l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2716

RegionSmart Development Interstate Compact between Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee; ratify.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 9, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO RATIFY THE INTERSTATE COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE CREATING THE REGIONSMART DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND THE REGIONSMART DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE GREATER MEMPHIS REGION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE REGIONSMART DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SHALL BE VESTED IN A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONSISTING OF 15 MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT; TO NAME THE AUTHORITIES APPOINTING THE COMMISSIONERS, AND TO FIX THE TERMS OF THE COMMISSIONERS; TO PROVIDE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMPACT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE OF APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION IN TWO OF THE THREE STATES IN SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMPACT MAY ONLY BE AMENDED BY THE PASSAGE OF APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION APPROVED BY THE STATES WHICH ARE THEN PARTIES TO THE COMPACT CONCURRING IN THE AMENDMENT; TO REQUIRE THE REGIONSMART DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, NOT LATER THAN MARCH 31 OF EACH YEAR, TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STATE LEGISLATURES AND GOVERNORS, AND TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES HOLDING THE POWERS OF APPOINTMENT OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME AND EARNINGS OF THE REGIONSMART DEVELOPMENT AGENCY SHALL INURE TO THE BENEFIT OR PROFIT OF A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY; TO SET REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ASSETS OF THE REGIONSMART DEVELOPMENT AGENCY UPON ITS DISSOLUTION; 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

2 co-sponsors

Michael McLendon, Kevin Blackwell

Its course

January 17 to March 9, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 317 days

Economic and Workforce DevelopmentJan 17 to Jan 269 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Mar 9 · stopped34 days

Workforce DevelopmentFeb 9 to Feb 2213 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 Economic and Workforce Development
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 3 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 3Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 8Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  5. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Economic and Workforce DevelopmentSenate
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 3PassedSenate
  4. Feb 3Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  5. Feb 8Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  6. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 9Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives