Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1252
MEC; require free access to public defenders.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC DEFENDERS SHALL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTRONIC COURT SYSTEM RECORDS FOR MATTERS INVOLVING INDIGENT DEFENDANTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
January 20 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 516 days
Judiciary BJan 20 to Jan 3010 days
In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 4 · stopped27 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 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 5
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 4
- Feb 6Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate