Became law as Chapter 469, Laws of 2020, signed July 8, 2020, 155 days after it was filed.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 524
Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; expand uses of and increase maximum amount that may be transferred to.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE NEW PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND MAY BE USED BY MEMA TO ASSIST COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES AFTER DISASTERS; TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE WORKING CASH-STABILIZATION RESERVE FUND TO THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND FOR ANY DISASTER OR DISASTERS; 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
February 4 to July 8, 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 action19 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2521 days
AppropriationsFeb 4 to Feb 2016 days
In the SenateFeb 25 to Jun 17113 days
AppropriationsFeb 28 to Jun 497 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 17 to Jul 215 days
With the GovernorJul 2 to Jul 86 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 17
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 Feb 4 – Feb 25
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Feb 20Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 25Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 26 – Jun 17
- Feb 26Sent to the Senate
- Feb 28Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
- Jun 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Jun 17Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
Back in the House of Representatives Jun 18 – Jul 2
- Jun 18Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
- Jun 23Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
- Conferees named in the House: Read, Bennett and Barton
- Jun 25Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, Polk and Norwood
- Jun 26Conference report filed in the House
- Conference report filed in the Senate
- Jun 27Conference report adopted in the House
- Jun 30Conference report adopted in the Senate
- Jul 2Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
To the Governor Jul 2 – Jul 8
- Jul 2Enrolled bill signed in the House
- Jul 8Approved by the Governor
All 19 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 20Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 26Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 28Referred To AppropriationsSenate
- Jun 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
- Jun 17AmendedSenate
- Jun 17Passed As AmendedSenate
- Jun 18Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
- Jun 23Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
- Jun 23Conferees Named Read,Bennett,BartonHouse of Representatives
- Jun 25Conferees Named Hopson,Polk,NorwoodSenate
- Jun 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
- Jun 26Conference Report FiledSenate
- Jun 27Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Jun 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
- Jul 2Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Jul 2Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Jul 8Approved by GovernorGovernor