Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2664
Construction contracts; authorize attorney's fees in action to compel production of the contract and bond.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 31-5-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEE IN AN ACTION BY A PERSON SUPPLYING LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO COMPEL THE CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE CONTRACT AND BOND FOR A PROJECT; TO AMEND SECTION 87-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR WHO RECEIVES ANY PAYMENT FROM THE OWNER UNDER A NONPUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO POST A NOTICE ON THE JOBSITE IN PROXIMITY TO THE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, OR IN LOCATIONS WHERE OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION IS POSTED, THAT CONTAINS THE AMOUNT AND DATE OF PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE OWNER AND THE UNPAID CONTRACT BALANCE OWED TO THE CONTRACTOR AS OF THE DATE OF THE LAST PAYMENT RECEIVED FROM THE OWNER; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate