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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1594

Mississippi Poverty Reduction and Advocacy Office; create.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI POVERTY REDUCTION AND ADVOCACY OFFICE, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP THAT SHALL COORDINATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MISSISSIPPIANS IN POVERTY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICE; TO SYSTEMATICALLY PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST PEOPLE IN POVERTY; TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST PEOPLE IN POVERTY TO ACCESS THE FEDERAL EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE ON ITS EFFORTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS; 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

2 co-sponsors

James Evans, Joe C. Gardner

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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Select Committee on PovertyJan 19 to Jan 278 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 10 to Mar 321 days

AppropriationsMar 3 to Mar 3 · stopped0 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 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Select Committee on Poverty in the House
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 10Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from PH to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Select Committee on PovertyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: PH To APSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate