Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 478
Workers' Compensation Commission; require members to be attorneys, grandfather in certain members.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-3-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION SHALL BE AN ATTORNEY AT LAW OF RECOGNIZED ABILITY WITH A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS' ACTIVE PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE MEMBERS SERVING AS COMMISSIONERS ON JULY 1, 2011, MAY REMAIN MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND MAY BE REAPPOINTED TO THE POSITION; 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 10 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 10 to Feb 1 · stopped22 days
InsuranceJan 10 to Feb 1 · stopped22 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 10 – Feb 1
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Judiciary A
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Insurance;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives