l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 1296

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 18, 2019. The 2019 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

2 co-sponsors

Chris Brown, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

January 21 to February 18, 2019, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1222 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 21 to Jan 298 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Feb 18 · stopped6 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jan 31

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 21 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  3. Jan 31Amended in the House
  4. Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  5. Feb 12Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 12 – Feb 18

  1. Feb 12Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Turner and Foster)
  2. Feb 18Died on the calendar in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 31Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider Entered (Turner, Foster)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives