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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 435

Public records; access not diminished because stored in certain manner and revise civil penalty.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 18, 2013. The 2013 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 21 to February 18, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 18 · stopped28 days

S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/TransparencyJan 21 to Feb 515 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

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 18

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/Transparency
  2. Feb 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 13Amended in the House
  5. Failed in the House
  6. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Turner and Crawford)
  7. Feb 18Died on the calendar in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To S.C. Accountblty/Efficiency/TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13FailedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Motion to Reconsider Entered (Turner, Crawford)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives