l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2117

Juvenile offenders; provide alternative sentencing and parole options.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 29, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-21 AND 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING AND PAROLE OPTIONS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HOLDING IN THE CASE OF MILLER V. ALABAMA; 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

2 co-sponsors

Sarita Simmons, Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 8 to March 29, 2021, 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 action18 actions on 14 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 427 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 8 to Jan 2719 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 933 days

Judiciary BFeb 24 to Mar 26 days

Back in the SenateMar 9 to Mar 29 · stopped20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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 Jan 8 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 5Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 12Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Feb 23Sent to the House
  6. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  7. Mar 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  8. Mar 9Amended in the House
  9. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 10 – Mar 29

  1. Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 15Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 18Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Thompson and Suber
  4. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Bain, Horan and Sanford
  5. Mar 29Died in conference in the Senate
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 12ReconsideredSenate
  7. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  8. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  9. Feb 23Transmitted To HouseSenate
  10. Feb 24Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  13. Mar 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 15Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  16. Mar 18Conferees Named Fillingane,Thompson,SuberSenate
  17. Mar 23Conferees Named Bain,Horan,SanfordHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 29Died In ConferenceSenate