l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 842

The Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team; create within the State Medical Examiner's Office.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW TEAM IS TO ACT AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO REVIEW DEATHS RESULTING FROM SUSPECTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND/OR SUICIDE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; TO LIST THE CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR; TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM SHALL SERVE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND SHALL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE DISCHARGE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES; TO PROHIBIT MEMBERS OF THE REVIEW TEAM FROM BEING QUESTIONED IN ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEEDING REGARDING INFORMATION PRESENTED IN OR OPINIONS FORMED AS A RESULT OF A MEETING OF THE TEAM; 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

2 co-sponsors

Fabian Nelson, Dana McLean

Its course

February 2 to March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 5 · stopped32 days

Judiciary BFeb 2 to Mar 5 · stopped32 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 Feb 2 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 2Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives