2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

SB2420: Business fraud; authorize Secretary of State to take additional measures to prevent.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
Senate
2/4/2025
Title Suff Do Pass
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed
Senate
2/12/2025
Transmitted To House
Senate
2/14/2025
Referred To Business and Commerce;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
DR - TSDP: BC To AC
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate Passed
2/11/2025
51
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Josh Harkins
Josh Harkins
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/12/202512.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/22/202512.4 KB