l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2116

Obstruction of justice; revise elements of offense and punishment therefor.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B 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 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

Its course

January 9 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 224 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 9 to Jan 2415 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 28 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BFeb 21 to Feb 28 · stopped7 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 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 24Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 2Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 3 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 3Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 24Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 2PassedSenate
  4. Feb 3Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 21Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives