l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2553

"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Transparency Act of 2010"; enact to assist students in obtaining the lowest textbook cost.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY TEXTBOOK TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2010"; 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

Its course

January 14 to February 2, 2010, 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 14 to Feb 2 · stopped19 days

Universities and CollegesJan 14 to Feb 2 · 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 14 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Universities and Colleges
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Universities and CollegesSenate
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate