l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1221

Code of Military Justice; make various amendments to.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF SUMMARY COURTS-MARTIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-159, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DECISION TO GRANT A REQUEST FOR TRIAL BEFORE A SPECIAL OR GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL IS RESERVED TO THE GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL CONVENING AUTHORITY, AND TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED BY A SUMMARY COURTS-MARTIAL FOR A SINGLE OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-179, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE WHO MAY CONVENE A SUMMARY COURTS-MARTIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-183, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MILITARY JUDGE OR A SUMMARY COURT OFFICER SHALL PRESIDE OVER SESSIONS OF THE COURT-MARTIAL TO WHICH HE OR SHE HAS BEEN DETAILED; TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-325, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FINE WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED BY A MILITARY COURT FOR CONTEMPT; 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

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Military AffairsJan 16 to Jan 248 days

Judiciary AJan 24 to Jan 31 · stopped7 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 24Reported from MA to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Military Affairs;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 24DR - TSDP: MA To JAHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives