Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 413
District attorneys; authorize to employ part-time legal assistants.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-31-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO EMPLOY PART-TIME LEGAL ASSISTANTS AS LONG AS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS, BOTH FULL TIME AND PART TIME, IN A CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FULL-TIME LEGAL ASSISTANTS ALLOWED FOR THE DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO LEGAL ASSISTANT, WHETHER FULL TIME OR PART TIME, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF 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 12 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 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Judiciary AJan 12 to Feb 322 days
AppropriationsFeb 3 to Feb 3 · stopped0 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 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations
- Feb 3Reported from JA to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Judiciary A;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3DR - TSDP: JA To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives