l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 737

Marriage; provide that certain persons shall not be required to officiate if such action would violate a sincerely held religious belief.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 25, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, CLERGY, MINISTERS AND CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OFFICIATE ANY MARRIAGE OR PROVIDE SERVICES IF THAT ACTION WOULD CAUSE THE ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO VIOLATE A SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEF; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REFUSAL TO SOLEMNIZE ANY MARRIAGE OR PROVIDE SERVICES BASED ON A RELIGIOUS BELIEF IS NOT THE BASIS FOR A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL CAUSE OF ACTION AND PROTECTED ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS SHALL NOT BE PENALIZED OR HAVE BENEFITS WITHHELD FOR REFUSING SUCH SERVICES; 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

Its course

February 8 to February 25, 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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 25 · stopped17 days

Judiciary AFeb 8 to Feb 168 days

Judiciary AFeb 25 to Feb 25 · stopped0 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 25

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 16Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Recommitted to committee in the House
  4. Died in committee in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 16Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Recommitted to CommitteeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 25Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives