Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2590
Reverse auctions; authorize local governments/agencies to solicit bids by a method other than reverse auction under certain.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD FOR AN AGENCY AND BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR A GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT AN AGENCY SHALL SUBMIT A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHY A REVERSE AUCTION WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY AND PRESENT AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS TO BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT A GOVERNING AUTHORITY SHALL MAKE FINDINGS IN ITS MINUTES OF WHY A REVERSE AUCTION WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AS TO AN AGENCY, THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD AUTHORIZES THE PURCHASING ENTITY TO SOLICIT BIDS WITH A METHOD OTHER THAN REVERSE AUCTION, OR IF AS TO A GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THE GOVERNING BOARD THEREOF AUTHORIZES THE PURCHASING ENTITY TO SOLICIT BIDS WITH A METHOD OTHER THAN REVERSE AUCTION, THEN THE PURCHASING ENTITY MAY DESIGNATE THE OTHER METHODS BY WHICH BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD MUST APPROVE ANY CONTRACT THAT AN AGENCY ENTERS INTO BY ALTERNATIVE PROCESS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 17 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 SenateFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 Senate Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate