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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1357

Department of Agriculture; revise authority to spend certain funds.

Became law as Chapter 521, Laws of 2024, signed May 13, 2024, 84 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-1-48, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S AUTHORITY TO BUDGET FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT PROPERTY AND MARKETING AND PROMOTION PROGRAMS AND FOR PURPOSES AS OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE SHALL BE AT THE MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY MUSEUM IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE UPON APPROPRIATION OF THE LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE THAT LEASES CONCERNING NAMING RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO ESCALATE CERTAIN FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S AUTHORITY TO EXPEND CERTAIN FUNDS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN FUNDS TO BE PLACED IN A SPECIAL FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT LEASES CONCERNING NAMING RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR SHALL BE HELD IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI ON THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS AS DEFINED BY THIS SECTION; 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

1 co-sponsor

Missy McGee

Its course

February 19 to May 13, 2024, 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 action27 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 1121 days

State AffairsFeb 19 to Feb 2910 days

State AffairsMar 4 to Mar 40 days

In the SenateMar 11 to Apr 929 days

AppropriationsMar 22 to Mar 286 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesApr 9 to May 627 days

With the GovernorMay 6 to May 137 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 Feb 19 – Mar 11

  1. Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Reported as a committee substitute from SA to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from AC to SA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 9

  1. Released in the House to be sent on at once
  2. Sent to the Senate
  3. Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Apr 11 – May 6

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Zuber, Hood and Ford (54th)
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, DeLano and Blackwell
  5. Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  8. Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  9. Conference report filed in the House
  10. Conference report filed in the Senate
  11. Conference report adopted in the House
  12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  13. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor May 6 – May 13

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 27 actions, as published