l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1198

Appropriation bills; require to be in lump sum format with no major object of expenditure.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2011 FISCAL YEAR, ALL APPROPRIATION BILLS SHALL BE IN A FORMAT THAT PROVIDES A LUMP SUM OF ALL STATE GENERAL FUNDS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE EXPENDED AND A LUMP SUM OR SUMS OF ALL SPECIAL FUNDS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE EXPENDED; TO PROVIDE THAT APPROPRIATION BILLS SHALL NOT RESTRICT EXPENDITURES ON THE FUNDS BY MAJOR OBJECTS OR CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURE; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT DOES NOT PROHIBIT THE LEGISLATURE FROM INCLUDING SEPARATE LINE ITEMS IN APPROPRIATION BILLS IF THOSE LINE ITEMS ARE REQUIRED BY GENERAL LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 25-15-15, 27-103-129, 29-15-9, 29-15-10, 37-23-179, 41-86-13, 41-103-1, 47-7-5, 49-19-403 AND 69-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR LINE ITEMS IN APPROPRIATION BILLS; 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

Its course

January 19 to February 12, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 12 · stopped24 days

AppropriationsJan 19 to Jan 278 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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives