Mississippi Senate Bill 2197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-14 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 35-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize County Veteran Service Officers To Act For A Veteran For Certain Services Under A Written Power Of Attorney Authorized By The Veteran For The Purpose Of Assisting With Claims, Benefits, And Appeals In An Administrative Hearing Before The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs; To Provide County Veteran Service Officers With Legal Immunity Only For Such Actions In Cases Of Abuse, Fraud Or Breach Of Fiduciary Duty; And For Related Purposes.

Veteran service officers; authorize certain action on behalf of a veteran under a power of attorney, provide immunity to.

Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

2023-03-07 - House - House Passed (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-14		Approved by Governor
2023-03-13	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-08	House	Returned For Enrolling
2023-03-07	House	Passed
2023-02-28	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-02-13	House	Referred To Judiciary A
2023-02-09	Senate	Transmitted To House
2023-02-08	Senate	Passed
2023-02-08	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-13	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
35	3	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2197.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2197IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2197CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2197PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2197SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0370057.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0640029.pdf