l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 4

Veterans; establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans.

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 ESTABLISH A PERMISSIVE PREFERENCE IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT FOR CERTAIN VETERANS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PREFERENCES ESTABLISHED IN THIS ACT ARE NOT CONSIDERED VIOLATIONS OF ANY STATE OR LOCAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 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

7 co-sponsors

Kabir Karriem, Jerry R. Turner, William Shirley, William Tracy Arnold, Kathy Sykes, Ashley Henley, John G. Faulkner

Its course

January 11 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jan 2918 days

Military AffairsJan 11 to Jan 2211 days

In the SenateJan 29 to Mar 5 · stopped35 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 25 to Mar 5 · stopped8 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 11 – Jan 29

  1. Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Military Affairs
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 29Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 30 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 30Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 25Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Veterans and Military Affairs
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Military AffairsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 29PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 30Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 25Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Veterans and Military AffairsSenate
  6. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate