Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's County Affairs Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2248
Public defenders; clarify authority over employees of the office.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-32-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF A COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER OVER THE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE REGARDLESS OF THE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE; TO REPEAL SECTION 25-32-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REPEAL OF SECTIONS 25-32-1 THROUGH 25-32-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NOW-DEFUNCT STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM; 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
January 25 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 SenateJan 25 to Mar 6 · stopped41 days
County AffairsJan 25 to Mar 6 · stopped41 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 Senate Jan 25 – Mar 6
- Jan 25Referred to the Senate committees on County Affairs and on Judiciary, Division B
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 25Referred To County Affairs;Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate