Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/12/01



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Vetoes

HB 466  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer.            Ford
           03/12 Vetoed
HB 724  Legislative special sessions; create revolving fund to    Capps
        pay expenses of.                                       
           03/12 Vetoed
HB1287  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Stringer
        interns and residents at UMMC and MSU Vet School.      
           03/12 Vetoed
HB1419  Impersonating officer or employee of state agency;        Moody
        prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for.         
           03/12 Vetoed
SB2932  Local governments; may sell naming rights.                Chaney
           03/12 Vetoed



Signed By The Governor

HB 955  Elections; enhance opportunities for students to          Espy
        register to vote.                                      
           03/12 Approved by Governor
HB 964  Quail and rabbit meat inspection; state pay full cost     Maples
        of inspection service fees.                            
           03/12 Approved by Governor
HB1028  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Moody
        and definitions.                                       
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2212  Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Act; make     Huggins
        technical amendments to.                               
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2869  Corrections; allow regional jails to keep canteen money   Huggins
        for benefit of the regional jail inmates.              
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB3018  Special Needs Prison Program; extend repealer.            Smith
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB3028  Corrections; abolish classification committees and        Smith *
        create hearing officers; nonviolent first offenders    
        eligible for parole.                                   
           03/12 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HB1669  Lauderdale County; Tourism Commission; extend repealer.   Young
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB1670  Tishomingo County; increase rate of room rental tax       Cummings
        imposed for tourism purposes.                          
           03/12 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Ways and Means
HC 118  Commending Dr. James Dunn upon selection as Instructor    Hamilton
        of the Year.                                           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 119  Commend Ms. Debra Gentile upon selection as Instructor    Hamilton
        of the Year.                                           
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 120  Commend Laura R. Bragg upon selection as Instructor of    Hamilton
        the Year.                                              
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HC 121  Commend Pam Jones upon selection as Instructor of the     Hamilton
        Year.                                                  
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  14  Request Mississippi congressional delegation to support   Young
        continual licensing of EDNET by the FCC.               
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  15  Commend the Pearl Junior High Boys Basketball Team.       Rogers
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  16  Commend Hillcrest Christian School Cougars Basketball     Ellington
        Team on outstanding season.                            
           03/12 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

SB2126  Bonds; provide for issuance of general obligation bonds   Minor
        to fund the Small Municipalities and Limited Population
        Counties Fund.                                         
           03/12 (H) Passed
SB3084  Walthall School bond bill; reduce bond authorization.     Farris
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3089  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3100  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3101  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3106  Appropriation; Mississippi Development Authority -        Gordon
        Support.                                               
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3122  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3124  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3125  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3126  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3127  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3150  Income tax; impose a 3% tax on gaming winnings to be      Minor
        collected by casinos & exclude gaming winnings from    
        gross income.                                          
           03/12 (H) Passed
           03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3158  Bonds; issue for state agencies and community colleges    Minor
        capital improvements.                                  
           03/12 (H) Amended
           03/12 (H) Passed As Amended



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 438  State offenders serving sentence in county jails;         Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1157  Property; authorize DFA to purchase certain property in   Pierce
        Greene County for the Forestry Commission.             
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1495  Property; authorize Forestry Commission and Prentiss      Ford
        County to exchange certain real property in Prentiss   
        County.                                                
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HR  13  Honor Masons and Masonic Bodies in Mississippi for        Eaton
        benevolent efforts.                                    
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 568  Senator John Ashcroft; commend appointment as Attorney    White (29th)
        General.                                               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 569  Jonnie Irma Benson Riley; commend.                        Hyde-Smith
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 571  Dr. Jim Gilbert Hendrick; commend life of.                Dawkins
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 572  Alisa Scott; commend upon career in basketball.           Mettetal
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 573  Lysbeth Anne Gillespie; commend the life of.              Thames
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 575  Colonel (Ret.) Kenneth W. Smith; commend City of          King
        Hattiesburg Veteran of the Year and service to         
        community.                                             
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 576  Dr. Mark Greenberg; commend upon receiving the 2001       Frazier
        Humanities Scholar of the Year Award.                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 577  Elizabeth Aydelott; commend upon receiving the 2001       Frazier
        Public Humanities Achievement Award.                   
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 578  Dr. Elizabeth Sarcone; commend upon receiving the 2001    Frazier
        Humanities Educator of the Year Award.                 
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 579  Jane Hearn; commend upon receiving the 2001 Chair's       Frazier
        Award for Special Achievements in the Humanities.      
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 580  Robert S. McGowan, Director of Grace House; commend the   Dawkins
        life of.                                               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 582  Reverend Earl Ward; commend for dedicated ministry.       Frazier
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 583  Grand Master Edgar Bridges, Sr., commend.                 Simmons
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 584  Joint rules; amend to make conference committees open.    Bryan
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 585  Pontotoc Cross Country Coach Mike Bain; commend.          Browning
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 586  Dr. A. B. Britton; commend.                               Harden
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 587  Sue Ross; commend upon induction into Women's             Moffatt
        Basketball Hall of Fame.                               
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 588  Former Representative Benjamin F. Cammack, Jr.; commend   White (29th)
        life.                                                  
           03/12 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3181  Town of Prentiss; may levy an assessment on               Harvey
        misdemeanors in support of Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.   
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3182  Lauderdale County; extend repeal date on Lauderdale       Carmichael
        County Tourism Commission.                             
           03/12 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SR  25  Sara Peters, Mississippi Miss Hospitality 2000;           Nunnelee
        commend.                                               
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  26  Coach Willis Wright; commend career of.                   Mettetal
           03/12 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 371  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Mississippi       McCoy
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 622  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for construction    Eads
        of National Guard Armory in City of Oxford.            
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1352  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for and     Morris
        increase funds used for minority economic development  
        and surety bond program.                               
           03/12 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1526  Ad valorem taxation; restrict partial exemption for       McCoy
        newly acquired railroad property to property acquired  
        before January 1, 2001 (STC).                          
           03/12 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1590  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1598  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/12 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1599  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1600  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1601  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1602  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1603  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1604  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1605  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1606  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1607  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1608  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1609  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1610  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1611  Appropriation; Department of Education - Minimum          Warren
        Program.                                               
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1612  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1613  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1614  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Warren
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1620  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           03/12 (S) Amended
           03/12 (S) Passed As Amended

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/19/01 at 11:25.



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