Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/23/01



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House: Committee Reports

SB2411  MS Check Cashers Act; revise licensing requirements and   Mettetal
        civil penalties, and extend repealer.                  
           02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB2720  Pawnshops; revise various provisions of licensure law.    Mettetal
           02/23 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 363  Suffrage; restore to Hugh King of Claiborne County.       Middleton
           02/23 (H) Failed
           02/23 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 370  Suffrage; restore to Janice Marie Heard Alexander of      Montgomery (74th)
        Hinds County.                                          
           02/23 (H) Passed
HB1557  Suffrage; restore to Steve Kirkland of Adams County.      West
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2112  Elderly; enhanced penalties for certain crimes against.   Burton
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2141  Bank holding companies; revise ownership restrictions     Posey
        on Mississippi bank stocks.                            
           02/23 (H) Passed
           02/23 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2167  Television; authorize appearance of certain defendants    Smith
        by closed circuit.                                     
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2172  Usury Law; remove repealer on provision allowing debtor   Minor
        and lender to contract for finance charge on certain   
        contracts.                                             
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2317  Bail bonds; forfeiture order set aside in absence of      Minor
        required notice.                                       
           02/23 (H) Amended
           02/23 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2422  Electronic Government Services Fund and Oversight         Chaney
        Committee; establish.                                  
           02/23 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2512  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Minor
        interns and residents at UMC or MSU College of         
        Veterinary Medicine.                                   
           02/23 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2519  Bail bondsmen; allow out-of-state real property as        Minor
        security and prohibit legal advice.                    
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2526  Crabs; increase penalty for theft of crab pots.           Hewes
           02/23 (H) Amended
           02/23 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2529  State Port Authority; conform purchasing authority to     Hewes
        state purchasing laws.                                 
           02/23 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2598  Impersonating officer or employee of state agency;        Huggins
        prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for.         
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2625  Assault against DHS social worker; prescribe criminal     Huggins
        penalties.                                             
           02/23 (H) Amended
           02/23 (H) Passed As Amended
           02/23 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2653  Public works contracts; prohibit requirement that         Kirby
        bidder shall obtain insurance bonds from particular    
        company.                                               
           02/23 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2680  State's share of oil and gas severance taxes; all to be   Gordon
        appropriated to public schools until FY2006.           
           02/23 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2688  Blue Book; delete limit on number of.                     Little
           02/23 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2704  Bad checks; revise length of notice to drawer.            Lee
           02/23 (H) Passed
SB2756  Shoplifting; unlawful use of theft detection shielding    Turner
        devices.                                               
           02/23 (H) Amended
           02/23 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2778  State-owned vehicles; revise authorization law.           Thames
           02/23 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2797  State hospitals; authorize to participate in group        Thames
        purchase programs with other hospitals.                
           02/23 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2799  Public purchases; delete RFP requirement for certain      Robertson
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           02/23 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB2894  Contractors; allow to conduct business in other           Kirby
        jurisdictions without separate licenses or examinations
        in such jurisdictions.                                 
           02/23 (H) Amended
           02/23 (H) Passed As Amended
SB2986  Sex offenders; revise registration of.                    Carlton
           02/23 (H) Amended
           02/23 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3010  Soil and water conservation; authorize commission to      Stogner
        purchase used heavy equipment at public auction.       
           02/23 (H) Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB3171  City of Greenwood; authorize acquisition of property      Jordan
        for industrial development purposes and issuance of    
        bonds for such purposes.                               
           02/23 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SC 584  Joint rules; amend to make conference committees open.    Bryan
           02/23 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB 502  Handicap parking violation; charge dismissed upon proof   Morris
        to court of valid windshield placard.                  
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 558  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     Frierson
        sales.                                                 
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 822  Immunity; provide to certain church-operated medical      Flaggs
        clinics and to legislative "doctors of the day".       
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 868  Warrantless arrest; revise domestic violence              Watson
        provisions.                                            
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 905  Threatening phone calls; revise penalties.                Frierson
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1024  Illegitimate children; delete requirement that            Moody
        Department of Health notify D.A.s of parents' names on 
        birth certificates of.                                 
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1106  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise                Watson
        appointments.                                          
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1207  Appeals; clarify time to appeal from county court to      Watson
        circuit court.                                         
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1351  Vehicle impounded under DUI law; local governmental       Rushing
        entities not required to store.                        
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1422  Termination of parental rights proceedings for children   Moody
        in custody of DHS; require certain reports on parents. 
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1474  Judicial Advisory Study Committee; revise repealer.       Watson
           02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 776  Budget; abolish diversion to Education Enhancement Fund   Frierson
        from unencumbered year-end General Fund cash balance.  
           02/23 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 781  Mississippi Business Finance Corporation; reenact         McCoy
        authority to issue bonds for economic development and  
        make clarifications.                                   
           02/23 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1255  Purchasing; allow state-owned hospitals to participate    Holland
        in group purchasing programs.                          
           02/23 (S) Amended
           02/23 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1297  National Guard; transfer funds in FY 2001 appropriation   Capps
        from one category to another.                          
           02/23 (S) Passed
HB1341  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY 2001    Capps
        appropriation among several categories.                
           02/23 (S) Passed
HB1468  Budget; delete requirement that legislative and           Ford
        executive recommendations be published together in one 
        report.                                                
           02/23 (S) Passed



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1648  Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act; increase amount    Morris
        of bonds that may be issued for certain projects.      
           02/23 (S) Referred To Finance



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2241  Limited physicians license; authorize for director of     Huggins
        state hospital.                                        
           02/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2424  Medicare Upper Payment Limits Program for hospital        Little
        Medicaid reimbursement; Division of Medicaid to        
        establish.                                             
           02/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2441  Ad valorem taxation; authorize supplemental rolls to be   Minor
        kept on electronic media.                              
           02/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2610  Sales & use tax; credit for such taxes paid in other      Minor
        states doesn't apply to trailers, boats, motorcycles & 
        all-terrain cycles.                                    
           02/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2637  MS Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority; revise    Minor
        authority to invest surplus funds.                     
           02/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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



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