l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1489

Price gouging; revise.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO PRICE GOUGING DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR PRICE GOUGING WHILE A DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN FORCE; TO ELIMINATE AGGREGATION OF THE VALUE OF VIOLATIONS FROM THE CALCULATION AS TO WHETHER AN OFFENSE HAS OCCURRED; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE A NOTICE OF ABNORMAL DISRUPTION OF THE MARKET; TO REQUIRE GAS PUMPS TO HAVE DECALS POSTED DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY TO ENABLE REPORTS OF GOUGING; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROVIDING ACTUAL NOTICE TO REGISTERED AGENTS OF THE PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO CREATE NEW CODE SECTION 75-73-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR THE CANCELLATION OF LODGING RESERVATIONS DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY; 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 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

Judiciary AJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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