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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 689

Court reporters; regulate procedures related to the recording of legal proceedings.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 15, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A COURT REPORTER OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO RECORDS, IN ANY MANNER, A LEGAL PROCEEDING FROM HAVING ANY INTEREST IN THE LEGAL PROCEEDING THAT IS BEING RECORDED; TO REQUIRE COURT REPORTERS AND COURT REPORTING FIRMS TO FOLLOW CERTAIN RULES AND PROCEDURES; TO REQUIRE A COURT REPORTER OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO RECORDS A LEGAL PROCEEDING TO PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF ALL RATES AND CHARGES FOR ALL SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE COURT REPORTER OR THE COURT REPORTING FIRM TO ANY PARTY TO THE LITIGATION AT ANY TIME DURING OR AFTER A PROCEEDING; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS TO ENFORCE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-13-105, 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

3 co-sponsors

Randy P. Boyd, Nick Bain, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

February 20 to March 15, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 15 · stopped24 days

Judiciary AFeb 20 to Mar 615 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 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Mar 6Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 15Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 15Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives