Mississippi House Bill 642 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Failed on March 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "alcorn State University Prefabricated Building Authorization Act," For The Purpose Of Authorizing The University To Construct Prefabricated Buildings Upon Its Campus; To Define Terms Used In The Act; To Require Such Prefabricated Building Construction To Adhere To Building Code, Aesthetic And Safety Standards; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Oversee The Planning And Construction Of Prefabricated Buildings On The University's Campus; To Require The University To Submit Proposals For Each Prefabricated Building To The Ihl Board And Dfa For Review And Approval; To Prescribe How The University May Fund The Construction Of Prefabricated Buildings; To Amend Sections 37-101-15 And 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Construction of prefabricated buildings; authorize procurement and construction of at Alcorn State University.

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]	Rep. Bryant Clark [D]	Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Oscar Denton [D]
Rep. Tamarra Butler-Washington [D]	Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]	Rep. Fabian Nelson [D]

2025-01-28 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2025-02-14	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations
2025-01-29	House	Transmitted To Senate
2025-01-28	House	Passed
2025-01-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2025-01-15	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
31	11	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
31	7	13	New Code	See Bill Text
37	101	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0642.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0642IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0642PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/house/0220006.pdf