Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 04/21/00



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House: Introductions

HB1740  City of Pascagoula; may donate land to the United         Hamilton
        States.                                                
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation



House: Double Referred Reports

SB3231  City of Philadelphia; may issue bonds to contruct a       Williamson
        warehouse.                                             
           DR - TSDP: WM To LP



House: Committee Reports

HB1342  Brewpub; allow to provide complimentary beverages to      Simpson
        certain patrons.                                       
           Do Sustain Veto
SB3231  City of Philadelphia; may issue bonds to contruct a       Williamson
        warehouse.                                             
           Title Suff Do Pass



House: Floor Actions

HB 280  Distinctive license tag; authorize for various            Moak
        organizations.                                         
           Conferees Named Moak,Ellis,Rotenberry
HB 365  County budget; revise time for publication.               Robertson
           Conferees Named Green,Miles,West
HB 390  Cigarettes; prohibit deceptive practices regarding        Holland
        packaging relating to stamping.                        
           Conferees Named Simpson,Cameron,Smith (27th)
HB 417  Elections; March 1 filing deadline for municipal          Holland
        candidates.                                            
           Conferees Named Reynolds,Dedeaux,Janus
HB 419  Prekindergarten through kindergarten teachers license;    Scott (17th)
        authorize for certain holders of Bachelor of Science   
        Degree.                                                
           Conferees Named Warren,Scott (17th),Weathersby
HB 673  Seafood; clarify authority of Health Department to        Moody
        enter into certain agreements.                         
           Conferees Named Moody,Ellington,Broomfield
HB 776  Suspension or expulsion; clarify authority regarding      Warren
        students whose presence is detrimental to educational  
        environment.                                           
           Conferees Named Warren,Reeves,Eads
HB 836  Probationers; require courts to give notice to certain    Stevens
        offices within the Department of Corrections regarding 
        probationers.                                          
           Conferees Named Coleman (29th),Fillingane,Mayo
HB 838  Mississippi Business Investment Act; revise projects      Shows
        for which assistance may be provided and increase      
        amount of bonds authorized under.                      
           Conferees Named Morris,Coleman (65th),Formby
HB 902  School Safety Center and Crisis Management Program;       Warren
        establish in State Department of Education.            
           Conferees Named Warren,Brown,Scott (17th)
HB1031  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Warren
        establish for school district equipment.               
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
HB1273  Juvenile Detention Fund; extend repealer.                 Howell
           Conferees Named Flaggs,Howell,Read
HB1281  PERS; Highway Patrol Retirement System, and               Stringer
        Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan; revise       
        certain provisions of.                                 
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Stringer
HB1295  Utility regulation taxes; cap at legislative              Ellis
        appropriation for utility regulatory purposes.         
           Conferees Named Ellis,Myers,Smith (35th)
HB1301  Sales tax; provide incentives for entities incurring      Cummings
        indebtedness to locate certain family-owned enterprises
        in state.                                              
           Conferees Named Blackmon,Morris,Moss
HB1320  Commission on Marine Resources; authorize to promulgate   Ellington
        regulations in accordance with public policy.          
           Conferees Named Janus,Broomfield,Ellington
HB1368  Vehicles; authorize increased number for Capitol Police   Capps
        and others, and delete certain purchase restrictions.  
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
HB1383  State Parole Board; abolish the terms of office of        Malone
        members and extend the date of the repealer for two    
        years.                                                 
           Conferees Named Malone,Coleman (29th),Moore (100th)
HB1384  Mississippi Home Corporation; reconstitute membership,    Morris
        increase bond authority and revise conflict of interest
        requirements.                                          
           Conferees Named Morris,Horne,Smith (39th)
HB1486  School Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund; cap at FY 2000      Warren
        appropriated levels with excess going to Education     
        Enhancement Fund.                                      
           Conferees Named Warren,Frierson,McCoy
HB1506  Mantachie Natural Gas District; redesignate as            Franks
        Northeast Mississippi Gas District and increase limit  
        on amount of bonds authorized.                         
           Conferees Named Barnett (116th),Miles,Ellington
HB1609  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Robinson (63rd)
HB1610  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Robinson (63rd)
HB1611  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Bowles
HB1613  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,McBride
HB1614  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Eakes
HB1615  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Eakes
HB1616  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Coleman (29th)
HB1617  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,McBride
HB1618  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           Conferees Named Capps,Warren,Frierson
HB1619  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           Conferees Named Capps,Warren,Weathersby
HB1620  Appropriation; Department of Education - Minimum          Warren
        Program.                                               
           Conferees Named Capps,Warren,Frierson
HB1621  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           Conferees Named Capps,Warren,Peranich
HB1622  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           Conferees Named Capps,Warren,Brown
HB1623  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Warren
           Conferees Named Capps,Warren,Peranich
HB1624  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Shows
HB1625  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           Conferees Named Capps,Stevens,Barnett (92nd)
HB1626  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson (9th)
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Maples
HB1628  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           Conferees Named Capps,Denny,Bowles
HB1629  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           Conferees Named Capps,Denny,Bowles
HB1630  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           Conferees Named Capps,Denny,McBride
HB1631  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Livingston
           Conferees Named Capps,Green,Martinson
HB1632  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Livingston
           Conferees Named Capps,Green,Maples
HB1633  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Livingston
        Parks.                                                 
           Conferees Named Capps,Green,McBride
HB1634  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           Conferees Named Capps,Moody,Hamilton
HB1635  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           Conferees Named Capps,Moody,Hamilton
HB1636  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Livingston
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Hamilton
HB1637  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Ellzey
HB1638  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Ellzey
HB1639  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Ellzey
HB1640  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Ellzey
HB1641  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Ellzey
HB1642  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Coleman (29th)
HB1643  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Coleman (29th)
HB1644  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Coleman (29th)
HB1645  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Coleman (29th)
HB1646  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Martinson
HB1647  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Martinson
HB1648  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Broomfield
HB1649  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Broomfield
HB1650  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Broomfield
HB1651  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Broomfield
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Barnett (92nd),Gadd
HB1653  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Gadd
HB1654  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Gadd
HB1655  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Gadd
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Gadd
HB1657  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
HB1658  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
HB1659  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Denny
HB1660  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Denny
HB1661  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Denny
HB1662  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Denny
HB1663  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Eakes
HB1664  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Mitchell
HB1680  Bonds; issue bonds for various state capital              Smith (39th)
        improvements and repair and renovation.                
           Conferees Named McCoy,Smith (39th),Morris
HB1681  Bonds; increase amount of bonds authorized for certain    Morris
        economic development programs and revise use of certain
        bond proceeds.                                         
           Conferees Named McCoy,Morris,Smith (39th)
HB1697  Bonds; issue for capital improvements at the Stennis      Morris
        Space Center and the Stennis International Airport.    
           Conferees Named McCoy,Morris,Smith (39th)
HB1716  City of Booneville and Town of Rienzi; authorize          McCoy
        agreement relating to natural gas services.            
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
HB1735  Hancock County Tourism Bureau; extend date of repeal of   Compretta
        provisions of law creating.                            
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2088  MS Small Business Assistance Act; increase the amount     Blackmon
        that may be issued as grants for loans.                
           Conferees Named Morris,Smith (39th),Taylor
SB2158  Property assessment; assess owners of certain land who    Carlton
        sell reforestation easements in South Delta Pump       
        project area.                                          
           Conference Report Adopted
SB2528  MS School Safety Act of 2000; enact.                      Harden
           Conferees Named Warren,Rogers,Scott (17th)
SB2529  Appropriations; DOC - County reimbursements; Addl.        Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Coleman (29th)
SB2531  Appropriations; DEQ - Statewide Information Management    Gordon
        Act; Addl. FY2000 & FY2001.                            
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Denny
SB2568  Appropriation; Debt Service; Addl. FY 2000 and FY 2001.   Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Watson
SB2569  Appropriation; Dept. of Education - Minimum Prog. &       Gordon
        Uniform Millage Asst.; Addl. FY2000.                   
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Warren
SB2571  Appropriation; Community & Junior Colleges; Addl.         Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Barnett (92nd)
SB2770  PERS; revise distribution of benefits if member and       Minor
        beneficiary die, plus other changes.                   
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Stringer
SB2772  Ad valorem tax exemption; exemption for certain           Minor
        additions, expansions or replacements shall commence   
        from the date of completion.                           
           Conferees Named Reynolds,Clarke,Rogers
SB2868  MS Develop. Bank Act; revise def of term "local           Minor
        governmental unit" & provide that units may assume     
        obligations subj to act's limitations.                 
           Conferees Named Morris,Smith (39th),Howell
SB3185  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
        authorized term of.                                    
           Conferees Named Warren,Rogers,Smith (39th)
SB3208  City of Oxford; may contribute to the Oxford-Lafayette    Tollison
        County Economic Development Foundation.                
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3215  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgements &            Gordon
        Settlements; Addl. FY2000.                             
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Watson
SB3231  City of Philadelphia; may issue bonds to contruct a       Williamson
        warehouse.                                             
           Passed
           Transmitted To Senate
SB3241  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Green
SB3242  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Robinson (63rd)
SB3243  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Frierson
SB3244  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Denny,Martinson
SB3245  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Gadd
SB3246  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Green
SB3247  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Robinson (63rd)
SB3248  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,McBride
SB3249  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Flaggs,Robinson (63rd)
SB3251  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Eakes
SB3252  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,Green
SB3253  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Watson,McBride
SB3254  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Barnett (92nd),Frierson
SB3255  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Barnett (92nd),Frierson
SB3256  Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Consol.            Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Peranich
SB3257  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Scott (17th)
SB3258  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Scott (17th)
SB3259  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Gordon
        Maintenance.                                           
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Scott (17th)
SB3260  Appropriation; Econ. & Comm. Develop. Support.            Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Denny,Shows
SB3261  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Maples
SB3263  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Weathersby
SB3264  Appropriation; Plant Industry Div.                        Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Weathersby
SB3265  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Maples
SB3266  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Bd.             Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Stringer
SB3267  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Martinson
SB3268  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Martinson
SB3269  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Weathersby
SB3270  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Hamilton
SB3271  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Holland,Scott (17th)
SB3272  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Stringer
SB3273  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Henderson,Hamilton
SB3274  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Stevens,Nettles
SB3275  Appropriation; Military Dept.- Support.                   Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Stevens,Nettles
SB3276  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Denny,Shows
SB3277  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           Conferees Named Capps,Coleman (29th),Mitchell
SB3278  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Stringer,Gibbs
SB3279  Appropriation; Dept. Public Safety - Consol.              Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Stringer,Gibbs
SB3280  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Stringer,Gibbs
SB3281  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Moody,Stringer
SB3282  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Mitchell
SB3283  Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance.              Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Martinson
SB3285  Appropriation; Dental Examiners Bd.                       Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Mitchell
SB3286  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
SB3287  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Flaggs
SB3288  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Flaggs
SB3289  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Flaggs
SB3290  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Flaggs
SB3292  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Martinson
SB3293  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown
SB3294  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Eakes
SB3296  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           Conferees Named Capps,Read,Brown



House: Referred Other House

SB3311  City of Olive Branch; may contribute to the Historic      Chamberlin
        DeSoto Foundation.                                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3328  City of Madison; may enter into certain interlocal        Johnson (19th)
        agreements with Bear Creek Water Association, Inc.     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3329  Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.; authorize annual    Stogner
        contributions by certain counties.                     
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SB3330  Claiborne County; authorize to clean and maintain         Posey
        historic Golden West Cemetery.                         
           Referred To Local and Private Legislation
SC 642  Jimmy Palmer; commend for service to state and            Dearing
        congratulate upon retirement.                          
           Referred To Rules
SC 643  Joint Committee to Study the 87 Highway Program and       Dearing
        Pavement Rehabilitation; create.                       
           Referred To Rules
SC 645  Donell Harrell; commend upon his retirement from the      Furniss
        educational system of Clarksdale, MS.                  
           Referred To Rules
SC 646  Jackie Parker; commend as Mississippi's 2000 Teacher of   Nunnelee
        the Year.                                              
           Referred To Rules
SC 647  Ken Warren, Exec. Director MDOT; commend upon his         Minor
        retirement.                                            
           Referred To Rules
SC 648  May as Better Hearing and Speech Month; proclaim.         Frazier
           Referred To Rules
SC 649  Miss Lindsay Berryhill; commend on A.C.T. score.          Canon
           Referred To Rules
SC 650  Ms. Bobbi Barrows, Mississippi's Children/Youth Award;    Lee
        commend.                                               
           Referred To Rules
SC 651  Water supply; urge MS congressional delegation to         Hewes
        obtain funding for study of water supply in coastal    
        region of MS.                                          
           Referred To Rules
SC 652  Traci Stockdale Null; commend for running the Boston      Little
        Marathon.                                              
           Referred To Rules



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1134  Incentive grants for improving schools and                Broomfield
        accountability plan for low-performing schools;        
        establish.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2008  Motor vehicle license tags; authorize issuance of         Dearing
        in-transit tags to motor vehicle dealers.              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2075  Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring          Canon
        forward and delete repealer.                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2437  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Huggins *
        and definitions.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2441  Estate taxation; limit to the amount allowed under        Bryan
        federal law as a credit.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2443  Hattiesburg; increase its contribution to the             Farris
        Hattiesburg Area Education Foundation.                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2472  Practice of podiatric medicine; clarify definition.       Thames
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2508  Highway patrol; create statewide safety training          Scoper
        officer.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2523  Involuntary commitment; authorize emergency detention     Carlton
        of certain persons by licensed physicians and          
        psychologists.                                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2632  EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation         Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2644  Chop Shop Act; revise various provisions.                 Kirby
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2680  Silencers; revise manufacture, sale, possession and       Carlton
        use.                                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2722  Garnishment; authorize circuit clerks to require          Tollison
        defendants to send money to attorney of record.        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2776  Executive Director, Division of Medicaid; prescribe       Huggins
        qualifications for.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2797  Sex offenders; revise registration of.                    Carlton
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2877  Lead; revise exclusions under Lead-Based Paint            Dearing
        Activities Accreditation and Certification Act (MDEQ). 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2950  Cancelled state warrants; provide for transfer of         Gordon
        funds.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3052  Energy management; require public solicitation for        Dearing
        certain contracts and authorize low-interest school    
        loans.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3189  Troopers; authorize tombstone markers for those killed    Gordon
        in line of duty.                                       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3223  Ad valorem taxation; continue exemption for carbon        Scoper
        dioxide and carbon dioxide production equipment.       
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3319  Income taxation; restrict dividend distribution           Minor
        deductions for real estate investment trusts.          
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3341  City of Canton; may provide utilities to certain areas    Blackmon
        outside the City in Madison County.                    
           Referred To Local and Private
SB3342  Madison County Educational Authority; establish.          Michel
           Referred To Local and Private;Education
SB3343  City of Hollandale; authorize construction of a           Walls
        correctional facility.                                 
           Referred To Local and Private;Appropriations
SN  48  James Biglane, Natchez, Mississippi, to the state Board   GOVERNOR
        of Banking Review, for the five-year term of office    
        ending March 24, 2005                                  
           Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
SN  49  Helen Short, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to the             GOVERNOR
        Leadership Council on Aging, for a term that shall be  
        concurrent with that of the Governor                   
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  50  Adele Crudden, Starkville, Mississippi, to the            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Industries for the Blind, for the unexpired
        term of office ending July 1, 2000                     
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SR  43  Bobby Rush; commend Blues career and humanitarianism.     Jordan
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

SC 654  Thomas Grayson Brown; commend upon receiving Medal of     Thames
        Valor.                                                 
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 655  Avery Wood; Memorialize Commission on Wildlife,           Huggins
        Fisheries and Parks to name public landing in honor of 
        Avery Wood.                                            
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 656  Florence High School Boys Soccer Team for winning State   Smith
        4A Championship; commend.                              
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  43  Bobby Rush; commend Blues career and humanitarianism.     Jordan
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2078  Wildlife; extend authority of the wildlife commission     Posey
        to set game bag limits.                                
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB2943  Capital Improvements Preplanning Fund; expand purpose     Gordon
        of.                                                    
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SC 643  Joint Committee to Study the 87 Highway Program and       Dearing
        Pavement Rehabilitation; create.                       
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SC 652  Traci Stockdale Null; commend for running the Boston      Little
        Marathon.                                              
           Adopted
           Transmitted To House
SR  42  George and Fannie Furniss; commend and congratulate on    Furniss
        Golden Wedding Anniversary.                            
           Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB 587  Town of Walnut; authorize expansion of gas distribution   Ward
        system beyond corporate limits.                        
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1600  Harrison County; expand public utility district           Simpson
        services and board membership requirements for master  
        planned community.                                     
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1704  Tallahatchie County; may contract with county fair        Reynolds
        association for work on certain facilities.            
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1705  Tallahatchie County; authorize creation of natural gas    Reynolds
        district.                                              
           Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1710  City of Tunica; authorize to contribute funds to Tunica   Henderson
        County Chamber of Commerce.                            
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1712  City of West Point; authorize expansion of water and      Gibbs
        sewer system beyond corporate limits.                  
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1717  Lauderdale County; authorize conversion of fire           Robinson (84th)
        districts to fire protection grading districts.        
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1721  City of Olive Branch; expand gas distribution system      Woods
        outside corporate limits.                              
           Referred To Local and Private
HB1728  Covington County; authorize to make donation to the       Warren
        Boys and Girls Club.                                   
           Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1612  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1682  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for certain           McCoy
        programs administered by the Department of Archives and
        History.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 112  Commend Dr. Patrick Sewell and Dr. Ralph Vance.           Stevens
           Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 05/24/00 at 07:22.



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