l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2527

Imprisonment for debt; eliminate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DEFINE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN THE COLLECTION OF COURT FINES, COSTS AND RESTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 21-23-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 25-32-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT WAIVER MUST BE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND INTELLIGENT; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY OR SECURE RESOURCES TO PAY; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE COURT'S SUSPENSION OF STATE ASSESSMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE ENFORCEMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROBATION; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE IMPOSITION OF AN ORDER OF CONTEMPT; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE IMPRISONMENT FOR CONTEMPT; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE RELIEF FROM PAYMENT; 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 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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 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 Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate