l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1306

Public contracts; give preference to resident bidders and prescribe specific penalties for violations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 13, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-13-111, 31-7-15 AND 31-7-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE LETTING OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO RESIDENT BIDDERS WHENEVER ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND SERVICE BUT DIFFER ONLY WITH REGARD TO PRICE, IF THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM RESIDENT BIDDERS IS NOT MORE THAN TWO PERCENT GREATER THAN THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM NONRESIDENT BIDDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT A NONRESIDENT BIDDER DOMICILED IN A STATE HAVING LAWS GRANTING PREFERENCE TO RESIDENT BIDDERS SHALL BE AWARDED MISSISSIPPI CONTRACTS ONLY ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE NONRESIDENT BIDDER'S STATE AWARDS CONTRACTS TO MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS BIDDING UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE A PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO INTENTIONALLY, WILLFULLY AND KNOWINGLY VIOLATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 20 to February 13, 2014, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 13 · stopped24 days

Judiciary BJan 20 to Feb 314 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives