l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 877

U.S. Highways; designate Highway 61 as "Highway 61, the Blues Highway," designate certain rest area along Highway 49.

Became law as Chapter 510, Laws of 2008, signed May 8, 2008, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE U.S. HIGHWAY 61 IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AS "HIGHWAY 61, THE BLUES HIGHWAY"; TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REST AREA AS THE "CAPERS, BLAKE, SCALES REST AREA"; 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

121 co-sponsors

Lester Carpenter, Mark DuVall, Sara R. Thomas, Clara Burnett, Jessica Upshaw, Bobby Moak, Kevin McGee, Billy Broomfield, Omeria Scott, Richard Bennett, Rita Martinson, Noal Akins, Brian Aldridge, Tracy Arinder, Willie Bailey, Mark Baker, Larry Baker, Earle S. Banks, Toby Barker, Charles Jim Beckett, Donnie Bell, Edward Blackmon, Jr., Sidney Bondurant, C. Scott Bounds, Cecil Brown, Kelvin Buck, Larry Byrd, Credell Calhoun, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Tad Campbell, Gary Chism, Bryant W. Clark, Alyce G. Clarke, Angela Cockerham, Linda F. Coleman, Mary H. Coleman, J. P. Compretta, Becky Currie, Dirk D. Dedeaux, Bill Denny, Reecy L. Dickson, Blaine Eaton, Jim Ellington, Tyrone Ellis, Chuck Espy, James Evans, Bob Evans, Harvey Fillingane, George Flaggs, Jr., Mark Formby, Frances Fredericks, Herb Frierson, Jack Gadd, Joe C. Gardner, David Gibbs, Andy Gipson, Guice, Philip Gunn, Frank Hamilton, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Esther Harrison, John W. Hines, Sr., D. Stephen Holland, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Stephen A. Horne, Bobby B. Howell, Mac Huddleston, Robert E. Huddleston, Roger Ishee, Michael W. Janus, Wanda Jennings, Robert L. Johnson III, Brandon Jones, Sherra Hillman Lane, Bennett Malone, W. T. Mayhall, Jr., John Mayo, Warner F. McBride, William J. McCoy, America Chuck Middleton, Sam C. Mims, V, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Ken Morgan, Harvey Moss, David W. Myers, Billy Nicholson, David Norquist, Russ Nowell, Steven Palazzo, Deryk R. Parker, Randall Patterson, Willie J. Perkins, Sr., Bill Pigott, Jimmy Puckett, John Read, Dannie Reed, Thomas U. Reynolds, Walter L. Robinson, Jr., Margaret Rogers, Ray Rogers, Bobby Shows, Ferr Smith, Jeffrey C. Smith, Greg Snowden, Gary V. Staples, Mary Ann Stevens, Rufus Straughter, Johnny W. Stringer, Preston E. Sullivan, Jerry R. Turner, J. Shaun Walley, Greg Ward, Joseph L. Warren, Percy W. Watson, Tom Weathersby, Linda Whittington, Tommy L. Woods, Adrienne Wooten, Charles L. Young, Henry Zuber III

Its course

February 4 to May 8, 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 action25 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2723 days

TourismFeb 4 to Feb 139 days

TransportationFeb 13 to Feb 196 days

TourismFeb 19 to Feb 190 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 2022 days

TourismMar 3 to Mar 1815 days

Highways and TransportationMar 18 to Mar 180 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 20 to Apr 2334 days

With the GovernorApr 23 to May 815 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 26

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 committees on Tourism and on Transportation
  2. Feb 13Reported from TO to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 19Reported from TR to TO in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 27Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 28 – Mar 20

  1. Feb 28Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to the Senate committees on Tourism and on Highways and Transportation
  3. Mar 18Reported from TO to HI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Mar 20Passed the Senate

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 20 – Apr 23

  1. Mar 20Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 26Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Mar 27Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  6. Apr 2Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  7. Apr 3Conferees named in the House: Peranich, Thomas and DuVall
  8. Conferees named in the Senate: Chassaniol, Butler and King
  9. Apr 10Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Apr 15Conference report adopted in the Senate
  12. Conference report adopted in the House
  13. Apr 23Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 23 – May 8

  1. Apr 23Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. May 8Approved by the Governor
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Tourism;TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 13DR - TSDP: TO To TRHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 19DR - TSDP: TR To TOHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 19Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 27PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Referred To Tourism;Highways and TransportationSenate
  8. Mar 18DR - TSDP: TO To HISenate
  9. Mar 18Title Suff Do PassSenate
  10. Mar 20PassedSenate
  11. Mar 20Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  12. Mar 26ReconsideredSenate
  13. Mar 26AmendedSenate
  14. Mar 26Passed As AmendedSenate
  15. Mar 27Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  16. Apr 2Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 3Conferees Named Peranich,Thomas,DuVallHouse of Representatives
  18. Apr 3Conferees Named Chassaniol,Butler,KingSenate
  19. Apr 10Conference Report FiledSenate
  20. Apr 10Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 15Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  22. Apr 15Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 23Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 23Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. May 8Approved by GovernorGovernor