l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2072

Child custody; active military duty not a change in circumstance.

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 SECTIONS 93-5-24 AND 93-11-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A COURT FROM MODIFYING AN ORDER OF CHILD CUSTODY IF THE PARTY WHO HAS CUSTODY OF THE CHILD HAS BEEN CALLED TO ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY; TO PROHIBIT A COURT FROM BASING A BEST INTEREST DETERMINATION ON THE SEPARATION OF A PARENT FROM THE CHILD DUE TO ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 724 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 14 to Feb 522 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 18 · stopped40 days

Judiciary AFeb 12 to Mar 18 · stopped35 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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 12Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 7PassedSenate
  4. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 12Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives