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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 229

MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2008; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "AGENCY" TO INCLUDE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BY JULY 1, 2021, EACH COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR GREATER AND EACH MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 10,000 OR GREATER SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY WEBSITE FOR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY OR SET UP A SEPARATE SECTION FOR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY ON THE COUNTY'S OR MUNICIPALITY'S CURRENT WEBSITE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-163, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES AND STATE AGENCIES TO LIST ANY EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS USED TO PAY SETTLEMENTS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-104-161, 27-104-103 AND 7-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Jansen Owen

Its course

January 27 to June 9, 2020, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 538 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 27 to Feb 2428 days

In the SenateMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMay 11 to Jun 9 · stopped29 days

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 House of Representatives Jan 27 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 27Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 24Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 5Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 5 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 5Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Felsher, Boyd and Criswell)
  2. Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. May 11Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  5. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 24Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 5Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 5Motion to Reconsider Entered (Felsher, Boyd, Criswell)House of Representatives
  6. Mar 11Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. May 11Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  9. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate