MS HB683 | 2018 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 683 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require A Contractor Who Submits A Bid On A Public Project Under The Bidding Laws Of This State To Have A State Tax Identification Number And Workers' Compensation Insurance Which Covers All Employees Of The Contractor; To Require The Contractor To Show Proof Of Those Required Documents Upon Request; To Provide Penalties For Those Who Fail To Possess Those Documents; To Provide Fines For Those Who Misclassify Employees For Purposes Of Affecting Procedures And Payments Under Workers' Compensation Or Unemployment Insurance; To Require Certain Agencies To Work Together To Investigate Violations Of This Act; To Amend Section 71-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Contractors; require to have state tax identification number and workers' compensation insurance when bidding on public projects.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-09	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0683.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0683IN.htm