Mississippi Legislature
2002 3rd Extraordinary Session

House Bill 13

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Description: Punitive damages; provide cap for small business.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1		10/14 (H) Referred To Select Committee on Civil Justice Reform
2		10/15 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3		10/16 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4		10/16 (H) Amended
5		10/16 (H) Passed As Amended
6		10/16 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
7		10/17 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
8		10/17 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9		10/17 (S) Referred To Select Senate Cmte on Civil Justice Syst
10		11/26 (S) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)
Lost	[H]	Amendment No 3 (Cmte Sub)
Lost	[H]	Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 3 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 4 (Cmte Sub)
Lost	[H]	Amendment No 5 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 6 (Cmte Sub)
Lost	[H]	Amendment No 7 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted	[H]	Amendment No 8 (Cmte Sub)

Background Information:

Effective date		** See Text
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		None
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Select Committee on Civil Justice Reform

Senate Committee:

• Select Senate Cmte on Civil Justice Syst

Principal Author: Blackmon

Code Section: A 011-0001-0065

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE A LIMITATION ON PUNITIVE DAMAGES AGAINST A SMALL BUSINESS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY IN CERTAIN CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 11/26/02 at 11:14.

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