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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2734

Public Records Act; public access will not be diminished because records are stored in certain manner/revise civil penalty.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO CLARIFY THAT PUBLIC ACCESS TO A PUBLIC RECORD WILL NOT BE DIMINISHED BECAUSE COMPONENTS OF DATA ARE STORED IN A CERTAIN MANNER; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY STAFF TIME OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCLUDED IN ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING RECORDS SHALL BE AT THE PAY SCALE OF THE LOWEST LEVEL EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACTOR COMPETENT TO RESPOND TO THE REQUEST; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO CHARGES AN UNREASONABLE FEE FOR PROVIDING A PUBLIC RECORD; 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 Senate

2 co-sponsors

Albert Butler, David Blount

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 1423 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 20 to Mar 211 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 14 to Apr 3 · stopped20 days

Judiciary AMar 19 to Mar 289 days

Ways and MeansMar 28 to Apr 3 · stopped6 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 Feb 20 – Mar 14

  1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 14Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 15Sent to the House
  2. Mar 19Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 28Reported as amended from JA to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  2. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 14Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 14PassedSenate
  5. Mar 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 19Referred To Judiciary A;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 28DR - TSDPAA: JA To WMHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives