Mississippi House Bill 272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Revise The Mississippi Accountability And Transparency Act Of 2008; To Amend Section 27-104-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "agency" To Include Counties And Municipalities; To Amend Section 27-104-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That By July 1, 2022, Each County With A Population Of 80,000 Or Greater And Each Municipality With A Population Of 10,000 Or Greater Shall Create And Maintain An Accountability And Transparency Website For The County Or Municipality Or Set Up A Separate Section For The County Or Municipality On The County's Or Municipality's Current Website; To Amend Section 27-104-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 27-104-161, 27-104-103 And 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

MS Accountability and Transparency Act; revise to include certain counties and municipalities.

Rep. Henry Zuber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	104	103	New Code	See Bill Text
27	104	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	104	155	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	104	161	New Code	See Bill Text
27	104	163	Amended Code	See Bill Text
7	7	211	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0272.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0272IN.htm