l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2206

Public works; increase to $100,000.00 the amount exempt from supervision by engineers and architects.

Sent to the Governor on March 4, 2015, and did not become law. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-13-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM LESS THAN $75,000.00 TO LESS THAN $100,000.00 PUBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURES THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC WORK BY THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS UNLESS THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT; TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT EXEMPTS MUNICIPALITIES FROM THE PROHIBITION IF THE PUBLIC WORK IS NOT FINANCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS; TO PROVIDE THAT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS OR ARCHITECTS MAY SUBMIT PRICES FOR SERVICES PRIOR TO BE SELECTED TO PERFORM ANY WORK; 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

Its course

January 16 to March 26, 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 action12 actions on 9 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 1025 days

FinanceJan 16 to Jan 226 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 422 days

Ways and MeansFeb 24 to Mar 26 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 26 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

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 Senate Jan 16 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 5 – Mar 26

  1. Mar 5Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 26Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 26Died On CalendarSenate