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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2635

Public purchasing; require public entities to provide option to electronically submit bids for public works.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives'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 AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE, AS AN ADDITIONAL BIDDING OPTION, A UNIFORM AND SECURE ELECTRONIC INTERACTIVE SYSTEM FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF BIDS FOR PURCHASES REQUIRING COMPETITIVE BIDDING; 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

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Jackson

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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 823 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 16 to Jan 3014 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 28 · stopped20 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 Senate Jan 16 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 9Sent to the House
  2. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 8PassedSenate
  4. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives