Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 1408
Emergency communications districts; authorize municipalities to establish.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-5-305 AND 19-5-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MUNICIPALITY TO LEVY AN EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE CHARGE; TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-315, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE TWO OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES TO CREATE A SINGLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 65-7-309, 65-7-311, AND 65-7-143, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 12, 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 12 · stopped23 days
Public UtilitiesJan 20 to Feb 314 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 20 – Feb 12
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 12Amendment failed in the House
- Failed in the House
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12FailedHouse of Representatives