l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2215

Domestic violence; revise and clarify elements of the offense.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSES OF AGGRAVATED AND SIMPLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO REVISE THE PUNISHMENT THEREFOR, AND TO REVISE THE WAY IN WHICH ESCALATED PUNISHMENT FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT SUCH OFFENSE IS CALCULATED; TO AMEND SECTION 99-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AGAINST CERTAIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING OFFENSES; 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

2 co-sponsors

Derrick T. Simmons, Michael Watson

Its course

January 21 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 1424 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 21 to Feb 515 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 5 · stopped19 days

Judiciary BFeb 21 to Mar 5 · stopped12 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 14

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 14Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 15 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 15Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Corrections
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 14Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 14PassedSenate
  5. Feb 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 21Referred To Judiciary B;CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives