Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 1279

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Background

Title

Description: Electronic transactions; enact Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (NCCUSL).

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/05 (H) Passed
4 02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary
6 02/21 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 03/01 (S) Amended
8 03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
9 03/05 (S) Returned For Concurrence
10 03/13 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
11 03/14 (H) Conferees Named Watson,Eads,Pierce
12 03/22 (S) Conferees Named Turner,Robertson,Johnson (38th)
13 03/26 (H) Died In Conference

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Amendment No 1

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Watson

Additional Authors: Brown, Eads

Code Sections: RP 025-0063-0001, RP 025-0063-0003, RP 025-0063-0005, RP 025-0063-0007, RP 025-0063-0009, RP 025-0063-0011

Title: AN ACT TO ENACT THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT; TO CREATE A SHORT TITLE; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE THE SCOPE OF THE ACT; TO DETERMINE PROSPECTIVE APPLICATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES AND FOR VARIATION BY AGREEMENT; TO SPECIFY THE CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION OF THE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR LEGAL RECOGNITION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, AND ELECTRONIC CONTRACTS; TO PROVIDE FOR PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN WRITING; TO SPECIFY THE PRESENTATION OF RECORDS; TO PROVIDE THE ATTRIBUTION AND EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC RECORD AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE; TO SPECIFY THE EFFECT OF CHANGE OR ERROR; TO PROVIDE FOR NOTARIZATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ORIGINALS; TO SPECIFY THE ADMISSIBILITY IN EVIDENCE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS; TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATED TRANSACTION; TO SPECIFY THE TIME AND PLACE OF SENDING AND RECEIPT; TO PROVIDE WHEN RECORDS ARE TRANSFERABLE RECORDS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION AND RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND CONVERSION OF WRITTEN RECORDS BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS BY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE FOR INTEROPERABILITY WITH SIMILAR STANDARDS ADOPTED BY OTHER AGENCIES; TO ENACT A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 25-63-1, 25-63-3, 25-63-5, 25-63-7, 25-63-9 AND 25-63-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH CONSTITUTE THE DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT OF 1997; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/26/01 at 19:48.

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