l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2557

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

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 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

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 618 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Feb 203 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Jun 9 · stopped95 days

Judiciary AMar 25 to Jun 9 · stopped76 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 6

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 6

  1. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 20Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 10 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 10Sent to the House
  2. Mar 25Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Jun 9Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 20Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 6AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 6Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 25Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Jun 9Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives