Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/10/01



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House: Introductions

HB 782  Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of     Holland
        age or older or totally disabled.                      
           01/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 783  Ad valorem taxes; allow exemption for manufactured or     Holland
        mobile homes owned by certain disabled veterans.       
           01/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 784  Title pledge lenders and check cashers; may engage in     Holland
        each of those businesses and use same                  
        facilities/personnel for both.                         
           01/10 (H) Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 785  Telephone Consumer Slamming Prevention Act.               Holland
           01/10 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
HB 786  Justice court judges; provide for increase in salary.     Holland
           01/10 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 787  Courts; provide for interpreters and transliterators in   Holland
        all state courts.                                      
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;County Affairs
HB 788  Justice court judges; require that salaries be based on   Holland
        most recent federal decennial census.                  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 789  Highway weight limit; Transportation Commission Appeals   Eaton
        Board reduce penalties for violating.                  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 790  Elections; increase qualifying fees for candidates for    Howell
        public office.                                         
           01/10 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 791  Preferential primary; establish.                          Robinson (84th)
           01/10 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 792  Elections; blanket primary and allow voters to vote for   Robinson (84th)
        candidates regardless of party affiliations.           
           01/10 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 793  Death of fetus; include in wrongful death statute.        Robinson (84th)
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 794  DUI; include death of unborn fetus in manslaughter        Robinson (84th)
        provision.                                             
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 795  Traffic ticket; require officer to return to court        Robinson (84th)
        clerk within 15 days of issuance.                      
           01/10 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 796  Jacinto Courthouse in Alcorn County; authorize            Moss
        Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to acquire.
           01/10 (H) Referred To Game and Fish;Ways and Means
HB 797  Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women; create.    Scott (17th)
           01/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 798  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; certain           Shows
        information collected not available for public         
        inspection.                                            
           01/10 (H) Referred To Agriculture
HB 799  Pontotoc County Sheriff; authorize annual salary          Montgomery (15th)
        supplement.                                            
           01/10 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 800  Homestead exemption; reimburse cities of 5,000 or less    Young
        for entire tax loss resulting from exemption.          
           01/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 801  Institutions of Higher Learning Capital Improvements      Young
        Preplanning Fund; create as revolving fund.            
           01/10 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 802  Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Motor Vehicle Fund;         Brown
        abolish.                                               
           01/10 (H) Referred To Game and Fish;Appropriations
HB 803  Public contract bonds; exemption for Department of        Taylor
        Rehabilitation Services from liability insurance       
        requirement.                                           
           01/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 804  Public contract bonds; revise application to certain      Taylor
        political subdivisions.                                
           01/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 805  Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use on county    Green
        roads.                                                 
           01/10 (H) Referred To County Affairs
HB 806  Radar; sheriff and deputies may use in counties over      Robertson
        70,000 population.                                     
           01/10 (H) Referred To County Affairs
HB 807  Radar; allow sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables     Weathersby
        to use.                                                
           01/10 (H) Referred To County Affairs
HB 808  Education Enhancement Fund; cap ending cash balance       McCoy
        amount transferred to.                                 
           01/10 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 809  Property; Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (NCCUSL).        Watson
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 810  Civil Rights Division; establish in the Office of the     Watson
        Attorney General.                                      
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 811  Workers' compensation; appeal commission decisions to     Watson
        the Court of Appeals instead of to the circuit court.  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 812  Workers' compensation; require emergency hearing upon     Watson
        request of either party.                               
           01/10 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 813  Judges; revise office allowance for chancellors and       Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 814  Workers' Compensation Commission; appeals to go           Watson
        directly to Court of Appeals.                          
           01/10 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 815  Eminent Scholars Program; decrease ACT score              Watson
        requirement for eligibility.                           
           01/10 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 816  Judges; revise rent allowance for chancellors and         Watson
        circuit court judges.                                  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 817  Corrections; revise 85% mandatory sentencing by           Watson
        excluding nonviolent crimes.                           
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Penitentiary
HB 818  Statewide scientific information; remove deadline for     Ellington
        strategic plan for statewide scientific information    
        management system.                                     
           01/10 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 819  Emergency telecommunications; allow private agencies to   Ellington
        be reimbursed for providing training.                  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
HB 820  Prosecutors; increase assessments that fund the State     Compretta
        Prosecutor Education Fund.                             
           01/10 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 821  Internal auditors; require for certain agencies.          Brown
           01/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 822  Immunity; provide to certain church-operated medical      Flaggs
        clinics and to legislative "doctors of the day".       
           01/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
HB 823  Constables; require counties to pay per diem for          Moak
        service as bailiff in criminal cases.                  
           01/10 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 824  Trimester School Year Pilot Program; establish.           Clark
           01/10 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 825  Family Literacy for Family Independence Act; create.      Clark
           01/10 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 826  Mississippi Human Relations Act; establish.               Gibbs
           01/10 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;Appropriations
HB 827  Election commissioners; revise compensation.              Gibbs
           01/10 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Fees and Salaries of Public Of
HB 828  Ad valorem tax; impose on nonproducing mineral estates    Robinson (84th)
        held separately from surface estate.                   
           01/10 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 829  Coahoma County Sheriff; authorize annual salary           Henderson
        supplement.                                            
           01/10 (H) Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 830  Deer hunting; permit hunting of deer over corn and        Moody
        other supplemental feed under certain circumstances.   
           01/10 (H) Referred To Game and Fish
HB 831  School buses; create rebuttable presumption that owner    Moody
        of vehicle that passes illegally was driver.           
           01/10 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 832  Mississippi Board of Psychology; extend repealer and      Moody
        make technical amendments.                             
           01/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 833  Liability; provide immunity for retired physicians who    Moody
        serve Legislature as "doctor of the day."              
           01/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary A
HB 834  Boards of supervisors and municipal governing             Moody
        authorities; reinstate certain expenditure exemptions. 
           01/10 (H) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
HC  41  Amend Constitution; provide for plurality winner in       Robinson (84th)
        elections.                                             
           01/10 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  42  Commend Raymond Davis.                                    Horne
           01/10 (H) Referred To Rules
HR   7  Commend Raymond Davis.                                    Horne
           01/10 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HB 371  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Mississippi       McCoy
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           01/10 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 641  Insurance policies; remove requirement that a resident    Stevens
        agent must sign.                                       
           01/10 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 642  Nonresident insurance agents; allow to own an interest    Stevens
        in a Mississippi agency.                               
           01/10 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 644  Insurance regulations; revise.                            Stevens
           01/10 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 655  Insurance department regulations; revise certain to       Stevens
        eliminate reference to repealed statutes.              
           01/10 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 697  Court of Appeals; clarify districts.                      Reynolds
           01/10 (H) Passed
           01/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB2285  Mississippi Coat of Arms; adopt.                          Chaney
           01/10 (H) Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Introductions

SB2354  Mississippi Reading Sufficiency Act of 2000; enact.       Smith
           01/10 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2355  MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study      Smith
        feasibility of.                                        
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2356  Minimum education program; one teacher unit for every     Smith
        20 pupils in Grades 1-4.                               
           01/10 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2357  Noxious plants; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture     Tollison
        to regulate.                                           
           01/10 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SB2358  Mineral interest; severed minerals revert to surface      Tollison
        owner upon 10-year period of nonuser.                  
           01/10 (S) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SB2359  Insurance producers; provide licensure requirements.      Kirby
           01/10 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2360  Massage therapists; license and regulate.                 Huggins
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2361  Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage; raise         Kirby
        statutory minimum/make primary offense.                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2362  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
        notify PSC.                                            
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2363  Circuit and chancery clerks; supervisors may pay          Thames
        employer contribution to retirement system.            
           01/10 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2364  Wildlife; authorize commission to set deer season by      Cuevas
        zones; extend in southernmost zone.                    
           01/10 (S) Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2365  Public Service Commission regulate cable television       Cuevas
        systems.                                               
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2366  Appropriation; Hattiesburg Convention Commission for      Farris
        construction of visitor center.                        
           01/10 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2367  Appropriation; Human Services, expand Adolescent          Farris
        Offender Program; FY01.                                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2368  Trucks; prohibit riding in open cargo area.               White (29th)
           01/10 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2369  Income tax credit; provide for certain soil and water     Thames
        conservation practices.                                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2370  Health care utilization review; enrollees and providers   White (5th)
        may appeal adverse decisions to Insurance Department.  
           01/10 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2371  Law enforcement officers; establish separate retirement   Posey
        system for.                                            
           01/10 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2372  Appropriation; Yellow Creek Port - construct notch;       White (5th)
        addl. FY2001 & FY2002.                                 
           01/10 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2373  MS Council on Obesity Prevention and Management;          Dawkins
        establish.                                             
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2374  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to assist in        Farris
        construction of Hattiesburg - South Mississippi Visitor
        Center.                                                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2375  MS Rural Risk Underwriting Association Law; include       Thames
        Class 8 property.                                      
           01/10 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2376  Sexual abuse; revise statute of limitations when          Dawkins *
        committed against children.                            
           01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2377  Vulnerable Adult and Elderly Services Task Force;         Tollison
        create.                                                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2378  Anti-litter law; place certain requirements on            White (29th)
        applicants for a driver's license.                     
           01/10 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2379  Free exercise of religion; protect from state             White (29th)
        interference.                                          
           01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2380  Employer unemployment compensation contributions;         Lee
        provide for quarterly payments.                        
           01/10 (S) Referred To Labor;Appropriations
SB2381  Retirement benefits; subject to child support orders.     White (29th)
           01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2382  Ten Commandments; authorize display on public property.   White (29th)
           01/10 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2383  Protection From High Risk and Coercive Abortion Act;      White (29th)
        enact.                                                 
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2384  Court-ordered amendments to birth certificates; clarify   Huggins
        procedures.                                            
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2385  License tags; MS Prison Industries to manufacture.        Smith
           01/10 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2386  License tags; provide preference for competitive bid by   Smith
        prison industries for manufacture.                     
           01/10 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2387  Assistant district attorneys; revise compensation of.     Thames
           01/10 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2388  District attorneys; increase salaries of.                 Thames
           01/10 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2389  State employee; may operate state vehicle with driver's   Thames
        license from contiguous state.                         
           01/10 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Highways and Transportat
SB2390  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           01/10 (S) Referred To Education
SB2391  Fees for child care facility criminal records             Ross
        background check; paid by facility and not employee.   
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2392  Liability; provide immunity for any church operating a    Chaney
        charity medical clinic.                                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2393  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer.    Robertson
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2394  Comprehensive Health and Insurance Risk Pool; coverage    Burton
        shall be comparable to State and School Employees      
        Health Insurance Plan.                                 
           01/10 (S) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
SB2395  Appropriation; Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Program,      Farris
        Addl. FY2001 and FY2002.                               
           01/10 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2396  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           01/10 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2397  Abortion; restrict in 2nd and 3rd trimesters.             Ross
           01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2398  Environmental Quality; remove authority of DEQ to hire    Dawkins
        attorneys and require Attorney General to provide legal
        counsel to department.                                 
           01/10 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SC 519  Robert McCarty, State Entomologist; commend life and      Hamilton
        express sympathy of Legislature.                       
           01/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 520  Constitution 115, 128; remove term limits on Governor     Cuevas
        and Lieutenant Governor.                               
           01/10 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 521  William Bryant Ridgway; World War II B-24 bomber          Michel
        command pilot; commend.                                
           01/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 522  Senator and Representative Kenneth Williams; commend      Scoper
        life.                                                  
           01/10 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 523  Supreme Court; provide for appointment of judges by       Ross
        Governor.                                              
           01/10 (S) Referred To Constitution



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 524  State flag; provide for statewide special election to     Ford
        select design.                                         
           01/10 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2285  Mississippi Coat of Arms; adopt.                          Chaney
           01/10 (S) Transmitted To House
SR   3  Gina Holland; commend.                                    Little
           01/10 (S) Adopted

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