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 2546
Ports; exclude the Mississippi State Port Authority from certain procurement laws and regulations.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PORT AUTHORITY FROM CERTAIN REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONSTRUCTION BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PORT AUTHORITY FROM CERTAIN PUBLIC PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 31-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PORT AUTHORITY FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 59-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO REORGANIZATION NOMENCLATURE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 59-5-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Ports and Marine ResourcesFeb 20 to Feb 299 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 29 to Mar 6 · stopped6 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 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Ports and Marine Resources and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 29Reported as a committee substitute from PI to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 29DR - TSDPCS: PI To ACSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate