l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1090

Public utilities; revise supervision of public utilities staff.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Utilities Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-2-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF SHALL BE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 77-2-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF SHALL CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS AND PERFORM CERTAIN OTHER FUNCTIONS AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 77-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STAFF SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION AND SHALL SERVE AT THE WILL AND PLEASURE OF THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 77-2-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR CERTAIN DUTIES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE COMMISSION MUST PROVIDE ITS ADVICE AND CONSENT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Mark DuVall

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2009, 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 action14 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Jan 223 days

Public UtilitiesJan 19 to Jan 212 days

In the SenateJan 22 to Mar 3 · stopped40 days

Public UtilitiesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped35 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 22

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 Jan 19 – Jan 22

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  2. Jan 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Failed to suspend the rules in the House
  4. Read the third time in the House
  5. Jan 22Amended in the House
  6. Point of order raised in the House
  7. Set aside in the House until the chair rules on the point of order
  8. Point of order not well taken in the House
  9. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Jan 22 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 22Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Jan 23Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Jan 27Referred to the Senate committees on Public Utilities and on Appropriations
  5. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 21Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 21Failed to Suspend RulesHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 21Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 22AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Jan 22Point of Order RaisedHouse of Representatives
  7. Jan 22Set Aside-Pend Ruling of ChairHouse of Representatives
  8. Jan 22Point of Order-Not Well TakenHouse of Representatives
  9. Jan 22Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Jan 22Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  11. Jan 23Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  12. Jan 23Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  13. Jan 27Referred To Public Utilities;AppropriationsSenate
  14. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate