l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2762

Retainage; further define and outline the process related to.

Became law as Chapter 387, 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 ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF RETAINAGE AND ESTABLISH THE TIMING FOR RELEASE OF RETAINAGE WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST FOR IMPROPERLY HELD RETAINAGE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE TYPES OF CONTRACTS TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT DO NOT APPLY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 31-5-15 AND 31-5-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "RETAINAGE" FOR PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS 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

1 co-sponsor

Daniel H. Sparks

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 action17 actions on 11 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 1323 days

Business and Financial InstitutionsFeb 19 to Feb 289 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 321 days

Business and CommerceMar 18 to Mar 2810 days

Workforce DevelopmentMar 28 to Mar 280 days

Business and CommerceMar 28 to Mar 280 days

Back in the SenateApr 3 to Apr 1512 days

With the GovernorApr 15 to Apr 194 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 committee on Business and Financial Institutions
  2. Feb 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 15Sent to the House
  2. Mar 18Referred to the House committees on Business and Commerce and on Workforce Development
  3. Mar 28Reported as amended from BC to WD in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported as amended from WD to BC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Apr 3Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Apr 8 – Apr 15

  1. Apr 8Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Apr 10Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. 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 17 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
  2. Feb 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 13Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 13AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 13Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Mar 18Referred To Business and Commerce;Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 28DR - TSDPAA: BC To WDHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 28DR - TSDPAA: WD To BCHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 28Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 3AmendedHouse of Representatives
  12. Apr 3Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 8Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 10Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate
  15. Apr 15Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  16. Apr 15Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 19Approved by GovernorGovernor