Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1237
Seat belts; require all passengers to use.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE REAR-SEAT PASSENGERS AGES 8 THROUGH 17 IN A MOTOR VEHICLE TO WEAR A PROPERLY FASTENED SAFETY SEAT BELT SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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
January 16 to February 9, 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 Feb 9 · stopped24 days
TransportationJan 16 to Jan 259 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 – Feb 9
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives