Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 13, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2581
Public Records Act; public access will not be diminished because records are stored in certain manner/revise civil penalty.
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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 13, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 13 · stopped24 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 20 to Feb 314 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 20 – Feb 13
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 13Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 13Died On CalendarSenate