Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 239
Divorce; revise provisions regarding Irreconcilable Differences.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A DIVORCE ON THE GROUND OF IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES WHEN THE PARTIES TO THE DIVORCE PERSONALLY APPEAR IN COURT AND AGREE VERBALLY AND THE AGREEMENT IS ENTERED IN THE CHANCELLOR'S JUDGMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT SHALL BE ENTERED WHERE BOTH PARTIES TO A DIVORCE PERSONALLY APPEAR, MAKE A JOINT VERBAL AGREEMENT FOR A DIVORCE ON THE GROUND OF IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES AND THE CHANCELLOR ENTERS THE JUDGMENT OF THE DIVORCE ON THE GROUND OF IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES; 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
January 14 to February 5, 2013, 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 RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 days
Judiciary BJan 14 to Feb 5 · stopped22 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 Jan 14 – Feb 5
- Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives