Mississippi House Bill 1322

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Pending: House Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Public Procurement Review Board To Adopt Regulations To Set Aside At Least Five Percent (5%) Of Anticipated Annual Expenditures For The Purchase Of Commodities From Minority Businesses; To Provide That Businesses Owned By Veterans And Businesses Owned By People With Disabilities Shall Also Be Eligible For The Set-asides; To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Public Purchasing Law To Require Any Agency Or Governing Authority To Set Aside Not More Than Twenty Percent (20%) Of Its Anticipated Annual Expenditures For The Purchase Of Commodities From Minority Businesses; To Provide That Businesses Owned By Veterans And Businesses Owned By People With Disabilities Shall Also Be Eligible For The Set-asides; And For Related Purposes.

Public purchasing laws; revise to include set asides for businesses owned by veterans and people with disabilities.

Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	104	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
31	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1322.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1322IN.htm