Became law as Chapter 390, Laws of 2025, signed March 18, 2025, 57 days after it was filed.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2899
Court reporters; increase authorized salary for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-13-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COURT REPORTERS FOR CIRCUIT AND CHANCERY COURTS TO BE PAID AN ANNUAL SALARY; TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED ANNUAL SALARY FOR COURT REPORTERS; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CERTIFIED COURT REPORTERS, AN OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER MAY ENGAGE IN FREELANCE REPORTING ACTIVITIES AS LONG AS THE MATTER AT ISSUE IS NOT UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER IS APPOINTED; TO PROVIDE THAT AN OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER WHO DOES NOT HAVE DELINQUENT WORK FROM THE COURT OF APPOINTMENT AND WHOSE ATTENDANCE IS NOT REQUIRED IN THE COURT OF APPOINTMENT SHALL NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM ENGAGING IN FREELANCE REPORTING ACTIVITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 20 to March 18, 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 action17 actions on 12 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 617 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 20 to Feb 415 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 628 days
Judiciary AFeb 14 to Feb 2713 days
Appropriations AFeb 27 to Mar 45 days
Judiciary AMar 4 to Mar 40 days
Back in the SenateMar 6 to Mar 137 days
With the GovernorMar 13 to Mar 185 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 6
House of Representatives committee amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 6
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Amended in the Senate
- Passed the Senate as amended
In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 6
- Feb 7Sent to the House
- Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Appropriations A
- Feb 27Reported as amended from JA to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 4Reported as amended from AP to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 6Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
Back in the Senate Mar 7 – Mar 13
- Mar 7Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
- Mar 10Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
- Mar 13Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
To the Governor Mar 13 – Mar 18
- Mar 13Enrolled bill signed in the House
- Mar 18Approved by the Governor
All 17 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 6AmendedSenate
- Feb 6Passed As AmendedSenate
- Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 14Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 27DR - TSDPAA: JA To APHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4DR - TSDPAA: AP To JAHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 7Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 10Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate
- Mar 13Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Mar 13Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 18Approved by GovernorGovernor