l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 876

State officers and agencies; authorize to appoint or employ special counsel.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE TREASURER, STATE AUDITOR, COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE, COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ANY STATE AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OR INSTITUTION, ARE AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT OR EMPLOY SPECIAL COUNSEL TO REPRESENT THAT OFFICER OR AGENCY, BOARD, COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OR INSTITUTION; TO PROVIDE THAT LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF A STATE AGENCY MUST RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENCY HEAD; TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THESE OFFICERS TO RETAIN SPECIAL COUNSEL AND TO GRANT A LIMITED FUNDS ESCALATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD SHALL REVIEW CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR APPOINTED OR EMPLOYED OUTSIDE COUNSEL ENTERED INTO BY THESE OFFICERS AND AGENCIES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-1-5, 7-5-1, 7-5-5, 7-5-7, 7-5-21, 7-7-211, 7-7-225, 25-9-120 AND 69-1-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 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.

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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

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary A;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives