Mississippi House Bill 1266 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
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 Sections 83-39-25 And 83-39-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee Percentage Charged And Collected For Bonds Posted By Professional Bail Agents And Required By The Clerk Of The Court Upon A Defendant's Appearance By One Percent; To Provide That The Additional One Percent Collected Shall Be Deposited Into A Special Fund Created In The State Treasury For The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Create The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health Bonds Sustainability Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Additional Capital For The Operating Costs Of The Department Of Mental Health; And For Related Purposes.

Bail bonds; impose a 1% increase on fee charged to be deposited in the State Treasury for Department of Mental Health.

Rep. Earle Banks [D]

Rep. Frances Fredericks [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1266.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1266IN.htm