Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.
2013 Regular Session
House Bill 721
"MS Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013;" enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI STUDENT RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES ACT OF 2013;" TO PROVIDE FOR VOLUNTARY STUDENT EXPRESSION OF RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL PROVIDE A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM FOR STUDENT VOLUNTARY EXPRESSION OF A RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINT; TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL PROVIDE A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM FOR STUDENT SPEAKERS AT NONGRADUATION AND GRADUATION EVENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL ALLOW RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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.