l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1079

The Sexual Assault Survivors' DNA Bill of Rights; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 14, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS' DNA BILL OF RIGHTS"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR SUCH ACT; TO REGULATE THE PREPARATION AND PRODUCTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE; TO DESCRIBE THE RIGHTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH RIGHTS ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY OF THE RIGHTS PROVIDED IN THE "MISSISSIPPI CRIME SURVIVORS' BILL OF RIGHTS"; TO AMEND SECTION 99-37-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PROCESSING OF RAPE KITS FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 99-41-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION FUND, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 99-47-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR VICTIM CONFIDENTIALITY, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 99-49-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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

2 co-sponsors

Jill Ford, De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 17 to February 14, 2022, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 317 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Jan 2710 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Feb 14 · stopped11 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 17 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 3 – Feb 14

  1. Feb 3Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Bain and Sanford)
  2. Feb 14Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bain, Sanford)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 14Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives