Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/11/02



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House: Introductions

HB 539  Cyberstalking; establish law prohibiting.                 Moak
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 540  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Moak
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 541  Crimes; felony to possess weapon where alcohol is         Moak
        served.                                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 542  Motor vehicle dealers; increase bond requirements as      Moak
        designated agents.                                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 543  Motor vehicles; require entity dismantling or crushing    Moak
        vehicles to notify lienholders and provide penalties   
        for violations.                                        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 544  Motor vehicles; require notice to buyer that vehicle      Moak
        may be salvaged or rebuilt and provide penalties for   
        violations.                                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 545  Sixteenth section land; authorize sale of to certain      Moak
        armed services veterans.                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 546  Ad valorem taxes; revise rate of interest on land         Moak
        redeemed from tax sales.                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 547  Elected offices; increase filing fees for certain.        Moak
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 548  Sales tax; exempt sale or transfer of motor vehicle       Moak
        between siblings.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 549  County roads and bridges; increase monetary threshold     Moak
        requiring hiring engineer.                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To County Affairs
HB 550  Retirement; state elected officials in PERS may           Moak
        purchase additional years of creditable service.       
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 551  Retirement; remove members from PERS for certain          Moak
        criminal convictions.                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 552  Income tax; authorize deductions for completing certain   Moak
        education levels.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 553  Pain Relief Act; create.                                  Moak
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 554  Department of Environmental Quality; Attorney General     Moak
        to be sole legal advisor.                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 555  Used car salesmen; require continuing education.          Moak
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 556  Alcoholic beverages; allow sale of wine at wholesale by   Moak
        private entities.                                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 557  Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize          Holloway
        issuance to members of Free and Accepted Ancient       
        Yorkrite Grand Lodge.                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 558  Insurance policy premium notices; shall contain           Ellington
        toll-free telephone numbers for claim information.     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Insurance
HB 559  Municipal utilities; limit water rates within one mile    Ellington
        of city to PSC-approved rates beyond one mile.         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
HB 560  Salvage motor vehicles; provide for issuance of           Moak
        certificates of title.                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 561  Weapons; clarify certificate of rehabilitation            Holland
        provision.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 562  Death certificates; medical amendments in court require   Holland
        Medical Examiner and county medical examiner as        
        defendants.                                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 563  Alcoholic beverages; allow shipment of wine directly      Holland
        from out of state to consumers under certain           
        circumstances.                                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 564  Justice courts; increase jurisdictional limit.            Holland
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 565  Divorce; require counseling before granting when          Holland
        children are involved.                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 566  CON; not required to provide extracorporeal lithotripsy   Holland
        services.                                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 567  Personal care homes; change references to "personal       Holland
        care home/assisted living facility".                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 568  State Parole Board; extend repealer (RP).                 Ford
           01/11 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
HB 569  Statewide Scientific Information Management System;       Ford
        extend repealer on development of strategic plan (RP). 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 570  Powers of fiduciaries to promote compliance with          Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 571  Powers of a trustee related to compliance with            Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 572  Mississippi Dental Practice Act; delete repealer and      Moody
        make technical amendments.                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 573  Surface Mining and Reclamation Law; revise provisions     Moody
        of.                                                    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 574  Baby drop-off; revise entities authorized to accept       Taylor
        newborn child.                                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Public Health and Welfare
HB 575  Open Meetings Law; apply to teleconference and video      Rotenberry
        meetings.                                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HB 576  Highway system; designate segment of U.S. 49 in Simpson   Rotenberry
        county as "Sheriff E.C. Mullins Memorial Highway".     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 577  Retirement; certain unused personal leave shall           Taylor
        increase average compensation for.                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 578  Credit cards; person must have signed agreement before    Taylor
        can be held liable for charges made to account.        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Banks and Banking
HB 579  State employees required to hold teacher's license;       McCoy
        compensate according to teachers' salary scale.        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 580  Mississippi Highway 4; designate portion in Prentiss      McCoy
        County as "Hershel G. Jumper Memorial Highway".        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 581  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to provide funds    McCoy
        for Small Municipalities and Limited Population        
        Counties Fund.                                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 582  State employee salaries; may not be increased with        Taylor
        funds allocated for additional positions not filled.   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 583  DUI; include death of unborn fetus in manslaughter        Robinson (84th)
        provision.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 584  State Health Insurance Plan; authorize local government   Robinson (84th)
        retirees to participate in.                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 585  Gambling; clarify definition of unlawful gambling         Robinson (84th)
        devices.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 586  Ad valorem tax; impose on nonproducing mineral estates    Robinson (84th)
        held separately from surface estate.                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 587  Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of     Robinson (84th)
        qualified electors in territory to be annexed.         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 588  Alcohol; prohibit certain "drive through" sales of        Robinson (84th)
        alcoholic beverages, light wine and beer, create       
        penalty.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 589  Income tax; extend repealer on income tax credit for      Ford
        certain port charges for using certain port facilities 
        (RP).                                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 590  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
HB 591  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Ford
        entities; extend repealer.                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
HB 592  Payments by certain offenders to Department of            Ford
        Corrections for Community Service Revolving Fund;      
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/11 (H) Referred To Penitentiary
HB 593  Public utilities; authorize (not require) furnishing of   Ellis
        mobile homeowner information to county tax collectors. 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Utilities
HB 594  Highway Patrol disability retirement; lower years of      Gadd
        creditable service for eligibility to five years.      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations
HB 595  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise certain exemptions from     Martinson
        restrictions on height of buildings and structures     
        located adjacent to.                                   
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 596  Universities; require information to students on total    Roberson
        educational cost per student.                          
           01/11 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 597  Sixteen section land; authorize purchase of lieu lands    Martinson
        of less than equivalent fair market value for certain  
        economic development projects.                         
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 598  Sales tax; increase rate of tax imposed on casual sales   Martinson
        of certain motor vehicles.                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 599  Gaming licensees; require to give preference to and       Ketchings
        purchase certain percentage of goods and services from 
        Mississippi residents.                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 600  CON; increase minimum capital expenditure that requires   Ketchings
        CON review to $5 million.                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 601  Child support; nonjudicial method for enforcement.        Ketchings
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 602  Adams County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county    Ketchings
        roads.                                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB 603  Elections; require voter ID.                              Ketchings
           01/11 (H) Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 604  Public school enrollment; authorize at same grade level   Robinson (63rd)
        for students transferring from in-state private        
        schools.                                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education
HB 605  County court; authorize additional judge in Rankin        Rogers
        County.                                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 606  Adoption; clarify father of child born out of wedlock     Mayo
        rights.                                                
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
HB 607  Law enforcement authority; grant to alcoholic beverage    Reeves
        control officers regarding light wine and beer.        
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 608  Home school and nonpublic school students; authorize      Reeves
        use of public school materials and provide refund of   
        school ad valorem taxes.                               
           01/11 (H) Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 609  Property seized by Department of Public Safety;           Reeves
        prescribe procedure for return to owner if not         
        forfeited.                                             
           01/11 (H) Referred To Transportation
HB 610  Income tax; provide reduction for taxpayers filing        Ketchings
        individual returns.                                    
           01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
HB 611  Juries; implement 10-2 verdict in certain criminal        Ketchings
        cases.                                                 
           01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
HC  34  Amend Constitution; reconstitute State College Board      Frierson
        based on Supreme Court districts.                      
           01/11 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  35  Amend Constitution; authorize sale of sixteenth section   Moak
        land to certain veterans.                              
           01/11 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  36  Amend Constitution; revise type of offenses that          Rotenberry
        disqualify a person as an elector.                     
           01/11 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  37  Amend Constitution; require elections on municipal        Robinson (84th)
        annexations.                                           
           01/11 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  38  Amend Constitution; reconstitute makeup of IHL Board.     Pierce
           01/11 (H) Referred To Constitution
HC  39  Commending Frances Coggins upon her retirement.           Ford
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules
HR   5  Commend Water Valley High School Cheerleading Team upon   Reynolds
        winning state championship.                            
           01/11 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Floor Actions

HB 464  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise membership and        Holland
        revise penalties for violations.                       
           01/11 (H) Recommitted to Committee
HC  27  Joint session; call to hear an address by the Governor.   Horne
           01/11 (H) Adopted
           01/11 (H) Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB2262  Appointments to executive agency boards and               Thames
        commissions; to be made from new MS congressional      
        districts.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2263  Hunting license fee; require reciprocal fees for          Chamberlin
        nonresidents.                                          
           01/11 (S) Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SB2264  Circuit court; create Twenty-third District.              Chamberlin
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2265  Deeds; parcel number to be stated.                        Chamberlin
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2266  Whistleblower Law; clarify definition of governmental     Ross
        entity.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2267  Responsible Alcohol Vendor Program; establish.            Minor
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2268  Bonds; increase amount that may be issued to provide      Tollison
        grants for livestock facilities.                       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2269  Lost or destroyed warrants; remove requirement for        Tollison
        filing an affidavit and bond for a duplicate to be     
        issued.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2270  Motor vehicles; clarify distribution of privilege tax.    Jordan
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2271  State flag; require display from public buildings and     Chaney
        prohibit alteration of historical monuments and        
        memorials.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Property
SB2272  Bonds; issue for Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund   Jordan
        & Local Governments & Rural Water Systems Improvements 
        Revolving Loan Fund.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2273  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds to fund the acquisition of Deer   Gollott
        Island.                                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2274  Bonds; issue G.O. bonds for construction of a Bureau of   Hamilton
        Narcotics Building in Starkville, Mississippi.         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2275  Certified Safety Professionals; may not represent         Kirby
        themselves to the public unless certified by certain   
        professional boards.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2276  Tort reform; revise damage awards, liability and          Chaney
        limitations.                                           
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2277  Insurance premium tax; provide a credit for certain       Chaney
        investment of certified capital.                       
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2278  Tort reform; statute of repose applied to persons with    Chaney
        disabilities tolling statute.                          
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2279  Fraternal benefit societies; revise license fees and      Kirby
        date of annual renewal.                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2280  Superintendent of the Mississippi Schools for the Blind   Harden
        and Deaf; salary to be determined by State Board of    
        Education.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections
SB2282  Land surveyors; limitation of liability.                  King
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2284  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in     Harden
        State Department of Education; extend repealer.        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2285  Debt adjusting corporations; authorize to receive         King
        consideration from debtors.                            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2287  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Tollison
        funds.                                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SB2288  Limited English Proficient (LEP) students; provide        Harden
        standards and teacher certification for program of     
        bilingual education for.                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2289  Vacancy in appellate judicial office; certain             Ross
        appointments for remainder of term.                    
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2290  Court-ordered tobacco settlement payments; shall be       Ross
        paid into trust fund and be subject to budgeting and   
        appropriation.                                         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2291  CAP loans; revise permitted purposes.                     Jordan
           01/11 (S) Referred To Municipalities;Finance
SB2292  Insurance coverage for minimum amount of post-surgical    Jordan
        care for mastectomies; require.                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Welfare
SB2293  Travel; reimburse city and county at federal rate.        Jordan
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2294  Tax collector/assessor; require separate offices in       Minor
        counties with total assessed valuation of $140 Million 
        or more.                                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2295  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2296  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Chamberlin
        notify PSC.                                            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2297  Telephone harassment; include Internet and cable.         Chamberlin
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2299  Donated leave; reestablish policy and revise definition   Cuevas
        of "catastrophic injury or illness."                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2300  Donated leave; reestablish policy and revise definition   Tollison
        of "catastrophic injury or illness."                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2301  Donation of leave time; reenact.                          Tollison
           01/11 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
        liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Appropriations
SB2303  Tort reform; revise joint and several liability.          Chaney
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2304  Tort reform; statute of repose added to general statute   Chaney
        of limitations.                                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2305  Contempt of the Legislature; prescribe crime for.         Chaney
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2306  School administrators spending education enhancement      Harden
        funds for classroom instructional supplies; criminal   
        penalties for misuse.                                  
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education;Judiciary
SB2307  Death penalty; eliminate for mentally retarded.           Burton
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2308  Water courses and drainage; authorize counties to alter   Chamberlin
        and clean on public or private property.               
           01/11 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SB2309  Contract with cities, counties or other private           Chamberlin
        entities for food establishment inspections; State     
        Board of Health auth. to.                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2310  Tobacco litigation 2002 installment payment; authorize    Browning
        partial transfer to fund Medicaid program.             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2311  Deadly weapons; revise persons permitted to carry.        Carlton
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2312  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include emergency    Chamberlin
        medical technicians.                                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB2313  Criminal information center; revise concerning            Carlton
        expunction order.                                      
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2314  Personal property; exemption from seizure or execution.   Carlton
           01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2315  Auto insurance; limit damages when owner/operator fails   King
        to maintain insurance.                                 
           01/11 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2316  School districts; elect members of all school boards in   Harden
        2004.                                                  
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2318  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Harden
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2319  School board elections; elect members in all school       Nunnelee
        districts.                                             
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2320  School superintendents; appoint all superintendents       Nunnelee
        after 1/1/2004.                                        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SB2321  Display of United States flag and daily Pledge of         Little
        Allegiance; require in all public school classrooms.   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Education
SC 531  Amend Constitution; restore suffrage to persons           Ross
        disqualified by criminal conviction upon completion of 
        sentence.                                              
           01/11 (S) Referred To Constitution
SC 532  Amend Constitution; provide a procedure for               Dawkins
        redistricting congressional districts in the event the 
        Legislature fails to do so.                            
           01/11 (S) Referred To Elections;Constitution
SN  38  Larry L. Brown, Sr., Natchez, Mississippi, as Executive   MS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
        Director of the Mississippi Department Of              
        Transporation, for the term effective May 15, 2001.    
           01/11 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
SN  39  Dr. Nancy N. Horton, Jackson, Mississippi, the MS         SPEAKER
        Commission on the Status of Women, term of office      
        expiring June 30, 2005.                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  40  Patricia W. Riddick, Jackson, Mississippi, the MS         SPEAKER
        Commission on the Status of Women, term of office      
        expiring June 30, 2003.                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  41  Norma S. Bourdeaux, Meridian, Mississippi, the Ms         SPEAKER
        Commission on the Status of Women, term of office      
        expiring June 30, 2004.                                
           01/11 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  42  Jane Strobel Miller, Meridian, Mississippi, the MS        LT. GOVERNOR
        Industries for the Blind, term of office ending June   
        30, 2005, representing the position designated for a   
        individual who is licensed practicing attorney.        
           01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  43  Michael J. Olivier, Gulfport, Mississippi, the MS         LT. GOVERNOR
        Business Finance Corporation, for a term ending April  
        2, 2003.                                               
           01/11 (S) Referred To Finance
SN  44  Paul Covington, Jackson, Mississippi, the Appeals Board   MS TAX COMMISSION
        of the MS Department of Transportation, for the        
        four-year term ending June 30, 2003.                   
           01/11 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation

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