Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 3062
Mississippi False Claims Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FALSE CLAIMS ACT"; TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY PRESENT, OR CAUSE TO BE PRESENTED, TO ANY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER OR AGENT OF THE STATE A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OR APPROVAL; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO DILIGENTLY INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE CIVIL ACTION BY QUI TAM PLAINTIFF; TO PROVIDE FOR A MONETARY AWARD TO THE QUI TAM PLAINTIFF OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE ACTION OR SETTLEMENT, IF ANY; TO BAR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS; TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE WITH EMPLOYEE DISCLOSURE; TO PROVIDE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR BRINGING A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REMEDIES PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACT ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY 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 Senate
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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Feb 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate