Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency,Transparency Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1443
BP Oil spill settlement funds; require state agencies to pose information about expenditure of on DFA transparency website.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES THAT RECEIVE ANY FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXPLOSION ON, AND SINKING OF, THE MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT DEEPWATER HORIZON TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, TO BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S SEARCHABLE WEBSITE CREATED BY THE MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT, DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENCY'S EXPENDITURES OF THOSE FUNDS AND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ANY PROJECT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF THOSE FUNDS THAT THE AGENCY OFFERED FOR BID AND THE NAME AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINNING BIDDER FOR THE CONTRACT; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES, IN THE LETTING OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF ANY OF THOSE FUNDS, TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO CONTRACTORS, ATTORNEYS, ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS AND OTHER PERSONS PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHOSE BUSINESS IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A COUNTY ON THE GULF COAST AND WHO HAS BEEN DOING BUSINESS IN THOSE COUNTIES FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE THE BEGINNING DATE OF THE CONTRACT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-302, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE DESCRIBING THE SOURCES OF THOSE FUNDS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID INTO THE BUDGET CONTINGENCY FUND; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency,TransparencyFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency,Transparency
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Accountability, Efficiency,TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives