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2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2283

Freedom of Roadway Act; increase penalties for the obstruction of public passageways.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE "FREEDOM OF ROADWAY ACT" TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON CONVICTED OF WILLFULLY OBSTRUCTING THE FREE, CONVENIENT AND NORMAL USE OF ANY PUBLIC PASSAGEWAY, INCLUDING PUBLIC ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND FEDERAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-35-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE INCREASED PENALTIES FOR A FIRST OFFENSE; TO PROVIDE A MANDATORY TERM OF IMPRISONMENT AND INCREASED PENALTIES FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE; 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

Angela Burks Hill, Chris Caughman, Jeff Tate, Benjamin Suber

Its course

January 12 to March 2, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 12 to Feb 423 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 12 to Jan 2715 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 2 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BFeb 24 to Mar 2 · stopped6 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 Jan 12 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 12Referred 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 2

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 4PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 24Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives