Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Agriculture Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2228
Illegal dog fighting; revise seizure and forfeiture of animals.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE SEIZURE OF ANIMALS AND EQUIPMENT UTILIZED IN ILLEGAL DOG FIGHTING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF MISTREATED ANIMALS AFTER SEIZURE, POSTING OF SECURITY TO COVER CARE, REQUIRE COURT REVIEW EVERY 30 DAYS, AND REQUIRE EXCESS FUNDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE OWNER; TO AUTHORIZE IMMEDIATE EUTHANASIA OF AN ANIMAL UNDER APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 5 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 SenateFeb 5 to Feb 23 · stopped18 days
AgricultureFeb 5 to Feb 23 · stopped18 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 Senate Feb 5 – Feb 23
- Feb 5Referred to the Senate committees on Agriculture and on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 5Referred To Agriculture;Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate