Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/05/02



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Floor Actions

HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           04/05 Suspend from Deadlines by HC 122



Signed By The Governor

SB2380  Commissioners of election; report residual votes and      Bryan
        revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB2750  Adoption; clarify termination of parental rights.         Williamson
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3096  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2002.                               
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3109  Hattiesburg; may contribute a certain amount to the       Farris
        Hattiesburg Downtown Association, Inc.                 
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3123  City of Vicksburg; increase monthly minimum benefits      Chaney
        for Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen and         
        Policemen.                                             
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3124  City of Greenville; authorize donations to MYZ            Carlton
        Charities, Inc./Delta Food Bank.                       
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3168  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3169  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3170  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3173  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3174  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3175  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3176  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3178  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3179  Appropriation; Board of Massage Therapy; FY2003.          Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3181  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3182  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3203  DeSoto County; authorize a contribution to the Historic   Chamberlin
        DeSoto Foundation.                                     
           04/05 Approved by Governor
SB3210  City of Hattiesburg; may donate $5,000.00 in FY2002 to    Farris
        USM's Mississippi Holiday Spectacular.                 
           04/05 Approved by Governor



House: Committee Reports

SB3219  Senate and House districts; shall be those as adopted     Bryan
        pursuant to Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution
        of 1890.                                               
           04/05 (H) Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 446  Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan         Moak
        Judicial Election Act.                                 
           04/05 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           04/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Lost
HB1852  Newton County; authorize to contribute to Veterans        Shows
        Memorial Museum.                                       
           04/05 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
SB3219  Senate and House districts; shall be those as adopted     Bryan
        pursuant to Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution
        of 1890.                                               
           04/05 (H) Passed
           04/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SB3194  Suffrage; restore to Jerry McDonald of Newton County.     Burton
           04/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB3205  Joseph Harvey; restore suffrage.                          Harvey
           04/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB3212  John Edgar Griffin, Jr.; restore suffrage.                Gordon
           04/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
SB3219  Senate and House districts; shall be those as adopted     Bryan
        pursuant to Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution
        of 1890.                                               
           04/05 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           04/05 (H) Died On Calendar



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB   5  Public bid laws; prohibit addendum to bid                 Guice
        specifications within two working days of receipt of   
        bids.                                                  
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB  34  Suffrage; restore to Jack Lloyd, Jr, of Hinds County.     Fleming
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB  70  Suffrage; restore to Patricia Ann Bacon of Adams          Ketchings
        County.                                                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB  98  Suffrage;restore to Norman L. Frazure of George County.   Maples
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 251  Social security numbers; state agencies take steps to     Mayo
        prevent inadvertent disclosure.                        
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 337  Eminent Scholars Program; authorize initial               Brown
        applications for up to three years after graduation.   
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 356  Suffrage; restore to Frederick Charles Wilson of          Young
        Lauderdale County.                                     
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 492  School attendance officers; delete repealer/Best          Ford
        Financial Practices Review Task Force; create.         
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 494  Extended school day/year programs and instructional       Ford
        home rule; delete repealer (RP).                       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 495  Executors and administrators rights and duties and        Ford
        grant of administration; extend repealer(RP).          
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 496  Guardian of ward appointed by chancery court; extend      Ford
        repealer on duties (RP).                               
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 570  Powers of fiduciaries to promote compliance with          Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 571  Powers of a trustee related to compliance with            Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 590  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 643  School attendance officers; require fingerprinting and    Warren
        background checks for new hires.                       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 669  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        increase assessment on member insurers.                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 683  Health insurance policies; require provisions for the     Stevens
        prompt payment of clean claims.                        
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 717  Newborn infants; require screening for conditions         Holland
        specified by the State Board of Health.                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 778  Special Needs Prison Program; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 793  State highway system; add segments in certain counties.   Rotenberry
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 844  Gun permits; require for certain guards and other         McBride
        personnel authorized to carry concealed weapons.       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 906  Mississippi Dietetics Practice Act; reenact and delete    Moody
        the repealer.                                          
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 998  Paid educational leave for state health care              Young
        professionals; revise various provisions.              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1000  Crime laboratory; delete provisions requiring funding     Hamilton
        to be separate from Department of Public Safety.       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1005  State assessments; use for Capital Defense Counsel        Mayo
        Special Fund & Law Enforcement Officers  & Fire        
        Fighters Death Benefits Trust Fund.                    
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1089  EMS; first responders and EMTs may carry and administer   Moody
        epinephrine by auto-injectors for allergic reactions.  
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1121  Corrections; rename the Division of Community Services    Malone
        of the Department of Corrections.                      
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1130  Ethanol; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to make    Whittington
        cash payments to producers of.                         
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1139  Public property; authorize DFA on behalf of Forestry      Barnett (92nd)
        Commission, to convey certain property to Lincoln      
        County.                                                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1144  CMRS Board; revise various provisions.                    Ellis
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1148  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Stringer
        governing the retirement system.                       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1419  Highway system; designate portions of MS 304 in Tunica    Henderson
        County as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial       
        Highway."                                              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1442  Railroads; crossings not required for certain             Green
        plantation roads (MAS).                                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1480  Abortions; prohibit use of public funds for.              Wells-Smith
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1488  State travel agency contract; allow municipal and         Denny
        county officers and employees to use.                  
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1555  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase maximum      Malone
        age of offenders.                                      
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1580  Public utility districts; authorize to provide health     Compretta
        and life insurance to employees.                       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1818  Suffrage; restore to Randy Braswell of Pike County.       Nettles
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1819  Suffrage; restore to Ted Fortenberry of Pike County.      Nettles
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1821  Suffrage; restore to Calvin McFarland of Hinds County.    Green
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1848  Suffrage; restore Delores M. Redmond of Hinds County.     Clarke
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1852  Newton County; authorize to contribute to Veterans        Shows
        Memorial Museum.                                       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1853  Suffrage; restore to Gail A. Warfield of Harrison         Fredericks
        County.                                                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1861  Tate County; authorize to expend county funds to          Baker
        support E911 service.                                  
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1862  Hinds County; may be self-insurer under Workers           Robinson (63rd)
        Compensation Law.                                      
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1881  Jasper County; authorize to use portion of traffic        Stringer
        fines for support of local fire departments.           
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1884  Leflore County and City of Greenwood; allow submission    Perkins
        of necessary paperwork associated with granted tax     
        exemption.                                             
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 122  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1386;   Stringer
        health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to   
        provide for all retirees.                              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 127  Legislature; extend 2002 Regular Session and set sine     Ford
        die.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2058  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2182  Driver's license; revise fee for duplicate license, ID    Turner
        card, license issued to alien (MDPS).                  
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2223  School employees criminal history record check            Harden
        requirement; delete repealer.                          
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
        intent.                                                
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2289  Vacancy in appellate judicial office; certain             Ross
        appointments for remainder of term.                    
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2366  Statewide Centralized Voter System; establish to assist   Bryan
        commissioners of election in maintaining accurate voter
        rolls.                                                 
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2370  Nontraditional teacher preparation and licensure;         Harden
        provide for and qualify for scholarship incentive      
        programs.                                              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2383  Elections; create the crime of multiple voting &          Bryan
        prohibit municipalities from imposing additional       
        requirements on elected officials.                     
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2412  Health insurance; require plans to provide uniform        Canon
        prescription identification cards.                     
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2441  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2535  Derelict marine vessels; authorize immediate removal if   Hewes
        hazard to navigation or environmental hazard.          
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2542  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise per diem      Thames
        paid to board members.                                 
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2556  Commission on Marine Resources; remove requirement of     Hewes
        public hearing in every coast county on live bait regs.
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2557  Seizure and attachment; revise exemptions from            Blackmon
        execution.                                             
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2558  Kosciusko; allow payment from court costs or fines to     Johnson (19th)
        fund drug education program.                           
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2626  General Educational Development (GED) Testing program;    Burton
        clarify authority of State Board for Community and     
        Junior Colleges.                                       
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2671  Baby drop-off bill; correct a technical error.            Turner
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2676  Agricultural seed; remove repealer on duties of           Stogner
        Department of Agriculture under ag seed law.           
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2890  Light wine and beer laws; Alcoholic Beverage Control      Minor
        agents may enforce.                                    
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2922  Forestry; create Forestry Inventory and Strategic         Little
        Planning Act of 2002.                                  
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2942  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3055  Board of Bar Commissioners; extend repealer.              Turner
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3192  Bernard Beard; restore suffrage.                          Tollison
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3195  Suffrage; restore to Richard O'Bryant.                    Jordan
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3199  Sheila Marie McDaniel; restore suffrage to.               Little
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3207  Department of Human Services; extend repealer on.         Little
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3211  Harvey Ellis Williams; restore suffrage.                  Walls
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3215  Jackson County; revise membership of Board of             Robertson
        Commissioners of the West Jackson County Utility       
        District.                                              
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3219  Senate and House districts; shall be those as adopted     Bryan
        pursuant to Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution
        of 1890.                                               
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 608  Suspend rules; drafting and introduction of bill          Bryan
        providing that Senate and House districts as adopted to
        Section 254 MS Constitution.                           
           04/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 618  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; authorize Governor to   Tollison
        administer Medicaid program by Executive Order.        
           04/05 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1821  Suffrage; restore to Calvin McFarland of Hinds County.    Green
           04/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SN  94  Randy Gary Mize, Oxford, Mississippi, MS Wildlife,        GOVERNOR
        Fisheries and Parks Commission, for a six-year term    
        commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2007,      
        representing the First Congressional District.         
           04/05 (S) Do Return to Governor



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  70  Suffrage; restore to Patricia Ann Bacon of Adams          Ketchings
        County.                                                
           04/05 (S) Passed
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB 446  Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan         Moak
        Judicial Election Act.                                 
           04/05 (S) Conference Report Failed
HB1148  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Stringer
        governing the retirement system.                       
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           04/05 (S) Passed
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1821  Suffrage; restore to Calvin McFarland of Hinds County.    Green
           04/05 (S) Passed
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1861  Tate County; authorize to expend county funds to          Baker
        support E911 service.                                  
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1862  Hinds County; may be self-insurer under Workers           Robinson (63rd)
        Compensation Law.                                      
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1881  Jasper County; authorize to use portion of traffic        Stringer
        fines for support of local fire departments.           
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HB1884  Leflore County and City of Greenwood; allow submission    Perkins
        of necessary paperwork associated with granted tax     
        exemption.                                             
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HC 122  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1386;   Stringer
        health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to   
        provide for all retirees.                              
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
HC 127  Legislature; extend 2002 Regular Session and set sine     Ford
        die.                                                   
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2366  Statewide Centralized Voter System; establish to assist   Bryan
        commissioners of election in maintaining accurate voter
        rolls.                                                 
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2383  Elections; create the crime of multiple voting &          Bryan
        prohibit municipalities from imposing additional       
        requirements on elected officials.                     
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB3219  Senate and House districts; shall be those as adopted     Bryan
        pursuant to Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution
        of 1890.                                               
           04/04 (S) Passed
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
           04/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           04/05 (S) Transmitted To House
SN  13  Andre Louis De Gruy, Jackson, Mississippi, Mississippi    GOVERNOR
        Office of Capital Defense Counsel, serving as director,
        the unexpired term of office commencing July 6, 2001   
        and ending June 30, 2004.                              
           04/05 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  94  Randy Gary Mize, Oxford, Mississippi, MS Wildlife,        GOVERNOR
        Fisheries and Parks Commission, for a six-year term    
        commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2007,      
        representing the First Congressional District.         
           04/05 (S) Appointment Returned To Gov
SR  75  St. James-Westminster "Trojans" Minor Football League     Hewes
        Champions; commend.                                    
           04/05 (S) Adopted
SR  76  Pearl Lower Elementary Principal Tara Kirby; school       Chaney
        district's Administrator of the Year.                  
           04/05 (S) Adopted



Senate: Signed By The President

HB   5  Public bid laws; prohibit addendum to bid                 Guice
        specifications within two working days of receipt of   
        bids.                                                  
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 337  Eminent Scholars Program; authorize initial               Brown
        applications for up to three years after graduation.   
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 643  School attendance officers; require fingerprinting and    Warren
        background checks for new hires.                       
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 669  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        increase assessment on member insurers.                
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 683  Health insurance policies; require provisions for the     Stevens
        prompt payment of clean claims.                        
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 717  Newborn infants; require screening for conditions         Holland
        specified by the State Board of Health.                
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 844  Gun permits; require for certain guards and other         McBride
        personnel authorized to carry concealed weapons.       
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1555  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase maximum      Malone
        age of offenders.                                      
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1580  Public utility districts; authorize to provide health     Compretta
        and life insurance to employees.                       
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1612  Community College Board; establish study on funding of    Brown
        community colleges.                                    
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  15  Recognize February as African American Asthma Awareness   Fleming
        Month.                                                 
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  17  Recognize April as Organ Donation and Recovery Month.     Fleming
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 122  Suspend deadlines for further consideration of HB 1386;   Stringer
        health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to   
        provide for all retirees.                              
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 127  Legislature; extend 2002 Regular Session and set sine     Ford
        die.                                                   
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2383  Elections; create the crime of multiple voting &          Bryan
        prohibit municipalities from imposing additional       
        requirements on elected officials.                     
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3215  Jackson County; revise membership of Board of             Robertson
        Commissioners of the West Jackson County Utility       
        District.                                              
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3219  Senate and House districts; shall be those as adopted     Bryan
        pursuant to Section 254 of the Mississippi Constitution
        of 1890.                                               
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 522  Appointments to IHL to be from new Mississippi            Little
        congressional districts; amend Constitution to provide 
        for.                                                   
           04/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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