Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 14, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2973
Building codes; require adoption by local governments/allow fire protection funds to be used for compliance.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-2-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS ADOPTED BUILDING CODES PUBLISHED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2000, SHALL, NO LATER THAN JULY 1, 2010, ADOPT AS MINIMUM CODES ANY CODES ESTABLISHED BY THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX DEPOSITED WITH THE MUNICIPAL FIRE PROTECTION FUND AND TO ALLOW THE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR TRAINING NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CODES ADOPTED BY THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL; TO AMEND SECTION 83-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX DEPOSITED WITH THE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND AND TO ALLOW THE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR TRAINING NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CODES ADOPTED BY THE MISSISSIPPI BUILDING CODES COUNCIL; 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
February 4 to April 14, 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.
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 21
House of Representatives committee amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 Feb 4 – Feb 21
- Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
- Feb 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 21Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Mar 26
- Feb 25Sent to the House
- Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Insurance
- Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 11Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
- Mar 26Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
Back in the Senate Mar 28 – Apr 14
- Mar 28Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
- Apr 2Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
- Apr 7Conferees named in the Senate: Clarke, Dearing and Yancey
- Apr 9Conferees named in the House: Robinson, Jones and Formby
- Apr 14Died in conference in the Senate
All 16 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To InsuranceSenate
- Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 21Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 21AmendedSenate
- Feb 21Passed As AmendedSenate
- Feb 25Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 26Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 11Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 26Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
- Apr 2Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
- Apr 7Conferees Named Clarke,Dearing,YanceySenate
- Apr 9Conferees Named Robinson,Jones,FormbyHouse of Representatives
- Apr 14Died In ConferenceSenate