Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner; revise authority to inflict the death penalty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 4, 2022
Signed Apr 14, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 8, 2022 · House Feb 3, 2022
How they voted
34–11
Passed
Total votes 45
Mar 8, 2022
D
Democratic12
91% Nay
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2022
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Nick Bain
RRepublican
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