Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 491
Vulnerable Persons Act; include minors 10 years of age and younger and revise certain penalties concerning minors.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-47-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF A VULNERABLE PERSON TO INCLUDE A MINOR WHO IS TEN YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER AND DUE TO THE CHILD'S AGE, HE OR SHE CANNOT PERFORM THE NORMAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING OR PROVIDE HIS OR HER OWN CARE OR PROTECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-47-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF COMMITTING CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST A MINOR UNDER THE VULNERABLE PERSONS ACT, THEN THE PENALTIES FOR THAT PERSON SHALL BE DOUBLED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-47-19 AND 43-47-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A PERSON COMMITS SIMPLE OR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AGAINST A VULNERABLE PERSON WHO IS A MINOR THAT IS 10 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER THEN THE PENALTIES SHALL BE DOUBLED; 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 13 to March 6, 2012, 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 House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
Judiciary BFeb 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 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 House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 6
- Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives