Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Affairs Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1054
Public defenders; authorize new assistants and provide for office space and expenses for those in Hinds County.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-32-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF FULL-TIME ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS WHO WILL PERFORM DUTIES IN THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT AND THE CAPITOL COMPLEX IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (CCID) INFERIOR COURT; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE FULL-TIME ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH OFFICE SPACE, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, TWO INVESTIGATORS, TWO LEGAL SECRETARIES, AND ALL REASONABLE EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE OFFICE, AT LEAST EQUAL TO OR MORE THAN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE FUNDS SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 25-32-3, 25-32-5 AND 25-32-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS, COMPENSATION FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS, AND OFFICE SPACE AND EXPENSES FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS, FOR THE PURPOSE 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to February 4, 2025, 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 17 to Feb 4 · stopped18 days
State AffairsJan 17 to Feb 4 · stopped18 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 17 – Feb 4
- Jan 17Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Appropriations A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives