Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ethics Committee on February 11, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2731
Ethics in lobbying reform; omnibus bill.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 5-8-3 AND 5-8-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "LOBBYING" AND "LOBBYIST" AND RELATED CONCEPTS AND EXCEPTIONS THERETO; TO CREATE SECTION 5-8-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AND TO LIMIT STATE AGENCIES' ABILITY TO EXPEND GENERAL FUNDS TO PAY CONTRACT LOBBYISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO PROHIBIT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE FROM ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS DURING ANY PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION; TO ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED IN A SPECIAL SESSION IF THE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MADE AT AN EVENT THAT WAS SCHEDULED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE SPECIAL SESSION WAS CALLED; TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY, DEVELOP AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ANY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, DIVISION, BUREAU, COMMISSION, BOARD, INSTITUTION, HOSPITAL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OR OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF SUCH TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2009; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 19 to February 11, 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 action7 actions on 4 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 11 · stopped23 days
EthicsJan 19 to Jan 278 days
AppropriationsJan 27 to Feb 37 days
EthicsFeb 3 to Feb 30 days
EthicsFeb 11 to Feb 11 · 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 11
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Ethics and on Appropriations
- Jan 27Reported as a committee substitute from ET to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Reported as a committee substitute from AP to ET in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Recommitted to committee in the Senate
- Died in committee in the Senate