Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary En Banc Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 1534
Mississippi Racial Justice Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI RACIAL JUSTICE ACT; TO PROHIBIT THE IMPOSITION OR SEEKING OF DEATH SENTENCES BASED ON THE RACE OF AN INDIVIDUAL; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROOF MUST BE DEMONSTRATED TO PROVE SUCH RACIAL DISCRIMINATION; TO PROVIDE A HEARING PROCEDURE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL SEEKING TO FIND RELIEF FROM THE IMPOSITION OF A DEATH SENTENCE IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS PROOF THAT RACE WAS A FACTOR FOR HIS OR HER RECEIPT OF A DEATH SENTENCE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Judiciary En BancJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 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 House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary En Banc
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Judiciary En BancHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives