Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on March 27, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 543
Helping Mississippians Afford Broadband Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE HELPING MISSISSIPPIANS AFFORD BROADBAND ACT; TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES; TO DEFINE TERMS AS USED IN THE ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, TO CREATE A PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS TO PURCHASE BROADBAND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO REDUCE BROADBAND COSTS TO HOUSEHOLDS; 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
4 co-sponsors
John W. Hines, Sr., Jeffery Harness, Daryl Porter, Bryant W. Clark
Its course
January 24 to March 27, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Mar 27 · stopped63 days
Appropriations AJan 24 to Mar 27 · stopped63 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 24 – Mar 27
- Jan 24Referred to the House committee on Appropriations A
- Mar 27Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 24Referred To Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives