Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1361
Post conviction relief; limit use of DNA or biological evidence for petitioner convicted of sexual assault.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON SEEKING POST CONVICTION RELIEF BY UTILIZING DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA) OR BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE SHALL BE LIMITED TO CASES IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives