l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 314

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ethics Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 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 House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Brandon Jones, Mark Baker, Joe C. Gardner

Its course

January 4 to March 1, 2011, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 4 to Jan 2521 days

Judiciary AJan 4 to Jan 1915 days

In the SenateJan 25 to Mar 1 · stopped35 days

EthicsJan 28 to Mar 1 · stopped32 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 25

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 4 – Jan 25

  1. Jan 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Jan 25Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Jan 27 – Mar 1

  1. Jan 27Sent to the Senate
  2. Jan 28Referred to the Senate committees on Ethics and on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 25Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 25AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 25Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Jan 27Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Jan 28Referred To Ethics;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate