Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ethics Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 972
Open Meetings Act; revise definition of "meeting" to exclude certain assemblages of certain airport authority commissioners from.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "MEETING" UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TO EXCLUDE FROM SUCH DEFINITION ANY ASSEMBLAGE OF MUNICIPAL OR REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE MEETING FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PRESENTING A PROPOSAL TO AN AIRLINE, CARGO, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL PROSPECT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT THE AIRPORT GOVERNED BY THE ASSEMBLED COMMISSIONERS; 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
February 4 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 action9 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2824 days
Ports, Harbors and AirportsFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days
Judiciary AFeb 14 to Feb 195 days
Ports, Harbors and AirportsFeb 19 to Feb 190 days
In the SenateFeb 28 to Mar 18 · stopped19 days
EthicsMar 3 to Mar 18 · stopped15 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 Feb 4 – Feb 28
- Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Ports, Harbors and Airports and on Judiciary A
- Feb 14Reported as a committee substitute from PO to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 19Reported as a committee substitute from JA to PO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 28Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 29 – Mar 18
- Feb 29Sent to the Senate
- Mar 3Referred to the Senate committee on Ethics
- Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Ports, Harbors and Airports;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14DR - TSDPCS: PO To JAHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19DR - TSDPCS: JA To POHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 28Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 28PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Referred To EthicsSenate
- Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate