Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2479
Children; prohibit buying and selling of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 97-5-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE BUYING AND SELLING OF CHILDREN AND UNBORN CHILDREN; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY UPON CONVICTION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 12 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 12 to Feb 423 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 12 to Jan 2816 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days
Judiciary BFeb 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 Senate Jan 12 – Feb 4
- Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3
- Feb 6Sent to the House
- Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 4PassedSenate
- Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 9Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives