l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1080

Rape trials; revise evidentiary procedures for spousal rape.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE EVIDENTIARY REQUIREMENTS FOR RAPE TRIALS; TO REPEAL SECTION 97-3-99, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR SPOUSAL RAPE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-3-68, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE EVIDENTIARY PROCEDURES FOR RAPE PROSECUTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME OF RAPE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF SEXUAL BATTERY; 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

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 317 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Feb 115 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 1 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 11 to Mar 1 · stopped18 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 3

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. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 3Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 7 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 7Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 3Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 7Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 11Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate