l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 241

Sexting by minors; provide as a delinquent act.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE ACT OF "SEXTING" AS A DELINQUENT ACT WITHIN THE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OF THE YOUTH COURT; TO CREATE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; TO CREATE DEFENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS DISSEMINATING SEXUAL MATERIAL TO CHILDREN FOR CONFORMITY; 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

1 co-sponsor

Kabir Karriem

Its course

January 27 to June 9, 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 action11 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 1144 days

Judiciary BJan 27 to Mar 336 days

In the SenateMar 11 to Jun 9 · stopped90 days

Judiciary, Division BMay 11 to Jun 9 · stopped29 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor 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 Jan 27 – Mar 11

  1. Jan 27Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 11 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Karriem, Bain and Sanford)
  2. Mar 12Reconsidered in the House
  3. Passed the House as amended
  4. Mar 17Sent to the Senate
  5. May 11Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  6. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Karriem, Bain, Sanford)House of Representatives
  7. Mar 12ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. May 11Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  11. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate