Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Judiciary A Committee

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HB 109  Joint and several liability; abolish.                     Chism
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 110  Lawsuits; plaintiff liable for defendant's cost if        Chism
        defendant prevails.                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111  Marriage; provide for covenant marriage.                  Cameron
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 112  Wills; require probate within five years or               Taylor
        ineffective.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 113  Divorce; require counseling of parents and minor          Whittington
        children.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 114  Juries; require to be informed of real party in           Fleming
        interest.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 115  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise membership.    Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 116  Agencies and other entities; prohibit from lobbying if    Bowles
        receiving appropriated funds.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 117  Public funds; prohibit using for lobbying.                Bowles
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 118  Irreconcilable differences; thirteenth ground for         Taylor
        divorce.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 119  Judges; require reasons for recusal to be stated in a     Flaggs
        court order.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 120  Public employees; prohibit from recommending or           Taylor
        endorsing purchases.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 121  Garnishment; revise compensation of garnishee.            Taylor
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 122  Secured party; revise the release of collateral.          McBride
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 123  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Ellington
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 124  First Chancery Court District; establish Places One,      Mitchell
        Two and Three for election purposes only.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 125  Frivolous lawsuits; require plaintiff to pay              Cameron
        defendant's cost of defending.                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 126  Genetic information; define as personal property and      Fleming
        require informed consent to obtain.                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 127  Gun manufacturers; prohibit political subdivisions from   Cameron
        suing.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 128  Lawsuits; prohibit political subdivisions from suing      Chism
        firearm manufacturers.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 129  Eminent domain; court may award attorney's fees to        Brown
        successful defendant.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 130  Whistleblower Law; provide for damages.                   Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 131  Agency rules; create joint legislative committee to       Bowles
        review.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 206  Health care practitioners; out-of-state licensees may     Fleming
        practice without Mississippi license on voluntary      
        charitable basis.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 311  Drugs; prohibit use of Ritalin as a prescription drug.    Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 336  Trusts; revise minimum amount for termination by          Martinson
 *      trustee.                                               
           03/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 341  Prepaid legal services insurance; authorize insured to    Reeves
        select any active member of Mississippi Bar.           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 342  Child support; appointment of guardian ad litem to be     Reeves
        discretionary when abuse and neglect charges arise.    
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 344  Child support; revise guidelines and use certain gaming   Reeves
        proceeds to support.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 345  Drunk driving; clarify sentencing for felony offense      Reeves
   %    when death or mutilation occurs.                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 346  Alcoholic beverages; clarify sentencing for death or      Reeves
   %    mutilation and create offense for persons under 21 on  
        premises.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 349  Child support; require both parents to contribute when    Guice
        financially able.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 350  Domestic relations; clarify contempt and assess costs     Guice
        to party in contempt.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 352  Adoption; authorize background check of parents for       Montgomery (15th)
 *      child support delinquency.                             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 365  Nursing homes; limit time to bring tort claim against.    Nettles
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 369  Drug testing; require for all elected officials.          Nettles
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 386  Child support; allow evidence of extra support in         Taylor
        modification proceedings.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 390  Regulations; regulations affecting general public must    Moore (60th)
        be approved by Legislature.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 395  Alternate jurors; revise method of selecting.             McBride
 *         02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 397  Adopted children; establish right to know identity of     Clark
   %    biological parents.                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 408  Property; allow landowner renting lot to evict mobile     Robinson (84th)
        home owner in timely manner.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 419  DUI; distinctive license tag for third offense.           Davis
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 461  Marriage licenses; shall be accompanied by a family       Clark
        life guide.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 462  Landscape Architecture Law; reenact and revise.           Stevens
   %       03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 476  Petition for determination of rights in adoption cases;   Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 553  Civil Rights Commission; create.                          Blackmon
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 574  Court of Appeals; provide office operating allowance      Moak
        for certain judges.                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 575  Property seizure; revise exemptions.                      Moak
 *         02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 577  Victims Assistance Coordinators; to be state employees.   Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 585  Open container; prohibit possession of open containers    Reeves
        of alcohol in motor vehicles.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 595  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 624  Divorce; abolish requirement that complaint identify      Eads
   %    race of party.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 625  Crystal methamphetamine; provide enhanced penalties for   Eads
        manufacturer with children present.                    
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 694  Supreme Court; provide for appointed judges.              McBride
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 695  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Martinson
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 698  DUI; require clerk of the court to mail a copy of         Robinson (84th)
        traffic citation in DUI convictions.                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 718  Juvenile drivers; allow judge to suspend driver's         Flaggs
   %    license of passenger in DUI situation.                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 725  Individual retirement accounts; provide protection from   Ellington
        creditors.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 742  Property, partition; require appraisal before a court     Watson
   %    orders sale of land in suit.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 743  Bureau of Narcotics; authorize to hire more than one      Watson
        attorney and revise agent age qualifications.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 746  Joint and several liability; revise.                      Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 749  Guardian; revise bond and oath.                           Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 750  Athletes; Uniform Athlete Agents Act (NCCUSL).            Watson
   %       02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 751  Marriage; Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (NCCUSL).      Watson
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 752  Property; Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (NCCUSL).       Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 787  Courts; provide for interpreters and transliterators in   Holland
        all state courts.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 793  Death of fetus; include in wrongful death statute.        Robinson (84th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 794  DUI; include death of unborn fetus in manslaughter        Robinson (84th)
   %    provision.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 809  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 810  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 813  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 816  Judges; revise rent allowance for chancellors and         Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 822  Immunity; provide to certain church-operated medical      Flaggs
 *      clinics and to legislative "doctors of the day".       
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 833  Liability; provide immunity for retired physicians who    Moody
        serve Legislature as "doctor of the day."              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 837  Securities Act; clarify transactional deminimus           Pierce
        exception and technical revisions.                     
           03/09 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 842  Recusal; judge may recuse himself only for statutory or   Reeves
        rule provisions.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 843  Cases under advisement; revise time for ruling.           Reeves
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 855  Child custody; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and     Watson
   %    Enforcement Act (NCCUSL).                              
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 857  State Commission on Human Rights; create.                 Evans
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 864  Attorney General investigators and IHL law enforcement    Compretta
 *      officers; allow retirees to retain or purchase firearm.
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 876  Administrative Procedures Law; create.                    Brown
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 880  Administrative law; clarify appeals process.              Simpson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 883  Grandparents' visitation rights; may be established at    Peranich
        time of custody order.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 889  Fifteenth Circuit Court District; provide additional      Simpson
        judge.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 892  Drug Court Fund; create special fund for distribution     Clarke
        to drug courts.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 896  Implied Consent Law; create felony offense if child       Jennings
   %    present in vehicle at time of violation.               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 906  15th Circuit Court District; provide additional judge.    Frierson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 910  Assistant DA; provide additional for 15th Circuit Court   Frierson
        District.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 911  Criminal investigators; provide additional for 15th       Frierson
        Circuit Court District.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 921  Individual Retirement Account (IRA); prohibit             Howell
        attachment to satisfy civil suit judgement.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 930  Child custody; provide notice and procedure for           Formby
        relocating a child's residence.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 940  Equine activities; repeal immunity from liability.        Jennings
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 967  Medical documents; prohibit health care providers from    Moak
   %    charging excessive rates.                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 973  Judges; revise terms of chancellors and circuit court     Watson
        judges.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 998  Divorce; revise grounds.                                  Banks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1013  DUI Offenders; commit to Whitfield.                       Mitchell
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1021  Controlled substances; revise lists of Schedules I,       Moody
        III, & IV drugs.                                       
           03/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1023  Paternity statutes; technical amendments to.              Moody
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1024  Illegitimate children; delete requirement that            Moody
 *      Department of Health notify D.A.s of parents' names on 
        birth certificates of.                                 
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1064  Bureau of Narcotics; prohibit issuance of firearms to     Frierson
        employees who are not sworn officers. (PEER).          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1080  Legislators; authorize to take oaths.                     Banks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1094  Drug offenders; must appear before judge for bail         Banks
        hearing.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1099  Marriage licenses; application to advise to have          Banks
 *      HIV/AIDS test.                                         
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1100  Drugs; enhance penalty for selling near a school bus      Banks
        stop.                                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1106  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise                Watson
 *      appointments.                                          
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1112  Child support; revise emancipation of a child for         Bailey
        support termination purposes.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1151  Implied consent; revise forfeiture provisions.            Reeves
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1156  Power of attorney; authorize in conveyance of             Snowden
        homestead.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1164  Implied consent; lower blood alcohol level to .08%.       Montgomery (74th)
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1168  Trusts; include power to segregate or consolidate         Smith (39th)
 *      trusts in uniform trustees' powers.                    
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1169  Execution of oaths; revise so taking may precede in       Smith (39th)
        time the signing of the order.                         
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1176  Child custody; revise right of 12-year-old to select      Rushing
        custodial parent.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1185  Implied Consent Law; authorize sale of impounded          Reynolds
   %    vehicles.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1197  DUI; provide enhanced penalty if loaded handgun is in     Wells-Smith
   %    car.                                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1204  Judges; revise senior status designation.                 Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1205  Forfeiture; revise disposition of property in drug        Watson
     V  cases.                                                 
           03/15 (H) Do Sustain Veto
HB1206  Court reporters; revise bond.                             Watson
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1207  Appeals; clarify time to appeal from county court to      Watson
        circuit court.                                         
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1216  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1227  Trust agreement; revise filing of certificate in lieu     Smith (39th)
        of entire agreement.                                   
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1234  Deeds; require all city and county taxes to be paid       Hudson
        before recording.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1247  Drugs; establish drug courts.                             Scott (80th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1249  Homestead; increase amount exempt from seizure in case    Davis *
        of debts arising from catastrophic illness.            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1252  Land surveyor; exempt from exam requirement county        Cummings
        surveyor with 20 years of service.                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1253  Garnishment; remove limit on which judgment is based.     Holland
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1254  Corporations; revise Mississippi Business Corporation     Brown
        Act.                                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1264  Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Capital Defense       Watson
        Counsel; revise laws regarding and provide vehicles.   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1279  Electronic transactions; enact Uniform Electronic         Watson
 *      Transactions Act (NCCUSL).                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1286  Divorce; require counseling of parents of children        Franks
        under 15.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1290  Wills; revocation by divorce or annulment.                Franks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1311  Secured transactions; revise UCC Article 9 (NCCUSL).      Watson
   %       02/12 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1321  Professions; license and regulate private and legal       Banks
   %    investigators.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1322  Domestic violence; Uniform Interstate Enforcement of      Watson
        Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (NCCUSL).      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1323  Mentally ill person; revise time for delivery to          Mayo
        facility after commitment order.                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1333  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
 * %    update various laws regarding.                         
           03/30 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1369  Statue of limitations; provide for actions against land   Moore (60th)
        surveyors.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1372  Tort claims; exempt from statutory appeal penalty and     Simpson *
        revise board membership.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1384  Implied Consent; authorize private companies to offer     Creel
   %    driver improvement programs.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1388  Ethics; damages to be no more than price of contract.     Banks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1390  Crimes; create offense of lookout for drug sales.         Banks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1395  Child support; nonjudicial method for enforcement.        Ketchings
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1408  Implied Consent Law; authorize MDOT enforcement           Compretta
        officers to administer tests (MDOT).                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1410  Controlled substances; felony to bring into state,        Formby
        county or municipal facility.                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1417  DHS child support enforcement statutes; revise.           Moody
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1418  Child support award guidelines; increase percentages      Moody
        based on adjusted gross income.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1422  Termination of parental rights proceedings for children   Moody
 *      in custody of DHS; require certain reports on parents. 
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1425  Commitment; revise certain provisions.                    Watson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1426  Charitable annuity contributions; regulate by Secretary   Montgomery (74th)
        of State.                                              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1429  Eminent domain; authorize trials without jury under       Compretta *
        certain circumstances (MDOT).                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1441  Products liability; limit when product has not been       Formby
        used in manner for which it has been designed.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1443  Garnishment; require writ to include social security      Formby
        number.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1447  Environment; revise environmental self-evaluation         Ellington
        report privilege (MMA).                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1454  Grandparent's visitation; disallow when both parents      Moore (60th)
        object.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1461  Lemon law; require car dealers to notify buyer of law.    Banks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1462  Professions; license and regulate private and legal       Banks
   %    investigators.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1463  Mississippi Marketable Record Title Act; create.          Snowden
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1474  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; revise repealer.       Watson
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1476  Implied consent; revise penalty for third offense.        Banks
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1485  Prepaid legal services plan; authorize the subscriber     Reeves
        to select any active member of the state bar.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1496  Damages; prohibit if result would bankrupt defendant.     Guice
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1504  Tort Claims Act; revise liability.                        Mayo
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1509  Judges; revise method of selecting appellate judges.      Guice
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
SB2098  Victim assistance coordinators; classify as state         Gordon
        employees.                                             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2173  Personal property; exemption from seizure or execution.   Carlton
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2213  Controlled substances; revise Schedules I, III and IV.    Huggins
 *         03/24 Approved by Governor
SB2312  Uniform Athlete Agents Act; enact.                        Hamilton
 * %       04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2314  SDH report birth information on illegitimate children     Huggins
        to district attorneys; delete requirement.             
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2384  Court-ordered amendments to birth certificates; clarify   Huggins
        procedures.                                            
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2392  Liability; provide immunity for any church operating a    Chaney
 *      charity medical clinic.                                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2406  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
 *      filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2415  Tort Claims Act; delay increased liability for one        Furniss
 *      year.                                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2452  Mississippi Business Corporation Act; revise.             Ross
 *         03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2470  Termination of parental rights proceedings for children   Huggins
 *      in custody of DHS; require certain reports on parents. 
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2573  DUI; revise blood alcohol level.                          Turner
   %       02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2574  Judges; revise senior status designation.                 Turner
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2626  UCC; Article 9-Secured Transactions (NCCUSL).             Carlton
 * %       03/24 Approved by Governor
SB2642  Tort Claims Board; revise membership.                     Turner
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2648  Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and   Minor
 *      prescribe certain drugs and perform certain eye care   
        procedures.                                            
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2678  Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; create.              Carlton
           03/13 Approved by Governor
SB2708  Forfeiture; revise division of proceeds (MBN).            Tollison
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2722  Uniform Securities Law; raise exemption regarding the     Mettetal
        sale of securities by an issuer.                       
           03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2760  Mentally ill; revise commitment.                          Turner
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2767  Individual retirement accounts; exempt from seizure       Blackmon
        under execution and attachment.                        
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2833  Judges; revise appointment to Judicial Performance        Turner
 *      Commission.                                            
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2839  Appeals; revise days from county to circuit or chancery   Turner
        court.                                                 
           03/09 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2903  Assignee; revise definition.                              Hewes
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2911  Post conviction counsel; revise authority and             Tollison
 *      administrative details.                                
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2948  Charitable gift annuities; issuance does not constitute   Hewes
 *      engaging in business of insurance.                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2987  Adoption; delete automatic repealer on determination of   Turner
 *      parental rights.                                       
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2988  Judges; revise terms of trial.                            Turner
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2993  Divorce; revise fault grounds.                            Ross
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee

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