Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 303
Life jackets; increase minimum age of person required to wear on certain vessels.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-21-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN THE MINIMUM AGE FOR A PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO WEAR A COAST GUARD APPROVED PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE WHILE ON BOARD CERTAIN MOTORBOATS, SAILBOATS OR VESSELS; TO AMEND SECTION 59-21-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE FROM $250.00 TO $500.00 THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI BOATING LAW; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 2 to January 30, 2018, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 days
Judiciary BJan 2 to Jan 30 · stopped28 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 2 – Jan 30
- Jan 2Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 2Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives