l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3121

Price gouging; revise in relation to a state of emergency.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO PRICE GOUGING DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY; TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR PRICE GOUGING WHILE A DECLARATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN FORCE; TO ELIMINATE AGGREGATION OF THE VALUE OF VIOLATIONS FROM THE CALCULATION AS TO WHETHER AN OFFENSE HAS OCCURRED; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AND TO PROVIDE FOR PROVIDING ACTUAL NOTICE TO REGISTERED AGENTS OF THE PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE; TO CREATE NEW CODE SECTION 75-73-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR THE CANCELLATION OF LODGING RESERVATIONS DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Bob M. Dearing

Its course

January 19 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary AFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives