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 178
Uniform laws; enact Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR JURISDICTION; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR THE RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-COUNTRY JUDGMENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EFFECT OF A JUDGMENT; TO ALLOW A STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR UNIFORMITY IN INTERPRETATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 11-31-1, 11-31-2, 11-31-3, 11-31-5, 11-31-7, 11-31-9 AND 11-31-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 15-1-45, 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 7 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 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 days
Judiciary AFeb 7 to Mar 6 · 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 House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 6
- Feb 7Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 7Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives