l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 791

Economic Development Highway Act; revise definition of term "high economic benefit project" and restrict issuance of bonds.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-4-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HIGH ECONOMIC BENEFIT PROJECT" UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 9 NORTH IN UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 65-4-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO BONDS MAY BE ISSUED UNDER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY ACT AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 9 NORTH IN UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; 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 3, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1524 days

TransportationFeb 20 to Feb 299 days

AppropriationsFeb 29 to Mar 66 days

TransportationMar 6 to Mar 60 days

In the SenateMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

Highways and TransportationMar 22 to Apr 3 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 29Reported from TR to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Reported from AP to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  6. Mar 15Amendment failed in the House
  7. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 16 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 16Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 22Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Finance
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Transportation;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29DR - TSDP: TR To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 6DR - TSDP: AP To TRHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 6Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 15Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 15PassedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 22Referred To Highways and Transportation;FinanceSenate
  10. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate