l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 170

Domestic abuse court program; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 9-23-101, 9-23-103, 9-23-105, 9-23-107, 9-23-109, 9-23-111, 9-23-113 AND 9-23-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY FOR A CHANCERY OR COUNTY COURT TO ESTABLISH A DOMESTIC ABUSE COURT AND TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY FOR JUSTICE AND MUNICIPAL COURTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH A COURT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENACTMENT OF STANDARDS OF OPERATION TO GOVERN THE OPERATION OF DOMESTIC ABUSE COURTS BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS; TO CREATE THE DOMESTIC ABUSE COURT SPECIAL FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT TO FUND DOMESTIC ABUSE COURTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-5-81 AND 9-9-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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

3 co-sponsors

Jeffery Harness, Zakiya Summers, Kabir Karriem

Its course

January 4 to February 28, 2023, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 4 to Feb 835 days

Judiciary BJan 4 to Jan 2420 days

AppropriationsJan 24 to Jan 262 days

Judiciary BJan 26 to Jan 260 days

In the SenateFeb 8 to Feb 28 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 14 to Feb 28 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 8

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 4 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 4Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 24Reported from JB to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 26Reported from AP to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 8Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division B and on Appropriations
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 4Referred To Judiciary B;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 24DR - TSDP: JB To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 26DR - TSDP: AP To JBHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 26Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 8Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary, Division B;AppropriationsSenate
  9. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate