Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2114
Obstruction of justice; revise elements of offense and punishment therefor.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE STATEMENTS MADE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AS TESTIMONY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF RENDERING OF CRIMINAL ASSISTANCE TO INCLUDE THREATENING OR HARASSING A WITNESS AND PROVIDING FALSE TESTIMONY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF HINDERING PROSECUTION TO INCLUDE INTERFERENCE WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-113, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF WITNESS INTIMIDATION TO INCLUDE THREATENING OR HARASSING A WITNESS OR PERSON REASONABLY EXPECTED TO BE A WITNESS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF WITNESS TAMPERING TO INCLUDE SOLICITATION OF ANOTHER TO PROVIDE A FALSE VERSION OF EVENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF JUROR BRIBERY TO INCLUDE AN ATTEMPT TO BRIBE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF JUROR INTIMIDATION TO INCLUDE HARASSMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-125, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CRIME OF TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO INCLUDE THREATENING A PERSON TO NOT PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-9-129, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE MURDER OF A WITNESS, POTENTIAL WITNESS OR CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT AS A CAPITAL OFFENSE; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 9 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 SenateJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 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 Senate Jan 9 – Jan 31
- Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 9Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate