l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2120

Ethics in lobbying reform; omnibus bill.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ethics Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 5-8-3 AND 5-8-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF "LOBBYING" AND "LOBBYIST" AND RELATED CONCEPTS AND EXCEPTIONS THERETO; TO CREATE SECTION 5-8-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AND TO LIMIT STATE AGENCIES' ABILITY TO EXPEND GENERAL FUNDS TO PAY CONTRACT LOBBYISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY, DEVELOP AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO LEGISLATION NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PRACTICES THAT WILL IMPROVE THE DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ANY OFFICE, DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, DIVISION, BUREAU, COMMISSION, BOARD, INSTITUTION, HOSPITAL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AIRPORT AUTHORITY OR OTHER INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION OF SUCH TASK FORCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1, 2011; 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 4 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 SenateJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 days

EthicsJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 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 4 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 4Referred to the Senate committees on Ethics and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To Ethics;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate