Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2133
Mississippi Design Professionals Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI DESIGN PROFESSIONALS ACT; TO MAKE CONTRACT TERMS THAT REQUIRE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO INDEMNIFY OR HOLD HARMLESS PERSONS OR ENTITIES FOR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN DAMAGES THEY ACTUALLY CAUSED THROUGH NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTIONS, REQUIRES DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO DEFEND ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY AGAINST CLAIMS ARISING FROM ISSUES RELATED TO RENDERED OR NOT RENDERED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, REQUIRES DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO NAME ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY AS AN ADDITIONAL INSURED PARTY ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY, OR SUBJECTS DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO A STANDARD OF CARE DIFFERENT THAN THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD, TO ALL BE VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE; 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 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 19 to Mar 5 · stopped46 days
Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 19 to Feb 2840 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 28 to Mar 5 · stopped6 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 19 – Mar 5
- Jan 19Referred to the Senate committees on Business and Financial Institutions and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 28Reported from BF to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Business and Financial Institutions;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 28DR - TSDP: BF To ACSenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate