Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No.   25

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1.  Each circuit, chancery and county court in this state shall require all pleadings and other papers to be served, filed, signed or verified by electronic means in conformity with the Mississippi Electronic Court System procedures by July 1, 2021.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH CIRCUIT, CHANCERY AND COUNTY COURT IN THIS STATE TO REQUIRE ALL PLEADINGS AND OTHER PAPERS TO BE SERVED, FILED, SIGNED OR VERIFIED BY ELECTRONIC MEANS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTRONIC COURT SYSTEM PROCEDURES BY JULY 1, 2021; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.