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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2736

State agencies; prohibit radio and TV advertising to promote agency programs except in certain instances.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 15, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-9-120.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM USING RADIO AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING TO PROMOTE AGENCY PROGRAMS, EXCEPT IN CERTAIN INSTANCES; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO PROHIBIT THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM USING APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR ADVERTISING PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BIDDING OF AGENCY ADVERTISING CONTRACTS, AND TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR BIDDING CONTRACTS FOR TELEVISION AND RADIO ADVERTISING WHEN PROCURED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS; 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

1 co-sponsor

Terry W. Brown

Its course

February 20 to March 15, 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 action5 actions on 3 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 15 · stopped24 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 15 to Mar 15 · stopped0 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 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 15Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  5. Died in committee in the Senate
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 15Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 15Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  5. Mar 15Died In CommitteeSenate