Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 14, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2755
MS Public Utility Rate Mitigation and Reduction Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC UTILITY RATE MITIGATION AND REDUCTION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE ACT; TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM WHEREBY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL ENTER A FINANCING ORDER AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF RATE REDUCTION BONDS, THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH ARE USED TO RECOVER, FINANCE OR REFINANCE GENERATION FACILITY COSTS AND FINANCING COSTS FOR CERTAIN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BASE LOAD ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES THAT USE COAL GASIFICATION OR CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ADJUSTMENT OF A RATE REDUCTION BOND CHARGE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RATE REDUCTION BONDS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A DEBT OR A PLEDGE OF THE FAITH AND CREDIT OR TAXING POWER OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; 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
January 21 to February 14, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 14 · stopped24 days
EnergyJan 21 to Jan 309 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 Jan 21 – Feb 14
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 14Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To EnergySenate
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 14Died On CalendarSenate