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 857
Pain-capable Unborn Child Protection Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF POST-FERTILIZATION AGE; TO PROHIBIT THE ABORTION OF AN UNBORN CHILD OF TWENTY OR MORE WEEKS; TO REQUIRE REPORTING; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE CIVIL REMEDIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRIVACY; TO CREATE THE PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT LITIGATION FUND; AMEND SECTIONS 41-41-33, 41-41-53 AND 41-41-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 20 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 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BFeb 20 to Mar 6 · 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 House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives