l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2223

Assault; enhance penalty against certain classes of victims.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B 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 97-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED PENALTY FOR ASSAULT WHEN COMMITTED UPON AN ELDERLY PERSON, TRAINING SCHOOL CARE WORKER OR VULNERABLE ADULT; 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

8 co-sponsors

Alice Harden, Eric Powell, Vincent Davis, Bob M. Dearing, Kelvin Butler, Bill Stone, Kenneth Wayne Jones, Haskins Montgomery

Its course

January 21 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 7 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 2131 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 21 to Feb 1323 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 18 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BMar 4 to Mar 18 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 28

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 21 – Feb 21

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 13Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 21Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 21 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 21Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 28Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Mar 3Sent to the House
  6. Mar 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  7. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 13Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 21PassedSenate
  4. Feb 21Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  5. Feb 28ReconsideredSenate
  6. Feb 28AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 28Passed As AmendedSenate
  8. Mar 3Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Mar 4Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives