Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/18/02



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Senate: Introductions

SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           01/18 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Judiciary
SB2466  Rape, statutory; must be knowing and willful.             Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2467  Gambling; cheating punished as larceny.                   Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2468  State travel agency contract; university may contact      Farris
        with separate agency without DFA approval.             
           01/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2469  Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally     Walls
        retarded.                                              
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2470  Child support; services to be provided by DHS.            Huggins
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2471  Traffic regulations; slow-moving traffic to keep right.   Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary
SB2472  Traffic regulations; create offense of failure to         Walls
        yield.                                                 
           01/18 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary
SB2473  Employment-at-will doctrine; abolish and create Good      Walls
        Faith in Employment Act.                               
           01/18 (S) Referred To Labor;Judiciary
SB2474  Office of Community Services in DHS; change name to       Huggins
        Office of Juvenile Probation/Aftercare.                
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2475  Larceny, petit; increase threshold, conform grand         Walls
        larceny.                                               
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2476  Retirement; law enforcement officers, fire fighters or    Walls
        emergency service employees may retire after 20 years' 
        service.                                               
           01/18 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2477  Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers;   Huggins
        shall be paid by parents involved.                     
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2478  Death penalty; repeal.                                    Walls *
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2479  Criminal defense; diminished capacity established.        Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2480  Mississippi Civic Literacy Act; enact.                    Hewes
           01/18 (S) Referred To Education
SB2481  Crime stoppers; authorize surcharge to fund, expand       Hamilton
        authority to form, revise confidentiality.             
           01/18 (S) Referred To County Affairs;Municipalities
SB2482  Burglar alarms; license and regulate installation.        Hewes
           01/18 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2483  Crabs; authorize Marine Resources to close season on      Hewes
        crabs and remove abandoned crab traps.                 
           01/18 (S) Referred To Ports and Marine Resources
SB2484  Homicide; further prosecution authorized after            Stogner
        conviction under certain circumstances.                
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2485  Bonds; lower amount of g.o. bonds and raise amount of     Hewes
        revenue bonds that may be issued for the rail line     
        between Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                      
           01/18 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2486  Weapons; pointing and aiming a felony.                    Stogner
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2487  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Huggins
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2488  Mississippi Vulnerable Adults Act; make technical         Huggins
        amendments to.                                         
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2489  Sheriffs; increase salaries of.                           Thames
           01/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2490  Child abuse and neglect cases in youth court; county      Huggins
        prosecuting attorney shall represent DHS.              
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2491  Jury duty; misdemeanor to dissuade and civil cause of     Walls
        action for retaliation.                                
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2492  Investigators; license and regulate private or legal.     Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2493  Emancipation of a minor and recovery of child support     Huggins
        payments in arrears in such cases; provide for.        
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2494  Certified animal euthanasia technicians; authorize MS     Canon
        Board of Veterinary Medicine to regulate.              
           01/18 (S) Referred To Agriculture
SB2495  Driver's license for foster teenage children; authorize   Huggins
        and provide tort claims coverage.                      
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2496  Trial; may be used in absentia.                           Thames
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2497  Central registry of perpetrators of child abuse and       Huggins
        neglect; authorize DHS to release information to       
        certain persons.                                       
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2498  Pupil-teacher ratio in public schools; reduce on          Harden
        phased-in basis.                                       
           01/18 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2499  County assessors and tax collectors; revise the salary    Minor
        scale for.                                             
           01/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary
SB2501  Motor vehicles; provide for various distinctive motor     Minor
        vehicle license tags.                                  
           01/18 (S) Referred To Finance
SB2502  Public Purchasing Laws; exempt purchases made from        Gollott
        cooperative purchasing agreements.                     
           01/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration
SB2503  Commissioners of election; remove requirement that        Gollott
        statement of time worked be under oath.                
           01/18 (S) Referred To Elections
SB2504  Water/sewer districts; rates subject to review by         Ross
        Public Service Commission.                             
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2505  Contracts to a single entity for design and               Tollison
        construction of dormitories on university campus; IHL  
        authorized to enter into.                              
           01/18 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
SB2506  Telecommunications towers; require notice by persons      King
        planning to construct.                                 
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Utilities
SB2507  Real Estate Brokers License Law; revise.                  Hewes
           01/18 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2508  Full implementation of Mississippi Adequate Education     Chaney
        Program funding formula; extend date of.               
           01/18 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2510  Parks; waive auto entrance fee for elderly or disabled.   King
           01/18 (S) Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries;Appropriations
SB2511  Public swimming pools; Dept. of Health enforce            Hewes
        requirements for the abatement of suction hazards.     
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2512  Youth court; state-funded county courts.                  Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2513  State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan;         Hewes
        active duty member of U.S. Armed Forces may continue to
        participate.                                           
           01/18 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
SB2514  Organ donation; establish and empower a Mississippi       Walls
        Organ Donor and Education Board.                       
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2515  Equal pay; enact Fair Pay Act of 2002.                    Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Labor;Judiciary
SB2516  Auto liability insurance coverage; require before         Hewes
        receiving tag.                                         
           01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2517  Law enforcement officers; revise definition of.           Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2518  Bioterrorism; prohibit real or pretended.                 Hamilton
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2519  Mississippi Railroad Authority; create to operate the     Hewes
        rail line from Gulfport to Hattiesburg.                
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Utilities;Finance
SB2520  Financial institutions; credit borrower's payment on      Hewes
        date of receipt.                                       
           01/18 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SB2521  Insurance producer license; require U.S. citizenship.     Hewes
           01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance
SB2522  Custodial relative care for foster children; authorize    Huggins
        DHS to make payments to.                               
           01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
SB2523  Weapons; selling or giving to minor is a felony.          Johnson (38th)
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2524  Traffic violations; double fine/no record for 1st or      Walls
        2nd.                                                   
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SB2525  Youth courts; state-funded support staff.                 Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary;Appropriations
SB2526  Criminal records; certain young offenders may expunge.    Walls
           01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SC 537  Dr. Ralph B. Vance; commend upon being named President    Dawkins
        of the American Cancer Society.                        
           01/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 538  Resolution; recognize February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day.    White (29th)
           01/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SR   9  29 Senior Class Eagle Scouts from Jackson Prep;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           01/18 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HC  18  Commend Miss Jalin Wood upon being named Miss             Taylor
        Mississippi Hospitality.                               
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
HC  28  Ayers case; endorse and agree to fund settlement          Ford
        agreement.                                             
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 503  Former Senator Clyde Woodfield; commend life and          Gollott
        express sympathy of the Legislature.                   
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 506  Former State Senate President Pro Tempore Glen Deweese;   Little
        commend life and express sympathy of Legislature.      
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 507  Ethics Commission's Executive Director Ron Crowe;         Little
        commend career of public service.                      
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 508  Former State Senator Sam Wright; commend life and         White (29th)
        express sympathy of Legislature.                       
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 509  Dr. Ronald Brown, Director, Mississippi State             Hamilton
        University Extension Service; commend on retirement.   
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 510  David T. Wills; commend life of.                          White (29th)
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 511  Larry Miller, Executive Director, Mississippi ETV;        Chaney
        commend upon his retirement.                           
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 513  Former Mayor Fred L. Gaddis, Sr.; commend life and        Burton
        public service.                                        
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 514  Deputy State Commissioner Lester Herrington; commend      Minor
        career of public service.                              
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 524  Senatobia High School Lady Warriors Basketball Team;      Mettetal
        commend.                                               
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 525  Life of Charles W. Dowdy; commend.                        Dawkins
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 534  Rudy Dill for service to the Veterans' Home Purchase      Furniss
        Board; commend.                                        
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SC 535  Johnnie Sartor for service to Veterans' Home Purchase     Furniss
        Board; commend.                                        
           01/18 (S) Adopted
           01/18 (S) Transmitted To House
SR   5  Dr. Wilfred Cole; commend for induction into              Michel
        Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame.                       
           01/18 (S) Adopted
SR   7  Myrtle High School Girls Basketball Team; commend.        Browning
           01/18 (S) Adopted
SR   8  Mrs. Johnnie Pearl Griffin Randle; commend.               Turner
           01/18 (S) Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 866  Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law; revise.              Holland
           01/18 (S) Referred To Agriculture

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/15/02 at 10:00.



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