l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1257

Notary public; clarify maximum fee permitted and authorize qualified nonresidents to be commissioned as.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT NOTARIES PUBLIC MAY CHARGE A FEE EXCEEDING $5.00 WHEN PERMITTED TO DO SO BY STATE LAW OR RULES PROMULGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE QUALIFIED NONRESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHO ARE EMPLOYED OR HAVE A PRACTICE WITHIN THE STATE TO BE ISSUED A COMMISSION AS A NOTARY PUBLIC; TO AMEND SECTION 25-34-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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

1 co-sponsor

Lee Yancey

Its course

February 15 to April 2, 2024, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 15 to Mar 620 days

Business and CommerceFeb 15 to Feb 227 days

In the SenateMar 6 to Apr 2 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 22 to Apr 2 · stopped11 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 Feb 15 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 15Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 6 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 6Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Owen, Yancey and Calvert)
  2. Mar 7Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Mar 22Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  5. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 15Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 6PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 6Motion to Reconsider Entered (Owen, Yancey, Calvert)House of Representatives
  5. Mar 7Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 22Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate