Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2746
Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY AS AN ENTITY WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORITY'S POWERS AND DUTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SERVICES CHARGES; TO PROVIDE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY; TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF A SERVICE CHARGE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 33-15-7, 33-15-14 AND 45-1-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO REPEAL SECTION 15-5-313, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES CHARGES; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-331, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE PROVISIONS PROVIDING FOR ENHANCED WIRELESS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-333, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CREATES THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE (CMRS) BOARD AND PROVIDES FOR ITS POWERS AND DUTIES; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-335, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE COLLECTION OF SERVICES CHARGES BY THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE BOARD AND REQUIRES REGISTRATION OF CMRS PROVIDERS; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-337, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE BOARD; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-339, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE ENHANCED 911 SERVICE; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-341, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH MAKES IT AN OFFENSE AND PROVIDES CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR USING WIRELESS EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR PERSONAL USE; TO REPEAL SECTION 19-5-343, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF PREPAID WIRELESS E911 CHARGES; 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 17 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 SenateFeb 17 to Mar 1224 days
TechnologyFeb 17 to Mar 315 days
EnergyMar 3 to Mar 30 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Jun 9 · stopped89 days
Public UtilitiesMar 25 to Jun 9 · stopped76 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 12
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 12
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Technology and on Energy
- Mar 3Reported as a committee substitute from TE to EN in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
In the House of Representatives Mar 16 – Jun 9
- Mar 16Sent to the House
- Mar 25Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Appropriations
- Jun 9Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Technology;EnergySenate
- Mar 3DR - TSDPCS: TE To ENSenate
- Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Mar 12AmendedSenate
- Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
- Mar 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Mar 25Referred To Public Utilities;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Jun 9Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives