Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2366
BEAM; protect proprietary information and amend digital skills grant.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITIONS OF "APPLICANT" AND "ELIGIBLE PROJECT" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE OFFICE OF BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI (BEAM) TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS AND WARDS TO ELIGIBLE PROJECTS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE BEAM TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND FEDERAL BROADBAND GRANT FUNDS FOR CERTAIN AUTHORIZED PURPOSES; TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS REGARDING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEAM; TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS CONCERNING USE OF GRANT FUNDS; TO ALLOW BEAM OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE CERTAIN BENEFITS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO CLARIFY USES OF BEAM FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CONSIDERATIONS TO BE USED BY BEAM IN MAKING DETERMINATIONS AND AWARDS; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW FOR A COMMENT PERIOD AFTER PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS; TO CREATE GUIDELINES FOR PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS; TO REQUIRE PUBLICATION OF FINAL DETERMINATIONS WITH CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS; TO ESTABLISH CONFIDENTIALITY; TO AMEND SECTION 77-19-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE BEAM TO NOTIFY THE GOVERNOR BEFORE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY GRANT MONIES; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
EnergyJan 20 to Feb 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.