Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2302
Public Purchasing Law; lowest and best bidder on public works projects may be bidder offering lowest life-cycle costs.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW TO AUTHORIZE AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO DETERMINE THAT THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER ON A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT IS THE BIDDER OFFERING THE LOWEST LIFE-CYCLE COSTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 3 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 SenateFeb 3 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 3 to Mar 6 · stopped32 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 Senate Feb 3 – Mar 6
- Feb 3Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 3Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate