Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 841
Municipal ordinance for granting of utility franchies or use of streets; remove municipal electorate approval of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-13-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT BEFORE A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE THAT GRANTS UTILITY FRANCHISES OR THE RIGHT TO USE CERTAIN STREETS, SUCH ORDINANCE MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE MUNICIPALITY AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ORDINANCE BE READ, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, BY THE MUNICIPAL CLERK BEFORE THE ORDINANCE IS PASSED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; 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
Its course
February 2 to March 5, 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 RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 5 · stopped32 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 2 to Mar 5 · stopped32 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 Feb 2 – Mar 5
- Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 2Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives