l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 957

Bad faith assertions of patent infringement; extend repealer on prohibitions against.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 75-24-351 THROUGH 75-24-357, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBIT BAD FAITH ASSERTIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND ESTABLISH REMEDIES FOR PREVAILING PLAINTIFFS IN CIVIL ACTIONS INSTITUTED UNDER THOSE STATUTES; TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THOSE REENACTED SECTIONS; 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

January 17 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1327 days

Judiciary AJan 17 to Jan 3013 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 4 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 13

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 13Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate