l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2923

Domestic violence; revise elements of the offense.

Became law as Chapter 536, Laws of 2010, signed April 27, 2010, 99 days after it was filed.

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 REQUIRE A MINIMUM ONE-YEAR SENTENCE BEFORE A PERSON CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Alice Harden

Its course

January 18 to April 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 action26 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 1124 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 18 to Feb 215 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 825 days

Judiciary BFeb 17 to Mar 213 days

Back in the SenateMar 8 to Apr 2144 days

With the GovernorApr 21 to Apr 276 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee 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 18 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 8Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 8 – Apr 21

  1. Mar 8Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 9Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Conferees named in the Senate: Tollison, Blount and Hopson
  6. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Bailey, Evans (91st) and Buck (72nd)
  7. Mar 25Conference report filed in the House
  8. Conference report filed in the Senate
  9. Mar 26Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  10. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  11. Mar 27Conference report filed in the Senate
  12. Conference report filed in the House
  13. Conference report adopted in the House
  14. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  15. Apr 21Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 21 – Apr 27

  1. Apr 21Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 27Approved by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 11PassedSenate
  5. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 8AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 8Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 8Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 9Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 9Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  14. Mar 17Conferees Named Tollison,Blount,HopsonSenate
  15. Mar 23Conferees Named Bailey,Evans (91st),Buck (72nd)House of Representatives
  16. Mar 25Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 25Conference Report FiledSenate
  18. Mar 26Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 26Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  20. Mar 27Conference Report FiledSenate
  21. Mar 27Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  22. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  23. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  24. Apr 21Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. Apr 21Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  26. Apr 27Approved by GovernorGovernor