l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 5

Hazing; increase penalties for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF HAZING; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT FAIL TO REPORT HAZING; TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR INVESTIGATIONS OF HAZING; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD PENALTIES FOR HAZING THAT INCLUDES FORCED CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL; 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

Steve Hopkins

Its course

January 5 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 5 to Feb 935 days

Judiciary BJan 5 to Jan 2823 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 2 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 18 to Mar 2 · stopped12 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 5 – Feb 9

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

In the Senate Feb 10 – Mar 2

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published