Mississippi Senate Bill 2736 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 15 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-15 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 25-9-120.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit State Agencies From Using Radio And Television Advertising To Promote Agency Programs, Except In Certain Instances; To Create A New Section To Prohibit The Institutions Of Higher Learning From Using Appropriated Funds For Advertising Programs; To Amend Section 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Bidding Of Agency Advertising Contracts, And To Provide A Procedure For Bidding Contracts For Television And Radio Advertising When Procured With Federal Funds; And For Related Purposes.

State agencies; prohibit radio and TV advertising to promote agency programs except in certain instances.

Sen. Terry Brown [R]

Sen. Merle Flowers [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15		Died In Committee
2012-03-15		Recommitted to Committee
2012-03-15		Committee Substitute Adopted
2012-03-01		Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2012-02-20		Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2736.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2736IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2736CS.htm