Mississippi House Bill 775 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-53-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt State Institutions Of Higher Learning And Their Agents And Faculty Members From The Provisions Governing The Acquisition And Use Of Certain Wireless Communications Devices; To Authorize State Ihls, With Approval Of The Ihl Board, To Use The Express Products List (epl) Compiled By The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services (mdits) To Negotiate Best Pricing When Making Purchases Of All Needed Information Wireless Communication Devices, Telecommunications Equipment, Software Programs And Services And Service Plans To Promote Access, Functionality And Efficient Use In The Delivery Of Educational Instruction; And For Related Purposes.

IHLs; authorize to purchase wireless communication devices to facilitate delivery of educational instruction.

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]	Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]	Rep. Oscar Denton [D]	Rep. Karl Gibbs [D]
Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	53	191	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0775.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0775IN.htm