Mississippi House Bill 224 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 31-17-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Powers Of The State Bond Commission In Connection With Any State Bonds Authorized To Be Issued By An Act Of The Legislature Are Limited To Performing Certain Administrative And Procedural Functions Relating To The Issuance Of The Bonds; To Authorize The Commission To Perform Any Other Powers And Duties In Connection With Any State Bonds Authorized To Be Issued By An Act Of The Legislature That Are Specifically Granted To The Commission In That Act Of The Legislature; To Provide That The Commission Is Not Authorized To Make A Determination That Any State Bonds Should Not Be Issued Based On The Commission's Evaluation Of The Relative Merits Of The Projects Being Funded By The Bonds Or The Appropriateness Of The Policy Of Issuing The Bonds; To Provide That If All Of The Conditions That Are Prescribed For The Issuance Of The Bonds In The Act Of The Legislature Authorizing The Issuance Of The Bonds Have Been Met As Required In That Act, Then The Commission Shall Issue The Bonds As Provided In That Act; To Bring Forward Sections 31-17-1, 31-17-3, 31-17-103, 31-17-105, 31-17-109, 31-17-111, 31-17-123 And 31-17-125, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Creation Of The State Bond Commission, Composition Of The Commission And Certain Powers And Duties Of The Commission; To Bring Forward Sections 31-17-11 And 31-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Creation Of The State Bond Retirement Commission And Duties Of The Commission; To Bring Forward Sections 7-1-401 And 7-1-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Creation Of The Bond Advisory Division Within The Department Of Finance And Administration And The Powers And Duties Of The Division; And For Related Purposes.

State Bond Commission; revise authority regarding bonds authorized to be issued by an act of the Legislature.

Rep. Willie Perkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2014-01-13	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/HB/HB0224.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0224IN.htm