Mississippi Senate Bill 2442 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize The Commissioner Of Revenue To Designate An Attorney On Staff With The Department Of Revenue To Prosecute Criminal Matters And Cases Investigated By The Department; To Authorize The Commissioner To Request The Services Or Assistance Of Any District Attorney Or The Attorney General In And About Such Matters Or Suits; To Provide That The Designated Attorney Shall Have The Same Right As The District Attorney To Enter The Grand Jury Room While The Grand Jury Is In Session And To Perform Such Services With Reference To The Work Of The Grand Jury As The District Attorney Is Authorized By Law To Perform; And For Related Purposes.

Commissioner of Revenue; authorize to appoint an attorney on his staff to prosecute crimes investigated by the Dept. of Revenue.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2017-01-16	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2442.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2442IN.htm