Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/26/01



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Signed By The Governor

SB2144  Death benefits trust fund; revise to include additional   Chamberlin
        public employees.                                      
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2666  Southern Arts and Entertainment Center; establish.        Posey
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2980  Conservation officers; revise education qualifications.   Posey
           03/26 Approved by Governor



House: Introductions

HR  35  Commend Viola Brown Sanders.                              Whittington
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  36  State Tax Commission; urge to restore use of county       Reynolds
        identifying data in tag numbers.                       
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  37  Commend the Southeast Lauderdale Lady Tigers Basketball   Horne
        Team.                                                  
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  38  Commend Poplarvhille Cheerleading Squad on outstanding    Frierson
        GPA.                                                   
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  39  Commend Poplarville Boys Track Team or outstanding GPA.   Frierson
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  40  Commend Poplarville Hornets Football Team on              Frierson
        outstanding GPA.                                       
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  41  Commend Poplarville Hornets Basketball Team for           Frierson
        outstanding GPA.                                       
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules
HR  42  Commend Poplarville Slow Pitch Softball Team on           Frierson
        outstanding GPA.                                       
           03/26 (H) Referred To Rules



House: Double Referred Reports

HB1694  Tunica County; revise distribution of county gaming       Henderson
        revenues.                                              
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDP: LP To WM
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To LP
SB3183  City of Holly Springs; may issue bonds for acquiring or   Minor
        constructing buildings for tourism development         
        purposes.                                              
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDPAA: LP To WM
           03/26 (H) DR - TSDPAA: WM To LP



House: Committee Reports

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.                                               
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 396  Honorary high school diploma; award to WWII and Korean    Clark
        Conflict veterans.                                     
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 451  Flood and drainage control districts; extend repealer.    Ford
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 480  Intensive Supervision Program; extend repealer.           Ford
           03/26 (H) Do Sustain Veto
HB 483  Waste tire disposal fee; remove repealer date.            Ford
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 502  Handicap parking violation; charge dismissed upon proof   Morris
        to court of valid windshield placard.                  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 539  Equine public events; require certain test for all        Dedeaux
        horses even on private property if public invited.     
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 545  Charter School Law; reenact and extend repealer.          Warren
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 620  Police escort; allow for traveling groups representing    Mayo
        public institutions.                                   
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 669  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 692  Public water systems; certain cross connections not       Denny
        required to have backflow preventers.                  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 759  Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force; create.   Barnett (92nd)
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 767  Adolescent psychiatric beds; authorize CON for            Young
        additional in Lauderdale County.                       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 797  Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women; create.    Scott (17th)
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 818  Statewide scientific information; remove deadline for     Ellington
        strategic plan for statewide scientific information    
        management system.                                     
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 881  Medicaid; revise eligibility and services provisions.     Moody
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB 986  Newborn screening tests; attending physician provide      Holland
        parents with information about additional tests        
        available.                                             
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1029  Pearl River Basin Development District; make certain      Ellington
        clarifying amendments to law.                          
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1106  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise                Watson
        appointments.                                          
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1147  Mississippi Fair Commission; allow certain entities to    Holland
        advertise in connection with activities on state       
        fairgrounds.                                           
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1225  Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Law; extend        Moody
        repealer and require liability insurance for           
        installers.                                            
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1238  Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having       Grist
        high drug expenses eligible for.                       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1275  Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and         Moody
        Youth; establish to provide coordinated services to SED
        children.                                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1333  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1448  Junior ROTC; provide state support for public high        Brown
        school programs.                                       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1478  Personal care homes; resident may continue to reside      Taylor
        there with consent regardless of certain licensing     
        agency determination.                                  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
HB1618  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson (9th)
        Foresters.                                             
           03/26 (H) Do Sustain Veto
HB1691  Quitman County; authorize to contract for housing of      Henderson
        county inmates in lieu of operating a county jail.     
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1694  Tunica County; revise distribution of county gaming       Henderson
        revenues.                                              
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1700  Sunflower County; authorize assessment to fund            Thomas
        Crimestoppers.                                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1704  Greene County; authorize to contribute funds to We Care   Pierce
        Day Care, Inc.                                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2209  Emergency Medical Service (EMS); statutes; make           Huggins
        technical amendments to.                               
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2258  One-year limitation for payment of claim; remove if       Gordon
        between state agencies.                                
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2317  Bail bonds; forfeiture order set aside in absence of      Minor
        required notice.                                       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2335  Driver's license; revise qualifications of director of    Dearing
        examiners.                                             
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2360  Massage therapists; license and regulate.                 Huggins
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2409  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2436  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2445  Omnibus Pay Statute; remove Executive Director, MS        Nunnelee
        Industries for the Blind.                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2501  Vulnerable Adults Act; enhance penalties, define abuse    Little
        and require criminal background checks for employees.  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2503  Study Mississippi Department of Children's Affairs;       Smith
        extend repealer on DHS.                                
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2504  Driver's license; revise penalty for falsification.       Dearing
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2511  Highways; designate a portion of MS Highway 25 as         Johnson (19th)
        Military Order of the Purple Heart Drive; all of U.S   
        I-20 as 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway.       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2527  Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund; create.      Hewes
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2593  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act.                                                   
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2599  Public waterways; prohibit persons from riding a          Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2633  Education of exceptional children; require notice to      Harden
        parents regarding assessment of child.                 
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2662  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; MDA may take   Minor
        over loan programs that are not active.                
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2689  Commercial Feed Law; revise administrative procedures     Stogner
        for violations.                                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2737  Motor vehicle lighting; allow white lights that           Dearing
        illuminate the rear of the vehicle under certain       
        circumstances.                                         
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2756  Shoplifting; unlawful use of theft detection shielding    Turner
        devices.                                               
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2769  Agricultural pesticides; increase registration fee.       Stogner
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2772  Envir. Prot; authorize Environmental Quality to impose    Nunnelee
        penalty for generation of waste from manufacture of    
        controlled substance.                                  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2796  Board of Mental Health; authorize negotiation for sale    Thames
        of Boswell Regional Center property.                   
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2799  Public purchases; delete RFP requirement for certain      Robertson
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2894  Contractors; allow to conduct business in other           Kirby
        jurisdictions without separate licenses or examinations
        in such jurisdictions.                                 
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2895  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2910  Bail bonds; spouses of certain law enforcement not to     Horhn
        write.                                                 
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2911  Post conviction counsel; revise authority and             Tollison
        administrative details.                                
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB2929  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB3024  Aeronautics; include private airports open to the         Minor
        general public in.                                     
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB3080  City of Richland; extend repealer on prepared food and    Smith
        beverage tax and allow proceeds to be used for a soccer
        complex.                                               
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
SB3153  DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau; allow to    Minor
        lease or sell naming rights to civic center.           
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3169  City of Philadelphia; may appoint two additional          Williamson
        members to its park commission.                        
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3170  Jackson County; authorize annual contribution to the      Moffatt
        USM Institute for Marine Sciences for the Jason        
        Project.                                               
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3173  Washington County; rename convention and visitors         Carlton
        committee and delete repealer.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3176  City of Gulfport; provide for additional payment each     Hewes
        year to retired firemen and policemen.                 
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3179  City of Columbia; may levy an assessment on               Harvey
        misdemeanors to support Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.      
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3181  Town of Prentiss; may levy an assessment on               Harvey
        misdemeanors in support of Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.   
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3183  City of Holly Springs; may issue bonds for acquiring or   Minor
        constructing buildings for tourism development         
        purposes.                                              
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3186  Gulfport; authorize a contribution to the Hurricane       Hewes
        Camille Memorial Project.                              
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3188  Town of Prentiss; authorize contributions to the          Scoper
        Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3189  Jefferson Davis County; authorize contributions to the    Scoper
        Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3190  City of Collins; authorize contributions to the           Scoper
        Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3191  Clarke County; authorize contributions to the Veterans    Scoper
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3192  Town of Richton; authorize contributions to the           Scoper
        Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3193  Perry County; authorize contributions to the Veterans     Scoper
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3194  Simpson County; authorize contributions to the Veterans   Scoper
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3195  City of Magee; authorize contributions to the Veterans    Smith
        Memorial Museum, Inc.                                  
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3196  Covington County; authorize contributions to the          Scoper
        Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3197  Town of Decatur; authorize contributions to the           Burton
        Veterans Memorial Museum, Inc.                         
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3200  Jefferson Davis County; authorize contributions to        Harvey
        Pearl River Valley Opportunity, Inc.                   
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3202  Chickasaw County; authorize construction of a             Gordon
        correctional facility.                                 
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
SB3203  Covington County; authorize an assessment on              Harvey
        misdemeanor cases to fund Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.    
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3204  Simpson County; authorize an assessment on misdemeanor    Harvey
        cases to fund Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.                
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3205  Town of Bassfield; authorize an assessment on             Harvey
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court for Pine Belt     
        Crime Stoppers.                                        
           03/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB 446  Power of municipalities to change streams; extend         Ford
        repealer.                                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB 477  Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer.        Ford
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB 778  Municipalities; increase penalties and revise notice      Reeves
        requirement for a municipality cleaning private        
        property.                                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB 848  Home inspectors; provide for licensure and regulation     Wallace
        of.                                                    
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1007  Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;         Brown
        authorize to enter leases and other agreements         
        regarding property under its control.                  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1109  Youth; establish the Amer-I-Can Program as a pilot        Flaggs
        program.                                               
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1129  Municipalities; authorize to recover costs incurred in    Zuber
        fee collection.                                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1146  Magnolia Capital Corporation and Magnolia Venture         Morris
        Capital Corporation; provide for deposit of remaining  
        funds into State General Fund.                         
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1276  Juvenile offenders; authorize drug testing, treatment     Scott (80th)
        and counseling.                                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1547  City of Natchez; authorize to execute leases of certain   Ketchings
        riverfront and adjacent property.                      
           03/26 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1548  DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau; allow to    Jennings
        lease or sell naming rights to civic center.           
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
HB1681  Hancock County; authorize expenditure of funds to         Compretta
        Mississippi Contract Procurement Center.               
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1684  City of Natchez; authorize to enter into lease with       Ketchings
        U.S. Secretary of Interior for using Natchez Trace     
        lands.                                                 
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1685  Lowndes County and City of Columbus; authorize to         Chism
        contract with Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society for      
        animal control.                                        
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1686  Lawrence County; authorize to levy assessment on          Hudson
        misdemeanor cases for Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.        
           03/26 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1687  Town of Monticello; authorize assessment on misdemeanor   Hudson
        cases to fund Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.                
           03/26 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1690  Tallahatchie County; authorize to provide water and       Reynolds
        sewer service to Tallahatchie Industrial Park.         
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1694  Tunica County; revise distribution of county gaming       Henderson
        revenues.                                              
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1700  Sunflower County; authorize assessment to fund            Thomas
        Crimestoppers.                                         
           03/26 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB2181  Mississippi Employer-Assisted Housing Loan Program for    Harden
        Teachers; extend repealer.                             
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2229  School Administrator Sabbatical Leave Program; extend     Harden
        repealer.                                              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2265  Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; authorize sale    Smith
        of property to V.F.W., Post 9122.                      
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2309  Pilot program for testing and remediaton for students     Harden
        with dyslexia; delete repealer.                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2312  Uniform Athlete Agents Act; enact.                        Hamilton
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2411  MS Check Cashers Act; revise licensing requirements and   Mettetal
        civil penalties, and extend repealer.                  
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2578  Occupational Diploma for students with disabilities;      Chaney
        authorize SBE to issue criteria.                       
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2608  State Veterans Affairs Board; eliminate personnel         Furniss
        performance review of executive director.              
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2681  Commissioner of Public Safety; authorize to establish     Huggins
        organizational structure for agency.                   
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2699  Motor Vehicle Tag Law; make revisions.                    Minor
           03/26 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
SB2740  Vehicles with projecting loads; clarify provisions        Dearing *
        relating to operation at night.                        
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2893  Public property; Dept. of Corrections transfer land to    Mettetal
        Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB2959  Driver's license; revise fee, create separately set       Dearing
        photo fee.                                             
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB3065  Forrest County; authorize a contribution to the Forrest   King
        County Agricultural High School.                       
           03/26 (H) Passed
           03/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/26 (H) Motion to Recommit Lost
           03/26 (H) Conference Report Adopted
SB3170  Jackson County; authorize annual contribution to the      Moffatt
        USM Institute for Marine Sciences for the Jason        
        Project.                                               
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3179  City of Columbia; may levy an assessment on               Harvey
        misdemeanors to support Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.      
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3181  Town of Prentiss; may levy an assessment on               Harvey
        misdemeanors in support of Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.   
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3183  City of Holly Springs; may issue bonds for acquiring or   Minor
        constructing buildings for tourism development         
        purposes.                                              
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3203  Covington County; authorize an assessment on              Harvey
        misdemeanor cases to fund Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.    
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3204  Simpson County; authorize an assessment on misdemeanor    Harvey
        cases to fund Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.                
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence
SB3205  Town of Bassfield; authorize an assessment on             Harvey
        misdemeanor cases in municipal court for Pine Belt     
        Crime Stoppers.                                        
           03/26 (H) Amended
           03/26 (H) Passed As Amended
           03/26 (H) Returned For Concurrence



House: Measures That Have Died

HB 422  Bad checks; revise time period to tender payment.         Wells-Smith
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 448  Juvenile Detention Fund; transfer funds to the            Ford
        Adolescent Offender Program.                           
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 488  Distinctive license tags; authorize for various           Janus
        organizations and persons.                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 627  Distinctive license tags for out-of-state public          Eads
        universities; increase additional fee.                 
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 730  Crab theft; increase fine for larceny of crabs or crab    Ellington
        pots.                                                  
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 734  Crabbing license; revise certain fees and provide fees    Ellington
        for a captain's license.                               
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 766  School guidance counselors; define comprehensive          Weathersby
        services to be provided in public schools.             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 871  Crimes; revise domestic violence provision of assault     Watson
        statute.                                               
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 886  Mississippi Highway 25; designate portion as "Military    Eakes
        Order of the Purple Heart Drive".                      
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 944  Identification cards issued by Department of Public       Compretta
        Safety; revise age requirement (DPS).                  
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 947  Department of Public Safety; revise qualifications of     Compretta
        Director of Driver License Examining Bureau (DPS).     
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1024  Illegitimate children; delete requirement that            Moody
        Department of Health notify D.A.s of parents' names on 
        birth certificates of.                                 
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1121  White lights; authorize use on rear of vehicle if         Compretta
        manufacturer meets certain design requirements.        
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1279  Electronic transactions; enact Uniform Electronic         Watson
        Transactions Act (NCCUSL).                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1313  Railroad property; prescribe certain conduct as           Hamilton
        unlawful.                                              
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1421  Assault against DHS social workers; prescribe criminal    Moody
        penalties.                                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1424  State agencies; allow to receive payments by credit       Brown
        cards or other electronic payment.                     
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB1489  Transportation Department; prescribe management and       Compretta
        planning activities; appoint commissioners.            
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2203  School guidance counselors; define authorized program     Harden
        activities.                                            
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2301  Welfare; provide for a study of the effects of welfare    Farris
        reform on its recipients.                              
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2362  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Robertson
        notify PSC.                                            
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2526  Crabs; increase penalty for theft of crab pots.           Hewes
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2600  Nonresident hunting and fishing licenses; revise          Gollott
        minimum fee.                                           
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2625  Assault against DHS social worker; prescribe criminal     Huggins
        penalties.                                             
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2860  Junior ROTC; provide state support for public high        Harden
        school programs.                                       
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2934  Waste tire fee; remove repealer and revise allocation     Nunnelee
        of funds.                                              
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
SB2987  Adoption; delete automatic repealer on determination of   Turner
        parental rights.                                       
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 112  Commend the life of Bob McGowan.                          Brown
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 113  Commend retiring teachers from Grenada School District.   Perkins
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 114  Commend Marty Brown upon receiving the 2001 American      Scott (17th)
        Beauty Hero Award.                                     
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 115  Commend the life of Mrs. Ardine A. Tracy.                 Denny
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 116  Commend Cruger-Tchula Academy Girls Basketball Team.      Stevens
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 117  Commend Mobile Missionaries Assistance Program.           Stevens
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 118  Commending Dr. James Dunn upon selection as Instructor    Hamilton
        of the Year.                                           
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 119  Commend Ms. Debra Gentile upon selection as Instructor    Hamilton
        of the Year.                                           
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 120  Commend Laura R. Bragg upon selection as Instructor of    Hamilton
        the Year.                                              
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HC 121  Commend Pam Jones upon selection as Instructor of the     Hamilton
        Year.                                                  
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2893  Public property; Dept. of Corrections transfer land to    Mettetal
        Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3065  Forrest County; authorize a contribution to the Forrest   King
        County Agricultural High School.                       
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/26 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SB3212  Hancock County; authorize contribution to the             Cuevas
        Mississippi Contract Procurement Center.               
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
SB3213  Sheila Marie McDaniel; restore suffrage to.               Little
           03/26 (S) Referred To Judiciary
SC 607  Biloxi High School Boys Basketball Team; commend.         Gollott
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 608  "Willie Morris Day" in Mississippi; declare May 12,       Horhn
        2001.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 609  Ole Miss Basketball Coach Rod Barnes; commend for         Tollison
        Naismith National Coach of the Year and SEC Coach of   
        the Year.                                              
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 610  Ole Miss "Rebels" Basketball Team; commend for SEC        Tollison
        Western Division Championship and NCAA Sweet 16.       
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SN 111  Honorable Eileen Shaffer Bailey, Jackson, Mississippi,    ATTORNEY GENERAL
        to the State Oil and Gas Board, for a four-year term,  
        beginning May 7, 2000.                                 
           03/26 (S) Referred To Oil, Gas and Other Minerals
SR  49  Biloxi High School Boys Basketball Team; commend.         Gollott
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  50  Pearl Junior High Boys Basketball Team; commend.          Kirby
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  51  Curtis Conway (C.C.) Bryant; commend.                     Horhn
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  52  Mary Beth Hanbery; commend as Clinton Teacher of the      White (29th)
        Year.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  53  David J. Dennis; commend.                                 Horhn
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  54  Piney Woods School as first recipient of Direct T.V.      Michel
        Educational Programming; commend.                      
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  55  Willie Morris; commend life.                              Horhn
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  56  Ms. Della Hunt; commend life of.                          Harden
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  57  Mayme Edna Revere Curtis; commend life of.                Horhn
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules
SR  58  Johnnie Sartor; commend service on Veterans' Home         Hamilton
        Purchase Board.                                        
           03/26 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Double Referred Reports

HB1632  City of Richland; extend repealer on authority to levy    Weathersby
        additional sales tax.                                  
           03/26 (S) DR - TSDP: LP To FI
HB1640  Madison County; create wastewater authority.              Martinson
           03/26 (S) DR - TSDP: LP To FI



Senate: Committee Reports

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.                                               
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 396  Honorary high school diploma; award to WWII and Korean    Clark
        Conflict veterans.                                     
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 451  Flood and drainage control districts; extend repealer.    Ford
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 483  Waste tire disposal fee; remove repealer date.            Ford
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 502  Handicap parking violation; charge dismissed upon proof   Morris
        to court of valid windshield placard.                  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 539  Equine public events; require certain test for all        Dedeaux
        horses even on private property if public invited.     
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 545  Charter School Law; reenact and extend repealer.          Warren
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 620  Police escort; allow for traveling groups representing    Mayo
        public institutions.                                   
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 669  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 692  Public water systems; certain cross connections not       Denny
        required to have backflow preventers.                  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 759  Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force; create.   Barnett (92nd)
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 767  Adolescent psychiatric beds; authorize CON for            Young
        additional in Lauderdale County.                       
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 797  Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women; create.    Scott (17th)
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 818  Statewide scientific information; remove deadline for     Ellington
        strategic plan for statewide scientific information    
        management system.                                     
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 881  Medicaid; revise eligibility and services provisions.     Moody
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB 986  Newborn screening tests; attending physician provide      Holland
        parents with information about additional tests        
        available.                                             
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1029  Pearl River Basin Development District; make certain      Ellington
        clarifying amendments to law.                          
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1106  Commission on Judicial Performance; revise                Watson
        appointments.                                          
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1147  Mississippi Fair Commission; allow certain entities to    Holland
        advertise in connection with activities on state       
        fairgrounds.                                           
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1225  Individual On-site Wastewater Disposal Law; extend        Moody
        repealer and require liability insurance for           
        installers.                                            
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1238  Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having       Grist
        high drug expenses eligible for.                       
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1275  Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and         Moody
        Youth; establish to provide coordinated services to SED
        children.                                              
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1333  Mental health facilities and procedures; revise and       Moody
        update various laws regarding.                         
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1448  Junior ROTC; provide state support for public high        Brown
        school programs.                                       
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1478  Personal care homes; resident may continue to reside      Taylor
        there with consent regardless of certain licensing     
        agency determination.                                  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
HB1640  Madison County; create wastewater authority.              Martinson
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1695  Income taxation; revise recognition of income from        Reeves
        casual sales of property by installment sales and      
        certain other revisions.                               
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HC 125  Commend life and service of Bud Thigpen.                  Capps
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 132  Commend Dr. L.C. Henson for outstanding service.          Howell
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 134  Commend the life of G. Wayne Gardner.                     Reynolds
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 135  Commend Mr. Guthrie T. Abbott upon his retirement.        Eads
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
HC 136  Commend Biloxi High School Boys Basketball Team.          Janus
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SB2209  Emergency Medical Service (EMS); statutes; make           Huggins
        technical amendments to.                               
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2258  One-year limitation for payment of claim; remove if       Gordon
        between state agencies.                                
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2317  Bail bonds; forfeiture order set aside in absence of      Minor
        required notice.                                       
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2335  Driver's license; revise qualifications of director of    Dearing
        examiners.                                             
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2360  Massage therapists; license and regulate.                 Huggins
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2409  Transportation Commission; may adopt rules regarding      Dearing
        the management, sale or disposal of timber on highway  
        rights-of-way.                                         
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2436  1987 Four-Lane Highway Program; authorize additional      Dearing
        federal funds to be used in lieu of state funds.       
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2445  Omnibus Pay Statute; remove Executive Director, MS        Nunnelee
        Industries for the Blind.                              
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2501  Vulnerable Adults Act; enhance penalties, define abuse    Little
        and require criminal background checks for employees.  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2503  Study Mississippi Department of Children's Affairs;       Smith
        extend repealer on DHS.                                
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2504  Driver's license; revise penalty for falsification.       Dearing
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2511  Highways; designate a portion of MS Highway 25 as         Johnson (19th)
        Military Order of the Purple Heart Drive; all of U.S   
        I-20 as 31st Infantry Division Memorial Highway.       
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2527  Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Fund; create.      Hewes
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2551  City of Natchez; authorize execution of certain leases    Dearing
        of riverfront and adjacent property.                   
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2593  Wildlife; conform state law to federal migratory bird     Posey
        act.                                                   
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2599  Public waterways; prohibit persons from riding a          Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2633  Education of exceptional children; require notice to      Harden
        parents regarding assessment of child.                 
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2662  Mississippi Small Business Assistance Act; MDA may take   Minor
        over loan programs that are not active.                
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2689  Commercial Feed Law; revise administrative procedures     Stogner
        for violations.                                        
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2737  Motor vehicle lighting; allow white lights that           Dearing
        illuminate the rear of the vehicle under certain       
        circumstances.                                         
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2756  Shoplifting; unlawful use of theft detection shielding    Turner
        devices.                                               
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2769  Agricultural pesticides; increase registration fee.       Stogner
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2772  Envir. Prot; authorize Environmental Quality to impose    Nunnelee
        penalty for generation of waste from manufacture of    
        controlled substance.                                  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2796  Board of Mental Health; authorize negotiation for sale    Thames
        of Boswell Regional Center property.                   
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2799  Public purchases; delete RFP requirement for certain      Robertson
        waste disposal contracts.                              
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2894  Contractors; allow to conduct business in other           Kirby
        jurisdictions without separate licenses or examinations
        in such jurisdictions.                                 
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2895  Gangs; revise Mississippi Street Gang Act.                Farris
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2910  Bail bonds; spouses of certain law enforcement not to     Horhn
        write.                                                 
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2911  Post conviction counsel; revise authority and             Tollison
        administrative details.                                
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB2929  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB3024  Aeronautics; include private airports open to the         Minor
        general public in.                                     
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
SB3209  Jackson County Emergency Communications District Board    Moffatt
        of Commissioners; reconstitute membership of.          
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SC 607  Biloxi High School Boys Basketball Team; commend.         Gollott
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 608  "Willie Morris Day" in Mississippi; declare May 12,       Horhn
        2001.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SN  38  Rayford N. Edgar, Water Valley, Mississippi, to the       
        Veterans' Affairs Board, for the five (5) year term of 
        office ending May 14, 2005, representing the           
        State-At-Large.                                        
           03/26 (S) Do Advise and Consent
SR  49  Biloxi High School Boys Basketball Team; commend.         Gollott
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  50  Pearl Junior High Boys Basketball Team; commend.          Kirby
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  51  Curtis Conway (C.C.) Bryant; commend.                     Horhn
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  52  Mary Beth Hanbery; commend as Clinton Teacher of the      White (29th)
        Year.                                                  
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  53  David J. Dennis; commend.                                 Horhn
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  54  Piney Woods School as first recipient of Direct T.V.      Michel
        Educational Programming; commend.                      
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  55  Willie Morris; commend life.                              Horhn
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  56  Ms. Della Hunt; commend life of.                          Harden
           03/26 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

HB 371  Bonds; issue bonds to provide funds for Mississippi       McCoy
        Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund.                 
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB 469  Wireless emergency telephone service; extend repealer.    Ford
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
           03/26 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB 848  Home inspectors; provide for licensure and regulation     Wallace
        of.                                                    
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1352  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount of bonds for and     Morris
        increase funds used for minority economic development  
        and surety bond program.                               
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1465  Corrections; rename the Division of Community Services    Malone
        of the Department of Corrections.                      
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1630  Bonds; issue general obligation and revenue bonds for     Simpson
        acquisition and upgrade of rail line between State Port
        at Gulfport and Hattiesburg.                           
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1637  Bonds; issue general obligation bonds for Building Fund   Smith (39th)
        for Arts and Community Heritage Preservation Fund.     
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
HB1695  Income taxation; revise recognition of income from        Reeves
        casual sales of property by installment sales and      
        certain other revisions.                               
           03/26 (S) Amended
           03/26 (S) Passed As Amended
SB2312  Uniform Athlete Agents Act; enact.                        Hamilton
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2411  MS Check Cashers Act; revise licensing requirements and   Mettetal
        civil penalties, and extend repealer.                  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2525  Crabs; revise resident and nonresident commercial         Hewes
        crabber licenses and fees.                             
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2893  Public property; Dept. of Corrections transfer land to    Mettetal
        Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB2959  Driver's license; revise fee, create separately set       Dearing
        photo fee.                                             
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted
SB3158  Bonds; issue for state agencies and community colleges    Minor
        capital improvements.                                  
           03/26 (S) Conference Report Adopted



Senate: Referred Other House

HB1547  City of Natchez; authorize to execute leases of certain   Ketchings
        riverfront and adjacent property.                      
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1548  DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau; allow to    Jennings
        lease or sell naming rights to civic center.           
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1681  Hancock County; authorize expenditure of funds to         Compretta
        Mississippi Contract Procurement Center.               
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1684  City of Natchez; authorize to enter into lease with       Ketchings
        U.S. Secretary of Interior for using Natchez Trace     
        lands.                                                 
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1685  Lowndes County and City of Columbus; authorize to         Chism
        contract with Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society for      
        animal control.                                        
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1686  Lawrence County; authorize to levy assessment on          Hudson
        misdemeanor cases for Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.        
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1687  Town of Monticello; authorize assessment on misdemeanor   Hudson
        cases to fund Pine Belt Crime Stoppers.                
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1690  Tallahatchie County; authorize to provide water and       Reynolds
        sewer service to Tallahatchie Industrial Park.         
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private
HB1694  Tunica County; revise distribution of county gaming       Henderson
        revenues.                                              
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
HB1700  Sunflower County; authorize assessment to fund            Thomas
        Crimestoppers.                                         
           03/26 (S) Referred To Local and Private



Senate: Signed By The President

HB1596  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB2893  Public property; Dept. of Corrections transfer land to    Mettetal
        Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.                
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3065  Forrest County; authorize a contribution to the Forrest   King
        County Agricultural High School.                       
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3091  Appropriation; Tax Commission.                            Gordon
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3123  Appropriation; Dept. of Corrections - Support and         Gordon
        Reimb. Local Confinement.                              
           03/26 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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