l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 571

Firearms; clarify meaning of courthouse and courtroom for purpose of carrying.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-9-101 AND 97-37-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF THE WORDS, COURTHOUSE AND COURTROOM, WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF LAW REGULATING THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS; 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

25 co-sponsors

Ken Morgan, Randall Patterson, Nolan Mettetal, Charles Jim Beckett, Ray Rogers, Mark Tullos, Karl Oliver, Mark Baker, Bill Kinkade, Jeff Hale, Randy Rushing, Mark Formby, Gary Chism, Larry Byrd, Dana Criswell, Randy P. Boyd, Becky Currie, Joel Bomgar, Tom Weathersby, William Shirley, John L. Moore, Carolyn Crawford, Timmy Ladner, Stephen A. Horne, Gary V. Staples

Its course

February 8 to March 22, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 2921 days

Judiciary BFeb 8 to Feb 2214 days

In the SenateFeb 29 to Mar 22 · stopped22 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 11 to Mar 22 · stopped11 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 29

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 29Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amendment failed in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 29 – Mar 22

  1. Feb 29Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Holland, Gipson and Hood)
  2. Mar 1Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Mar 2Sent to the Senate
  4. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  5. Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 29Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 29Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 29PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 29Motion to Reconsider Entered (Holland, Gipson, Hood)House of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 2Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 11Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  11. Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate