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2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2630

Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING PROGRAM (ODC) TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE THE NUMBER OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH THE STATE BY FACILITATING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS; TO REQUIRE EACH STATE AGENCY TO APPOINT AN ODC COMPLIANCE OFFICER WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE ODC PROGRAM AND FOR REPORTING COMPLIANCE OF NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES TO THE MDA; TO ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ODC COMPLIANCE OFFICERS; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO INCLUDE CERTAIN LANGUAGE IN CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES; TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR ISSUING ODC WAIVERS; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, 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 Senate

Its course

January 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

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 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate