2014
Regular Session
Small Business & Grocer Investment Act; create to encourage consumption of affordable healthy foods in underserved communities.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL BUSINESS AND GROCER INVESTMENT ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT, TO THE EXTENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, IN COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS, SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES GRANTS AND LOANS AND/OR PROMOTES ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD RETAILERS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND OTHER AFFORDABLE HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MAY CONTRACT WITH ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN THIS ACT THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, TO RAISE MATCHING FUNDS, MARKET THE PROGRAM STATEWIDE, EVALUATE APPLICANTS, MAKE AWARD DECISIONS, UNDERWRITE LOANS, AND MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND IMPACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE FUNDING ON A COMPETITIVE, ONE-TIME BASIS AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT; TO PROVIDE THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR WHICH FUNDING MAY BE PROVIDED; TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA THAT MUST BE MET FOR FUNDING UNDER THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROGRAM BENCHMARKS AND REPORTING PROCESSES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PROGRAM BENEFITS BOTH RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES IN MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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1328
House Bill 1328
HB 1328
H
Law
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2014
514
Public Health and Human Services
F
../../House_cmtes/PH.xml
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
F
../../Senate_cmtes/AC.xml
Barker
../../House_authors/Barker.xml
Dixon
../../House_authors/Dixon.xml
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01/20 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2
01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3
02/12 (H) Read the Third Time
4
02/13 (H) Passed
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02/14 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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02/17 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
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03/12 (S) Amended
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03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
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03/13 (S) Returned For Concurrence
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03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
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03/20 (H) Conferees Named Mims,Barker,Hood
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03/27 (S) Conferees Named Collins,Fillingane,Simmons (13th)
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03/31 (S) Conference Report Filed
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03/31 (H) Conference Report Filed
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04/01 (H) Conference Report Adopted
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04/01 (S) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2014/pdf/votes/senate/0850029.pdf
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04/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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04/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
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04/23 Approved by Governor
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../../../../documents/2014/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1328SG.pdf
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../../../../documents/2014/pdf/cr/HB1328CR.pdf
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Conference Report
Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1328
../../../../documents/2014/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1328.pdf
../../../../../documents/2014/html/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1328.htm
Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2014/pdf/sam/HB1328_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf
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Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2014/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1328.pdf