l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1256

Cell phones; courts may not restrict use in circuit or chancery clerk's office.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT ANY COURT FROM ENTERING AN ORDER PROHIBITING OR RESTRICTING THE USE OF CELL PHONES IN THE OFFICE OF ANY CIRCUIT OR CHANCERY CLERK; 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

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 2011, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 822 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Jan 2710 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 1 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 11 to Mar 1 · stopped18 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 17 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate