Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2696
Public Health Laboratory; exempt from Public Procurement Review Board approval requirement for certain contracts.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD APPROVAL CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR SERVICE ON SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF SUCH EQUIPMENT USED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY; TO MAKE MINOR, NONSUBSTANTIVE REVISIONS; 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 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 8 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1324 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 20 to Jan 288 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 28 to Feb 47 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 4 · stopped19 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 17 to Feb 258 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 25 to Mar 4 · stopped7 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 13
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 28Reported from PH to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 13Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 14 – Mar 4
- Feb 14Sent to the House
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 25Reported from PH to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jan 28DR - TSDP: PH To ACSenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 13PassedSenate
- Feb 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 17Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25DR - TSDP: PH To ACHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives