Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2665
Bail agents; create electronic bondsmen registry, bail bond database and revise qualification bond.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC BONDSMEN REGISTRY; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AMOUNT OF THE QUALIFICATION BOND REQUIRED BY EACH APPLICANT FOR A PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT LICENSE WHO ACTS AS A PERSONAL SURETY; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EACH PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A BAIL BOND DATABASE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE REPORTING OF ALL BAIL BONDS; TO AMEND SECTION 83-39-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A PROFESSIONAL BAIL AGENT TO HOLD COLLATERAL OR TAKE A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL WHEN A BAIL BOND IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OR GREATER; 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
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 SenateFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Senate Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate