Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2897
Public purchases; exempt certain purchases by local governing authorities form reverse auction requirement.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVERSE AUCTION REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY PURCHASE BY A GOVERNING AUTHORITY UPON A FINDING AND DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY, BY RESOLUTION DULY AND LAWFULLY ADOPTED AND SPREAD UPON ITS MINUTES, THAT THE REVERSE AUCTION PROCESS IS NOT THE BEST METHOD FOR PURCHASING THAT PARTICULAR ITEM; 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
January 15 to January 30, 2018, 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 SenateJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 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 15 – Jan 30
- Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 30Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeSenate