Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/07/00



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House: Floor Actions

SB2075  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Canon
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2131  Four-lane program; remove qualifications on inclusion     Dearing
        of two segments in phase four.                         
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2150  Rivers; extend life of joint natural and scenic river     Posey
        study committee for one year.                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2157  Transportation Commission; may provide security at        Dearing
        certain welcome centers operated by DECD.              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2240  Forestry; Remove certain mandates on the Forestry         Harvey
        Commission related to Department of Corrections'       
        Lambert State Forest.                                  
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2298  Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program;           Hewes
        establish.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2423  School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; cap at FY 1999      Chaney
        appropriated levels with excess going to the Education 
        Enhancement Fund.                                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2429  Residential child care facilites and youth camps;         Huggins *
        increase licensure fees.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2432  Food law regulation by the State Board of Health;         Huggins *
        delete certain outdated provisions.                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2435  Child care facility licensure law; make technical         Huggins *
        amendments thereto.                                    
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2437  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Huggins *
        and definitions.                                       
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2461  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; revise fees.       Huggins
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2472  Practice of podiatric medicine; clarify definition.       Thames
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2475  Motor Vehicle Commission; provide dealer and              Little
        manufacturer guidelines.                               
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2488  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Harden
        accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        provide.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2494  Egg marketing; revise temperature and labeling            Stogner
        requirements.                                          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2495  Director of Bureau of Plant Industry; act as review       Stogner
        officer for change of rule violations.                 
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2534  Highways; designate a portion of Highway 35 as the        Stogner
        Major General James W. Ball Memorial Highway.          
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2537  Capital Post-Conviction Counsel; create office of.        Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2553  Hunting; authorize commission on wildlife to sell over    Posey
        internet.                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2556  Mississippi Egg Marketing Board; revise membership of.    Stogner
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2557  Cotton factors, cotton brokers and rice dealers;          Stogner
        require to obtain annual license.                      
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2559  Organic Certification Program; create.                    Stogner
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2598  Marine resources; authorize DMR to remove derelict        Hewes
        vessels from manmade canal connected to coastal        
        wetlands.                                              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2604  Family foster care homes, child-caring and                Huggins
        child-placing agencies; require licensure by DHS.      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2605  Denial of claim for foster care or adoption assistance;   Huggins
        provide fair hearing procedures.                       
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2631  Foster Care Reviews; conducted by the youth court or      Huggins
        the Department of Human Services.                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2632  EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation         Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2637  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter             Dearing
        agreements for advance funding of highway projects     
        (MDOT).                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2654  State highway system; add highway segments in Rankin,     Kirby
        Jones and Newton Counties.                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2776  Executive Director, Division of Medicaid; prescribe       Huggins
        qualifications for.                                    
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2797  Sex offenders; revise registration of.                    Carlton
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2822  Marine resources; limit the amount of fish caught in      Hewes
        shrimp trawls that may be kept for personal            
        consumption.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2883  Appropriations; transfer funds within Dept. of Mental     Thames
        Health.                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2931  Statewide trauma care system; hospitals located in        Huggins
        contiguous states may participate.                     
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3024  MS Veterans Monument Commission;  authorize to plan       Furniss
        monument recognizing MS Congressional Medal of Honor   
        recipients.                                            
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3058  Community hospitals; revise permitted investment          Minor
        options.                                               
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3080  Highways; designate a portion of U.S. 84 in Adams         Johnson (38th)
        County the "Delvru John Anthony Minor Memorial         
        Highway."                                              
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3100  Mortgage companies; provide for licensure of by           Mettetal
        Department of Banking.                                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB3131  Highways; designate a bridge as the "E.C. Gable           Scoper
        Memorial Bridge."                                      
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3176  Driver's license; enact graduated licensing system.       Burton
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3232  Hancock County Equine and Livestock Facility Board;       Cuevas
        transfer control and management to county board of     
        supervisors.                                           
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate



House: Referred Other House

SC 608  Willie Lee Tobias, Sr.; commend life.                     Johnson (38th)
           Referred To Rules
SC 609  West Union High School Girls Basketball Team; commend.    Browning
           Referred To Rules
SC 610  Scott Central Girls Basketball Team; commend for          Burton
        winning state championship.                            
           Referred To Rules
SC 611  MSU Coach Sharon Fanning; commend for contributions to    Hamilton
        Lady Bulldogs Basketball.                              
           Referred To Rules
SC 612  MSU Lady Bulldogs; commend for outstanding season.        Hamilton
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Introductions

SN  42  Bill Graham, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member and    GOVERNOR
        chairman of the Mississippi Tort Claims Board, to serve
        at the will and pleasure of the Governor               
           Referred To Judiciary
SN  43  Jim Bean, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Health Care Trust Fund, for  
        the term of office ending March 1, 2005                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  44  Dwalia South, Ripley, Mississippi, as a member of the     GOVERNOR
        Board of Directors of the Health Care Trust Fund, for  
        the term of office ending March 1, 2005                
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare



Senate: Floor Actions

HB  55  Sentencing; revise earned time allowance.                 Ishee
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 111  Railroad grade crossings; increase penalty for traffic    Fleming
        regulation violations.                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
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.          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 211  Unemployment compensation; revise method of filing        Flaggs
        liens and issuing warrants.                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 214  Child custody; remove maternal presumption in divorce     Moak
        cases.                                                 
           Transmitted To House
HB 250  Children's Advisory Council; reenact and extend for one   Ford
        year.                                                  
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 252  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Ford
           Transmitted To House
HB 259  Board of Bar Admissions; reenact and extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 337  Insurance Integrity Enforcement Bureau; reenact and       Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           Transmitted To House
HB 390  Cigarettes; prohibit deceptive practices regarding        Holland
        packaging relating to stamping.                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 445  Bail bonds; revise provisions regarding forfeited         Rogers
        bonds.                                                 
           Transmitted To House
HB 446  Monroe County; may contribute to Monroe County Shrine     Markham
        Club for transporting burn victims.                    
           Passed
HB 467  Mississippi Bird Dealers Licensing Act; place under       Holland
        State Veterinarian and Board of Animal Health.         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 558  Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act; expand   Holland
        to include manufactured goods.                         
           Transmitted To House
HB 570  Arrests; authorize certain persons to arrest offenders    Stringer
        in violation of house arrest program under certain     
        conditions.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 590  Timber theft; increase penalties for.                     Holland
           Transmitted To House
HB 591  Retail food establishments; owners of shall pay annual    Holland
        license fee to Department of Agriculture.              
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 642  Controlled substances; revise Schedules II, III and IV.   Moody
           Transmitted To House
HB 673  Seafood; clarify authority of Health Department to        Moody
        enter into certain agreements.                         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 716  Barber Board regulations relating to sanitation; must     Moody
        be approved by State Board of Health.                  
           Transmitted To House
HB 720  Unemployment compensation; revise penalties for           Moss
        violations.                                            
           Transmitted To House
HB 722  Strip clubs; prohibit within 1/4 mile of church, school   Mayo
        or courthouse.                                         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 723  Consumer finance laws; revise various fees and            Guice
        penalties.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Shows
        for which assistance may be provided and increase      
        amount of bonds authorized under.                      
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 878  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol levels, revise      Reeves
        sentencing and prohibit open containers.               
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 880  Controlled Substances Law; revise precursor provision.    Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 897  State highway system; delete segment of Mississippi 389   Gibbs
        in Clay County.                                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB 923  Killing of a fetus; clarify that such action shall        Robinson (84th)
        constitute a crime.                                    
           Transmitted To House
HB 932  E911 telephone calls; revise confidentiality              Fredericks
        requirement.                                           
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 953  Pursuit of criminals; provide reciprocity for crossing    Wells-Smith
        state lines.                                           
           Transmitted To House
HB 959  Attorneys; provide exemption from dues for retired, ill   Simpson
        and disabled attorneys.                                
           Transmitted To House
HB 969  Criminal background checks; require for employees of      Moody
        child residential facilities.                          
           Transmitted To House
HB 984  Child abuse/neglect; authorize release of certain         Moody
        information from DHS without court order.              
           Transmitted To House
HB 995  Crimes; create offense of false reporting of a crime.     McBride
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1018  Retired highway patrol officer; allow to wear uniform     Stringer
        at certain events.                                     
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1080  Shrimp; increase penalty for shrimping during closed      Ellington
        season.                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1082  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Ellington
        charter boats (DMR).                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1104  Municipal courts; increase cost of dismissing an          Coleman (65th)
        affidavit, complaint or charge.                        
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1130  Mississippi Support Dog Act; revise to include any        Snowden
        disabled person and any specially trained animal.      
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1132  Property; clarify purchase money mortgage.                Snowden
           Transmitted To House
HB1135  Mississippi Bar; reenact and revise repealer.             Simpson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1152  Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of    Davis
        "high economic benefit project.".                      
           Transmitted To House
HB1164  Medical records; considered to be signed if by            Moody
        electronic signature.                                  
           Transmitted To House
HB1174  Waste water; authorize use of funds in water pollution    Ellington
        control emergency loan fund for administrative expenses
        (DEQ).                                                 
           Passed
HB1228  Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel and Statewide   Watson
        Public Defender System; create.                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1266  Oysters; commission on marine resources to allow          Ellington
        dredging on tonging reefs for resource management.     
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1320  Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to promulgate   Ellington
        regulations in accordance with public policy.          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1330  Health care services; delete reverter on the provision    Moody
        regarding adverse determination under utilization      
        review.                                                
           Transmitted To House
HB1342  Brewpub; allow to provide complimentary beverages to      Simpson
        certain patrons.                                       
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Transmitted To House
HB1383  State Parole Board; abolish the terms of office of        Malone
        members and extend the date of the repealer for two    
        years.                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1390  Drinking water; revise cross connection control           Miles
        requirements.                                          
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1395  Acknowledgments; provide for corporate partners of        Snowden
        partnerships and corporate members and managers of LLC.
           Transmitted To House
HB1419  Transportation Commission; delete requirement that all    Compretta
        requisitions be approved by commission (MDOT).         
           Transmitted To House
HB1422  Relocation Assistance Law; prohibit assistance to         Compretta
        illegal aliens except in extreme hardship cases (MDOT).
           Transmitted To House
HB1449  State highway system; add various segments to;            Smith (59th)
        redesignate.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1464  Marine resources; possession of gill nets and other       Ellington
        like unlawful contrivances prima facie evidence of     
        offense.                                               
           Transmitted To House
HB1494  Wetlands; Transportation Commission may acquire credits   Compretta
        (MDOT).                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1521  Animals; reduce the three-day notice requirement to       Roberson
        owners of animals alleged to be neglected.             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1525  Child support; revise DHS enforcement pursuant to         Moody
        federal law.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1545  Special local improvement taxing districts; revise law    Reeves
        regarding establishment, funding and management of.    
           Passed
HB1589  City of Biloxi; authorize to contribute to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Passed
HB1596  Tunica County; authorize contribution to Aaron E. Henry   Henderson
        Community Health Clinic, Inc.                          
           Passed
HB1597  Issaquena County; authorize to transfer certain fire      Cameron
        truck assistance funds to Riverside Fire Protection    
        District.                                              
           Passed
HB1598  Humphreys County; authorize contribution to the Dixie     Straughter
        Youth Baseball, Inc.                                   
           Passed
HB1608  Tunica County; authorize to contribute funds to           Henderson
        Institute of Community Services, Inc.                  
           Passed
HB1670  City of D'Iberville; authorize contribution to            Barnett (116th)
        Hurricane Camille Memorial Project.                    
           Passed
HB1671  City of Iuka; authorize expansion of water system         Cummings
        beyond corporate limits.                               
           Passed
HB1673  Harrison County; authorize contribution to Boys and       Simpson
        Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, Inc.                    
           Passed
HB1674  Harrison County; authorize contribution to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Passed
HB1694  Ocean Springs; authorize to contribute to the Hurricane   Guice
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Passed
HB1695  Tunica County; authorize the board of supervisors to      Henderson
        contribute to the Tunica County Arena and Exposition   
        Center, Incorporated.                                  
           Passed
HB1699  Tallahatchie County; authorize the board of supervisors   Reynolds
        to contract with the Tallahatchie County Correctional  
        Authority.                                             
           Passed
SB3321  City of Vicksburg; authorize acquisition of land in       Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           Passed
SB3322  Warren County; authorize acquisition of land in           Chaney
        Louisiana.                                             
           Passed
SR  36  Mrs. Daisy Shirley Reddix; commend on 100th birthday.     Horhn
           Adopted

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