MS HB1457 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 99-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Defender To Provide Legal Representation To Certain Persons Where A Constitutional Right To Counsel Exists; To Direct The State Defender To Promulgate, Implement And Enforce Standards For Such Counsel; To Provide That Such Standards Shall Be Subject To The Approval Of The Supreme Court; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Right to counsel; authorize State Defender to provide where there is a constitutional right.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jansen Owen [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Judiciary B |
Code Citations
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1457.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1457IN.htm |
