l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 31

Mississippi Public Records Act; revise certain provisions of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 12, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-4-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION SHALL INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF AN UNREPRESENTED PERSON WHEN A PUBLIC OFFICIAL APPEALS A DECISION OF THE COMMISSION TO THE CHANCERY COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI ETHICS COMMISSION SHALL EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY WHEN THE COMMISSION IS UNABLE TO REPRESENT THAT PERSON; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CONTRACT HIRING SUCH ATTORNEY MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ONCE AN INVESTIGATION HAS CONCLUDED OR A TRIAL HAS CONCLUDED, CERTAIN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS 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 24 to March 12, 2020, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to Mar 12 · stopped48 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 24 to Feb 1219 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 24 – Mar 12

  1. Jan 24Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 12Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 24Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 12Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives