Mississippi Senate Bill 2245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 85-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Exemptions From Execution Or Attachment That Relate To Certain Payments To Retirees; To Amend Section 5-8-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Registered Tax Offender From Acting As A Lobbyist; To Amend Section 97-11-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Mississippi Government Tax Offender Registry And To Require Those Convicted Of Embezzlement Or Other Unlawful Conversion Of Public Funds To Register; To Amend Section 11-35-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Service Of Writs Of Garnishment Against The Public Employees' Retirement System If A Retiree Is Ordered To Pay Restitution Upon Conviction Of Embezzlement Or Other Unlawful Conversion Of Public Funds; To Amend Section 99-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Attorney General To Initiate Garnishment Proceedings Against Amounts Owed By The Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System To A Retiree Who Has Been Ordered To Pay Restitution Upon Conviction Of Embezzlement Or Other Unlawful Conversion Of Public Funds; To Amend Sections 25-11-120, 25-11-129 And 25-11-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Provisions Regarding The Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System; To Bring Forward Section 25-1-113, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment To Clarify The Ineligibility For Public Employment Of A Person Who Has Been Convicted Of Or Pled Guilty To Any Felony In Which Public Funds Were Unlawfully Taken, Obtained Or Misappropriated In The Abuse Or Misuse Of The Person's Office Or Employment Or Money Coming Into The Person's Hand By Virtue Of The Person's Office Or Employment In Any State Or Federal Court; To Bring Forward Section 97-11-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment To Clarify The Prohibition Against Embezzlement Of Public Funds; To Bring Forward Section 97-11-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment To Clarify The Requirement That Officers And Public Agents Deliver Money And Records To Their Successors; To Bring Forward Section 97-11-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Possible Amendment To Clarify The Punishment For Embezzlement And Fraud Committed While In Public Office; And For Related Purposes.

Tax offender registry; create.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2019-01-15	Senate	Referred To Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2245.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2245IN.htm