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2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2821

Venue for actions against members of the Mississippi National Guard; brought in state military court, create Veterans Honor Program.

Became law as Chapter 463, Laws of 2020, signed July 8, 2020, 142 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-21-5, 93-21-7, 93-21-16 AND 93-21-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT VENUE FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD SHALL BE BROUGHT IN A STATE MILITARY COURT PURSUANT TO LAW; TO CREATE A MISSISSIPPI VETERANS HONOR MEDAL PROGRAM TO HONOR, RECOGNIZE AND THANK MISSISSIPPI VETERANS FOR THEIR HONORABLE MILITARY SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD MAY ADOPT ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ADMINISTER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-19-21 AND 27-19-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ADDITIONAL ANNUAL TAX IMPOSED ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND HYBRID VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE IMPOSED ON SUCH VEHICLES THAT ARE OWNED BY CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF CERTAIN DECEASED DISABLED VETERANS AND ARE EXEMPT FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION; 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 July 8, 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 action28 actions on 19 days

In the SenateFeb 17 to Mar 416 days

Veterans and Military AffairsFeb 17 to Feb 269 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 26 to Mar 36 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 4 to Jun 16104 days

Military AffairsMar 25 to May 2965 days

Judiciary AMay 29 to Jun 911 days

Military AffairsJun 9 to Jun 90 days

Back in the SenateJun 16 to Jul 216 days

With the GovernorJul 2 to Jul 86 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16

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 Feb 17 – Mar 4

  1. Referred to the Senate committees on Veterans and Military Affairs and on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Reported from VM to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 5 – Jun 16

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Judiciary A
  3. Reported as amended from MA to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported as amended from JA to MA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Jun 17 – Jul 2

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the Senate: Seymour, DeBar and Doty
  4. Conferees named in the House: Carpenter, Hopkins and Byrd
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Reconsidered in the House
  9. Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  10. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  11. Conference report filed in the Senate
  12. Conference report filed in the House
  13. Conference report adopted in the House
  14. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  15. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jul 2 – Jul 8

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 28 actions, as published