Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 693
Crimes; create crime of possessing certain vicious animals and revise animal cruelty crimes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT MAKING IT A CRIME TO HAVE THE CUSTODY OR POSSESSION OF CERTAIN VICIOUS ANIMALS OR DOGS, UNLESS CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC ARE MET; TO REVISE CERTAIN CRIMES RELATED TO ANIMAL CRUELTY; TO EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ANIMALS; TO ALLOW FOR THE SEIZURE OF CERTAIN ANIMALS THAT ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER BECAUSE OF A NATURAL DISASTER OR EMERGENCY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-53-11, 97-41-1, 97-41-2, 97-41-3, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9, 97-41-11, 97-41-13, 97-41-17, 97-41-19, 97-41-21 AND 97-41-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 15 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 days
Judiciary BJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 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 15 – Feb 3
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives