l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2525

Advocate confidentiality law; protect certain information held by rape crisis and domestic violence programs.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 29, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE ADVOCATE CONFIDENTIALITY LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT COMMUNICATIONS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH ADVOCATES ARE CONFIDENTIAL; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE FOR IN-CAMERA REVIEW BEFORE DISCLOSURE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-21-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

4 co-sponsors

Bob M. Dearing, Robert L. Jackson, Angela Burks Hill, Chad McMahan

Its course

January 21 to March 29, 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 action16 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 1121 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 21 to Feb 515 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1330 days

Judiciary BFeb 19 to Mar 514 days

Back in the SenateMar 13 to Mar 29 · stopped16 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 13

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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 19Rereferred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 12Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 13Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 13 – Mar 29

  1. Mar 13Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Lamar, Cockerham and Bailey)
  2. Mar 14Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  4. Mar 20Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  5. Mar 27Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, Doty and Branning
  6. Conferees named in the House: Cockerham, McNeal and Bain
  7. Mar 29Died in conference in the Senate
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11PassedSenate
  4. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 19Rereferred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 5Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 13Motion to Reconsider Entered (Lamar, Cockerham, Bailey)House of Representatives
  11. Mar 14Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 14Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 20Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  14. Mar 27Conferees Named Hopson,Doty,BranningSenate
  15. Mar 27Conferees Named Cockerham,McNeal,BainHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 29Died In ConferenceSenate