l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2741

Jackson State University; create program to construct new football stadium.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Universities and Colleges Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-125-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A PROGRAM WITHIN THE BUREAU OF BUILDING, GROUNDS AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM FOR THE USE OF JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY; TO REQUIRE THE UNIVERSITY, IN COORDINATION WITH THE BUREAU, TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FOOTBALL STADIUM; TO AUTHORIZE THE BUREAU AND THE UNIVERSITY TO PURCHASE LAND, CONTRACT WITH ARCHITECTS, EMPLOY SURVEYORS, CONTRACT WITH CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS AND/OR CONTRACT WITH CONSTRUCTION CREWS IN ORDER TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROJECT SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT FROM ANY CONTRACTING, BIDDING OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS CURRENTLY EXISTING IN STATUTE OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING OR OTHER STATE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO SUCH CONSTRUCTION; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN ULTIMATE OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE PROGRAM; 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

7 co-sponsors

Derrick T. Simmons, Joseph Thomas, Hillman Terome Frazier, David Blount, Robert L. Jackson, Rod Hickman, Kelvin Butler

Its course

January 16 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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Universities and CollegesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Universities and Colleges and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Universities and Colleges;AppropriationsSenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate