l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1314

Charity Protection Act; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "CHARITY PROTECTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACT IS TO MINIMIZE BURDENS PLACED ON THE CHARITABLE SECTOR, AND CREATE A GRANTMAKING ENVIRONMENT CENTERED ON EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS "CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION" AND "STATE AGENCY"; TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES OR OFFICIALS OF SUCH AGENCIES FROM IMPOSING ANY ANNUAL FILING OR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MORE BURDENSOME THAN THE REQUIREMENTS AS PROVIDED IN STATUTES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-11-503, 79-11-504, 79-11-507, 79-11-509, 79-11-513, 79-11-515, 79-11-518, 79-11-519 AND 79-11-521, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE REGULATION OF CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS, TO CONFORM WITH THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 79-11-501, 79-11-505, 79-11-511, 79-11-517, 79-11-523, 79-11-524, 79-11-525, 79-11-526, 79-11-527 AND 79-11-529, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO THE REGULATION OF CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 91-8-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO CHARITABLE TRUSTS, 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

Its course

February 19 to March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5

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