l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 916

Disabled veterans; establish right to appeal in forma pauperis in certain cases.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT OF A DISABLED VETERAN TO PROCEED ON APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS IN CASES WHERE A JUDGMENT CREDITOR SEEKS TO COLLECT A DEBT FROM FUNDS DERIVED FROM THE VETERAN'S DISABILITY BENEFITS AND IN CASES WHERE THE VETERAN, AS A DEFENDANT OR PLAINTIFF, HAS BEEN PERMITTED TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS IN THE TRIAL COURT; 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

Military AffairsJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

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 2

  1. Referred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Judiciary A
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published