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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2093

Certain electric power associations and electric public utilities; authorize to undertake economic development activities.

Became law as Chapter 360, Laws of 2015, signed March 17, 2015, 67 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-5-231, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION TO UNDERTAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WHETHER DIRECTLY, INDIRECTLY, OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER ENTITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DECLARE THAT IT IS THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO SUPPORT AND AUGMENT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF RATE-REGULATED PUBLIC UTILITIES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 77-3-44, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ANY RATE-REGULATED ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITY WITH CERTIFICATED SERVICE AREA IN MISSISSIPPI TO UNDERTAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES; 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

4 co-sponsors

Albert Butler, Robert L. Jackson, Sampson Jackson II, Kenneth Wayne Jones

Its course

January 9 to March 17, 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 action15 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 1133 days

EnergyJan 9 to Jan 2819 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Feb 2716 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 24 to Feb 262 days

Back in the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 1213 days

With the GovernorMar 12 to Mar 175 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 27

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 Senate Jan 9 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Feb 27Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 2 – Mar 12

  1. Mar 2Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 4Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. Mar 12Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 12 – Mar 17

  1. Mar 12Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Mar 17Approved by the Governor
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To EnergySenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 27AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 27Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 2Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 4Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate
  13. Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  14. Mar 12Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 17Approved by GovernorGovernor