Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Constitution Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 1258
Posting injurious messages; repeal code section held unconstitutional.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 97-45-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS A PERSON FROM POSTING AN INJURIOUS MESSAGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAUSING INJURY TO ANOTHER THROUGH THE USE OF ANY MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION, BECAUSE IT WAS HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL AS A VIOLATION OF THE FREE SPEECH CLAUSE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION BY THE MISSISSIPPI COURT OF APPEALS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
ConstitutionJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Constitution
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives