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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 842

Reverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

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

3 co-sponsors

Shane Barnett, Noah Sanford, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 18 to March 2, 2021, 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 action8 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 1124 days

MunicipalitiesJan 18 to Jan 2810 days

County AffairsJan 28 to Feb 25 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 2 · stopped19 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 18 to Mar 2 · stopped12 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 18 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on County Affairs
  2. Jan 28Reported from MU to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 10Read the third time in the House
  5. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Municipalities;County AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: MU To CAHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  8. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate