Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 27, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 254
Bonds; create rural counties and municipalities cellular and broadband grant program and authorize issuance of bonds.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A GRANT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS TO ASSIST BUSINESSES IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING AND EXPANDING CELLULAR AND BROADBAND ACCESS AND COVERAGE IN RURAL COUNTIES AND RURAL MUNICIPALITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN THIS ACT; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY, DESIGNATED AS THE "RURAL COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES CELLULAR AND BROADBAND FUND"; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF $15,000,000.00 OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE "RURAL COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES CELLULAR AND BROADBAND FUND"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 14 to February 27, 2019, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 27 · stopped44 days
Public UtilitiesJan 14 to Feb 27 · stopped44 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 14 – Feb 27
- Jan 14Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Ways and Means
- Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Public Utilities;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives