Mississippi Legislature
2001 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2678

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (S) Referred To Fees, Salaries and Administration;Appropriations
2 01/26 (S) DR - TSDP: FS To AP
3 01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
4 02/01 (S) Passed
5 02/02 (S) Transmitted To House
6 02/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
7 02/20 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
8 02/21 (H) Passed
9 02/22 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
10 03/06 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
11 03/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
12 03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
13 03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
14 03/13 Approved by Governor

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2001
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number400

Senate Committees:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Carlton

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

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 03/13/01 at 00:01.

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