l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2335

Children; clarify reporting of certain crimes against.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-11-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, CHILD NEGLECT AND SEX CRIMES AGAINST A MINOR BY MANDATORY REPORTERS; TO SPECIFY THAT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY SECTIONS 43-21-353 AND 97-5-51, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SHALL REPORT UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY OR DURING A SCHOOL-RELATED ACTIVITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR HIS DESIGNEE WHO SHALL NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT; TO CLARIFY THAT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL EMPLOYEE AS A MANDATORY REPORTER UNDER SECTION 43-21-353, SHALL REPORT CHILD ABUSE, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND CHILD NEGLECT AS SPECIFIED UNDER THE YOUTH COURT ACT; TO CLARIFY THAT A STAFF MEMBER OF A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL SHALL REPORT SEX CRIMES AGAINST A MINOR AS DEFINED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 97-5-51; TO PROVIDE THAT A MANDATORY REPORTER SHALL NOT DELEGATE TO ANY PERSON THE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT, BUT SHALL MAKE THE REPORT PERSONALLY IN ALL CASES OF CHILD ABUSE, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, CHILD NEGLECT OR A SEX CRIME AGAINST A MINOR AS WELL AS REPORT TO THE SCHOOL; 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 Senate

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Judiciary BFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped5 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 26Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives