2025
Regular Session
Public purchasing laws; revise to include set asides for businesses owned by veterans and people with disabilities.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REVIEW BOARD TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO SET ASIDE AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT (5%) OF ANTICIPATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES FROM MINORITY BUSINESSES; TO PROVIDE THAT BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS AND BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SET-ASIDES; TO AMEND SECTION 31-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AMEND THE PUBLIC PURCHASING LAW TO REQUIRE ANY AGENCY OR GOVERNING AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE NOT MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF ITS ANTICIPATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES FROM MINORITY BUSINESSES; TO PROVIDE THAT BUSINESSES OWNED BY VETERANS AND BUSINESSES OWNED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SET-ASIDES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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1322
House Bill 1322
HB 1322
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2025
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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Hulum
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Bell (65th)
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01/20 (H) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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02/04 (H) Died In Committee
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