Mississippi House Bill 31 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 12 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-4-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Ethics Commission Shall Intervene On Behalf Of An Unrepresented Person When A Public Official Appeals A Decision Of The Commission To The Chancery Court; To Provide That The Mississippi Ethics Commission Shall Employ An Attorney When The Commission Is Unable To Represent That Person; To Provide That The Contract Hiring Such Attorney Must Be Approved By The Attorney General; To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Public Records Act To Provide That Once An Investigation Has Concluded Or A Trial Has Concluded, Certain Investigative Reports Shall Be Subject To The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Amend Section 25-61-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For A Person Who Violates The Reporting Requirements Of The Mississippi Public Records Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Public Records Act; revise certain provisions of.

Rep. Joel Bomgar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-12	House	Died On Calendar
2020-02-12	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2020-01-24	House	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0031.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0031IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0031CS.htm