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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2482

Mississippi Electronic Court system; provide free access to public defenders and county prosecutors in certain matters.

Became law as Chapter 465, Laws of 2025, signed April 10, 2025, 80 days after it was filed.

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 AND COUNTY PROSECUTORS IN CASES RELATED TO THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTRONIC COURT SYSTEM SHALL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM FOR MATTERS INVOLVING INDIGENT DEFENDANTS; 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

Its course

January 20 to April 10, 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 action22 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 617 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 527 days

Judiciary AFeb 10 to Mar 422 days

Back in the SenateMar 5 to Apr 733 days

With the GovernorApr 7 to Apr 103 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 10Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 4Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 6 – Apr 7

  1. Mar 6Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 10Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 17Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, McCaughn and Simmons (12th)
  4. Mar 18Conferees named in the House: Yates, Fondren and Boyd (37th)
  5. Mar 31Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Apr 1Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Yates and Hood)
  9. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  10. Apr 2Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  11. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 7 – Apr 10

  1. Apr 7Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 10Approved by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 10Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 17Conferees Named Wiggins,McCaughn,Simmons (12th)Senate
  13. Mar 18Conferees Named Yates,Fondren,Boyd (37th)House of Representatives
  14. Mar 31Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 31Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 1Motion to Reconsider Entered (Yates, Hood)House of Representatives
  18. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  19. Apr 2Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  21. Apr 7Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  22. Apr 10Approved by GovernorGovernor