l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 782

Public water authorities; provide protection from municipal eminent domain in certificated areas.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 11, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 51-31-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A MUNICIPALITY FROM EXERCISING THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN OVER WATER OR SEWER SYSTEM FACILITIES OF A QUALIFIED PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY IN THE CERTIFICATED AREA UNLESS THE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY IS CANCELLED BY THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 51-41-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT CONCERNING PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITIES TO INCLUDE SEWER SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 51-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-3-13 AND 77-3-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 51-41-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE GENERAL POWERS OF PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITIES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

February 20 to April 11, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 817 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 20 to Feb 299 days

In the SenateMar 8 to Apr 11 · stopped34 days

EnergyMar 19 to Mar 2910 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 8

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 9 – Apr 11

  1. Mar 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  3. Mar 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 11Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 19Referred To EnergySenate
  7. Mar 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Apr 11Died On CalendarSenate