Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 1542
Gaming; clarify that casino marker can be prosecuted under bad check law and revise service charges for same.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-19-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT A CASINO MARKER ISSUED TO A LICENSED GAMING ESTABLISHMENT SHALL BE TREATED AS A "CHECK" FOR PURPOSES OF A PROSECUTION UNDER THE BAD CHECK LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 97-19-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR SERVICE CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROSECUTION OF A CASINO MARKER IN VIOLATION OF THE BAD CHECK LAW; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2009, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
GamingJan 19 to Jan 234 days
Judiciary BJan 23 to Feb 3 · stopped11 days
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 Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Gaming and on Judiciary B
- Jan 23Reported as a committee substitute from GA to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Gaming;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 23DR - TSDPCS: GA To JBHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives