Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 1375
Public contracts; give preference to resident bidders, and prescribe specific penalties for violations.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-13-111, 31-7-15 AND 31-7-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE LETTING OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO RESIDENT BIDDERS WHENEVER ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND SERVICE BUT DIFFER ONLY AS TO PRICE, IF THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM RESIDENT BIDDERS IS NOT MORE THAN TWO PERCENT GREATER THAN THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM NONRESIDENT BIDDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT A NONRESIDENT BIDDER DOMICILED IN A STATE HAVING LAWS GRANTING PREFERENCE TO RESIDENT BIDDERS SHALL BE AWARDED MISSISSIPPI CONTRACTS ONLY ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE NONRESIDENT BIDDER'S STATE AWARDS CONTRACTS TO MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS BIDDING UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE A PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO INTENTIONALLY, WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY VIOLATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
AppropriationsJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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.
In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives