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Mississippi · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1252: MEC; require free access to public defenders.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1252 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: MEC; require free access to public defenders. Primary sponsor: Jeffrey Hulum (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2025): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeffrey HulumPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Kabir KarriemCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Daryl PorterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse98
ThompsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Judiciary, Division A
  3. Transmitted To Senate
  4. Passed
  5. Title Suff Do Pass
  6. Referred To Judiciary B

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source