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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1240

Counties; increase threshold amount that requires a requisition, purchase, purchase order or receiving report.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's County Affairs Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 31-7-103 AND 31-7-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM ACQUISITION COST OF AN ITEM OR SERVICE PURCHASED BY A COUNTY THAT REQUIRES A REQUISITION, PURCHASE ORDER OR RECEIVING REPORT; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF CHARLESTON TO EXERCISE CERTAIN POWERS REGARDLESS OF ITS CURRENT SPECIAL CHARTER; 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

1 co-sponsor

Steve Hopkins

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2017, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

County AffairsJan 16 to Jan 248 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 24 to Jan 273 days

County AffairsJan 27 to Jan 270 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

County AffairsFeb 21 to Feb 28 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

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 Jan 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 24Reported from CA to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 27Reported from AC to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 9Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 13 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 21Referred to the Senate committees on County Affairs and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 24DR - TSDP: CA To ACHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 27DR - TSDP: AC To CAHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 21Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  10. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate