l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1417

Transportation commissioners; prohibit from accepting political and pecuniary contributions from contractors.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 65-1-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY GIFT, PASS, MONEY, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION OR ANY EMOLUMENT OR OTHER PECUNIARY BENEFIT BY A TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER, CANDIDATE FOR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FROM ANY ROAD CONTRACTOR, MATERIALS SUPPLIER, OR ANY OTHER CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR OR HIS AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE; TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON INTERESTED AS AN OWNER OR HIS AGENT OR REPRESENTATIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY ROAD CONTRACTOR, MATERIALS SUPPLIER, OR ANY OTHER CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR FROM OFFERING ANY GIFT, PASS, MONEY, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION OR ANY EMOLUMENT OR OTHER PECUNIARY BENEFIT TO A TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER, CANDIDATE FOR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF; 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

Henry Zuber III

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

TransportationJan 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

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Transportation;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives