Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2491

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Description: Jury duty; misdemeanor to dissuade and civil cause of action for retaliation.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary
2		02/05 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2002
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

Senate Committee:

• Judiciary

Principal Author: Walls

Title: AN ACT TO CRIMINALIZE THE ACTION OF TERMINATING OR THREATENING TO TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF JURY DUTY OR OTHER DISSUASION FROM SERVICE AS JUROR; TO CREATE A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR RETALIATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/05/02 at 18:17.

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