Senate Bill 2847

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS SHALL PROVIDE THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE WITH WRITTEN NOTICE BEFORE ENTERING INTO ANY AGREED JUDGMENT, CONSENT DECREE OR OTHER SETTLEMENT OF ANY LITIGATION OR CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE IF THE SETTLEMENT WOULD REQUIRE AN EXPENDITURE IN AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS $1,000,000.00, OR WOULD IMPACT THE ADMINISTRATION OF ANY ELECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BUT FAILS TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE IS VOID; TO ALLOW THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983; TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO AUDIT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECEIVE TEN MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE IN STATE OR GENERAL FUNDS; TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDIT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO RECEIVE LESS THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS; TO REMOVE THE AUTHORITY AND DUTY OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO INSTITUTE SUIT AGAINST A PERSON OR PERSONS WHO REFUSE, NEGLECT OR OTHERWISE FAIL TO PAY AMOUNTS DEMANDED AND THE INTEREST DUE THEREON; TO REQUIRE THAT AUDITS OUTSOURCED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR ARE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITS; TO DEFINE THE TERM "FINANCIAL AFFAIRS" WITHIN THE ARTICLE PROVIDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• David Parker

  Sponsor

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

In the Senate Jan 20 – Feb 5

1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
3. Feb 5Tabled in the Senate
4. Died on the calendar in the Senate