l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 222

Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING PROGRAM (ODC PROGRAM) TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE THE NUMBER OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH THE STATE BY FACILITATING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS; TO REQUIRE EACH STATE AGENCY TO APPOINT AN ODC COMPLIANCE OFFICER WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE ODC PROGRAM AND FOR REPORTING COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ODC COMPLIANCE OFFICERS; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO INCLUDE CERTAIN LANGUAGE IN CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES; TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR ISSUING ODC WAIVERS; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

2 co-sponsors

Adrienne Wooten, Bryant W. Clark

Its course

February 10 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 10 to Mar 6 · stopped25 days

Workforce DevelopmentFeb 10 to Mar 6 · stopped25 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 10 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 10Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Ways and Means
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 10Referred To Workforce Development;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives