Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2584
Violent Crimes Indigent Defendant Defense Counsel Fund; create to fund Public Defender system.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STATE-FUNDED PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM FOR INDIGENT PARTIES ACCUSED OF VIOLENT CRIMES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 99-18-5, 99-18-7, 99-18-17, 99-19-73 AND 37-26-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A VIOLENT CRIMES INDIGENT DEFENSE COUNSEL DIVISION WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING REPRESENTATION TO INDIGENT PARTIES UNDER INDICTMENT FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE DIVISION, TO CREATE A VIOLENT CRIMES INDIGENT DEFENDANT DEFENSE COUNSEL FUND, TO INCREASE THE ASSESSMENT ON FELONIES AND THE COURT EDUCATION FUND FEE TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE INDIGENT DEFENDANT DEFENSE COUNSEL FUND; 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
Sponsor
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 SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Appropriations
- Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Judiciary, Division B;AppropriationsSenate
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate