Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2297
Abortions; prohibit abortion of a human being based upon a determination of the gender or race of the human being.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE ABORTION OF A HUMAN BEING BASED UPON A DETERMINATION OF THE GENDER OR RACE OF THE HUMAN BEING; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF 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
January 21 to February 19, 2008, 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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 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 Jan 21 – Feb 19
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate