Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2098
Wrongful death; when a will exists damages shall be distributed according to the will.
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 IN A WRONGFUL DEATH ACTION DAMAGES AWARDED SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED ACCORDING TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE DECEASED IF A WILL EXISTS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 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 action4 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 19 · stopped36 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 14 to Feb 522 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 19 to Feb 19 · stopped0 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 19
- Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 19Recommitted to committee in the Senate
- Died in committee in the Senate
All 4 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 19Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate