l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2309

Compulsory school attendance law; remove requirement for prior approval for medical/dental appointments, etc.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on April 1, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT MUST APPROVE STUDENT ABSENCES FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL APPOINTMENTS, AND TO AUTHORIZE A DESIGNEE OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO REPORT UNLAWFUL ABSENCES TO THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICER; 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

2 co-sponsors

Bob M. Dearing, Alice Harden

Its course

January 8 to April 1, 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 action17 actions on 13 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 427 days

EducationJan 8 to Jan 2214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 529 days

EducationFeb 9 to Feb 2516 days

Back in the SenateMar 5 to Apr 1 · stopped27 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 8 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Education
  3. Feb 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 5Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 9 – Apr 1

  1. Mar 9Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 12Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 16Conferees named in the Senate: Carmichael, Flowers and McDaniel
  4. Conferees named in the House: Brown, Holloway and Walley
  5. Mar 27Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 31Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  8. Apr 1Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Died in conference in the Senate
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To EducationSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 4PassedSenate
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 9Referred To EducationHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 25Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 5AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 5Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 12Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  11. Mar 16Conferees Named Carmichael,Flowers,McDanielSenate
  12. Mar 16Conferees Named Brown,Holloway,WalleyHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 27Conference Report FiledSenate
  14. Mar 27Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 31Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 1Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  17. Apr 1Died In ConferenceSenate