Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 297
"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2012"; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY TEXTBOOK PRICING AND ACCESS ACT OF 2012"; TO REQUIRE PUBLISHERS SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL FOR USE IN PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY CLASSROOMS TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN PRICING INFORMATION, FORMAT REVISIONS AND RETURN POLICIES REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS BY STUDENTS; TO DIRECT UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTICE OF ORDERS TO APPROPRIATE BOOKSTORES IN ORDER THAT THE INSTRUCTOR WILL BE INFORMED AS TO PRICE, FORMAT AVAILABILITY, AND ANY PLANS FOR REVISION OF THE TEXTBOOK; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES TO JOINTLY DEVELOP MATERIALS NECESSARY TO INFORM FACULTY AND STUDENTS AS TO METHODS TO OBTAIN THE LOWEST TEXTBOOK COST; TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT TEXTBOOK RENTAL PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; 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 13 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 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
Universities and CollegesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 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 13 – Mar 6
- Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 13Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives