l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2135

Shoplifting; modify finding required before imposing a sentence of imprisonment.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B 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 97-23-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODIFY THE EVIDENTIARY STANDARD FOR IMPOSING A PENALTY OF IMPRISONMENT FOR THE CRIME OF SHOPLIFTING BY DELETING THE REQUIREMENT THAT A COURT FINDS SUBSTANTIAL AND COMPELLING REASONS FOR A REQUIRED FINDING UNDER THIS SECTION; 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

3 co-sponsors

Kevin Blackwell, David Parker, Angela Burks Hill

Its course

January 25 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 25 to Mar 843 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 25 to Mar 540 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to Apr 2 · stopped25 days

Judiciary BMar 14 to Apr 2 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 8

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 25 – Mar 8

  1. Jan 25Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Mar 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 8Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 13 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 13Sent to the House
  2. Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 25Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Mar 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 8AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 8Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives