Mississippi Senate Bill 2860

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Pending: Senate Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Declare Null And Void And Unenforceable, As Against Public Policy, Any Provision In A Construction Contract, Subcontract Or Purchase Order For A Public Or Private Works Project, When One Of The Parties Is Domiciled In Mississippi, And The Work To Be Done And The Equipment And Materials To Be Supplied Involve A Construction Project In This State, That Requires An Action Or Arbitration Proceeding To Be Brought In A Forum Or Jurisdiction Outside Of This State, Or That Requires Interpretation Of The Agreement According To The Law Of Another Jurisdiction; To Amend Section 31-7-13.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Alternative Procedures For Procurements By Existing Or Future Mississippi Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Their Related Entities, Joint Ventures Or Subsidiaries Governed By Or In Connection With The Named Institutions, Under The "construction Manager At Risk" Method Of Project Delivery; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Construction contracts; provide for home rule, and modify "construction manager at risk" provisions.

Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2860.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2860IN.htm