l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2934

Dog fighting; revise offense of and penalty for.

Became law as Chapter 456, Laws of 2018, signed April 13, 2018, 88 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-41-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE OFFENSE OF AND PUNISHMENT FOR DOG FIGHTING AND TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF DOG FIGHTING PARAPHERNALIA; 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

21 co-sponsors

Billy Hudson, Dean Kirby, Videt Carmichael, John Horhn, Albert Butler, Tammy Witherspoon, Robert L. Jackson, Hillman Terome Frazier, David Jordan, Terry C. Burton, Joseph M. Seymour, Sally Doty, Juan Barnett, John A. Polk, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Chuck Younger, Chad McMahan, Angela Burks Hill, David Parker, Rita Potts Parks, Kevin Blackwell

Its course

January 15 to April 13, 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 action23 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Feb 824 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 15 to Jan 3015 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 727 days

Judiciary BFeb 19 to Feb 223 days

Back in the SenateMar 7 to Apr 428 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 139 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

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. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Mar 7

  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 B
  5. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 6Read the third time in the House
  7. Mar 7Amended in the House
  8. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 9 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 9Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 15Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 24Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, DeBar and Fillingane
  4. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Gipson, Bailey and Arnold
  5. Mar 26Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 27Conference report adopted in the Senate
  8. Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 4 – Apr 13

  1. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 13Approved by the Governor
All 23 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 8PassedSenate
  5. Feb 8Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  7. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 6Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 9Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 15Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  15. Mar 24Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,FillinganeSenate
  16. Mar 25Conferees Named Gipson,Bailey,ArnoldHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 26Conference Report FiledSenate
  18. Mar 26Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  20. Mar 27Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  22. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  23. Apr 13Approved by GovernorGovernor