Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Contempt of the Legislature; prescribe crime for.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/23 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Chaney
Additional Authors: Doxey, King, Hyde-Smith, Burton, Nunnelee, Albritton, Morgan, Brown
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.
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