Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 149
Female genital mutilation; create crime of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRIME OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE CRIME; TO REQUIRE A REPORT OF UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO BE MADE TO THE APPROPRIATE STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR A PROFESSIONAL WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT CONSTITUTES AGGRAVATED ASSAULT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS 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.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 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 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days
Judiciary BJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 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 8 – Feb 2
- Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives