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2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2371

Purchasing law; revise threshold for bid requirement and clarify use of reverse auction.

Became law as Chapter 477, Laws of 2022, signed April 18, 2022, 91 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL NO. 2806 AND SENATE BILL NO. 2818, 2022 REGULAR SESSION, TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD FOR BID REQUIREMENT UNDER THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT REVERSE AUCTIONS SHALL ONLY BE REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHEN PURCHASING COPYRIGHTED EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS AND SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE PRODUCT; TO ALLOW LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO AUTHORIZE A PURCHASING ENTITY IN ITS JURISDICTION TO USE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS WHICH PROMOTES OPEN COMPETITION AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF PURCHASING AND TRAVEL FOR SUCH PURCHASES; TO CLARIFY THAT A PURCHASING ENTITY MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, USE REVERSE AUCTION FOR TERM CONTRACT PURCHASES; TO CLARIFY UNDER THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW THAT REVERSE AUCTION SHALL NOT BE USED FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR OR REMODELING OF ANY PUBLIC FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT OR GOODS FOR SAME; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PURCHASES MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING THEIR RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT TO BE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN BIDDING REQUIREMENTS; 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 Senate

Its course

January 17 to April 18, 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 action21 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 317 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 17 to Jan 3114 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Mar 934 days

Workforce DevelopmentFeb 10 to Feb 2212 days

Back in the SenateMar 9 to Apr 628 days

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 1812 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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 17 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 3Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 10Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  3. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 8Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 9Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 10 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: Polk, Butler (36th) and Parks
  4. Mar 22Conferees named in the House: Bell (21st), White and McCarty
  5. Mar 28Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 30Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 18Approved by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 3Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 3PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 10Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 18Conferees Named Polk,Butler (36th),ParksSenate
  14. Mar 22Conferees Named Bell (21st),White,McCartyHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 28Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 28Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  19. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  20. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 18Approved by GovernorGovernor