l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 80

Presumption of death; create for missing persons who have undergone a catastrophic event causing imminent peril.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 13-1-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE AN EVIDENTIARY PRESUMPTION OF DEATH TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ZEB HUGHES LAW" WHENEVER UNCONTRADICTED SWORN TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE SUPPORT A DETERMINATION OF THE DEATH OF A MISSING PERSON WHO HAS UNDERGONE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT THAT EXPOSED THE PERSON TO IMMINENT PERIL; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-57-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS TO PREPARE A DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR A MISSING PERSON LEGALLY PRESUMED TO BE DEAD UPON RECEIPT OF A PROPER COURT ORDER; 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

Rodney Hall, Dana McLean, Vince Mangold

Its course

January 17 to April 2, 2024, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1529 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Feb 822 days

In the SenateFeb 15 to Apr 2 · stopped47 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 29 to Apr 2 · stopped33 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 House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 15

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 8Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 15Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 16 – Apr 2

  1. Feb 16Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 29Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 8Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 15PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 29Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  6. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate