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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2018</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Bad faith assertions of patent infringement; extend repealer on prohibitions against.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 75-24-351 THROUGH 75-24-357, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBIT BAD FAITH ASSERTIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND ESTABLISH REMEDIES FOR PREVAILING PLAINTIFFS IN CIVIL ACTIONS INSTITUTED UNDER THOSE STATUTES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-24-359, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CODIFY AND EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THOSE REENACTED SECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 5, CHAPTER 416, LAWS OF 2015, TO DELETE THE REPEALER ON THE REENACTED SECTIONS PROHIBITING BAD FAITH ASSERTIONS OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION OF CHAPTER 416, LAWS OF 2015; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>05/24/18 at 10:54</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM> 904</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill  904</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 904</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Law</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2018</EFFECTIVEDATE>
		<CHAPNUM> 359</CHAPNUM>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Judiciary A</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/JA.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Judiciary, Division A</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/JA.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>White</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/White.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>R</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>075-0024-0351</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/075/00240351.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>R</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>075-0024-0353</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/075/00240353.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>R</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>075-0024-0355</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/075/00240355.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>R</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>075-0024-0357</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/075/00240357.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary A</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/01 (H) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2018/pdf/votes/house/0310061.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/02 (H) Transmitted To Senate</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/05 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2018/pdf/votes/senate/0630005.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/06 (S) Returned For Enrolling</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>11</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/15 Approved by Governor</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0904SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2018/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0904SG.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2018/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0904SG.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0904IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2018/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0904IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2018/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0904IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0904PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2018/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0904PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2018/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0904PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<ASG>
			<ASG_PDF>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0904SG.pdf</ASG_PDF>
			<ASG_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2018/dt/HB/0900-0999/HB0904SG.pdf</ASG_PDF_DT>
			<ASG_OTHER>../../../../documents/2018/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0904SG.htm</ASG_OTHER>
		</ASG>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2018/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0904.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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