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2013 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2223

Terrorism and champerty; add an aggravating circumstance for capital offenses and clarify prohibition.

Became law as Chapter 556, Laws of 2013, signed April 25, 2013, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD AS AGGRAVATING FACTOR FOR CAPITAL CASES CERTAIN ACTS OF TERRORISM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-3-57 AND 97-9-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT PROHIBITION AGAINST CHAMPERTY AND MAINTENANCE SHALL APPLY TO ATTORNEYS AND PERSONS FROM ALL STATES; 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

Its course

January 21 to April 25, 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 action27 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 616 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 729 days

Judiciary AFeb 21 to Feb 287 days

Back in the SenateMar 7 to Apr 832 days

With the GovernorApr 8 to Apr 2517 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 Jan 21 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Feb 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 7Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 13 – Apr 8

  1. Mar 13Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 26Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 29Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, Doty and Montgomery
  4. Conferees named in the House: Baker, Beckett and Bounds
  5. Apr 1Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Apr 2Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Baker and Reynolds)
  10. Reconsidered in the House
  11. Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  12. Conference report filed in the Senate
  13. Conference report filed in the House
  14. Apr 3Conference report adopted in the House
  15. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  16. Apr 8Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 8 – Apr 25

  1. Apr 8Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 25Approved by the Governor
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 21Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 13Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 26Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 29Conferees Named Hopson,Doty,MontgomerySenate
  13. Mar 29Conferees Named Baker,Beckett,BoundsHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 1Conference Report FiledSenate
  15. Apr 1Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 2Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  17. Apr 2Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  18. Apr 2Motion to Reconsider Entered (Baker, Reynolds)House of Representatives
  19. Apr 2ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 2Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 2Conference Report FiledSenate
  22. Apr 2Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 3Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 3Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  25. Apr 8Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  26. Apr 8Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  27. Apr 25Approved by GovernorGovernor