Bill Text: MS HB1228 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Courthouses; allow members of the Legislature to carry personal belongings into courtroom proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee [HB1228 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2013-HB1228-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2013 Regular Session

To: Judiciary A

By: Representative Dixon

House Bill 1228

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LEGISLATORS TO CARRY CERTAIN PERSONAL ITEMS INTO A COURTROOM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Members of the Legislature shall be authorized to carry personal belongings such as a briefcase, purse or any other personal item which attorneys and expert witnesses are allowed into any state, chancery, circuit, justice or municipal courtroom in the state during court proceedings.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.