MS HB709 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on March 31 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-31 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on March 31 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-31 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish Annual Goals For Service-connected Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Participation In State Contracts And Procurements; To Provide That In The Letting Of Public Contracts, Whenever All Things Stated In The Bids Are Substantially Equal With Regard To Quality And Service But Differ Only With Respect To Price, Preference Shall Be Given To Certified Service-connected Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses If The Aggregate Of The Prices In Bids Received From A Certified Service-connected Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Is Not More Than Ten Percent Greater Than The Aggregate Of The Prices In Bids Received From Other Bidders; To Bring Forward Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Certain Bid Requirements Relating To Pubic Purchases, For The Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mark Baker [R] | Rep. Wanda Jennings [R] | Rep. Brent Powell [R] | Rep. Scott Bounds [R] |
| Rep. Sherra Hillman Lane [D] | Rep. Omeria Scott [D] |
Roll Calls
2015-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 118 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House Passed (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-04 - House - House Passed (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-31 | Senate | Died On Calendar |
| 2015-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2015-03-30 | House | Conference Report Filed |
| 2015-03-30 | Senate | Conference Report Filed |
| 2015-03-27 | Senate | Conferees Named Hopson,Montgomery,Burton |
| 2015-03-23 | House | Conferees Named Baker,Reynolds,Jennings |
| 2015-03-12 | House | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2015-03-10 | Senate | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2015-03-09 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2015-03-09 | Senate | Amended |
| 2015-03-03 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2015-03-03 | Senate | DR - TSDPAA: JA To AC |
| 2015-02-09 | Senate | Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency |
| 2015-02-05 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2015-02-04 | House | Passed |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2015-01-19 | House | Referred To Judiciary A |
