l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2021

Sunshine attorney act; require review of certain contracts for outside counsel.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE OF CERTAIN LITIGATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO AN AGENCY HEAD AND THAT AGENCIES MAY RETAIN SEPARATE COUNSEL IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CASE DOCKET MAINTAINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER STATE ENTITIES TO DIRECTLY EMPLOY LEGAL COUNSEL, WHETHER SALARIED OR ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, WHEN CERTAIN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST; TO PROVIDE THAT COMPENSATION OF SUCH LEGAL COUNSEL MAY BE PAID FROM ANY FUNDS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THE APPOINTING OR EMPLOYING ENTITY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DUTIES OF THE PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD TO REVIEW CERTAIN FEE CONTRACTS FOR OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL WHEN ENTERED INTO BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR STATE AGENCIES; 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

Its course

January 4 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 SenateJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 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 Senate Jan 4 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 4Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate