l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 553

Human trafficking; increase penalty and authorize center for violence prevention.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 30, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-54.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING; TO DESIGNATING THE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION TO FACILITATE A VICTIM-CENTERED, COLLABORATIVE, STATEWIDE RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AS WELL AS MISSING, RUNAWAY, AND ENDANGERED CHILDREN; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON, EXCEPT A PARENT OR GUARDIAN, WHO KNOWINGLY CAUSES A CHILD TO VIOLATE THE UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LAW OR TO PARTICIPATE IN GANGS OR GANG RELATED ACTIVITIES OR OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTES TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR SHALL BE GUILTY OF A FELONY AND PUNISHED BY IMPRISONMENT OF NOT LESS THAN TEN YEARS OR BY A FINE NOT TO EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BOTH; TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM TEN YEAR IMPRISONMENT OR PAYMENT OF A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR BOTH, FOR ANY PERSON, EXCEPT A PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR CARETAKER, WHO ENDANGERS A CHILD'S PERSON OR HEALTH BY KNOWINGLY CAUSING OR PERMITTING THE CHILD TO BE PRESENT WHERE ANY PERSON IS SELLING, MANUFACTURING OR POSSESSING IMMEDIATE PRECURSORS OR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES WITH INTENT TO MANUFACTURE, SELL OR POSSESS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AS PROHIBITED UNDER SECTION 41-29-139 OR 41-29-313; TO INCREASE THE AGE OF A MINOR CHILD FROM EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR AS PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; 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

15 co-sponsors

Carolyn Crawford, Kimberly L. Campbell, Ken Morgan, Richard Bennett, Larry Byrd, Dan Eubanks, Brent Powell, Tom Miles, Christopher M. Bell, Jarvis Dortch, Earle S. Banks, John W. Hines, Sr., Robert L. Johnson III, Bill Kinkade, Patricia H. Willis

Its course

February 8 to March 30, 2016, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 223 days

Judiciary BFeb 8 to Feb 1810 days

In the SenateMar 2 to Mar 30 · stopped28 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 11 to Mar 2211 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 8 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 18Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 2Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 7 – Mar 30

  1. Mar 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 11Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 30Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 18Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 2Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 2AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 2Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 11Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  9. Mar 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 30Died On CalendarSenate