Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 855
State agency budget requests, appropriation bills and operating budget; require to include specific line items for proposed expenditures.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH BUDGET REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS BUDGET REQUEST A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM FOR EACH PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR EACH GENERAL FUND AGENCY SHALL HAVE A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM FOR EACH PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR EACH SPECIAL FUND AGENCY SHALL HAVE A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM FOR EACH PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 27-103-215, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE APPROPRIATION BILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, EACH APPROPRIATION BILL FOR EACH AGENCY SHALL HAVE A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM FOR EACH PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE OPERATING BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022, EACH AGENCY SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS OPERATING BUDGET A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM FOR EACH PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF THE AGENCY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH LINE ITEMS SHALL CORRESPOND TO THE LINE ITEMS IN THE AGENCY'S APPROPRIATION BILL OR BILLS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-103-125, 27-103-139, 27-104-11 AND 27-104-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE PROPOSED BUDGETS PREPARED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR AND EXPENDITURES BY AGENCIES UNDER THEIR BUDGETS, FOR THE PURPOSES 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 14 to March 3, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
AppropriationsFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 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 Feb 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives