l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1419

Affordable and quality low-income housing; establish initiatives to improve.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Select Committee on Poverty Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME PERSONS; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MDA) TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED HOME FUNDS A PORTION OF THE STATE APPROPRIATION OF HOME FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING COSTS; TO AUTHORIZE MDA TO SET ASIDE A PERCENTAGE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING A REGIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP CONSORTIUM; TO REQUIRE MDA TO APPOINT A TASK FORCE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MDA AND REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO IDENTIFY INCENTIVES TO INCREASE THE USE OF SECTION 8 HOMEOWNERSHIP VOUCHERS; TO REQUIRE ALL HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT UTILIZE STATE FUNDS OR STATE-ALLOCATED LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS (LIHTC) TO PROVIDE VERIFIABLE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY AND ENGINEERING TESTING; 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

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

Select Committee on PovertyFeb 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

  1. Feb 4Referred to the Select Committee on Poverty and the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Select Committee on Poverty;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives