l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 432

Sex-related education; revise to clarify the instructional approach to the topic of abortion in the adopted curriculum.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE INSTRUCTION ON ABORTION OR THE PROCESS OF HOW IT IS PERFORMED AS AN ESTABLISHED COMPONENT OF EITHER SEX-RELATED EDUCATION CURRICULUM ADOPTED BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY MATERIAL, WHETHER WRITTEN, ELECTRONIC OR AUDIO VISUAL IN ANY INSTRUCTION BY A LICENSED EMPLOYEE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY WITH WHOM THE DISTRICT HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT; TO REQUIRE THAT ANY DISCUSSION OF ABORTION MUST BE PRESENTED FROM THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM HAZARDS PRESENTED TO PATIENTS AS THE RESULT OF HAVING THE PROCEDURE PERFORMED; 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

3 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Chris Brown, Lester Carpenter

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

EducationJan 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

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Education and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Education;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives