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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1412

Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL ESTABLISH ANNUAL GOALS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN STATE CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE LETTING OF PUBLIC CONTRACTS, WHENEVER ALL THINGS STATED IN THE BIDS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL WITH REGARD TO QUALITY AND SERVICE BUT DIFFER ONLY WITH RESPECT TO PRICE, PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO CERTIFIED SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IF THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM A CERTIFIED SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS IS NOT MORE THAN TEN PERCENT GREATER THAN THE AGGREGATE OF THE PRICES IN BIDS RECEIVED FROM OTHER BIDDERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES CERTAIN BID REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PUBIC PURCHASES, FOR THE PURPOSES OF 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

5 co-sponsors

Mark Baker, David Baria, Orlando Paden, John W. Hines, Sr., Kabir Karriem

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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 924 days

Judiciary AJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 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 Jan 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate