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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 795

First Circuit Court District; revise composition of judgeships.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE JUDGESHIPS OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-7-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE TWENTY-THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT WITH CERTAIN COUNTIES THAT WERE FORMERLY IN THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR JUDGES TO SERVE THE TWENTY-THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND ELECTION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE NEWLY CREATED TWENTY-THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-31-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF LEGAL ASSISTANTS IN THE FIRST CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANTS FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-31-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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 18 to February 2, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary B;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives