Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 19
Reverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE REVERSE AUCTION METHOD FOR RECEIVING BIDS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN AGENCY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A GOVERNING AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AGENCY AND GOVERNING AUTHORITY MUST SUBMIT AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 10 to March 4, 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 627 days
Workforce DevelopmentJan 10 to Jan 3020 days
In the SenateFeb 6 to Mar 4 · stopped26 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 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 Jan 10 – Feb 6
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 6Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 4
- Feb 7Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 6PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate