MS HB825 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-1)
Status: Passed on March 31 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-31 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Personal Service Contract Review Board; To Prohibit Any Person, Employee Or Owner Of A Company That Receives Any Grants, Procurements Or Contracts Subject To Approval Under This Section From Being Appointed To The Personal Service Contract Review Board; To Remove Certain Exemptions Of Personal Services Contracts From Board Review; To Reduce The Threshold Amount Of Expenditure In Contracts That Require Approval By The Board; To Require Certain Reports To Be Submitted To The Chairmen Of The Accountability, Efficiency And Transparency Committees Of The Senate And House Of Representatives; To Authorize And Direct The Personal Service Contract Review Board To Develop And Issue Regulations To Define Standards For Contract Employees That Are In Conformity With Federal Internal Revenue Service Regulations; To Require Certain Recordkeeping For All Sole Source Procurements For Personal And Professional Services; To Create A New Section Requiring The Peer Committee To Evaluate On A Biennial Basis The Procurement Process Utilized By All State Agencies; To Amend Section 25-1-100, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Contracts For Personal And Professional Services Awarded Or Executed By The Department Of Information Technology Services And The Department Of Transportation Shall Not Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 26-61-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Provisions Of All Procurement Contracts Awarded By State Agencies Shall Not Be Deemed To Be A Trade Secret Or Confidential Information Under The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Sections 27-104-155 And 27-104-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Personal And Professional Service Contracts Shall Be Included On The Mississippi Transparency Website; To Amend Sections 5-8-3 And 5-8-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Individual Who Performs Both Consulting And Lobbying Services For A Public Entity Shall Be Considered A Lobbyist And Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Lobbying Law; To Bring Forward Sections 5-8-1, 5-8-5, 5-8-9 Through 5-8-23, And 25-53-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise composition, exemptions, expenditures and method for reviewing single source contracts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-03-23 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 102 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 109 N: 8 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-31 Approved by Governor
2015-03-26HouseEnrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-26SenateEnrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-23HouseConcurred in Amend From Senate
2015-03-12SenateReturned For Concurrence
2015-03-11SenatePassed As Amended
2015-03-11SenateAmended
2015-03-03SenateTitle Suff Do Pass As Amended
2015-02-19SenateReferred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2015-02-17HouseTransmitted To Senate
2015-02-11HousePassed As Amended
2015-02-11HouseAmended
2015-02-11HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2015-01-29HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19HouseReferred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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