l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 739

State employees raises; require agencies and colleges to comply strictly with legislative direction.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER THE LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES SALARY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES OF STATE AGENCIES, COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES, AND STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, THE SALARY INCREASES MUST BE AWARDED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT EXPRESSED AND ANY FORMULA SPECIFIED IN THE RESPECTIVE APPROPRIATION BILLS; TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE HEAD OF EACH AGENCY, COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO VERIFY THAT THE SALARY INCREASES ARE AWARDED CONSISTENT WITH LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEAD OF ANY STATE AGENCY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION WHO EXPENDS FUNDS IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE PERSONALLY LIABLE TO THE STATE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IMPROPERLY EXPENDED; TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER FROM ISSUING ANY WARRANTS THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE ANY STATE AGENCY, COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE, OR STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING TO EXPEND ANY MONEY IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

Its course

January 13 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 13 to Feb 1 · stopped19 days

AppropriationsJan 13 to Feb 1 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives