l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1243

Critical infrastructure; define crimes of impeding and trespassing against.

Became law as Chapter 356, Laws of 2020, signed June 25, 2020, 129 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-25-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE IMPEDING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS A MISDEMEANOR OR A TRESPASS, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF RESULTING DAMAGE OR ECONOMIC LOSS, AND TO DEFINE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TRESPASS AS A MISDEMEANOR; 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

3 co-sponsors

C. Scott Bounds, Brent Powell, Fred Shanks

Its course

February 17 to June 25, 2020, 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 action13 actions on 10 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 416 days

Judiciary BFeb 17 to Feb 258 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Jun 15103 days

Judiciary, Division AMay 11 to Jun 222 days

With the GovernorJun 15 to Jun 2510 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 Feb 17 โ€“ Mar 4

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

In the Senate Mar 10 โ€“ Jun 15

  1. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Bain and Sanford)
  2. Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the Senate
  4. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  5. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Passed the Senate

To the Governor Jun 16 โ€“ Jun 25

  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 13 actions, as published