Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Transportation Commission; membership to be appointed.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | VRA | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Baker (74th)
Code Sections: A 065-0001-0003, A 065-0001-0005, A 065-0001-0009, A 023-0015-0193
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ELECTED IN THE NOVEMBER 2007 GENERAL ELECTION SHALL SERVE A TERM ENDING ON JULY 1, 2009; TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 2009, THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE, WITH ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM EACH OF THE FOUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND ONE MEMBER APPOINTED FROM THE STATE AT LARGE; TO PRESCRIBE THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR SUCH MEMBERS; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION SHALL APPOINT FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP A VICE CHAIRMAN AS WELL AS A CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 65-1-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MANNER AND PROCEDURE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-193, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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