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	<YEAR>2025</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Business fraud; authorize Secretary of State to take additional measures to prevent.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE ADDRESS FOR ANY REGISTERED AGENT OF ANY REPRESENTED ORGANIZATION IS A RESIDENCE ADDRESS, AND THE REGISTERED AGENT NO LONGER RESIDES AT THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS, OR THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS IS BEING USED WITHOUT THE CURRENT OCCUPANT'S PERMISSION, THE CURRENT OCCUPANT MAY HAVE THE ADDRESS REMOVED FROM PUBLIC RECORD BY SUBMITTING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE A SIGNED AND SWORN FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 79-4-1.25 AND 79-29-211, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE, FROM 10 DAYS TO 30 DAYS, THE LENGTH OF TIME WITHIN WHICH THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY RETURN A REJECTED FILING TO A CORPORATION OR A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AFTER RECEIPT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>03/09/25 at 21:31</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2420</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2420</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2420</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2025</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Business and Commerce</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/BC.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AC.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Business and Financial Institutions</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/BF.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Harkins</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>079-0004-0001.25</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/079/00040001_25.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>079-0029-0211</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/079/00290211.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/20 (S) Referred To Business and Financial Institutions</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/11 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2025/pdf/votes/senate/0360038.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/12 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/14 (H) Referred To Business and Commerce;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/25 (H) DR - TSDP: BC To AC</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/04 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2025/dt/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2420IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2025/dt/SB/2400-2499/SB2420IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2420IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2025/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2025/dt/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2025/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2420.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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