Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Property Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 500
Public contractors; increase amount of contract for which performance bond is not required.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-5-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE TO $50,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN A PUBLIC BODY AND A CONTRACTOR FOR WHICH A PERFORMANCE BOND OR PAYMENT BOND WILL NOT BE REQUIRED; TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THOSE CONTRACTS, THE OWNERS MAY ELECT TO MAKE TWO PAYMENTS VALUED AT FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT, AND THE FINAL PAYMENT WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE BY THE PUBLIC BODY; 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
January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Public PropertyJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Public Property
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public PropertyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives