Mississippi House Bill 1293 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 31-7-15.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require State Agencies To Give A Purchasing Preference To Drones Manufactured In The State Of Mississippi; To Prohibit State Agencies From Purchasing Or Operating Drones Manufactured Or Assembled From Parts Manufactured In The People's Republic Of China; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Act Shall Not Apply To An Institution Of Higher Learning With A Federally Designated Research Center On Uncrewed Systems And Related Matters; And For Related Purposes.

Public purchasing; require state agencies to give a preference to Mississippi-made drones and prohibit purchase of drones made in China.

Rep. John Lamar [R]

2023-02-01 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-13	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2023-02-03	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-01	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-01	House	Amended
2023-01-25	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1293.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1293IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1293PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1293_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0300017.pdf