l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2021

Sexual activity with certain minors; criminalize.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CRIMINALIZE SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A PERSON 16 OR 17 YEARS OF AGE WHERE THE OFFENDER IS 24 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRIME SHALL BE A FELONY; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO ISSUE A CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTECTION ORDER PROHIBITING AN OFFENDER FROM ANY CONTACT WITH A VICTIM, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE VICTIM AND THE OFFENDER; TO AMEND SECTION 45-33-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE AS A REGISTRABLE SEX OFFENSE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-3-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES FOR THE CRIME OF STATUTORY RAPE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-3-95, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES FOR THE CRIME OF SEXUAL BATTERY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-3-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES FOR THE PENALTIES FOR THE CRIME OF SEXUAL BATTERY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE 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 Senate

Its course

January 15 to March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 15 to Mar 5 · stopped50 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 15 to Mar 5 · stopped50 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 Senate Jan 15 – Mar 5

  1. Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate