Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Fees and Salaries of Public Officers Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1234
Judicial salaries; revise how are fixed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE PERSONNEL BOARD TO FIX THE SALARY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE SOUTHEASTERN AVERAGE FOR CHIEF JUSTICES OF A STATE'S HIGHEST COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SHALL FIX THE SALARIES OF THE PRESIDING JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, THE ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT, THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND ALL CHANCERY AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, SUBJECT TO A LUMP SUM APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT TO INCREASE ANY CERTAIN FEES AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE SALARIES OF JUDGES THAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT IS AUTHORIZED TO FIX; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-7-13, 25-7-9, 25-7-3 AND 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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
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
Fees and Salaries of Public OfficersFeb 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 Fees and Salaries of Public Officers and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Fees and Salaries of Public Officers;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives