Mississippi House Bill 1225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 77-3-705, 77-3-707, 77-3-709, 77-3-713, 77-3-715, 77-3-717, 77-3-721, 77-3-725, 77-3-727, 77-3-731, 77-3-733 And 77-3-735, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, To Transfer The State's Telephone Solicitation Administrative, Investigative, And Enforcement Responsibilities And Duties From The Mississippi Public Service Commission To The Mississippi Attorney General; To Remove The Definition Of The Term "commission"; To Define The Term "do Not Call Registry"; To Remove All References To The Public Service Commission, And Insert The Attorney General In Lieu Thereof; To Remove The Repealer Of July 1, 2024, On The Provision Of Law Relating To Expenses Of The Agency And Fees Collected; To Remove The Requirement For A Hearing, And Penalty For Failure To Appear For A Hearing; To Provide The Court Where The Attorney General May Bring An Action To Enforce This Act; To Provide For The Utilization Of A Single Do Not Call Registry; To Clarify That The Do Not Call Registry Is A Federal Registry; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-701, 77-3-703, 77-3-711, 77-3-719, 77-3-723 And 77-3-729, Which Relate To The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-601, 77-3-603, 77-3-605, 77-3-607, 77-3-609, 77-3-611, 77-3-613, 77-3-615, 77-3-617 And 77-3-619, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Unsolicited Residential Telephonic Sales Calls, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-801, 77-3-803, 77-3-805, 77-3-807 And 77-3-809, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Caller Id Anti-spoofing Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 23-15-875, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Language Uttered Or Published Regarding The Integrity Of A Candidate For Office, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; transfer enforcement authority to Attorney General's office.

Rep. Scott Bounds [R]

Rep. De Stamps [D]

2023-03-09 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 114 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 115 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Approved by Governor
2023-03-15	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-14	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-09	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2023-03-06	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-02	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-02	Senate	Amended
2023-02-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-13	Senate	Referred To Energy
2023-02-09	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-07	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-07	House	Amended
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Public Utilities

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	875	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	601	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	603	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	605	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	607	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	609	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	611	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	613	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	615	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	617	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	619	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	701	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	703	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	705	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	707	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	709	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	711	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	713	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	715	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	717	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	719	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	721	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	723	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	725	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	727	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	729	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	731	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	733	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	735	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	801	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	803	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	805	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	807	New Code	See Bill Text
77	3	809	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1225.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1225IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1225PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1225SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1225_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB1225_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0360029.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0590043.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0660002.pdf