Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 1127
Fictitious Business Name Registration Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REGISTRATION ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT A SHORT TITLE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH A CENTRALIZED STATEWIDE SYSTEM FOR VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH THE ACTUAL IDENTITIES OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR AMENDMENTS TO REGISTRATIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TERM AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT DOES NOT CONFER EXCLUSIVITY OR PRESERVATION OF USE OF A NAME; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR WITHDRAWAL OR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION, AMENDMENTS TO REGISTRATIONS, THE TERM AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATIONS, AND WITHDRAWAL OR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE FEES UNDER THE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RESTRICT THE USE OF THE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESS FORMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE LIMITATIONS ON THE ADOPTION OF CERTAIN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS CREATED UNDER THE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER THE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-93-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT PENALTIES FOR FRAUDULENT FILINGS; 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 18 to February 2, 2010, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives