Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's County Affairs Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2299
Minimum wage law; prohibit cities and counties from enacting.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-17-5 AND 19-3-40, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES TO ENACT ANY ORDINANCE REQUIRING AN EMPLOYER TO PAY ITS EMPLOYEES A MINIMUM WAGE AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIVING PUBLIC FUNDS; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days
MunicipalitiesJan 21 to Jan 309 days
County AffairsJan 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 19
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on County Affairs
- Jan 30Reported from MU to CA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Municipalities;County AffairsSenate
- Jan 30DR - TSDP: MU To CASenate
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate