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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 735

Uniform laws; enact Uniform Foreign-country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR JURISDICTION; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECT OF A JUDGMENT; TO ALLOW A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR UNIFORMITY IN INTERPRETATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-31-1, 11-31-2, 11-31-3, 11-31-5, 11-31-7, 11-31-9 AND 11-31-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 15-1-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 13 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 725 days

Judiciary AJan 13 to Jan 2613 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 1 · stopped22 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 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 7

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 9Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate