l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 702

Rural water systems or associations; include under Open Meetings Act and Public Records Act.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PUBLIC BODY" TO INCLUDE RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONS, RURAL WATER SYSTEMS OR CERTAIN NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PUBLIC BODY" TO INCLUDE SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, SYSTEMS OR CORPORATIONS UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE AUDITOR TO AUDIT AND INVESTIGATE SUCH ASSOCIATIONS, SYSTEMS OR CORPORATIONS; 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

3 co-sponsors

Jerry R. Turner, Joe C. Gardner, Alyce G. Clarke

Its course

January 13 to March 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jan 2512 days

Judiciary AJan 13 to Jan 196 days

In the SenateJan 25 to Mar 1 · stopped35 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 28 to Mar 1 · stopped32 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 13 – Jan 25

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 25Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 25 – Mar 1

  1. Jan 25Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Ellington, Blackmon and Cockerham)
  2. Jan 26Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amendment failed in the House
  4. Passed the House
  5. Jan 27Sent to the Senate
  6. Jan 28Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  7. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 25PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 25Motion to Reconsider Entered (Ellington, Blackmon, Cockerham)House of Representatives
  5. Jan 26ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  6. Jan 26Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  7. Jan 26PassedHouse of Representatives
  8. Jan 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Jan 28Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  10. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate