Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1248
Court interpreters; revise regulations for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AN ORAL INTERVIEW FOR REGISTERED INTERPRETERS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE AOC TO ESTABLISH A LANGUAGE ACCESS PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTION 9-21-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE INTERPRETERS OATH; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-21-79, 9-21-80 AND 9-21-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-21-82, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EACH COURT TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO AOC WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO ACCESS TO LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-17-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 9-21-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE INTERPRETERS OR ALLOW VOLUNTEER INTERPRETERS; 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 20 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives