l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1304

Estates; allow distribution of damages in wrongful death case without opening.

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 AMEND SECTION 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW RELEASE OF DAMAGES FOR PROPERTY DAMAGES AND FUNERAL, MEDICAL OR OTHER RELATED EXPENSES INCURRED BY OR FOR THE DECEASED BY THE WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARIES OF THE DECEASED; TO CLARIFY THAT DAMAGES MAY BE DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT OPENING AN ESTATE; TO ALLOW A FULL AND FINAL RELEASE WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL; 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

1 co-sponsor

Mark Baker

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 822 days

Judiciary AJan 17 to Feb 115 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Mar 1 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 10 to Mar 1 · stopped19 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 A
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 10Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Tabled Subject To CallHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate