Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 1200
Highway business services signs; require MDOT to develop criteria and standards for awarding contracts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, BY RULE AND REGULATION, TO DEVELOP DETAILED AND SPECIFIC CRITERIA, STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE AWARDING OF CONTRACTS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF BUSINESS NAMES AND LOGOS ON SIGNS ON HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATED TO THE LOCATION OF FOOD, SERVICES AND LODGING OFFERED BY SUCH BUSINESSES; TO REQUIRE THAT SUCH CONTRACTS BE AWARDED ON A FIRST-TO-APPLY BASIS AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO STATE BID REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ANNUALLY TO FILE A REPORT WITH THE LEGISLATURE LISTING AND ACCOUNTING FOR THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR ALL SUCH CONTRACTS AWARDED, ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES OF THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IN INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING THE SIGNS AND THE NET PROFIT, IF ANY, FROM SUCH CONTRACTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
TransportationFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives