l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 585

"Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Corrections Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "DIGNITY AND SAFETY FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AS USED UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY RESTROOM AND CHANGING ROOM WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY THAT IS FOR USE BY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE DESIGNATED FOR USE BY MEMBERS OF ONE SEX; TO PROHIBIT ANY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL FROM ENTERING A RESTROOM OR CHANGING ROOM THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR ONE SEX UNLESS HE OR SHE IS A MEMBER OF THAT SEX; TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY RESTROOM, CHANGING ROOM AND SLEEPING QUARTER WITHIN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR THE USE OF INCARCERATED ADULTS THAT IS ACCESSIBLE BY MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS AT THE SAME TIME SHALL BE DESIGNATED FOR USE ONLY BY MEMBERS OF ONE SEX; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REGULATE PUBLIC STUDENT HOUSING FOR SINGLE-SEX EDUCATIONAL HOUSING; TO REGULATE HOW PERSONS ENTER A SINGLE-SEX EDUCATIONAL HOUSING SPACE; TO REQUIRE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN REGULATIONS WITH CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO WILLFULLY ENTERS A SINGLE-SEX EDUCATIONAL HOUSING SPACE, WHEN SUCH ENTRANCE IS PROHIBITED, SHALL BE COMMITTING THE OFFENSE OF TRESPASS; TO AUTHORIZE ASSERTION OF A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING ACTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 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

Carolyn Crawford

Its course

January 24 to April 2, 2024, 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 24 to Mar 743 days

CorrectionsJan 24 to Feb 2229 days

In the SenateMar 7 to Apr 2 · stopped26 days

CorrectionsMar 19 to Apr 2 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

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 24 – Mar 7

  1. Jan 24Referred to the House committee on Corrections
  2. Feb 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Universities and Colleges
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 24Referred To CorrectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 7AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 7Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 19Referred To Corrections;Universities and CollegesSenate
  8. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate