Mississippi House Bill 1257 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on April 2 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Notaries Public May Charge A Fee Exceeding $5.00 When Permitted To Do So By State Law Or Rules Promulgated By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 25-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 25-34-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Qualified Nonresidents Of The State Of Mississippi Who Are Employed Or Have A Practice Within The State To Be Issued A Commission As A Notary Public; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Notary public; clarify maximum fee permitted and authorize qualified nonresidents to be commissioned as.

Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]

Rep. Lee Yancey [R]

2024-03-06 - House - House Passed (Y: 103 N: 15 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-03-22	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2024-03-07	House	Transmitted To Senate
2024-03-07	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2024-03-06	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Owen, Yancey, Calvert)
2024-03-06	House	Passed
2024-02-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-02-15	House	Referred To Business and Commerce

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	34	37	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	41	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	34	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1257.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1257IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1257PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0650034.pdf