Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1401
Vagrancy; repeal statutes relating to crime of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS 97-35-37 THROUGH 97-35-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBIT VAGRANCY AND ESTABLISH CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF BEING A VAGRANT AND FOR OFFICERS FAILING TO REPORT AND ARREST PERSONS SUSPECTED OF VAGRANCY; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-29-1 THROUGH 99-29-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISH CERTAIN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR PERSONS SUSPECTED OF BEING VAGRANTS; 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
7 co-sponsors
Tyrone Ellis, Earle S. Banks, Orlando Paden, Christopher M. Bell, Randy P. Boyd, Chris Brown, Steve Hopkins
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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 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
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives