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2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2599

Wireless communication device; restrict use while driving.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 27, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE OFFENSE OF TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AND TO DELETE THE SUNSET CLAUSE ON THE 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 15 to February 27, 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 action10 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 824 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 15 to Jan 3015 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 27 · stopped19 days

Judiciary AFeb 19 to Feb 27 · stopped8 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 15 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 30Reported 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 8 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 8Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 9Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  5. Feb 27Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 8Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 8AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 8Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 8Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  7. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  8. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 27Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives