Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2865
Public bodies; clarify public access to minutes and budgets.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PUBLIC BODIES TO EITHER POST COPIES OF MINUTES ON A PUBLICLY AVAILABLE WEBSITE OR PROVIDE ONE FREE COPY OF THE MINUTES PER REQUESTOR; TO ENACT CERTAIN TIMELINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTING OF OFFICIAL MINUTES AND BUDGETS, AND DRAFT MINUTES AND BUDGETS, BY PUBLIC BODIES; TO CLARIFY THAT PUBLIC BODIES MAY IMPOSE A REASONABLE FEE FOR COPIES OF MINUTES AND BUDGETS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 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
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 BJan 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
- Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate