Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 613 — MS Public Records Act of 1983; exempt certain information technology records from.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Introduced
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 613 clarify the responsibilities of the chancery clerk regarding public records. The updated version emphasizes that all office records must be available for inspection by citizens, and it sets a clear timeline for responding to requests. This matters because it strengthens transparency and ensures that the public has timely access to important information, promoting accountability within government offices.

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HB 613 (As Introduced) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 613 (As Passed the House) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives DeLano, Sykes House Bill 613 AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-61-11.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RECORDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983;
Representatives DeLano, Sykes House Bill 613 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 25-61-11.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RECORDS FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983;
          (j)  Security incident reports;
and           (j)  Security incident reports * * *;and.
and           (k)  Any other IT information that if disclosed has the potential to allow unauthorized access to the state's IT assets.
 * * *(k)  Any other IT information that if disclosed has the potential to allow unauthorized access to the state's IT assets.
     (2)  If any public record contains material which is not exempted under this chapter, the public agency shall redact the exempted material and make the nonexempted material available for examination.  Such public agency shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for the redaction of any exempted material, not to exceed the agency's actual cost.
     (2)  If any public record contains material which is not exempted under this chapter, the public agency shall redact the exempted material and make the nonexempted material available for examination.
 Such public agency shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for the redaction of any exempted material, not to exceed the agency's actual cost.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

  3. Transmitted To Senate

  4. Passed As Amended

  5. Amended

  6. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  7. Referred To Technology

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Sykes

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 18000
Republican 45000
Unaffiliated 52003
Independent 1000
Total 116003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Young — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Absent or those Calhoun — Not Voting
Present--Evans (91st) — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 613?
HB 613 is sponsored by Scott DeLano (Republican) and Sykes.
What is the current status of HB 613?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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