Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 17, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 1712
Bonds; authorize issuance for certain highway improvements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR USE BY THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF BRIDGES ON THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE DEFICIENT OR FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY SEGMENTS STATUTORILY DESIGNATED AS HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR USE BY THE OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION FOR GRANTS TO COUNTIES FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF BRIDGES THAT ARE DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF STATE AID ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO BE DEFICIENT AND WHICH ARE NOT PART OF THE NATIONAL BRIDGE INSPECTION INVENTORY; TO AMEND SECTION 27-5-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE REVENUES DERIVED FROM MOTOR FUEL TAXES AND ALLOCATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY AND USED TO PAY THE DEBT SERVICE ON CERTAIN BONDS ISSUED UNDER THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-19-81, 27-19-89, 63-5-33 AND 65-1-46, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WEIGHT LIMITS FOR VEHICLES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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
21 co-sponsors
Joe C. Gardner, Noal Akins, Donnie Bell, Kelvin Buck, Clara Burnett, Lester Carpenter, Bryant W. Clark, Mark DuVall, Chuck Espy, Mark Formby, Jack Gadd, John W. Hines, Sr., D. Stephen Holland, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Harvey Moss, Russ Nowell, Jimmy Puckett, Margaret Rogers, Ferr Smith, Preston E. Sullivan, Greg Ward
Its course
February 17 to March 17, 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 action12 actions on 9 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Feb 247 days
TransportationFeb 17 to Feb 181 day
Ways and MeansFeb 18 to Feb 235 days
TransportationFeb 23 to Feb 230 days
In the SenateFeb 24 to Mar 17 · stopped21 days
Highways and TransportationMar 2 to Mar 1210 days
FinanceMar 12 to Mar 17 · stopped5 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 Feb 17 – Feb 24
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Ways and Means
- Feb 18Reported from TR to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 23Reported as a committee substitute from WM to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 24Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 24 – Mar 17
- Feb 24Motion in the House to reconsider entered
- Feb 25Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
- Feb 27Sent to the Senate
- Mar 2Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Finance
- Mar 12Reported as amended from HI to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 17Died in committee in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Transportation;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 18DR - TSDP: TR To WMHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23DR - TSDPCS: WM To TRHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 24Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 24PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 24Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
- Feb 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 2Referred To Highways and Transportation;FinanceSenate
- Mar 12DR - TSDPAA: HI To FISenate
- Mar 17Died In CommitteeSenate