l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 609

Budget; prohibit certain actions by state agencies during current fiscal year.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 26, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANY STATE AGENCY FROM PURCHASING EQUIPMENT, HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES, OR PROMOTING, RECLASSIFYING, REALLOCATING OR REALIGNING PAY GRADES WITH REGARD TO ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES OR JOB POSITIONS DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR; TO ESTABLISH AN APPEAL PROCEDURE TO THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER FOR AGENCIES SEEKING TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE PROHIBITED BY THIS ACT; TO SET FORTH THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE EMERGENCY THAT MUST BE MADE BY THE AGENCY IN ITS APPEAL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF SUCH AN APPEAL; TO ALLOW THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER, IN HIS DISCRETION, TO AUTHORIZE THE ACTION SOUGHT IN THE APPEAL; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-116, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

1 co-sponsor

Linda Whittington

Its course

February 1 to March 26, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 1 to Feb 2019 days

AppropriationsFeb 1 to Feb 1918 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 26 · stopped35 days

AppropriationsFeb 26 to Mar 1821 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 1 – Feb 20

  1. Feb 1Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 20Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 22 – Mar 26

  1. Feb 22Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 26Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 1Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 20AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 20Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 22Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Referred To AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 18Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 26Died On CalendarSenate