l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 956

Open Meetings Act; revise to require that minutes kept shall be posted on public body's website within certain time after the meeting.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 8, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE MINUTES OF ALL MEETINGS OF A PUBLIC BODY REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT BE RECORDED WITHIN 28 DAYS OF RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETINGS INSTEAD OF 30 DAYS AFTER RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETINGS; TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC BODY TO POST ON ITS WEBSITE, IF IT HAS ONE, A COPY OF THE MINUTES REQUIRED TO BE KEPT UNDER THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; TO REQUIRE THAT A COPY OF THOSE MINUTES BE MAINTAINED ON THE WEBSITE FOR AT LEAST 12 MONTHS AFTER POSTING THE MINUTES; TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC BODY TO POST THE MINUTES ON THE WEBSITE WITHIN 35 DAYS AFTER THE MEETING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE INABILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS THE PUBLIC BODY'S WEBSITE DUE TO ANY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE IS NOT A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 11 to February 8, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Feb 121 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 11 to Jan 2514 days

In the SenateFeb 1 to Feb 8 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 1

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 11 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 1Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 2 – Feb 8

  1. Feb 2Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Turner and Foster)
  2. Feb 8Reconsidered in the House
  3. Recommitted to committee in the House
  4. Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 1Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 2Motion to Reconsider Entered (Turner, Foster)House of Representatives
  6. Feb 8ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 8Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 8Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives