Mississippi Senate Bill 2361 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 18 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-18 - Died In Conference
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Forestry Which Shall Consist Of The Programs Of The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce, The Mississippi Department Of Animal Health, The Mississippi Fair Commission And The Mississippi Forestry Commission; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce To Serve As Executive Director Of The New Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Forestry; To Transfer The Said Programs To The New Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Forestry And Prescribe An Organizational Structure; To Provide That The Mississippi Board Of Animal Health, The Mississippi Fair Commission And The Mississippi Forestry Commission Are Advisory Entities To The Department Of Agriculture And Forestry; To Amend Sections 69-1-1, 69-1-3, 69-1-9, 69-1-11, 69-1-13, 69-1-14, 69-15-2, 69-15-5, 69-15-7, 69-15-9, 69-15-15, 69-15-51, 69-15-53, 69-15-55, 69-15-57, 69-15-61, 69-15-63, 69-15-65, 69-15-201, 69-15-301, 69-19-1, 69-21-105, 69-23-3, 69-23-107, 69-24-3, 69-25-1, 69-25-3, 69-25-5, 69-25-7, 69-25-103, 69-5-1, 69-5-3, 69-5-5, 69-5-7, 69-5-8, 69-5-11 And 69-5-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Transfer The Functions And Responsibilities Of The Mississippi Soil And Water Commission To The Department Of Environmental Quality And To Provide That The Commission Is An Advisory Entity To The Department Of Environmental Quality; To Amend Sections 49-2-4, 49-2-7, 49-19-1, 49-19-3, 49-19-5, 49-19-7, 49-19-9, 49-19-11, 49-19-15, 49-19-21, 49-19-25, 49-19-65, 49-19-67, 49-19-71, 49-19-73, 49-19-111, 49-19-113, 49-19-115, 49-19-117, 49-19-205, 49-19-207, 49-19-211, 49-19-213, 49-19-215, 49-19-217, 49-19-219, 49-19-221, 49-19-223, 49-19-225, 49-19-227, 49-19-305, 49-19-307, 49-19-351, 51-9-107, 51-11-5, 51-11-9, 51-13-105, 51-13-107, 53-5-1, 55-3-1, 55-3-11, 55-3-19, 55-3-21, 55-3-23, 29-3-27, 29-3-45, 29-3-47, 29-3-49, 29-3-54, 29-3-85, 29-3-87, 49-7-203, 69-3-1, 69-29-1, 69-37-5, 69-45-5, 69-46-3, 69-47-1, 79-22-5, 69-27-2, 69-27-7, 69-27-9, 69-27-11, 69-27-13, 69-27-14, 69-27-31, 69-27-61, 69-27-301, 69-27-303, 69-27-305, 69-27-307, 69-27-308, 69-27-309, 69-27-311, 69-27-331, 69-27-333, 69-27-337, 69-27-341, 69-27-345, 69-27-369, 69-28-3, 69-29-103, 69-29-111, 69-29-115, 69-31-1, 69-31-3, 69-39-1, 69-39-3, 69-44-1, 69-48-1, 69-51-5, 69-53-7 And 25-9-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Section 73-36-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Forestry Shall Perform All Administrative, Clerical, Testing And Complaint Functions Of The State Board Of Registration For Foresters; To Amend Sections 73-63-17 And 73-63-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality Shall Perform All Administrative, Clerical, Testing And Complaint Functions Of The State Board Of Registration For Professional Geologists; To Amend Section 73-39-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Forestry Shall Perform All Administrative, Clerical, Testing And Complaint Functions Of The State Board Of Registration For The Board Of Veterinary Medicine; To Amend Section 25-9-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Personnel Actions Of The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Forestry And The Executive Director Of The Department Of Environmental Quality From State Personnel Board Procedures For A Period Of One Year; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Department of Agriculture and DEQ; reorganize.

Sen. Eugene Clarke [R]

2016-03-29 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 104 N: 11 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 31 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-18	Senate	Died In Conference
2016-04-13	House	Conferees Named Frierson,Huddleston (15th),Bounds
2016-04-11	Senate	Conferees Named Clarke,Burton,Tindell
2016-03-31	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2016-03-30	House	Returned For Concurrence
2016-03-30	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2016-03-29	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Frierson, Huddleston (15th))
2016-03-29	House	Passed As Amended
2016-03-29	House	Amended
2016-03-25	House	Read the Third Time
2016-03-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-08	House	Referred To Appropriations
2016-03-04	Senate	Transmitted To House
2016-03-02	Senate	Passed As Amended
2016-03-02	Senate	Amended
2016-03-02	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2016-02-18	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2016-02-08	Senate	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/SB/SB2361.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2361IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2361CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2361PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/senate/0580009.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/votes/house/0850002.pdf