Mississippi House Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Under The Public Purchasing Laws That Agencies And Governing Authorities Post Advertisements For Competitive Bids On The Procurement Portal Established And Maintained By The Department Of Finance And Administration For Two Consecutive Weeks; To Provide That The Agencies And Governing Authorities May Also Advertise Once Each Week For Two Consecutive Weeks In A Regular Newspaper Published Or Having General Circulation In The County Or Municipality In Which The Agency Or Governing Authority Is Located; To Amend Section 31-7-13.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-13.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Construction Manager At Risk Method Of Project Delivery, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Advertisements for competitive bids; require to be posted on the procurement portal website.

Rep. Jerry Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-02	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0159.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0159IN.htm