l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 1348

Property damages; release of damages and expenses.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW RELEASE OF DAMAGES FOR PROPERTY DAMAGES AND FUNERAL, MEDICAL OR OTHER RELATED EXPENSES INCURRED BY OR FOR THE DECEASED BY THE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF THE DECEASED; TO CLARIFY THAT DAMAGES MAY BE DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT OPENING AN ESTATE; TO ALLOW A FULL AND FINAL RELEASE WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL; 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

Its course

January 18 to March 2, 2010, 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 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 417 days

Judiciary AJan 18 to Jan 268 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 2 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 8 to Mar 2 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

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 18 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate