l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2184

Chemical endangerment of exposing a child; 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 AMEND SECTION 97-5-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRIME OF ENDANGERMENT OF A CHILD BY KNOWINGLY CAUSING OR PERMITTING THE CHILD TO BE PRESENT WHERE ANY PERSON IS SELLING, MANUFACTURING OR POSSESSING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES SHALL BE A FELONY WHERE THE OFFENSE RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO THE CHILD'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH OR IN DEATH TO THE CHILD; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CRIME OF CHEMICAL ENDANGERMENT OF EXPOSING A CHILD; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRIME OF CHEMICAL ENDANGERMENT OF A CHILD SHALL BE A FELONY WHERE THE OFFENSE RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO THE CHILD'S PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH OR IN DEATH TO THE CHILD; TO EXEMPT A MOTHER WHO EXPOSES HER UNBORN CHILD TO CERTAIN MEDICINES TAKEN PURSUANT TO PRESCRIPTION OR TAKEN AS DIRECTED OR RECOMMENDED BY A PHYSICIAN FROM CRIMINAL LIABILITY; TO DEFINE TERMS; 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

February 2 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 SenateFeb 2 to Mar 5 · stopped32 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 2 to Mar 5 · stopped32 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 Feb 2 – Mar 5

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