Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 02/05/01



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House: Committee Reports

HC  12  Commend Mr. Hunter Webb, Sr., on his long and             Horne
        fulfilling life.                                       
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  35  Commend life of Mayme Edna Curtis.                        Espy
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  36  Commend the life of Billy Douglas Lancaster.              Horne
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  37  Commend Sandy Grisham upon being named Northwest's        Eads
        Humanities Teacher for 2000.                           
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  40  Commend Delta State University Football Team.             Capps
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  42  Commend Raymond Davis.                                    Horne
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  58  Commend Romeo Sullivan on his outstanding career in       Davis
        country radio and music industry.                      
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  59  Commend Coach M.K. Turk of The University of Southern     Davis
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  60  Commend Mr. Obra L. Quave.                                Davis
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  61  Commend Martha Layton Richardson Tatum on receiving       Watson
        2001 Arts Patron Award.                                
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  62  Commend Southaven High School Softball Team.              Jennings
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  63  Commend Southaven High School Lady Chargers Volleyball    Jennings
        Team.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  64  Commend Southaven Baseball Team.                          Jennings
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  65  Commend Southaven High School Dance Team on winning       Jennings
        state championship.                                    
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  66  Commend Judge Neal Biggers.                               Eads
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  67  Commend Lester Senter on being named a 2001 Artist's      Brown
        Achievement Award Winner.                              
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  68  Commend Abie "Boogaloo" Ames on receiving Artist's        Bailey
        Achievement Award.                                     
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  69  Commend Meridian Community College Soccer Team for        Snowden
        winning 2000 National Championship.                    
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  70  Commend Pierce Street Elementary School.                  Scott (17th)
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  71  Commend Dr. Thomas J. Army on receiving Presidential      Bailey
        Rank Award.                                            
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  72  Commend Josh Bright.                                      McBride
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  73  Commend Archie Tucker on being selected Mississippi's     Bailey
        2000 Parent of the Year.                               
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC  74  Commend Michael McLaughlin.                               Read
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   8  Commend Carmen Ronken.                                    Scott (17th)
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR   9  Commend West Lauderdale Baseball Team.                    Horne
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HR  10  Commend West Lauderdale High School Girls Softball        Horne
        Team.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 522  Senator and Representative Kenneth Williams; commend      Scoper
        life.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 547  Habitat for Humanity; commend for service in              Nunnelee
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 548  Eddie Beck; commend on retirement.                        White (29th)
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 549  Dr. Rod Paige, Sr.; commend appointment as Education      Harvey
        Secretary.                                             
           02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



House: Floor Actions

HB 166  Sentencing; revise 85% rule to apply only to violent      Ishee
        offenders.                                             
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 169  Children; prescribe procedure for parent to surrender     Taylor
        custody without liability.                             
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 238  Railroad grade crossings; establish account to defray     Fleming
        expenses for closure and upgrade of grade crossing     
        signals.                                               
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 336  Trusts; revise minimum amount for termination by          Martinson
        trustee.                                               
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 395  Alternate jurors; revise method of selecting.             McBride
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 422  Bad checks; revise time period to tender payment.         Wells-Smith
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 447  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Teacher Program;    Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 448  Juvenile Detention Fund; transfer funds to the            Ford
        Adolescent Offender Program.                           
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 450  Juvenile Health Recovery Review and Advisory Board;       Ford
        extend repealer.                                       
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 453  Banks; increase amount that may be paid to the            Reynolds
        successors of deceased depositors without              
        administration.                                        
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 462  Landscape Architecture Law; reenact and revise.           Stevens
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 504  Cosmetology Board; reenact and extend repealer on.        Young
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 522  State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer.   Ford
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 625  Crystal methamphetamine; provide enhanced penalties for   Eads
        manufacturer with children present.                    
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB 797  Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women; create.    Scott (17th)
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 819  Emergency telecommunications; allow private agencies to   Ellington
        be reimbursed for providing training.                  
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1018  State Board of Health and State Department of Health;     Moody
        extend repealer on.                                    
           02/05 (H) Amendment Failed
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1021  Controlled substances; revise lists of Schedules I,       Moody
        III, & IV drugs.                                       
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1028  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Moody
        and definitions.                                       
           02/05 (H) Passed
           02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1050  Public property; authorize Department of Corrections to   McBride
        transfer property to Department of Wildlife, Fisheries 
        and Parks.                                             
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1109  Youth; establish the Amer-I-Can Program as a pilot        Flaggs
        program.                                               
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1122  Bad checks; revise amount for determining misdemeanor     Holland
        or felony offense.                                     
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1162  Crimes; enhance penalties for crimes against elderly.     Rotenberry
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1168  Trusts; include power to segregate or consolidate         Smith (39th)
        trusts in uniform trustees' powers.                    
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1169  Execution of oaths; revise so taking may precede in       Smith (39th)
        time the signing of the order.                         
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1205  Forfeiture; revise disposition of property in drug        Watson
        cases.                                                 
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1216  Trusts; allow to take title to real property.             Snowden
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1227  Trust agreement; revise filing of certificate in lieu     Smith (39th)
        of entire agreement.                                   
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1246  Medical Education Scholarship Program; expand to          Moody
        include loan repayment program.                        
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Amended
           02/05 (H) Passed As Amended
HB1279  Electronic transactions; enact Uniform Electronic         Watson
        Transactions Act (NCCUSL).                             
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1311  Secured transactions; revise UCC Article 9 (NCCUSL).      Watson
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1333  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1419  Impersonating officer or employee of state agency;        Moody
        prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for.         
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1421  Assault against DHS social workers; prescribe criminal    Moody
        penalties.                                             
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1479  Nursing home surveyors; require to observe actual         Smith (59th)
        nursing home operations.                               
           02/05 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (H) Passed
HB1489  Transportation Department; prescribe management and       Compretta
        planning activities; appoint commissioners.            
           02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HC  12  Commend Mr. Hunter Webb, Sr., on his long and             Horne
        fulfilling life.                                       
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  35  Commend life of Mayme Edna Curtis.                        Espy
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  36  Commend the life of Billy Douglas Lancaster.              Horne
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  37  Commend Sandy Grisham upon being named Northwest's        Eads
        Humanities Teacher for 2000.                           
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  40  Commend Delta State University Football Team.             Capps
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  42  Commend Raymond Davis.                                    Horne
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  58  Commend Romeo Sullivan on his outstanding career in       Davis
        country radio and music industry.                      
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  59  Commend Coach M.K. Turk of The University of Southern     Davis
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  60  Commend Mr. Obra L. Quave.                                Davis
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  61  Commend Martha Layton Richardson Tatum on receiving       Watson
        2001 Arts Patron Award.                                
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  62  Commend Southaven High School Softball Team.              Jennings
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  63  Commend Southaven High School Lady Chargers Volleyball    Jennings
        Team.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  64  Commend Southaven Baseball Team.                          Jennings
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  65  Commend Southaven High School Dance Team on winning       Jennings
        state championship.                                    
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  66  Commend Judge Neal Biggers.                               Eads
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  67  Commend Lester Senter on being named a 2001 Artist's      Brown
        Achievement Award Winner.                              
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  68  Commend Abie "Boogaloo" Ames on receiving Artist's        Bailey
        Achievement Award.                                     
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  69  Commend Meridian Community College Soccer Team for        Snowden
        winning 2000 National Championship.                    
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  70  Commend Pierce Street Elementary School.                  Scott (17th)
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  71  Commend Dr. Thomas J. Army on receiving Presidential      Bailey
        Rank Award.                                            
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  72  Commend Josh Bright.                                      McBride
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  73  Commend Archie Tucker on being selected Mississippi's     Bailey
        2000 Parent of the Year.                               
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HC  74  Commend Michael McLaughlin.                               Read
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HR   8  Commend Carmen Ronken.                                    Scott (17th)
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HR   9  Commend West Lauderdale Baseball Team.                    Horne
           02/05 (H) Adopted
HR  10  Commend West Lauderdale High School Girls Softball        Horne
        Team.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Adopted
SC 522  Senator and Representative Kenneth Williams; commend      Scoper
        life.                                                  
           02/05 (H) Adopted
SC 547  Habitat for Humanity; commend for service in              Nunnelee
        Mississippi.                                           
           02/05 (H) Adopted
SC 548  Eddie Beck; commend on retirement.                        White (29th)
           02/05 (H) Adopted
SC 549  Dr. Rod Paige, Sr.; commend appointment as Education      Harvey
        Secretary.                                             
           02/05 (H) Adopted



Senate: Introductions

SN  76  Janet Scott, Jackson, Mississippi, to the Mississippi     GOVERNOR
        Prison Industry Corporation, for the four (4) year term
        of office ending May 5, 2004, representing the         
        State-At-Large position.                               
           02/05 (S) Referred To Corrections



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2145  Certified Safety Professionals; may not represent         Kirby
        themselves to the public unless certified by certain   
        professional boards.                                   
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2250  State and School Employee Life Insurance Plan; revise     Dearing
        definition of "annual wage."                           
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2266  Early hearing detection and intervention program for      Huggins
        infants and toddlers; make technical amendments to.    
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2268  Child care facility licensure law; clarify exemptions     Huggins
        and definitions.                                       
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2292  Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer.             Huggins
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2314  SDH report birth information on illegitimate children     Huggins
        to district attorneys; delete requirement.             
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2342  Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and         Thames
        Youth; establish and empower to provide coordinated    
        services to SED children.                              
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2350  Personal care homes and Alzheimer's units; provide        Huggins
        certain minimum licensure requirements.                
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2351  Bureau of Narcotics; agents injured on duty not           Thames
        required to use leave during recovery.                 
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2373  MS Council on Obesity Prevention and Management;          Dawkins
        establish.                                             
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2414  PEER Committee; establish toll-free grievance reporting   Thames
        telephone system concerning state employee courtesy.   
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2507  Personal care homes; require patient deposit accounts     Farris
        and certain records in patient's rooms.                
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2522  Elections; exempt persons unable to read/write from the   Bryan
        requirement of personally completing application for   
        registration as voter.                                 
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2523  Elections; State Executive Committees must appoint        Bryan
        election integrity assurance committee;                
        county/municipal committees may delegate duties.       
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Amended
           02/05 (S) Passed As Amended
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2548  Appropriations; Secretary of State - Flag Vote; Addl.     Gordon
        FY2001.                                                
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2673  Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; Transfer control to     Stogner
        College of Veterinary Medicine.                        
           02/05 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2689  Commercial Feed Law; revise administrative procedures     Stogner
        for violations.                                        
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2694  Department of Human Services; require notice to county    Mettetal
        board of supervisors of vacant county director         
        position.                                              
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2733  Public buildings; name Bureau of Plant Industry           Hamilton
        Building in honor of Robert Horne McCarty.             
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2739  Health insurance policies; require to provide certain     Thames
        benefits for treatment of mental illness.              
           02/05 (S) Recommitted to Committee
SB2752  Office of Community Services in DHS; change name to       Huggins
        Office of Juvenile Probation/Aftercare.                
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2772  Envir. Prot; authorize Environmental Quality to impose    Nunnelee
        penalty for generation of waste from manufacture of    
        controlled substance.                                  
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2813  Donation of leave time; extend repealer.                  Thames
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2893  Public property; Dept. of Corrections transfer land to    Mettetal
        Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                
           02/05 (S) Passed
SB2897  DFA; authorize to purchase Allstate Insurance Office      Jackson
        Complex located in Jackson, MS.                        
           02/05 (S) Passed
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3028  Corrections; abolish classification committees and        Smith *
        create hearing officers; nonviolent first offenders    
        eligible for parole.                                   
           02/05 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           02/05 (S) Passed
           02/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered



Senate: Measures That Have Died

SB2414  PEER Committee; establish toll-free grievance reporting   Thames
        telephone system concerning state employee courtesy.   
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2673  Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; Transfer control to     Stogner
        College of Veterinary Medicine.                        
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee
SB2739  Health insurance policies; require to provide certain     Thames
        benefits for treatment of mental illness.              
           02/05 (S) Died In Committee

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/19/01 at 11:22.



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