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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 1537

Municipal prosecuting attorney; authorize to have first option to handle municipal cases transferred to justice courts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-23-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE MUNICIPAL PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SHALL BE ALLOWED, AT THE DISCRETION OF SUCH MUNICIPAL PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, TO HANDLE ANY CASE ON BEHALF OF THE MUNICIPALITY THAT IS TRANSFERRED TO THE JUSTICE COURT BY A MUNICIPAL JUDGE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2013, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1323 days

MunicipalitiesJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 5 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 15 to Mar 5 · stopped18 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 Jan 21 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Municipalities
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 13Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To MunicipalitiesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate