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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2321

Mississippi Uniform Power of Attorney Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXECUTION, VALIDITY AND MEANING OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOMINATION OF CONSERVATORS OR GUARDIANS; TO PROVIDE WHEN A POWER OF ATTORNEY IS EFFECTIVE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMINATION OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY OR AN AGENT'S AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXONERATION OF AN AGENT; TO PROVIDE FOR JUDICIAL RELIEF; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESIGNATION OF AGENTS AND NOTICE THEREOF; TO PROVIDE FOR ACCEPTANCE AND RELIANCE UPON AN ACKNOWLEDGED POWER OF ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE LIABILITY FOR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT AN ACKNOWLEDGED POWER OF ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIFIC GRANT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE INCORPORATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENT AND THE USES THEREFOR; TO PROVIDE FORMS FOR A POWER OF ATTORNEY; TO PROVIDE FOR AN AGENT'S CERTIFICATION; TO AMEND SECTION 75-3-307, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 87-3-101, 87-3-103, 87-3-105, 87-3-107, 87-3-109, 87-3-111 AND 87-3-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE UNIFORM DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY ACT; 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

Its course

January 16 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate