l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2535

Divorce; authorize a court to grant when it is determined that a marriage is irretrievably broken.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 10, 2024. The 2024 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 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

Nicole Boyd, Brian Rhodes, Jeremy England, Bradford Blackmon

Its course

February 16 to April 10, 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 7 days

In the SenateFeb 16 to Mar 1326 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 16 to Mar 417 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 13 to Apr 10 · stopped28 days

Judiciary AMar 18 to Apr 215 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 Feb 16 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Mar 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 13Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 14 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 14Sent to the House
  2. Mar 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Apr 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Mar 4Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 13PassedSenate
  4. Mar 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Mar 18Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  6. Apr 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives