Mississippi House Bill 1788 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-09 - Law W/out Governor's Signature
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Direct The State Fiscal Officer To Transfer $50,000,000.00 To The Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Grant Program Fund; To Create The "mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act"; To Provide A Statement Of Legislative Intent And Findings; To Create The "mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Grant Program Fund" As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Funds For Grants To Mississippi Public School Districts, Independent Schools And Native American Tribal School Districts; To Provide That The Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Grant Program Shall Be Administered By The Mississippi Department Of Education, For The Purpose Of Making Grants To Eligible School Districts And Schools To Provide Them With Grant Monies For Eligible Expenses; To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Education To Develop Regulations And Procedures To Govern The Administration Of The Program; To Prescribe The Requirements For The Grants; To Specify That The Use Of Grant Funds Shall Be Subject To Audit And Regulation Of The Mississippi Department Of Education, And Noncompliance With The Terms Of The Grant Shall Require Repayment Of Grant Monies To The State; To Specify That All Monies Shall Be Disbursed From This Special Fund In Compliance With The Requirements Of The Cares Act And Guidelines From The United States Department Of The Treasury Regarding The Use Of Monies From The Coronavirus Relief Fund; To Transfer Undistributed Monies In The Fund As Of December 1, 2020, To The Unemployment Compensation Fund; To Provide That A Declaration Of Any Portion Of This Act As Invalid Shall Not Affect The Remaining Portions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Pandemic Response Broadband Availability Act; create.

Rep. Scott Bounds [R]

Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]

2020-07-01 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-07-01 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-06-26 - House - House Passed (Y: 112 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-09		Law W/out Governor's Signature
2020-07-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2020-07-01	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2020-07-01	House	Immediate Release
2020-07-01	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2020-07-01	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2020-07-01	Senate	Immediate Release
2020-07-01	Senate	Passed As Amended
2020-07-01	Senate	Amended
2020-07-01	Senate	Tabled Subject To Call
2020-06-29	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2020-06-29	Senate	Referred To Energy
2020-06-27	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-06-26	House	Passed
2020-06-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-06-25	House	Referred To Rules
2020-06-25		Suspend from Deadlines by HC 69

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1788.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1788IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1788PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1788SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/HB1788_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/ham/HB1788_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/sam/HB1788_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/1720016.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/1770010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/senate/1770010.pdf