Bill Text: MS HB1325 | 2010 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: Uniform Law Commission; allow Secretary of State to appoint associate member to commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-03-11 - Died On Calendar [HB1325 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-HB1325-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Moak
House Bill 1325
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-1-501 AND 7-1-503, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY APPOINT AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 7-1-501, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
7-1-501. The Mississippi commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, which is also known as the Uniform Law Commission, shall consist of the following, all of whom shall be members, in good standing, of The Mississippi Bar: two (2) attorneys appointed by the Governor; * * * a member of the Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House; any member of the bar who has been elected a life member of the conference; and the Directors of the Mississippi Law Research Institute, and the Senate and House Legislative Services Offices.
The commissioners so appointed shall confer and act with the commissioners of other states and territories in the formulation of uniform laws on all subjects. The commissioners shall prepare a report on their recommendations to be submitted to the Legislature for its consideration for adoption.
SECTION 2. Section 7-1-503, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
7-1-503. Three (3) associate members of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, all of whom shall be members, in good standing, of The Mississippi Bar, shall be appointed to act in accordance with the constitution and bylaws of the conference as follows:
(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint one (1) associate member from the staff of the Senate; * * *
(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one (1) associate member from the staff of the House; and
(c) The Secretary of State shall appoint one (1) associate member who shall be an Assistant Secretary of State.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
