Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/22/01



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House: Introductions

HB1657  Monroe County; authorize to contribute to Shriners        Markham
        Club.                                                  
           02/22 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1658  Lowndes County; revise qualifications for Southgate       Smith (39th)
        Sewer District Board of Commissioners.                 
           02/22 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HB1659  City of Petal; authorize to levy additional sales tax.    Lott
           02/22 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HC  97  Joint rules; amend to allow observers at conference       Horne
        committee meetings.                                    
           02/22 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

SB2239  MS School Safety Act of 2001; enact.                      Little
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
SB2290  MS Emergency Management Agency; establish state public    Furniss
        assistance program.                                    
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: MA To AP
SB2318  Local System Road Program; establish.                     Dearing
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: TR To CA
SB2389  State employee; may operate state vehicle with driver's   Thames
        license from contiguous state.                         
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: FS To TR
SB2442  Scenic stream; designate certain portion of the           Hyde-Smith
        Tangipaho River as state scenic stream.                
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: GF To CR
SB2503  Study Mississippi Department of Children's Affairs;       Smith
        extend repealer on DHS.                                
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
SB2527  Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund; create.      Hewes
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: TR To AP
SB2777  Corrections; authorize DOC to use inmate labor to         Smith
        expand community work centers.                         
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: PE To AP
SB2795  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; add            Posey
        Wildlife.                                              
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: GF To AP
SB2804  Youth court judge may order school to enroll child        Walls
        released from state training facility or juvenile      
        detention center; authorize with notice.               
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDPAA: JJ To ED
SB3022  Corrections; state offenders serving sentence in county   Smith
        jails; extend repealer.                                
           02/22 (H) DR - TSDP: PE To AP



House: Committee Reports

SB2032  EBT system for food stamps; clarify implementation        Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2142  Prison industries; define agricultural commodities.       Posey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2144  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include additional   Chamberlin
        public employees.                                      
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2210  Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); State Dept. of      Huggins
        Health add to newborn screening program.               
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2212  Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Act; make     Huggins
        technical amendments to.                               
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2270  State Board of Optometry; extend repealer on.             Huggins
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2271  Mississippi Board of Psychology; extend repealer and      Huggins
        make technical amendments.                             
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2353  Circuit clerks; filing fee accrues to clerk at time of    Thames
        collection.                                            
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2445  Omnibus Pay Statute; remove Executive Director, MS        Nunnelee
        Industries for the Blind.                              
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2457  Pre-need Cemetery and Funeral Registration Act; create.   Browning
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2469  Prison Industries; make technical revisions to work       Smith
        programs.                                              
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2516  Hunting; clarify use of primitive weapon license.         Posey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2588  Wildlife; remove reference to nongame gross fish in       Posey
        game seasons.                                          
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2589  Minnows; technical changes to the wholesale minnow        Posey
        dealers law.                                           
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2593  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act.                                                   
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2600  Nonresident hunting and fishing licenses; revise          Gollott
        minimum fee.                                           
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2608  State Veterans Affairs Board; eliminate personnel         Furniss
        performance review of executive director.              
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2681  Commissioner of Public Safety; authorize to establish     Huggins
        organizational structure for agency.                   
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2689  Commercial Feed Law; revise administrative procedures     Stogner
        for violations.                                        
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2691  Duck stamp; increase fee.                                 Posey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2762  Hunting; suspend hunting privileges of person pending     Posey
        appeal of conviction of headlighting deer.             
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2821  Corrections; allow DOC to feed garbage to swine.          Smith
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2842  Fish; clarify classification of certain nongame gross     Posey
        fish.                                                  
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2851  Wildlife; provide penalty for unlawful taking of          Posey
        paddlefish.                                            
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2856  Definition of "delinquency" for jurisdiction under        Huggins
        Youth Court Law; revise to delete truancy.             
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2895  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2933  Disclosure of records on death of child in custody of     Huggins
        Department of Human Services; clarify.                 
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2980  Conservation officers; revise education qualifications.   Posey
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3008  Corrections; agricultural leases of prison lands;         Smith
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3018  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer.            Smith
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3028  Corrections; abolish classification committees and        Smith *
        create hearing officers; nonviolent first offenders    
        eligible for parole.                                   
           02/22 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB1648  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount    Morris
        of bonds that may be issued for certain projects.      
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HR  12  Commend Sela Ward on acting awards and for support of     Ford
        Hope for Children Facility.                            
           02/22 (H) Adopted
SB2084  Municipalities; revised definitions.                      Chamberlin
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2213  Controlled substances; revise Schedules I, III and IV.    Huggins
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2422  Electronic Government Services Fund and Oversight         Chaney
        Committee; establish.                                  
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2501  Vulnerable Adults Act; enhance penalties, define abuse    Little
        and require criminal background checks for employees.  
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2512  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Minor
        interns and residents at UMC or MSU College of         
        Veterinary Medicine.                                   
           02/22 (H) Passed
SB2529  State Port Authority; conform purchasing authority to     Hewes
        state purchasing laws.                                 
           02/22 (H) Passed
SB2644  Dept of Finance & Administration; jurisdiction over       Jackson
        Charlotte Capers Building, William F. Winter Archives  
        and History Building.                                  
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2653  Public works contracts; prohibit requirement that         Kirby
        bidder shall obtain insurance bonds from particular    
        company.                                               
           02/22 (H) Passed
SB2662  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; MDA may take   Minor
        over loan programs that are not active.                
           02/22 (H) Recommitted to Committee
SB2678  Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; create.              Carlton
           02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2680  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Gordon
        appropriated to public schools until FY2006.           
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2688  Blue Book; delete limit on number of.                     Little
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2690  Ports; authorize county port commission to enter into     Robertson
        joint venture with private entities to construct and   
        operate port facilities.                               
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2708  Forfeiture; revise division of proceeds (MBN).            Tollison
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2733  Public buildings; name Bureau of Plant Industry           Hamilton
        Building in honor of Robert Horne McCarty.             
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2745  DFA; authorize to sell certain property on State Street   Michel
        in the City of Jackson.                                
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2760  Mentally ill; revise commitment.                          Turner
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2778  State-owned vehicles; revise authorization law.           Thames
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2796  Board of Mental Health; authorize negotiation for sale    Thames
        of Boswell Regional Center property.                   
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2797  State hospitals; authorize to participate in group        Thames
        purchase programs with other hospitals.                
           02/22 (H) Passed
SB2799  Public purchases; delete RFP requirement for certain      Robertson
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2836  Retirement Systems; allow credit for certain service      Minor
        interrupted by qualified military service and certain  
        other revisions.                                       
           02/22 (H) Passed
           02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2857  Credit cards and electronic funds transfers for payment   Chaney
        of government fees; authorize.                         
           02/22 (H) Amended
           02/22 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2893  Public property; Dept. of Corrections transfer land to    Mettetal
        Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                
           02/22 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2948  Charitable gift annuities; issuance does not constitute   Hewes
        engaging in business of insurance.                     
           02/22 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3010  Soil and water conservation; authorize commission to      Stogner
        purchase used heavy equipment at public auction.       
           02/22 (H) Passed



House: Signed By The Speaker

HR  12  Commend Sela Ward on acting awards and for support of     Ford
        Hope for Children Facility.                            
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2207  Disclosure of nonpublic personal information by           Kirby
        insurance licensees; regulate.                         
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2522  Elections; exempt persons unable to read/write from the   Bryan
        requirement of personally completing application for   
        registration as voter.                                 
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2741  Mississippi Creditor-Placed Insurance Act; enact.         Kirby
           02/22 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB 759  Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force; create.   Barnett (92nd)
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
HB 818  Statewide scientific information; remove deadline for     Ellington
        strategic plan for statewide scientific information    
        management system.                                     
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDPAA: EP To AP
HB 929  Persons with disabilities; provide for development of     Evans
        comprehensive state plan for providing services to.    
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDPAA: AP To PH
HB1246  Medical Education Scholarship Program; expand to          Moody
        include loan repayment program.                        
           02/22 (S) DR - TSDP: UC To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 438  State offenders serving sentence in county jails;         Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 444  Mississippi Children's Health Care Act; delete repealer   Ford
        and allow coverage of certain dental services.         
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 446  Power of municipalities to change streams; extend         Ford
        repealer.                                              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 451  Flood and drainage control districts; extend repealer.    Ford
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 460  Public Defender Task Force; continue operation.           Blackmon
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 469  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer.    Ford
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 483  Waste tire disposal fee; remove repealer date.            Ford
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 539  Equine public events; require certain test for all        Dedeaux
        horses even on private property if public invited.     
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 645  Burial associations; allow Commissioner of Insurance to   Stevens
        place in receivership if not properly licensed.        
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 649  Insurance agents and bail agents; remove automatic        Stevens
        suspension of licenses before hearings.                
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 658  Insurance producers; provide licensure requirements.      Stevens
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 682  Travel expenses and per diem; authorize before            Eads
        confirmation for appointees of Governor or Lt. Governor
        requiring Senate confirmation.                         
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 727  Coastal wetlands; delete incorrect reference in law       Ellington
        authorizing performance bond for conducting activities 
        on.                                                    
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 767  Adolescent psychiatric beds; authorize CON for            Young
        additional in Lauderdale County.                       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 819  Emergency telecommunications; allow private agencies to   Ellington
        be reimbursed for providing training.                  
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 881  Medicaid; revise eligibility and services provisions.     Moody
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 964  Quail and rabbit meat inspection; state pay full cost     Maples
        of inspection service fees.                            
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1000  Medicaid; provide for reimbursement for nursing           Moody
        facility services for the severely disabled.           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1027  Nursing; Workforce Program and Office of Nursing          Moody
        Workforce; revise provisions relating to.              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1029  Pearl River Basin Development District; make certain      Ellington
        clarifying amendments to law.                          
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1053  Obesity; create Mississippi Council on Obesity            Whittington
        Prevention and Management.                             
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1147  Mississippi Fair Commission; allow certain entities to    Holland
        advertise in connection with activities on state       
        fairgrounds.                                           
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1225  Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Law; extend        Moody
        repealer and require liability insurance for           
        installers.                                            
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1275  Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and         Moody
        Youth; establish to provide coordinated services to SED
        children.                                              
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1329  Health Care Professions' Loan Program; revise list of     Barnett (92nd)
        institutions where person may work to repay loan.      
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1427  Coal; revise Mississippi's surface coal mining and        Ellington
        reclamation law.                                       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1448  Junior ROTC; provide state support for public high        Brown
        school programs.                                       
           02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 754  State Tax Commission; authorize use of certified or       McCoy
        registered mail to serve warrants used to levy on money
        due a delinquent taxpayer (STC).                       
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 757  Motor carrier fuel tax; revise laws to conform to         McCoy
        International Fuel Tax Agreement (STC).                
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 776  Budget; abolish diversion to Education Enhancement Fund   Frierson
        from unencumbered year-end General Fund cash balance.  
           02/22 (S) Amended
           02/22 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 781  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; reenact         McCoy
        authority to issue bonds for economic development and  
        make clarifications.                                   
           02/22 (S) Amended
           02/22 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 897  Sales tax; exempt temporary storage of tangible           Jennings
        personal property by public storage warehouses pending 
        shipping to another state.                             
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3032  Scenic rivers; income tax credit for qualified            Posey
        easements along.                                       
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3143  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Chaney
        investment of certified capital.                       
           02/22 (S) Transmitted To House



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1602  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           02/22 (S) Referred To Appropriations
HB1647  MS Business Investment Act; increase amount of bonds      Morris
        that may be issued under, revise and provide funding   
        for certain programs.                                  
           02/22 (S) Referred To Finance

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



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