Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Affairs Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 21
Public purchasing laws; amend to revise the lowest and best bid decision procedure.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW TO DEFINE "LOWEST AND BEST"; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT LIFE CYCLE COSTING, TOTAL COST BIDS, WARRANTIES, GUARANTEED BUY BACK PROVISIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT PROVISIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE BEST BID CALCULATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 7-7-209, 19-13-113, 19-15-3, 19-15-5, 25-4-105, 25-15-11, 25-53-5, 25-53-123, 25-53-191, 27-104-7, 31-5-39, 31-8-11, 37-7-301, 37-39-17, 37-41-101, 37-101-43, 37-145-29, 45-3-33, 45-3-35, 47-5-105, 47-5-1005, 51-13-113, 57-1-64.2, 59-5-37, 59-17-31, 63-11-47, 65-7-95, 65-33-11, 69-2-30, 77-3-16 AND 93-9-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
January 10 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
State AffairsJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives