l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2355

Walker's Law; enact to criminalize sexual extortion.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 10, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT WALKER'S LAW TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL EXTORTION; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL EXTORTION AND AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXTORTION; TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF MISDEMEANOR SEXUAL EXTORTION WHEN THE OFFENDER IS A MINOR; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE OFFENSES; TO DEFINE PROPER CRIMINAL VENUE FOR THE PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES CREATED UNDER THIS ACT; 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

2 co-sponsors

David Parker, Jeremy England

Its course

February 12 to April 10, 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 7 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 724 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 12 to Feb 2715 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to Apr 10 · stopped34 days

Judiciary BMar 14 to Apr 219 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 12 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 12Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 7Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 11Sent to the House
  2. Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Apr 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 12Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Mar 7AmendedSenate
  4. Mar 7Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Mar 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  7. Apr 2Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives