l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2420

Public official corruption; prosecution by Attorney General upon request of the State Auditor.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROSECUTE PUBLIC OFFICIAL CORRUPTION CASES UPON THE OFFICIAL REQUEST BY THE STATE AUDITOR; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

1 co-sponsor

Chuck Younger

Its course

February 14 to June 9, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 1126 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 14 to Feb 206 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Jun 9 · stopped90 days

Judiciary BMar 25 to Jun 9 · stopped76 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 Senate Feb 14 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 20Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 12 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 12Sent to the House
  2. Mar 25Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 20Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 11PassedSenate
  5. Mar 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 25Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Jun 9Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives