Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Tourism Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2883
Welcome centers; authorize MDA to contract with and award grants to counties for staffing.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STAFFING MISSISSIPPI WELCOME CENTERS; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI WELCOME CENTERS STAFF GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI WELCOME CENTERS STAFF GRANT FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; 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
5 co-sponsors
Joey Fillingane, Kevin Blackwell, Sarita Simmons, Andy Berry, Neil S. Whaley
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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1223 days
TourismJan 20 to Jan 3010 days
AppropriationsJan 30 to Feb 45 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 4 · stopped20 days
TourismFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 12
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 12
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Tourism and on Appropriations
- Jan 30Reported as a committee substitute from TO to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 4
- Feb 17Sent to the House
- Referred to the House committees on Tourism and on Appropriations A
- Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Tourism;AppropriationsSenate
- Jan 30DR - TSDPCS: TO To APSenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 12AmendedSenate
- Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
- Feb 17Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 17Referred To Tourism;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives