Mississippi Senate Bill 2020 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 77-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Membership Of The Public Service Commission Beginning On January 1, 2020; To Amend Section 77-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Number Of Members Necessary For A Quorum Of The Commission; To Amend Section 77-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Public Utilities Staff Shall Be Under The Supervision Of The Public Service Commission; To Amend Section 77-2-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Public Utilities Staff Shall Conduct Investigations And Perform Certain Other Functions As Directed By The Commission; To Amend Section 77-2-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Executive Director Of The Staff Shall Be Appointed By The Commission And Shall Serve At The Will And Pleasure Of The Commission; To Amend Section 77-2-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Order For Certain Duties To Be Carried Out By The Executive Director, The Commission Must Provide Its Advice And Consent; And For Related Purposes.

Public Service Commission; increase membership of and establish authority over Public Utilities Staff.

Sen. Videt Carmichael [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-08	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2020.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2020IN.htm