l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 840

Public defenders; create pilot project.

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 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; 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

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate