Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1310
City council members and aldermen; may solemnize rites of matrimony.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALDERMEN ARE AUTHORIZED TO SOLEMNIZE RITES OF MATRIMONY AS LONG AS SUCH MATRIMONY TAKES PLACE THE WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES OF THE COUNCILMEN AND ALDERMEN; 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
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
MunicipalitiesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Municipalities and on Judiciary A
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Municipalities;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives