Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Agriculture Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 549
Pest and noxious weed control; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture to enter into intergovernmental or private agreement for purpose of controlling.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE BY AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING PEST AND NOXIOUS WEEDS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT GRANT MONIES AND OTHER MONIES AND RESOURCES FOR SUCH PURPOSES; 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 31 to March 18, 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 action7 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 31 to Feb 1313 days
AgricultureJan 31 to Feb 1212 days
In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 18 · stopped34 days
AgricultureFeb 15 to Mar 18 · stopped32 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 31 – Feb 13
- Jan 31Referred to the House committee on Agriculture
- Feb 12Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 13Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 18
- Feb 15Sent to the Senate
- Referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture
- Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 31Referred To AgricultureHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 15Referred To AgricultureSenate
- Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate