Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Housing Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2858
Affordable and quality low-income housing; establish initiatives to improve.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT RELATING TO AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME PERSONS; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MDA) TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED HOME FUNDS A PORTION OF THE STATE APPROPRIATION OF HOME FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING COSTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE A PERCENTAGE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING A REGIONAL HOMEOWNERSHIP CONSORTIUM; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO APPOINT A TASK FORCE COMPRISED OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO IDENTIFY INCENTIVES TO INCREASE THE USE OF SECTION 8 HOMEOWNERSHIP VOUCHERS; TO REQUIRE ALL HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT UTILIZE STATE FUNDS OR STATE-ALLOCATED LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS (LIHTC) TO PROVIDE VERIFIABLE ENERGY-EFFICIENCY AND ENGINEERING TESTING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 4 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
HousingFeb 4 to Feb 19 · 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.