Mississippi Senate Bill 2792 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 17 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-17 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-9-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Personnel Actions Of The Department Of Corrections, And The Commissioner Of The Department Of Corrections That Are Subject To The Rules And Regulations Of The State Personnel Board Shall Be Exempt From The State Personnel Board Rules, Regulations And Procedures Through July 1, 2021, And All Employees Of The Department Shall Be Classified As Nonstate Service During That Period In Order To Give The Commissioner Flexibility In Making An Orderly, Effective And Timely Realignment Of The Department; To Provide That Any Employee Hired After July 1, 2020, By The Department Shall Meet The Criteria Of The State Personnel Board As It Presently Exists For Employment; To Bring Forward Sections 47-5-8, 47-5-10, 47-5-20, 47-5-23, 47-5-24, 47-5-26, 47-5-28, 47-5-30, 47-5-47, 47-5-49, 47-5-54, 47-5-99, 47-5-103 And 47-5-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Department of Corrections; exempt personnel actions for one year and bring forward employee sections.

Sen. John Polk [R]

2020-03-10 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 38 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-17	House	Died On Calendar
2020-06-16	House	Tabled Subject To Call
2020-06-09	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2020-06-09	House	DR - TSDPAA: AP To CN
2020-06-03	House	DR - TSDP: CN To AP
2020-03-25	House	Referred To Corrections;Appropriations
2020-03-11	Senate	Transmitted To House
2020-03-10	Senate	Passed
2020-03-03	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-02-28	Senate	DR - TSDP: AC To AP
2020-02-17	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2792.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2792IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2792PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/ham/SB2792_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/senate/0640041.pdf