Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1053
Mississippi False Claims Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FALSE CLAIMS ACT"; TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY PRESENTING, OR CAUSING TO BE PRESENTED, A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OR APPROVAL TO ANY EMPLOYEE, OFFICER OR AGENT OF THE STATE; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO DILIGENTLY INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE CIVIL ACTION BY A QUI TAM PLAINTIFF; TO PROVIDE FOR A MONETARY AWARD TO THE QUI TAM PLAINTIFF OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE ACTION OR SETTLEMENT, IF ANY; TO BAR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS; TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE WITH EMPLOYEE DISCLOSURE; TO PROVIDE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR BRINGING A CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THE ACT ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AFeb 20 to Mar 6 · 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 House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Judiciary A;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives