l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1015

Public defenders; create pilot project.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 28, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A PUBLIC DEFENDER PILOT PROJECT; TO CREATE THE DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER FUND AND PROVIDE FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES AND SPECIFY THE EMPLOYEES AND ADMINISTRATION THEREOF; TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES; TO ALLOW OFFICE EXPENSES; TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES OF A DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER; TO AMEND SECTION 99-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL ASSESSMENTS TO FUND THE DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 4 to February 28, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2622 days

Judiciary AFeb 4 to Feb 1915 days

In the SenateFeb 26 to Feb 28 · stopped2 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 26

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 26Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 26 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 26Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 28Reconsidered in the House
  3. Failed in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 26Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 26PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 26Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 28FailedHouse of Representatives