna K. Boone.                                    Peranich
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  86  Commend Stewart Pottery for winning Governor's Award      Moody
        for Excellence in the Arts.                            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  87  Commend Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic        Warren
        Team.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  88  Commend Class of 2000 from the United States Military     Montgomery (74th)
        Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy.          
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  89  Commend life of Mr. Esteam Hill.                          Watson
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  91  Commend Mississippi Academy of Sciences Award Winners.    Fillingane
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  92  Commend Alinda Capps Sledge on receiving HEADWAE Award.   Stevens
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  93  Commend Maude Lee Ladner Cuevas.                          Peranich
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HR  12  Commend Dexter McCleon on athletic accomplishments.       Young
           Adopted
SC 569  Oak Grove High School Band; commend upon its invitation   King
        to participate in ceremonies in Luxembourg.            
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 580  Excellence in Arts; commend Andrew Lark, Jr. for Arts     Turner
        Education Award.                                       
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 581  Nita Green Dees; commend for Mississippi Ageless Heroes   Little
        Award.                                                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 582  Eddie Merrins; commend upon induction into Mississippi    Michel
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 583  Bobby Collins; commend for coaching accomplishments and   Michel
        induction into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 584  All-Pro Defensive End Jack Gregory; commend on            Michel
        induction into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of
        2000.                                                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 585  Purvis Short; commend on induction into Mississippi       Michel
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 586  Butch Lambert, Sr; recognize for posthumous induction     Michel
        into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 587  Chancellor Robert "Bob" Khayat; commend upon induction    Michel
        into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                  
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 588  Lori Flood; commend JPS Teacher of the Year.              Michel
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
SC 589  Bruce Holmes Brady; commend life and mourn passing.       Hyde-Smith
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2049  Noninstructional school employees; authorize board        Thames
        designee to make employment recommendations for.       
           Referred To Education
SB2075  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Canon
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2111  Gangs; establish Task Force.                              Jackson
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
SB2122  Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act; enact.         Kirby
           Referred To Banks and Banking;Insurance
SB2141  Off-duty municipal or county law enforcement officers;    Nunnelee
        authorize to use public equipment for school security. 
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2291  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Harvey
        state-owned land.                                      
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB2305  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise laws regarding              Dearing
        acquisition of property for and advertising near.      
           Referred To Transportation
SB2352  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           Referred To Education
SB2357  Wetlands; Transportation Commission may acquire credits   Dearing
        (MDOT).                                                
           Referred To Transportation
SB2376  Highways; clarify designations of the state highway       Dearing
        system.                                                
           Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
SB2377  State Veterans Home; require Veterans Affairs Board to    Smith
        manage Collins facility.                               
           Referred To Military Affairs
SB2405  Bad checks; conform civil and criminal procedures.        Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2407  Attorneys; revise bar dues exemption for judges.          Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2410  Ad valorem taxes; reduce the population that a city       Moffatt
        must have to partially exempt certain structures that  
        are 25 years or older.                                 
           Referred To Municipalities;Ways and Means
SB2412  Municiaplities; authorize employer-assisted housing       Smith
        loan programs.                                         
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2427  Barber board regulations relating to sanitation; must     Huggins *
        be approved by State Board of Health.                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2428  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Huggins *
        forward and extend repealer.                           
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2429  Residential child care facilites and youth camps;         Huggins *
        increase licensure fees.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2431  Mississippi Dietetics Practice Act; revise definitions    Huggins *
        and extend repealer.                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2434  Hearing Aid Dealers Licensure Law; extend repealer on.    Huggins *
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2435  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Huggins *
        amendments thereto.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2490  Beginning teacher and principal support pilot programs;   Harden
        clarify reapplication procedure.                       
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2491  School board members; prescribe educational               Harden
        qualifications.                                        
           Referred To Education
SB2520  Wiretapping; revise repealer for Bureau of Narcotics.     Tollison
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
SB2556  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Stogner
           Referred To Agriculture
SB2581  Municipalities; powers of, technical correction.          Jordan
           Referred To Municipalities
SB2591  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2592  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Dearing
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Referred To Transportation
SB2616  Appeals; clarify supersedeas of fiduciaries.              Bryan
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2634  Crime Victims' Compensation Act; revise.                  Frazier
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2644  Chop Shop Act; revise various provisions.                 Kirby
           Referred To Transportation
SB2658  Public school licensed and nonlicensed employees;         Chaney
        require criminal records background checks for         
        applicants.                                            
           Referred To Education
SB2661  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    King
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           Referred To Transportation;Ways and Means
SB2696  Credit cards; issuers may offer products and services     Mettetal
        agreed to by the debtor.                               
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB2724  Wildlife; revoke the hunting privileges of a person for   Posey
        failure to pay fine for wildlife violations.           
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB2797  Sex offenders; revise registration of.                    Carlton
           Referred To Judiciary B
SB2804  Donation of leave time; extend repealer.                  Thames
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2805  Business law; revise Business Corporation Act, Limited    Carlton
        Liability Company Act and Limited Partnership Act.     
           Referred To Judiciary A
SB2808  Judges; repeal requirement available for election day     Turner
        disputes.                                              
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
SB2845  Controlling communicable diseases in correctional         Huggins *
        facilities; mandate access to Dept. of Health and      
        authorize cost reimbursement.                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2846  "Patient Protection Act"; transfer administration from    Huggins
        MS Department of Insurance to MS Department of Health. 
           Referred To Insurance
SB2847  Medicaid reimbursable services; include inpatient         Huggins
        programmable pump implant.                             
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2861  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Harden
        for one year.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2865  Advertising by health care professionals; State Board     Huggins
        of Health establish standards.                         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2868  MS Develop. Bank Act; revise def of term "local           Minor
        governmental unit" & provide that units may assume     
        obligations subj to act's limitations.                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2873  Appropriation; Athletic Commission; Addl. FY2000.         Gordon
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2874  Appropriation; State Treasurer; Addl. FY2000.             Gordon
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2893  Appropriation; MS Fair Commission; Addl. FY2000.          Gordon
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2896  Community development block grants; remove repealer on    Dearing
        prohibition of grants to public water systems unless   
        viable.                                                
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB2900  Public purchasing laws; make various amendments           Burton
        (MAGPA).                                               
           Referred To Appropriations;Education
SB2903  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer for one year.        Minor
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
SB2904  Nursing; enact and enter into the interstate Nurse        Huggins
        Licensure Compact.                                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2905  Commissioner of Public Safety; allow constables to        Posey
        purchase used highway patrol autos from department.    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
SB2921  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           Referred To Education
SB2922  Municipalities; annexation subject to existing county     Jordan
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
SB2924  Scientific information; extend reporting date for         Dearing
        Scientific Information Management System Coordinating  
        Council (MDEQ).                                        
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
SB2931  Statewide trauma care system; hospitals located in        Huggins
        contiguous states may participate.                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2933  Escalations in state agency budgets; authorize using      Gordon
        property damage insurance proceeds.                    
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2937  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Harden
        extend repealer.                                       
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2942  Medicaid disproportionate share program; require          Gordon
        hospitals to participate in an intergovernmental       
        transfer program.                                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2943  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; expand purpose     Gordon
        of.                                                    
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB2952  One year limitation for payment of claim; remove if       Gordon
        between state agencies.                                
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3024  MS Veterans Monument Commission;  authorize to plan       Furniss
        monument recognizing MS Congressional Medal of Honor   
        recipients.                                            
           Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB3026  License tags; MS Prison Industries to manufacture.        Smith
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3028  Children's Advisory Council; reenact and extend one       Thames
        year.                                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB3047  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; extend         Minor
        repeal date on certain provisions.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3049  Highways; authorize construction of toll roads.           Ross
           Referred To Transportation
SB3050  Cigarettes; prohibit sale of those intended for export.   Minor
           Referred To Ways and Means
SB3064  Public Funds Guaranty Pool; create in State Treasury.     Mettetal
           Referred To Banks and Banking
SB3072  Judges; revise term of chancery and circuit.              Turner
           Referred To Judiciary A;Apportionment and Elections
SB3073  Regional high schools operated by two school districts;   Turner
        provide additional incentive funds for.                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB3085  Public property; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and    Jackson
        Parks transfer certain property to DFA.                
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB3107  Public lands; revise terms of lease to the MS             Smith
        Federation of Women's Clubs.                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
SB3136  State Veterans Affairs Board; authorize to purchase       Furniss
        contracts for auto insurance.                          
           Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations
SB3142  Veterans; provide priority in employment assistance.      Furniss
           Referred To Military Affairs
SB3146  Hunting; protect and promote hunter safety of children    Posey
        under 16.                                              
           Referred To Game and Fish
SB3147  Public works; require proof of general liability          Kirby
        insurance before entering into certain contracts.      
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3154  Mississippi Fund for the Arts; revise deposit             Chaney
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Appropriations
SB3189  Troopers; authorize tombstone markers for those killed    Gordon
        in line of duty.                                       
           Referred To Appropriations
SC 516  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Referred To Constitution
SC 558  Constitution; amend Section 153 to revise term of         Turner
        chancery and circuit court judges.                     
           Referred To Constitution
SC 591  Patrick Cox, Jr.; commend.                                Little
           Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB  49  Adoption; prohibit homosexual couples from being able     Howell
        to adopt.                                              
           Died On Calendar
HB 197  Prekindergarten education program; authorize State        Scott (17th)
        Board of Education to implement for four-year-olds.    
           Died On Calendar
HB 429  Lambert State Forest Management; remove certain           Hamilton
        mandates on Forestry Commission.                       
           Died On Calendar
HB 433  Hunting and fishing license; authorize issuance of        Hudson
        resident license to out-of-state military personnel.   
           Died On Calendar
HB 499  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           Died On Calendar
HB 816  Original sentence; judge may modify for certain           Blackmon
        offenses.                                              
           Died On Calendar
HB 946  Department of Corrections; revise use of funds            Malone
        generated by inmate telephone call commissions.        
           Died On Calendar
HB 989  Adoption; allow nurse practitioners to certify            Watson
        condition of child to be adopted.                      
           Died On Calendar
HB1038  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Compretta
           Died On Calendar
HB1098  Public construction; regulate use of construction         Guice
        managers.                                              
           Died On Calendar
HB1236  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           Died On Calendar
HB1511  Municipalities; create drainage districts.                Wallace
           Died On Calendar



Senate: Introductions

SB3229  Bonds; increase amount of general obligation bonds        Dearing
        authorized for local governments and rural water       
        systems improvements program (MSDH).                   
           Referred To Finance
SB3230  MS Business Incubator Assistance Act; create and          Horhn
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Finance
SB3231  City of Philadelphia; may issue bonds to contruct a       Williamson
        warehouse.                                             
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
SB3232  Hancock County Equine and Livestock Facility Board;       Cuevas
        transfer control and management to county board of     
        supervisors.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3233  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for         Horhn
        minority economic development, extend repealer on such 
        assistance (DECD).                                     
           Referred To Finance
SC 592  MGCCC Women's basketball team; commend.                   Robertson
           Referred To Rules
SC 593  Public defenders; create task force to study and          Farris
        report.                                                
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HC  86  Commend Stewart Pottery for winning Governor's Award      Moody
        for Excellence in the Arts.                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 592  MGCCC Women's basketball team; commend.                   Robertson
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HC  82  Commend Charlie Musselwhite on receiving 2000             Stevens
        Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts Artist     
        Achievement Award.                                     
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
HC  83  Commend Dr. F. Val Husley.                                Janus
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SB2049  Noninstructional school employees; authorize board        Thames
        designee to make employment recommendations for.       
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2078  Wildlife; extend authority of the wildlife commission     Posey
        to set game bag limits.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2089  Divorce; equitable distribution of marital property.      Blackmon
           Transmitted To House
SB2254  Income tax refund check-off; add burn center and revise   Furniss
        form.                                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2360  State employees paid twice per month; delay               Furniss
        implementation.                                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2367  Health facilities; direct the issuance of a certificate   Huggins
        of need to a certain hospital.                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2409  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
        revise.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2421  Controlled substances; revise Schedules II, III and IV.   Huggins *
           Transmitted To House
SB2430  Radiological health license fees; increase.               Huggins *
           Reconsidered
           Failed
SB2432  Food law regulation by the State Board of Health;         Huggins *
        delete certain outdated provisions.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2461  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; revise fees.       Huggins
           Transmitted To House
SB2475  Motor Vehicle Commission; provide dealer and              Little
        manufacturer guidelines.                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2488  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Harden
        accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        provide.                                               
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2508  Highway patrol; create statewide safety training          Scoper
        officer.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2517  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
        representation to the indigent.                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2519  Explosives; prohibit molotov cocktails.                   White (29th)
           Transmitted To House
SB2522  Immunity of school personnel from liability for lawful    Harden
        action; add school counselors to.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2528  MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact.                      Harden
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2536  Oaths; revise time of taking of certain.                  Tollison
           Transmitted To House
SB2544  Education of exceptional children in compliance with      Harden
        federal law; revise requirements and complaint         
        procedures.                                            
           Passed
SB2547  Highways; designate a certain portion as "Jo Doss         Bryan
        Miller Memorial Drive".                                
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2565  Health insurance; provide requirements for minimum        Kirby
        hospital stay after childbirth.                        
           Transmitted To House
SB2573  Health insurance; require coverage for reconstructive     Kirby
        surgery following mastectomies.                        
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2590  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month;          Harden
        authorize.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2597  School district security personnel with police power;     Harden
        require minimum training standards.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2600  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Hewes
        maintenance program (DMR).                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2604  Family foster care homes, child-caring and                Huggins
        child-placing agencies; require licensure by DHS.      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2605  Denial of claim for foster care or adoption assistance;   Huggins
        provide fair hearing procedures.                       
           Transmitted To House
SB2659  DUI; strict enforcement against juvenile violators.       Mettetal
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2665  Unmarked vehicles; authorize use by Department of         Hewes
        Marine Resources.                                      
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2671  Bonds; revise manner in which allocations may be used     Posey
        by Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks.          
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2680  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Carlton
        use.                                                   
           Amendment Failed
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2697  Crimes; prohibit false reporting of.                      Mettetal
           Transmitted To House
SB2702  Voice stress analyzer; authorize law enforcement to       Hamilton
        operate within limitations.                            
           Transmitted To House
SB2729  MS Council on Obesity Prevention and Management;          Dawkins
        establish.                                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2737  DUI; ignition interlock for repeat offenders.             Chaney
           Transmitted To House
SB2745  Annual recognition of inclusive programs for children     Nunnelee
        with disabilities; SDE provide for.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2758  Transportation; create the Multimodal Transportation      Hewes
        Capital Improvement Program Fund.                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2761  Orthotics and prosthetics certification; define           Dearing
        certifying agency.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2788  Methamphetamine; revise precursor prohibition.            Turner
           Transmitted To House
SB2800  Corrections; exclude nonviolent offenders from            Jackson
        mandatory 85% sentence.                                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2810  Elections; make certain technical amendments to the       Tollison
        election laws.                                         
           Committee Substitute Failed
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2812  Elections; persons who register to vote under the         Tollison
        "Motor Voter Act" may vote in state elections.         
           Transmitted To House
SB2974  Tort Claims Act; savings to minors and non compos         Walls
        mentis.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB3006  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Authority; may convey   Minor
        property to public entities.                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3010  Alcoholic beverages; extend the authority of Alcoholic    Minor
        Beverage Control Division to enforce beer laws.        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3026  License tags; MS Prison Industries to manufacture.        Smith
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB3027  State and School Employee Life Insurance Plan; revise     Dearing
        definition of "annual wage.".                          
           Transmitted To House
SB3043  Compulsory school attendance violations; local law        Turner
        enforcement officers have jurisdiction.                
           Transmitted To House
SB3058  Community hospitals; revise permitted investment          Minor
        options.                                               
           Transmitted To House
SB3074  Adoption; nurse practitioners competent to make           Turner
        certificate.                                           
           Transmitted To House
SB3088  Franchise tax; provide that entity filing federal         Minor
        return on activity of subsidiary in MS shall be liable 
        for.                                                   
           Transmitted To House
SB3095  Constable training program; provide for.                  Burton
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3100  Mortgage companies; provide for licensure of by           Mettetal
        Department of Banking.                                 
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3130  Visitation; prohibit by parent perpetrator of child       Robertson
        sexual abuse.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB3160  Mississippi Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies           Nunnelee
        Incentive Grant Fund; make technical amendments to.    
           Transmitted To House
SB3177  Contracts to a single entity for design and               Burton
        construction of public works on university campus; IHL 
        authorized to enter into.                              
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3190  Department of Finance and Administration; may execute     Gordon
        multiple contracts for travel agency services.         
           Transmitted To House
SB3223  Ad valorem taxation; continue exemption for carbon        Scoper
        dioxide and carbon dioxide production equipment.       
           Passed
SC 556  Amend Constitution; abolish electoral vote for Governor   Tollison
        and state officials.                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amendment Failed
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SC 591  Patrick Cox, Jr.; commend.                                Little
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SR  21  Steve "Air" McNair upon outstanding football career;      Smith
        commend.                                               
           Adopted
SR  22  J. Kelly Allgood; commend upon retirement from            Smith
        BellSouth.                                             
           Adopted
SR  23  Rev. Charles Polk; commend.                               Harden
           Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB  67  Blue book; shall be published in such numbers as          McCoy
        determined by Secretary of State.                      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 101  Designated state highway system; recompile sections of    Compretta
        law describing highways that comprise.                 
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 106  Assistant teachers; establish GED as minimum              Holland
        requirement and authorize employing licensed teachers  
        with funds.                                            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 107  Family planning services; women with income up to 185%    Holland
        of proverty level eligible for under Medicaid.         
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 143  Garnishment; remove limit on amount on which judgement    Cameron
        is based.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 153  Victims Assistance Coordinators; to be state employees.   Moak
           Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
HB 199  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 248  Harvest permits for vehicles; extend repealers on         Ford
        authority of Department of Transportation to issue.    
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 259  Board of Bar Admissions; reenact and extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 280  Distinctive license tag; authorize for various            Moak
        organizations.                                         
           Referred To Finance
HB 294  Critical Teacher Shortage Act; clarify eligibility of     McCoy
        teachers already in areas to participate in Masters    
        Scholarship Program.                                   
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 337  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 342  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Teacher Program; extend     Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 412  City councilmen; revise residency requirement.            Janus
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 481  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
           Referred To Municipalities;Appropriations
HB 517  Mississippi 35; designate portion in Leake County as      Malone
        "Veterans' Memorial Highway.".                         
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 523  MDOT/University of Mississippi; authorize to exchange     Eads
        certain real property in Lafayette County.             
           Referred To Public Property;Appropriations
HB 537  Counties; authorize to donate money to Salvation Army     Pierce
        and Boys and Girls Club.                               
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 559  Forestry; extend Forester Registration Law.               Holland
           Referred To Forestry
HB 566  Domestic violence; revise warrantless arrest procedure.   Fredericks
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 659  Public school classroom; authorize brief period of        Fillingane
        quiet reflection.                                      
           Referred To Education
HB 665  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Reeves
        defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 712  Radiological health license fees; increase.               Moody
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 714  Dietetics Practice Act; revise definitions and extend     Moody
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 723  Consumer finance laws; revise various fees and            Guice
        penalties.                                             
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
HB 761  Insurance advertising; allow to advertise in foreign      Stevens
        languages with English policy controlling.             
           Referred To Insurance
HB 776  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      Warren
        students whose presence is detrimental to educational  
        environment.                                           
           Referred To Education
HB 781  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Moody
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Shows
        for which assistance may be provided and increase      
        amount of bonds authorized under.                      
           Referred To Finance
HB 845  Educator and administrator licenses; extend expiration    McCoy
        date of certain licenses for new renewal requirement   
        purposes.                                              
           Referred To Education
HB 852  Insurance agents; revise penalties for operating          Stevens
        without a license.                                     
           Referred To Insurance
HB 887  Restore suffrage to James G. Banana of Clay County.       Ellis
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 894  Juror qualifications; revise.                             Blackmon
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 897  State highway system; delete segment of Mississippi 389   Gibbs
        in Clay County.                                        
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 902  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Warren
        establish in State Department of Education.            
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 903  School librarians; include public library experience in   Warren
        computation of years of teaching experience.           
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 904  State Veterans Home; require Veterans Affairs Board to    Warren
        manage Collins facility.                               
           Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs;Appropriations
HB 931  State highway system; redesignate and designate certain   Howell
        highways in Montgomery County.                         
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB 942  Motor Vehicle; clarify that theft shall be a felony       Moore (60th)
        regardless of value.                                   
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 953  Pursuit of criminals; provide reciprocity for crossing    Wells-Smith
        state lines.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 969  Criminal background checks; require for employees of      Moody
        child residential facilities.                          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 971  Child custody; mandate fee for court ordered home         Moody
        study.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
HB 974  Beer products; delete repealer and reverter on certain    Simpson
        identification requirements.                           
           Referred To Finance
HB 995  Crimes; create offense of false reporting of a crime.     McBride
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1018  Retired highway patrol officer; allow to wear uniform     Stringer
        at certain events.                                     
           Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
HB1054  Medicaid; authorize buy-in of coverage by workers with    Moody
        potentially severe disabilities.                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1080  Shrimp; increase penalty for shrimping during closed      Ellington
        season.                                                
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1082  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Ellington
        charter boats (DMR).                                   
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1083  Marine resources; provide for commercial gig fishing      Ellington
        license (DMR).                                         
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1118  Scientific information; extend reporting date for         Ellington
        Mississippi Scientific Information Management System   
        Coordinating Council (DEQ).                            
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1130  Mississippi Support Dog Act; revise to include any        Snowden
        disabled person and any specially trained animal.      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1134  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Broomfield
        accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB1135  Mississippi Bar; reenact and revise repealer.             Simpson
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1164  Medical records; considered to be signed if by            Moody
        electronic signature.                                  
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB1212  Vocational education teachers; authorize certain summer   Frierson
        work to satisfy licensure renewal requirements.        
           Referred To Education
HB1273  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer.                 Howell
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB1280  Medicaid; division shall educate managed care program     Moody
        participants about manner to seek care under.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1295  Utility regulation taxes; cap at legislative              Ellis
        appropriation for utility regulatory purposes.         
           Referred To Public Utilities;Finance
HB1301  Sales tax; provide incentives for entities incurring      Cummings
        indebtedness to locate certain family-owned enterprises
        in state.                                              
           Referred To Finance
HB1320  Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to promulgate   Ellington
        regulations in accordance with public policy.          
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1324  Mississippi Highway 490; designate portion in Winston     Moody
        County as "Joe Clay - John Austin Hatcher Memorial     
        Highway".                                              
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB1342  Brewpub; allow to provide complimentary beverages to      Simpson
        certain patrons.                                       
           Referred To Finance
HB1359  State Highway System; designate portion of Highway 7 as   Reynolds
        C.F. "Pappy" Franklin Memorial Highway.                
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB1362  Public property; revise terms of lease to Mississippi     Brown
        Federation of Women's Clubs, Incorporated.             
           Referred To Public Property
HB1366  Crossbow hunting; require commission to allow licensed    Janus
        crossbow hunters to hunt turkey with a crossbow.       
           Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
HB1383  State Parole Board; abolish the terms of office of        Malone
        members and extend the date of the repealer for two    
        years.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary
HB1384  Mississippi Home Corporation; reconstitute membership,    Morris
        increase bond authority and revise conflict of interest
        requirements.                                          
           Referred To Finance
HB1409  Vocational and technical education; authorize school      Lott
        districts to offer as alternative to college prep      
        curriculum.                                            
           Referred To Education
HB1424  Highway system; add segment in Jones County (MDOT).       Compretta
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB1449  State highway system; add various segments to;            Smith (59th)
        redesignate.                                           
           Referred To Highways and Transportation
HB1464  Marine resources; possession of gill nets and other       Ellington
        like unlawful contrivances prima facie evidence of     
        offense.                                               
           Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
HB1469  Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); reduce        Holland
        eligibility waiting period and conduct outreach        
        campaign.                                              
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB1486  School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; cap at FY 2000      Warren
        appropriated levels with excess going to Education     
        Enhancement Fund.                                      
           Referred To Finance
HB1506  Mantachie Natural Gas District; redesignate as            Franks
        Northeast Mississippi Gas District and increase limit  
        on amount of bonds authorized.                         
           Referred To Public Utilities;Finance
HB1510  Drinking water; revise membership of local governments    Ellington
        and rural water systems improvements board and increase
        maximum loan amount.                                   
           Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
HB1539  Institutions of Higher Learning Capital Improvements      Young
        Preplanning Fund; create as revolving fund.            
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB1545  Special local improvement taxing districts; revise law    Reeves
        regarding establishment, funding and management of.    
           Referred To Finance
HC  86  Commend Stewart Pottery for winning Governor's Award      Moody
        for Excellence in the Arts.                            
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2657  Highways; designate portion of I-20 as Dixie Division     Chaney
        Memorial Hwy. and portion of U.S. 61 as MS Calvary 1st 
        Regiment Memorial Hwy.                                 
           Died On Calendar
SB2723  Eminent domain; companies that provide facilities for     Minor
        the transmission of signals by lines, wire, cable or   
        fiber may exercise.                                    
           Died On Calendar
SB2774  State Board of Optometry regulations; place certain       Huggins
        conditions on.                                         
           Died On Calendar
SB2806  Sheriffs; allow certain counties to pay supplement        Hamilton
        based upon university student population.              
           Died On Calendar
SB2834  Fair commission; prohibit from charging for parking at    Browning
        state high school basketball championships.            
           Died On Calendar
SB2965  Environment; revise environmental self-evaluation         Dearing
        report privilege (MDEQ).                               
           Died On Calendar
SB2988  Public Defender; create Office of Death Penalty Defense   Turner
        Counsel.                                               
           Died On Calendar
SB3051  Individual retirement accounts; exempt from seizure       Blackmon
        under execution and attachment.                        
           Died On Calendar
SB3091  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           Died On Calendar
SB3123  MS Emergency Management Laws; make various amendments.    Furniss
           Died On Calendar

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