l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 709

Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 31, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL ESTABLISH ANNUAL GOALS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN STATE CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE LETTING OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS, WHENEVER ALL THINGS STATED IN THE BIDS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND SERVICE BUT DIFFER ONLY WITH RESPECT TO PRICE, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO CERTIFIED SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IF THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM A CERTIFIED SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS IS NOT MORE THAN TEN PERCENT GREATER THAN THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM OTHER BIDDERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES CERTAIN BID REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PUBIC PURCHASES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

5 co-sponsors

Wanda Jennings, Brent Powell, C. Scott Bounds, Sherra Hillman Lane, Omeria Scott

Its course

January 19 to March 31, 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 action17 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 933 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 9 to Mar 322 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 30 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 9 to Mar 31 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 9Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from JA to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 9Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 10Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 12Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Baker, Reynolds and Jennings
  4. Mar 27Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, Montgomery and Burton
  5. Mar 30Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 31Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  6. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: JA To ACSenate
  7. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 9AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 9Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  11. Mar 12Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 23Conferees Named Baker,Reynolds,JenningsHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 27Conferees Named Hopson,Montgomery,BurtonSenate
  14. Mar 30Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Mar 30Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 31Died On CalendarSenate