Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Municipalities Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2329
Municipally owned utilities; authorize to accept electronic payments and to absorb transaction fees in its rate base.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-27-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITY TO ACCEPT PAYMENT FOR ITS SERVICES BY CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD OR OTHER FORM OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT AND TO ABSORB ANY FEES OR CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF SUCH ELECTRONIC PAYMENT IN ITS COST OF SERVICE RATE BASE; 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
January 14 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 SenateJan 14 to Feb 2 · stopped19 days
MunicipalitiesJan 14 to Feb 2 · stopped19 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 Jan 14 – Feb 2
- Jan 14Referred to the Senate committees on Municipalities and on Energy
- Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Municipalities;EnergySenate
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate