---
type: "Bill"
title: "Design-build Method of Contracting; extend repealer for use by State Port Authority and authorize any port."
description: "Design-build Method of Contracting; extend repealer for use by State Port Authority and authorize any port."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 2273"
citation: "Mississippi SB 2273 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judiciary A", "Judiciary", "Division A"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moran"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-07T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c1301b4-6e80-40bb-8aa1-f8567263d500"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/House_authors/Carter.xml"
source_hash: "62ac72a332af0646cc5a3499c514cd9c89ece3818667b39cecf8cdfcbddff370"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi SB 2273 (2020) — Design-build Method of Contracting; extend repealer for use by State Port Authority and authorize any port.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2273IN.htm)
2. **Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2273** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/pdf/ham/Amendment_Report_for_SB2273.pdf)
3. **As Passed the upper** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2273PS.htm)
4. **Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/pdf/ham/SB2273_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
5. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2273SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence in Amendment From House — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Moran — primary (person)
- Carter — cosponsor (person)
- DeLano — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary, Division A `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-04T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-05T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To House `introduction`
- **2020-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Referred To Judiciary A `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-03T05:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-11T05:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-11T05:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2020-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2020-06-17T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Amend From House
- **2020-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2020-06-23T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2020-06-29T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c1301b4-6e80-40bb-8aa1-f8567263d500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).