Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2228
Marissa's Law; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE MARISSA'S LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 16, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE MINIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCE MAY NOT BE SUSPENDED OR DEFERRED; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR RAPE OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 16, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE MINIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCE MAY NOT BE SUSPENDED OR DEFERRED; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR SEXUAL BATTERY OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 16, AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE MINIMUM MANDATORY SENTENCE MAY NOT BE SUSPENDED OR DEFERRED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 99-19-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A PERIOD OF SUPERVISION FOR A SEX OFFENDER IF ANY PART OF THE OFFENDER'S SENTENCE IS DEFERRED OR SUSPENDED; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to January 31, 2017, 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 SenateJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 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 Senate Jan 13 – Jan 31
- Jan 13Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate