l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 993

Law suits; provide notice to agency heads and revise authority of Attorney General to hire outside counsel (AG).

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 14, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE OF CERTAIN LITIGATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO AN AGENCY HEAD AND THAT AGENCIES MAY RETAIN SEPARATE COUNSEL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CASE DOCKET MAINTAINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 April 14, 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 action16 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2622 days

Judiciary AFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days

In the SenateFeb 26 to Mar 2629 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 3 to Mar 1310 days

AppropriationsMar 13 to Mar 185 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 26 to Apr 14 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 26

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 26

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 14Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 26Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 28 – Mar 26

  1. Feb 28Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 13Reported as amended from JA to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 18Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 26Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 27 – Apr 14

  1. Mar 27Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 31Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Apr 8Conferees named in the House: Blackmon, Cockerham and Banks
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Watson and Kirby
  5. Apr 14Died in conference in the House
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 26Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 26AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 26Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Mar 13DR - TSDPAA: JA To APSenate
  9. Mar 18Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 26AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 26Passed As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 27Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  13. Mar 31Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 8Conferees Named Blackmon,Cockerham,BanksHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 8Conferees Named Fillingane,Watson,KirbySenate
  16. Apr 14Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives