Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 697
Crimes; create new offense of failure to yield right-of-way that results in injury or death to another.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 63-3-1006, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ANY VEHICLE OPERATOR WHO FAILS TO STOP OR YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN, WHEN AND AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WHENEVER SUCH FAILURE RESULTS IN THE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH OF ANOTHER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-51 AND 63-1-83, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
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 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives