MS HB711 | 2014 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 17 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-17 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 17 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-17 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 7-7-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Auditor To Audit Projects, Entities And Their Use Of Funds From The Federal Restore Act Of 2012; To Amend Section 7-7-211, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Auditor To Audit The Financial Affairs Of State Agencies As Deemed Necessary By The Auditor; To Provide That The State Through Appropriations Shall Pay For The Part Of The Cost To The Department Of Audit Of Auditing Local Governments That Exceeds The Actual Cost Of The Services; To Authorize The State Auditor To Conduct Audits Of Any State-funded Economic Development Projects And To Bill The Oversight Agency For Reasonable, Actual, And Necessary Expenses Related To These Audits; To Authorize The Auditor To Gather, Audit, Or Review Data And Information From The Mississippi Development Authority, The Mississippi Department Of Revenue, The Recipient Businesses, Or Any Other Private, Public, Or Nonprofit Entity With Relevant Information To The Audit Project, And To Publish Those Audit Reports As They Are Completed; To Amend Section 7-7-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Hourly Limit On The Amounts To Be Charged By The Auditor For Performing Audits And Other Services; To Provide That Costs Paid For Independent Specialists Or Firms Contracted By The State Auditor Shall Be Paid By The Audited Entity Through The State Auditor Shall Include A Three Percent Administrative Cost Recovery Charge For The Review And Publishing Of These Audits And Other Specialist Services; And For Related Purposes.
Title
State Auditor; authorize to audit RESTORE Act funds and charge actual cost of agency audits.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2014-02-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 101 N: 15 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 | House | Died On Calendar |
| 2014-02-07 | House | Motion to Reconsider Entered (Brown (66th), Frierson, Huddleston (15th)) |
| 2014-02-07 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2014-02-07 | House | Amended |
| 2014-01-30 | House | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2014-01-20 | House | Referred To Appropriations |
