l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 551

Pro se legal forms; provide that court-approved forms may be provided by public librarians and law librarians.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-3-55, 97-9-1 AND 97-23-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC LIBRARIAN OR LAW LIBRARIAN TO PROVIDE COURT APPROVED FORMS TO PRO SE LITIGANTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC LIBRARIANS AND LAW LIBRARIANS INFORMATION REGARDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND HOW TO LIVE WITH AND CARE FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; TO PROVIDE THAT THESE LIBRARIANS SHALL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION UPON REQUEST TO ANY PERSON; 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

3 co-sponsors

Kathy Sykes, Kabir Karriem, William Tracy Arnold

Its course

January 13 to February 28, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 725 days

State LibraryJan 13 to Jan 2512 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 28 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 20 to Feb 28 · stopped8 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 7

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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on State Library
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 13 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To State LibraryHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate