Became law as Chapter 305, Laws of 2023, signed March 3, 2023, 53 days after it was filed.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2138
Tourism; designate the Mississippi Opal as the state gemstone.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT CREATING A NEW SECTION 3-3-66, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, DESIGNATING THE MISSISSIPPI OPAL AS THE STATE GEMSTONE; 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 9 to March 3, 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.
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
- Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Tourism
- Jan 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 7Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Sent to the House
- Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Tourism
- Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 23Passed the House
To the Governor Feb 24 – Mar 3
- Feb 24Returned to the Senate for enrolling
- Feb 27Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
- Enrolled bill signed in the House
- Mar 3Approved by the Governor
All 11 actions, as published
- Jan 9Referred To TourismSenate
- Jan 25Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 7PassedSenate
- Feb 8Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 13Referred To TourismHouse of Representatives
- Feb 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 24Returned For EnrollingHouse of Representatives
- Feb 27Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
- Feb 27Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Approved by GovernorGovernor