Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2420
Business fraud; authorize Secretary of State to take additional measures to prevent.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE ADDRESS FOR ANY REGISTERED AGENT OF ANY REPRESENTED ORGANIZATION IS A RESIDENCE ADDRESS, AND THE REGISTERED AGENT NO LONGER RESIDES AT THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS, OR THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS IS BEING USED WITHOUT THE CURRENT OCCUPANT'S PERMISSION, THE CURRENT OCCUPANT MAY HAVE THE ADDRESS REMOVED FROM PUBLIC RECORD BY SUBMITTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE A SIGNED AND SWORN FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-4-1.25 AND 79-29-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE, FROM 10 DAYS TO 30 DAYS, THE LENGTH OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY RETURN A REJECTED FILING TO A CORPORATION OR A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AFTER RECEIPT; 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 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 action7 actions on 7 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1122 days
Business and Financial InstitutionsJan 20 to Feb 415 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days
Business and CommerceFeb 14 to Feb 2511 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 25 to Mar 4 · stopped7 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 20 – Feb 11
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Business and Financial Institutions
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 4
- Feb 12Sent to the House
- Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Business and Commerce and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 25Reported from BC to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Business and Financial InstitutionsSenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 11PassedSenate
- Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 14Referred To Business and Commerce;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25DR - TSDP: BC To ACHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives