Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 456
Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act; establish additional requirements for DFA's website on state spending.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2008; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 27-104-152, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECLARE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE DETAILS ON STATE EXPENDITURES OF TAX DOLLARS AND THE PERFORMANCE RESULTS THAT ARE ACHIEVED FOR THE EXPENDITURES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE ADDITIONAL TERMS USED UNDER THE ACT AND REVISE THE DEFINITION OF SEVERAL CURRENT TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE DATA THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED ON THE SEARCHABLE WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION ON EXPENDITURES OF STATE FUNDS AND TO PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEBSITE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH ACCESS TO ALL REQUIRED DATA WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE TO THE AGENCY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 27-104-158, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE AUDITOR TO EXAMINE AGENCIES' COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-159, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EXPENDITURES OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; 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
Sponsor
76 co-sponsors
Blaine Eaton, Noal Akins, Brian Aldridge, Tracy Arinder, Mark Baker, Larry Baker, Toby Barker, Charles Jim Beckett, Donnie Bell, Richard Bennett, Sidney Bondurant, C. Scott Bounds, Billy Broomfield, Kelvin Buck, Credell Calhoun, Tad Campbell, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Becky Currie, Scott DeLano, Bill Denny, Mark DuVall, Jim Ellington, Tyrone Ellis, Bob Evans, Harvey Fillingane, George Flaggs, Jr., Mark Formby, Frances Fredericks, Herb Frierson, Jack Gadd, Andy Gipson, Jeffrey S. Guice, Philip Gunn, Frank Hamilton, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Esther Harrison, D. Stephen Holland, Stephen A. Horne, Bobby B. Howell, Mac Huddleston, Roger Ishee, Wanda Jennings, Robert L. Johnson III, Brandon Jones, Wilbert L. Jones, Bennett Malone, Rita Martinson, John Mayo, Kevin McGee, Sam C. Mims, V, Bobby Moak, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Ken Morgan, Billy Nicholson, Russ Nowell, Randall Patterson, Diane C. Peranich, Jimmy Puckett, John Read, Dannie Reed, Margaret Rogers, Ray Rogers, Bobby Shows, Jeffrey C. Smith, Greg Snowden, Gary V. Staples, Preston E. Sullivan, Sara R. Thomas, Jessica Upshaw, Greg Ward, Tom Weathersby, Linda Whittington, Tommy L. Woods, Henry Zuber III
Its course
January 6 to February 1, 2011, 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 6 to Feb 1 · stopped26 days
AppropriationsJan 6 to Feb 1 · stopped26 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 6 – Feb 1
- Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives