l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 555

Public procurement laws; exempt certain purchases and contracts for landmark buildings from for certain time.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Property Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

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 PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW TO EXEMPT PURCHASES MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RENOVATION, REPAIR, RESTORATION OR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS OR ANY OTHER HISTORICAL BUILDINGS OR SITES UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION AND CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE DUALLY DESIGNATED AS BOTH A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND A MISSISSIPPI LANDMARK; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS EXEMPTION SHALL REPEAL ON JUNE 30, 2028; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PURCHASES MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RENOVATION, REPAIR, RESTORATION OR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS OR ANY OTHER HISTORICAL BUILDINGS OR SITES UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION AND CARE OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE DUALLY DESIGNATED AS BOTH A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND A MISSISSIPPI LANDMARK SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS EXEMPTION SHALL REPEAL ON JUNE 30, 2028; 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

Its course

January 15 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 1026 days

Public PropertyJan 15 to Jan 3015 days

Appropriations AJan 30 to Feb 45 days

Public PropertyFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 4 · stopped22 days

Public PropertyFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 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 15 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Public Property and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 30Reported from PP to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Reported from AP to PP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 10Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Public Property
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Public Property;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDP: PP To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4DR - TSDP: AP To PPHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 14Referred To Public PropertySenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate