Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/14/00



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Signed By The Governor

HB1589  City of Biloxi; authorize to contribute to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Approved by Governor
HB1670  City of D'Iberville; authorize contribution to            Barnett (116th)
        Hurricane Camille Memorial Project.                    
           Approved by Governor
HB1674  Harrison County; authorize contribution to Hurricane      Simpson
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Approved by Governor
HB1694  Ocean Springs; authorize to contribute to the Hurricane   Guice
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           Approved by Governor



House: Floor Actions

HB1590  Benton County; authorize to contribute to Benton County   Ward
        Development Association.                               
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1693  Wayne County; authorize to donate land to Waynesboro      Taylor
        for airport runway project.                            
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1703  Clarke County; authorize to contribute funds to the       Robinson (84th)
        Boys and Girls Club.                                   
           Committee Substitute Adopted
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1706  Ocean Springs; authorize to donate funds to the Boys      Zuber
        and Girls Club and the YMCA in Jackson County,         
        Mississippi.                                           
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2088  MS Small Business Assistance Act; increase the amount     Blackmon
        that may be issued as grants for loans.                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2158  Property assessment; assess owners of certain land who    Carlton
        sell reforestation easements in South Delta Pump       
        project area.                                          
           Conferees Named McCoy,Moak,Eaton
SB2443  Hattiesburg; increase its contribution to the             Farris
        Hattiesburg Area Education Foundation.                 
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2444  City of Hattiesburg; may donate to the Hattiesburg        Farris
        Education Literacy Program.                            
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2445  City of Hattiesburg; may donate to South Mississippi      Farris
        Children's Center.                                     
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2446  City of Hattiesburg; authorize a donation to the          Farris
        Interaction Factory.                                   
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2447  City of Hattiesburg; may donate to the USM Office of      Farris
        Community Service Learning.                            
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2448  City of Hattiesburg; may donate to the Hattiesburg        Farris
        Civic Chorus and Concert Association.                  
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2470  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds to purchase         Dearing
        right-of-way for the Natchez Trace terminus project.   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2493  Bonds; increase and authorize the construction of two     Ross
        additional lanes across the Ross Barnett Reservoir.    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2529  Appropriations; DOC - County reimbursements; Addl.        Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2531  Appropriations; DEQ - Statewide Information Management    Gordon
        Act; Addl. FY2000 & FY2001.                            
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2568  Appropriation; Debt Service; Addl. FY 2000 and FY 2001.   Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2569  Appropriation; Dept. of Education - Minimum Prog. &       Gordon
        Uniform Millage Asst.; Addl. FY2000.                   
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2571  Appropriation; Community & Junior Colleges; Addl.         Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Returned For Concurrence
SB2733  City of Pascagoula; may donate land to the United         Moffatt
        States.                                                
           Tabled
SB3215  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgements &            Gordon
        Settlements; Addl. FY2000.                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3223  Ad valorem taxation; continue exemption for carbon        Scoper
        dioxide and carbon dioxide production equipment.       
           Passed
SB3241  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3242  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3243  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3244  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3245  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3246  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3247  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3248  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3249  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3251  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3252  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3253  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3254  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3255  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3256  Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Consol.            Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3257  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3258  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3259  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Gordon
        Maintenance.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3260  Appropriation; Econ. & Comm. Develop. Support.            Gordon
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3261  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3262  Appropriation; Egg Marketing Bd.                          Gordon
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3263  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3264  Appropriation; Plant Industry Div.                        Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3265  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3266  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Bd.             Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3267  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3268  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3269  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3270  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3271  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3272  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3273  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3274  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3275  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3276  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3277  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3278  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3279  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3280  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3281  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3282  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3283  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3285  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3286  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3287  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3288  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3289  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3290  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3292  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3293  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3294  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3296  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3315  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for capital         Minor
        improvements for state agencies and community colleges.
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3316  Bonds; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued    Minor
        under certain programs administered by DECD.           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 535  Nursing; enact and enter into the interstate Nurse        Moody
        Licensure Compact.                                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 714  Dietetics Practice Act; revise definitions and extend     Moody
        repealer.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 759  Hearing Aid Dealers Licensure Law; extend repealer on.    Moody
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 781  State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license        Moody
        qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal. 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 833  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Corrections         Capps
        construction; FY01.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 834  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY01.                                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 846  Physician assistants; provide for licensure and           Moody
        regulation of.                                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 936  University of Mississippi Advance Education Center;       Ford
        clarify course offerings.                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 971  Child custody; mandate fee for court ordered home         Moody
        study.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1043  Department of Audit; transfer money in FY 2000            Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1044  Department of Marine Resources; transfer money in FY      Capps
        2000 appropriation among categories.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1056  Division of Medicaid; transfer money in FY 2000           Capps
        appropriation among categories.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1214  Tax Commission; transfer excess funds in FY 2000          Capps
        appropriation bill to State General Fund.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1451  DOT; transfer funds in FY 2000 appropriation from one     Capps
        category to another.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1627  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson (9th)
        Foresters.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 107  Memorializing DOT to install a traffic control device     Horne
        on Highway 19 South.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 833  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Corrections         Capps
        construction; FY01.                                    
           Transmitted To House
HB 834  Appropriation; reappropriation; DFA - Bureau of           Capps
        Building; FY01.                                        
           Transmitted To House
HB1449  State highway system; add various segments to;            Smith (59th)
        redesignate.                                           
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1603  Ad valorem tax; revise definition of "home" and           Scott (17th)
        "homestead" for purposes of homestead exemption.       
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1609  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1610  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1611  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1612  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           Passed
HB1613  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1614  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1615  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1616  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1617  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1618  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1619  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1620  Appropriation; Department of Education - Minimum          Warren
        Program.                                               
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1621  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1622  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1624  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1625  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1626  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson (9th)
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1627  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson (9th)
        Foresters.                                             
           Transmitted To House
HB1628  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1629  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1630  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1631  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Livingston
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1632  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Livingston
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1633  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Livingston
        Parks.                                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1634  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1635  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           Returned For Concurrence
HB1636  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Livingston
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1637  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1638  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1639  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1640  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1641  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1642  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1643  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1644  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1645  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1646  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1647  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1648  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1649  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1650  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1651  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1653  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1654  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1655  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1657  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           Passed As Amended
HB1658  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1659  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1660  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1661  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1662  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1663  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1664  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1681  Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for certain    Morris
        economic development programs and revise use of certain
        bond proceeds.                                         
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
HB1682  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for certain           McCoy
        programs administered by the Department of Archives and
        History.                                               
           Passed
HB1697  Bonds; issue for capital improvements at the Stennis      Morris
        Space Center and the Stennis International Airport.    
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
SB2157  Transportation Commission; may provide security at        Dearing
        certain welcome centers operated by DECD.              
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB2588  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Hewes
        charter boats.                                         
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2598  Marine resources; authorize DMR to remove derelict        Hewes
        vessels from manmade canal connected to coastal        
        wetlands.                                              
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB2600  Marine Resources; create beach erosion and channel        Hewes
        maintenance program (DMR).                             
           Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB2637  Transportation Commission; authorize to enter             Dearing
        agreements for advance funding of highway projects     
        (MDOT).                                                
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB2680  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Carlton
        use.                                                   
           Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost
SB2822  Marine resources; limit the amount of fish caught in      Hewes
        shrimp trawls that may be kept for personal            
        consumption.                                           
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB2934  Postauditing of documents processed by state agencies;    Gordon
        authorize Dept. of Finance and Administration.         
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB2948  Appointive state officials; may receive education         Thames
        benchmark award in addition to salary.                 
           Concurred in Amend From House
SC 613  St. John High School Girls Basketball Team; commend for   Hewes
        winning state championship.                            
           Amended
           Adopted As Amended
SC 614  Harrison Central Boys Basketball Team; commend on state   Hewes
        title.                                                 
           Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1693  Wayne County; authorize to donate land to Waynesboro      Taylor
        for airport runway project.                            
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1706  Ocean Springs; authorize to donate funds to the Boys      Zuber
        and Girls Club and the YMCA in Jackson County,         
        Mississippi.                                           
           Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 537  Counties; authorize to donate money to Salvation Army     Pierce
        and Boys and Girls Club.                               
           Died On Calendar
HB1195  Health insurance plans for political subdivisions;        Stevens
        provide certain subrogation rights.                    
           Died On Calendar



Senate: Signed By The President

HC  96  Commend Yazoo County High School Lady Panthers            Barbour
        Basketball Team.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  97  Commend Mississippi Sweet Potato Council.                 Grist
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC  99  Commend Dr. Eddie M. Smith upon retirement as President   Nicholson
        of East Central Community College.                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 100  Commend Dr. Clara Mae Weathersby.                         Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 101  Commend Petal High School Baseball Team.                  Lott
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 102  Commend Esther Coleman.                                   Fredericks
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 103  Commend Phil Carter on his retirement.                    Reynolds
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 104  Commend Dr. Robert Ragan for serving as president of      Capps
        the American College of Dentists.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 106  Commend Dr. Samuel O. Massey upon receiving AACC          Stevens
        Outstanding Alumni Award.                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 107  Memorializing DOT to install a traffic control device     Horne
        on Highway 19 South.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 109  Commend life of Author Wayne Coleman.                     Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2363  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Board; Add'l    Furniss
        FY2000.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2530  Appropriations; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial    Gordon
        Judges; Addl. FY2000.                                  
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2532  Appropriations; DECD - Majesty of Spain Exhibition;       Gordon
        Addl. FY2000.                                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2541  Appropriations; District Attorney & Staff; Addl.          Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2570  Appropriation; Dept. of Public Safety - Office space      Gordon
        for Highway Patrol; Addl. FY2000.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2805  Business law; revise Business Corporation Act, Limited    Carlton
        Liability Company Act and Limited Partnership Act.     
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2873  Appropriation; Athletic Commission; Addl. FY2000.         Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2874  Appropriation; State Treasurer; Addl. FY2000.             Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2893  Appropriation; MS Fair Commission; Addl. FY2000.          Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3228  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Bd. Loans;      Gordon
        Addl. FY2000.                                          
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3250  Appropriation; Interest from the Mississippi Fire         Gordon
        Fighters Memorial Burn Center Fund.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3284  Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners Board.              Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3291  Appropriation; Prof. Counselors Licensing Bd.             Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3295  Appropriation; Veterinary Exam. Bd.                       Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3314  Appropriation; National Guard; Addl. FY2000.              Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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