Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

House Transportation Committee

As of 04/30/02 at 14:36

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HB   6  Driver's license; require passage of vision screening     Martinson
   %    exam upon renewal.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  43  U.S. Highway 84; designate segment in Jones County as     Ellzey
        "Corporal James D. Slaton Memorial Highway".           
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB  55  Wood chips; authorize haulers of wood chips to be         Davis
   %    issued harvest permits.                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  64  Driver's license; require persons 75 and older to pass    Zuber
   %    vision screening exam upon renewal.                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  65  Headlights; require to be used whenever windshield        Ishee
        wipers necessitated.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  67  Fire fighters; authorize to direct traffic at vehicle     Horne
        accident scenes.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  69  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Miles
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  72  Hospitality station in Coahoma County; designate as       Mayo
        "Delma Furniss Hospitality Station".                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  73  Highways; MDOT install rumble strips along shoulders of   Formby
        newly constructed or paved roadways.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  89  Mississippi Highway 42; designate segment in Forrest      Lott
        County as "Evelyn Gandy Parkway".                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  93  Highway system; MDOT construct four-lane highway in       Maples
        Stone County.                                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  96  Traffic laws; clarify which law enforcement officers      Guice
        may enforce.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB  99  Radar; sheriff and deputies may use in counties over      Ishee
        60,000.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111  Gaming Counties Infrastructure Program; restrict          Janus
        projects and revenues to gaming counties.              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 112  Highway construction contracts; require to include        Janus
        liquidated damages provision.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 246  State highways; portions replaced or bypassed by          Maples
        four-lane highway program remain on state system.      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 247  State highway system; MDOT continue to maintain portion   Maples
        of Highway 63 in George County.                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 248  Hospitality station; transportation Commission            Maples
        construct along U.S. 98 in George County.              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 259  State highway system; include portions of highways        Maples
        replaced or bypassed by four-lane program.             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 306  Vehicle Inspection Law; repeal.                           Cameron
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 307  Four-lane roadways; vehicles to be driven in right-hand   Cameron
        lane.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 308  Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.     Cameron
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 310  Radar; cities may not use on federal or state highways.   Cameron
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 329  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Barnett (92nd)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 332  Mississippi Highway 993/617; designate as "Jerry St.      Broomfield
        Pe' Highway".                                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 354  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Cameron
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 395  Weight limits on state highways; fees, fines and          Ellzey
   %    penalties returned to counties for feeder road program.
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 401  Emergency vehicles; require to operate emergency lights   Bowles
        and sound siren when exceeding speed limit.            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 428  County road construction and repair; establish state      Nicholson
        funding program to assist.                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 435  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Davis
        necessary.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 448  Crimes; create offense of curbstoning.                    Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 486  Harvest permits; extend date of repeal for laws           Ford
 * %    establishing.                                          
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 500  Motorcycles; crash helmets required only for persons      Nicholson
 *      under age 18.                                          
           02/12 (H) Failed
HB 514  Driver's license applicants; require registration with    Pierce
        Selective Service System.                              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 516  Department of Transportation; construct overpasses or     Pierce
        underpasses along U.S. 98 in George County.            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 522  Driver's licenses and permits; require males 18 to 26     Barnett (92nd)
   %    years old to be automatically registered with Selective
        Service System.                                        
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 524  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 527  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 528  Radar; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may       Martinson
        use.                                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 529  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 534  Driver's license; judge may suspend in lieu of            Moss
        conviction for certain traffic violations.             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 535  Driver's license; judge may suspend in lieu of            Bowles
        conviction for certain traffic violations.             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 537  State aid roads; provide supplemental funds in support    Bowles
        of.                                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 538  Municipal bypasses; replaced State Highway 15 in          Bowles
        Chickasaw County maintained by state.                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 542  Motor vehicle dealers; increase bond requirements as      Moak
        designated agents.                                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 543  Motor vehicles; require entity dismantling or crushing    Moak
        vehicles to notify lienholders and provide penalties   
        for violations.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 544  Motor vehicles; require notice to buyer that vehicle      Moak
        may be salvaged or rebuilt and provide penalties for   
        violations.                                            
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 555  Used car salesmen; require continuing education.          Moak
   %       02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 560  Salvage motor vehicles; provide for issuance of           Moak
   %    certificates of title.                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 576  Highway system; designate segment of U.S. 49 in Simpson   Rotenberry
        county as "Sheriff E.C. Mullins Memorial Highway".     
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB 595  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise certain exemptions from     Martinson
        restrictions on height of buildings and structures     
        located adjacent to.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 602  Adams County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county    Ketchings
        roads.                                                 
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
HB 609  Property seized by Department of Public Safety;           Reeves
        prescribe procedure for return to owner if not         
        forfeited.                                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 616  Highway system; add segment in Tunica, Quitman and        Henderson
        Panola counties.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 628  Law enforcement dogs; authorize Department of Public      Flaggs
        Safety to transfer ownership to officer upon completion
        of dogs' service.                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 645  Aircraft registration fees; exempt aircraft based in      Warren
   %    counties without airports.                             
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 654  Vehicles; authorize projecting loads of four feet or      Fillingane
        more at night if light displayed.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 656  Four-lane Highway Program; include segment of             Fillingane *
        Mississippi 42 in Phase Four.                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 657  Scenic byways program; authorize creation.                Cameron
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 686  Driver's license; allow family member of armed services   Rotenberry
   %    member stationed out of state to renew without         
        delinquent fee.                                        
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB 701  Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Program;    Zuber
        revise projects.                                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 793  State highway system; add segments in certain counties.   Rotenberry
 *         04/25 Approved by Governor
HB 811  Litter law; litter blown from uncovered bed of a pickup   Martinson
        truck to constitute violation.                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 826  State highway system; add segment of Old U.S. Highway     Weathersby
        49 in Rankin County.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 831  Emergency lights; allow volunteer fire fighters to use    Ward
        flashing or strobe lights.                             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 834  Highway system; add segment of highway in Coahoma         Mayo
        County.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 861  Highway 18 in Jasper County; designate portion as "Tom    Stringer
        Royce Green Memorial Highway."                         
           02/14 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 912  Traffic offense; first-time violation not entered on      Mitchell
 *      record upon attending safe-driver school.              
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 913  Highway signs; require MDOT to erect signs indicating     Mitchell
        the location of agricultural farming operations.       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 914  Transportation Commission; reduce vote requirement for    Coleman (65th)
        certain route location decisions.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 931  Highway system; designate segment of U.S. 49 in Yazoo     Barbour
        County as "Mike Espy Highway."                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 943  Chop shops; revise exception.                             Banks
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB 968  Highway system; add segment of Mississippi 42 in          Hudson
 *      Jefferson Davis County.                                
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB 981  Motorized vehicles; prohibit on city sidewalks.           Moak
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1009  Cellular phone use in automobiles; state law preempts     Denny
        any local ordinance.                                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1016  State highway system; add segment of highway in Webster   Smith (35th)
        and Choctaw Counties.                                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1024  Motor vehicles; unlawful for person under 18 to drive     Banks
        after 1:00 a.m.                                        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1040  Radar; delete prohibition against Mississippi Highway     Wallace
        Patrol setting up within certain size cities.          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1047  Driver's license; require vision screening upon renewal   Bailey
   %    by persons 70 years old or older.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1059  Radar; allow sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables     Weathersby
        to use.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1060  Transportation Department; conduct study of traffic       Weathersby
        congestion in Jackson Metro area.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1090  Highway 49; bring segment between U.S. 90 and U.S. 80     Rotenberry
        up to highway standards.                               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1091  Driver's license; person subject to certain medical       McBride
        condition may be issued license after six months.      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1110  Mississippi Highway 42; designate segment in Forrest      Davis
        County as the "Evelyn Gandy Parkway".                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1113  Local system bridge program; unused county allocation     Mitchell
        of monies reallocated after 3 years.                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1115  State designated highway system; renumber and combine     Compretta
        certain routes on.                                     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1125  Highway Patrol; lengthen training period for recruits.    Stringer
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB1154  Railroad corporations; allow mergers under the            Stevens
        Mississippi Business Corporation Act.                  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1163  Radar; authorize sheriff of any county to use to          Masterson
        enforce speeding laws on county roads.                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1168  Four-lane highway program; add segment of Mississippi 7   Whittington
        from Greenwood to Grenada to Phase IV.                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1170  Highway system; designate Highway 15/25 in Winston        Moody
        County as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                  
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1190  Highway system; designate portion of Mississippi 15 in    Eakes
        Philadelphia as "Veterans' Boulevard".                 
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1193  Cell phones; prohibit while driving.                      Eads
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1198  State highway system; local road must be brought up to    Compretta
        standards before MDOT takes over maintenance.          
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1220  Radar; lower population requirement for cities to use     Mitchell
        on federally designated highways.                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1228  Traffic offense; first-time violation not entered on      Coleman (29th)
        record upon attending safe-driver school.              
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1230  Railroads; authorize railroad companies to merge with     Simpson
        other railroad companies.                              
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1236  Cotton module vehicles; increase maximum width and        Capps
 *      length limitations.                                    
           03/19 Approved by Governor
HB1237  Highway signs; require MDOT to erect signs indicating     Mitchell
        the location of agricultural farming operations.       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1239  Radar; authorize sheriff in certain counties to use.      Smith (59th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1290  Motor vehicle inspection fees; increase and provide for   Compretta
   %    distribution (DPS).                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1306  Railroad companies; allow mergers.                        Watson
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1310  State highway system; delete segment of Mississippi 368   Ward
        from system.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1350  Handicap parking; windshield placard not required for     Ketchings
        vehicles with special license tag.                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1375  Trucks carrying spillable loads; load must be covered.    Straughter
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1377  Roadways; material to mitigate adverse weather            Straughter
        conditions to be removed when conditions improve.      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1387  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Stringer
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1419  Highway system; designate portions of MS 304 in Tunica    Henderson
 *      County as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial       
        Highway."                                              
           04/25 Approved by Governor
HB1429  Driver's license; judge may suspend in lieu of            Eakes
        conviction for certain traffic violations.             
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1436  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Green
        funds (MAS).                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1437  Local System Road Program; increase fuel tax diversion    Green
        to fund (MAS).                                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1442  Railroads; crossings not required for certain             Green
 *      plantation roads (MAS).                                
           04/25 Approved by Governor
HB1504  Tinted motor vehicle windows; require inspection          Chism
   %    stations to test and issue labels.                     
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1506  Motor vehicle seat belts and proof of liability           Chism
        insurance; tickets may be issued for violations at road
        blocks.                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1507  Highway work zone; revise penalty for speeding.           Chism
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1510  Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.     Moore (60th)
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1535  Driver's license; revise social security number           Evans
   %    requirement.                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1546  Seat belt law; primary violation.                         Reeves
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1561  Transportation Department; create equipment purchase      Compretta *
        fund (MDOT).                                           
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1565  Radar; prohibit city police from using on interstate.     Grist
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1584  Transportation Department appropriation; delete           Compretta *
        requirement for separation into program areas (MDOT).  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1586  Weight limit fines; use for constructing and              Compretta *
        maintaining permanent scales (MDOT).                   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1588  1987 Four-lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Compretta *
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds (MDOT).
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1589  Highways; require board of supervisors to place and       Compretta *
        maintain traffic control devices on county roads       
        (MDOT).                                                
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1590  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Compretta *
   %    contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1591  Transportation Department; authorize to issue             Compretta *
   %    rights-of-way permits for fiber optic transmission     
        lines (MDOT).                                          
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1592  Mississippi Department of Transportation; temporarily     Compretta *
        exempt from State Personnel Board procedures (MDOT).   
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1594  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
   %    Safety; make certain technical corrections to law.     
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1595  Drivers' licenses; provide for two-year license for       Compretta
   %    non-United States citizen (DPS).                       
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1596  Tinted motor vehicle windows; require inspection          Compretta
   %    stations to test and issue labels (DPS).               
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1597  Rules of the road and accident reports; allow             Compretta
 * %    Department of Public Safety to charge fee for          
        providing.                                             
           03/20 Approved by Governor
HB1598  Highway patrol officers; increase maximum number that     Compretta
        may be employed (DPS).                                 
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1599  Driver's license and identification cards issued by       Compretta
   %    Department of Public Safety; increase fee for          
        duplicates (DPS).                                      
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1600  Driver's license examiners; delete maximum on number      Compretta
        Commissioner of Public Safety may employ (DPS).        
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1608  Voter registration; require application to be offered     Scott (80th)
        by DPS at time of applying for license if 18 or over.  
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1617  Radar; authorize municipal law enforcement officers in    Nicholson
        certain municipalities to use.                         
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1634  Radar; sheriff and deputies may use in counties over      Robertson
        100,000 population.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1638  Motor vehicle inspection law; increase penalty for        Robertson
   %    certain violations.                                    
           02/05 (H) Died In Committee
HB1667  1987 Four-lane Highway Program and Casino Roads           Compretta *
 *      Programs; revise construction priorities (MDOT).       
           04/01 (H) Died In Conference
HB1873  Pass Christian; authorize to use radar on U.S. Highway    Simpson
        90.                                                    
           04/12 (H) Died In Committee
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
 *      federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2060  Toll roads; authorize Transportation Commission to        Ross
   %    contract with private entities to construct (MDOT).    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2070  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2097  Volunteer fire fighters; authorize to direct traffic      Carmichael
 *      while in the performance of their duties.              
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2098  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise structure height            Dearing
 *      restrictions; establish scenic byways program.         
           04/02 Approved by Governor
SB2116  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Dickerson
 *      funds.                                                 
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2133  Mississippi Department of Transportation Equipment        Dearing
 *      Purchase Fund; create (MDOT).                          
           04/09 Approved by Governor
SB2139  Mississippi Highway 993; designate as the Jerry St. Pe'   Moffatt
        Highway.                                               
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2179  Highways 19 and 15; designate portions as "Veterans       Carmichael
 *      Highway" and "WWII Veterans Highway".                  
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB2182  Driver's license; revise fee for duplicate license, ID    Turner
 * %    card, license issued to alien (MDPS).                  
           04/11 Approved by Governor
SB2183  Relocation of utilities located on rights-of-way of       Dearing
        state highways; certain water systems are not required 
        to bear the cost of.                                   
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2185  Electronic availability; Rules of Road and Accident       Turner
 * %    Report forms, hard copies at cost (MDPS).              
           03/13 (H) Died In Committee
SB2198  Highway Patrol; revise maximum number troopers, license   Turner
        examiners (MDPS).                                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2324  Plantation roads; railroads do not have to provide        Dearing
 *      crossings under certain circumstances.                 
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2371  Highways and bridges; may be memorialized to public       King
        officials who have been out of office for not less than
        10 years.                                              
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2372  Mississippi Highway 42; designate a segment in Forrest    King
        County as the "Evelyn Gandy Parkway."                  
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
 *      plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2403  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
 *         04/01 Approved by Governor
SB2410  Highway width restrictions; exempt farm equipment         Carlton
 *      dealers delivering farm equipment from.                
           04/01 Approved by Governor
SB2420  Motor Vehicle Title Law; authorize Tax Commission to      Minor
   %    set fees for issuing documents under.                  
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2434  U.S. Highway 61; designate a segment in Coahoma County    Furniss
        as "Veterans' Memorial Drive."                         
           03/20 Approved by Governor
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2550  U. S. Highway 51; designate a portion in Panola County    Mettetal
        as the "Robert L. 'Bob' Carter Memorial Highway".      
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2578  Highway program; revise the manner in which certain       Dearing
 *      highway projects are prioritized.                      
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2675  Mississippi railroad corporations; authorize to merge     Turner
        with other railroad corporations.                      
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2684  Highway system; add segment of highway in Coahoma,        Furniss
 *      DeSoto, Carroll, Kemper and Panola Counties.           
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2689  Transportation Commission; auth to purchase employment    Kirby
        practices liability ins and workers' compensation      
        excess coverage.                                       
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2826  Drivers license, allow family member of armed services    Blackmon
   %    stationed out of state to renew without fee.           
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2915  Cellular phone; preemption of regulation of inattentive   Jordan
        driving and use of.                                    
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2942  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
 *         04/11 Approved by Governor
SB3004  MS Highway 304 Spur in Tunica County; designate as the    Furniss
 *      "Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway".           
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB3026  Driver's license; prohibit issuance to certain minors     Chamberlin
 *      driving without a license who kill or injure another.  
           03/05 (H) Died In Committee

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