Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 1077
Open account; revise definition and require account creditor to send demand to current address of account debtor through certain means.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-53-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "OPEN ACCOUNT"; TO REQUIRE AN OPEN ACCOUNT CREDITOR TO SEND A DEMAND TO THE CURRENT ADDRESS OF AN ACCOUNT DEBTOR THROUGH CERTAIN MEANS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACCOUNT DEBTOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR EXPENSES AND COSTS IN ADDITION TO ATTORNEY'S FEES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 11-53-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO PRODUCING A BILL FOR FEE PAYMENT, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to April 1, 2021, 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 action19 actions on 14 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 1023 days
Banking and Financial ServicesJan 18 to Jan 2810 days
In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 1028 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 213 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to Apr 1 · stopped22 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 10
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 18 – Feb 10
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Banking and Financial Services
- Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 10Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 10
- Feb 10Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Turner, Aguirre and Hood)
- Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Mar 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 10Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
Back in the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 1
- Mar 11Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
- Mar 18Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
- Mar 22Conferees named in the House: Turner, Aguirre and Yancey
- Mar 23Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, McCaughn and Barrett
- Mar 27Conference report filed in the Senate
- Conference report filed in the House
- Mar 28Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
- Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
- Apr 1Died on the calendar in the House
All 19 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Banking and Financial ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 10Motion to Reconsider Entered (Turner, Aguirre, Hood)House of Representatives
- Feb 11Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Mar 2Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Mar 10AmendedSenate
- Mar 10Passed As AmendedSenate
- Mar 11Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
- Mar 18Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
- Mar 22Conferees Named Turner,Aguirre,YanceyHouse of Representatives
- Mar 23Conferees Named Wiggins,McCaughn,BarrettSenate
- Mar 27Conference Report FiledSenate
- Mar 27Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
- Apr 1Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives