l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 27

City councils in cities with populations of 40,000 or more; authorize to hire additional staff.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Municipalities Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-8-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY CITY COUNCIL WITH A POPULATION OF 40,000 OR MORE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF TO ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT THE DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL; TO AMEND SECTION 21-8-7, 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

Its course

January 6 to March 3, 2015, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 6 to Jan 3024 days

MunicipalitiesJan 6 to Jan 2822 days

In the SenateJan 30 to Mar 3 · stopped32 days

MunicipalitiesFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 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 6 – Jan 30

  1. Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 2 – Mar 3

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published