l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1391

"The Fairness Act"; enact to prohibit biological males from participating in athletic sports specifically designated for females.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE "THE FAIRNESS ACT" FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROHIBITING NONBIOLOGICAL MALES FROM PARTICIPATING IN ATHLETIC SPORTS AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR FEMALES AT PUBLIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND PUBLIC COMMUNITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGES; TO AFFORD CERTAIN PROTECTIONS TO THOSE EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES FOR MAINTAINING SEPARATE INTERSCHOLASTIC OR INTRAMURAL ATHLETIC TEAMS OR SPORTS FOR STUDENTS OF THE FEMALE SEX; TO ESTABLISH ENFORCEABLE CAUSES OF ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF 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.

Its course

February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AFeb 17 to Mar 3 · 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 Feb 17 – Mar 3

  1. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published