l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 719

PEER Committee; establish criminal and civil penalties for contempt of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B 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 5-3-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CONTEMPT OF THE PEER COMMITTEE AND TO ESTABLISH PROPER VENUE IN CASES ARISING UNDER THIS PROVISION; TO CREATE SECTION 5-3-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH AN ALTERNATE CIVIL PENALTY FOR CONTEMPT OF THE COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE PEER COMMITTEE FROM THE SCOPE OF ANY PROTECTIVE ORDERS AUTHORIZED BY THE SECTION; 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 13 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

Judiciary AJan 13 to Feb 119 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 2 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 15 to Mar 2 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

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 13 – Feb 9

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

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 2

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Fees, Salaries and Administration
  3. Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published