l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 925

School buildings; require new construction and certain renovations to include refillable water bottle stations.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS OR CERTAIN EXISTING SCHOOLS UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS TO HAVE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS; TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS AND DRINKING WATER FOUNTAINS; TO ALLOW STUDENTS AND STAFF TO CARRY REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLES WHILE IN SCHOOL FACILITIES AND SCHOOL PREMISES; TO SPECIFY THAT THE NEW REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLICABLE TO NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND CERTAIN RENOVATION PROJECTS COMMENCED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2022; 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

5 co-sponsors

Jill Ford, Jansen Owen, Shanda Yates, Dana McLean, Zakiya Summers

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 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 1023 days

EducationJan 18 to Jan 2810 days

AppropriationsJan 28 to Feb 25 days

EducationFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 2 · stopped20 days

EducationFeb 16 to Mar 2 · stopped14 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 Jan 18 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 28Reported from ED to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Reported from AP to ED in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDP: ED To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2DR - TSDP: AP To EDHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 16Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  8. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate