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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 698

Bail agents; require to have a principal office and to revise certain licensing requirements and fees pertaining to.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENTS TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE OFFICE LOCATION TO SERVE AS THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS OPERATION AND TO REGISTER THAT OFFICE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT TO REPORT ANY CHANGES IN LOCATION, REMOVAL FROM STATE OR CESSATION OF BUSINESS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS PROHIBITING THE WRITING OF BONDS BY RELATIVES OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR JUDICIAL CAPACITIES; TO REQUIRE THAT PROOF OF PRELICENSING EDUCATION BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE; TO EXEMPT THOSE INDIVIDUALS OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE WITH TWENTY YEARS OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT EXPERIENCE FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS; TO PROHIBIT THE LICENSING OF PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENTS EXCEPT THE PERSON WAS LICENSED BEFORE JULY 1, 2011, AND UNLESS THE PERSON APPLYING LICENSURE HAS THREE YEARS OF CONTINUOUS EXPERIENCE AS A SOLICITING BAIL AGENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPLYING FOR LICENSURE AS A PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE TO INCLUDE THE ADDRESS OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS TO BE USED AS THE PRIMARY OFFICE LOCATION ON THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FORM FOR LICENSURE OR THE RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DISTINGUISH THE FEE CHARGED BY A PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED FROM THE PREMIUM RECEIVED BY THE BAIL AGENT; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE PAYMENT OF A FEE OR PROMISE OF BENEFIT BY A BAIL AGENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCURING A BAIL BOND; TO AMEND SECTION 99-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE PAROLE BOARD TO ORDER APPEARANCE BONDS AS A CONDITION OF PAROLE OR EARLY RELEASE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Ray Rogers

Its course

January 13 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 action3 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1 · stopped19 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Feb 119 days

CorrectionsFeb 1 to Feb 1 · stopped0 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 13 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Corrections
  2. Feb 1Reported as a committee substitute from JB to CN in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary B;CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1DR - TSDPCS: JB To CNHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives