Mississippi House Bill 1245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize A Presiding Judge To Assess Costs Between All Litigants And Apportion Costs As The Judge Deems Necessary; To Require The Court To Award The Party Or Parties Against Whom The Dismissed Claims Were Pending At The Time The Successful Motion To Dismiss Was Granted The Costs And Reasonable And Necessary Attorney's Fees Incurred In The Proceedings As A Consequence Of The Dismissed Claims By That Party Or Parties; To Require The Awarded Costs And Fees To Be Paid By The Party Or Parties Whose Claim Or Claims Were Dismissed As A Result Of The Granted Motion To Dismiss; To Amend Sections 11-55-5 And 11-55-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

Dismissed civil cases; authorize judge to assess costs against the dismissed party.

Rep. Chris Brown [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1245.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1245IN.htm