l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 679

The Victoria Huggins Mississippi Pill Press Act of 2022; create.

Became law as Chapter 395, Laws of 2022, signed April 8, 2022, 81 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE VICTORIA HUGGINS' MISSISSIPPI PILL PRESS LAW OF 2022; TO CRIMINALIZE THE UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION AND TRANSFER OF A PILL PRESS; TO INCLUDE SIMILAR DEVICES WITHIN THE OFFENSE; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION; TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF NARCOTICS, UNLESS THE PILL PRESS IS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF PHARMACY OR OTHER LAWFUL ENTITY; 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 House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Jill Ford

Its course

January 17 to April 8, 2022, 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 action22 actions on 16 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 317 days

Drug PolicyJan 17 to Jan 192 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Jan 201 day

Drug PolicyJan 20 to Jan 200 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 732 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 11 to Feb 2413 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Mar 3124 days

With the GovernorMar 31 to Apr 88 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

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 House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Drug Policy and on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 19Reported as amended from DP to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 20Reported as amended from JB to DP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Feb 3Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Feb 24Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 7Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 8 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 8Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 9Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 16Conferees named in the House: Yancey, Bain and Creekmore IV
  4. Mar 21Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Sparks and Barnett
  5. Mar 28Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 29Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Mar 31Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Mar 31 – Apr 8

  1. Mar 31Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 8Approved by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 19DR - TSDPAA: DP To JBHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 20DR - TSDPAA: JB To DPHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 20Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 3AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 3Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 11Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  9. Feb 24Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 7AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 7Passed As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 8Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  13. Mar 9Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 16Conferees Named Yancey,Bain,Creekmore IVHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 21Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,BarnettSenate
  16. Mar 28Conference Report FiledSenate
  17. Mar 28Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  19. Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  20. Mar 31Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  21. Mar 31Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  22. Apr 8Approved by GovernorGovernor