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2022 Regular Session

House Bill 599

MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 14, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2008; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "AGENCY" TO INCLUDE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BY JULY 1, 2023, EACH COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR GREATER AND EACH MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 10,000 OR GREATER SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY WEBSITE FOR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY OR SET UP A SEPARATE SECTION FOR THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY ON THE COUNTY'S OR MUNICIPALITY'S CURRENT WEBSITE; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-163, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES AND STATE AGENCIES TO LIST ANY EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS USED TO PAY SETTLEMENTS FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 27-104-161, 27-104-103 AND 7-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Brady Williamson

Its course

January 13 to February 14, 2022, 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 action6 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 220 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 13 to Jan 207 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Feb 14 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 13 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 20Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 2Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 2 – Feb 14

  1. Feb 2Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Oliver, Boyd and Criswell)
  2. Feb 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 20Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 2Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 2Motion to Reconsider Entered (Oliver, Boyd, Criswell)House of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives