Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

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House: Floor Actions

HB 146  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise restrictions on height of   Holland
        buildings and structures located adjacent to.          
           Conference Report Adopted
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Conference Report Adopted
HB1733  City of Canton; authorize to provide certain utility      Blackmon
        services outside city limits.                          
           Motion to Recnsdr Tabled Lost
           Motion to Reconsider Lost
           Transmitted To Senate
SB2800  Corrections; exclude nonviolent offenders from            Jackson
        mandatory 85% sentence.                                
           Conference Report Adopted
SB3335  Jefferson Davis County; may contribute to the Veterans    Harvey
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3336  Prentiss; may contribute to the Veterans Memorial         Harvey
        Museum, Incorporated.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3337  City of Collins; contribute to Veterans Memorial          Harvey
        Museum, Inc.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3338  Clarke County; may contribute funds to the Veterans       Thames
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3339  Richton; may contribute to the Veterans Memorial          King
        Museum, Inc.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence
SB3340  Perry County; may contribute to Veterans Memorial         King
        Museum, Inc.                                           
           Amended
           Passed As Amended
           Returned For Concurrence



House: Measures That Have Died

HB1676  City of Petal; authorize referendum on local sales tax.   Lott
           Died In Committee



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 587  Town of Walnut; authorize expansion of gas distribution   Ward
        system beyond corporate limits.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1692  Humphreys County; authorize donation to Keystone Lodge    Straughter
        #15.                                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1714  Washington County; delete repealer on convention and      Thornton
        visitors committee and additional sales tax, revise    
        membership of committee.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1717  Lauderdale County; authorize conversion of fire           Robinson (84th)
        districts to fire protection grading districts.        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1720  Lowndes County; revise qualifications for Southgate       Smith (39th)
        Sewer District Board of Commissioners.                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1724  Clarke County; authorize to establish junior college      Robinson (84th)
        scholarship program.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1731  Tunica County; authorize to create special improvement    Henderson
        districts.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1734  City of Canton; authorize to use and expend excess        Blackmon
        funds generated by city-owned landfill.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1741  Bolivar County; may authorize Bolivar Medical Center      Capps
        Foundation to make certain investments.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1743  Southaven; authorize to contract for construction and     Jennings
        management of municipal golf course.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1744  Southaven; authorize to contract for construction and     Jennings
        operation of multipurpose sports facility.             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1748  Perry County; authorize to make donation to We Care Day   Pierce
        Care, Inc.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1749  Panola County; revise use of certain bond proceeds.       McBride
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 141  Commend Winston Academy Football Team.                    Moody
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2088  MS Small Business Assistance Act; increase the amount     Blackmon
        that may be issued as grants for loans.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2410  Ad valorem taxes; reduce the population that a city       Moffatt
        must have to partially exempt certain structures that  
        are 25 years or older.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2493  Bonds; increase and authorize the construction of two     Ross
        additional lanes across the Ross Barnett Reservoir.    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2529  Appropriations; DOC - County reimbursements; Addl.        Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2531  Appropriations; DEQ - Statewide Information Management    Gordon
        Act; Addl. FY2000 & FY2001.                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2557  Cotton factors, cotton brokers and rice dealers;          Stogner
        require to obtain annual license.                      
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2559  Organic Certification Program; create.                    Stogner
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2568  Appropriation; Debt Service; Addl. FY 2000 and FY 2001.   Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2569  Appropriation; Dept. of Education - Minimum Prog. &       Gordon
        Uniform Millage Asst.; Addl. FY2000.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2571  Appropriation; Community & Junior Colleges; Addl.         Gordon
        FY2000.                                                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2583  Forestry; extend forester registration law.               Harvey
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2588  Marine resources; require license for nonresident         Hewes
        charter boats.                                         
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2621  County budgets; revise time for publication.              Chamberlin
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2658  Public school licensed and nonlicensed employees;         Chaney
        require criminal records background checks for         
        applicants.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2966  Drinking water; revise membership of Local Governments    Dearing
        and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board and increase
        maximum loan amount (MSDH).                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3185  Short-term notes issued by school districts; increase     Harden
        authorized term of.                                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3208  City of Oxford; may contribute to the Oxford-Lafayette    Tollison
        County Economic Development Foundation.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3215  Appropriation; Attorney General - Judgements &            Gordon
        Settlements; Addl. FY2000.                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3225  Bonds; issue for capital improvements at the Stennis      Cuevas
        Space Center and the Stennis International Airport.    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3241  Appropriation; Ethics Comm.                               Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3242  Appropriation; Finance & Admin. Consol.                   Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3243  Appropriation; Gaming Commission.                         Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3244  Appropriation; Information Technology Services.           Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3245  Appropriation; Judicial Performance Comm.                 Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3246  Appropriation; Personnel Bd.                              Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3247  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3248  Appropriation; Dept. of Audit.                            Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3249  Appropriation; Governor's Office and Mansion.             Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3251  Appropriation; Secretary of State.                        Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3252  Appropriation; Treasurers Office.                         Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3253  Appropriation; Debt Service-Bank Ser. Charge.             Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3254  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Admin.                      Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3255  Appropriation; Jr. Colleges - Support.                    Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3256  Appropriation; IHL - General Support - Consol.            Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3257  Appropriation; Student Financial Aid.                     Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3258  Appropriation; Univ. Med. Cen. - Consol.                  Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3259  Appropriation; IHL - University Research Center and       Gordon
        Maintenance.                                           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3260  Appropriation; Econ. & Comm. Develop. Support.            Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3261  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3263  Appropriation; Farmers Central Market.                    Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3264  Appropriation; Plant Industry Div.                        Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3265  Appropriation; Animal Health Board.                       Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3266  Appropriation; Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Bd.             Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3267  Appropriation; Fair and Coliseum Comm. - Support.         Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3268  Appropriation; Fair Comm. - Dixie Natl Livestock Show.    Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3269  Appropriation; Alcorn State-Agricultural Programs.        Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3270  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Agriculture & Forestry Exp.     Gordon
        Station.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3271  Appropriation; College of Veterinary Medicine.            Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3272  Appropriation; IHL - MSU -Cooperative Extension           Gordon
        Service.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3273  Appropriation; Forest & Wildlife Research.                Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3274  Appropriation; Emergency Management Agency.               Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3276  Appropriation; Tenn-Tom Waterway Develop. Dist.           Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3277  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3278  Appropriation; Bureau of Narcotics.                       Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3280  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Bd.                       Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3281  Appropriation; Dept. of Mental Health.                    Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3282  Appropriation; Bd. of Architecture.                       Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3286  Appropriation; Employment Security Comm.                  Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3287  Appropriation; Funeral Services Bd.                       Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3288  Appropriation; Mississippi Board of Registered            Gordon
        Professional Geologists.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3289  Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Comm.                        Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3290  Appropriation; Pharmacy Bd.                               Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3292  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Accountancy.                 Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3293  Appropriation; Public Contractors Bd.                     Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3294  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction.     Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3296  Appropriation; MS Workers Compensation Comm.              Gordon
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3315  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for capital         Minor
        improvements for state agencies and community colleges.
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3316  Bonds; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued    Minor
        under certain programs administered by DECD.           
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3329  Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.; authorize annual    Stogner
        contributions by certain counties.                     
           Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3355  City of Leland; authorize donation of property to the     Walls
        Christian United Organization.                         
           Referred To Local and Private
SN  59  Floyd Williams, Madison, Mississippi, appointed to the    LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Leaderhip Council on Aging, Four year term 
        commencing immediately                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  60  Barbara Barber, Jackson, Mississippi, appointed to the    LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, four year term
        commencing immediately                                 
           Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SR  63  Sam Block; commend.                                       Simmons
           Referred To Rules



Senate: Committee Reports

HB1691  Suffrage; restore to Janie Elizabeth Slater of Walthall   Nettles
        County.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1727  Suffrage; restore to Melissa Brown Baswell of Itawamba    Franks
        County.                                                
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1733  City of Canton; authorize to provide certain utility      Blackmon
        services outside city limits.                          
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1738  Suffrage; restore to Deon F. Talley of Hinds County.      Wallace
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1746  Suffrage; restore to Jeanette Cain of Webster County.     Smith (35th)
           Title Suff Do Pass
HB1747  Suffrage; restore to Edward Henry Anderson, Jr., of       Moody
        Noxubee County.                                        
           Title Suff Do Pass
SB3354  Brenda Bell; grant suffrage to.                           Walls
           Title Suff Do Pass
SN  26  Dr. Bettye Ward Fletcher, Brandon, Mississippi,           GOVERNOR
        Executive Director of the Department of Human Services,
        for the term commenicng on February 1, 2000, to serve  
        at the pleasure of the Governor                        
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  34  Robert L. Johnson, Lansing, Michigan, as Commissioner     GOVERNOR
        of the Department of Corrections, serving at the will  
        and pleasure of the Governor, for a term that shall be 
        concurrent with that of the Governor                   
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  57  Robert Crisler, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of      LT. GOVERNOR
        the Board of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind, 
        your term as a member of the Board of Mississippi      
        Industries for the Blind begins July 2000 and will     
        expire July 2004                                       
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  58  Franklin Johnson, Mississippi State, Mississippi, as a    LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of the Mississippi Industries for  
        the Blind, your term as a member of the Board of       
        Mississippi Industries for the Blind began July 1999   
        and will expire July 2003                              
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  59  Floyd Williams, Madison, Mississippi, appointed to the    LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Leaderhip Council on Aging, Four year term 
        commencing immediately                                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SN  60  Barbara Barber, Jackson, Mississippi, appointed to the    LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, four year term
        commencing immediately                                 
           Do Advise and Consent
SR  63  Sam Block; commend.                                       Simmons
           Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 146  Natchez Trace Parkway; revise restrictions on height of   Holland
        buildings and structures located adjacent to.          
           Conference Report Adopted
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Recommitted For Further Conf
HB 887  Restore suffrage to James G. Banana of Clay County.       Ellis
           Passed
HB1384  Mississippi Home Corporation; reconstitute membership,    Morris
        increase bond authority and revise conflict of interest
        requirements.                                          
           Motion to Reconsider Tabled
HB1691  Suffrage; restore to Janie Elizabeth Slater of Walthall   Nettles
        County.                                                
           Passed
HB1726  Suffrage; restore to Jarvis D. Watkins of Rankin          Rogers
        County.                                                
           Passed
HB1727  Suffrage; restore to Melissa Brown Baswell of Itawamba    Franks
        County.                                                
           Passed
HB1738  Suffrage; restore to Deon F. Talley of Hinds County.      Wallace
           Passed
HB1746  Suffrage; restore to Jeanette Cain of Webster County.     Smith (35th)
           Passed
HB1747  Suffrage; restore to Edward Henry Anderson, Jr., of       Moody
        Noxubee County.                                        
           Passed
SB3298  Suffrage; restore to Jerry McDonald of Newton County.     Burton
           Passed
SB3335  Jefferson Davis County; may contribute to the Veterans    Harvey
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3336  Prentiss; may contribute to the Veterans Memorial         Harvey
        Museum, Incorporated.                                  
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3337  City of Collins; contribute to Veterans Memorial          Harvey
        Museum, Inc.                                           
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3338  Clarke County; may contribute funds to the Veterans       Thames
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3339  Richton; may contribute to the Veterans Memorial          King
        Museum, Inc.                                           
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3340  Perry County; may contribute to Veterans Memorial         King
        Museum, Inc.                                           
           Concurred in Amend From House
SB3354  Brenda Bell; grant suffrage to.                           Walls
           Passed
SN  19  Rowan Taylor, Jackson, Mississippi, another term on the   SPEAKER
        State Board of Education, your term will expire on June
        30, 2008                                               
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  20  George Touart, Pascagoula, Mississippi, the Board of      TREASURER
        the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation, to the   
        six-year term begining July 1, 1999                    
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  22  Gary Lee Anderson, Jackson, Mississippi, Executive        GOVERNOR
        Director of the Department of Finance and              
        Administration, for the term commencing on January 11, 
        2000, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor         
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  23  James C. Burns, Jackson, Mississippi, Executive           GOVERNOR
        Director of the Department of Economic and Community   
        Development, for the term commencing on January 11,    
        2000, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor         
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  25  Brenda R. Collins, Lucedale, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the State Board for Community and Junior colleges,  
        for the unexpired term of office ending July 1,2003    
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  26  Dr. Bettye Ward Fletcher, Brandon, Mississippi,           GOVERNOR
        Executive Director of the Department of Human Services,
        for the term commenicng on February 1, 2000, to serve  
        at the pleasure of the Governor                        
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  27  David R. Huggins, Brandon, Mississippi, as the            GOVERNOR
        Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, for   
        the term commencing on February 3, 2000 and serving at 
        the pleasure of the Governor                           
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  28  Michael James Malouf, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member   GOVERNOR
        of the Telecommunications Conference and Training      
        Center Commission, for a term of office that shall be  
        concurrent with that of the Governor                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  29  Mavis P. James, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the Telecommunications Conference and Training Center  
        Commission, for a term of office that shall be         
        concurrent with that of the Governor                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  30  Egbert Jackson "Jack" Garner, Jackson, Mississippi, as    GOVERNOR
        a member of the Telecommunications Conference and      
        Training Center Commission, for a term of office that  
        shall be concurrent with that of the Governor          
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  31  Lynn Crosby Gammill, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to serve   ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        on the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives 
        and History, for the six-year term from January 1, 2000
        - January 1, 2006                                      
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  32  E Jackson Garner, Jackson, Mississippi, to serve on the   ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and    
        History, for the six-year term from January 1, 2000 -  
        January 1, 2006                                        
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  33  The Honorable William F. Winter, Jackson, Mississippi,    ARCHIVES AND HISTORY BD
        to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Department of 
        Archives and History, for the six-year term from       
        January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2006                      
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  34  Robert L. Johnson, Lansing, Michigan, as Commissioner     GOVERNOR
        of the Department of Corrections, serving at the will  
        and pleasure of the Governor, for a term that shall be 
        concurrent with that of the Governor                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  35  Ernest D. Strange, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as           GOVERNOR
        Director of the Narcotics Bureau, serving at the will  
        and pleasure of the Governor, for a term that shall be 
        concurrent with that of the Governor.                  
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  37  Honorable Malcolm White, Jackson, Mississippi, to serve   LT. GOVERNOR
        on the Mississippi Telecommunications Conference and   
        Training Center Commission, your term of office        
        commences immediately and will continue until January, 
        2004                                                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  38  Honorable Mike Espy, Jackson, Mississippi, to serve on    LT. GOVERNOR
        the Mississippi Telecommunications Conference and      
        Training Center Commission, your term of office        
        commences immediately and will continue until January, 
        2004                                                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  39  Jayne A. Sargent, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of    GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Education, for an unexpired term    
        beginning February 22, 2000 with the term ending July  
        1, 2005                                                
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  40  Janette Self, Starkville, Mississippi, as a member of     GOVERNOR
        the Board of Directors of the Health Care Trust Fund,  
        for the term of office ending March 1, 2002            
           Appointment Confirmed
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               
           Appointment Confirmed
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                
           Appointment Confirmed
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                
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  45  Michael V. Ratliff, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as State    GOVERNOR
        Bond Attorney, for a term that shall be concurrent with
        that of the Governor                                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  46  Dr. Thomas F. Walker, Louisville, Mississippi, as State   GOVERNOR
        Board of Chiropratic Examiners, for the term of office 
        ending April 20, 2005                                  
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  47  Yvonne Gallaher Laird, Brandon, Mississippi, to the       GOVERNOR
        Leadership Council on Aging, for a term that shall be  
        concurrent with that of the Governor                   
           Appointment Confirmed
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                                  
           Appointment Confirmed
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                   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  50  Adele Crudden, Starkville, Mississippi, to the            GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Industries for the Blind, for the unexpired
        term of office ending July 1, 2000                     
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  51  Dr. Nikhil Shah, Greenville, Mississippi, as a member     GOVERNOR
        of the Board of Directors of the Health Care Trust     
        Fund, for the term of office ending March 1, 2003      
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  52  Alvin Benson, Jackson, Mississippi, appointed to the      GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Industries for the Blind, to full the      
        unexpired term ending July 1, 2003                     
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  53  Margaret "Margo" Swain, Mississippi State, Mississippi,   LT. GOVERNOR
        appointed to serve as a member of the Social Workers   
        and Marriage and Family Therapists Board of Examiners, 
        the term will expire on June 30, 2004                  
           Appointment Returned To Gov
SN  54  Carroll Hood, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, appointed to       LT. GOVERNOR
        serve as a member of the State Oil and Gas Board, for a
        term of four (4) years commencing May 7, 2000          
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  55  Major James Harold Kinslaw, Hattiesburg, Mississippi,     GOVERNOR
        appointed to the Crime Stoppers Advisory Council, for  
        the unexpired term of office ending July 1, 2000       
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  56  Hank Rainer, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of the     LT. GOVERNOR
        Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists Board
        of Examiners, your term will expire on June 30, 2004   
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  57  Robert Crisler, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of      LT. GOVERNOR
        the Board of the Mississippi Industries for the Blind, 
        your term as a member of the Board of Mississippi      
        Industries for the Blind begins July 2000 and will     
        expire July 2004                                       
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  58  Franklin Johnson, Mississippi State, Mississippi, as a    LT. GOVERNOR
        member of the Board of the Mississippi Industries for  
        the Blind, your term as a member of the Board of       
        Mississippi Industries for the Blind began July 1999   
        and will expire July 2003                              
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  59  Floyd Williams, Madison, Mississippi, appointed to the    LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Leaderhip Council on Aging, Four year term 
        commencing immediately                                 
           Appointment Confirmed
SN  60  Barbara Barber, Jackson, Mississippi, appointed to the    LT. GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Leadership Council on Aging, four year term
        commencing immediately                                 
           Appointment Confirmed
SR  52  Storm water study committee; create to study local        Dearing
        options for funding storm water mandates.              
           Adopted
SR  56  Mississippi Division National Assn of Legal               White (29th)
        Secretaries; commend.                                  
           Adopted
SR  57  Michael P. Johnson; commend for outstanding               Jackson
        achievements.                                          
           Adopted
SR  58  Health needs of women in Mississippi; urge Governor and   Williamson
        state agencies to serve.                               
           Adopted
SR  59  Deputy Sheriff Ken Magee; commend for heroic action.      Michel
           Adopted
SR  60  Water supply; urge MS congressional delegation to         Hewes
        obtain funding for study of water supply in coastal    
        region of MS.                                          
           Adopted
SR  61  Gulfport High School Robotics Competion Team; commend     Hewes
        for winning regional championship.                     
           Adopted
SR  62  Beverly Martin; commend 1999 recipient of the "Billy      Hewes
        Creel" Excellence in Tourism Award.                    
           Adopted
SR  63  Sam Block; commend.                                       Simmons
           Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1733  City of Canton; authorize to provide certain utility      Blackmon
        services outside city limits.                          
           Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 230  Ad valorem tax; revise definition of "home" or            Compretta
        "homestead" for purposes of homestead exemption.       
           Died In Committee
HB 847  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           Died In Conference
HB1584  Harrison County; authorize to contribute to Feed My       Simpson
        Sheep, Inc.                                            
           Died In Committee
HB1588  Lafayette County; contribute to Oxford-Lafayette County   Eads
        Economic Development Foundation.                       
           Died In Committee
HB1591  City of Oxford; authorize contribution to the             Eads
        Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development           
        Foundation.                                            
           Died In Committee
HB1693  Wayne County; authorize to donate land to Waynesboro      Taylor
        for airport runway project.                            
           Died In Committee
HB1719  Caledonia Natural Gas District; grant exclusive right     Chism
        to provide gas service within district area.           
           Died In Committee
HB1725  Suffrage; restore to Jesse J. Fleming of Attala County.   Clark
           Died In Committee
HB1739  Hinds County; authorize donation to Denise McFall.        Robinson (63rd)
           Died In Committee
HB1740  City of Pascagoula; may donate land to the United         Hamilton
        States.                                                
           Died In Committee
SB2047  Law enforcement officer; not required to use personal     Jackson
        leave for wound or injury in line of duty.             
           Died In Conference
SB2800  Corrections; exclude nonviolent offenders from            Jackson
        mandatory 85% sentence.                                
           Died On Calendar
SN  21  Leyser Morris-Hayes, Jackson, Mississippi, the            ATTORNEY GENERAL
        Mississippi Council on Aging, at the will and pleasure 
        of the Attorney General                                
           Died In Committee
SN  36  George S. Walker, Ridgeland, Mississippi, as the          GOVERNOR
        Adjutant General of the Mississippi Army National      
        Guard, for the term of office that shall be concurrent 
        with that of the Governor                              
           Died In Committee
SR   3  Amend Senate Rules; provide for a Standing Committee on   Harden
        Children and Youth.                                    
           Died In Committee
SR   4  TANF recipients; encourage state agencies to employ in    Harden
        state jobs.                                            
           Died In Committee
SR  18  March 2000 as American Red Cross Month in Mississippi;    Huggins
        proclaim.                                              
           Died On Calendar
SR  26  Senate Rules; Senator making the motion to table a bill   Ross
        may call the bill from the table.                      
           Died In Committee
SR  27  Senate Rules; amend to allow five minutes debate to a     Ross
        Senator moving to table a bill subject to call.        
           Died In Committee
SR  41  Bobbie Harrelson, Worthy Grand Matron of Eastern Star     Browning
        in Mississippi; commend.                               
           Died On Calendar
SR  49  Ms. Giselle Russell; commend.                             Kirby
           Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 587  Town of Walnut; authorize expansion of gas distribution   Ward
        system beyond corporate limits.                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1609  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1610  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1611  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1613  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1614  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1615  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1616  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1617  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1618  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1619  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1620  Appropriation; Department of Education - Minimum          Warren
        Program.                                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1621  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1622  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1623  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Warren
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1624  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1625  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1626  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson (9th)
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1628  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1629  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1630  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1631  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Livingston
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1632  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Livingston
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1633  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Livingston
        Parks.                                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1634  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1635  Appropriation; Rehabilitation Services - Consolidated.    Moody
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1636  Appropriation; Department of Marine Resources.            Livingston
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1637  Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District.            Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1638  Appropriation; Pearl River Basin Development District.    Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1639  Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply            Read
        District.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1640  Appropriation; Tombigbee River Valley Water Management    Read
        District.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1641  Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port             Read
        Authority.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1642  Appropriation; Board of Agricultural Aviation.            Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1643  Appropriation; Athletic Commission.                       Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1644  Appropriation; Auctioneers Commission.                    Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1645  Appropriation; Board of Cosmetology.                      Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1646  Appropriation; Board of Psychology.                       Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1647  Appropriation; Board of Examiners for Social Workers      Read
        and Marriage and Family Therapists.                    
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1648  Appropriation; Coast Coliseum Commission.                 Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1649  Appropriation; State Board of Barber Examiners.           Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1650  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Read
        Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1651  Appropriation; Mississippi State Port Authority at        Read
        Gulfport.                                              
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1652  Appropriation; State Board of Medical Licensure.          Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1653  Appropriation; State Board of Nursing Home                Read
        Administrators.                                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1654  Appropriation; Board of Nursing.                          Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1655  Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.                         Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1656  Appropriation; Board of Optometry.                        Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1657  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1658  Appropriation; Veterans' Home Purchase Board.             Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1659  Appropriation; Mississippi Public Service Commission.     Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1660  Appropriation; Public Utilities Staff.                    Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1661  Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.                    Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1662  Appropriation; Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and        Read
        Certification Board.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1663  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1664  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission.      Read
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1692  Humphreys County; authorize donation to Keystone Lodge    Straughter
        #15.                                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1708  Oakland/Yalobusha Natural Gas District; revise service    Reynolds
        area and increase amount of revenue bonds the district 
        may issue.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1714  Washington County; delete repealer on convention and      Thornton
        visitors committee and additional sales tax, revise    
        membership of committee.                               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1717  Lauderdale County; authorize conversion of fire           Robinson (84th)
        districts to fire protection grading districts.        
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1720  Lowndes County; revise qualifications for Southgate       Smith (39th)
        Sewer District Board of Commissioners.                 
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1724  Clarke County; authorize to establish junior college      Robinson (84th)
        scholarship program.                                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1731  Tunica County; authorize to create special improvement    Henderson
        districts.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1734  City of Canton; authorize to use and expend excess        Blackmon
        funds generated by city-owned landfill.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1741  Bolivar County; may authorize Bolivar Medical Center      Capps
        Foundation to make certain investments.                
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1743  Southaven; authorize to contract for construction and     Jennings
        management of municipal golf course.                   
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1744  Southaven; authorize to contract for construction and     Jennings
        operation of multipurpose sports facility.             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1748  Perry County; authorize to make donation to We Care Day   Pierce
        Care, Inc.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1749  Panola County; revise use of certain bond proceeds.       McBride
           Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 141  Commend Winston Academy Football Team.                    Moody
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3261  Appropriation; Agriculture & Commerce - Support and       Gordon
        Grain Div.                                             
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 621  West Lauderdale High School Soccer Team; commend.         Carmichael
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 629  Houlka Wildcats boys basketball team; commend for         Gordon
        winning the Class 1A state championship.               
           Enrolled Bill Signed
SC 660  May as Osteoporosis Awareness Month; designate.           Little
           Enrolled Bill Signed

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