Mississippi House Bill 122 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 40-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-09 - Ruled Improperly Before House
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, Attorney General, Secretary Of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce, Commissioner Of Insurance, And The Executive Director Of Any State Agency, Board, Commission, Department Or Institution, Is Authorized To Appoint Or Employ Special Counsel To Represent That Officer Or Agency, Board, Commission, Department Or Institution; To Provide That Litigation On Behalf Of A State Agency Must Receive The Approval Of The Agency Head; To Revise The Authority Of These Officers To Retain Special Counsel And To Grant A Limited Funds Escalation; To Provide That The Personal Service Contract Review Board Shall Maintain Certain Contracts For Appointed Or Employed Outside Counsel Entered Into By These Officers And Agencies; To Amend Sections 7-1-5, 7-5-1, 7-5-5, 7-5-7, 7-5-21, 7-7-211, 7-7-225, 25-9-120, 69-1-14 And 83-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Sunshine Act; create for agencies hiring attorneys.

Rep. W Alday [R]	Rep. Brian Aldridge [R]	Rep. Mark Baker [R]	Rep. Manly Barton [R]
Rep. Randy Boyd [R]	Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Charles Busby [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]
Rep. Gary Chism [R]	Rep. Carolyn Crawford [R]	Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]	Sen. Scott DeLano [R]
Rep. William Denny [R]	Rep. Casey Eure [R]	Rep. Mark Formby [R]	Rep. Philip Gunn [R]
Rep. Frank Hamilton [R]	Rep. Greg Haney [R]	Rep. Joey Hood [R]	Rep. Wanda Jennings [R]
Rep. John Lamar [R]	Rep. Hank Lott [R]	Rep. Rita Martinson [R]	Rep. Steve Massengill [R]
Rep. Nolan Mettetal [R]	Rep. Sam Mims [R]	Rep. Alex Monsour [R]	Rep. Ken Morgan [R]
Rep. Bill Pigott [R]	Rep. Ray Rogers [R]	Rep. Randal Rushing [R]	Rep. William Shirley [R]
Rep. Greg Snowden [R]	Rep. Gary Staples [R]	Rep. Jerry Turner [R]	Rep. Jessica Upshaw [R]
Rep. Tom Weathersby [R]	Rep. Jason White [R]	Rep. Tommy Woods [R]	Rep. Henry Zuber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-09		Ruled Improperly Before House
2012-02-09		Set Aside-Pend Ruling of Chair
2012-02-09		Point of Order Raised
2012-02-08		Read the Third Time
2012-02-07		Title Suff Do Pass
2012-02-06		Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0122.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0122IN.htm