l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 158

Legislative officers; clarify compensation, mileage and expense allowance.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Fees and Salaries of Public Officers Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT, IN ADDITION TO THEIR ANNUAL SALARIES, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE RECEIVE THE SAME COMPENSATION, MILEAGE AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES PROVIDED BY LAW FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT, IN ADDITION TO HIS SALARY, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATE RECEIVES THE SAME COMPENSATION, MILEAGE AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES PROVIDED BY LAW FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE; TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-46, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM RECEIVING ANY COMPENSATION IN ADDITION TO THAT PROVIDED BY LAW, EXCEPT WHEN HE IS SERVING AS SPEAKER DURING THE ABSENCE, ILLNESS OR DISABILITY OF THE SPEAKER; TO CLARIFY THAT, IN ADDITION TO HIS SALARY, THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE RECEIVES THE SAME COMPENSATION, MILEAGE AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES PROVIDED BY LAW FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE; 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

January 22 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 RepresentativesJan 22 to Feb 19 · stopped28 days

Fees and Salaries of Public OfficersJan 22 to Feb 19 · stopped28 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 Jan 22 – Feb 19

  1. Referred to the House committees on Fees and Salaries of Public Officers and on Appropriations
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published