Surplus property; certain purchases from Legislature are not violations of ethics laws.
SB 2052 clarifies that when state agencies purchase obsolete property sold by the Mississippi Legislature (either house or legislative agencies), such transactions do not violate ethics laws. It directly affects state agencies buying surplus items like vehicles, equipment, or furniture from legislative surplus sales. The bill explicitly states these purchases are exempt from ethics violations under Section 25-4-105(3)(b), removing potential legal uncertainty. This change streamlines the process for agencies to acquire unused legislative property without triggering ethics compliance concerns.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 28, 2025
Last action May 28, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison
What changed between versions
As Introduced
→
Current version
·
3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an 'As Introduced' version to a 'Current version' (As Passed the Senate), with minor text corrections and reorganization. The substantive policy content regarding ethics law exemptions for legislative surplus property purchases remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Header information changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate' with updated session details.
Minor text corrections and formatting adjustments throughout the bill text, including removal of asterisks and reorganization of line breaks.
Page numbers and official stamping information were updated to reflect the current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025
How they voted
44–4
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 59
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic20
55% Yea
R
Republican39
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 28, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations A
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
May 28, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Parker
RRepublican
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SB 2052
Scope: MS
Hi! I can help you understand SB 2052. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline