l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3173

Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of "high economic benefit project" & "private company" & increase bonds issued.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 17, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

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 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; TO AMEND SECTIONS 65-4-29, 69-4-31 AND 69-4-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOND COMMISSION TO NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE NOTICE OF THE SALE OF BONDS UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OR FINANCIAL JOURNAL WITH A LARGE NATIONAL CIRCULATION; 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

1 co-sponsor

Bob M. Dearing

Its course

January 19 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 2335 days

FinanceJan 19 to Feb 1830 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 23 to Mar 17 · stopped22 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Mar 17 · 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 23

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 23Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 24 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 24Sent to the House
  2. Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 17Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 23Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 23PassedSenate
  5. Feb 24Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 26Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 17Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives