Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 1301
Public records; access not diminished because stored in certain manner.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO CLARIFY THAT PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS NOT EXEMPT UNDER THE ACT, EVEN THOUGH CONTAINED IN PROPRIETARY, SENSITIVE OR OTHER SOFTWARE, WILL NOT BE DIMINISHED BECAUSE COMPONENTS OF DATA ARE STORED IN A CERTAIN MANNER; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON DENIES ACCESS TO A PUBLIC RECORD THAT IS NOT EXEMPT UNDER THE ACT, THE CIVIL PENALTY MAY BE IMPOSED ON THAT PERSON IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY; 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 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives