l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2703

Divorce; domestic violence as a ground for.

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 93-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS ADDITIONAL GROUNDS FOR FAULT DIVORCE; 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

3 co-sponsors

Brice Wiggins, Jenifer B. Branning, Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 16 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 6 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 823 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 16 to Jan 248 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 28 · stopped20 days

Judiciary BFeb 21 to Feb 28 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 8

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 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 24Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 8Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 24Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 8Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 8AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 8Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 21Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives