l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2551

Solemnize marriage; authorize certain federal judges to perform rites.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-1-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE JUDGES OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS FOR THE NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF MISSISSIPPI TO SOLEMNIZE RITES OF MATRIMONY ANYWHERE IN THE STATE; 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

Sollie B. Norwood, David Blount, Derrick T. Simmons, Angela Turner-Ford

Its course

February 17 to June 9, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 517 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Feb 258 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Jun 9 · stopped96 days

Judiciary AMar 17 to Jun 9 · stopped84 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 Senate Feb 17 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 5Motion in the Senate to recommit lost
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 6Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
  3. Sent to the House
  4. Mar 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  5. Jun 9Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 25Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 5Motion to Recommit LostSenate
  4. Mar 5PassedSenate
  5. Mar 6Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Mar 11Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
  7. Mar 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Mar 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  9. Jun 9Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives