Committees · 2017 Regular Session
Judiciary A
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2017 Regular Session.
Bills sent135
6% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out15%
20 of 135; 1 moved on without a report, 114 stopped in committee
Time in committee11 days
most between 11 and 15 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026164 bills
reported 20% · typically 15 days, most 14–15 · 0 amendments · 25 members
2025169 bills
reported 25% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024132 bills
reported 30% · typically 15 days, most 14–19 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023128 bills
reported 34% · typically 13 days, most 9–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022118 bills
reported 24% · typically 13 days, most 10–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
202196 bills
reported 28% · typically 10 days, most 5–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020154 bills
reported 25% · typically 15 days, most 14–70 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019123 bills
reported 34% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018132 bills
reported 22% · typically 8 days, most 8–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017135 bills
reported 15% · typically 11 days, most 11–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016187 bills
reported 17% · typically 6 days, most 6–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015186 bills
reported 24% · typically 9 days, most 5–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014236 bills
reported 35% · typically 9 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013189 bills
reported 37% · typically 8 days, most 7–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012178 bills
reported 29% · typically 8 days, most 5–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011222 bills
reported 32% · typically 9 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010238 bills
reported 29% · typically 14 days, most 6–18 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009266 bills
reported 31% · typically 13 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008245 bills
reported 31% · typically 14 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2017 Regular Session, newest first.
135 bills
Senate Bill 2842 · Mental health diversion pilot programs; authorize.
Sent February 21, 2017 · Moved on without a report after 1 day · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 792 · Fireworks; allow for sale at retail year-round.
Sent February 7, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 352 · Electronic image; provide penalties for posting certain photos without permission.
Sent January 26, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 5 days
House Bill 564 · School employees; suspend license of those certified personnel who breach employment contract.
Sent January 25, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 566 · Administrative hearings; clarify authority of State Board of Education to subpoena witnesses.
Sent January 25, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 1221 · Code of Military Justice; make various amendments to.
Sent January 24, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 7 days
House Bill 359 · Public records act; revise provisions that relate to protective orders.
Sent January 19, 2017 · Reported out after 5 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 880 · Abandoned motor vehicle; authorize sale of by person whose name vehicle is not licensed under.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 895 · Seat belts; provide that failure to use may be considered as contributory or comparative negligence.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 897 · MS Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund; create and authorize deposits into.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 961 · Insurance fraud; prohibit civil liability against a person or entity for reporting of.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1070 · Elected officials; require annual report to be filed with Secretary of State on certain gifts received by.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1071 · Lobbyists; prohibit immediate family members of public officials from being.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1255 · Criminal investigators; increase salary of.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1256 · Justice court judges; revise position of to make nonpartisan and part-time.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1257 · Special guardian; require to file annual report with clerk.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1258 · District attorney; revise position to make nonpartisan.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1259 · Power of attorney; authorize to become effective upon a future event.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1260 · Lee County; add an additional county court judge.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1261 · Federal law enforcement officers; include as an employee for the State Tort Claims Act.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
115 more
House Bill 1262 · Chancery clerk; require to remove social security numbers from land transfer deeds.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1263 · Dismissed civil cases; authorize judge to assess cost against the dismissed party.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1342 · Governing authorities of counties and cities; authorize to recover actual costs of enforcing ordinance, zoning law or regulation.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1343 · Appeals process for those aggrieved by decisions of board of supervisors or municipal governing authorities; bring forward.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1345 · Circuit and county courts; authorize to obtain certain mental health records for bond/sentencing hearings.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1346 · Department of Employment Security; enhance ability to collect past-due contributions and assessments.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1393 · Nursing home negligence; regulate causes of action.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1403 · MS Entity Conversion and Domestication Act; revise provisions.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1404 · Civil Legal Assistance Fund; require funding to from certain sources.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1405 · MS Center for Legal Services; require fifteen dollars collected from certain actions to be remitted to.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1406 · Marketable Record Title Act; enact.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1408 · MS Legal Services; authorize an assessment to be used for.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1409 · Third Chancery Court District; add a judge.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1410 · Corporate shareholders; revise provisions regarding trusts.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1411 · Courtroom proceedings; require electronic recording of with video and audio.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1412 · Public contracts; give preference to veteran-owned small businesses.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1416 · Manufactured and mobile homes; revise procedure for retiring title.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1417 · Office of Consumer Protection; clarify acts excluded from regulation of.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1418 · Legislature's "doctor of the day"; extend civil immunity to any licensed physician serving as.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1419 · Consigned motor fuels; provide crime for theft of.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1420 · Termination of Parental Rights; revise references to Child Protection Services and clarify certain procedures.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1421 · Appeals by the state or a municipal corporation; revise options for.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1422 · Justice court judges; require administrative office of courts to develop optional training plan for and provide salary increase for completion.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1423 · State boundaries; clarify in statute.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1424 · State boundaries; clarify in statute.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1425 · Occupational Board Compliance Act of 2017; create.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1426 · Asbestos Transparency Trust Act; create.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1440 · Supreme Court Districts; revise boundaries of.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1453 · Political or politically related emails; prohibit sending to public employees.
Sent January 16, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 496 · Judicial elections; revise to be partisan.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 540 · Good Samaritan Law for Architects and Engineers; create.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 555 · Attorney General; require approval by Outside Counsel Oversight Commission to bring certain suit.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 592 · Child support delinquency guidelines; establish with limitation on imprisonment for contempt.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 633 · Firearms prohibition; create cause of action against property owners with.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 660 · Eminent domain; require disclosure of comparative appraisals to property owners whose property is taken by.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 661 · Mineral interests; revert to surface owner after certain period of time.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 662 · Commitment proceeding; prohibit director from withholding admittance to.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 663 · Adverse possession cases; require losing party to pay court costs and attorney's fees.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 664 · Dentists; provide immunity for if necessary medical services are provided without expectation of payment.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 665 · Court of Appeals; provide judges removed to State Capitol during term of office retain district residence and domicile.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 666 · Consigned motor fuels; provide crime for theft of.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 667 · Child support; provide credit to noncustodial parent.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 668 · Mississippi Civil Rights Act; create.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 669 · Legislature's "doctor of the day"; extend civil immunity to any licensed physician serving as.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 670 · Fees associated with successful prosecutions of paternity cases; revise.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 671 · Property exempt from seizure; expand exemption for cash on hand to include funds in a financial institution account.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 672 · Debtor's prison; authorize for failure to pay fines, fees and assessments.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 673 · Mississippi Benefit Corporation Act; create.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 674 · Child support arrearage; require electronic house arrest for certain person found in contempt for.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 675 · Declaratory opinions; permit electronic submission of requests for.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 676 · Licenses; may be suspended if licensee is delinquent in paying a finally determined tax liability.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 693 · Estates; require executors or administrators to examine the Uniform State Tax Lien Registry.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 771 · Counties and municipal officers; provide procedure for removal if indicted for certain crimes.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 772 · Municipalities that implement sanctuary policies; provide certain penalty for.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 773 · Criminal investigators; add two to the 21st Circuit Court District.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 774 · Contractors; require to have state tax identification number and workers' compensation insurance when bidding on public projects.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 775 · Judges; provide additional judge for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 776 · Criminal investigator; add one to the Eighth Circuit Court District.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 777 · Chancellor; provide one additional for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 778 · Victim Assistance Coordinator; authorize one additional for Seventh Circuit Court District.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 779 · Circuit Judges; add to the Seventh Circuit Court District.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 780 · Circuit Court Districts; authorize an additional district attorney and criminal investigator for the 7th.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 781 · Child support; revise liability of father to reflect no more than 50% of expenses.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 782 · Child support; revise requirements for payment of to date that paternity is proven.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 783 · Chancery court; authorize to have certain persons to be committed to a mental facility.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 784 · Marriage license; require previously married applicant to provide certified copy of divorce or annulment when applying for.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 785 · Arbitration clause; considered nonbinding in certain contracts.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 786 · Jury consultants; prohibit contact with certain jurors.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 787 · Contracts; require to be written in large print.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 788 · Municipal courts; prohibit requirement that individuals have a photo I.D. to enter into such courts.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 789 · Courts; prohibit from requiring identification.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 790 · Mississippi Employment Protection Act; repeal.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 791 · Fireworks; require to be sold in a permanent structure at retail.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 792 · Fireworks; allow for sale at retail year-round.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 793 · Homeowners' associations; regulate the formation and legal administration of.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 794 · Public records; exempt the booking information of certain mentally ill patients from.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 795 · Tort immunity; remove specific exemption when police action results in serious injury or death.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 796 · Public records; provide for removal of certain law enforcement and military records by public entities.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 797 · Child support; revise factors for award of.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 798 · Will registry; require chancery clerk to maintain.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 799 · Real property owners; revise standard of care owed to guests and invitees.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 800 · Receipts of transfers; require those for lawnmowers to have date of manufacture.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 801 · Assistant District Attorney; add for 21st district.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 802 · Instruments of record; require to be in the English language.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 803 · Administrative Procedures Act; revise to allow small businesses to streamline adjudicatory proceedings.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 804 · Incompetent Defendants; revise provisions regarding determination of.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 805 · Supreme Court; authorize to have original jurisdiction for claims seeking injunctive relief against the state.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 806 · Nonprobate Transfers Law of Mississippi; create.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 807 · Jointly held property; authorize to be sold by broker in a commercially reasonable manner.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 808 · Title disputes; clarify jurisdiction of State Courts in certain.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 809 · Real estate transfers; require chancery clerk to provide names of grantees to tax assessors when indexing instruments.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 810 · Divorce; to revise how child custody and maintenance can be agreed upon.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 811 · Motor vehicles; allow towing company to retain possession of personal items contained in until towing and storage fees have been paid.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 812 · Civil Asset Forfeiture; revise regulations regarding.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 813 · Harassment by public employee; require to reimburse public employer when employee has violated.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 814 · Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; extend repealer on.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 815 · Mississippi Real Estate Commission; extend repealer on powers and duties relating to home inspections.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 816 · MS Tort Claims Board; authorize members to appoint designees.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 817 · Domestic Violence; add as a ground for divorce.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 843 · Landlord-tenant law; revise certain provisions related to the nonpayment of rent.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 844 · Reports of suspected abuse; require persons who make to DHS to give their name and contact information.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 845 · Adverse possession; require possessor to notify chancery clerk before title vests.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 846 · Marriage; provide that certain persons shall not be required to officiate if such action would violate a sincerely held religious belief.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 847 · Arbitration agreement; authorize consumer of nonconforming vehicle to opt out and submit to informal procedure.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 848 · Sanctuary policy; prohibit adoption or enactment of a.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 849 · Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets and Digital Accounts Act; create.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 850 · Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration and revise period for certain licensee to have license revoked for failure to pay.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 851 · Sexual harassment; create a state cause of action.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 852 · Photograph identification; require for persons 12 years of age or older.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 853 · Power of Attorney; revise to authorize parents to delegate for care and custody of a child.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 854 · Adverse possession; repeal.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 855 · Adverse possession; repeal.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 856 · Firearms prohibition; authorize civil liability against any owner who posts written notice.
Sent January 13, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 185 · Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act; create under authority of Insurance Commissioner.
Sent January 10, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 49 · Prescription monitoring program; collected data not subject to disclosure in any civil proceedings.
Sent January 3, 2017 · Stopped in committee after 28 days