Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 180
Contracts; provide for postnuptial agreements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE LEGAL SPOUSES TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY INTERESTS OF EACH SPOUSE; TO DEFINE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE AGREEMENT TO BE IN WRITING AND SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES TO BE ENFORCEABLE; TO ADDRESS ENFORCEMENT; TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF CREDITORS; TO PROVIDE THAT CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT MAY NOT BE ADDRESSED IN AN AGREEMENT UNDER THIS ACT; TO ALLOW AGREEMENTS TO BE FILED AS A PUBLIC RECORD; TO AMEND SECTION 95-3-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 7 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 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 days
Judiciary AFeb 7 to Mar 6 · stopped28 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 7 – Mar 6
- Feb 7Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 7Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives