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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2825

State agencies; prohibit radio and TV advertising to promote agency programs except in certain instances.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency 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 25-9-120.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM USING RADIO AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING TO PROMOTE AGENCY PROGRAMS, EXCEPT IN CERTAIN INSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE BIDDING OF AGENCY ADVERTISING CONTRACTS; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR BIDDING CONTRACTS FOR TELEVISION AND RADIO ADVERTISING WHEN PROCURED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE SHALL NOT APPEAR IN, OR LEND HIS OR HER NAME, IMAGE OR VOICE TO ANY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY ADVERTISEMENT THAT IS PRODUCED ON BEHALF OF ANY STATE-ADMINISTERED PROGRAM OR PAID FOR WITH PUBLIC FUNDS, FROM THE TIME THAT THE PERSON QUALIFIES AS A CANDIDATE FROM PUBLIC OFFICE UNTIL THE TIME THE PERSON IS NO LONGER A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE; 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 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

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 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 committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate