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2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1177

Mississippi False Claims Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI FALSE CLAIMS ACT"; TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM KNOWINGLY PRESENTING, OR CAUSING TO BE PRESENTED, A FALSE OR FRAUDULENT CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OR APPROVAL TO A STATE AGENCY OR ANY EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF A STATE AGENCY; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO DILIGENTLY INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE CIVIL ACTION BY A QUI TAM PLAINTIFF; TO PROVIDE FOR A MONETARY AWARD TO THE QUI TAM PLAINTIFF OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE ACTION OR SETTLEMENT, IF ANY; TO BAR CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR BRINGING A CIVIL ACTION UNDER THE ACT; TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYER INTERFERENCE WITH EMPLOYEE DISCLOSURE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THE ACT ARE NOT EXCLUSIVE AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES PROVIDED BY LAW; 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

1 co-sponsor

Cory Wilson

Its course

January 15 to February 27, 2018, 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 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 3116 days

Judiciary AJan 15 to Jan 238 days

In the SenateJan 31 to Feb 27 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 12 to Feb 27 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 15 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 1 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 1Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Baria, Baker and Wilson)
  2. Feb 8Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 12Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  5. Feb 27Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 23Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 1Motion to Reconsider Entered (Baria, Baker, Wilson)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Feb 27Died In CommitteeSenate