Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/05/01



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Signed By The Governor

HB 754  State Tax Commission; authorize use of certified or       McCoy
        registered mail to serve warrants used to levy on money
        due a delinquent taxpayer (STC).                       
           03/05 Approved by Governor
HB 757  Motor carrier fuel tax; revise laws to conform to         McCoy
        International Fuel Tax Agreement (STC).                
           03/05 Approved by Governor
HB1297  National Guard; transfer funds in FY 2001 appropriation   Capps
        from one category to another.                          
           03/05 Approved by Governor
HB1341  Department of Mental Health; transfer funds in FY 2001    Capps
        appropriation among several categories.                
           03/05 Approved by Governor
HB1468  Budget; delete requirement that legislative and           Ford
        executive recommendations be published together in one 
        report.                                                
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2084  Municipalities; revised definitions.                      Chamberlin
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2112  Elderly; enhanced penalties for certain crimes against.   Burton
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2167  Television; authorize appearance of certain defendants    Smith
        by closed circuit.                                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2172  Usury Law; remove repealer on provision allowing debtor   Minor
        and lender to contract for finance charge on certain   
        contracts.                                             
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2241  Limited physicians license; authorize for director of     Huggins
        state hospital.                                        
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2441  Ad valorem taxation; authorize supplemental rolls to be   Minor
        kept on electronic media.                              
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2512  Optional retirement program; provide for eligibility of   Minor
        interns and residents at UMC or MSU College of         
        Veterinary Medicine.                                   
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2519  Bail bondsmen; allow out-of-state real property as        Minor
        security and prohibit legal advice.                    
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2529  State Port Authority; conform purchasing authority to     Hewes
        state purchasing laws.                                 
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2598  Impersonating officer or employee of state agency;        Huggins
        prohibit and prescribe criminal penalties for.         
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2610  Sales & use tax; credit for such taxes paid in other      Minor
        states doesn't apply to trailers, boats, motorcycles & 
        all-terrain cycles.                                    
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2637  MS Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority; revise    Minor
        authority to invest surplus funds.                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2644  Dept of Finance & Administration; jurisdiction over       Jackson
        Charlotte Capers Building, William F. Winter Archives  
        and History Building.                                  
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2653  Public works contracts; prohibit requirement that         Kirby
        bidder shall obtain insurance bonds from particular    
        company.                                               
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2690  Ports; authorize county port commission to enter into     Robertson
        joint venture with private entities to construct and   
        operate port facilities.                               
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2704  Bad checks; revise length of notice to drawer.            Lee
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2708  Forfeiture; revise division of proceeds (MBN).            Tollison
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2733  Public buildings; name Bureau of Plant Industry           Hamilton
        Building in honor of Robert Horne McCarty.             
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2760  Mentally ill; revise commitment.                          Turner
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2797  State hospitals; authorize to participate in group        Thames
        purchase programs with other hospitals.                
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB2948  Charitable gift annuities; issuance does not constitute   Hewes
        engaging in business of insurance.                     
           03/05 Approved by Governor
SB3010  Soil and water conservation; authorize commission to      Stogner
        purchase used heavy equipment at public auction.       
           03/05 Approved by Governor



House: Floor Actions

SB2239  MS School Safety Act of 2001; enact.                      Little
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2895  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           03/05 (H) Amended
           03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB3024  Aeronautics; include private airports open to the         Minor
        general public in.                                     
           03/05 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 443  Yellow Creek Regional Project Board; extend repealer      Ford
        for one year.                                          
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 465  State Board of Banking Review; delete repealer.           Ford
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 642  Nonresident insurance agents; allow to own an interest    Stevens
        in a Mississippi agency.                               
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 643  Insurance companies; require written approval of the      Stevens
        commissioner before paying extraordinary dividends.    
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 645  Burial associations; allow Commissioner of Insurance to   Stevens
        place in receivership if not properly licensed.        
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 655  Insurance department regulations; revise certain to       Stevens
        eliminate reference to repealed statutes.              
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 664  Liquified petroleum/compressed gas; revise standards      Stevens
        concerning regulation of.                              
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 724  Legislative special sessions; create revolving fund to    Capps
        pay expenses of.                                       
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 728  Commercial fishing vessels; repeal duplicate law          Ellington
        requiring vessel operating at night to display lights. 
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1327  Graveline Bayou Project; clarify purpose for which        Read
        funds may be expended.                                 
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1344  State Tax Commission; clarify authority to provide        Moak
        information to other jurisdictions which enforce motor 
        fuel tax laws (STC).                                   
           03/05 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 134  Assault; include public officials for purpose of          Compretta
        enhanced penalties; authorize DAs to carry concealed   
        weapons; probable cause hearing require to arrest      
        teacher.                                               
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 169  Children; prescribe procedure for parent to surrender     Taylor
        custody without liability.                             
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 451  Flood and drainage control districts; extend repealer.    Ford
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB 540  Redistricting; revise due date for legislative plan.      Reynolds
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 620  Police escort; allow for traveling groups representing    Mayo
        public institutions.                                   
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 644  Insurance regulations; revise.                            Stevens
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB 649  Insurance agents and bail agents; remove automatic        Stevens
        suspension of licenses before hearings.                
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB 868  Warrantless arrest; revise domestic violence              Watson
        provisions.                                            
           03/05 (S) Recommitted to Committee
HB 873  Domestic abuse; revise orders of protection.              Watson
           03/05 (S) Recommitted to Committee
HB1024  Illegitimate children; delete requirement that            Moody
        Department of Health notify D.A.s of parents' names on 
        birth certificates of.                                 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1168  Trusts; include power to segregate or consolidate         Smith (39th)
        trusts in uniform trustees' powers.                    
           03/05 (S) Passed
           03/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1169  Execution of oaths; revise so taking may precede in       Smith (39th)
        time the signing of the order.                         
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1182  Retired PERS employees; may work and receive benefits     Weathersby
        for up to 1/2 of normal working days or hours.         
           03/05 (S) Passed
           03/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1205  Forfeiture; revise disposition of property in drug        Watson
        cases.                                                 
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1227  Trust agreement; revise filing of certificate in lieu     Smith (39th)
        of entire agreement.                                   
           03/05 (S) Passed
HB1238  Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having       Grist
        high drug expenses eligible for.                       
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1279  Electronic transactions; enact Uniform Electronic         Watson
        Transactions Act (NCCUSL).                             
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1326  Bingo; allow administrative fine to be paid from game     Simpson
        proceeds.                                              
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1422  Termination of parental rights proceedings for children   Moody
        in custody of DHS; require certain reports on parents. 
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1459  Retirement; conform certain provisions of PERS, Highway   Stringer
        Patrol and municipal statutes to federal law.          
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1467  Growth and Prosperity Act; clarify census data used to    Morris
        determine certain criteria under.                      
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1478  Personal care homes; resident may continue to reside      Taylor
        there with consent regardless of certain licensing     
        agency determination.                                  
           03/05 (S) Amended
           03/05 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/05 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1565  Homestead exemption; increase.                            Moak
           03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence



Senate: Measures That Have Died

HB 868  Warrantless arrest; revise domestic violence              Watson
        provisions.                                            
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee
HB 873  Domestic abuse; revise orders of protection.              Watson
           03/05 (S) Died In Committee



Senate: Signed By The President

SB2032  EBT system for food stamps; clarify implementation        Huggins
        dates.                                                 
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2142  Prison industries; define agricultural commodities.       Posey
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2210  Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); State Dept. of      Huggins
        Health add to newborn screening program.               
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2212  Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers Act; make     Huggins
        technical amendments to.                               
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2271  Mississippi Board of Psychology; extend repealer and      Huggins
        make technical amendments.                             
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2290  MS Emergency Management Agency; establish state public    Furniss
        assistance program.                                    
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2334  Nondriver's ID; revise age of eligibility.                Dearing
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2353  Circuit clerks; filing fee accrues to clerk at time of    Thames
        collection.                                            
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2389  State employee; may operate state vehicle with driver's   Thames
        license from contiguous state.                         
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2390  Peer mediation conflict resolution models; SBE develop    Farris
        for public schools.                                    
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2442  Scenic stream; designate certain portion of the           Hyde-Smith
        Tangipaho River as state scenic stream.                
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2516  Hunting; clarify use of primitive weapon license.         Posey
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2574  Judges; revise senior status designation.                 Turner
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2588  Wildlife; remove reference to nongame gross fish in       Posey
        game seasons.                                          
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2668  Bail bondsmen; revise commission charged.                 Minor
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2693  Marine Resources; revise brill net requirements and       Hewes
        clarify use of.                                        
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2736  Highway weight restrictions; exempt rear axle of          Dearing
        knuckle boom log loaders from tire loading limitations.
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2748  Bail bondsmen; revise continuing education required.      Minor
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2762  Hunting; suspend hunting privileges of person pending     Posey
        appeal of conviction of headlighting deer.             
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2792  School tax anticipation notes; may be sold at             Tollison
        negotiated sale.                                       
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2869  Corrections; allow regional jails to keep canteen money   Huggins
        for benefit of the regional jail inmates.              
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2932  Local governments; may sell naming rights.                Chaney
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2933  Disclosure of records on death of child in custody of     Huggins
        Department of Human Services; clarify.                 
           03/05 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/19/01 at 11:23.



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