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2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2821

Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; revise to include text messages and solicitations for charitable contributions.

Became law as Chapter 471, Laws of 2019, signed April 16, 2019, 85 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AS USED IN THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT; TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "TELEPHONE SOLICITATION" TO INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS, SOLICITATIONS OF A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION, AND SOLICITATIONS OF ITEMS OF VALUE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A SALES PRESENTATION IS MADE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-711, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-725, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-737, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REPEALER ON THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT; 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

5 co-sponsors

Robert L. Jackson, Angela Burks Hill, Jenifer B. Branning, Philip Moran, Chuck Younger

Its course

January 21 to April 16, 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 action22 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 717 days

EnergyJan 21 to Feb 515 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 1334 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 20 to Feb 288 days

Back in the SenateMar 13 to Apr 321 days

With the GovernorApr 3 to Apr 1613 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

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 7

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Energy and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 5Reported from EN to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
  3. Feb 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 13Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 13 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 13Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Lamar, Beckett and Steverson)
  2. Mar 14Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Mar 20Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Mar 22Conferees named in the Senate: Doty, Harkins and Polk
  6. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Beckett, Bounds and Steverson
  7. Mar 26Conference report filed in the Senate
  8. Conference report filed in the House
  9. Mar 28Conference report adopted in the Senate
  10. Conference report adopted in the House
  11. Apr 3Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 3 – Apr 16

  1. Apr 3Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 16Approved by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Feb 5DR - TSDP: EN To ACSenate
  3. Feb 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Feb 7PassedSenate
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 20Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 28Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 13Motion to Reconsider Entered (Lamar, Beckett, Steverson)House of Representatives
  11. Mar 14Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 14Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 20Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  14. Mar 22Conferees Named Doty,Harkins,PolkSenate
  15. Mar 25Conferees Named Beckett,Bounds,SteversonHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
  17. Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 28Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  19. Mar 28Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 3Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  21. Apr 3Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 16Approved by GovernorGovernor