Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 965
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY IN CONTRACTING PROGRAM (ODC PROGRAM)" TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE THE NUMBER OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH THE STATE BY FACILITATING AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS; TO REQUIRE EACH STATE AGENCY TO APPOINT AN ODC COMPLIANCE OFFICER WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH THE ODC PROGRAM AND FOR REPORTING COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ODC COMPLIANCE OFFICERS; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO INCLUDE CERTAIN LANGUAGE IN CONTRACTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES; TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR ISSUING ODC WAIVERS; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
January 18 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Workforce DevelopmentJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Appropriations
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Workforce Development;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives