l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2945

Public defenders; clarify authority over employees of the office.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-32-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF A COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER OVER THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE; TO REPEAL SECTION 25-32-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REPEAL OF SECTIONS 25-32-1 THROUGH 25-32-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NOW-DEFUNCT STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM; 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

1 co-sponsor

Michael Watson

Its course

January 17 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 SenateJan 17 to Feb 923 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 17 to Feb 115 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days

Judiciary BFeb 14 to Mar 1 · stopped15 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 17 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 9PassedSenate
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives