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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 468

Investigation of vulnerable adult abuse or neglect; revise response time.

Became law as Chapter 468, Laws of 2009, signed March 30, 2009, 77 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-47-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RAISE THE RESPONSE TIME TO INVESTIGATE VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION REPORTS WHEN THE VULNERABLE ADULT IS NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER; 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

2 co-sponsors

Omeria Scott, Bryant W. Clark

Its course

January 12 to March 30, 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 action16 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 524 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 12 to Jan 2715 days

Judiciary AJan 27 to Jan 281 day

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 28 to Jan 280 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 528 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 10 to Mar 321 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Mar 2318 days

With the GovernorMar 23 to Mar 307 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 12 – Feb 5

  1. Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
  2. Reported from PH to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from JA to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 5

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Mar 23

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Mar 24 – Mar 30

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 16 actions, as published