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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2803

Lonnie Smith Act; revise elements of the offense of felonious child abuse.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE LONNIE SMITH ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE OF FELONIOUS CHILD ABUSE; 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

5 co-sponsors

Robert L. Jackson, Derrick T. Simmons, Michael Watson, Angela Burks Hill, Gary Jackson

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 1524 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 20 to Mar 615 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

Judiciary BMar 21 to Apr 3 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 15

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 Feb 20 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Mar 6Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 15Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 19 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 19Sent to the House
  2. Mar 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Mar 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 15Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 15AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 15Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 19Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Mar 21Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives