l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 1309

Summary Courts-martial; decision to grant a trial is reserved to the special or general courts-martial convening authority.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-13-159, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE DECISION TO GRANT A TRIAL BEFORE A SUMMARY COURTS-MARTIAL IS RESERVED TO THE SPECIAL OR GENERAL COURTS-MARTIAL CONVENING AUTHORITY, RESPECTIVELY; 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

2 co-sponsors

Tom Weathersby, Chris Brown

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2019, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 717 days

Military AffairsJan 21 to Jan 309 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 26 to Mar 5 · stopped7 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 21 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Military Affairs
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Military AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate