l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2704

Legal proceedings; child witness to receive accommodations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-43-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENACT CHILD WITNESS STANDARDS OF PROTECTION IN ORDER TO GRANT APPROPRIATE ACCOMMODATIONS TO CHILDREN TESTIFYING IN COURT TO LESSEN THE EFFECT OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SUFFERING UPON THE CHILD AND TO ENSURE AN ENVIRONMENT IN THE LEGAL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH; 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

Will Longwitz, Josh Harkins, Philip Moran, David Parker, Gray Tollison

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 19 to Feb 416 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Judiciary AFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped5 days

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 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 26Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives