Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 101
DNA; provide for testing for persons convicted of capital crimes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-17-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DNA TESTING IN CAPITAL CASES BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DNA SAMPLES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR POST-CONVICTION MOTIONS FOR DNA TESTING FOR ALL CAPITAL DEATH PENALTY CASES; 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 6 to March 3, 2009, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 6 to Feb 429 days
Judiciary AJan 6 to Jan 2115 days
In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 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 House of Representatives Jan 6 – Feb 4
- Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 21Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3
- Feb 5Sent to the Senate
- Feb 9Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 21Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 9Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate