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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 359

Public records act; revise provisions that relate to protective orders.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO REQUIRE PUBLIC BODIES TO GIVE NOTICE TO THIRD PARTIES WITHIN SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIVING A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FOR THE RECORDS OF THE THIRD PARTY THAT CONTAIN TRADE SECRETS OR CONFIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION; TO REQUIRE THE THIRD PARTY TO OBTAIN A PROTECTIVE ORDER WITHIN THE TWENTY-ONE-DAY TIME PERIOD AFTER FILING THE PETITION FOR THE PROTECTIVE ORDER IF THE THIRD PARTY DOES NOT WANT TO RELEASE ITS RECORDS THAT CONTAIN TRADE SECRETS OR CONFIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION; 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 5 to January 31, 2017, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Jan 31 · stopped26 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 5 to Jan 1914 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Jan 245 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 24 to Jan 31 · stopped7 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 5 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 5Referred to the House committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 19Reported from AC to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 24Reported as a committee substitute from JA to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 5Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 19DR - TSDP: AC To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 24DR - TSDPCS: JA To ACHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives