Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Transportation Committee

As of 04/21/98 at 09:06

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HB  13  Municipal police; prohibit from enforcing speed limits    Guice
        on interstate highways within city limits.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  17  Radar; sheriffs may use on state aid roads.               Morris
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  26  Motor vehicle weight limitations; prohibit use of MDOT    Robinson (84th)
        equipment to enforce on county roads.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  27  Highway 45 Bypass; construct interchange in Meridian to   Young
        provide access to Bonita Lakes property.               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  31  Four-lane highway program; add segment in Amite and       Moak
        Pike Counties.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB  40  Highway 26; designate bridge in Pearl River County as     Frierson
        "J.D. Batson Memorial Bridge".                         
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB  94  Radar; delete prohibition against MHP setting up within   Green (72nd)
        certain size cities.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 108  Driver's license; jail time not suspended for person      Guice
        driving with suspended or revoked license.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 114  Motor vehicle; unlawful for minor to ride in portion      Broomfield
        not designed for passengers.                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 118  Motor vehicle safety belts; authorize conviction for      Martinson
        primary offense.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 119  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Martinson
        for passengers.                                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 120  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Martinson
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 136  Driver's license; judge may suspend in lieu of            Bowles
        conviction for certain traffic violations.             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 143  Roadblocks; Highway Patrol give prior notice to           Walker
        businesses in vicinity.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 144  Traffic regulations; clarify types of highways for        Walker
        which minimum speed of 40 required.                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 145  Traffic regulations; MDOT erect signs on interstate       Walker
        highways directing slow-moving traffic to keep right.  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 146  Hospitality stations and rest areas; establish fund to    Walker
        finance construction and repair.                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 156  Highway 27; Mississippi Department of Transportation      Flaggs
        construct certain portion to four lanes.               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 162  Motor vehicle; unlawful to ride in portion not designed   Fredericks
        for passengers.                                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 166  Motorcycles; helmet not required for person over age      Nettles
        21.                                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 205  Graffiti; prohibit and provide penalties.                 Scott (80th)
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 227  Salvage motor vehicles; provide for issuance of           Moak
   %    certificates of title.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 251  Highway property; MDOT offer reward for persons           Miles
        convicted of damaging.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 252  Road consturction and repair; local government;           Smith (27th)
        establish state program to assist.                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 256  Motor vehicle towing charges; delete waiting period       Nettles
        before lien may attach.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 302  Radar; require certification of operators.                Green (72nd)
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 304  Railroad abandonment; revise notice requirements;         Stevens
        require reports from various agencies.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 305  Income franchise tax; provide credit for taxpayers        Stevens
  $%    providing funds for certain railroad capital           
        improvement projects.                                  
           02/25 (H) Died In Committee
HB 319  Highway system; add highway in Jackson County.            Endt
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 336  Motor vehicles; auxillary driving lights connected to     Horne
        dimmer switch.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 366  Speed limit on state highways; Transportation             Manning
        Commission not to reduce below 60.                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 384  Driver's license; suspend for 15-year-old who violates    Martinson
   %    restrictions on driving hours.                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 396  Traffic regulations; post signs directing slow-moving     Davis
        traffic to keep right.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 397  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Davis
        necessary.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 402  Driver's license suspension; require immediate notice.    Bowles
   %       02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 404  Emergency vehicles; require to operate emergency lights   Bowles
        and sound siren when exceeding speed limit.            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 407  Municipal bypasses; replaced State Highway 15 in          Bowles
        Chickasaw County maintained by state.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 445  Radar; reduce population requirement of cities within     Weathersby
        which police officers may use.                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 446  Radar; authorize sheriffs and deputy sheriffs to use on   Weathersby
        highways and roads outside city limits.                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 478  Radar; delete prohibition against MHP setting up within   Wallace
        certain size cities.                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 531  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Ford
   %    extend repealer.                                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 532  Speeding tickets; authorize defensive driving course in   Moak
        lieu of fines for certain violations.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 567  Vehicle inspections; require within time vehicle          Endt
   %    required to be registered.                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 584  Four-lane highway program; add segment of highway in      Endt
        Jackson County.                                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 587  Designate portion of U. S. Highway within City of         Thornton
        Indianola as the "William 'Bill' Richardson Memorial   
        Highway.".                                             
           02/12 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 596  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Martinson
 *         03/31 Approved by Governor
HB 663  Radar; require certification of operators.                Wallace
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 669  Vehicle weight limits; provide exception for animal       Ellzey
        feed transporters.                                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 708  Duplicate driver's license; no fee for issuing to         Ryan
   %    certain persons whose license was supended.            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 713  Stop signs; require counties and cities to erect at       Broomfield
        railroad grade crossings.                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 725  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in Amite    Vince
 *      and Pike Counties.                                     
           04/14 Approved by Governor
HB 811  Driver's license; person under 18; suspend for moving     Saucier
   %    traffic violations.                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 812  Garbage trucks; require to use tarpaulins.                Saucier
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 825  Vehicles with projecting load; display fluorescent        Rotenberry
        orange flag.                                           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 837  Traffic regulations; roadway to be marked with yellow     King
        center line to prohibit passing at intersections.      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 845  State highway system; MDOT construct and add segments     McBride
        in Panola and Quitman Counties.                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 853  Federal highway monies; revise apportionment among        Green (34th)
        counties.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 891  State highway system; add segment of road in Hinds and    Robinson (63rd)
        Madison Counties.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 900  Driver's license; provide religious exception to          Holland
        education requirement.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 909  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter into        Woods
 *      contracts with contiguous states to enforce laws       
        (MDOT).                                                
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB 912  Crimes; felony for failure to stop at officer's signal.   King
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 919  Utility trailers; out-of-state manufacturers pay permit   Warren
   %    fee for titling based upon reciprocity.                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 938  Motor vehicles; prohibit parking within 20 feet of        Gadd
        private driveway outside city.                         
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB 942  31st Infantry, Dixie Division Memorial Highway;           Shows
        designate.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 949  Local system bridge program; increase sufficiency         Green (34th)
        rating for bridges that qualify (MAS).                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 956  Headlights; require use when windshield wipers            Comans
        necessary.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 960  Radar; authorize sheriffs in certain counties to use.     Moore
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 968  Four-lane highway program; revise description of          Shows
        certain segments in Phases III and IV.                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 976  Motor vehicle inspections; certificate not to be          Hudson
        refused for certain damaged windshields.               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB 978  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for certain          Manning
   %    logging vehicles transporting equipment.               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1047  School buses; require to be equipped with safety belts.   Holland
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1054  County road bonds; state aid funds may be pledged for.    Comans
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1064  Gaming Counties Intrastructure Program; advance           Malone
        timetable for certain projects.                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1067  Highway 49; bring segment between U.S. 90 and U.S. 80     Rotenberry
        up to highway standards.                               
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1140  Safety Belt Law; violation to be a primary offense.       Moody
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1143  Headlights; require use when windshield wipers            Bourdeaux
        required.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1162  Vehicle inspection law; repeal.                           McInnis
   %       02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1164  Motor vehicles; auxiliary driving lights connected to     McInnis
        dimmer switch and pointed downward.                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1171  Transportation Commission property; revise procedure      Compretta
 *      for disposal when determined excess (MDOT).            
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1177  Transportation Commission; abolish.                       Cameron
   %       02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1182  Right to sue; prohibit suit in automobile case if         Cameron
        person does not have driver's license and insurance.   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1189  Bicycle helmets; create misdemeanor offense for failure   Holden
        to use.                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1200  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Flaggs
 *      of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           04/14 Approved by Governor
HB1204  Radar; cities may not use on federal or state highways.   Cameron
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1217  Motorcycle endorsement; assess renewal fee to fund        West
   %    motorcycle awareness program.                          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1219  State highway system; add section of road in Clarke       Robinson (84th)
        County.                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1227  Radar; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District may       Martinson
        use.                                                   
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1233  Office of State Aid Road Construction; increase maximum   Green (34th)
        number of vehicles.                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1242  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Compretta
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1243  Traffic control devices; authorize flashing green         Compretta
        signals to indicate caution for vehicular traffic      
        (MDOT).                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1245  Transportation Department enforcement officers; clarify   Compretta
        authority (MDOT).                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1246  Oversize carriers; Transportation Department may          Compretta
   %    authorize carriers to issue own permits (MDOT).        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1247  Revise MDOT authority with regard to ports.  (MDOT).      Compretta
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1252  Motor Vehicle Inspection Law; all law enforcement         Compretta
        officers enforce.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1253  Traffic offenses; revise the fine for speeding in a       Compretta
 *   V  highway work zone (MDOT).                              
           04/20 Vetoed
HB1297  State highway system; add segment of old U.S. 49 in       Weathersby
        Rankin County.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1315  Motor vehicle inspection fees; increase and use           Fredericks
   %    proceeds for trauma care at University Medical Center. 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1345  Transportation Department conduct feasibility study for   Johnson
        construction of bridge connecting Warren and Hinds     
        Counties.                                              
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1351  Radar; lower population requirement for cities to use     Mitchell
        on federally designated highways.                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1371  Trains; require minimum number of crew.                   Gibbs
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1372  Radar; allow certain counties to use.                     Robertson
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1388  Motor vehicle tags revise the period of time for which    Martinson
        handicapped tags are valid.                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1391  Child passenger restraint devices; make applicable to     Bailey
        child under 30 pounds.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1395  Highway 43; designate portion in Rankin County as         Malone
 *      "Bobby McRary Memorial Drive".                         
           04/17 Approved by Governor
HB1422  Motor vehicles; unlawful for persons under 18 to drive    Banks
        after 1:00 a.m.                                        
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1427  Littering; provide for driver's license suspension upon   Reeves
        violation.                                             
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1428  Public property; prohibit from being named after a        McInnis
        living person.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1464  Railroad Revitalization Fund; increase the amount that    Compretta
        MDOT may use for administrative costs (MDOT).          
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1465  Elections; repeal prohibition applying to Highway         Compretta
        Patrol regarding engaging in political activity.       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1467  Highway weight violations; fines and penalties            Compretta
   %    deposited into State Highway Fund (MDOT).              
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1468  Highway inspection stations; exempt preapproved           Compretta
        carriers from requirement to stop at (MDOT).           
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1469  Commercial carriers motor fuel tax; liability may be      Compretta
        discharged by international fuel tax credentials       
        (MDOT).                                                
           03/23 Approved by Governor
HB1470  Equipment and supplies; clarify how Transportation        Compretta
        Commission may purchase (MDOT).                        
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1471  Harvest permits; fees collected for issuance deposited    Compretta
 * %    into the State Highway Fund (MDOT).                    
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1472  Interstate commercial carriers motor fuel tax laws;       Compretta
 *      revise penalty for certain violations (MDOT).          
           03/31 Approved by Governor
HB1473  Department of Transportation; revise annual program       Compretta
        budget requirements (MDOT).                            
           02/12 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1474  Transportation Commission; authorize the hiring of a      Compretta
        railway safety coordinator (MDOT).                     
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1476  Railroad grade crossings; require local public entities   Compretta
        to install appropriate signal at certain crossings     
        (MDOT).                                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1477  Railroad track mileage tax; increase (MDOT).              Compretta
  $%       02/25 (H) Died In Committee
HB1478  Highway rights-of-way; provide fund to assist owners of   Compretta
        utilities to remove from (MDOT).                       
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1479  Transportation Commission; delete certain expenditure     Compretta
        restrictions (MDOT).                                   
           03/03 (S) Died In Committee
HB1480  Department of Transportation; term "executive director"   Compretta
        to include designee (MDOT).                            
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1481  Department of Economic and Community Development;         Compretta
        transfer operation and maintenance of hospitality      
        stations to (MDOT).                                    
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1508  Transportation Commission; abolish and provide for        Holden
   %    apointed commissioner.                                 
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1518  Tourist oriented directional signs; Transportation        Holland
   %    Commission to regulate.                                
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1550  Timber on highway right-of-way; proceeds of sale used     Eaton
        by Forestry Commission for equipment.                  
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1565  Vehicle weight limitations; increase maximum weight for   Stribling
        triaxle vehicles.                                      
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1661  Traffic signal lights; MDOT maintain on state highways    Wells-Smith
        in all cities.                                         
           02/03 (H) Died In Committee
HB1712  Radar; authorize Rankin County Sheriff's Department to    Rogers
        use.                                                   
           04/05 (H) Died In Committee
SB2268  Motor vehicle tags; revise the period of time for which   Rayborn
 *      handicapped tags are valid.                            
           03/31 Approved by Governor
SB2418  Highway; add in Coahoma County and make other changes     Furniss
 *      in highway system.                                     
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB2497  Hospitality stations; transportation commission work      Hewes
 *      with MSU for beautification.                           
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2500  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
 *      increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2552  Driver's license; renew prior to going overseas.          Gollott
   %       03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2579  Funeral processions; yield right-of-way to; prescribe     Gollott
 *      penalty for failure to yield.                          
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2588  State Highway System; delete section of highway in City   Ferris
        of Vicksburg (MDOT).                                   
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2698  Driver's license; persons using bioptic telescopic        Mettetal
 *      lenses may receive.                                    
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2779  MS Transportation Commission; exempt carriers from the    Little
        requirement to stop at highway inspection stations if  
        preapproved.                                           
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2781  MS Transportation Commission; clarify how purchases of    Little
        equipment and supplies are made.                       
           03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2797  Parking lots; authorize transportation department to      Little
        maintain parking lots of certain agencies (MDOT).      
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2811  Transportation Commission; authorize the hiring of a      Little
        railway safety coordinator.   (MDOT).                  
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB2884  Four-lane highway program; substitute segment in          Posey
 *      Copiah, Hinds and Warren Counties.                     
           03/30 (H) Died In Conference
SB2888  Major General William "Bud" Miley Highway; designate.     Hamilton
           03/17 Approved by Governor
SB2942  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for cert. logging    Jackson
        vehicles transporting equipment.                       
           03/03 (H) Died In Committee
SB3025  Child passenger restraints law; revise.                   Blackmon
 *         03/09 (H) Died In Committee
SB3070  Harvest permits for vehicles; reenact authority and       Little
 * %    extend repealer.                                       
           04/20 Approved by Governor
SB3162  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds for a hospitality station in      Furniss
  $%    Coahoma County.                                        
           03/17 (H) Died In Committee



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