Mississippi House Bill 875 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 28 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Solicitation For Construction In Excess Of $5,000.00 To Include Drawings, Renderings Or Specifications Of Sufficient Detail To Define The Work Or Require That Cost Proposals Be Broken Down By Components; To Provide That Agency Purchases For Buildings Designated By The Department Of Archives And History Of Trustees As Mississippi Landmarks Requires Requests For Qualifications For Prequalified Bidders To Be Established And Maintained By Dfa For Not Less Than 15 Working Days Before The Date Established For Receipt Of Such Qualifications; To Prescribe The Decision Procedure To Be Used By An Agency Or Governing Authority For High Complexity Construction Projects; To Provide An Exception From Bidding Requirements For Certain Purchases Made For The Renovation, Repair, Restoration Or Improvement To Buildings Designated As Mississippi Landmarks Located Within The Capitol Complex That Do Not Exceed $500,000, And For Aircraft And Aircraft Simulation Devices For Academic Instructional Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

Public purchases; revise bidding requirements for certain projects and other related to Mississippi Landmarks.

Rep. Tom Weathersby [R]

2023-02-09 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 115 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-02-15	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2023-02-13	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-09	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-09	House	Amended
2023-02-09	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-02-07	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
31	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0875.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0875IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0875CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0875PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0875_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0875_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0380017.pdf