---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dual-phase design-build method of construction contracting; revise certain provisions of."
description: "Dual-phase design-build method of construction contracting; revise certain provisions of."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "Mississippi HB 1197 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Accountability", "Efficiency", "Transparency", "Finance", "Ways and Means"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamar"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-18T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-16T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29a81e89-7aa2-40ee-bbfb-836d73cade23"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/House_authors/Lamar.xml"
source_hash: "01206fa2bca71ba6662c57cecd3107753306e5030f2582df6a6757a66c9a7a3e"
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 HB 1197 (2021) — Dual-phase design-build method of construction contracting; revise certain provisions of.

## 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/2021/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1197IN.htm)
2. **Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/ham/HB1197_H_Amend_01.pdf)
3. **Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1197** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/sam/Amendment_Report_for_HB1197.pdf)
4. **As Passed the lower** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1197PS.htm)
5. **Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/pdf/sam/HB1197_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
6. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1197SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **119–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage as Amended — **118–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamar — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2021-02-04T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Finance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** DR - TSDPAA: FI To AC
- **2021-03-02T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass As Amended `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Passed As Amended `passage`
- **2021-03-11T06:00:00+00:00** Returned For Concurrence
- **2021-03-17T05:00:00+00:00** Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- **2021-03-23T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Massengill
- **2021-03-24T05:00:00+00:00** Conferees Named Harkins,Thompson,Caughman
- **2021-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2021-03-29T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Filed
- **2021-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2021-03-30T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Adopted
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2021-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2021-04-16T05:00:00+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/29a81e89-7aa2-40ee-bbfb-836d73cade23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).