Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2768
Judicial districts; create new chancery and circuit court district.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-5-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE TWENTY-FIRST CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 9-7-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE TWENTY-FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN THE TENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN THE SIXTEENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN THE NINETEENTH CHANCERY COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN THE TENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN THE TWELFTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-7-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES IN THE NINETEENTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-31-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANTS FOR THE TWENTY-FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE TO FILL THE OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR THE TWENTY-FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE TO FILL THE CHANCELLORSHIP AND THE CIRCUIT JUDGESHIP CREATED IN THIS ACT; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 19 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 SenateFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division AFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate