Mississippi Senate Bill 2741 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 37-125-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Program Within The Bureau Of Building, Grounds And Real Property Management Within The Department Of Finance And Administration For The Purposes Of Constructing A New Football Stadium For The Use Of Jackson State University; To Require The University, In Coordination With The Bureau, To Construct A New Football Stadium; To Authorize The Bureau And The University To Purchase Land, Contract With Architects, Employ Surveyors, Contract With Construction Engineers And/or Contract With Construction Crews In Order To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Section; To Provide That The Project Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Contracting, Bidding Or Other Restrictions Currently Existing In Statute Or Any Rule Or Regulation Adopted By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or Other State Authority Pertaining To Such Construction; To Require The Department To Cooperate With The University To Effectuate The Purposes Of This Section; To Provide That The Department Shall Maintain Ultimate Oversight And Administrative Authority Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

Jackson State University; create program to construct new football stadium.

Sen. Sollie Norwood [D]	Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]	Sen. Joseph Thomas [D]	Sen. Hillman Frazier [D]
Sen. David Blount [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]	Sen. Rod Hickman [D]	Sen. Kelvin Butler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2741.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2741IN.htm