l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1293

Public purchasing; require state agencies to give a preference to Mississippi-made drones and prohibit purchase of drones made in China.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 31-7-15.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO GIVE A PURCHASING PREFERENCE TO DRONES MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM PURCHASING OR OPERATING DRONES MANUFACTURED OR ASSEMBLED FROM PARTS MANUFACTURED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING WITH A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED RESEARCH CENTER ON UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND RELATED MATTERS; 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

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2023, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 116 days

Ways and MeansJan 16 to Jan 259 days

In the SenateFeb 1 to Feb 28 · stopped27 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 13 to Feb 28 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 1

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 16 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 1Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 3 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 1Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate