Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Daily Action Report for 03/18/02



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Vetoes

SB2622  Community/junior college dual enrollment program;         Burton
        delete certain minimum standardized test requirements. 
           03/18 Vetoed
SB2777  Secretary of State; revise distribution of bound court    Turner
        decisions (SOS).                                       
           03/18 Vetoed
SB2940  New facilities administered by MS Department of Mental    Huggins
        Health; add to reimbursement statutes.                 
           03/18 Vetoed



Signed By The Governor

HB1205  Mental health institutions; update statutory listings     Moody
        of.                                                    
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1539  Community colleges; delete ACT score requirement for      Warren
        dual enrollment of high school students.               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1569  State Supreme Court cases; officials designated to        Watson
        receive may decline receipt of.                        
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2042  Internet; prohibit computer seduction of minors.          Burton
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2079  Misdemeanor violations; traffic, motor vehicle and game   Ross
        and fish may be paid without court appearance.         
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2109  Insurance Producer Licensing Law; revise.                 Kirby
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2112  Surplus lines insurance agents; remove bond requirement   Kirby
        for licensing of.                                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2168  Teachers; include classroom instruction in military in    Harden
        computing years of teaching experience.                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2175  Municipal Gas Authority of MS; may issue revenue bonds    Robertson
        with 60% of member municipalities consenting.          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2180  Seized property; clarify disposition (MDPS).              Turner
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2183  Relocation of utilities located on rights-of-way of       Dearing
        state highways; certain water systems are not required 
        to bear the cost of.                                   
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2198  Highway Patrol; revise maximum number troopers, license   Turner
        examiners (MDPS).                                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2279  Fraternal benefit societies; revise license fees and      Kirby
        date of annual renewal.                                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2281  Escapes; impose same penalty on trusty who fails to       Hamilton
        return as an escapee.                                  
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2283  State Superintendent of Education; authorize designee     Harden
        to serve on certain boards and councils.               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2286  Vocational education; clarify that state appropriations   Harden
        are payments (not reimbursements) to high schools.     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2302  Architect Licensure Law; apply to professional limited    Chaney
        liability companies, revise exemptions.                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2317  Extended school day/school year/instructional home rule   Harden
        authority; delete repealer on.                         
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2330  Corrections; agricultural leases of prison land; extend   Smith
        repealer.                                              
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2356  Business Corporation Act; technical correction.           Ross
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2382  Elections; declare all candidates elected if only one     Bryan
        person qualifies as a candidate for each office.       
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2385  Handicapped parking; vehicle with handicapped license     Dearing
        plate may be utilized without displaying a windshield  
        placard.                                               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2409  Domestic violence; revise protective orders, protect      Carlton
        confidentiality of shelter locations (MCADV).          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2413  Child abuse; require multidisciplinary review teams.      Carlton
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2425  State Veterans Affairs Board; may operate and maintain    Furniss
        all state veterans homes.                              
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2444  Coal mining; conform state law on existing rights on      Nunnelee
        public land to federal law.                            
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2465  Marine Resources; provide authority and procedure for     Hewes
        forfeiture of property seized in marine violations.    
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2500  Durable legal custody of a child ordered by the court;    Huggins
        DHS released from further custody and supervision.     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2509  Highway Safety Patrol; increase number of days of         Gordon
        training school for recruits.                          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2529  Assessment of property; copies of board of supervisors'   Minor
        orders reducing assessment need not be sent to the Tax 
        Commission (STC).                                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2530  Ad valorem tax on aircraft; require airlines to file      Minor
        with Tax Commission a schedule of aircraft operated in 
        this state (STC).                                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2532  Ad valorem taxation; clarify deadline for application     Minor
        for new enterprise exemption (STC).                    
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2536  International Fuel Tax Agreement; no license issued in    Minor
        this state if license is revoked in another            
        jurisdiction (STC).                                    
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2540  Age of emancipation determination under URESA; repeal.    Huggins
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2541  Northeast MS Gas District; authorize certain              Nunnelee
        compensation for board members.                        
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2562  Victim compensation; revise award limits.                 Frazier
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2602  Notary public; clarify attestation and allow affidavit.   Blackmon
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2603  Domestic violence; provide aggravating factor in          Williamson
        sentencing.                                            
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2606  Judges; revise terms of trial court judges (SCT).         Turner
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2661  Law enforcement officers, fire fighters; revise death     Little
        benefits of when killed in line of duty.               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2662  Criminal record background checks on prospective          Huggins
        employees and volunteers at the Department of Mental   
        Health; authorize.                                     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2677  Scenic streams; designate Magee's Creek in Walthall       Stogner
        County as a state scenic stream.                       
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2694  Security guards at mental health facilities; authorize    Huggins
        promotion to campus police after proper training.      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2735  Wildlife; prohibit canned hunts of native game animals.   Posey
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2776  Wildlife conservation officers; remove examination        Posey
        qualification.                                         
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2781  Wildlife; authorize department to donate game to local    Posey
        law enforcement agencies for food for prisoners.       
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2784  Wildlife; require primitive weapon license for special    Posey
        hunts established by commission.                       
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2787  Hunting accidents; require medical personnel to report    Posey
        injuries to the Department of Wildlife.                
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2796  Charitable bingo; allow gross receipts from bingo games   Nunnelee
        to be used to pay administrative penalties.            
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2835  Public waterways; provide penalty for riding a            Posey
        motorized vehicle in stream beds.                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2848  DUI; revise blood alcohol level.                          Turner
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2865  Supplemental roll; delete requirement that each page be   Minor
        totaled (STC).                                         
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2880  Physicians license; authorize for former director of      Thames
        state hospital.                                        
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2882  Public property; DFA and Dept. of Mental Health may       Jackson
        sell certain property in City of Laurel.               
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2898  Wildlife; clarify duties of wildlife department and       Posey
        Department of Agriculture related to permits for       
        cultivated game fish.                                  
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2914  Public property; Dept. of Wildlife,Fisheries & Parks      Jackson
        may transfer real property to Dept. of Finance & Adm.  
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2921  Municipal liens for cleaning; may be waived for           Jordan
        blighted property.                                     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2925  Municipal Crime Prevention Fund; extend repealer.         Jordan
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2966  Marine Reserve officers; authorize Director of            Hewes
        Department of Marine Resources to supervise and allow  
        to keep side arm upon retirement.                      
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3003  Deer; prohibit importation and translocation of           Posey
        white-tailed deer into state.                          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3011  Public property; DFA and Department of Mental Health      Jackson
        may sell certain property at auction.                  
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3035  Utility companies; make discretionary requirement to      Robertson
        furnish names/addresses of mobile home customers to    
        county tax collectors.                                 
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3052  Tort Claims Act; revise savings clause.                   Walls
           03/18 Approved by Governor



House: Committee Reports

SB2273  Bonds; issue g.o. bonds to fund the acquisition of Deer   Gollott
        Island.                                                
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
SB3187  Ad valorem tax exemption; allow for property totally      Browning
        destroyed by a tornado during the 2001 calendar year.  
           03/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended



House: Floor Actions

HB  16  Implied consent; revise blood alcohol level.              Reeves
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 264  School boards; establish meeting attendance               Eads
        requirements for members.                              
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 431  State Grand Jury Act; extend repealer (RP).               Ford
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 436  Mississippi Veterans Monument Commission; extend          Ford
        repealer (RP).                                         
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 495  Executors and administrators rights and duties and        Ford
        grant of administration; extend repealer(RP).          
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 496  Guardian of ward appointed by chancery court; extend      Ford
        repealer on duties (RP).                               
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 570  Powers of fiduciaries to promote compliance with          Ford
        environmental laws; extend repealer (RP).              
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 591  Agricultural leases of prison lands to private            Ford
        entities; extend repealer.                             
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 592  Payments by certain offenders to Department of            Ford
        Corrections for Community Service Revolving Fund;      
        extend repealer (RP).                                  
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 669  Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association;     Stevens
        increase assessment on member insurers.                
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 683  Health insurance policies; require provisions for the     Stevens
        prompt payment of clean claims.                        
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 885  Mississippi Bar; extend repealer.                         Watson
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB 935  Public water; require systems providing corrosion         McBride
        control treatment to properly maintain them.           
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB 944  Mississippi Customer Energy Assistance Program (CEAP)     Ellis *
        Fund; create.                                          
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1130  Ethanol; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to make    Whittington
        cash payments to producers of.                         
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1213  Emergency Management Agency; transfer funds in FY02       Capps
        appropriation among various categories.                
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1317  Budget Contingency Fund; transfer monies from certain     Capps
        special funds into.                                    
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
HB1331  Tidelands Fund; funds appropriated for projects not       Creel
        paid to recipient entities until entities have made    
        expenditures.                                          
           03/18 (H) Concurred in Amend From Senate
HB1384  State Parole Board; extend repealer.                      Malone
           03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
SB3113  Income tax; place 3% tax on gaming winnings paid by       Minor
        unlicensed gaming establishment to be collected by the 
        gaming establishment (STC).                            
           03/18 (H) Point of Order Raised
           03/18 (H) Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
SB3114  Income taxation; revise net operating loss carryback      Minor
        and carry forward provisions (STC).                    
           03/18 (H) Passed
SB3117  Estate tax; tie specific exclusion to amount              Minor
        established in federal law (STC).                      
           03/18 (H) Amended
           03/18 (H) Passed As Amended
SB3196  Income taxation; tax the unrelated business income of     Minor
        certain tax exempt estates, trusts and organizations.  
           03/18 (H) Passed



House: Signed By The Speaker

HB 891  Healthcare Coordinating Council; create to establish      Moody
        preventive health care plan.                           
           03/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1204  Mental health facility; director may transfer             Moody
        patient/resident to another facility.                  
           03/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1302  School psychologists; persons under contract with         Moody
        school districts may use certain titles.               
           03/18 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed



Senate: Introductions

SC 594  Suspend rules for drafting, etc.; increase state income   Simmons
        tax rates by 1%.                                       
           03/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SC 595  Jack Rhodes, Electric Power Associations of               Harvey
        Mississippi; commend.                                  
           03/18 (S) Referred To Rules
SN  87  Patricia Ainsworth, Jackson, Mississippi, MS State        GOVERNOR
        Board of Mental Health, for the unexpired term         
        commencing June 30, 2001, representing the psychiatrist
        position, vice Reginald P. White, M.D.                 
           03/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  88  Bess Crawley Blackwell, Jackson, Mississippi,             GOVERNOR
        Mississippi State Board on Nursing, for a four-year    
        term ending June 30, 2006, representing the position   
        having a basic nursing preparation, a baccalaureate    
        degree.                                                
           03/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SN  89  William Albert Cofield, Meridian, Mississippi, MS         GOVERNOR
        Commission on Environmental Quality, for a seven-year  
        term ending June 30, 2009, representing the Third      
        Congressional District.                                
           03/18 (S) Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
SN  90  William Clayton Deviney, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, MS    GOVERNOR
        Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Commission, for a         
        five-year term ending June 30, 2007, representing the  
        Fourth Congressional District.                         
           03/18 (S) Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SN  91  Donald Lee Green, Clarksdale, Mississippi, MS State       GOVERNOR
        Board of Community and Junior Colleges, for a six-year 
        term commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2007, 
        representing the Second Congressional District.        
           03/18 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  92  Charles Herbert Knight, Amory, Mississippi, Hospital      GOVERNOR
        Equipment and Facilities Authority, for the unexpired  
        term ending June 30, 2004, representing the Third      
        Supreme Court District, vice Charles Hester.           
           03/18 (S) Referred To Finance
SN  93  Joseph David Marsh, Jackson, Mississippi, MS State        GOVERNOR
        Board of Community and Junior Colleges, for a six-year 
        term commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2007, 
        representing the Fourth Congressional District.        
           03/18 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges
SN  94  Randy Gary Mize, Oxford, Mississippi, MS Wildlife,        GOVERNOR
        Fisheries and Parks Commission, for a six-year term    
        commencing July 1, 2001 and ending June 30, 2007,      
        representing the First Congressional District.         
           03/18 (S) Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries
SN  95  Charles R. Russell, McComb, Mississippi, Hospital         GOVERNOR
        Equipment and Facilities Authority, for a four-year    
        term ending June 30, 2006, representing a banker with  
        experience in commercial lending.                      
           03/18 (S) Referred To Finance
SR  40  Officer Ronald Wayne Jones; commend the life of.          Harvey
           03/18 (S) Referred To Rules



Senate: Floor Actions

HB1148  PERS; make certain technical revisions to laws            Stringer
        governing the retirement system.                       
           03/18 (S) Returned For Concurrence
HB1777  Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement               Read
        System-administrative expenses; maintenance and        
        operation of building.                                 
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1783  Appropriation; Mississippi Department of                  Read
        Transportation.                                        
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1785  Appropriation; State Forestry Commission.                 Henderson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1786  Appropriation; State Board of Registration for            Henderson
        Foresters.                                             
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1787  Appropriation; State Department of Health-support.        Stevens
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1788  Appropriation; Beauvoir Shrine.                           Denny
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1789  Appropriation; Department of Environmental Quality.       Denny
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1790  Appropriation; Mississippi River Parkway Commission.      Denny
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1791  Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.   Green
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1792  Appropriation; Soil and Water Conservation Commission.    Green
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1793  Appropriation; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and      Green
        Parks.                                                 
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1794  Appropriation; Governors Office - Division of Medicaid.   Holland
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1795  Appropriation; Department of Human                        Moody
        Services-Consolidated.                                 
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1797  Appropriation; Department of Archives and History.        Flaggs
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1798  Appropriation; Arts Commission.                           Flaggs
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1799  Appropriation; expenses of Legislature, monthly           Flaggs
        expense, Legislative Budget Office, PEER Committee.    
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1800  Appropriation; benefit payments to retirants under the    Flaggs
        former Teachers' Retirement System.                    
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1801  Appropriation; State Department of Education - General    Warren
        Programs, Education Reform Act and Vocational          
        Education.                                             
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1802  Appropriation; pay interest on Chickasaw School Fund.     Warren
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1803  Appropriation; Department of Education for the Adequate   Warren
        Education Program for FY2003.                          
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
           03/18 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
HB1804  Appropriation; Schools for the Blind and the Deaf.        Warren
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1805  Appropriation; Mississippi Authority for Educational      Warren
        Television.                                            
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1806  Appropriation; Library Commission.                        Warren
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1807  Appropriation; Attorney General - support.                Watson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1808  Appropriation; District Attorneys and staff.              Watson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1809  Appropriation; Insurance Department.                      Watson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1810  Appropriation; State Fire Academy.                        Watson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1811  Appropriation; Supreme Court Services.                    Watson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1812  Appropriation; Office of Capital Defense Counsel.         Watson
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended
HB1813  Appropriation; Office of Capital Post-Conviction          Watson
        Counsel.                                               
           03/18 (S) Amended
           03/18 (S) Passed As Amended



Senate: Signed By The President

HB 908  Public property; DFA to assign certain property in City   Peranich
        of Jackson to Library Commission for construction of   
        new building.                                          
           03/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB 951  State toy; designate Teddy Bear as state toy.             Holland
           03/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
HB1551  Cell phones; prohibit local ordinances restricting use    Ellis
        while driving.                                         
           03/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
SB3135  Appropriation; Fire Fighters Memorial Burn Center;        Gordon
        FY2003.                                                
           03/18 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

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