Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

House Bill 424

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Description: Open Meetings Law; public body pay prevailing party's attorneys' fees and expenses if violation found.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/03 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2		01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2001
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary B

Principal Author: Zuber

Code Section: A 025-0041-0015

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PUBLIC BODY HAS VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, THE PREVAILING PARTY IN A CHANCERY COURT ACTION SHALL BE AWARDED REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES INCURRED IN BRINGING THE ACTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

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