l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2652

Divorce; create bona fide separation as the 13th ground.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 17, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE AS A THIRTEENTH GROUND FOR DIVORCE THE BONA FIDE, COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE PARTIES FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME; TO ENACT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS; 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

6 co-sponsors

Joey Fillingane, Kenneth Wayne Jones, John Horhn, Alice Harden, David Jordan, Albert Butler

Its course

January 17 to February 17, 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 17 to Feb 822 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 17 to Jan 2710 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 17 · stopped9 days

Judiciary AFeb 14 to Feb 162 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor 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 17 – Feb 8

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

In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Feb 17

  1. Feb 9Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Feb 16Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 17Amendment failed in the House
  5. Failed in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 8PassedSenate
  4. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17FailedHouse of Representatives