l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 952

Unemployment benefits; require to be paid immediately if eligible.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-511, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE ONE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS AND PROVIDE THAT AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON WHO IS FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE SHALL RECEIVE BENEFITS IMMEDIATELY; 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

10 co-sponsors

Cecil Brown, Robert E. Huddleston, Bobby Moak, Walter L. Robinson, Jr., Rufus Straughter, Johnny W. Stringer, Joseph L. Warren, Percy W. Watson, Adrienne Wooten, Chuck Espy

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2117 days

LaborFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days

In the SenateFeb 21 to Mar 18 · stopped26 days

InsuranceFeb 25 to Mar 18 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 21

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Labor
  2. Feb 14Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 21Point of order raised in the House
  4. Set aside in the House until the chair rules on the point of order
  5. Amendment failed in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 22 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 22Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 25Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To LaborHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 21Point of Order RaisedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 21Set Aside-Pend Ruling of ChairHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 21Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 21PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 22Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 25Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate