l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 55

Uniform laws; create Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.

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 CREATE THE UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS JURISDICTION ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN COURTS; TO PROVIDE FOR TAKING TESTIMONY IN ANOTHER STATE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AND SIGNIFICANT CONNECTION FACTORS; TO ADDRESS JURISDICTION MATTERS; TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE; TO PROVIDE RULES WHEN PROCEEDINGS HAVE BEEN FILED IN MORE THAN ONE STATE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP TO ANOTHER STATE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ORDERS FROM OTHER STATES AND THE EFFECT OF SUCH ORDERS; TO PROVIDE FOR UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION; TO ADDRESS THE RELATION TO THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT; TO ADDRESS TRANSITIONAL MATTERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 93-13-111, 93-13-127 AND 93-13-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO JURISDICTION IN GUARDIANSHIPS AND CONSERVATORSHIPS FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

Alyce G. Clarke

Its course

January 4 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 4 to Feb 229 days

Judiciary AJan 4 to Jan 2521 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Mar 1 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 7 to Mar 1 · stopped22 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 4 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 3 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 7Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 7Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate