l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 539

Seat belts; require for all passengers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 28, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

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 ALL PASSENGERS, WHETHER IN THE FRONT OR BACK SEATS, TO WEAR SEAT BELTS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY 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

4 co-sponsors

Kathy Sykes, Deborah Butler Dixon, Carolyn Crawford, Debra Gibbs

Its course

January 13 to February 28, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 725 days

TransportationJan 13 to Jan 2512 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Feb 28 · stopped21 days

Highways and TransportationFeb 20 to Feb 233 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 23 to Feb 28 · stopped5 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 13 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 9 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 23Reported as amended from HI to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Referred To Highways and Transportation;Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Feb 23DR - TSDPAA: HI To JASenate
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate