Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2643
Divorce; authorize where marriage is irretrievably broken.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT OF WILLFUL AND OBSTINATE FROM THE GROUND OF DIVORCE FOR DESERTION; TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL GROUND OF DIVORCE WHERE WHEN THE COURT FINDS THERE HAS BEEN AN IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF THE MARRIAGE AND THAT FURTHER ATTEMPTS AT RECONCILIATION ARE IMPRACTICAL OR FUTILE AND NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PARTIES OR FAMILY; 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
7 co-sponsors
Benjamin Suber, Nicole Boyd, Jeremy England, Tyler McCaughn, Joey Fillingane, Angela Turner-Ford, Rod Hickman
Its course
January 17 to March 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 action6 actions on 5 days
In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 923 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 17 to Jan 258 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days
Judiciary AMar 1 to Mar 1 · stopped0 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 9
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 9Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 1
- Feb 10Sent to the House
- Mar 1Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 25Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 9PassedSenate
- Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Mar 1Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives