l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1491

Cloud Center of Excellence; establish for phased-in cloud computing and storage by state agencies and governing authorities.

Became law as Chapter 500, Laws of 2025, signed April 17, 2025, 87 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A CLOUD CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (CCOE) WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES; TO FACILITATE THE ADOPTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CLOUD COMPUTING ACROSS STATE AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC GUIDANCE, BEST PRACTICES, AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS FOR CLOUD MIGRATION AND OPTIMIZATION; TO ENHANCE SECURITY, SCALABILITY, AND COST EFFICIENCY IN STATEWIDE CLOUD OPERATIONS; TO AUTHORIZE THE PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CCOE OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD; TO PROVIDE REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM DEFINITIONS; TO ESTABLISH THE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FUND; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jill Ford

Its course

January 20 to April 17, 2025, 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 action28 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

State AffairsJan 20 to Feb 415 days

TechnologyFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

State AffairsFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 1128 days

TechnologyFeb 17 to Mar 314 days

AppropriationsMar 3 to Mar 41 day

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Apr 727 days

With the GovernorApr 7 to Apr 1710 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 11

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 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Technology
  2. Feb 4Reported as a committee substitute from SA to TE in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported as a committee substitute from TE to SA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Technology and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from TE to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 11Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 12 – Apr 7

  1. Mar 12Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 18Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 21Conferees named in the House: Zuber, Shanks and Massengill
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: DeLano, Williams and Johnson
  5. Mar 26Conferees named in the House: Zuber, Massengill and Ford (73rd)
  6. Mar 31Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Conference report filed in the House
  8. Apr 1Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  9. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  10. Conference report filed in the Senate
  11. Conference report filed in the House
  12. Apr 2Conference report adopted in the House
  13. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  14. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 7 – Apr 17

  1. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 17Approved by the Governor
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To State Affairs;TechnologyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4DR - TSDPCS: SA To TEHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4DR - TSDPCS: TE To SAHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Referred To Technology;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: TE To APSenate
  10. Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 11AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  13. Mar 12Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  14. Mar 18Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 21Conferees Named Zuber,Shanks,MassengillHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 21Conferees Named DeLano,Williams,JohnsonSenate
  17. Mar 26Conferees Named Zuber,Massengill,Ford (73rd)House of Representatives
  18. Mar 31Conference Report FiledSenate
  19. Mar 31Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 1Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 1Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  22. Apr 1Conference Report FiledSenate
  23. Apr 1Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 2Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  25. Apr 2Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  26. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  27. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  28. Apr 17Approved by GovernorGovernor