Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Judiciary B Committee

As of 04/25/01 at 09:35

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HB 132  Doctrine of adverse possession; repeal.                   Taylor
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 133  Aggravated assault upon firefighter; revise to include    Compretta
        law enforcement officers and emergency medical         
        personnel.                                             
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 134  Assault; include public officials for purpose of          Compretta
 *      enhanced penalties; authorize DAs to carry concealed   
        weapons; probable cause hearing require to arrest      
        teacher.                                               
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 135  Crimes; fleeing a police officer to be a felony.          Pierce
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 136  Deadly weapons; repeal law requiring dealers to keep      Taylor
        records of weapons sold.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 137  Rape; extend statute of limitations to 10 years.          Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 138  Sentencing options; authorize courts to impose hard       Cameron
        labor.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 139  Adverse possession; prohibit if owner pays taxes.         Taylor
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 140  Adverse possession; payment of ad valorem taxes by        Taylor
        owner constitutes occupancy.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 141  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            Taylor
        Training; revise membership.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 142  Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and            Taylor
        Training; remove from under Criminal Justice Planning  
        Commission.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 143  Weapons; provide parent culpability for child             Mayo
        possessing parent's firearm.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 144  Gun permits; exempt retired law enforcement officers      Ellzey
   %    from licensing requirements.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 145  Crime; double penalty and no parole for persons using     Cameron
        weapons in commiting crimes.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 146  Suffrage; restore to Tony Ray Smith of Harrison County.   Fredericks
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB 147  Loud or vulgar sound systems; prohibit operation in a     Taylor
        public place.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 148  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Compretta
 * %       02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 149  Genetic testing and discrimination; prohibit by           Fleming
        employers.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 150  Crimes; provide that the murder of a police dog is a      Fleming
        felony.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 151  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     Robertson
        sales.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 152  Self defense; revise and provide immunity.                Robertson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 153  Minors; prohibit sale of condoms to.                      Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 154  Real estate appraisals; prohibit more than one            Fleming
        appraiser from working public projects at the same     
        time.                                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 155  Sheriffs; felony conviction disqualifies from holding     Cameron
        office.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 156  Board of Contractors; court assistance for fine           Fleming
   %    collection.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 157  Contractors; require certificate of responsibility for    Fleming
        bids.                                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 158  Orders of Board of Contractors; authorize sheriffs to     Fleming
   %    enforce.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 159  Cellular phones; create misdemeanor offense for causing   Smith (27th)
        accident while using.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 160  Mississippi Construction Education Trust; clarify fund    Guice
        distribution.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 161  Law enforcement; prohibit racial profiling.               Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 162  Hate crimes; revise application.                          Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 163  Veterinarians; prohibit debarking or surgically           Fleming
        silencing a vicious dog.                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 164  Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits; Trust Fund;      Mayo
        include firefighters.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 165  State Police; create as a division of Department of       Fleming
   %    Public Safety.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 166  Sentencing; revise 85% rule to apply only to violent      Ishee
 *      offenders.                                             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 167  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Flaggs
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 168  Baby Drop-off; allow without criminal liability.          Pierce
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 169  Children; prescribe procedure for parent to surrender     Taylor
 *      custody without liability.                             
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 170  Child abandonment; no criminal liability if newborn is    Fleming
        left with health care provider within 14 days of birth.
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 207  Abortions; limit the legalization of.                     Fleming
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 312  Domesticated pet; provide civil damages for               Fleming
        intentionally, negligently and unlawfully killing.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 313  Shoplifting offense; clarify imposition of sentence for   Compretta
        multiple violations.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 314  Firearms; require trigger locks and ballistic             Fleming
   %    fingerprints.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 315  Corrections; allow trial judge discretion to sentence     Flaggs
 *      nonviolent criminals to county jail rather than state  
        prison.                                                
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 316  Crimes; provide free counseling to certain victims.       Mayo
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 338  Weapons; provide criminal offense for altering serial     Martinson
        number.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 363  Suffrage; restore to Hugh King of Claiborne County.       Middleton
           03/13 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB 364  Suffrage; restore to Warren Slater of Walthall County.    Nettles
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 370  Suffrage; restore to Janice Marie Heard Alexander of      Montgomery (74th)
        Hinds County.                                          
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 384  Law Enforcement Officers Death Benefits Trust Fund;       Compretta
        include firefighters.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 422  Bad checks; revise time period to tender payment.         Wells-Smith
 *         03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 424  Open Meetings Law; public body pay prevailing party's     Zuber
        attorneys' fees and expenses if violation found.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 426  Law enforcement officers; allow compensation for          Mayo
        providing advice to attorneys while off duty.          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 436  Construction Education Fund; clarify certain language     Guice
   %    relating to.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 458  Construction Education Fund; authorize distribution to    Guice
   %    the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation.     
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 459  Office of Indigent Appeals; create.                       Blackmon
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 460  Public Defender Task Force; continue operation.           Blackmon
 *         03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 501  Child abuse; revise felonious child abuse.                Morris
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 513  Counsel for indigents; extend repealer on appointment     Ford
        of.                                                    
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 528  Deadly weapons; restrict possession by persons adjudged   Howell
        mentally ill.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 537  Law Enforcement Training; revise physical requirement.    Dedeaux
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 554  Juror qualifications; revise.                             Blackmon
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 558  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     Frierson
        sales.                                                 
           03/07 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 564  Cyberstalking; establish law prohibiting.                 Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 581  Temporary deputy sheriff; authorize appointment.          Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 590  Killing cattle; increase penalty.                         Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 591  Firearms; additional penalty for stealing during          Moak
        another crime.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 592  Crimes; felony to possess weapon where alcohol is         Moak
        served.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 593  Sky rockets; prohibit possession and sale of certain.     Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 605  Crimes; create offense of curbstoning.                    Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 606  Weapons; allow DAs and legal assistants to carry          Moak
        concealed weapons.                                     
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 613  Weapons; authorize DAs and ADAs to carry.                 Eaton
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 617  Resisting arrest; clarify application to fleeing in       Eaton
        motor vehicle.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 619  Public records; revise time for producing or denying      Martinson
        production.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 620  Police escort; allow for traveling groups representing    Mayo
 *      public institutions.                                   
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 637  Rape; require life without parole or, at perpetrator's    Roberson
        option, castration.                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 663  Bail bonds; revise procedures within the Department of    Stevens
        Insurance to determine if bond is uncollectible.       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 677  Justice courts; assistant county attorney to attend       Moak
        criminal cases.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 688  Children; provide for legal baby drop-off instead of      Stevens
        abandonment.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 689  Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan         Moak
   %    Judicial Election Act.                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 701  Justice court; require certain deputy clerks to obtain    Gibbs
 *      training.                                              
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 713  Open Records Act; exempt law enforcement agencies from    Mayo
   %    fees related to criminal records checks.               
           03/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 722  Crimes; exempt certain offenses from the two-year         Compretta
        statute of limitations.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 730  Crab theft; increase fine for larceny of crabs or crab    Ellington
 *      pots.                                                  
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 732  Environment; create criminal offense for generation of    Ellington
        waste caused by combining of chemicals to make illegal 
        substance.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 777  Real Estate Commission; to approve broker and             Frierson
        salesperson courses.                                   
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 780  Pretrial intervention program; revise to provide          Moak
        keeping of nonpublic records for subsequent            
        proceedings.                                           
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 817  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 820  Prosecutors; increase assessments that fund the State     Compretta
   %    Prosecutor Education Fund.                             
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 848  Home inspectors; provide for licensure and regulation     Wallace
 * %    of.                                                    
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB 852  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Ellis
        excluding nonviolent crimes and creating a             
        rehabilitative program.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 853  Children; provide for drop-off centers as alternative     Clarke
        to abandonment.                                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 861  Tough-man contests; revise laws relating to.              Ellington
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 868  Warrantless arrest; revise domestic violence              Watson
        provisions.                                            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 869  Domestic abuse; allow waiver of filing fees for the       Watson
 *      abused.                                                
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 870  Protection from Domestic Abuse Law; revise definition.    Watson
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 871  Crimes; revise domestic violence provision of assault     Watson
 *      statute.                                               
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 872  Domestic abuse; revise length of protective orders.       Watson
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 873  Domestic abuse; revise orders of protection.              Watson
 *         03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 901  Weapons; prohibit persons under 21 from carrying in       Wallace
        vehicle.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 902  Weapons; must be 21 to possess unless parents give        Wallace
        consent.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 903  Firearms; require registration with Department of         Wallace
        Public Safety.                                         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 904  Indecent exposure; provide felony in certain cases.       Frierson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 905  Threatening phone calls; revise penalties.                Frierson
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 908  Extortion; revise certain definitions.                    Frierson
           03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 909  Bad checks; revise notice in criminal cases.              Frierson
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 912  Crimes; create offense of solicitation to commit a        Frierson
        felony.                                                
           01/31 (H) Died In Committee
HB 914  Contractors; revise definitions and powers of State       Guice
   %    Board of Contractors.                                  
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 916  Child molestation; reduce age for perpetrators.           Zuber
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 936  Habitual offender; no plea bargaining for violent         Formby
        offenders.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 951  Criminal procedure; clarify expunction when               Moak
        court-imposed conditions are completed or cases are    
        dismissed.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 952  Trial in absence of accused; revise.                      Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 957  Expunction; provide for certain crimes.                   Moak
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 958  Sentencing; revise 85% rule to apply only to violent      Snowden
        offenders.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 969  Bail agents; revise licensing and continuing education    Rogers
        requirements.                                          
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 970  Bail bond; revise provisions regarding persons taking     Rogers
        insufficient bond.                                     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB 971  Bail agents; increase commission.                         Rogers
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 972  Bail agents; revise prohibited activities to allow        Rogers
        securing bonds with out-of-state property.             
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB 997  Constable; allow to designate another constable to        Robinson (63rd)
        perform duties when on vacation or sick (Hinds).       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1009  Crimes; create offense of fleeing law enforcement         Jennings
        officer.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1031  Trail; defendant may be tried in absentia with proper     Watson
        notice.                                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1032  Firearms; provide enhanced penalties when used in         Rogers
        commission of certain felonies.                        
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1033  Bonds; revise judgment nisi forfeiting bond and           Rogers
        appearance bond.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1037  Contractors; revise licensing requirements.               Ward
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1069  Emmitt Louis Till Victims' Compensation Act; establish.   Scott (80th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1089  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Scott (80th)
        excluding nonviolent offenders and creating a          
        rehabilitative program.                                
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1107  Guns; unlawful for persons under 21 to possess.           Banks
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1122  Bad checks; revise amount for determining misdemeanor     Holland
   %    or felony offense.                                     
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1126  Crimes; revise dollar amount regarding defrauding an      Holland
        innkeeper.                                             
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1128  Malicious mischief; set a definite fine amount.           Holland
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1140  Exploitation of children and credit card fraud; clarify   Franks
 *      Internet violations.                                   
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1141  Health care professionals; advertising by must describe   Simpson
        license or qualifications.                             
           03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1142  Crimes; create rebuttable presumption that person         Brown
        driving stolen vehicle is guilty of car theft.         
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1154  Home inspections; provide for licensure and regulation    Myers
   %    of.                                                    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1158  Open meetings; revise enforcement.                        McBride
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1161  Real estate license; revise penalty for late renewal.     Rotenberry
   %       01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1162  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Rotenberry
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1196  Malicious mischief; revise.                               Wells-Smith
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1198  Open meetings; exempt meetings for planning.              Wells-Smith
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1214  Criminal offense; prohibit racial profiling.              Scott (80th)
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1215  Crimes; create offense of fleeing law enforcement         Snowden
        officer.                                               
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1222  Crimes; create offense of fleeing law enforcement         Pierce
        officer in a motor vehicle.                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1236  Sexual offenses; revise time limitation application.      Grist
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1245  Autopsy report; parents of deceased persons shall be      Banks
        provided a copy.                                       
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1296  Child abuse; revise time limitation on bringing           Zuber
        prosecution.                                           
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1303  Telephone harassment; make it a misdemeanor.              Holland
 *         02/02 (H) Died In Committee
HB1307  Trespass; clarify application to airports.                Snowden
 *         03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1316  Study committee; create statutory committee to study      Scott (80th)
        racial profiling.                                      
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1319  Vulnerable Adults Act; revise and provide enhanced        Franks
   %    penalties for crimes against the elderly.              
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1374  Criminal procedure; arrested individual provided free     Rogers
        phone call.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1375  Self defense; revise.                                     Wells-Smith
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1376  Crimes; create offense of fleeing law enforcement         Wells-Smith
        officer and provide for felony if accident results.    
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1397  Juries; implement 10-2 verdict in certain criminal        Ketchings
        cases.                                                 
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1400  Crimes; fleeing of felon in a motor vehicle to            Compretta
        constitute.                                            
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1419  Impersonating officer or employee of state agency;        Moody
     V  prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for.         
           03/14 (H) Do Sustain Veto
HB1421  Assault against DHS social workers; prescribe criminal    Moody
 *      penalties.                                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1439  Crimes; create offense of curbstoning.                    Barbour
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1514  Public records; only name and address of PERS members     Moody
        are public and other individual records protected.     
           01/30 (H) Died In Committee
HB1557  Suffrage; restore to Steve Kirkland of Adams County.      West
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1629  Suffrage; restore to Billy Mike Johnson of Leake          Malone
        County.                                                
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1662  Suffrage; restore to Barbara Murphy of Union County.      Mitchell
           04/07 Approved by Governor
HB1705  Suffrage; restore to Sheila McDaniel of Alcorn County.    Moss
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1707  Suffrage; restore to Gerald Wayne Prichard of Lowndes     Smith (35th)
        County.                                                
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2074  Home repair fraud; create offense, prescribe              Moffatt
        punishment.                                            
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2103  Suffrage; restore to Jerry McDonald of Newton County.     Burton
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2112  Elderly; enhanced penalties for certain crimes against.   Burton
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2144  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include additional   Chamberlin
 *      public employees.                                      
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2146  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2167  Television; authorize appearance of certain defendants    Smith
 *      by closed circuit.                                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2272  Suffrage; restore to Richard O'Bryant.                    Jordan
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2317  Bail bonds; forfeiture order set aside in absence of      Minor
 *      required notice.                                       
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2497  Voice stress analysis; authorize law enforcement to       Hamilton
        operate with limitations.                              
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2519  Bail bondsmen; allow out-of-state real property as        Minor
 *      security and prohibit legal advice.                    
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2526  Crabs; increase penalty for theft of crab pots.           Hewes
 *         03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2579  Indigents; extend appointment of counsel.                 Turner
 *         03/22 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2591  Brenda Bell; grant suffrage to.                           Walls
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB2598  Impersonating officer or employee of state agency;        Huggins
        prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for.         
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2616  Fleeing or eluding; create offense.                       Walls
 *         02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2620  Law Enforcement Officers Training Program; revise         Browning
        definition of part-time officer.                       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2625  Assault against DHS social worker; prescribe criminal     Huggins
 *      penalties.                                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2668  Bail bondsmen; revise commission charged.                 Minor
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2704  Bad checks; revise length of notice to drawer.            Lee
 * %       03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2709  Law enforcement officer; restrict issuance of arrest      Tollison
 *      warrant for under certain circumstances.               
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2748  Bail bondsmen; revise continuing education required.      Minor
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2756  Shoplifting; unlawful use of theft detection shielding    Turner
 *      devices.                                               
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2779  Animals; revise seizure when maltreated, neglected or     Farris
 *      abandoned.                                             
           03/24 Approved by Governor
SB2790  Agriculture; revise liability of person willfully         Hamilton
 *      destroying a field crop.                               
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2894  Contractors; allow to conduct business in other           Kirby
 *      jurisdictions without separate licenses or examinations
        in such jurisdictions.                                 
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2904  Home inspectors; provide for licensure and regulation     Hewes
 * %    of.                                                    
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2910  Bail bonds; spouses of certain law enforcement not to     Horhn
 *      write.                                                 
           04/07 Approved by Governor
SB2986  Sex offenders; revise registration of.                    Carlton
 * %       03/24 Approved by Governor
SB3184  Bernard Beard; restore suffrage.                          Tollison
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB3206  Jimmy Dale Beck; restore suffrage.                        Gordon
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee
SB3213  Sheila Marie McDaniel; restore suffrage to.               Little
           04/01 (H) Died In Committee

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