Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2444
"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2009"; enact to assist students in obtaining the lowest textbook cost.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY TEXTBOOK PRICING AND ACCESS ACT OF 2009"; TO REQUIRE PUBLISHERS SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL FOR USE IN UNIVERSITY CLASSROOMS TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN PRICING INFORMATION, FORMAT REVISIONS AND RETURN POLICIES REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS BY STUDENTS; TO DIRECT UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTORS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTICE OF ORDERS TO APPROPRIATE BOOKSTORES IN ORDER THAT THE INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE INFORMED AS TO PRICE, FORMAT AVAILABILITY, AND ANY PLANS FOR REVISION OF THE TEXTBOOK; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO DEVELOP MATERIALS NECESSARY TO INFORM FACULTY AND STUDENTS AS TO METHODS TO OBTAIN THE LOWEST TEXTBOOK COST; TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT TEXTBOOK RENTAL PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 12 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 SenateJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Universities and CollegesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 Senate Jan 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate