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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 713

Mississippi Private Investigation Regulatory Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PRIVATE INVESTIGATION REGULATORY ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR SUCH ACT; TO PROVIDE ALL PERSONS ACTING AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS BE LICENSED; TO CREATE THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATION BOARD; TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF THE MEMBERS OF SUCH BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY; TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PRIVATE INVESTIGATION BOARD FUND; TO PROHIBIT UNLICENSED PERSONS FROM ACTING AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS; TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR'S LICENSE; TO GRANDFATHER IN CERTAIN PERSONS OPERATING AS PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO CREATE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LICENSES; TO REQUIRE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR TO HAVE SUCH LICENSE WHILE WORKING AS AN INVESTIGATOR; TO PROVIDE FEES FOR SUCH LICENSE; TO PROVIDE FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO CREATE THE DIVISION OF INVESTIGATION AS THE BOARD'S OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Chuck Espy

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 9Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate