Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 407
Reverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REVERSE AUCTION METHOD FOR RECEIVING BIDS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN AGENCY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A GOVERNING AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AGENCY AND GOVERNING AUTHORITY MUST SUBMIT AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 31 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 action10 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 31 to Mar 1039 days
MunicipalitiesJan 31 to Feb 1818 days
County AffairsFeb 18 to Feb 257 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 25 to Feb 261 day
In the SenateMar 10 to Jun 9 · stopped91 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMay 27 to Jun 9 · stopped13 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 31 – Mar 10
- Jan 31Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on County Affairs
- Feb 18Reported from MU to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 25Reported from CA to MU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 10Passed the House
In the Senate Mar 10 – Jun 9
- Mar 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Turner, Rushing and Tullos)
- Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the Senate
- May 27Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
- Jan 31Referred To Municipalities;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 18DR - TSDP: MU To CAHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25DR - TSDP: CA To MUHouse of Representatives
- Feb 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Mar 10PassedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Turner, Rushing, Tullos)House of Representatives
- Mar 11Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
- Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- May 27Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate