Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2106
Driver's license; revise suspension due to nonpayment of fine or failure to appear in response to a citation.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PERMIT DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE OR FEE OR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR ANY MISDEMEANOR; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PERMIT DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE OR FEE OR FAILURE TO APPEAR FOR ANY MISDEMEANOR AND TO ALLOW THE COURT TO INSTITUTE A PAYMENT PLAN FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR DURING WHICH TIME THE OFFENDER MAY DRIVE ON A LIMITED LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE POWER OF THE JUSTICE COURT TO TRY DEFENDANTS IN ABSENTIA; TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 21-23-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE POWER OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT TO TRY DEFENDANTS IN ABSENTIA; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-46, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SET FORTH A PROCEDURE FOR REINSTATEMENT OF THE DRIVING PRIVILEGE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BY ISSUANCE OF A LIMITED LICENSE WHEN A PERSON WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED ENTERS INTO A COURT-ORDERED PAYMENT PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A COURT TO SUSPEND THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OF A PERSON WHO IS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 6 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 SenateJan 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 6 to Feb 3 · stopped28 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 Senate Jan 6 – Feb 3
- Jan 6Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate