2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB13: Community and junior colleges; authorize to administer certain construction and maintenance contracts and exempt from DFA oversight.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Community College Board To Establish Criteria For Projects Up To $10,000,000.00 To Make A Determination To Whether A Community College May Self-manage Capital Projects Funded, In Whole Or In Part, By General Obligation Bonds Or Other State Resources; To Provide Guidelines For The Criteria That The Board Must Use; To Provide Procedural Guidelines For The Contract Self-management Approval Process; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Motion to Reconsider Entered (Scoggin, Ford (54th), Porter)
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Senate
3/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
Senate
3/12/2025
Amended
Senate
3/12/2025
Passed As Amended
Senate
3/13/2025
Returned For Concurrence
Senate
3/19/2025
Concurred in Amend From Senate
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Enrolled Bill Signed
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate
3/28/2025
Approved by Governor

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Senate Substitute No 1 for Committee Amendment No 1

Substitute No 1 for Committee Amendment No 1

Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Concurred in Amend From Senate
3/19/2025
119
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Passed As Amended
3/12/2025
48
Yea
2
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed
2/10/2025
113
Yea
3
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Lamar
John Lamar
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/21/202521.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/11/202519.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202519.3 KB