l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 402

Fleeing law enforcement; increase penalties for the crime of.

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 AMEND SECTION 97-9-72, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF FLEEING FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IN A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE THE FACTORS THAT A COURT SHALL CONSIDER WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A POLICE WAS RECKLESS IN HIS OR HER PURSUIT OF A SUSPECT; 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

Jay McKnight

Its course

January 12 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 827 days

Judiciary BJan 12 to Jan 2412 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 12 – Feb 8

  1. Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 24Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 13 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 13Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 24Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  7. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate