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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2549

"Mississippi Child Protection Act of 2008"; enact.

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 ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 2008"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANDATORY REPORTING OF SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST MINORS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETAINING OF THE DNA OF A FETUS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DOCUMENTING THE PERPETRATOR OF A SEX CRIME AGAINST A MINOR; TO CREATE A CIVIL ACTION FOR CAUSING, AIDING OR ASSISTING A MINOR TO OBTAIN AN ABORTION; 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

13 co-sponsors

Terry C. Burton, Lee Yancey, Tom King, Hillman Terome Frazier, Giles Ward, Joey Fillingane, Bob M. Dearing, Kelvin Butler, Jack Gordon, Sampson Jackson II, Perry Lee, Ezell Lee, Michael Watson

Its course

January 31 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 action11 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 31 to Feb 2626 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 31 to Feb 1414 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 days

Judiciary AMar 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 31 – Feb 26

  1. Jan 31Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 14Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 26Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 26Motion 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 A
  7. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 31Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 14Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 26Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 26PassedSenate
  5. Feb 26Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 28ReconsideredSenate
  7. Feb 28AmendedSenate
  8. Feb 28Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 3Transmitted To HouseSenate
  10. Mar 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives