Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2347
Juror qualifications; allow jurors to serve in contiguous counties.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT JURORS FROM CONTIGUOUS COUNTIES SHALL BE CONSIDERED COMPETENT JURORS; TO AMEND SECTION 13-5-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A CIRCUIT CLERK OF A COUNTY AND THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, UPON THE REQUEST OF A JURY COMMISSION OF A CONTIGUOUS COUNTY, TO CERTIFY TO THE JURY COMMISSION THE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST FOR THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S COUNTY; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 17 to February 1, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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 17 – Feb 1
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate