Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 479
Public service commissioners; allow to receive gifts up to $2,000.00 per year from those under jurisdiction of the commission.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-1-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW ANY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER OR ANY CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER TO RECEIVE GIFTS, PASSES, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS OR ANY EMOLUMENTS OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY BENEFITS FROM ENTITIES THAT ARE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AS LONG AS SUCH BENEFITS ARE LESS THAN $2,000.00 PER CALENDAR YEAR AND ARE REPORTED AS REQUIRED BY THE LOBBYING REFORM ACT OF 1994; 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
January 30 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 30 to Feb 19 · stopped20 days
Public UtilitiesJan 30 to Feb 19 · stopped20 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 30 – Feb 19
- Jan 30Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Judiciary A
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 30Referred To Public Utilities;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives