Mississippi Senate Bill 2021 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 7-5-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Notice Of Certain Litigation Shall Be Given To An Agency Head And That Agencies May Retain Separate Counsel In Certain Situations; To Amend Section 7-5-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Authority Of The Attorney General To Enter Into Contracts For Outside Legal Services; To Amend Section 7-5-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Case Docket Maintained By The Attorney General; To Authorize State Agencies And Other State Entities To Directly Employ Legal Counsel, Whether Salaried Or On A Case-by-case Basis, When Certain Conflicts Of Interest Exist; To Provide That Compensation Of Such Legal Counsel May Be Paid From Any Funds Appropriated Or Otherwise Available To The Appointing Or Employing Entity; To Amend Section 25-9-120, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties Of The Personal Service Contract Review Board To Review Certain Fee Contracts For Outside Legal Counsel When Entered Into By The Attorney General Or State Agencies; And For Related Purposes.

Sunshine attorney act; require review of certain contracts for outside counsel.

Sen. Billy Hewes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2021.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2021IN.htm