Mississippi House Bill 870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on June 9 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 37-101-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Appointment Of Members To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning By The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And Speaker Of The House Of Representatives After January 1, 2020, For Vacancies Created By Expiration Of Members' Terms Of Office; To Provide That The Governor, Lieutenant Governor And Speaker Of The House Of Representatives Shall Have One Appointment Each Made From Each Of The Mississippi Supreme Court Districts; To Prescribe The Process For Making Such Appointments Upon The Expirations Of Members' Terms Beginning With Appointments To Be Made In 2021; And For Related Purposes.

IHL Board of Trustees; require appointments to be made by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.

Rep. John Lamar [R]

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

2020-03-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 78 N: 41 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-09	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-05-11	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges
2020-03-12	House	Transmitted To Senate
2020-03-12	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2020-03-11	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Holloway, Huddleston, Scoggin)
2020-03-11	House	Passed
2020-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2020-02-14	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0870.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0870IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0870PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/ham/HB0870_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/votes/house/0650009.pdf