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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 793

Mississippi False Claims Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI FALSE CLAIMS ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE TREBLE DAMAGES FOR CERTAIN ACTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND CIVIL PENALTIES; TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE VIOLATIONS UNDER THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING CIVIL ACTIONS UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL ACTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS AS QUI TAM PLAINTIFFS; TO PROVIDE FOR JURISDICTION UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT REMEDIES UNDER THIS ACT ARE IN ADDITION TO OTHER REMEDIES; 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

1 co-sponsor

Bobby Moak

Its course

January 19 to March 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 action10 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 921 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

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 9

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Point of order raised in the House
  4. Set aside in the House until the chair rules on the point of order
  5. Point of order not well taken in the House
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 12Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Point of Order RaisedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Set Aside-Pend Ruling of ChairHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Point of Order-Not Well TakenHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 12Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  10. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate