Mississippi House Bill 1582

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Pending: House Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi False Claims Act"; To Prohibit Any Person From Knowingly Presenting, Or Causing To Be Presented, A False Or Fraudulent Claim For Payment Or Approval To A State Agency Or Any Employee Or Agent Of A State Agency; To Require State Agencies To Diligently Investigate Suspected Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Civil Action By A Qui Tam Plaintiff; To Provide For A Monetary Award To The Qui Tam Plaintiff Out Of The Proceeds Of The Action Or Settlement, If Any; To Bar Certain Civil Actions; To Provide A Statute Of Limitations For Bringing A Civil Action Under The Act; To Prohibit Employer Interference With Employee Disclosure; To Provide That The Remedies Provided In The Act Are Not Exclusive And Shall Be In Addition To Any Other Remedies Provided By Law; And For Related Purposes.

MS False Claims Act; create.

Rep. Celeste Hurst [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1582.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1582IN.htm