l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2644

Divorce; authorize where marriage is irretrievably broken.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A 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 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

4 co-sponsors

Jeremy England, Joel R.Carter, Jr., Nicole Boyd, Tyler McCaughn

Its course

January 16 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 924 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Feb 28 · stopped19 days

Judiciary AFeb 23 to Feb 28 · stopped5 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 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 23Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 9PassedSenate
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 23Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 28Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives