l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 677

School bus overtaking; provide that all may report.

Became law as Chapter 352, Laws of 2019, signed March 21, 2019, 64 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-615, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON MAY WITNESS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE OVERTAKING A SCHOOL BUS; TO ALLOW A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING BEING OVERTAKEN WHEN RECEIVING OR DISCHARGING ANY SCHOOL CHILDREN, MAY STOP TO BLOCK THE TWO OUTERMOST LANES OF TRAFFIC; 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

Price Wallace, Kathy Sykes

Its course

January 16 to March 21, 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 action12 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 621 days

TransportationJan 16 to Jan 3014 days

In the SenateFeb 6 to Mar 1335 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 25 to Mar 58 days

With the GovernorMar 13 to Mar 218 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 16 โ€“ Feb 6

  1. Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 โ€“ Mar 13

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 14 โ€“ Mar 21

  1. Returned to the House for enrolling
  2. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  4. Approved by the Governor
All 12 actions, as published