Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/14/00



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House: Introductions

HC  92  Commend Alinda Capps Sledge on receiving HEADWAE Award.   Stevens
           Referred To Rules
HC  93  Commend Maude Lee Ladner Cuevas.                          Peranich
           Referred To Rules



House: Committee Reports

HC  85  Commend Edna K. Boone.                                    Peranich
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  86  Commend Stewart Pottery for winning Governor's Award      Moody
        for Excellence in the Arts.                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  87  Commend Phi Theta Kappa's All-Mississippi Academic        Warren
        Team.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  88  Commend Class of 2000 from the United States Military     Montgomery (74th)
        Academy, Naval Academy and Air Force Academy.          
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  89  Commend life of Mr. Esteam Hill.                          Watson
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  91  Commend Mississippi Academy of Sciences Award Winners.    Fillingane
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  92  Commend Alinda Capps Sledge on receiving HEADWAE Award.   Stevens
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  93  Commend Maude Lee Ladner Cuevas.                          Peranich
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  12  Commend Dexter McCleon on athletic accomplishments.       Young
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 569  Oak Grove High School Band; commend upon its invitation   King
        to participate in ceremonies in Luxembourg.            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 580  Excellence in Arts; commend Andrew Lark, Jr. for Arts     Turner
        Education Award.                                       
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 581  Nita Green Dees; commend for Mississippi Ageless Heroes   Little
        Award.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 582  Eddie Merrins; commend upon induction into Mississippi    Michel
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 583  Bobby Collins; commend for coaching accomplishments and   Michel
        induction into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.    
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 584  All-Pro Defensive End Jack Gregory; commend on            Michel
        induction into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Class of
        2000.                                                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 585  Purvis Short; commend on induction into Mississippi       Michel
        Sports Hall of Fame.                                   
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 586  Butch Lambert, Sr; recognize for posthumous induction     Michel
        into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 587  Chancellor Robert "Bob" Khayat; commend upon induction    Michel
        into Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.                  
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 588  Lori Flood; commend JPS Teacher of the Year.              Michel
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 589  Bruce Holmes Brady; commend life and mourn passing.       Hyde-Smith
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB  31  Universities and community colleges; authorize courses    Young
        positively impacting state's economy.                  
           Point of Order Raised
           Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
           Amendment Ruled Improper
           Passed
HB 111  Railroad grade crossings; increase penalty for traffic    Fleming
        regulation violations.                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 116  Counties; authorize board of supervisors to employ        Martinson
        attorney as full-time county employee.                 
           Tabled Subject To Call
HB 117  Driver's license; waive requirement for applicants with   Martinson
        out-of-state license.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 146  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise restrictions on height of   Holland
        buildings and structures located adjacent to.          
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 211  Unemployment compensation; revise method of filing        Flaggs
        liens and issuing warrants.                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 340  Emerging Crops Fund; extend repealer and place            Ford
        moratorium on certain poultry loans.                   
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 342  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Teacher Program; extend     Ford
        repealer.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 347  Housing authorities; revise appointment of                Smith (39th)
        commissioners.                                         
           Recommitted to Committee
HB 440  Counties; authorize use of county or municipal property   Dedeaux
        or equipment for nonprofit organizations.              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 463  County roads and bridges; increase monetary threshold     Moak
        requiring hiring engineer.                             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 481  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; create.                  Watson
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 517  Mississippi 35; designate portion in Leake County as      Malone
        "Veterans' Memorial Highway.".                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 566  Domestic violence; revise warrantless arrest procedure.   Fredericks
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 711  Funeral service technology and mortuary science           Holland
        programs; exempt certain students in from licensing.   
           Passed
HB 712  Radiological health license fees; increase.               Moody
           Passed
HB 716  Barber Board regulations relating to sanitation; must     Moody
        be approved by State Board of Health.                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 729  Physicians; create medical education scholarships at      Frierson
        UMMC to practice family medicine in critical needs     
        areas.                                                 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 758  Residential child care facilities and youth camps;        Moody
        increase licensure fee.                                
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 781  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Moody
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Passed
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 848  Dental Practice Act; make technical amendments to.        Moody
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 878  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol levels, revise      Reeves
        sentencing and prohibit open containers.               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 882  Jurors; clarify compensation.                             Blackmon
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 897  State highway system; delete segment of Mississippi 389   Gibbs
        in Clay County.                                        
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 902  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Warren
        establish in State Department of Education.            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 903  School librarians; include public library experience in   Warren
        computation of years of teaching experience.           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 921  Motor vehicle accident; revise reporting requirements     Robinson (84th)
        by drivers involved in.                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 931  State highway system; redesignate and designate certain   Howell
        highways in Montgomery County.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 933  Massage therapists; provide for registration of.          Fredericks
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 953  Pursuit of criminals; provide reciprocity for crossing    Wells-Smith
        state lines.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB 969  Criminal background checks; require for employees of      Moody
        child residential facilities.                          
           Passed
HB1050  Food stamps; extend implementation dates for EBT system   Moody
        for.                                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1090  County prosecuting attorneys; increase salary in          Green
        certain counties.                                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1132  Property; clarify purchase money mortgage.                Snowden
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1152  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1160  Board of Health; all proposed rules to be reviewed by     Holland
        Public Health Committees before becoming effective.    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1164  Medical records; considered to be signed if by            Moody
        electronic signature.                                  
           Passed
HB1305  Public property; require DFA to prepare five-year         Brown
        capital improvements plan, require certain projects to 
        be funded in two phases.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1324  Mississippi Highway 490; designate portion in Winston     Moody
        County as "Joe Clay - John Austin Hatcher Memorial     
        Highway".                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1330  Health care services; delete reverter on the provision    Moody
        regarding adverse determination under utilization      
        review.                                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1332  Department of Archives and History; authorize to accept   Peranich
        donation of Coker House and accompanying land on       
        Champion Hill Battlefield.                             
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1359  State Highway System; designate portion of Highway 7 as   Reynolds
        C.F. "Pappy" Franklin Memorial Highway.                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1360  Statewide trauma care system; hospitals located in        Wallace
        contiguous states may participate in.                  
           Passed
HB1366  Crossbow hunting; require commission to allow licensed    Janus
        crossbow hunters to hunt turkey with a crossbow.       
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1373  Public property; transfer from Department of Wildlife,    Moak
        Fisheries and Parks to newly created arts and          
        entertainment center.                                  
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1386  CON for nursing facility beds; county-owned hospitals     Reynolds
        have priority in receiving.                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1390  Drinking water; revise cross connection control           Miles
        requirements.                                          
           Passed
HB1393  School districts; authorize districts issuing debt to     Brown
        take certain actions to qualify the debt for federal   
        assistance.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1395  Acknowledgments; provide for corporate partners of        Snowden
        partnerships and corporate members and managers of LLC.
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1419  Transportation Commission; delete requirement that all    Compretta
        requisitions be approved by commission (MDOT).         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1422  Relocation Assistance Law; prohibit assistance to         Compretta
        illegal aliens except in extreme hardship cases (MDOT).
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1424  Highway system; add segment in Jones County (MDOT).       Compretta
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1432  Hospitals; cannot participate in disproportionate share   Moody
        program unless they participate in intragovernmental   
        transfer program.                                      
           Point of Order Withdrawn
           Passed As Amended
HB1444  Mississippi Poultry Fair Practices Act; create.           Livingston
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1449  State highway system; add various segments to;            Smith (59th)
        redesignate.                                           
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1457  Department of Human Services; allow to own or lease an    Moody
        additional unmarked vehicle.                           
           Passed
HB1468  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Ellington
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1494  Wetlands; Transportation Commission may acquire credits   Compretta
        (MDOT).                                                
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1506  Mantachie Natural Gas District; redesignate as            Franks
        Northeast Mississippi Gas District and increase limit  
        on amount of bonds authorized.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1508  Correctional facilities; Health Department has access     Moody
        to monitor communicable diseases in.                   
           Passed
HB1525  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Moody
        federal law.                                           
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
HB1539  Institutions of Higher Learning Capital Improvements      Young
        Preplanning Fund; create as revolving fund.            
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 347  Housing authorities; revise appointment of                Smith (39th)
        commissioners.                                         
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

SB2440  Alcoholic beverages; prohibit interests in more than      Minor
        one package retailer's permit.                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2049  Noninstructional school employees; authorize board        Thames
        designee to make employment recommendations for.       
           Passed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2060  Traffic violators; sentence to driver education.          Dearing
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2075  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Canon
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2078  Wildlife; extend authority of the wildlife commission     Posey
        to set game bag limits.                                
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2111  Gangs; establish Task Force.                              Jackson
           Transmitted To House
SB2116  Public trust tidelands; limit lease payments by           Moffatt
        nonprofit lessees.                                     
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2131  Four-lane program; remove qualifications on inclusion     Dearing
        of two segments in phase four.                         
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2141  Off-duty municipal or county law enforcement officers;    Nunnelee
        authorize to use public equipment for school security. 
           Transmitted To House
SB2158  Property assessment; assess owners of certain land who    Carlton
        sell reforestation easements in South Delta Pump       
        project area.                                          
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2291  Forestry Commission; authorize to sell certain            Harvey
        state-owned land.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2352  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           Passed
SB2360  State employees paid twice per month; delay               Furniss
        implementation.                                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2367  Health facilities; direct the issuance of a certificate   Huggins
        of need to a certain hospital.                         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2405  Bad checks; conform civil and criminal procedures.        Tollison
           Passed
SB2407  Attorneys; revise bar dues exemption for judges.          Tollison
           Passed
SB2412  Municiaplities; authorize employer-assisted housing       Smith
        loan programs.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2428  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Huggins *
        forward and extend repealer.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB2429  Residential child care facilites and youth camps;         Huggins *
        increase licensure fees.                               
           Transmitted To House
SB2434  Hearing Aid Dealers Licensure Law; extend repealer on.    Huggins *
           Transmitted To House
SB2488  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Harden
        accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        provide.                                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2506  State automobiles; increase authority for MS Bureau of    Gordon
        Narcotics, PERS, Capitol Police, State Fire Marshal,   
        Liquefied Compressed Gas Div.                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2517  Civil Legal Assistance Fund; provide legal                Turner
        representation to the indigent.                        
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2520  Wiretapping; revise repealer for Bureau of Narcotics.     Tollison
           Passed
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           Transmitted To House
SB2528  MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact.                      Harden
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2536  Oaths; revise time of taking of certain.                  Tollison
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2544  Education of exceptional children in compliance with      Harden
        federal law; revise requirements and complaint         
        procedures.                                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Tabled Subject To Call
SB2556  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Stogner
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2563  Constitutional rights; contractual waiver of must be      Williamson
        knowing.                                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Failed
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2565  Health insurance; provide requirements for minimum        Kirby
        hospital stay after childbirth.                        
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2567  Distinctive license tags; authorize for animal care       Michel
        organizations and public school teachers.              
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2573  Health insurance; require coverage for reconstructive     Kirby
        surgery following mastectomies.                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2590  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month;          Harden
        authorize.                                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2591  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Canon
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Transmitted To House
SB2592  Recreational vehicles; make exceptions for with regard    Dearing
        to certain width and length limitations.               
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2600  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Hewes
        maintenance program (DMR).                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2616  Appeals; clarify supersedeas of fiduciaries.              Bryan
           Passed
SB2634  Crime Victims' Compensation Act; revise.                  Frazier
           Passed
SB2644  Chop Shop Act; revise various provisions.                 Kirby
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2653  Consumer finance laws; revise various fees and            Mettetal
        penalties.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2654  State highway system; add highway segments in Rankin,     Kirby
        Jones and Newton Counties.                             
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2661  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    King
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2697  Crimes; prohibit false reporting of.                      Mettetal
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2702  Voice stress analyzer; authorize law enforcement to       Hamilton
        operate within limitations.                            
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2710  Motor vehicles; local governments prohibited from         Horhn
        charging fee to owner after stolen.                    
           Reconsidered
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2724  Wildlife; revoke the hunting privileges of a person for   Posey
        failure to pay fine for wildlife violations.           
           Transmitted To House
SB2729  MS Council on Obesity Prevention and Management;          Dawkins
        establish.                                             
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2737  DUI; ignition interlock for repeat offenders.             Chaney
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2745  Annual recognition of inclusive programs for children     Nunnelee
        with disabilities; SDE provide for.                    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2758  Transportation; create the Multimodal Transportation      Hewes
        Capital Improvement Program Fund.                      
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2788  Methamphetamine; revise precursor prohibition.            Turner
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB2804  Donation of leave time; extend repealer.                  Thames
           Passed
SB2832  DFA, FY2000 appropriation; expand authorized projects.    Gordon
           Transmitted To House
SB2845  Controlling communicable diseases in correctional         Huggins *
        facilities; mandate access to Dept. of Health and      
        authorize cost reimbursement.                          
           Transmitted To House
SB2846  "Patient Protection Act"; transfer administration from    Huggins
        MS Department of Insurance to MS Department of Health. 
           Passed
SB2847  Medicaid reimbursable services; include inpatient         Huggins
        programmable pump implant.                             
           Transmitted To House
SB2861  School nurse intervention program; reenact and extend     Harden
        for one year.                                          
           Passed
SB2868  MS Develop. Bank Act; revise def of term "local           Minor
        governmental unit" & provide that units may assume     
        obligations subj to act's limitations.                 
           Transmitted To House
SB2873  Appropriation; Athletic Commission; Addl. FY2000.         Gordon
           Transmitted To House
SB2874  Appropriation; State Treasurer; Addl. FY2000.             Gordon
           Transmitted To House
SB2896  Community development block grants; remove repealer on    Dearing
        prohibition of grants to public water systems unless   
        viable.                                                
           Transmitted To House
SB2904  Nursing; enact and enter into the interstate Nurse        Huggins
        Licensure Compact.                                     
           Transmitted To House
SB2905  Commissioner of Public Safety; allow constables to        Posey
        purchase used highway patrol autos from department.    
           Passed
SB2921  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
SB2933  Escalations in state agency budgets; authorize using      Gordon
        property damage insurance proceeds.                    
           Transmitted To House
SB2942  Medicaid disproportionate share program; require          Gordon
        hospitals to participate in an intergovernmental       
        transfer program.                                      
           Transmitted To House
SB2952  One year limitation for payment of claim; remove if       Gordon
        between state agencies.                                
           Transmitted To House
SB3027  State and School Employee Life Insurance Plan; revise     Dearing
        definition of "annual wage.".                          
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3028  Children's Advisory Council; reenact and extend one       Thames
        year.                                                  
           Transmitted To House
SB3050  Cigarettes; prohibit sale of those intended for export.   Minor
           Passed
SB3072  Judges; revise term of chancery and circuit.              Turner
           Passed
SB3073  Regional high schools operated by two school districts;   Turner
        provide additional incentive funds for.                
           Transmitted To House
SB3085  Public property; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and    Jackson
        Parks transfer certain property to DFA.                
           Transmitted To House
SB3107  Public lands; revise terms of lease to the MS             Smith
        Federation of Women's Clubs.                           
           Transmitted To House
SB3111  Election of municipal separate school district trustees   Gordon
        presently elected; to be held at the general election. 
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3136  State Veterans Affairs Board; authorize to purchase       Furniss
        contracts for auto insurance.                          
           Passed
SB3142  Veterans; provide priority in employment assistance.      Furniss
           Transmitted To House
SB3146  Hunting; protect and promote hunter safety of children    Posey
        under 16.                                              
           Transmitted To House
SB3154  Mississippi Fund for the Arts; revise deposit             Chaney
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To House
SB3160  Mississippi Reducing Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies           Nunnelee
        Incentive Grant Fund; make technical amendments to.    
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SB3182  School administrators spending Education Enhancement      Harden
        Funds classroom instructional supplies funds; criminal 
        penalties for misuse.                                  
           Recommitted to Committee
SB3189  Troopers; authorize tombstone markers for those killed    Gordon
        in line of duty.                                       
           Transmitted To House
SB3190  Department of Finance and Administration; may execute     Gordon
        multiple contracts for travel agency services.         
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
SC 516  Const; protect MS Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center      Furniss
        Trust Fund.                                            
           Transmitted To House



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2884  Wildlife; require commission to impose conditions on      Posey
        depredation permits for deer.                          
           Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 367  City of Vicksburg; increase minimum monthly benefits to   Flaggs
        retirees of fire/police departments.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 461  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek as eligible for   Livingston
        nomination.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 462  Scenic streams; designate Wolf River as state scenic      Livingston
        stream.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1291  Public property; authorize lease of certain fairgrounds   Peranich
        property for construction of multipurpose sports arena.
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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