MS HB248 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 7-5-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Attorney General's Contingent Fund Shall Be A Separate Fund Or Account In The State Treasury, And That Expenditures May Be Made From The Contingent Fund Only Upon Appropriation By The Legislature; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Deposit All Funds Received By His Office In The State Treasury In The Manner And Within The Time Specified For Other Public Funds; To Provide That All Funds Received By The Office Of The Attorney General Shall Be Considered To Be "public Funds" As Defined By Law; To Provide That The Requirement Of This Act To Deposit Funds In The State Treasury Shall Apply To All Funds That The Office Of The Attorney General Receives For The Office, Or Receives Or Collects For, On Behalf Of, Or In The Name Of The State Of Mississippi Or Any Agency, Department, Institution Or Officer Of The State, Regardless Of The Source Of The Funds Or How The Funds Were Received; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Not Be Authorized To Maintain Any Funds That Are Received By His Office Outside Of The State Treasury Unless Specifically Authorized By Law To Do So For Those Funds; To Provide That Any Person Or Entity With Which The Attorney General Has Contracted To Represent The State Of Mississippi In Litigation On Behalf Of The Attorney General That Receives Or Is Entitled To Receive Monies As A Result Of That Litigation Through A Court Judgment Or Settlement Agreement Shall Pay Those Monies To The Office Of The Attorney General For Deposit In The State Treasury; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Attorney General; all funds received by him or on behalf of the state shall be deposited into the State Treasury.
Sponsors
Rep. Mark Baker [R] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
2013-01-14 | House | Referred To Appropriations |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0248.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0248IN.htm |