Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1146

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Title

Description: Attorney General; revise authority to hire outside counsel and to appoint state agency attorneys.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committees:

Principal Author: Gunn

Additional Author: Upshaw

Code Sections: A 007-0005-0001, BF 007-0005-0003, A 007-0005-0005, BF 007-0005-0007, A 007-0005-0021, BF 007-0005-0039, A 025-0009-0120

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE NATURE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S APPROVAL OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL HIRED BY A STATE AGENCY AND TO PROVIDE THAT LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF A STATE AGENCY MUST RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENCY HEAD; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 7-5-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RETAIN OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND TO GRANT A LIMITED FUNDS ESCALATION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 7-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 7-5-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CASE DOCKET MAINTAINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO AUTHORIZE STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER STATE ENTITIES TO DIRECTLY EMPLOY LEGAL COUNSEL, WHETHER SALARIED OR ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS; TO PROVIDE THAT COMPENSATION OF SUCH LEGAL COUNSEL MAY BE PAID FROM ANY FUNDS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THE APPOINTING OR EMPLOYING ENTITY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 7-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-9-120, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DUTIES OF THE PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACT REVIEW BOARD WITH REGARD TO CONTRACTS FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL ENTERED INTO BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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