Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 1248
Human trafficking; revise and enhance penalties for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE TITLE OF THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACT FOR CLARITY; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE PENALTIES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SPECIFY ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE OFFENSE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE USE OF UNDERCOVER OPERATIVES TO INVESTIGATE SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF FOR VICTIMS AND TO REQUIRE CONFIDENTIALITY; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR FORFEITURE OF ASSETS USED IN FURTHERANCE OF TRAFFICKING AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF FORFEITURE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE "RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING FUND"; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 97-3-54.9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE POSITION OF STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING COORDINATOR; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELEMENTS AND PUNISHMENT FOR THE OFFENSE OF PROSTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-29-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE ELEMENTS AND PUNISHMENT FOR THE OFFENSE OF SOLICITING PROSTITUTION; TO REPEAL SECTION 97-29-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SET FORTH THE PUNISHMENT FOR PROSTITUTION AND SOLICITATION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-43-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS IN THE RACKETEERING ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-5-5 AND 97-5-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE OFFENSES OF ENTICEMENT OF A MINOR TO THE TENOR OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM DISSEMINATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE OFFENSE OF COMPUTER-LURING; TO AMEND SECTION 99-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THE PROSECUTION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES; 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
January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 21 to Feb 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 House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives