l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 769

Domestic violence; revise assault as an offense.

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 97-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE OFFENSE OF ASSAULT AS CONSTITUTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TO INCLUDE STRANGULATION WITHIN THE OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 99-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE CHILDREN OF THE PARTIES AS POSSIBLE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 99-5-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A 24-HOUR COOLING-OFF PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-3, 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.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Chuck Espy, Kimberly Campbell Buck

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 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 1129 days

Judiciary BJan 13 to Feb 220 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 2 · stopped19 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 16 to Mar 2 · stopped14 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 13 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 15 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 10Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate