Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 27, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2505
Nathan's law; increase penalty for unlawful passing of school bus.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE "NATHAN'S LAW"; TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-615, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE OFFENSE OF PASSING A SCHOOL BUS WHEN STOPPED TO LOAD OR UNLOAD STUDENTS AND TO REVISE THE PENALTY THEREFOR; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF WIRELESS DEVICES IN SCHOOL CROSSINGS WITHOUT USING HANDS-FREE ACCESSORIES AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND ISSUE CURRICULUM GUIDELINES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CURRICULUM; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE COVERAGE THEREON OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ISSUES; TO AUTHORIZE CAMERAS ON SCHOOL BUS STOP ARMS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON SCHOOL BUS SAFETY; TO CREATE A SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TASKFORCE; 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
Sponsor
29 co-sponsors
Billy Hudson, Michael Watson, Tom King, David Baria, Terry W. Brown, Eugene S. Clarke, Tommy Dickerson, Nickey Browning, Doug E. Davis, Merle Flowers, Jack Gordon, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Robert L. Jackson, Kenneth Wayne Jones, Perry Lee, John Horhn, Bill Stone, Gray Tollison, Giles Ward, Lee Yancey, Haskins Montgomery, Terry C. Burton, Kelvin Butler, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Bob M. Dearing, Joey Fillingane, Tommy A. Gollott, Briggs Hopson, Gary Jackson
Its course
January 12 to March 27, 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 action13 actions on 11 days
In the SenateJan 12 to Jan 2210 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 12 to Jan 219 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Mar 239 days
Judiciary AJan 27 to Mar 133 days
Back in the SenateMar 2 to Mar 27 · stopped25 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 12 – Jan 22
- Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 21Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 22Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Jan 26 – Mar 2
- Jan 26Sent to the House
- Jan 27Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
- Mar 2Amended in the House
- Passed the House as amended
Back in the Senate Mar 4 – Mar 27
- Mar 4Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
- Mar 8Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
- Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, McDaniel and Watson
- Mar 10Conferees named in the House: Blackmon, Cockerham and Clark
- Mar 27Died in conference in the Senate
All 13 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 21Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Jan 22PassedSenate
- Jan 26Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Jan 27Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 2AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 2Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
- Mar 8Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
- Mar 8Conferees Named Fillingane,McDaniel,WatsonSenate
- Mar 10Conferees Named Blackmon,Cockerham,ClarkHouse of Representatives
- Mar 27Died In ConferenceSenate