Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2075
Female genital mutilation; prohibit and create civil cause of action.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE MUTILATION OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN, CREATING CIVIL REMEDIES FOR VICTIMS OF MUTILATION, AND PROVIDING A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS ARISING FROM SUCH ACTS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE MINOR AS CHILD ABUSE; TO AMEND SECTION 93-15-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE MINOR AS A GROUND FOR TERMINATION OF CHILD ABUSE; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-60, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO WAIVE THE TORT CLAIM LIMITS ON CAUSES OF ACTION FOR GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE MINOR; TO AMEND SECTION 11-46-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO WAIVE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY FOR A CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON THE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE MINOR; TO AMEND SECTION 15-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A NEW STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR A CAUSE OF ACTION FOUNDED ON THE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A FEMALE MINOR; 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
January 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 SenateJan 17 to Mar 3 · stopped46 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 17 to Mar 3 · stopped46 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 17 – Mar 3
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate