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2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2137

"Mississippi Native Plant Month"; designate each April as.

Became law as Chapter 318, Laws of 2023, signed March 6, 2023, 56 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE EACH APRIL AS "MISSISSIPPI NATIVE PLANT MONTH" IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE HERITAGE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS FOR CLEAN AIR, WATER AND SOIL STABILITY; 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

11 co-sponsors

Dean Kirby, Juan Barnett, Chris Caughman, Hillman Terome Frazier, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Robert L. Jackson, Jeremy England, Chuck Younger, Nicole Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Joseph M. Seymour

Its course

January 9 to March 6, 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 action11 actions on 10 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 729 days

TourismJan 9 to Jan 2516 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Feb 2316 days

TourismFeb 13 to Feb 229 days

With the GovernorFeb 23 to Mar 611 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 9 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Tourism
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 7Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Tourism
  3. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Feb 23Passed the House

To the Governor Feb 24 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 24Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  2. Feb 28Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  4. Mar 6Approved by the Governor
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To TourismSenate
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 7PassedSenate
  4. Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 13Referred To TourismHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 23PassedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 24Returned For EnrollingHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 28Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  10. Feb 28Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 6Approved by GovernorGovernor