Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2522
Governmental entities; prohibit public funding of advertisements, lobbying activities and certain conventions or other meetings.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 5-8-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AND TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM LOBBYING THE LEGISLATURE OR EXPENDING PUBLIC FUNDS TO PAY CONTRACT LOBBYISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 5-8-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PUBLIC EMPLOYEE FROM SERVING FOR A FEE AS A LOBBYIST FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS AFTER HE LEAVES SUCH MEMBERSHIP; TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY SPONSORSHIP, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF CERTAIN PRIVATE CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS, AND TO PROHIBIT THE HIRING OF CONTRACT LOBBYISTS; 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 21 to February 5, 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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate