Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 40
MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.
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, 2024, EACH COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 80,000 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 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 3 to January 31, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 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 House of Representatives Jan 3 – Jan 31
- Jan 3Referred to the House committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Municipalities
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 3Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives