Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 25, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 1609
Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of "high economic benefit project" and "private company," increase bonds authorized.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-4-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM HIGH ECONOMIC BENEFIT PROJECT TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF NEW INVESTMENT BY A PRIVATE COMPANY TO $70,000,000.00, AND TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PRIVATE COMPANY" TO INCLUDE TOURISM PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO EXTEND THE DATE OF REPEAL ON A SPECIFIC PART OF THE DEFINITION OF "HIGH ECONOMIC BENEFIT PROJECT"; TO AMEND SECTION 65-4-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE BY $20,000,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY 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 26 to February 25, 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 26 to Feb 25 · stopped30 days
Ways and MeansJan 26 to Feb 25 · stopped30 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 26 – Feb 25
- Jan 26Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 25Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 26Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives