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 110
Open Lawyer Fees Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI OPEN LAWYER FEES ACT OF 2012"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE AGENCY SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH PRIVATE ATTORNEYS EXCEEDING ONE MILLION DOLLARS WITHOUT A HEARING ON THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT CONDUCTED BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO ESTABLISH A JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON STATE AGENCY LEGAL CONTRACTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING SUCH HEARINGS; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH PROPOSED CONTRACTS FOR COMMENT BY THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-5-1 AND 7-5-7, 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 6 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 6 to Mar 6 · stopped29 days
Judiciary AFeb 6 to Mar 6 · stopped29 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 6 – Mar 6
- Feb 6Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 6Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives