MS HB1263 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Authorize A Presiding Judge To Assess Costs Between All Litigants And Apportion Costs As The Judge Deems Necessary; To Require The Court To Award The Party Or Parties Against Whom The Dismissed Claims Were Pending At The Time The Successful Motion To Dismiss Was Granted The Costs And Reasonable And Necessary Attorney's Fees Incurred In The Proceedings As A Consequence Of The Dismissed Claims By That Party Or Parties; To Require The Awarded Costs And Fees To Be Paid By The Party Or Parties Whose Claim Or Claims Were Dismissed As A Result Of The Granted Motion To Dismiss; To Amend Sections 11-55-5 And 11-55-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Dismissed civil cases; authorize judge to assess cost against the dismissed party.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
2017-01-16 | House | Referred To Judiciary A |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/HB/HB1263.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1263IN.htm |