l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 537

Years of teaching experience; include years taught at postsecondary level in definition of.

Became law as Chapter 368, Laws of 2017, signed March 20, 2017, 66 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-151-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "YEAR OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE" TO INCLUDE PERSON WITH NINE MONTHS OF ACTUAL TEACHING AT POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS; 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

1 co-sponsor

Kathy Sykes

Its course

January 13 to March 20, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

EducationJan 13 to Jan 2714 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 120 days

EducationFeb 20 to Feb 233 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 1 to Mar 1413 days

With the GovernorMar 14 to Mar 206 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 1

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 13 – Feb 9

  1. Referred to the House committee on Education
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Read the third time in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 1

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Education
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 2 – Mar 14

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Mar 14 – Mar 20

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published