Mississippi House Bill 547

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Position Of The American Rescue Plan Act (arpa) Expenditures Ombudsman, Who Shall Be Appointed By The Governor For A Term That Expires On December 31, 2026; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Oversee All Expenditures Of Arpa Funds Made By The Legislature, The Governor And All State Agencies And Solicit Feedback From The Public About The Ongoing Expenditure Of Arpa Funds In The State; To Provide That The Ombudsman Shall Prepare An Annual Report On How Arpa Funds Are Being Expended, Who The Funds Are Helping, And What Improvements Can Be Made In The Allocation Of The Funds, And The Report Shall Be Provided To The Governor And The Legislature And Shall Be Made Available To The Public; To Provide That The Annual Compensation Of The Ombudsman For The Performance Of His Or Her Duties Shall Be Paid From Arpa Funds That Are Appropriated By The Legislature For That Purpose; And For Related Purposes.

ARPA Expenditures Ombudsman; establish to oversee all expenditures of ARPA funds.

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]	Rep. John Hines [D]	Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]	Rep. Daryl Porter [D]
Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-24	House	Referred To Appropriations A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0547.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0547IN.htm