l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 670

The Family Forward Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "FAMILY FORWARD ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE DISCOURAGES WAGE DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE SUCH DISCRIMINATION HARMS FAMILIES AND NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THE CHILDREN OF FAMILIES THAT SUFFER WAGE DISCRIMINATION; TO CLARIFY WHEN AN UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE OCCURS; TO CLARIFY THE REMEDIES FOR SUCH DISCRIMINATION; 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

40 co-sponsors

David Baria, Willie Bailey, Earle S. Banks, Billy Broomfield, Cecil Brown, Kelvin Buck, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Clara Burnett, Credell Calhoun, Bryant W. Clark, Alyce G. Clarke, Angela Cockerham, Linda F. Coleman, Mary H. Coleman, Reecy L. Dickson, Tyrone Ellis, Michael T. Evans, Bob Evans, Joe C. Gardner, Esther Harrison, John W. Hines, Sr., D. Stephen Holland, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Kevin Horan, Robert L. Johnson III, Bennett Malone, America Chuck Middleton, Tom Miles, Bobby Moak, Randall Patterson, Thomas U. Reynolds, Omeria Scott, Jody Steverson, Rufus Straughter, Preston E. Sullivan, Sara R. Thomas, Percy W. Watson, Linda Whittington, Sonya Williams-Barnes, Adrienne Wooten

Its course

January 21 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary A;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives