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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2649

Department of Environmental Quality; provide additional powers to Executive Director.

Became law as Chapter 386, Laws of 2024, signed April 19, 2024, 60 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-2-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING ASSISTANCE WITH THE REVIEW, EVALUATION, AND PROCESSING OF PERMIT AND CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO GRANT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AN EXCEPTION TO PROCUREMENT REVIEW PROCESSES FOR SUCH CONTRACTS; 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

February 19 to April 19, 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 action16 actions on 12 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 1323 days

Environment Prot, Cons and Water ResFeb 19 to Feb 289 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 28 to Mar 56 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 422 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 18 to Apr 215 days

Back in the SenateApr 4 to Apr 1511 days

With the GovernorApr 15 to Apr 194 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 4

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 Feb 19 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committees on Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 28Reported from EP to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 13Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 15Sent to the House
  2. Mar 18Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Apr 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Apr 4 – Apr 15

  1. Apr 4Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Hobgood-Wilkes, Ford (54th) and Porter)
  2. Apr 9Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Apr 11Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  5. Apr 15Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 15 – Apr 19

  1. Apr 15Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 19Approved by the Governor
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Feb 28DR - TSDP: EP To ACSenate
  3. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
  4. Mar 13PassedSenate
  5. Mar 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 18Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 4Motion to Reconsider Entered (Hobgood-Wilkes, Ford (54th), Porter)House of Representatives
  11. Apr 9Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 9Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 11Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate
  14. Apr 15Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  15. Apr 15Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 19Approved by GovernorGovernor