Mississippi Legislature

1999 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/06/99



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HB 473  Washington County; authorize additional assessment        Bailey
        criminal cases justice/county court to fund Crime      
        Stoppers/Anti-Drug Task Force.                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 474  Timber; require certain information for identification    Holland
        purposes and increase penalties for theft.             
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 475  DUI; authorize use of ignition interlock device in DUI    Broomfield
        convictions.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 476  Public utility districts; place those within certain      Guice
        counties under Public Service Commission.              
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 477  Youth Court; revise intake and provide for youth court    Warren
        administrator.                                         
           Referred To Juvenile Justice
HB 478  County equipment and employees; authorize to be used to   Warren
        open and close graves.                                 
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 479  Motor vehicle; salvage title certificate; owner who       McElwain
        retains possession not required to retitle.            
           Referred To Transportation
HB 480  Attempted murder; create criminal offense.                Denny
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 481  Income tax; provide credit for taxpayer paying home       Denny
        security expenses for primary residence.               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 482  Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property     Denny
        or services to Daughters of the American Revolution.   
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 483  Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of     Ellington
        qualified electors in territory to be annexed.         
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 484  City of Wiggins; authorize additional  assessment on      Maples
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court to fund           
        crimestoppers.                                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 485  Child support; provide for surcharge on delinquent        Davis
        payments.                                              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 486  Personalized license tags; additional fee payable only    Davis
        upon original issue and when new tags issued.          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 487  Sales tax; reduce tax on retail sales of motorcycles.     Davis
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 488  Headlights; require use of when windshield wipers         Davis
        necessary.                                             
           Referred To Transportation
HB 489  Traffic regulations; post signs directing slow-moving     Davis
        traffic to keep right.                                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB 490  Appropriation; Archives and History for contribution to   King
        World War II Memorial.                                 
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 491  Appropriation; Archives and History for contribution to   King
        Women in Military Service for America Memorial.        
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 492  Distinctive license plate for veterans; expand class of   Rogers
        veterans eligible to receive.                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 493  Distinctive license tag for Pearl Harbor survivors and    Rogers
        Purple Heart recipients; delete additional fee.        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 494  Support dogs; trainers of shall have same rights as       Horne
        those provided to disabled persons with dogs.          
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 495  Graves; require certain depth when burying dead human     Foster
        bodies.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 496  Restaurants; require to display Department of Health      Foster
        rating.                                                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 497  Municipal annexation; require approval by majority of     Johnson
        qualified electors in territory to be annexed.         
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 498  Ammunition; delete requirement for keeping records of     Robertson
        sales.                                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 499  Motor vehicle safety inspection law; remove exemption     Cameron
        for vehicles manufactured before 1961.                 
           Referred To Transportation
HB 500  School voucher program; require State Department of       Cameron
        Education to establish.                                
           Referred To Education;Appropriations
HB 501  Insurance companies; prohibit from settling claim until   Cameron
        approval of insured.                                   
           Referred To Insurance
HB 502  State General Fund; transfer portion of annual surplus    Johnson
        to Motor Vehicle Ad Valorem tax Reduction Fund.        
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 503  Kinesical therapists; authorize State Board of Health     Flaggs
        to license and regulate.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 504  Appropriation; Department of Education for Juvenile       Flaggs
        Alternative Program pilot program.                     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 505  Appropriation; Archives and History to restore Beulah     Flaggs
        Cemetery.                                              
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 506  Hunting and fishing licenses; conservation officers may   Flaggs
        sell.                                                  
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 507  Manslaughter; revise penalty.                             Smith (39th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 508  Courts; implement 10-2 verdict in certain cases.          Smith (39th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 509  Crimes; create offense of fleeing or eluding law          Smith (39th)
        enforcement officer in a motor vehicle.                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 510  Post-conviction relief; revise time limitation.           Smith (39th)
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 511  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;          Holland
        authorize transfer certain monies among several        
        categories.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 512  Sales tax; phase out on sales of certain home medical     Williams
        equipment/supplies, hearing aids and certain           
        prescription eyeglasses.                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 513  Nonproducing mineral interests; provide for redemption    Hamilton
        by surface owner of land.                              
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 514  Municipal annexation; require election in both            Hamilton
        municipality and territory to be annexed if petition   
        signed.                                                
           Referred To Municipalities;County Affairs
HB 515  Crimes; revise penalties for destroying or removing       Livingston
        traffic signs.                                         
           Referred To Transportation
HB 516  Gaming; authorize legal gaming to be discontinued in a    Smith (35th)
        county by election.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 517  Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are        Smith (35th)
        members of certain organizations.                      
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 518  Pawnshops; victim of theft not required to pay for        Smith (35th)
        recovered merchandise.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 519  Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund   Moody
        for.                                                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 520  Ten Commandments Defense Act; establish.                  Smith (35th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 521  Child care facilities; Health Department cannot adopt     Smith (35th)
        regulations affecting issues of religious faith.       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 522  School curriculum; authorize program for character        Smith (35th)
        education.                                             
           Referred To Education
HB 523  Covenant Marriage Act; create.                            Smith (35th)
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 524  Schools; require teaching of certain research-based       Smith (35th)
        reading instruction.                                   
           Referred To Education
HB 525  Attorneys; authorize graduates of any law school to       Smith (35th)
        take bar examination.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 526  Intensive Supervision Program; authorize offenders        Smith (35th)
        convicted of drugs sales to be placed in.              
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 527  Automobile insurance; require policies to offer           McInnis
        multiple-vehicle coverage at lower rate.               
           Referred To Insurance
HB 528  Retirement; create separate system for municipal police   Janus
        officers.                                              
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 529  Motor vehicle; dealer accepting trade-in must pay off     Janus
        lienholders in ten days.                               
           Referred To Transportation
HB 530  Mississippi Single Family Residential Housing Fund;       Morris
        create and fund with bond issue.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 531  Municipal corporations; provide method for dissolution    Denny
        of certain.                                            
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 532  Affadavit ballot; establish uniform.                      Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 533  Initiative petitions; lower number of signatures          Denny
        required.                                              
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 534  Elections; change qualifying deadline to 60 days before   Denny
        an election.                                           
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 535  Election Commissioners; authorize to become a candidate   Denny
        for a vacated office.                                  
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 536  Election Commissioners; require additional training.      Denny
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 537  Water Resources Advisory Council; reenact laws            Ford
        regarding council and extend repealer.                 
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 538  Hospitals; extend repealer on authority to establish      Ford
        group purchase programs.                               
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 539  Dyslexia testing pilot programs; extend repealer.         Ford
           Referred To Education
HB 540  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on.          Ford
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 541  Assessments on rice grown in the state for rice           Ford
        promotion; reenact and extend repealer.                
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 542  Board of Bar Admissions; extend repealer.                 Ford
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 543  Home medical equipment; extend repealer on regulation     Ford
        of suppliers by Pharmacy Board.                        
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 544  Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and    Ford
        Family Therapists; extend repealer on.                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HB 545  Excavations near underground utilities; extend repealer   Ford
        on regulations.                                        
           Referred To Public Utilities
HB 546  Petition for determination of parental rights; reenact    Ford
        and extend repealer for one year.                      
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 547  Mississippi Statewide Public Defender System Act of       Ford
        1998; extend repealer.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 548  Donation of leave time for catastrophic illness; extend   Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 549  State Personnel Board; extend repealer on section         Ford
        prescribing duties.                                    
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 550  Office of Public Defender; reenact and extend repealer    Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 551  Income tax; extend repealer on tax credit for employers   Ford
        who hire persons receiving TANF assistance.            
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 552  Oil and gas severance tax; extend exemption and reduced   Ford
        rate of tax on certain production.                     
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 553  Prison lands; extend repealer on leasing to private       Ford
        entities.                                              
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 554  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer on.                                           
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 555  State offenders housed in county jails; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Referred To Penitentiary;Appropriations
HB 556  Intensive supervision program; reenact and extend         Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 557  Special Needs Prison Program of 1994; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 558  Community Service Revolving Fund; reenact and extend      Ford
        repealer for one year.                                 
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 559  Hunting and fishing guide services; extend authority of   Ford
        Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to regulate.             
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 560  Environmental protection fee; delete repealer on law      Ford
        that levies fee on motor fuels.                        
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 561  Surface water; extend repealer date on provision that     Ford
        defines established minimum flow.                      
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources
HB 562  Driver's license; person under 18; suspend for moving     Saucier
        traffic violations.                                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB 563  Garbage trucks; require to use tarpaulins.                Saucier
           Referred To Transportation
HB 564  Tallahatchie County and City of Charleston; authorize     Reynolds
        to establish economic development authority.           
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
HB 565  Crimes; create felony for fleeing police officer and      Saucier
        provide for forfeiture of vehicle.                     
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 566  Ballots; add category "None of the Above" on all          Saucier
        election ballots for candidates.                       
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 567  Federal mandates; establish procedures for state          Saucier
        implementation of.                                     
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 568  Resisting arrest; forfeiture of vehicle used to resist    Saucier
        arrest.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 569  Ad valorem taxes; require advertisement of land to be     Saucier
        sold for delinquent taxes to list owner names          
        alphabetically.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 570  Uniform Controlled Substances Law; conform certain        Howell
        prescriptions to federal law.                          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 571  Cotton brokers; require licensing by the Commissioner     Holland
        of Agriculture.                                        
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 572  Compulsory school attendance; FFA or 4-H livestock        Holland
        shows are excused absences.                            
           Referred To Education
HB 573  Appropriation; additional $300,000.00 for renovation of   Holland
        building housing Bureau of Plant Industry at MSU.      
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 574  Tourist oriented directional signs; Transportation        Holland
        Commission to regulate.                                
           Referred To Transportation
HB 575  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act;          Holland
        establish.                                             
           Referred To Agriculture;Appropriations
HB 576  Income tax; exempt insurance companies in order to        Williams
        simplify calculation of insurance premium tax liability
        (STC).                                                 
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 577  Sales tax; exempt certain sales of environmental          Williams
        pollution control equipment.                           
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 578  Income tax; revise method of determining net business     Williams
        income of foreign manufacturers.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 579  Insurance premium tax; reduce rate imposed on certain     Williams
        types of insurance.                                    
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 580  Business improvement districts; reduce the amount of      Williams
        the vote necessary to implement.                       
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 581  Sales tax; revise the rate imposed on the sale of         Howell
        certain truck-tractors and semitrailers (STC).         
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 582  Sales tax; exempt sales to Covenant Christian School in   Ishee
        Gulfport.                                              
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 583  School counselors; require salaries to be equivalent to   McInnis
        salaries of teachers.                                  
           Referred To Education
HB 584  Vehicle inspection law; repeal.                           McInnis
           Referred To Transportation
HB 585  Schools; increase experience requirements for             McInnis
        superintendents and principals.                        
           Referred To Education
HB 586  Legislation; limit number of bills that may be            McInnis
        introduced.                                            
           Referred To Rules
HB 587  Driveways; counties may maintain to private residences    McInnis
        for certain purposes.                                  
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 588  Statutes and consumer agreements; require to be written   McInnis
        in laymen's terms.                                     
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 589  Special elections; person creating vacancy to run for     McInnis
        another office must pay cost.                          
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 590  Division I-A universities; require to play each other     McInnis
        in all sports every year.                              
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 591  Motor vehicles; auxiliary driving lights connected to     McInnis
        dimmer switch and pointed downward.                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB 592  Elected officials; must resign office before qualifying   McInnis
        for another office.                                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 593  Retirement allowance; revise basis for calculating        McInnis
        first year amount under PERS.                          
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 594  Prisons; unlawful to bring alcohol or drugs into.         McInnis
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 595  Cameras; prohibit in courtroom.                           McInnis
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 596  Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training     McInnis
        Center Act; repeal hotel and motel occupancy tax.      
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 597  Crimes; enhanced penalties for crimes committed by law    McInnis
        enforcement officers.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 598  State or state-district elected officials; vacancy        McInnis
        filled by appointment until next regular general       
        election.                                              
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 599  Crimes; create offense of false reporting of a crime.     McBride
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 600  Junior colleges; restrict number of athletic              Dedeaux
        scholarships to nonresidents.                          
           Referred To Universities and Colleges
HB 601  Restitution programs; delete provision which allows       Flaggs
        placement for only Mississippi residents.              
           Referred To Penitentiary
HB 602  Mississippi Student Summer Employment Program; create     Flaggs
        and provide income tax credit to employers who hire    
        students under.                                        
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 603  Appropriation; Archives and History for restoration and   Flaggs
        preservation of historic black churches.               
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 604  Zero-based budgeting; state budget shall be developed     Flaggs
        pursuant to.                                           
           Referred To Appropriations
HB 605  Marriage; require counseling before granting license.     Flaggs
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 606  Warren County; authorize sheriff to purchase and use      Flaggs
        radar equipment.                                       
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation;Transportation
HB 607  Oil and Gas Board; authorize to place a lien on surface   Moak
        equipment connected with an orphan well.               
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
HB 608  County roads; revise procedure for landowners to          Flaggs
        petition county to pave.                               
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 609  School nurse intervention program; extend repealer        Ford
        allowing state matching funds for school districts.    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
HB 610  Highway Safety Patrol; extend authority on certain        Ford
        powers and duties of.                                  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 611  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer on.              Ford
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 612  Constable; extend date of repeal of authority to          Ford
        collect delinquent fines in justice court.             
           Referred To County Affairs
HB 613  State Grand Jury Act; reenact and extend repealer.        Ford
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 614  Ad valorem taxes; revise form and contents of notice      Reeves
        required when a taxing entity or school district       
        proposes to increase.                                  
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 615  Notary Public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Moak
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 616  Quitman County, school district; extend repealer on       Ford
        authority to transfer Old Falcon School property to    
        board of supervisors.                                  
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 617  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer on reforestation     Ford
        cost-share program and remove certain programs.        
           Referred To Agriculture;Ways and Means
HB 618  State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers    Ford
        and Land Surveyors; extend repealer on.                
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 619  Unemployment benefits; provide waiver for waiting         Broomfield
        period during major disaster.                          
           Referred To Labor;Ways and Means
HB 620  Court reporters; additional compensation for court        Warren
        administrator duties to be paid from judge's support   
        staff allowance.                                       
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;County Affairs
HB 621  Municipally-owned utilities; delete five-mile             Foster
        restriction on providing service outside municipality. 
           Referred To Municipalities
HB 622  Frivolous lawsuits; require plaintiff to pay              Cameron
        defendant's cost of defending.                         
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 623  Statewide Public Defender System; revise study            Smith (39th)
        committee.                                             
           Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations
HB 624  Housing authorities; governing body to establish          Smith (39th)
        compensation for commissioners.                        
           Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
HB 625  Scholarships; establish program of free tuition at        Cameron
        state universities and colleges.                       
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 626  Products liability; seller not liable for certain         Smith (35th)
        manufacturing defects.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 627  Mineral interests; revise procedure for payment of        Hamilton
        taxes.                                                 
           Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals;Ways and Means
HB 628  Weighing devices for road construction materials;         Holland
        transfer regulation to Department of Agriculture.      
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 629  Timber on highway rights-of-way; place under management   Saucier
        of Mississippi Forestry Commission.                    
           Referred To Transportation
HB 630  Mississippi Adequate Education Program; fund with state   Saucier
        gaming revenues.                                       
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 631  Motor vehicle towing charges; delete waiting period       Ellington
        before lien may attach.                                
           Referred To Transportation
HB 632  Juvenile Alternative Program; State Department of         Flaggs
        Education to establish as pilot program.               
           Referred To Juvenile Justice;Appropriations
HB 633  Mississippi and United States flags; require all public   McInnis
        office buildings to display.                           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB 634  Frivolous suit; party and attorney jointly liable.        McInnis
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 635  New Capitol; require Press Corps to vacate space and      McInnis
        reassign to legislative members.                       
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands
HB 636  Universities and colleges instructors; paid uniform       McInnis
        salary and required to maintain minimum number of      
        classroom hours.                                       
           Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
HB 637  Tort Reform; revise damage awards, liability,             Chaney
        limitations and venue.                                 
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 638  Torts; revise damage awards, liability and limitations.   Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 639  Torts; abolish 15% appeal penalty.                        Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 640  Torts; 50% contributory negligence bar.                   Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 641  Torts; statute of repose added to general statute of      Chaney
        limitations.                                           
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 642  Torts; revise joint and several liability.                Chaney
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 643  Ad valorem taxes; school boards' authority to increase    Denny
        without referendum approval.                           
           Referred To Education;Ways and Means
HB 644  Counseling services; state health insurance plans and     Flaggs
        Medicaid provide reimbursement for.                    
           Referred To Insurance;Appropriations
HB 645  DUI; distinctive license tag for third offense.           Davis
           Referred To Judiciary A;Ways and Means
HB 646  Hazardous waste; commercial management facility           McInnis
        required to be built, owned and operated by state.     
           Referred To Conservation and Water Resources;Appropriations
HB 647  Voter identification; require at polls on election day.   Cameron
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 648  Suffrage; restore to Carolyn Wilson of Forrest County.    Watson
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 649  Firearms; additional penalty for stealing during          Moak
        another crime.                                         
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 650  Income tax; revise when interest begins to run on         Cameron
        payment of additional tax where taxpayer has made      
        underpayment.                                          
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 651  Income tax; revise circumstances under which the STC      Cameron
        may go beyond three-year examination period on tax     
        returns.                                               
           Referred To Ways and Means
HB 652  Board of Registration for Foresters; reenact and extend   Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 653  Fiduciaries; extend repealer on provisions authorizing    Ford
        compliance with environmental laws.                    
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 654  Agricultural Aviation Board; reenact and extend           Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 655  Appointment of counsel for indigents; reenact and         Ford
        extend repealer for one year.                          
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 656  State grand jury exception from local jurisdiction;       Ford
        reenact and extend repealer for one year.              
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 657  Trial; defendant may be tried in absentia with proper     Bourdeaux
        notice.                                                
           Referred To Judiciary B
HB 658  Y2K; exempt state and political subdivisions from         Bourdeaux
        liability from computer malfunctions.                  
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 659  Child support; remove distinction between legitimate      Bourdeaux
        and illegitimate and allow retroactive order.          
           Referred To Judiciary A
HB 660  Board of Animal Health, Veterinary Diagnostic Board and   Ford
        State Veterinarian; reenact and extend repealer.       
           Referred To Agriculture
HB 661  Warfield Point County Park; donate to state to be under   Cameron
        Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.           
           Referred To Public Buildings, Grounds and Lands;Appropriations
HB 662  Courts; abolish family courts.                            Ishee
           Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
HB 663  Elected municipal officials; authorize removal from       Holland
        office by petition election.                           
           Referred To Apportionment and Elections
HB 664  Coyote; authorize the board of supervisors of a county    Dedeaux
        to offer a bounty on coyote.                           
           Referred To Game and Fish
HB 665  Physician assistants; license and regulate practice of.   Evans
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
HC  24  Amend Constitution; revise list of crimes for             Smith (39th)
        disenfranchisement.                                    
           Referred To Constitution
HC  25  Amend Constitution; allow 10-2 verdict in certain         Smith (39th)
        criminal cases.                                        
           Referred To Constitution
HC  26  Jennifer Reel; commend on being named to top ten in       Robertson
        Miss Teen USA Pageant.                                 
           Referred To Rules
HC  27  Amend Constitution; require majority vote only for bill   Denny
        reducing taxes.                                        
           Referred To Constitution
HC  28  Amend Constitution; lower number of signatures required   Denny
        on initiative petitions.                               
           Referred To Constitution
HC  29  Amend Constitution; felon disqualified as an elector.     Denny
           Referred To Constitution
HC  30  Amend Constitution; certain initiatives resulting in      Janus
        loss of state revenues invalid.                        
           Referred To Constitution
HC  31  Amend Constitution; create trust fund for tobacco         Smith (35th)
        litigation payments.                                   
           Referred To Constitution
HC  32  Commend life and service of Mr. James Franklin Brower     Reynolds
        as Election Commissioner.                              
           Referred To Rules
HC  33  Commend Erin A. Thead for outstanding accomplishments     Horne
        in the 71st Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling    
        Bee.                                                   
           Referred To Rules
HC  34  Zero-based budgeting; state budget shall be developed     Flaggs
        pursuant to.                                           
           Referred To Rules
HC  35  Amend Constitution; IHL Board; reduce length of terms;    McInnis
        members appointed from Supreme Court district.         
           Referred To Constitution
HC  36  Amend Constitution; initiative petitions; revise number   McInnis
        of signatures required.                                
           Referred To Constitution
HC  37  Amend Constitution; state flag; may not prohibit          McInnis
        display on clothing.                                   
           Referred To Constitution
HC  38  Amend Constitution; limit terms of legislators.           Saucier
           Referred To Constitution
HC  39  Sovereignty claim by Mississippi under 10th amendment     Saucier
        over powers not granted to federal government.         
           Referred To Rules
HR   3  Amend House Rules; limit number of bills that             McInnis
        individual legislator may introduce.                   
           Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB 471  Teachers, assistant teachers and certain other school     McCoy
        employees; increase salaries.                          
           DR - TSDP: ED To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB 315  Appropriation; MTAG and MESG Tuition Assistance           Guice
        Programs; additional for FY1999.                       
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB 472  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Perry
        annual benefit.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HC  22  Commend utility workers for dedication during outages     Ford
        caused by the Christmas Eve ice storm.                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  23  Joint session; hear address by the Governor on January    Horne
        12, 1999.                                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 315  Appropriation; MTAG and MESG Tuition Assistance           Guice
        Programs; additional for FY1999.                       
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 472  Retirement; revise calculation of PERS additional         Perry
        annual benefit.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HC  22  Commend utility workers for dedication during outages     Ford
        caused by the Christmas Eve ice storm.                 
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate
HC  23  Joint session; hear address by the Governor on January    Horne
        12, 1999.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To Senate



Senate: Introductions

SB2262  Appropriation; Board of IHL for MTAG & MESG Programs;     Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2263  Appropriation; DFA, Office of Insurance for CHIP.;        Hall
        ADDL. FY99.                                            
           Referred To Appropriations
SB2264  Health care; create Mississippi Qualified Health Center   Bean
        Assistance Program.                                    
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Finance
SN  31  Cora Jackson, LSW, Shaw, Mississippi, as a member of      LT. GOVERNOR
        the Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist    
        Board of Examiners, for a term of office beginning July
        1, 1998 and ending June 30, 2002                       
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  32  Leroy G. Walker, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of     TREASURER
        the Board of Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, 
        for the term of office ending June 30, 2003            
           Referred To Finance
SN  33  Bernardine Jenne "Bernie" O'Sullivan, Pascagoula,         ATTORNEY GENERAL
        Mississippi, as a member of the Mississippi Motor      
        Vehicle Commission, for the four year term of office   
        beginning July 1, 1998 and ending June 30, 2001        
           Referred To Highways and Transportation



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2126  Medicaid; increase home leave days for ICFMR services     Bean
        reimbursement.                                         
           DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2211  Local Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund;         Little
        increase # of eligible bridges & mandate funding       
        through 2008.                                          
           Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2262  Appropriation; Board of IHL for MTAG & MESG Programs;     Hall
        Addl. FY99.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB2263  Appropriation; DFA, Office of Insurance for CHIP.;        Hall
        ADDL. FY99.                                            
           Title Suff Do Pass



Senate: Floor Actions

SC 512  Jerry Clower; commend the life and accomplishments of.    Hall
           Adopted

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/08/99 at 07:28.



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