l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 329

Reverse auction; revise method of receiving bids through for agencies and governing authorities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

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 REVERSE AUCTION METHOD FOR RECEIVING BIDS TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN AGENCIES AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN AGENCY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A GOVERNING AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THEN THAT DETERMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TO REQUIRE THE AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A REVERSE AUCTION IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE AGENCY OR GOVERNING 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 8 to March 3, 2026, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Feb 932 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 8 to Jan 2921 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 16 to Mar 3 · 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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 8 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate