Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1294
Rural water associations; authorize to convert to public water authorities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 51-41-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE STATE, A MUNICIPALITY AND ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE FROM EXERCISING THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN OVER THE FACILITIES OF A QUALIFIED CORPORATION OR WATER AUTHORITY EXCEPT WHEN THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION CANCELS THE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY GRANTED TO THE FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FROM REGULATING THE RATES FOR THE SALE OF WATER OR SEWER SERVICES BY CERTAIN ENTITIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 51-41-1 AND 51-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives