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2017 First Extraordinary Session

Senate Bill 2002

State budgets and reserve funds; create Financial and Operational Responses That Invigorate Future Years (FORTIFY) Act.

Became law as Chapter 6, Laws of 2017 First Extraordinary Session, signed June 23, 2017, 18 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL RESPONSES THAT INVIGORATE FUTURE YEARS ACT (FORTIFY ACT)"; TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL NO. 2649, 2017 REGULAR SESSION, TO INCREASE THE CAP ON THE WORKING CASH-STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND FROM 7.5% TO 10% OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL NO. 2649, 2017 REGULAR SESSION, TO CLARIFY THAT UNENCUMBERED CASH REMAINING AT THE END OF A FISCAL YEAR IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE WHEN DETERMINING THE LIMIT ON THE LEGISLATIVE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION; TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DISTRIBUTION METHOD OF UNENCUMBERED CASH BALANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE ADOPTS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE TO PREPARE A MULTIYEAR FINANCIAL PLAN; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-103-125 AND 27-103-139, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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

Bob M. Dearing

Its course

June 5 to June 23, 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 action16 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJun 5 to Jun 50 days

AppropriationsJun 5 to Jun 50 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 5 to Jun 50 days

AppropriationsJun 5 to Jun 50 days

With the GovernorJun 5 to Jun 2318 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jun 5

  1. Jun 5Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Jun 5

  1. Jun 5Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Motion in the Senate to reconsider withdrawn
  3. Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  4. Sent to the House
  5. Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  6. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  7. Passed the House

To the Governor Jun 5 – Jun 23

  1. Jun 5Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  3. Jun 6Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  5. Jun 23Approved by the Governor
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jun 5Referred To AppropriationsSenate
  2. Jun 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Jun 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Jun 5PassedSenate
  5. Jun 5Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Jun 5Motion to Reconsider W/DrawnSenate
  7. Jun 5Immediate ReleaseSenate
  8. Jun 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Jun 5Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  10. Jun 5Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  11. Jun 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  12. Jun 5Immediate ReleaseHouse of Representatives
  13. Jun 5Returned For EnrollingHouse of Representatives
  14. Jun 6Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  15. Jun 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  16. Jun 23Approved by GovernorGovernor