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 75
Lobbyists; prohibit agencies, universities and colleges from hiring contract lobbyists with public funds.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 5-8-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FROM EXPENDING PUBLIC FUNDS TO PAY CONTRACT LOBBYISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 5-8-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE ADDITIONAL TERMS USED UNDER THE LOBBYING LAW REFORM ACT OF 1994; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE CONTRACTS FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES FROM THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT BY THE PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 5-8-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYISTS' CLIENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN CERTAIN ACTS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 37-101-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS REPRESENTING THE SEPARATE STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FROM APPEARING BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE EXCEPT UPON ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OR UPON THE REQUEST OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE 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
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