Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2204
Public contracts; give preference to resident bidders.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 19-13-111, 31-7-15 AND 31-7-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE LETTING OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO RESIDENT BIDDERS WHENEVER ALL THINGS ARE EQUAL WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND SERVICE BUT DIFFER ONLY WITH REGARD TO PRICE, IF THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM RESIDENT BIDDERS IS NOT MORE THAN TWO PERCENT GREATER THAN THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM NONRESIDENT BIDDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT A NONRESIDENT BIDDER DOMICILED IN A STATE HAVING LAWS GRANTING PREFERENCE TO RESIDENT BIDDERS SHALL BE AWARDED MISSISSIPPI CONTRACTS ONLY ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE NONRESIDENT BIDDER'S STATE AWARDS CONTRACTS TO MISSISSIPPI RESIDENTS BIDDING UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES;; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 5 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 SenateFeb 5 to Feb 23 · stopped18 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 5 to Feb 23 · stopped18 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 Feb 5 – Feb 23
- Feb 5Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 5Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate