MS HB1574 | 2013 | Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill 1574 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Failed on March 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Sections 73-3-57, 73-3-59, 97-9-11 And 97-9-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Champerty And Maintenance Shall Apply To Attorneys And Persons From All States; To Provide That Attorneys Who Associate Attorneys Or Other Persons Who Violate These Provisions Shall Be Subject To The Same Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

Title

Attorneys; allow courts to sanction out-of-state persons handling cases in MS & associated MS counsel.

Roll Calls

2013-02-07 - House - House Passed (Y: 110 N: 8 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2013-02-15	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2013-02-11	House	Transmitted To Senate
2013-02-11	House	Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2013-02-07	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Wooten, Baker, Reynolds)
2013-02-07	House	Passed
2013-02-04	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Mississippi State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB1574.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1574IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1574PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/votes/house/0310058.pdf