Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 12, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 945
Sexual battery; remove statute of limitations for prosecution of crime of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PASSAGE OF TIME WILL NOT BAR PROSECUTION FOR SEXUAL BATTERY WITHOUT REGARD TO THE AGE OF THE VICTIM; 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 14 to March 12, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 12 · stopped27 days
Judiciary BFeb 14 to Feb 206 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 14 – Mar 12
- Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 20Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 20Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Mar 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives