l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2397

Business improvement districts; extend the period for which they are authorized and revise certain vote requirements.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means 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 SECTIONS 21-43-117, 21-43-119 AND 21-43-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND TO TEN YEARS THE PERIOD THAT A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MAY EXIST BEFORE IT MUST BE REAUTHORIZED; TO REDUCE TO 60% OF THE PARTICIPATING ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE VOTE NECESSARY TO ADOPT, IMPLEMENT OR REAUTHORIZE A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT; 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 Senate

5 co-sponsors

Robert L. Jackson, Willie Simmons, Derrick T. Simmons, John Horhn, David Blount

Its course

February 13 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 1228 days

FinanceFeb 13 to Mar 117 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Apr 3 · stopped22 days

Ways and MeansMar 14 to Apr 3 · stopped20 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 13 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 12Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 13 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 13Sent to the House
  2. Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Feb 13Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Mar 1Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 12PassedSenate
  4. Mar 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Mar 14Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  6. Apr 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives