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2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1341

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Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Education Committee on February 28, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 37-11-81 AND 39-3-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, THE MISSISSIPPI VIRTUAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO OFFER DIGITAL OR ONLINE RESOURCES OR DATABASES TO PERSONS ONLY IF THE VENDOR PROVIDING THOSE RESOURCES VERIFIES THAT IT HAS IN PLACE SAFETY POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION MEASURES THAT PROHIBIT CHILDREN FROM ACCESSING AND SENDING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, OBSCENE AND SEXUALLY ORIENTED MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN; TO ESTABLISH MONETARY PENALTIES FOR A VENDOR THAT FAILS TO CORRECT NONCOMPLIANCE; TO REQUIRE REPORTS OF NONCOMPLIANCE TO BE MADE TO THE STATE AUDITOR; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-5-27, 97-5-29, 97-5-31, 97-5-33, 97-5-37, 97-29-101, 97-29-107 and 97-29-109, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS; TO PROVIDE SEVERABILITY IF ANY PART OF THIS ACT IS FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL; 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

3 co-sponsors

Brady Williamson, William Tracy Arnold, Dan Eubanks

Its course

January 16 to February 28, 2023, 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 16 to Feb 217 days

Judiciary BJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

In the SenateFeb 2 to Feb 28 · stopped26 days

EducationFeb 15 to Feb 28 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 2

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 16 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 2Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 3 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 3Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committees on Education and on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Feb 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 2Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 2AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 2Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 3Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 15Referred To Education;Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Feb 28Died In CommitteeSenate