l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 734

Part-time public defenders; provide certain compensation for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-32-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT COMPENSATION FOR A PART-TIME PUBLIC DEFENDER MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT IF THERE IS NO CONTRACT, COMPENSATION SHALL BE SET BY COURT ORDER AT A REASONABLE SUM THAT IS TO BE PAID BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; TO PROVIDE THAT IN COUNTIES WHERE A SATELLITE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OR PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL EXISTS, THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SHALL ORDER THE DEPARTMENT TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR ALL REASONABLE FEES INCURRED FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION PROVIDED BY A PART-TIME PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR AN INDIGENT INMATE OF SUCH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; 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 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.

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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

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary A;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives