l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 702

Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY OF THE STATE MAY FORM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TOWARD A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMING RIGHTS OF THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET FOR WHICH THE PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED; TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION FROM APPROVING AND THE DEPARTMENT FROM ENTERING INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE ILLEGAL FOR USE BY MINORS; TO PRESCRIBE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS DERIVED FROM SUCH AGREEMENTS FOR NAMING RIGHTS MAY BE USED; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FUNDS TO BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; 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

2 co-sponsors

Kimberly Remak, Randy P. Boyd

Its course

January 29 to April 2, 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 action8 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Feb 2729 days

TransportationJan 29 to Feb 1416 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Apr 2 · stopped35 days

Highways and TransportationFeb 29 to Apr 2 · stopped33 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 27

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 29 – Feb 27

  1. Jan 29Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Feb 14Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 27Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 29 – Apr 2

  1. Feb 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 29Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 27Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 27AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 27Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 29Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
  8. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate