l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2019

Wrongful death action; damages not awarded parent who has abandoned a child.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A 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 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NO PARENT WHO HAS ABANDONED A CHILD SHALL BE AWARDED DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL DEATH OF THAT CHILD; 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 Senate

Its course

January 14 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 2037 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 14 to Feb 1229 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 18 · stopped27 days

Judiciary AFeb 25 to Mar 1115 days

Judiciary AMar 17 to Mar 18 · stopped1 day

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

  • House of Representatives committee 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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 20

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 12Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 20Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 22Sent to the House
  2. Feb 25Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 11Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 17Recommitted to committee in the House
  5. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 12Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 20Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 20AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 20Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 22Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 25Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 11Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 17Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives