l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2373

Open Meetings and Public Records Acts; revise imposition of penalties for violation of.

Sent to the Governor on March 4, 2010, and did not become law. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MEETINGS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTY THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTY THAT MAY BE IMPOSED UNDER THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; 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

4 co-sponsors

Merle Flowers, David Blount, Lee Yancey, Bob M. Dearing

Its course

January 11 to March 11, 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 action14 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJan 11 to Feb 424 days

EthicsJan 11 to Jan 2110 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 21 to Jan 265 days

EthicsJan 26 to Jan 271 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 428 days

Judiciary AFeb 11 to Mar 118 days

With the GovernorMar 4 to Mar 11 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 11 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 11Referred to the Senate committees on Ethics and on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Jan 21Reported as a committee substitute from ET to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 26Reported as a committee substitute from JB to ET in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  6. Amended in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 11Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

To the Governor Mar 4 – Mar 11

  1. Mar 4Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 11Died on the calendar in the House
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Ethics;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Jan 21DR - TSDPCS: ET To JBSenate
  3. Jan 26DR - TSDPCS: JB To ETSenate
  4. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  5. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  6. Feb 4AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  8. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Feb 11Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 4Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 11Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives