MS SB2553 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Personal Service Contract Review Board; To Prohibit Any Person, Employee Or Owner Of A Company That Receives Any Grants, Procurements Or Contracts Subject To Approval Under This Section From Being Appointed To The Personal Service Contract Review Board; To Remove Certain Exemptions Of Personal Services Contracts From Board Review; To Require Certain Reports To Be Submitted To The Chairmen Of The Accountability, Efficiency And Transparency Committees Of The Senate And House Of Representatives; To Authorize And Direct The Personal Service Contract Review Board To Develop And Issue Regulations To Define Standards For Contract Employees That Are In Conformity With Federal Internal Revenue Service Regulations; To Require Certain Recordkeeping For All Sole Source Procurements For Personal And Professional Services; To Create A New Section Requiring The Peer Committee To Evaluate On A Biennial Basis The Procurement Process Of State Government And Its Political Subdivisions; To Amend Section 25-1-100, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Contracts For Personal And Professional Services Awarded Or Executed By The Department Of Information Technology Services And The Department Of Transportation Shall Not Be Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 26-61-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Certain Provisions Of All Procurement Contracts Awarded By State Agencies Shall Not Be Deemed To Be A Trade Secret Or Confidential Information Under The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Sections 27-104-155 And 27-104-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Personal And Professional Service Contracts Shall Be Included On The Mississippi Transparency Website; To Amend Sections 5-8-3 And 5-8-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Individual Who Performs Both Consulting And Lobbying Services For A Public Entity Shall Be Considered A Lobbyist And Shall Not Be Exempt From Any Lobbying Law; To Bring Forward Sections 5-8-1, 5-8-5, 5-8-9 Through 5-8-23, And 25-53-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Personal Service Contract Review Board; revise membership, eliminate certain exceptions, require additional reporting and recordkeeping.

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Roll Calls

2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-03HouseDied In Committee
2015-02-24HouseReferred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2015-02-11SenateTransmitted To House
2015-02-10SenatePassed
2015-02-10SenateCommittee Substitute Adopted
2015-02-02SenateTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19SenateReferred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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