Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 01/31/02



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House: Double Referred Reports

HB 343  Local governments; allow by general law to donate funds   Simpson
        to crime prevention programs.                          
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: MU To CA
HB 400  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Moody
        director and office directors.                         
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB 446  Justice court judges; bring under the Nonpartisan         Moak
        Judicial Election Act.                                 
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AE To JB
HB 482  Minimum education program; extend repealer (RP).          Ford
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 492  School attendance officers; delete repealer/Best          Ford
        Financial Practices Review Task Force; create.         
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPAA: ED To AP
HB 567  Personal care homes; change references to "personal       Holland
        care home/assisted living facility".                   
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB 636  Offenders; create the interstate compact for adult        McBride
        offender supervision.                                  
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PE To IC
HB 641  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Warren
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
HB 682  State inmates housed in county jails; extend repealer     Ford
        on authority of Commissioner of Corrections (RP).      
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: PE To AP
HB 717  Newborn infants; require screening for conditions         Holland
        specified by the State Board of Health.                
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB 761  Crime Victims' Compensation; revise awards.               Stevens
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: JB To AP
HB 904  Nursing homes; specify venue, add to statute of           Holland
        limitations and revise various statutes relating to.   
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To JA
HB 971  Juvenile Rehabilitation Facility in Brookhaven;           Moody
        authorize administration by Dept. of Mental Health.    
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1126  Property; acquired for environmental mitigation, must     Peranich
        be located in same county as original property.        
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CR To PB
HB1130  Ethanol; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to make    Whittington
        cash payments to producers of.                         
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AG To AP
HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To CR
HB1332  Law enforcement officers and firefighters; increase       Martinson
        death benefits paid from trust fund.                   
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: JB To AP
HB1362  Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally        Moody
        Disturbed; provide for administration by Dept. of      
        Mental Health.                                         
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: PH To AP
HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To IN
HB1456  Physicians; provide income tax credit to move to and      Scott (80th)
        practice in critical needs areas.                      
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
HB1483  Submetering; promote conservation of water resources      Ellington
        through use of in multi-unit dwellings.                
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: CR To PU
HB1488  State travel agency contract; allow municipal and         Denny
        county officers and employees to use.                  
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: MU To AP
HB1555  Walnut Grove Correctional Facility; increase maximum      Malone
        age of offenders.                                      
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PE To AP
HB1664  Medicaid; funds transferred by public entities may be     Moody
        used as matching funds for certain services under.     
           01/31 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP



House: Committee Reports

HB   5  Public bid laws; prohibit addendum to bid                 Guice
        specifications within two working days of receipt of   
        bids.                                                  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB  97  Crimes; increase penalty for bomb threats.                Flaggs
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 201  Absentee ballots; count and keep at circuit clerk's       Fleming
        office.                                                
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 295  Sheriffs; felony conviction disqualifies from holding     Cameron
        office.                                                
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 345  Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies        Brown
        during current fiscal year.                            
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 368  Criminal procedure; clarify expunction when               Moak
        court-imposed conditions are completed or cases are    
        dismissed.                                             
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 369  Pretrial intervention program; revise to provide          Moak
        keeping of nonpublic records for subsequent            
        proceedings.                                           
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 378  County industrial development authorities, certain;       Smith (39th)
        revise authority regarding conveyance of industrial    
        sites.                                                 
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 400  DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive           Moody
        director and office directors.                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 415  Board of Barber Examiners; reenact and extend repealer    Ford
        on (RP).                                               
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 478  Art Therapists Licensure Law; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer on (RP).                                      
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 483  Agricultural Seed Law; extend repealer on the duties of   Ford
        the Commissioner of Agriculture (RP).                  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 490  Codes of student conduct; extend repealer on provisions   Ford
        recognizing teachers' right to remove students (RP).   
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 493  Applicants for school employment; delete repealer on      Ford
        fingerprinting and background checks requirements (RP).
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 494  Extended school day/year programs and instructional       Ford
        home rule; delete repealer (RP).                       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB 507  Home repair fraud; create offense.                        Broomfield
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 510  Youth Court; parents may be required to make payments     Compretta
        to state training school.                              
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 521  Offenders; authorize county inmates to be used for        Fleming
        skilled labor in other counties.                       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 573  Surface Mining and Reclamation Law; revise provisions     Moody
        of.                                                    
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 594  Highway Patrol disability retirement; lower years of      Gadd
        creditable service for eligibility to five years.      
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 778  Special Needs Prison Program; reenact and extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 832  Commissioners of Election; report residual votes and      Reynolds
        revise statement of votes cast at election.            
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 841  Professional licenses; suspend for default on state       Howell
        educational loans or service conditional scholarships. 
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 858  Highway Patrol Retirement System; revise cost of living   Stringer
        benefit.                                               
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 890  Seed Certification Law; revise to include farm            Holland
        products.                                              
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 905  Drug and alcohol testing laboratories; conform statutes   Moody
        to federal law.                                        
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 911  PERS; Highway Patrol, SLRP, and municipal retirement      Stringer
        systems; clarify definition of eligible plan for       
        purpose of rollovers.                                  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 950  Historic cemeteries; authorize sheriff to use prison      Ellis
        labor to maintain.                                     
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB 960  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; prescribe       Smith (59th)
        terms and conditions for renewal of certain leases.    
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 974  Juvenile detention centers; provide minimum standards     Flaggs
        for.                                                   
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB 992  Municipal liens on blighted real estate; allow            Denny
        municipality to grant amnesty for certain.             
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1000  Crime laboratory; delete provisions requiring funding     Hamilton
        to be separate from Department of Public Safety.       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1014  Department of Information Technology Services; require    Clarke
        to develop certain policies regarding cellular         
        telephones.                                            
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1052  Environment; specify permits requiring a public hearing   Ellington
        before issuance by environmental quality permit board. 
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1053  Retirement; provide cost-of-living increases for          Ellington
        retired firemen and policemen in certain               
        municipalities.                                        
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1064  Counties; authorize to contribute to certain              Rushing
        organizations.                                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1075  Free port warehouse law; transfer administration from     McCoy
        the State Tax Commission to local government           
        authorities (STC).                                     
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1095  Added territory of municipal school districts;            Reeves
        residents may attend municipal or county school.       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1127  Sales Tax; divert tax collected on airport parking to     Compretta
        special fund for support and development of airports.  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1148  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Stringer
        governing the retirement system.                       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1161  Environment; remove availability of environmental         Ellington
        self-audit privilege in criminal and civil cases.      
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1200  Medicaid; reduce reimbursements and transfer funds from   Moody
        Health Care Trust Fund.                                
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1204  Mental health facility; director may transfer             Moody
        patient/resident to another facility.                  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1205  Mental health institutions; update statutory listings     Moody
        of.                                                    
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1212  Legal services; exempt from budget cuts special funds     Watson
        received by Attorney General under contracts with      
        agencies for.                                          
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1216  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Watson
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1232  License tags; rental company may purchase temporary tag   Ellington
        from dealer.                                           
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1317  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1319  Chiropractors; delete requirement for U.S. citizenship    Moody
        for licensure.                                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1351  Budgets of state agencies; clarify that fiscal officer    Brown
        has discretion to reduce at any time if funds not      
        available.                                             
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1372  Homestead exemption; remove county option to require      McCoy
        annual renewal of (STC).                               
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1378  Rehabilitation services laws; update terminology,         Moody
        revise various provisions and conform to federal law.  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1381  Inmate Welfare Fund; revise allocations to purchase       Malone
        Inmate Information Technology System.                  
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1384  State Parole Board; extend repealer.                      Malone
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1386  Health insurance; PERS design and administer plan to      Stringer
        provide for all retirees, with partial cost subsidy.   
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1389  Master Lease-Purchase Program; authorize DFA to           Brown
        establish for community colleges.                      
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1391  Internal auditors; require for certain agencies.          Brown
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1392  State contract travel agency; use by state employees is   Brown
        discretionary, not mandatory.                          
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1397  Sewer system; authorize DEQ to petition for               Ellington
        receivership of abandoned systems.                     
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1399  Youth courts; delete language prohibiting orders from     Flaggs
        reciting facts on which adjudication is based.         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1445  Elections; pilot project for student interns to assist    Reynolds
        at precincts during elections.                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1446  Ayers Settlement Fund; extend date by which settlement    Ford
        must be finalized to trigger creation of.              
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1484  Environmental quality; revise publication requirements    Ellington
        for proposed regulation changes.                       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1517  Parole; felony child abuse is not a nonviolent crime      Moore (60th)
        for purposes of parole eligibility.                    
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1537  Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure     Moody
        requirements and increase exam and license fees.       
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
HB1543  Conviction records; allow expunction for misdemeanors     Bailey
        regardless of age of offender.                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1548  Election commissioners; certification of hours worked     Reeves
        not required to be notarized.                          
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1558  Public improvement districts; authorize counties and      Morris
        municipalities to create.                              
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1578  Corrections; allow DOC to place certain offenders in      Malone
        intensive supervision program.                         
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
HB1579  Unemployment compensation; include certain Indian         Moss
        tribes as employing units.                             
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
HB1639  Regional economic development alliances; provide          Ford
        certain authority to counties in, provide tax          
        incentives to certain businesses in.                   
           01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub



House: Floor Actions

HB 251  Social security numbers; state agencies take steps to     Mayo
        prevent inadvertent disclosure.                        
           01/31 (H) Amended
           01/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 432  State Veterans Affairs Board; extend repealer on          Ford
        law-making board responsible for operation of veterans 
        home in Collins (RP).                                  
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 436  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 488  Public Service Commission; extend repealer (RP).          Ford
           01/31 (H) Amended
           01/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 590  Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 591  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Ford
        entities; extend repealer.                             
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 592  Payments by certain offenders to Department of            Ford
        Corrections for Community Service Revolving Fund;      
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 593  Public utilities; authorize (not require) furnishing of   Ellis
        mobile homeowner information to county tax collectors. 
           01/31 (H) Amended
           01/31 (H) Passed As Amended
HB 666  Uninsured motorist coverage; create single-limit,         Stevens
        nonstacking coverage for certain insureds.             
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB 777  State veterans homes; Veterans Affairs Board shall be     Rogers
        solely responsible for operation of all the homes.     
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB 997  Municipal utilities; clarify authority to operate in      Ellis
        areas certificated to other utilities.                 
           01/31 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (H) Passed
           01/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1121  Corrections; rename the Division of Community Services    Malone
        of the Department of Corrections.                      
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1341  MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Board; provide        McCoy
        funds to public/private entities through loans, grants,
        contracts and otherwise.                               
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1382  Corrections; require offenders to allow home and auto     Malone
        searches for post-release supervision.                 
           01/31 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
           01/31 (H) Transmitted To Senate
HB1551  Cell phones; prohibit local ordinances restricting use    Ellis
        while driving.                                         
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1646  Loans; define "other charges" and provide remedy for      Guice
        contracting/receiving unlawful "other charges".        
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1668  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Compretta
        commission.                                            
           01/31 (H) Passed
HB1671  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; increase             Straughter
        commissioners' per diem.                               
           01/31 (H) Passed



Senate: Introductions

SB3096  Appropriation; Attorney General-Judgments, Settlements,   Gordon
        Fees; Additional FY2002.                               
           01/31 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3097  Appropriation; Judicial Performance, Additional FY2002.   Gordon
           01/31 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3098  Appropriation; State Treasurer - NAST Annual              Gordon
        Conference; Additional FY2002.                         
           01/31 (S) Referred To Appropriations
SB3099  Reappropriation; State Dept. of Education for textbooks   Little
        & classroom supplies; FY2003.                          
           01/31 (S) Referred To Appropriations



Senate: Double Referred Reports

SB2071  State and School Employees Life Insurance Plan; revise    Dearing
        definition of "annual wage."                           
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
SB2095  Textbook orders for visually and hearing impaired         Hyde-Smith
        students; SDE shall place prior to beginning of fiscal 
        year.                                                  
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2125  School bond limitation based on assessed valuation;       Tollison
        revise.                                                
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To FI
SB2168  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Harden
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2208  Task Force to Conduct a Best Financial Management         Carmichael
        Practices Review of the State Department of Education; 
        create.                                                
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2233  Substitute teachers may be paid twice per month and       Harden
        while student teaching; authorize.                     
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2249  Physical education classes K-9; express legislative       Harden
        intent.                                                
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2284  Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement in     Harden
        State Department of Education; extend repealer.        
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: ED To AP
SB2387  "MHOPE" scholarship program; establish study committee    Michel
        on.                                                    
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2443  Education of exceptional children; revise parent due      Harden
        process and investigation procedures.                  
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2505  Contracts to a single entity for design and               Tollison
        construction of dormitories on university campus; IHL  
        authorized to enter into.                              
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2588  County patrol officers; increase salary in certain        Posey
        counties.                                              
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: CA To FS
SB2655  Mississippi Skill Standards Advisory Board; establish.    Burton
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2689  Transportation Commission; auth to purchase employment    Kirby
        practices liability ins and workers' compensation      
        excess coverage.                                       
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: IN To HI
SB2733  State Employee Management Training Act; create.           Smith
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: FS To AP
SB2737  Terrorism; domestic preparedness (Governor's Task         Furniss
        Force).                                                
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: JU To AP
SB2759  Gang behavior; continue existence of joint committee to   Jordan
        study.                                                 
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: JJ To AP
SB2864  Local school board election districts; authorize boards   Harden
        to reapportion districts.                              
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To EL
SB2869  Annual leave for teachers; allow accumulation of          Harden
        personal leave and retention of leave when transferring
        to another school district.                            
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To FS
SB2878  "Education Independence and Accountability Act of         Harden
        2002"; enact and repeal supervision of State Dept of Ed
        over school districts.                                 
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2887  MS School Boards Assn shall conduct training for school   Harden
        boards members; clarify authority.                     
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP
SB2954  MS Training and Education Marketing Bd and Special Task   Horhn
        Force for Economic Development Planning; create.       
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDP: UC To AP
SB2969  Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP);            Bryan
        prescribe state cost for FY2003.                       
           01/31 (S) DR - TSDPCS: ED To AP



Senate: Committee Reports

SB2042  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2097  Volunteer fire fighters; authorize to direct traffic      Carmichael
        while in the performance of their duties.              
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2109  Insurance Producer Licensing Law; revise.                 Kirby
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2112  Surplus lines insurance agents; remove bond requirement   Kirby
        for licensing of.                                      
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2116  Federal highway funds; provide for allocation of TEA-21   Dickerson
        funds.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2175  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; may issue revenue bonds    Robertson
        with 60% of member municipalities consenting.          
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2184  County supervisors; provide for disposition of lost,      Dickerson
        stolen, abandoned or misplaced personal property.      
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2185  Electronic availability; Rules of Road and Accident       Turner
        Report forms, hard copies at cost (MDPS).              
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2198  Highway Patrol; revise maximum number troopers, license   Turner
        examiners (MDPS).                                      
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2199  Standard criminal assessment fee; increase General Fund   Gordon
        amount, repeal bond fee.                               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2295  Zoning ordinances; revise number of votes necessary for   Chamberlin
        amendments.                                            
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2296  Telephone solicitations; prohibit for subscribers who     Chamberlin
        notify PSC.                                            
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2298  County court; add a judge to Rankin County.               Ross
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2308  Water courses and drainage; authorize counties to alter   Chamberlin
        and clean on public or private property.               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2326  Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer and revise     Thames
        laws regulating barber profession.                     
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2328  State Auditor; file with Legislature report containing    Thames
        state agency emergency procedures.                     
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2348  MS Administrative Procedures Law; create.                 Ross
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2366  Statewide Centralized Voter System; establish to assist   Bryan
        commissioners of election in maintaining accurate voter
        rolls.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
        confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2430  Life insurance; require insurers to pay interest on       Ross
        proceeds from date of death.                           
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2444  Coal mining; conform state law on existing rights on      Nunnelee
        public land to federal law.                            
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2460  Domestic violence; revise arrest (MCADV).                 Carlton
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2490  Child abuse and neglect cases in youth court; county      Huggins
        prosecuting attorney shall represent DHS.              
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2501  Motor vehicles; provide for various distinctive motor     Minor
        vehicle license tags.                                  
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2502  Public Purchasing Laws; exempt purchases made from        Gollott
        cooperative purchasing agreements.                     
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2534  Child custody; revise in cases of domestic violence or    Carlton
        abuse (MCADV).                                         
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2541  Northeast MS Gas District; authorize certain              Nunnelee
        compensation for board members.                        
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2542  Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board; revise per diem      Thames
        paid to board members.                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2544  Weapons; clarify misdemeanor possession of silencer.      Turner
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2566  Hunting; nonresident hunting without license to forfeit   Posey
        hunting privileges.                                    
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2620  Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation; define   Burton
        authority.                                             
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2621  Junior college boards; may designate person to            Burton
        recommend teachers for employment.                     
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2622  Community/junior college dual enrollment program;         Burton
        delete certain minimum standardized test requirements. 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2625  State employees; revise law regarding out-of-state        Burton
        travel.                                                
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2626  General Educational Development (GED) Testing program;    Burton
        clarify authority of State Board for Community and     
        Junior Colleges.                                       
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2666  Physical Therapy Board; create to license physical        Huggins
        therapists, and transfer current licensure powers from 
        Board of Health.                                       
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2689  Transportation Commission; auth to purchase employment    Kirby
        practices liability ins and workers' compensation      
        excess coverage.                                       
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2715  Parole Board; require central registry of parolees.       Smith
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2723  Counties and municipalities; report to State Auditor      Dawkins
        expenditures made when advertising resources of the    
        county/municipality.                                   
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2736  Health care provider lien; create upon claims/actions     Farris
        of an injured person with an unpaid health care        
        provider bill.                                         
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2756  Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; clarify         Ross
        authority of board to renegotiate commercial leases    
        upon expiration.                                       
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2776  Wildlife conservation officers; remove examination        Posey
        qualification.                                         
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2783  Boating; canoes for hire to have separate certificate     Posey
        of number.                                             
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2785  Office of Purchasing and Travel; may adopt purchasing     Burton
        regulations governing use of credit cards.             
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2788  Wildlife hunting license; authorize voluntary all-game    Posey
        hunting and fishing licenses for youth and exempt      
        hunters.                                               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2789  Deer management; allow taking of bucks with less than 4   Posey
        points if necessary to manage deer herd under DMAP.    
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2799  Tobacco; driver's license suspension for youth offense.   Chaney
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2802  Unemployment compensation; prohibit payment to person     Posey
        discharged for misconduct.                             
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2825  State Auditor; correct and publish finding of             Ross
        substantial noncompliance at expense of agency or      
        political subdivision.                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2854  State agencies; entitled to judicial review of            Thames
        decisions by Employee Appeals Board.                   
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2875  Per diem; increase for county port and harbor             Cuevas
        commissioners.                                         
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2890  Light wine and beer laws; Alcoholic Beverage Control      Minor
        agents may enforce.                                    
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2925  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Jordan
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2927  Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan     Minor
        Program; revise interest rates for loans made under    
        (MDA).                                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2929  Minority businesses, certification list; delete           Minor
        prohibition against considering size of business or    
        length of time in business (MDA).                      
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2930  Sales Tax Incentive Fund; revise indebtedness eligible    Minor
        for incentive payments.                                
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2938  Minority Business Loan Program; revise definition of      Minor
        minority.                                              
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2953  Pat Harrison Waterway District; authorize to designate    Gollott
        employees and contract with certain persons to serve a 
        peace officers.                                        
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2965  Open meetings; revise enforcement provisions.             Bryan
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB2970  Election contests; clarify the manner of selecting        Bryan
        judges to hear.                                        
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2971  Ambulance services licensee; not required to conform      Robertson
        with certain local laws or regulations.                
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SB2998  UCC Article 9 Secured Transactions; conform transition    Carlton
        dates, technical corrections.                          
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3026  Driver's license; prohibit issuance to certain minors     Chamberlin
        driving without a license who kill or injure another.  
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3040  Emergency communications districts; revise CMRS Board     Robertson
        composition/extend repealer.                           
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3045  License tags; rental company may purchase temporary tag   Kirby
        from dealer.                                           
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
SB3099  Reappropriation; State Dept. of Education for textbooks   Little
        & classroom supplies; FY2003.                          
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
SC 537  Dr. Ralph B. Vance; commend upon being named President    Dawkins
        of the American Cancer Society.                        
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 539  Darryl Grennell, "Man of the Year"; commend.              Dearing
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 540  Coach Henry "Doc" Woods, "Person of the Decade";          Dearing
        commend.                                               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 551  Mrs. Shirley Wheatley; Woman of the Year.                 Dearing
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 552  Collins High School Football Team; commend as State 3A    Harvey
        Football Champions.                                    
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 553  Dr. Janet Henderson; 2001 Distinguished Educator.         Hamilton
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 554  Dr. Larry Box, Superintendent of the Year 2002;           Hamilton
        commend.                                               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 555  Starkville High School Football Team; commend as State    Hamilton
        5A Football Champions.                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 556  Jack Schuessler, CEO of Wendy's International; commend.   King
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SC 557  Magnolia Heights "Chiefs" Football Team; commend on       Mettetal
        State AA Championship.                                 
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR   9  29 Senior Class Eagle Scouts from Jackson Prep;           Michel
        commend.                                               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  10  Wanda McAlister, BellSouth Female Sportsman of the        Carmichael
        Year; commend.                                         
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  11  Anthony Thomas, BellSouth Male Sportsman of the Year;     Carmichael
        commend.                                               
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted
SR  12  Mrs. Virginia Rogers; commend upon her 100th birthday.    Mettetal
           01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Be Adopted



Senate: Floor Actions

SB2381  Appropriation; MS Veterans' Home Purchase Bd; Add'l       Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2389  Oil and gas severance taxes; clarify deposit of state's   Gordon
        share.                                                 
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2403  Signs; revise the size restriction on certain signs.      Dearing
           01/31 (S) Amended
           01/31 (S) Passed As Amended
           01/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
SB2673  Certain state agency funds; direct transfer into Budget   Gordon
        Contingency Fund.                                      
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB2746  Appropriation, Department of Corrections FY2001/2002;     Gordon
        transfer funds among budget categories.                
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3070  Appropriation; Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission;      Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3071  Appropriation; Tax Commission; Additional, FY2002.        Gordon
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3072  Appropriation; Veterans Affairs Board; Additional,        Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3073  Appropriation; State Treasurer - MPACT Program;           Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3074  Appropriation; Bd. of Pharmacy; Additional, FY2002.       Gordon
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3075  Appropriation; Office of State Aid Road Construction;     Gordon
        Additional, FY2002.                                    
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3076  Appropriation; Secretary of State; Additional, FY2002 .   Gordon
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3077  Appropriation; Bd. of Massage Therapy; FY2002.            Gordon
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3078  Appropriation; Supreme Court - Trial Judges; Additional   Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3079  Appropriation; Bd. of Public Contractors; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3080  Appropriation; Public Service Commission; Additional      Gordon
        FY2002.                                                
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House
SB3081  Appropriation; MEMA - Tornado and Flooding Disasters in   Gordon
        November, 2001; Additional FY2002.                     
           01/31 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
           01/31 (S) Passed
           01/31 (S) Transmitted To House

Information pertaining to this report was last updated on 04/15/02 at 10:00.



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