Mississippi House Bill 1322 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 5-1-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Sworn And Examined As A Witness Before Either House May Be Held To Answer Criminally And Be Subject To Penalties And Forfeiture For Any Fact, Act Or Production Of Documents Or Items Touching Upon His Testimony Or Any Statement Made To Either House; To Authorize Any Witness To Invoke His Right Not To Answer Or Produce Document On The Ground Of Incrimination; To Amend Section 5-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Legislative committee witness; authorize to refuse to testify on ground of incrimination.

Rep. Mark Baker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1322.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1322IN.htm