Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 145
Public accountants; require to have certain amount of errors and omissions coverage.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EVERY FIRM ENGAGING IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO CARRY ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE COVERAGE IN AN AMOUNT OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER OCCURRENCE THAT COVERS EVERY PERSON ASSOCIATED OR REGISTERED WITH THE FIRM ENGAGING IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 73-33-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING PROOF OF SUCH ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE; 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
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
InsuranceFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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.