l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1088

Marriage; remove waiting period, revise age requirements, revise blood test provisions.

Sent to the Governor on March 20, 2008, and did not become law. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE THREE-DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR MARRIAGES; TO REVISE THE AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE; TO PROVIDE THAT A BLOOD TEST REQUIRED FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE MAY BE OBTAINED THROUGH A LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR COMPARABLE ENTITY IN ANOTHER STATE OR THROUGH A PRIVATE LABORATORY APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH OR COMPARABLE ENTITY OF ANOTHER STATE AND THAT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REGARDING A BLOOD TEST MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE CIRCUIT CLERK IN PERSON, BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR BY THE FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OF A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Sara R. Thomas, Clara Burnett, Billy Broomfield, Omeria Scott

Its course

February 4 to April 10, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action16 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2723 days

Judiciary AFeb 4 to Feb 13 · moved on9 days

TourismFeb 13 to Feb 130 days

TourismFeb 15 to Feb 150 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 2022 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 3 to Mar 1310 days

With the GovernorMar 20 to Apr 10 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 20

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 13Rereferred to the House committee on Tourism
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 15Recommitted to committee in the House
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  6. Feb 27Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. Amendment failed in the House
  8. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 29 – Mar 20

  1. Feb 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 13Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 19In the Senate: Left Pending
  5. Mar 20Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

To the Governor Mar 25 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 25Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 13Rereferred To TourismHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 15Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 27Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 27Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 27PassedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 3Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  11. Mar 13Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 19Left PendingSenate
  13. Mar 20AmendedSenate
  14. Mar 20Passed As AmendedSenate
  15. Mar 25Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  16. Apr 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives