l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2363

Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity; clarify one-year rescission period.

Became law as Chapter 387, Laws of 2012, signed April 18, 2012, 65 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ONE-YEAR RESCISSION PERIOD FOR THE VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PATERNITY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Jackson

Its course

February 13 to April 18, 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 action13 actions on 10 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 824 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 13 to Feb 2916 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 29 to Mar 22 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to Apr 427 days

Judiciary AMar 14 to Mar 2814 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 1814 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 13 โ€“ Mar 8

  1. Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Reported from PH to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 8 โ€“ Apr 4

  1. Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  2. Sent to the House
  3. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Passed the House

To the Governor Apr 5 โ€“ Apr 18

  1. Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  2. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  4. Approved by the Governor
All 13 actions, as published