Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2127
Animal cruelty; revise.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CRUELTY TO VERTEBRATE ANIMALS; TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH THE CRIME OF AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANY DOMESTICATED DOG OR CAT; TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER THE CHAPTER; TO CREATE SECTION 97-41-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-41-1, 97-41-5, 97-41-7, 97-41-9 AND 97-41-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEAL WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the SenateJan 4 to Feb 936 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 4 to Jan 2521 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days
AgricultureFeb 14 to Feb 15 · moved on1 day
AgricultureFeb 15 to Mar 1 · stopped14 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 Senate Jan 4 – Feb 9
- Jan 4Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Jan 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 1
- Feb 11Sent to the House
- Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Agriculture
- Feb 15Rereferred to the House committees on Agriculture and on Judiciary B
- Mar 1Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 4Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 9PassedSenate
- Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 14Referred To AgricultureHouse of Representatives
- Feb 15Rereferred To Agriculture;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives