Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/01/01



Previous Day    Next Day    Main Menu




House: Introductions

HC  78  Commend Dr. Starkey A. Morgan.                            Stevens
           02/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HR   9  Commend West Lauderdale Baseball Team.                    Horne
           02/01 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  10  Commend West Lauderdale High School Girls Softball        Horne
        Team.                                                  
           02/01 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB  19  Blue book; shall be published in such numbers as          McCoy
        determined by Secretary of State.                      
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB  65  County Superintendent of Education; prohibit electors     Mitchell
        in municipal school district from participating in     
        election.                                              
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 166  Sentencing; revise 85% rule to apply only to violent      Ishee
        offenders.                                             
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 197  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Fredericks
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 209  Municipal utilities; limit rates within one mile of       Ellington
        city to PSC-approved rates beyond one mile.            
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Tabled
HB 299  Certificate of enrollment; require instructional          Warren
        program information for home-schooled children.        
           02/01 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB 301  School attendance officers; State Department of           Warren
        Education to issue certificates of completion for      
        training course.                                       
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 441  Pearl River Water Diversion Project; extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 447  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 469  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer.    Ford
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 471  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Ford
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 479  Department of Human Services; extend repealer.            Ford
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 488  Distinctive license tags; authorize for various           Janus
        organizations and persons.                             
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 522  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer.   Ford
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 539  Equine public events; require certain test for all        Dedeaux
        horses even on private property if public invited.     
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 545  Charter School Law; reenact and extend repealer.          Warren
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 609  Deer hunting; allow hunting of deer over bait.            Eaton
           02/01 (H) Read the Third Time
HB 616  State Forestry Commission; make Commissioner of           Eaton
        Agriculture ex officio member and increase other       
        membership.                                            
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 685  Elections; revise compensation of election                Reynolds
        commissioners.                                         
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 692  Public water systems; certain cross connections not       Denny
        required to have backflow preventers.                  
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Point of Order Raised
           02/01 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
HB 753  Capital facility; funds for repair, renovation or         McCoy
        maintenance must be included in budget of agency       
        occupying it.                                          
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 757  Motor carrier fuel tax; revise laws to conform to         McCoy
        International Fuel Tax Agreement (STC).                
           02/01 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 767  Adolescent psychiatric beds; authorize CON for            Young
        additional in Lauderdale County.                       
           02/01 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 797  Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women; create.    Scott (17th)
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 819  Emergency telecommunications; allow private agencies to   Ellington
        be reimbursed for providing training.                  
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 832  Mississippi Board of Psychology; extend repealer and      Moody
        make technical amendments.                             
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 841  Alcoholic beverages; create offense of certain            Reeves
        establishments licensed to sell alcohol allowing       
        persons under 21 on premises.                          
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 882  Marriage records; delete specific fee charged by Health   Moody
        Department to certify for court purposes.              
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 955  Elections; enhance opportunities for students to          Espy
        register to vote.                                      
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 964  Quail and rabbit meat inspection; state pay full cost     Maples
        of inspection service fees.                            
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB 986  Newborn screening tests; attending physician provide      Holland
        parents with information about additional tests        
        available.                                             
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1001  Medicaid; certain services for dually eligible            Holland
        beneficiaries are reimbursable under.                  
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1017  Emergency medical services (EMS) statutes; make           Moody
        technical amendments to.                               
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1019  Newborn screening program; authorize Health Department    Moody
        to test for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).      
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1025  Social workers and marriage and family therapists         Moody
        licensing law; reenact and make technical amendments   
        to.                                                    
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1026  Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers; make     Moody
        technical amendments to.                               
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1078  Law enforcement authority; grant to alcoholic beverage    Simpson
        control officers regarding light wine and beer.        
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1090  Death certificates; medical amendments in court require   Holland
        medical examiner and county medical examiner as        
        defendants.                                            
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1147  Mississippi Fair Commission; allow certain entities to    Holland
        advertise in connection with activities on state       
        fairgrounds.                                           
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1163  Nurses; Nursing Board is responsible for legitimate       Read
        drug traffic among nurses.                             
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Motion to Recommit Lost
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1225  Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Law; extend        Moody
        repealer and require liability insurance for           
        installers.                                            
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1276  Juvenile offenders; authorize drug testing, treatment     Scott (80th)
        and counseling.                                        
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1314  Department of Human Services; extend repealer and         Moody
        delete authority for privatized child support          
        collection.                                            
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HB1326  Bingo; allow administrative fine to be paid from game     Simpson
        proceeds.                                              
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1414  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Barnett (116th)
        notify Public Service Commission.                      
           02/01 (H) Tabled Subject To Call
HB1420  Definition of "delinquency" for jurisdiction under        Moody
        Youth Court Law; revise to delete truancy.             
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1478  Personal care homes; resident may continue to reside      Taylor
        there with consent regardless of certain licensing     
        agency determination.                                  
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Passed
HB1489  Transportation Department; prescribe management and       Compretta
        planning activities; appoint commissioners.            
           02/01 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (H) Amended
           02/01 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 299  Certificate of enrollment; require instructional          Warren
        program information for home-schooled children.        
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee
HB1314  Department of Human Services; extend repealer and         Moody
        delete authority for privatized child support          
        collection.                                            
           02/01 (H) Died In Committee



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2032  EBT system for food stamps; clarify implementation        Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2052  Local government-CAP loans; include construction,         Nunnelee
        repair or renovation of recreation and athletic        
        complexes.                                             
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2093  Light wine or beer; authorize sale and possession at      Gordon
        any qualified resort area.                             
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2112  Elderly; enhanced penalties for certain crimes against.   Burton
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2135  State Board of Cosmetology; extend automatic repealer     Bryan
        on.                                                    
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2137  MS Chiropractic Practice Act; make technical amendments   Huggins
        and extend repealer.                                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2144  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include additional   Chamberlin
        public employees.                                      
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2167  Television; authorize appearance of certain defendants    Smith
        by closed circuit.                                     
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2173  Personal property; exemption from seizure or execution.   Carlton
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2181  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Loan Program for    Harden
        Teachers; extend repealer.                             
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2182  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Harden
        for one year.                                          
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2203  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2211  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Huggins
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2229  School Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program; extend     Harden
        repealer.                                              
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2241  Limited physicians license; authorize for director of     Huggins
        state hospital.                                        
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2262  Commissioner of Public Safety; allow constables to        Posey
        purchase used highway patrol autos from department.    
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2265  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize sale    Smith
        of property to V.F.W., Post 9122.                      
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2270  State Board of Optometry; extend repealer on.             Huggins
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2271  Mississippi Board of Psychology; extend repealer and      Huggins
        make technical amendments.                             
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2287  Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapists Licensing     Huggins
        Law; extend repealer and make technical amendments     
        thereto.                                               
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2307  Charge fee to certify any copy of a marriage record for   Huggins
        court purposes; delete specific fee.                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2309  Pilot program for testing and remediaton for students     Harden
        with dyslexia; delete repealer.                        
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2322  Equipment leasing and purchase program; authorize         Burton
        community colleges and ETV to establish.               
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2346  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2363  Circuit and chancery clerks; supervisors may pay          Thames
        employer contribution to retirement system.            
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2390  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2420  Mississippi Transportation Commission; employ 6           Dearing *
        railroad inspectors and remove the authorization of a  
        railway safety coordinator.                            
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2441  Ad valorem taxation; authorize supplemental rolls to be   Minor
        kept on electronic media.                              
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2442  Scenic stream; designate certain portion of the           Hyde-Smith
        Tangipaho River as state scenic stream.                
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2445  Omnibus Pay Statute; remove Executive Director, MS        Nunnelee
        Industries for the Blind.                              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2452  Mississippi Business Corporation Act; revise.             Ross
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2497  Voice stress analysis; authorize law enforcement to       Hamilton
        operate with limitations.                              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2508  Traffic signals; allow video evidence of running a red    Turner
        light.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2512  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Minor
        interns and residents at UMC or MSU College of         
        Veterinary Medicine.                                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2518  Boating; boats with altered identification numbers        Posey
        subject to forfeiture.                                 
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2520  Secretary of State; may issue certificates of             Minor
        dissolution or withdrawal of a corporation without     
        certain notices from the Tax Commission.               
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2552  Office of Nursing Workforce in the Board of Nursing;      Huggins
        rename and clarify responsibilities.                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2574  Judges; revise senior status designation.                 Turner
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2578  Occupational Diploma for students with disabilities;      Chaney
        authorize SBE to issue criteria.                       
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2588  Wildlife; remove reference to nongame gross fish in       Posey
        game seasons.                                          
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2589  Minnows; technical changes to the wholesale minnow        Posey
        dealers law.                                           
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2593  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act.                                                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2615  Benefits upon reemployment of retired persons; may        Harden
        receive up to 1/2 salary for 1/2 equivalent hours      
        without limitation.                                    
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2637  MS Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority; revise    Minor
        authority to invest surplus funds.                     
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2643  Motor fuel taxes; clarify authority of State Tax          Minor
        Commission to provide information to certain agencies  
        or departments in other jurisdictions.                 
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2644  Dept of Finance & Administration; jurisdiction over       Jackson
        Charlotte Capers Building, William F. Winter Archives  
        and History Building.                                  
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2650  State Tax Commission; warrants used to levy on money      Minor
        due delinquent taxpayers may be served by certified or 
        registered mail.                                       
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2662  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; MDA may take   Minor
        over loan programs that are not active.                
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2678  Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; create.              Carlton
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2681  Commissioner of Public Safety; authorize to establish     Huggins
        organizational structure for agency.                   
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2683  Judges; continue insurance coverage after resignation.    Turner
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2704  Bad checks; revise length of notice to drawer.            Lee
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2734  Mississippi Children's Museum; provide an alternate       Stogner
        site for.                                              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2737  Motor vehicle lighting; allow white lights that           Dearing
        illuminate the rear of the vehicle under certain       
        circumstances.                                         
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2742  Insurers; offer stacking and nonstacking coverage of      Kirby
        uninsured motorist insurance.                          
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2744  Mortgage Consumer Protection Act; exempt certain          Kirby
        manufactured housing retail sales companies or         
        salespersons.                                          
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2745  DFA; authorize to sell certain property on State Street   Michel
        in the City of Jackson.                                
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2756  Shoplifting; unlawful use of theft detection shielding    Turner
        devices.                                               
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2760  Mentally ill; revise commitment.                          Turner
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2762  Hunting; suspend hunting privileges of person pending     Posey
        appeal of conviction of headlighting deer.             
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2780  Alcoholic beverages; persons to purchase alcoholic        Cuevas
        beverages and etch designs on the bottles and sell     
        them.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2795  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; add            Posey
        Wildlife.                                              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2796  Board of Mental Health; authorize negotiation for sale    Thames
        of Boswell Regional Center property.                   
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2812  Tobacco tax laws; revise definition of wholesaler and     Tollison
        revise permit requirements.                            
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2821  Corrections; allow DOC to feed garbage to swine.          Smith
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2824  Workforce training; designate MDA as the administrator    Minor
        of programs under the federal Workforce Training Act.  
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2826  Driver's license; revise social security number           Horhn
        requirement.                                           
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2830  Bank intangible property tax credit; may be carried       Michel
        forward for ten years.                                 
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2833  Judges; revise appointment to Judicial Performance        Turner
        Commission.                                            
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2836  Retirement Systems; allow credit for certain service      Minor
        interrupted by qualified military service and certain  
        other revisions.                                       
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2839  Appeals; revise days from county to circuit or chancery   Turner
        court.                                                 
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2842  Fish; clarify classification of certain nongame gross     Posey
        fish.                                                  
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2851  Wildlife; provide penalty for unlawful taking of          Posey
        paddlefish.                                            
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2856  Definition of "delinquency" for jurisdiction under        Huggins
        Youth Court Law; revise to delete truancy.             
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2857  Credit cards and electronic funds transfers for payment   Chaney
        of government fees; authorize.                         
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2861  MS Training and Education Marketing Board; establish.     Burton
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2869  Corrections; allow regional jails to keep canteen money   Huggins
        for benefit of the regional jail inmates.              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2894  Contractors; allow to conduct business in other           Kirby
        jurisdictions without separate licenses or examinations
        in such jurisdictions.                                 
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
SB2902  Graveline Bayou Project; clarify purpose for which        Moffatt
        funds may be expended.                                 
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2916  Mississippi Critical Needs Family Medicine Practitioner   Huggins
        State Loan Repayment Program; establish.               
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2920  Bingo; net proceeds from games may be used to pay         Nunnelee
        administrative penalties.                              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2932  Local governments; may sell naming rights.                Chaney
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2937  Department of Education; devise program to award high     King
        school diplomas to World War II veterans.              
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2938  Secretary of State manages timber sales on 16th section   King
        land; provide procedure when school board has conflict 
        of interest.                                           
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2945  Counties; may assess surcharge upon moving traffic        Thames
        violations for participation in intergovernmental radio
        communication program.                                 
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2957  Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal Law; extend        Dawkins
        repealer.                                              
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2975  Municipalities; increase penalties and revise notice      Harden
        requirement for a municipality cleaning private        
        property.                                              
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2982  Motor Vehicle Dealer Tag Law; revise definition of        Minor
        motor vehicle dealer.                                  
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB2988  Judges; revise terms of trial.                            Turner
           02/01 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB3001  Municipal Gas Authority; commissioners may participate    Robertson
        in meetings via telecommunications means.              
           02/01 (S) Passed
SB3010  Soil and water conservation; authorize commission to      Stogner
        purchase used heavy equipment at public auction.       
           02/01 (S) Amended
           02/01 (S) Passed As Amended
SB3019  Local governments railroad grade crossing project grant   Dearing
        program; create.                                       
           02/01 (S) Passed
           02/01 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/19/01 at 11:24.



End Of Document

2001/pdf//Daily_Action/020101.htm