l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 727

CPA law; authorize permits to practice as CPA firm and provide for substantial equivalency for nonresidents.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Business and Financial Institutions Committee on March 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PERSONS WHO QUALIFY FOR A PRACTICE PRIVILEGE TO PRACTICE UNDER THE CPA LAW; TO REVISE STANDARDS FOR FIRM PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF ACCOUNTANCY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW CERTAIN PERSONS PRACTICING IN THE STATE WITH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATIONS TO ENJOY THE PRIVILEGES OF LICENSURE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-33-11, 73-33-13 AND 73-33-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE PRACTICE PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES WITH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT REQUIREMENTS; 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

2 co-sponsors

Steven Palazzo, Brandon Jones

Its course

February 4 to March 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2117 days

Judiciary BFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days

In the SenateFeb 21 to Mar 19 · stopped27 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsFeb 26 to Mar 1215 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsMar 19 to Mar 19 · stopped0 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 21

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 21

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 14Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 21Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 25 – Mar 19

  1. Feb 25Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  3. Mar 12Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 19Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 21AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 21Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 25Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  7. Mar 12Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 19Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  9. Mar 19Died In CommitteeSenate