l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 734

Contract lobbyists; prohibit agencies and universities and colleges from hiring with public funds.

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 CODIFY NEW SECTION 5-8-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FROM EXPENDING PUBLIC FUNDS TO PAY CONTRACT LOBBYISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 5-8-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE ADDITIONAL TERMS USED UNDER THE LOBBYING LAW REFORM ACT OF 1994; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 5-8-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYISTS' CLIENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN ACTS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE CONTRACTS FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES FROM THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY THE PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-101-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS REPRESENTING THE SEPARATE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM APPEARING BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE EXCEPT UPON ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OR UPON THE REQUEST OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE 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

1 co-sponsor

Tad Campbell

Its course

January 15 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 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary AJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 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 15 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary A;Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives