l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2547

Residential Builders/Remodeling Law; revise licensing provisions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "ACTIVE LICENSEE" AND "INACTIVE LICENSEE" IN RELATION TO THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS AND REMODELERS LICENSING LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PROOF OF LIABILITY INSURANCE BEFORE OBTAINING A LICENSE, AND TO REQUIRE PROOF OF CONTINUING EDUCATION BEFORE LICENSE RENEWAL; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF CONTRACTORS TO ISSUE CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS AND REMODELERS LICENSING LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF SINGLE RESIDENCES ALLOWED TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN ONE YEAR BY A PERSON WITHOUT A LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-59-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BUILDERS AND REMODELERS AT PERMITTED JOB SITES TO DISPLAY THEIR LICENSE NUMBER AND THE STATE ISSUING THE LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 31-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY CONTRACTOR TO DISPLAY AT THE JOB SITE HIS CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY NUMBER AND THE STATE ISSUING THE CERTIFICATE; 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

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 6 days

In the SenateJan 31 to Feb 2121 days

HousingJan 31 to Feb 1313 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 18 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 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 31 – Feb 21

  1. Jan 31Referred to the Senate committee on Housing
  2. Feb 13Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 21Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 25Sent to the House
  2. Feb 26Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 31Referred To HousingSenate
  2. Feb 13Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 21Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 21PassedSenate
  5. Feb 25Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 26Referred To Judiciary B;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives