Mississippi House Bill 1297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 7-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The President Of A State Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community College, Or His Designee, After Taking Into Consideration The Best Interest Of The Institution, To Determine That A Payment Should Be Made Prior To Receipt Of Goods Or Services And Make Such Payment; To Provide That This Authority Includes, But Is Not Limited To, Service Contracts Of Limited Time Periods For Lease Of Office Space And Equipment, Subscriptions, Memberships, Maintenance Agreements, Future Purchases Of Commodities And Fuel At Discounted Prices, Computer Software And Subgrantee Disbursements Under Federal Grant Programs; And For Related Purposes.

Universities & colleges; provide authority to prepay certain expenses.

Rep. Nolan Mettetal [R]

2013-02-07 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-02-22	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2013-02-08	House	Transmitted To Senate
2013-02-07	House	Passed
2013-01-30	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB1297.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1297IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1297PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/house/0310021.pdf