Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2318

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Description: Contempt of the Legislature; prescribe crime for.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/14 (S) Referred To Judiciary
2		02/04 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		Passage
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

Senate Committee:

• Judiciary

Principal Author: Chaney

Code Sections: A 005-0001-0021, RP 005-0001-0023

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE CRIME OF CONTEMPT OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES, VENUE AND PROCEDURES FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE CRIME; TO REPEAL SECTION 5-1-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST RECALCITRANT WITNESSES BY THE LEGISLATURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 18:13.

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