Bill Text: MS HB1325 | 2018 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Governing authorities; authorize to charge fee for electronic bid submission or participation in a reverse auction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-27 - Died In Committee [HB1325 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-HB1325-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Representative Turner
House Bill 1325
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES TO CHARGE A FEE, OR REQUIRE A FEE TO BE PAID TO A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER, FOR AN ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION OR PARTICIPATION IN A REVERSE AUCTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) Any governing authority accepting electronic bid submissions for procurements may charge the bidder a fee, or may require a fee to be paid to a third-party service provider, for an electronic bid submission.
(2) Any governing authority using the reverse auction method of procurement may charge the winning bidder a fee, or require the winning bidder to pay a fee to a third-party service provider, for participation in a reverse auction.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a separate section within Chapter 7, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
